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Sky Signs Erin Thorn
CHICAGO, January 07, 2009 – The WNBA Chicago Sky has signed
guard Erin Thorn to a two year contract, Head Coach and General Manager
Steven Key announced today. Per team policy, terms of the contract have
not been released.
“Having Erin on the team will bring six years of WNBA
veteran leadership, especially post-season experience that the team
needs. She was a big contributor to the post-season success of the
Liberty in 2007 and 2008, I have no doubt that she will contribute both
mentally and physically to building the championship team we are
looking to build,” said Steven Key. “Her ability to spread the floor
and get the ball inside will help tremendously in the coming season.
Erin will add to our core of returning players including the
versatility of forward Candice Dupree and center Sylvia Fowles,
aggressive scoring of Jia Perkins, and the veteran leadership of
Dominique Canty.”
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Fan-Favorite Bevilaqua Re-Signed by Fever
News Release | January 8, 2009
 Indiana
Fever point guard Tully Bevilaqua has been re-signed to a multi-year
contract, it has been announced by Indiana Fever Chief Operating
Officer and General Manager Kelly Krauskopf. The Australian native will
begin her 11th season in the WNBA in 2009, and her fifth with the
Fever. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Bevilaqua has joined teammate Tamika Catchings on the WNBA’s
All-Defense Team in each of the past four seasons. After winning a WNBA
title with Seattle in 2004 and signing a free agent contract with
Indiana in 2005, she has annually been characterized as one of the
league’s most ferocious defenders and most reliable ballhandlers. She
is annually among the WNBA’s top steals and steals-to-turnover ratio
leaders. In 2006, Bevilaqua and Catchings posted the most steals (165)
in a single season by teammates, in WNBA history.
"Re-signing Tully was the first priority for us this
offseason," said Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Kelly
Krauskopf. "Tully is an extremely valuable, experienced veteran who is
very important to our core group as we continue building towards
another championship run. I am also happy that she has chosen to finish
her WNBA career in Indiana. She has a strong presence within our
franchise both on and off the court."
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The Consummate Professional
Posted Aug 26 2008 8:53AM
Jeff Seidel
There’s been a lot of changes inside the Washington Mystics in recent seasons. But one thing that always seems to remain the same is the strong play of Coco Miller.
Miller is helping out again this season, giving the Mystics some offensive punch off the bench in a time when Washington has badly needed it. Her play will be even more important when the second part of the season begins later this week because interim coach Jessie Kenlaw is going to shift the team’s offense into the fast-break mode.
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Bevilaqua Named to Australian Olympic Team
News Release | July 4, 2008
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36 years old (July 19) and playing in her 10th WNBA season, Indiana
Fever star Tully Bevilaqua has been named for the first time to the
Australian Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.
A native Australian from rural Merredin in Western Australia, the
5-7 point guard has often been overlooked as a member of the Australian
National Team. She trained with the Opals prior to the 2000 and 2004
Olympics, but the first time that she represented her country in
international competition was when Australia won the gold medal at the
2006 World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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"A coach on and off the floor" |
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Mystics' Blue to join UNLV coaching staff in offseason
As Nikki Blue called out the play "high-low" in the fourth quarter of the Washington
Mystics' 72-61 win over the Atlanta Dream on Friday, she noticed a
weakness in the Dream's defense.
The play is designed for the ball first to go to guard Alana Beard
running off a screen for a jump shot, then to forward Taj
McWilliams-Franklin in the post as a secondary option. But as the
Mystics started the play, Blue noticed McWilliams-Franklin open under
the basket and zipped her a pass for an easy layup.
It was a minor adjustment for Blue, but it exemplified the prudence
all successful point guards must have. It's also an essential
characteristic of the people who devise the plays. And this offseason,
Blue will become one of them, entering the coaching ranks as an
assistant at UNLV.
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