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She does seem to be snake bit, unfortunately. I wonder if playing on that bum ankle for the majority of her junior year season has had some unforeseen long term repercussions. I certainly hope not.
 
Ozimoto said:
She does seem to be snake bit, unfortunately. I wonder if playing on that bum ankle for the majority of her junior year season has had some unforeseen long term repercussions. I certainly hope not.
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Team lists Lou as blessee (injured) in French, but hardly blessed in English.
 
We can only hope and pray for the best.

Not sure I can hold my breath much longer.
 
From an article linked below. I translated it to English. Lou's team Flammes Carolo signs Shae Kelley(28) to replace Lou. I do not know the status of Lou, as of today.

A new addition to the carolo team that responds especially to the injury of Katie-Lou Samuelson, touched to the knee and will not return to the Ardennes before December 15, at best. The American whereabouts returned to the United States for on-site care. Shae Kelley will replace her numerically, even if her profile is not the same (she is notably less shooteuse), and that the two will be able to evolve together when Samuelson will return.


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Basket-ball (Ligue féminine) : les Flammes Carolo font signer une nouvelle ailière

Charleville-Mézières enregistre l’arrivée de l’Américaine Shae Kelley....
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Shootuese? Great word in any language.

The key question is what does "touched to the knee" mean.

That they are talking about Lou returning is of some small comfort at this point, and I certainly hope that Lou and Kelley are able to "evolve together" when Lou returns.

Get healthy soon, Lou!!!
 
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Huskee11 said:
Shootuese? Great word in any language.

The key question is what does "touched to the knee" mean.

That they are talking about Lou returning is of some small comfort at this point, and I certainly hope that Lou and Kelley are able to "evolve together" when Lou returns.

Get healthy soon, Lou!!!
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Lou went to visit Vanguard Univ. coach Russ Davis in Costa Mesa. His cancer is in remission. He isnt ready to do full coaching duties as of yet but will be soon. No brace on Lou's knee, and she has a big smile on her face. Still awaiting word on her status..

 
Just read this article on the midway point (!) of the WNBL in Australia.
The author goes though all the teams and you'll be able to see what former collegiate stars and or WNBA players are on what squads this season
I've linked the full article and cut and pasted to show how teams containing a certain UConn alum and two "Domers" are doing. (Blue for UConn, Green for ND, Red for all others of note)
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#WNBL20 Season So Far - Temperature Check

#WNBL20 Season So Far - Temperature Check
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UC Capitals 5-2

The Caps are back on track. 2-0 quickly became 2-2 after a horror Round 3 where the Caps were smacked by the Boomers and humbled by Sydney. A steadying win over the Flames came in Round 4 before a trip to Victoria netted an upset-win over the previously unbeaten Flyers and an emphatic response against Melbourne.

The triple K’s – Kia Nurse, Kelsey Griffin and Keely Froling – have been integral. Marianna Tolo is coming into solid form and Olivia Epoupa is slowly but surely settling into her playmaking role.

Melbourne Boomers 4-2

This experienced group thumbed its nose at critics who predicted their tumble down the ladder in #WNBL20 with a strong 4-0 start.

Cayla George is enjoying career-best WNBL form and looks to be relishing the Co-Captaincy. Hard to believe Lindsay Allen is coming off no pre-season; she’s already matching the numbers she produced in #WNBL19 and fellow import Sophie Cunningham has had a good couple of weeks, impressing coach Guy Molloy.

The Boomers lacked some spark in their first loss, to Southside, then couldn’t fight off a determined Capitals. A tough Round 6 with away games against Adelaide and Bendigo will reveal plenty.

Adelaide Lightning 4-2

The Lightning’s 4 wins have showed the league their good is seriously good. Adelaide’s thrashing of Bendigo last start and overtime victory over the Lynx in Perth said plenty about last season’s runner-up.

