[情報] 球員名單13->11

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http://www.courant.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sports/hc-sun0129.artjan29,0,3464455.story

WNBA Reduces Rosters From 13 To 11
By JOHN ALTAVILLA | The Hartford Courant
January 29, 2009

Rosters for the 13 WNBA teams will shrink from a
maximum of 13 to 11, a move that further condenses
the league's job market.

"I'm not for it, although I understand why," Sun
coach Mike Thibault said. "From a practical standpoint
there will be fewer jobs. And I don't know if people have
figured out the implications once injuries arise, how it
affects practice. It was nice for me to always have the
extra roster spot or two."

The move comes two months after the Houston Comets folded.
That and the roster reductions leave 39 fewer roster spots available.

Sun general manager Chris Sienko said the reduction wasn't
based on the sagging economy as much as the need for conformity.



"I can't say this is because of the economic times," Sienko
said. "There were some teams in the league that weren't even
carrying that many [because of cap space]. We carried 12 last
year season, 13 the year before. And we always brought our
extra players on the road.

"The ultimate question became, 'What's best [for the league]?'
Are we trying to keep things [uniform] across the board?"

The league's salary cap will stay the same ($803,000). So the
savings provide teams an extra $70,000.

Thibault said the extra money cannot be spent on high-end
players because there's a cap limit [approximately $100,000)
to what they can earn.

"You can't reward them anymore," Thibault said. "But it won't
stop me from pursuing the players I want. What it might mean
is, if we get some of the players, others may lose their jobs
as a result."

The Sun's major free agent pursuits remain All-Stars Lauren
Jackson and Tina Thompson. Thibault is also looking for an
outside shooter.

The Sun are close to signing Latvian Olympic team captain,
Anete Jekabzone, 25, a 5-foot-9 guard who was third in scoring
at the Beijing Olympics.

Former UConn standout Svetlana Abrosimova, who joined the Sun
after the Olympics last season, is an unrestricted free agent
but likely won't return because of her commitment to the Russian
national team.

The Sun have re-signed Danielle Page, Barbara Turner and Kerry
Gardin to join Tamika Whitmore, Gruda, Asjha Jones, Amber Holt,
Ketia Swanier, Erin Phillips and Lindsay Whalen.

Still unsigned are Lauren Ervin, a third-round pick in 2008,
Tamika Raymond, another ex-UConn player who is an unrestricted
free agent, and restricted free agent Jamie Carey, a high school
coach in Colorado.


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推 MafiaHu:哇 那這樣合起來要裁掉20多位耶 用比例來算蠻可怕的
→ MafiaHu:而且應該還要加入之前彗星倒店分出來給各隊選的球員吧?
→ MafiaHu:這樣每隊有影響的大概到三四個人 本來薪水就不高了說...
→ MafiaHu:而且WNBA應該沒有NBDL這種小型聯盟吧? 不知道美國有沒有其
→ MafiaHu:他的女籃聯盟 像男籃現在美國還是有幾個小型聯盟
→ MafiaHu:拜託底特律震動隊不要倒店阿 最近的底特律經濟大蕭條....
推 lolancelot:美國現在沒有其他的聯盟了 不過其實大部分美國球員都在
→ lolancelot:歐洲討生活..比較厲害的就去強的聯盟打 一般的就去弱的
推 CseSquall:總覺得經濟蕭條對WNBA影響很大 =  =