Whalen Listed As Questionable For WNBA Finals

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Whalen Listed As Questionable For WNBA Finals

By a Connecticut Sun Media Release: September 12, 2005

Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen is questionable for the WNBA Finals after suffering a non-displaced fracture of the tibial plateau of the left knee during the victory over Indiana in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday afternoon....

http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/published/connecticut-sun/whalen-listed-as-question.shtml

 

[Purple Reign]

Hate to hear that. Not much you can say without it being interpreted as insincere or insensitive!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Insincere? Insensitive?

I hope that she's healthy, and able to play at 100 percent for the Finals; you hate to hear something like that happen to a player, especially one who works as hard as Whalen. Besides which, if our Monarchs are able to win the Championship this year, I wouldn't want for there to be any question marks/asterisks associated with their victory.

 

[luvinyo]

I hope that she's healthy, and able to play at 100 percent for the Finals; you hate to hear something like that happen to a player, especially one who works as hard as Whalen. Besides which, if our Monarchs are able to win the Championship this year, I wouldn't want for there to be any question marks/asterisks associated with their victory.

I agree 100% with the sentiment. However, with Tisha not 100% it does seem to even things out a bit.

 

[Purple Reign]

I wouldn't want for there to be any question marks/asterisks associated with their victory.

I never believe in that injury/asterisk stuff. Injuries are part of the game, and if Whalen doesn't play and Ticha does, so be it if the Monarchs win.

 

[nancgo]

Which team gets the asterisk since the Monarchs played two rounds without their starting point guard???? I'm not trying to sound nasty, but I agree with Purple Reign, injuries are part of the game. The Monarchs have had their share of injuries so they know what it's like to be somewhat limited. The Sun are a great team too, and if they have the players to step it up, then good for them too. Even without Whalen they're still tough, so.....advantage Monarchs??? Maybe or maybe not....

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

First of all, there would be no asterisks or excuses on either side. Somebody has to win the title regardless so both teams earned the right to be there. And who knows, whoever comes in might play well enough to get the job done - Derevjanik has hurt the Monarchs in the past with her ability to shoot and we haven't exactly had answers for Douglas or Sales.

Second, um, when the hell did this happen? I watched the final 5 minutes of that game and other than her falling down on their final possession of regulation, I don't remember seeing her off the floor or somebody else running point until Thibault cleared his bench near the end of OT. Did she hurt it when she fell down? (she asks without having read the story). If that's the case then she's one tough cookie and may very well still play. (she says still not having read the story).

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Okee...I just read the story somewhere else. I'm going to bet if she can play she will play. I had forgotten about her comeback from the broken hand and playing like she never broke it. If she hurt that bone as early in the 2nd half as it appears she did from this story then damn............she is one incredibly tough cookie.

 

[DWalkfan22]

Hey MBF, I tried to send you a PM but I got this..

Monty'sBiggestFan has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space.

Can ya clear sum space for me? please, and thank you.

 

[NothinButHoops]

One injured player does not make a team. As we have learned. We lost Kara, DeMaya and Ticha at different points of this great season. we are in the finals, as a team. Hope Whalen plays, if not Conn. will be tough anyway, as a team.

 

[6th]

The Monarchs are the better TEAM. If Whalen does not play, that is a bummer for them, but the others will have to step it up. That is the basketball way. When a team cannot step it up enough, then they can lament all they want about losing a player. There will be no asterisk, just like there is none when players on other teams go down. Injuries are a part of the game.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

... There will be no asterisk, just like there is none when players on other teams go down...

You're welcome to believe that if you wish, but I choose to be practical; Connecticut has too many supporters in the media (seemingly Whelan in particular) and Sacramento has historically had too many critics for me to believe that any of the talking heads or columnists will let it pass that Sacramento could beat a Whelan-less Connecticut without adding some sort of disclaimer.

 

[SORF]

Whalen's injury should not have a bearing on the validity of the Champion. As stated before injuries are a part of the game. Besides the Sun have other players that will pick up the load. Don't count them out simply because they don't have Whalen. You didn't have Ticha, but Lawson stepped up, and lead your team into the Finals.