Brianna Turner leads the early MVP race off the back of her dominant displays, Steph Talbot is revitalised and enjoying her basketball on return to her home state and it shows. Nicole Seekamp continues to blossom as a leader and display why she’s one of the best guards in the country. Setbacks, Adelaide’s had a few. Crystal Langhorne (knee) has returned to the US and the Lightning has been without 4x Olympian Laura Hodges so far, but she will return from a calf strain after the bye.
 
Morgan Tuck played her first game in Turkey yesterday against Kiah:
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The season started in China yesterday, but they have not gotten their stats system up and running yet.
 
KML joined Promete in Spain as they try to stay in the top divison:
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KLS had a rather vague interview with Holly Rowe last week, but her team recently signed Evelyn Akhator to replace their other injured foreigner Nadia Colhado so with her and Shae Kelley, they currently have the maximum number of foreigners for EuroCup Women even without KLS.
 
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awhom111 said:
KLS had a rather vague interview with Holly Rowe last week, but her team recently signed Evelyn Akhator to replace their other injured foreigner Nadia Colhado so with her and Shae Kelley, they currently have the maximum number of foreigners for EuroCup Women even without KLS.
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Lou was on Geno`s radio show with Bob Joyce last week and that was rather vague as well. I was hoping that Bob would ask her more about Flammes Carolo but he did not, leaving room for speculation. So here goes.

She had been playing well, with 20 points in her last game. Then, she apparently injured a knee and watched a game or two from the sidelines. The next sighting was in California around Thanksgiving, and she has been in Connecticut recently working out at UConn, at ND game, Celtics, Luna Pizza, etc. My guess is she will be back to California for the holidays. After that, who knows.

She did indicate that she is working on getting stronger - Geno commented that she looks stronger - and is also working on expanding her game and her individual moves, needing to be more than just a shooter at the professional level. Major relief since whatever the injury was, it does not appear to require surgery and she seems to be participating in normal basketball activities.

My sense, reading between the lines, is that she was not enamored with her experience in France. She commented on the town being small and that she had not learned any French while there. I could be wrong about that, and in any event her perceptions probably would be colored by the injury she suffered.

From a larger perspective, I`m guessing that after the injury she (and her family) just said that for the time being, enough is enough. Ankle surgery in April 2018, after playing through it for a grueling 2017-2018 season, rehab, fairly serious back injury on Senior Day, broken wrist with Chicago, not a great situation with regard to playing time there. Maybe time to step back, take inventory, get healthy, work on things individually. Since she was recovering from an injury after her junior year, she hasn`t really had an offseason to work on things since after her sophomore season ended in 2017. It is possible that she will go back to France in January - they can presumably drop someone from the roster to make room if need be - but she didn`t indicate as much with Bob Joyce and I guess I would be surprised if she does.

In any event, she made a lot of friends in Connecticut that will be rooting for her as she moves forward with hopefully a long and successful professional career. Hard to believe that she is only 22.

Flammes 95.jpg
 
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KML joined Promete in Spain as they try to stay in the top divison:
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KLS had a rather vague interview with Holly Rowe last week, but her team recently signed Evelyn Akhator to replace their other injured foreigner Nadia Colhado so with her and Shae Kelley, they currently have the maximum number of foreigners for EuroCup Women even without KLS.
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Was KLS a foreigner? I thought she was playing under the GB nationality, as I believe her sister Karlie is for her Spanish team. My understanding is you can have as many Euro's on the roster, just limited to 2 US residents.
 
Huskee11 said:
Lou was on Geno`s radio show with Bob Joyce last week and that was rather vague as well. I was hoping that Bob would ask her more about Flammes Carolo but he did not, leaving room for speculation. So here goes.

She had been playing well, with 20 points in her last game. Then, she apparently injured a knee and watched a game or two from the sidelines. The next sighting was in California around Thanksgiving, and she has been in Connecticut recently working out at UConn, at ND game, Celtics, Luna Pizza, etc. My guess is she will be back to California for the holidays. After that, who knows.

She did indicate that she is working on getting stronger - Geno commented that she looks stronger - and is also working on expanding her game and her individual moves, needing to be more than just a shooter at the professional level. Major relief since whatever the injury was, it does not appear to require surgery and she seems to be participating in normal basketball activities.

