Sunday, January 24, 2010

NCAA Senior Watch: Week 8

PG
Ashley HoutsGeorgia#4 last week
Quenese DavisSan Diego State#5 last week
Courtnay PilypaitisVermont#3 last week
Jordan PlummerDrake#2 last week
Tasha HarrisBoise StateNR last week


SG
Kalana GreeneConnecticut#1 last week
Ashley BarlowNotre Dame#2 last week
May KotsopoulosVermont#5 last week
Bianca ThomasMississippiNR last week
Brittainey RavenTexas#4 last week


SF
Alysha ClarkMiddle Tennessee#1 last week
Shanara HollinquestChattanooga#2 last week
Nyeshia StevensonOklahomaNR last week
Danielle McCrayKansas#3 last week
Amanda ThompsonOklahoma#4 last week


PF
Kelsey GriffinNebraska#1 last week
Jenna SmithIllinois#2 last week
Siarre EvansEast Tennessee State#3 last week
Gabriela MargineaDrexel#4 last week
Jacinta MonroeFlorida State#5 last week

C
Tina CharlesConnecticut#1 last week
Jayne AppelStanford#2 last week
Keke CarrierAuburn#3 last week
Alyssa DeHaanMichigan State#4 last week
Angel RobinsonGeorgia#5 last week

Friday, January 22, 2010

Nearing the End...(SONICS)

Per the Seattle Times and other media outlets, the final chapter in the Sonics exit from Seattle is coming to a close.

The article states that the final lawsuit against the former Sonics organization (the lawsuit for which I am a named plaintiff) has been submitted to the court for settlement.

According to the article, should the judge accept the settlement, those season ticket holders who qualified will share a $1.6M settlement distribution. A certain number of ticket holders were excluded from the suit as it was determined that the equivalent seats in OKC sold for the same or less than the guaranteed Emerald Club pricing which was at the center of the suit. The key is that the judge ruled that the defendants violated the terms of the contract allowing Emerald Club pricing guaranteed for 2 additional seasons at the price paid for those tickets in the Sonics last year in Seattle. He then sent the case to a Seattle jury to determine damages. Only those ticket holders who were unable to realize a gain on the asset (OKC ticket buyers paid more for the tickets than the Seattle people would have paid) were included.

There is no true vindication for Seattle fans with regards to this settlement.

In spirit, the settlement indicates that even the NBA is not allowed to make false commitments to their customers in order to secure their business.

It does not address the poor way Seattle fans were treated. It does not address the many questions about the fairness of the relocation. It does not make me feel any better about losing my other basketball team.

It does prove that it is in the NBA's best interest to treat its fans with honesty when it takes their money. Unfortunately, in many respects that is a hollow "victory" purely based on business for something that is by far more emotional for any true fan.

In the end though, it does mean closure, at least for me. My period of grieving is over, I have moved on. Now my last stray thoughts on this issue can fade to join the emotions that have already faded at least for me.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

NCAA Senior Watch: Week 7

PG
Taylor LillyOregon#2 last week
Jordann PlummerDrake#3 last week
Cortnay PilypaitisVermont#1 last week
Ashley HoutsGeorgia#4 last week
Quenese DavisSan Diego StateNR last week


SG
Kalana GreeneConnecticut#1 last week
Ashley BarlowNotre Dame#2 last week
Alison LaceyIowa State#4 last week
Brittainey RavenTexas#5 last week
May KotsopoulosVermont#3 last week


SF
Alysha ClarkMiddle Tennessee#1 last week
Shanara HollinquestChattanooga#3 last week
Danielle McCrayKansas#2 last week
Amanda ThompsonOklahoma#5 last week
Lacey SimpsonIllinoisNR last week


PF
Kelsey GriffinNebraska#1 last week
Jenna SmithIllinois#2 last week
Siarre EvansEast Tennessee StateNR last week
Gabriela MargineaDrexel#4 last week
Jacinta MonroeFlorida State#5 last week

C
Tina CharlesConnecticut#2 last week
Jayne AppelStanford#1 last week
Keke CarrierAuburn#3 last week
Alyssa DeHaanMichigan State#4 last week
Angel RobinsonGeorgia#5 last week

Saturday, January 09, 2010

NCAA Senior Watch: Week 6

PG
Courtnay Pilypaitas (Vermont): NR last week
Taylor Lilly (Oregon): #3 last week
Jordann Plummer (Drake): #5 last week
Ashley Houts (Georgia): #1 last week

SG
Kalana Greene (Connecticut): #1 last week
Ashley Barlow (Notre Dame): #3 last week
May Kotsopoulos (Vermont): NR last week
Alison Lacey (Iowa State): #2 last week
Brittainey Raven (Texas): NR last week

SF
Alysha Clark (Middle Tennessee): #1 last week
Danielle McCray (Kansas): #2 last week
Shanara Holinquest (Chatanooga): #3 last week
Monica Wright (Virginia): NR last week
Amanada Thompson (Oklahoma): NR last week

PF
Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska): #1 last week
Jenna Smith (Illinois): #2 last week
Shanavia Dowdell (Louisiana Tech): NR last week
Gabriella Marginea (Drexel): NR last week
Jacinta Monroe (Florida State): #3 last week

C
Jayne Appel (Stanford): #2 last week
Tina Charles (Connecticut): #1 last week
Keke Carrier (Auburn): #3 last week
Alyssa DeHaan (Michigan State): #4 last week
Angel Robinson (Georgia): #5 last week

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Swish Appeal on Wright

If you only read one basketball article this week, it had sure as heck better be this one.

Q may be new to covering the women's game but he has already established himself among the elite. I never tire of reading his work.