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CamrnCrz1974 · Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 1687 Location: Central Phoenix

Here is an easy way to guess the final roster. Look at the players who actually have jersey numbers:

Dominique Carter F 5-11 03/29/86 R USF ‘08
Jaysie Chambers F/C 6-2 R UIC ‘03
Willnett Crockett F 6-2 07/05/84 R Connecticut ‘06
24 Jen Derevjanik G 5-10 140 03/29/82 3 George Mason ‘04
54 Barbara Farris F/C 6-3 195 09/10/76 8 Tulane ‘98
Teiosha George F/C 6-4 R Pepperdine ‘08
Amy Lewis G 5-9 05/14/86 R Troy ‘08
33 Kelly Mazzante G 6-0 155 02/02/82 3 Penn State ‘04
5 Teana McKiver C 6-3 220 10/05/80 3 Tulane ‘03
2 Kelly Miller G 5-10 140 09/06/78 7 Georgia ‘01
Leilani Mitchell G 5-5 06/15/85 R Utah ‘08
Kristen Newlin C 6-5 05/08/85 R Stanford ‘07
Yuko Oga G 5-7 139 10/17/82 R Japan
LaQuita Owens G 5-9 R West Virginia ‘08
Marscilla Packer G 5-9 06/01/86 R Ohio State ‘08
23 Cappie Pondexter G 5-9 160 01/07/83 1 Rutgers ‘06
30 LaToya Pringle F/C 6-3 09/11/86 R North Carolina ‘08
Brooke Smith F/C 6-3 04/30/84 R Stanford ‘07
50 Tangela Smith F/C 6-4 160 04/01/77 9 Iowa ‘98
12 Belinda Snell G 5-11 170 10/01/81 2 Australia
Keke Tardy F 6-1 R LSU ‘03
3 Diana Taurasi G 6-0 172 06/11/82 3 Connecticut ‘04
13 Penny Taylor F 6-1 163 05/24/81 6 Australia
43 Le’coe Willingham F 6-0 200 02/10/81 4 Auburn ‘04

12 players right there.

1carol · Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 1014 Location: Phoenix AZ

but. . . which 2 players do we sign to 10 day contracts that keep extending while Penney & Snelly aren't here? Then again it gives us the opportunity to try out several.

methinks Penney may have earned enough money in Russia to want to give her body a 2 month rest before the Olympics. She's also building a house in OZ (or planning it).

mb · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:20 am Post subject:

Said theory would have our roster looking something like this:

PG: Miller/Derevjanik
SG: Pondexter/Mazzante
SF: Taurasi/Snell
PF: Taylor/Pringle
C: TSmith/Farris
IA: McKiver/Willingham

Cam, your thoughts on DMJ...Derevjanik and a 2009 pick???

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SportsFan48 · Joined: 12 Jun 2002 Posts: 1107

Training camp started today....04/20. They are scheduled to have two practices a day.

Pringle had minor knee surgery and will not start camp. I don't know her status or when she will be ready.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2008/04/19/20080419mercury.html

The way the roster is published, it looks like it is set. Looks like we will be getting off to a slow start again this season.

I'm just hoping that we will have our starters by the start of the season and Celebration Saturday.

mb · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject:

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/114294

Quote: Meanwhile, Taylor and Snell, who are still considering possibly skipping the WNBA season in favor of staying home in Australia to prepare for the Olympics, will be at US Airways Center for at least the season opener, when the championship banner is raised and the rings are passed out.

Paul Westhead, who coached the Mercury to the title but left the team to be an assistant with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, will also be in attendance. Corey Gaines, an assistant the last two years, is the team's new head coach.

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CamrnCrz1974 · Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 1687 Location: Central Phoenix

mb wrote: Cam, your thoughts on DMJ...Derevjanik and a 2009 pick???

I would do it only for one year...and only if Penny isn't coming.

mb · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Quote: April 30
The Washington Mystics waived Gillian Goring.
The Phoenix Mercury waived Teiosha George and Ke-Ke Tardy.

POINT GUARD:
Kelly Miller
Jen Derevjanik
Leilani Mitchell
Yuko Oga

SHOOTING GUARD:
Cappie Pondexter
Kelly Mazzante
Marscilla Packer
Amy Lewis
LaQuita Owens

SMALL FORWARD:
Diana Taurasi
Belinda Snell
Dominique Carter

POWER FORWARD:
Penny Taylor
Latoya Pringle
Le'coe Willingham
Wilnett Crockett
Jaysie Chambers

CENTER:
Tangela Smith
Barb Farris
Brooke Smith
Teana McKiver (aka Teana Miller)
Kristen Newlin

key:
purple=locks (under contract)
green=pending Olympics
magenta=likely (under contract?)
blue=on the bubble (injured reserve?)
black=are you listed at the correct position?