My sense, reading between the lines, is that she was not enamored with her experience in France. She commented on the town being small and that she had not learned any French while there. I could be wrong about that, and in any event her perceptions probably would be colored by the injury she suffered.

From a larger perspective, I`m guessing that after the injury she (and her family) just said that for the time being, enough is enough. Ankle surgery in April 2018, after playing through it for a grueling 2017-2018 season, rehab, fairly serious back injury on Senior Day, broken wrist with Chicago, not a great situation with regard to playing time there. Maybe time to step back, take inventory, get healthy, work on things individually. Since she was recovering from an injury after her junior year, she hasn`t really had an offseason to work on things since after her sophomore season ended in 2017. It is possible that she will go back to France in January - they can presumably drop someone from the roster to make room if need be - but she didn`t indicate as much with Bob Joyce and I guess I would be surprised if she does.

In any event, she made a lot of friends in Connecticut that will be rooting for her as she moves forward with hopefully a long and successful professional career. Hard to believe that she is only 22.

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@Huskee11 I had the same reaction to Lou's comments (and lack of detail/specifics) on the Radio Show. I got the sense that she is not planning on going back to France at this time and she is potentially "without team". Her attention on strengthening herself...which would presumably include ankles, knees, etc...as well as her game inside and out, makes it look as if she is looking ahead to the WNBA season, whether it be in Chicago or elsewhere. I could see her as an "intern" at UCONN for the winter/spring, helping with the team, working as an "assistant coach" perhaps and of course gaining the benefit of the facilities (medical/Physical Therapy, and sports related) at UCONN. She would be great at it and likely be a benefit to the 2019/20 Huskies.
 
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Huskee11 said:
Lou was on Geno`s radio show with Bob Joyce last week and that was rather vague as well. I was hoping that Bob would ask her more about Flammes Carolo but he did not, leaving room for speculation. So here goes.

She had been playing well, with 20 points in her last game. Then, she apparently injured a knee and watched a game or two from the sidelines. The next sighting was in California around Thanksgiving, and she has been in Connecticut recently working out at UConn, at ND game, Celtics, Luna Pizza, etc. My guess is she will be back to California for the holidays. After that, who knows.

She did indicate that she is working on getting stronger - Geno commented that she looks stronger - and is also working on expanding her game and her individual moves, needing to be more than just a shooter at the professional level. Major relief since whatever the injury was, it does not appear to require surgery and she seems to be participating in normal basketball activities.

My sense, reading between the lines, is that she was not enamored with her experience in France. She commented on the town being small and that she had not learned any French while there. I could be wrong about that, and in any event her perceptions probably would be colored by the injury she suffered.

From a larger perspective, I`m guessing that after the injury she (and her family) just said that for the time being, enough is enough. Ankle surgery in April 2018, after playing through it for a grueling 2017-2018 season, rehab, fairly serious back injury on Senior Day, broken wrist with Chicago, not a great situation with regard to playing time there. Maybe time to step back, take inventory, get healthy, work on things individually. Since she was recovering from an injury after her junior year, she hasn`t really had an offseason to work on things since after her sophomore season ended in 2017. It is possible that she will go back to France in January - they can presumably drop someone from the roster to make room if need be - but she didn`t indicate as much with Bob Joyce and I guess I would be surprised if she does.

In any event, she made a lot of friends in Connecticut that will be rooting for her as she moves forward with hopefully a long and successful professional career. Hard to believe that she is only 22.

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That sounds like a good plan. Rest, get stronger.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Was KLS a foreigner? I thought she was playing under the GB nationality, as I believe her sister Karlie is for her Spanish team. My understanding is you can have as many Euro's on the roster, just limited to 2 US residents.
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FIBA changed the rules for this season so she may actually be in the clear. Karlie is considered British, but the understanding is that she is classified as naturalized because she did not get her paperwork done young enough. There is a limit of one naturalized European if you carry two non-European players and two naturalized Europeans if you carry one non-European. Karlie plays with Tip Hayes as the other naturalized European and Jewell Loyd as the non-European. Under the old rules Katie Lou would have had to renounce playing for the US senior national team to be considered a European. The new rules seem to allow Europeans who play for their non-European dual nationality to still count as European, which is great news for a lot of African national teams. It is less clear what happens if you play for one nationality and then acquire another nationality, which is our best understanding of Katie Lou's situation. Either way, assuming she went ahead and got the paperwork, she is definitely counted as European in nearly all domestic leagues.

