tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post2099210257183335461..comments2024-03-28T14:54:56.816-04:00Comments on Cardinal Couple: Tuesday Cardinal Couple -- Adding four will make Louisville a hard team to beat. Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-18939559060932222882013-04-17T08:40:45.306-04:002013-04-17T08:40:45.306-04:00And a great team it is!And a great team it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-36993524361417131342013-04-17T07:55:38.496-04:002013-04-17T07:55:38.496-04:00Guess we are just stuck with our local team :-)Guess we are just stuck with our local team :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-33844859725471667622013-04-16T21:21:06.564-04:002013-04-16T21:21:06.564-04:00Your points are very valid, Mike. Add in higher co...Your points are very valid, Mike. Add in higher costs for a WNBA ticket, etc and it would be quite difficult for any WNBA franchise to draw 7000+ here...even if it featured a bunch of former UofL or UK players. <br /><br />And, to my knowledge, no local groups are looking to bring a team to Louisville. Just food for thought, a whimsy. Would love to see Angel, Shoni, maybe A'dia, Victoria Dunlap...some other locals play here...but it will probably never happen. <br /><br />Paulie<br /><br />Cardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-32361543386997548202013-04-16T21:16:07.592-04:002013-04-16T21:16:07.592-04:00Your count looks right to me. I always seem to for...Your count looks right to me. I always seem to forgot about Holmes. Hopefully, she'll have a season that make me remember her name.<br /><br />PaulieCardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-51456013325734368332013-04-16T18:15:21.228-04:002013-04-16T18:15:21.228-04:00Paulie - Why do we think a WNBA team could get 7,0...Paulie - Why do we think a WNBA team could get 7,000 into Yum! in the middle of summer when a Top 10 Lady Cards team, with stars like Shoni and Sara and a top-notch schedule, can't get 7,000 butts into seats in January? Yeah, I know that announced attendance is 9,000 - 10,000 but you and I both know that several thousand season tickets are purchased only to enhance "priority points" standing and are used only for UK, ND and UConn every other year, if then. All you had to do was be at the Purdue game to see what a real crowd of 9,000+ looks like.<br /><br />Most WNBA franchises are in NBA cities and sort of partner with the NBA. Won't have that here. Mike Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-50589971227482480682013-04-16T12:34:35.601-04:002013-04-16T12:34:35.601-04:00I have Schimmel, Schimmel, Smith, Hammond, Vails, ...I have Schimmel, Schimmel, Smith, Hammond, Vails, Niamke, Taylor, Gibbs, Holmes, Walton, Deines, Dyer, Slaughter, Breedlove, Cannon and Henderson. That's 16.<br /><br />Honestly, I don't expect Gibbs back. I hope I am wrong.<br /><br />Blue LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-22056075659957188062013-04-16T12:26:14.937-04:002013-04-16T12:26:14.937-04:00Playing time and team chemistry are usually the tw...Playing time and team chemistry are usually the two most stated (or unstated) reason for transfers. Looking at the stat time for the 2012-13 season, in terms of minutes played per game...the six lowest were Shelby Harper (7.9) who graduated, Cortnee Walton (11.9) who was a freshman, Sheronne Vails (15.6) who was a junior, Megan Deines (15.8) another freshman, Mo Reid (18.3) also graduated and Shawnta Dyer (19.5)who was a redshirt sophomore. It is hard to see any of the four that sren't seniors leaving... <br /><br />The team chemistry appears to be very solid. <br /><br />Injuries? Well, that's another story. Asia appears to be almost back to 100%. Tia is a question mark, we'll see how the summer goes for her. Will Shawnta be 100% by tip? <br />How will Davi Holmes come back from her knee injury? <br /><br />WE hope ALL the Lady Cards stay healthy and are 100% when the season starts, obviously. With 15 players slated to dress (I think that count is accurate) Walz will have a multitude of options. All good ones. <br /><br />Paulie Cardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-59625848645428585782013-04-16T11:57:28.929-04:002013-04-16T11:57:28.929-04:00I don't want to be a negative commenter and I ...I don't want to be a negative commenter and I rarely am, but every year it seems Louisville loses 2 or so to transfer and 2 or more to injuries. Will it happen between now and before the new season starts? Who are candidates for transfer? <br /><br />Curtis Franklin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-44382093110502363172013-04-16T11:54:18.235-04:002013-04-16T11:54:18.235-04:00The Chicago Sky, Tulsa Shock and Atlanta Dream are...The Chicago Sky, Tulsa Shock and Atlanta Dream are the three lowest in attendance in the league. I doubt Atlanta is going anywhere. The Tulsa Shock just landed their a couple of years ago. Chicago would seem to be a logical candidate for a new home.<br /><br />The key seems to be + or - 7000 average atendance. The three listed above are below that. The rest of the league above it. Could Louisville pack over 7000 fans into the YUM! in the summer months to watch a WNBA team? <br /><br />We think they could...here at Cardinal Couple.<br /><br />PaulieCardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-39965827066562248382013-04-16T10:18:45.871-04:002013-04-16T10:18:45.871-04:00Think we would be okay with the returning players ...Think we would be okay with the returning players as long as they all play. Adding to them just makes us deeper, just in case. Next season right now pretty much looks how this season started, lots of bodies! But give me Sara, Shawnta, Asia, Courtnee, Sherrone and Davionna manning the paint, Nita, Megan, Tia, Shoni, Bria, and Jude as wings or backcourt players, and of course the evil genius Walz masterminding them, and this team should make another deep tourney run. And should any of the new girls push their way into playing time, all the better. Looking at all the combos we have with this group, with multiple girls being able to swing between 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 3 and 4, (Nita anywhere from 2 -4!) and we should easily be able to switch back and forth between big and small ball.<br />On the subject of the WNBA, I've been wondering when TPTB will finally get off their NBA kick (ain't gonna ever happen here, IMO) and get on board the WNBA kick. Think it would go over very well here in Louisville. kstarksrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465351067278768743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-73749841191754102022013-04-16T08:55:29.684-04:002013-04-16T08:55:29.684-04:00Great info on the incoming recruits. Only concer...Great info on the incoming recruits. Only concern is the apparent lack of height. How tall is Emmonnie? What would it take forbLouisville to acquire a WNBA team so we have BB available during summer UL break? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com