John A.: Abrosimova and the sarcastic coach

[pap49cba]

“He would scream at me for not setting a pick, and I would pretend that I don’t understand and don’t speak English while making Dean’s list in school."

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[meyers7]

One of my favorites. She could do everything.

 

[ChicagoGG]

"I did not come 6000 miles to pass the ball!' - Svetlana responding to Geno

 

[snlMINAJ]

She was definitely one of my all time favorites....
watching the sue bird legacy special, there was mention of possible 'jealousy' things shanking up when DT arrived as a freshman. given the very very physical, chippy, physical play overseas between DT and svet.... did anyone think during sues show that the bitterness was svet re: dt

(if any of that makes sense haha)

 

[Fiftyish]

Me and Geno's mom are on the same page here....Svet is my all-time favorite player as indicated by my avatar. She had to overcome the language barrier, at a relatively young age, to make herself successful at CT. I'm sure it wasn't easy to do.

 

[pap49cba]

Sveta was my dear, departed dad's all-time favorite. He never did learn how to pronounce her surname... Around our house she was known as "that Russian kid".

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Sveta of the mischievous smile! She had moves around the basket that left you saying: I did not see that! Oh, and yes, a calculating, cold blooded killer. She was in good company.

 

[UcMiami]

Definitely my first 'All Time Favorite' player and still at the top. Amazing player to watch.

 

[Artifact]

Svet spoke with the same broken English my mother did. It brought back fond memories of my mater. I so enjoyed watching her play. She couldn't believe her name was hanging on that 'wall of fame' of All Americans in Gampel Pavilion.

 

[RadyLady]

"And P.S., I can not wait to have him come to Russia and visit Siberia. It’s not too bad after all.”

LOL!!!!

 

[TroyHouse66]

Svet:
<<He would scream... I would pretend that I don’t understand and don’t speak English ....>>

Maybe he was yelling at you in Eye-talian?
[I understand he swears in Italian... sometimes.]

 

[zymurg]

another Svet gem: " I don't play basketball with my nose."

 

[alexrgct]

Definitely my first 'All Time Favorite' player and still at the top. Amazing player to watch.

For me, it starts with Maya Moore, but Svet was like a video game. Sadly, in her senior season, she played like an alien before getting hurt. She pushed the ball up the floor like a guard and could shoot like one, but had the size of a medium-sized post. In short, she was more than a decade ahead of her time. And she's beautiful on top of that.