The thing that struck me with the Holly Rowe interview is that she never even mentioned playing overseas, but I guess in the context of a longer interview, she was able to talk about it more.
 
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PAHuskeyFan said:
@Huskee11 I had the same reaction to Lou's comments (and lack of detail/specifics) on the Radio Show. I got the sense that she is not planning on going back to France at this time and she is potentially "without team". Her attention on strengthening herself...which would presumably include ankles, knees, etc...as well as her game inside and out, makes it look as if she is looking ahead to the WNBA season, whether it be in Chicago or elsewhere. I could see her as an "intern" at UCONN for the winter/spring, helping with the team, working as an "assistant coach" perhaps and of course gaining the benefit of the facilities (medical/Physical Therapy, and sports related) at UCONN. She would be great at it and likely be a benefit to the 2019/20 Huskies.
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I would hope for this plan.
 
awhom111 said:
Sunday games:

Sydney University Flames 81: Kunek 24 Tupaea 23 Wilson 18 Planeta 6/8r Kuster 6
University of Canberra Capitals 75: Nurse 21 Froling 19/8r Griffin 17/6r Tolo 6/9r Delaney 2

Fenerbahce 62: Cruz 13 Iagupova 9 Cakir 9/6r Williams 8/8r Zandalasini 7 Stokes 4/12r Canitez 2/6r
Hatay 59: Peters 16 Ben Abdelkader 15 Gajic 9/7r Magarity 6/11r

BEAC 69: Szabo 17 Fogg 15/11r Li 11 Meresz 10/9r
Cegled 70: Brezinova 24/6r Higgins 13/10r Swanier 10/9r/9a

Zamarat 63: McPhee 15 Okonkwo 11 Dornstauder 8/6r Jespersen 5 Seilund 4 Cornelius 3
Avenida 82: Hof 17/8r Hayes 13/7r Samuelson 13 Loyd 12 Vilaro 8 Akhator 6 Cazorla 2 Vitola 0
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Swanier is on fire...almost a triple double
 
Breanna makes her debut for Ekaterinburg:
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Bourges vs. Ekaterinburg 51-87 BOUR Chartereau 15 Dabovic 15 Achonwa 4 Coleman 0 UMMC Jones 14/7r Vandersloot 12/6a Torrens 12 Meesseman 11/6a Vadeeva 9/10r Griner 8/9r Quigley 6 Belyakova 4 Stewart 4 Musina 4

Faulkner is injured, but that's about the biggest superteam possible under current rules. Some of the Russian teams under the old rules might have been on that level or better.
 
Depending on what sites you use to follow this sort of thing, these kinds of competitions may not be covered.

Kiah and her team won the Turkish Cup today:
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Bria and Barbara also played in earlier rounds.
 
Don't know if this was posted somewhere, but on March 5, the WNBL in Australia declared its champion.

Led by Kia Nurse, The University of Canberra Capitals claimed their ninth Chemist Warehouse WNBL title by defeating the Southside Flyers 71-68 to win the best-of-three series, two games to none.

The Capitals earned the win off a huge second half comeback led by league MVP, Kia Nurse, and WNBL Finals MVP, Rachael Sporn Medalist, Olivia Epoupa.

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UC CAPITALS DEFEAT JAYCO SOUTHSIDE FLYERS 71-68 IN GAME 2 TO WIN 2020 WNBL GRAND FINAL SERIES

UC CAPITALS DEFEAT JAYCO SOUTHSIDE FLYERS 71-68 IN GAME 2 TO WIN 2020 WNBL GRAND FINAL SERIES
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