As for Whalen, didn't she roll her foot on a Fever player's foot as the player was driving to the basket?

 

[SORF]

Slim, the Connecticut media will place an asterisk on any win by a team other than Conn. Sun. They think no one is better than Connecticut basketball teams.

Didn't you see the asterick next to Seattle win last year...Whalen was a rookie! Or the asterick next to Detroit...Whalen was still in college! The asterick next to the Comets...Whalen was in high school! Heck the Conn. Sun were not in the WNBA then, and the Conn. media would still put an asterick next to the Comets! Ahhh they are all full of excuses...don't worry about it! We know the truth.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Whalen's injury should not have a bearing on the validity of the Champion...

Unfortunately, "should not" and "will not" are two different things, in the court of public opinion.

 

[SORF]

Slim, I think it was 1999 that Sacramento led the West until the last week of the regular season when Yo suffered her knee injury. Up to that time, everyone was saying this was the best chance for Sac. to win the Championship. With Yo out, it was easier for the Comets to proceed to the Finals and win their 3rd championship over the Liberty. Does that put an asterisk on our 3rd championship...one where we had to overcome the death of Kim Perrot and Weatherspoon's half court shot? No, because injuries are part of the game.



And I have never put an asterisk next to LA when they won their championship in 2001 because Swoopes was out for the season due to an ACL.



Whoever wins this championship (and I'm pulling for the Monarchs) will be a bona-fide WNBA champion without an asterisk...both teams are entering this match up with injured players. Even with all the injuries, I think this may be the best Finals ever in the history of the WNBA...and I have seen some great Finals. I can't wait to see the games and the Monarch's victorious.

 

[iheartBrad]

According to my local news here in CT they have said that she's doubtful for game 1...ofcourse keeping the hope alive that she could return although very doubtful...huge loss either way for CT

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Sorry DWalk, I had a hard time connecting to Kingsfans for a few of the days I was out of town just got back last night. I'll clear some space in my PM box when I get a chance later today.

As for what the media say or who they support or don't. Who cares? They've capped on the Monarchs since forever so why should we expect anything different? To believe they would asterisk the outcome if the M's prevail in this series presupposes that the Monarchs have at some point gotten some level of respect from the media during that same "forever" time period. They haven't. Rally the wagons around the Monarchs and the lingering perception that Sacramento as a city and sports town is insignificant and let the media go do what they do. I personally have stopped caring. If there are asterisks associated with the M's winning the West because Phx stuggled early, San Ant fell in a hole early, Hou was without an allstar, Seattle had cap issues, LA was a Bibby/injury riddled mess and so on...pile'um those on too.

The M's shouldn't have to apologize for having depth or having people NOT get injured or for having the gall to get healthy enough to play in the Finals. These two teams were relatively evenly matched all year, so its not like Connecticut should have been penciled in for walking over the Monarchs ANYWAY with Whalen at 100%.

The Monarchs are a good team, and we all know that here regardless of how this series plays out.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

MBF, I don't disagree with anything that you just said... I would just prefer that the Monarchs, if possible, were able to beat Connecticut so badly as to completely remove all doubt.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

That'll never happen...according to most in the media, including those now being accused of jumping on the purple bandwagon, this team played over their heads and "if this woulda happened and that woulda happened..." they wouldn't be where they are today. They will always doubt this team regardless. If that did change, I'd immediately start questionning the current temperature in Hell.

That's why I say circle the wagons around this team because they know what they've been up against whatever the outcome of this series is. The veterans for sure know this team has been so disrespected in the Griffith era that media people wouldn't even care enough to say that they were underachieving all those seasons in which they did.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Having said that, the mainstream coverage of the Finals on ESPN has, at least so far, been MUCH better than I expected. I mean, they actually gave Game 1 almost as much time as they'd give a high-profile baseball game... and in the second segment of the show, no less!

 

[nancgo]

No Whalen for Game 2.....She apparently rolled an ankle......