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I will be there. Originally, I wasn't sure if I was going to make it, but it looks like I'm stuck with the kid on Saturday instead of Sunday. So I will see you all at Center Court!

Ok, ignore one of those clues above.... that could very well be my fault by not copying the WHOLE quote on that one... I guess it wasn't a complete denial of fact Sac Bee says... http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/76898.html Jenny Boucek (and Carole beat me to the punch!)

I lied... there are more clues coming... and they are getting MORE specific: "Former W assistant...never been a head coach..." "Jenny Boucek played for Cleveland Rockers.... going the wrong way..... " "I never said she hasn't played in the W...others did..." "Yup, not Shelley Patterson"...

Ok, the third--and possibly final--clue about our new coach: Someone asked if her initials were SMS and this was the response from the source... "Nah. 'S' might be one of the initials, however..." So after a little research I found a picture of Karleen (Shields-)Thompson. No confirmation, but...

The mysterious WNBA sources are popping up over at Rebkell's now. Confirming that it is NOT Michael Cooper. This is all we got so far: "This Coach never played in the NBA." "No, SHE didnt..." These posters have been pretty darn reliable as inside sources in the past.

As much as I'd love the possibility of Cooper... I'm not feeling too good about that option at this point. Especially with the stupid M&G at Arco tomorrow. Saw this posted by someone over at Rebkell's: "Cooper's in China with his basketball team. He was on the news here in Albuquerque...

The lil man did turn 1 today. He stole about half of my chocolate shake tonight at dinner too. Last year I was still on the championship high and making my way to the hospital at about 7 am to see how everyone was doing... and then making sure that I'd be able to make the championship parade...

Um, perhaps I missed something... but how exactly did Haynie do a better job of running the offense? Haynie played almost the entire second half where the Monarchs went on to set a record for the most pathetic offensive performance in Finals history. from the Finals Blog: You have to think...

Don't worry. It has nothing to do with the Monarchs. It's some Polynesian expression that Luv13fan adopted after listening to them yell it all day while they were playing cricket on Samoan Flag Day. They would scream "chew" whenever something good happened. That's the basic rundown anyways...

Team USA is going to have to do battle without the two best centers. First we had Yo backing out... and now it looks like Lisa backed out because of some family issues she is dealing with at the moment. I think our team is really going to miss her veteran leadership and all around skill...

A fan from another board came across the country to catch a couple games this season and came across this problem. She said she went to the sports shop in Old Sac and asked why there was no Monarchs stuff available. The guy told her that MS&E (I'm guessing) only allows Monarchs gear to be sold...

I'm pretty sure Whiz always uses Ticha on Nolan. I'm having a difficult time remembering the matchups this year, but I'm positive Ticha was guarding Tweety when they matched up last season. She did a great job of keeping the ball out of Tweety's hands to begin with in order to limit her...

So, we got quotes from the first practice... how about some pics from the first practice... http://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/gallery?pg=1&cap=1 There are more, but how cute is that one?

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From the Bee today:

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Well I see your point where it may seem like a cheap bribe to get people in the door. But the Shock organization is one of the best there is about supporting their team as it is. Bill Laimbeer, love him or hate him, takes a great deal of pride in his team and has no problem getting on message...

Actually, I think the Shock had the best attendance in the W this year. They are doing pretty well. And I must say, I think it's because they have got to be the best run organization the W has. MS&E could take a few pointers. They are very interactive with the fans, VERY accomodating to...