Do "bubble" candidates fill until players return from overseas, or Olympic preparations?

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Mercurymaniac · Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 1185 Location: Scottsdale

who are the people waived?

nevermind reread the entire thread :oops:

mb · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

Quote: May 5
The Atlanta Dream waived Tasha Butts.
The Detroit Shock waived Valeriya Berezhynska, Natasha Lacy and Tyresa Smith.
The New York Liberty waived Wanisha Smith.
The Phoenix Mercury waived Jaysie Chambers.

We also know Penny won't arrive until after the Olympics (if then).
Snelly is undecided. We have one preseason game down.

mb wrote: Quote: April 30
The Washington Mystics waived Gillian Goring.
The Phoenix Mercury waived Teiosha George and Ke-Ke Tardy.

POINT GUARD:
Kelly Miller
Jen Derevjanik
Leilani Mitchell
Yuko Oga

SHOOTING GUARD:
Cappie Pondexter
Kelly Mazzante
Marscilla Packer
Amy Lewis
LaQuita Owens

SMALL FORWARD:
Diana Taurasi
Belinda Snell
Dominique Carter

POWER FORWARD:
Penny Taylor
Latoya Pringle
Le'coe Willingham
Wilnett Crockett
Jaysie Chambers

CENTER:
Tangela Smith
Barb Farris
Brooke Smith
Teana McKiver (aka Teana Miller)
Kristen Newlin

key:
purple=locks (under contract)
green=pending Olympics
magenta=likely (under contract?)
blue=on the bubble (injured reserve?)
black=are you listed at the correct position?

Do "bubble" candidates fill until players return from overseas, or Olympic preparations?

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mb · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

Quote: May 6
The Washington Mystics waived Sarah-Jo Lawrence, Jillian Robbins and Rashida Suber.
The Phoenix Mercury waived Kristen Newlin and Marscilla Packer.
The Connecticut Sun waived Meredith Alexis and Natalie Berglin.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Vaida Sipaviciute.

http://www.wnba.com/mercury/news/trainingcamp_080506.html

Quote: Up until this point, the WNBA Champions have been auditioning a group of six players to fill two open slots on the roster. Head coach Corey Gaines believes that he will add two players by the end of camp. Currently, the two that have made the most impression on him play in the backcourt, although Phoenix will most likely decide to sign one post player and one perimeter player.

The two rookies that have stood out the most have been Utah's Leilani Mitchell and Japanese import Yuko Oga.

“Shin (Oga) and Leilani are both up-tempo point guards that fit into the system well,” Gaines said. “Shin has her speed and Leilani has her skills.”

http://www.wnba.com/mercury/news/camp08.html

We also know Penny won't arrive until after the Olympics (if then).
Snelly is undecided. We have one preseason game down.

Quote: POINT GUARD:
Kelly Miller
Jen Derevjanik
Leilani Mitchell
Yuko Oga

SHOOTING GUARD:
Cappie Pondexter
Kelly Mazzante
Amy Lewis
LaQuita Owens

SMALL FORWARD:
Diana Taurasi
Belinda Snell
Dominique Carter

POWER FORWARD:
Penny Taylor
Latoya Pringle
Le'coe Willingham
Wilnett Crockett

CENTER:
Tangela Smith
Barb Farris
Brooke Smith
Teana McKiver (aka Teana Miller)

key:
purple=locks (under contract)
green=pending Olympics
magenta=likely (under contract?)
blue=on the bubble (injured reserve?)

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mb · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:

Quote: May 7
The Connecticut Sun waived Jessica Foley, Tracy Gahan and Christina Quaye.
The New York Liberty acquired Leilani Mitchell from the Phoenix Mercury for New York’s third round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Mercurymaniac · Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 1185 Location: Scottsdale

So was Mitchell basically traded for a pack of gum? Third round pick? Who'd be left and do any third rounders make teams aside from Kayte?

Keegan · Joined: 13 Jun 2002 Posts: 977

Mercurymaniac wrote: So was Mitchell basically traded for a pack of gum? Third round pick? Who'd be left and do any third rounders make teams aside from Kayte?

I'd say about one third rounder every year ends up having some sort of decent career in the league. Even Kayte's become irrelevant since leaving the Merc.

7% - I like our odds ;)

mb · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject:

Quote: First-year Mercury Head Coach Corey Gaines sat down with PhoenixMercury.com for an exclusive interview with the start of the 2008 WNBA season a little over a week away.

mms://phxsuns.wmod.llnwd.net/a205/o2/gaines_080509.mp3

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CamrnCrz1974 · Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 1687 Location: Central Phoenix

A future third round pick can always be filler in a trade.