WALZ DEALT A GOOD HAND WITH 2013-14 ROSTER
I'm not sure if Jeff Walz is a poker player or not. If he is, he'd have to bet this hand of 2013-14 players pretty heavily. If the game was Texas Hold 'Em,. he'd be wise to go "all in". Cardinal fans might want to start checking out lodging in Nashville for the FINAL FOUR...because the deck is loaded and the dealer knows how to shuffle with the skill of a Vegas Blackjack card turner.| 00 | Sara Hammond | 6-2 | F | JR | Mt. Vernon, Ky. (Rockcastle County HS) |
| 2 | Monny Niamke | 5-5 | G | RS SO | Rouen, France (Lindsey Wilson) |
| 3 ( Sherrone Vails is injured) | |||||
| 4 | Antonita Slaughter | 6-1 | G | SR | Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Christian Academy) |
| 10 | Starr Breedlove | 5-6 | G | SO | Teaneck, N.J. (Trinity Valley CC) |
| 12 | Shawnta' Dyer | 6-1 | F | RS JR | Marion, Ohio (Marion Harding HS) |
| 13 | Cortnee Walton | 6-3 | F | SO | Surprise, Ariz. (St. Mary's HS) |
| 15 | Megan Deines | 6-1 | G | SO | Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS) |
| 21 | Bria Smith | 5-10 | G | JR | Massapequa, N.Y. (Christ the King HS) |
| 22 | Jude Schimmel | 5-6 | G | JR | Mission, Ore. (Franklin HS) |
| 23 | Shoni Schimmel | 5-9 | G | SR | Mission, Ore. (Franklin HS) |
| 25 | Tia Gibbs | 5-9 | G | RS SR | Louisville, Ky. (Vanderbilt Univ.) |
| 31 | Asia Taylor | 6-1 | F | RS SR | Columbus, Ohio (Whetstone HS) |
| 32 | Emmonnie Henderson | 6-1 | F | FR | Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS) |
 The first thing that stands out when you look at this roster is depth.Eight guards that will battle for three spots on the court. Keeping in the card playing tone of today's article, I'm guessing the first three cards that the dealer flips over are Shoni, Bria and Nita. After that...it's anyone's guess. The three guards spot will utilize 120 minutes of 200 total for a regulation game. Divided equally...that's 15 minutes per Card guard. Although it's possible we'll see that in some of the non-conference games...and Walz has been known to go with a four guard attack...my bet is that in conference play (barring injuries and foul trouble) Jude and Tia see the most minutes off the bench at the 1,2, or 3. We are hearing rave reviews on the play of Starr Breedlove in practice. Megan Deines drew the start early last season. Monny Niamke was the starting point guard for Lindsey Wilson two years ago. Yep. Cards got guards. Enough to protect Buckingham Palace. Moving inside...five "bigs" will compete for the other 80 minutes. This equals out to 16 per girl. Sherrone Vails has been dealt out of this hand with an injury...and she'd be one of the first two cards dealt, in my opinion, if healthy.  Cortnee Walton had some quality minutes last season (along with a few Homer Simpson head-slapping ones from the charity stripe) and should provide valuable minutes off the bench. Emmonnie Henderson is the first Lady Card to don #32 since Kala Faulkner strutted it back in 2007. If "E" comes through as most are predicting she will...she'll be surrounded by 3. 11, 32, 41 and ESPN after most games. Shaunta Dyer is the "wildcard" here. She was playing so well last year before the knee went out. If she can return to that level, she could start all season. WE hope she can. So...how will the final hand turn out when these Cards are being dealt in March? I hope three things happen: 1) I hope UofL gets to meet UConn 4 times. This means we've made the tournament. I don't think there is any doubt that the Lady Cards will. 2) I hope UConn is in a different region and across the bracket from us when March Madness arrives. 3) I hope I'm sitting on Media Row in Nashville in March watching the mad scientist at work. PAULIE ******************************************************* SO....YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A JOURNALIST Well, here's your chance...bucko. It doesn't look like the three writers for CARDINAL COUPLE are going to be able to attend the 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5th exhibition tussle between Pikeville and the Lady Cards WBB squad at the KFC YUM! Center. Work and stuff in the way. Dreadfully sorry, coach... Here's your chance to dazzle us with your journalistic brilliance. Or baffle us with your observations. ***********************IT'S FUN AND EASY!*********************** 1) Go to the game 2) Watch it 3) Go home 4) Send us an e-mail @ cardinalcouple@twc.com with your recap. 5) If that's too much a hassle, just leave a comment in the comments section. We'll transpose it to the game article 6) Read it the next day 7) Repeat as often as needed 8) Call your mom. She raised you and you two should talk more. We'll take multiple submissions (and vitamins) on this here deal. No, we can't afford to pay you. Do it for love of sport like we do. I can't even get a Field Hockey hat. (Send to Paul Sykes c/o Cardinal Couple PO Box 91521 Louisville, KY 40291 if you have a field hockey hat...or other hat you think I might like) *********************************************************************** CHIMPS ON THE RADIO...SHOO, SHOO, SHOO!! Finally, the archived version of yesterday's radio show is up and active on the heavenly SoundCloud. Give a listen at: http://soundcloud.com/crescenthillradio/cardinal-couple-10-26-13 Adios, Paulie
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Sorry, Blogger quirks lost about half the text in this post. Trying to get it solved. Where's Jeff when u need him?
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We are thrilled that Uncle Jeff responded to the emergency text sent him (I used CAPS...serious stuff) and he was able to retrieve the missing words in the article. He'll make a fine Crescent Hill mayor
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