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« Storm 74, Monarchs 62 | Main | Way To Go, Benny & Yael! » May 22, 2008"Two Distinctly Different Storms at KeyArena"Seattle Weekly's Mike Seely saw the game on Tuesday, and had much the same reaction I did: Down 45-39 at the start of the fourth to the Sacramento Monarchs, a team which has historically owned the Storm, something clicked. That something was reserve sharpshooter Katie Gearlds, whose three 3's in the first few minutes of the quarter pulled the Storm into the lead. Suddenly, LoJack woke up, Griffith and Swin Cash started working a wicked two-woman game in the paint, and Sue Bird morphed into Chris Paul (Bird, Jackson, and Cash led the team with 17 points apiece). By the time the dust cleared, the Storm had outscored the Monarchs 35-17 in the quarter, leading to a decisive 74-62 win that did nothing to diminish Seattle's stature as a favorite to win its second WNBA title. He also "gets" WNBA a bit: I thought the women's game was too slow, too soft, and too gravity-bound. Forced professional exposure to the sport several years ago changed my mind: these gals not only can play, but they play a fundamentally sound, motion-oriented brand of basketball that I'd love to see more guys play. I'll be curious to see what happens to the coverage - and opinion - of the Storm once they're our only professional basketball franchise. I suspect we'll see a lot more people paying attention to the team. (Tip 'o the hat to Jayda Evans' blog.) Posted by Gavin Shearer at May 22, 2008 8:01 AM. Posted to Seattle Storm. |