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Ironman92

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Jun 16, 2013 10:56pm

http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/liberty/new-york-liberty-s-katie-smith-moves-into-second-on-the-wnba-s-career-points-list-1.5490823

Ironman92

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Jun 16, 2013 10:58pm

I know it's awful and ridiculous....but she was the most impressive athlete I've ever seen in high school. Freak of nature.

Rotinaj

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Jun 16, 2013 11:00pm

What is this WNBA that the article mentions? Never heard of it.

Ironman92

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Jun 16, 2013 11:04pm

It's a bunch of strangely sized "women"...with small verticals playing basketball. Katie could dunk a volleyball at 5'11 in high skool....so she's the best.

wes_mantooth

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Jun 16, 2013 11:15pm

I hope photos are released of Brittany griner's penis....I bet it rivals Greg oden's

Azubuike24

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Jun 16, 2013 11:20pm

Ironman92;1458777 wrote:I know it's awful and ridiculous....but she was the most impressive athlete I've ever seen in high school. Freak of nature.

Have you ever attended ANY high level athletics in high school?

I've seen dozens of athletes just in my own high school days that blow away any WNBA player...

GoChiefs

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Jun 16, 2013 11:55pm

Azubuike24;1458792 wrote:Have you ever attended ANY high level athletics in high school?

I've seen dozens of athletes just in my own high school days that blow away any WNBA player...

I assume you have never seen her play? She has definitely had a tremendous career in all ranks.

said_aouita

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Jun 17, 2013 6:59am

Does Katie chow box like most WNBA players?

Azubuike24

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Jun 17, 2013 8:01am

GoChiefs;1458806 wrote:I assume you have never seen her play? She has definitely had a tremendous career in all ranks.

I've seen her play. His comment was "the most impressive athlete I've ever seen in high school. Freak of nature." She's a great women's basketball player, but I'm sorry, no female basketball player fits the bill of "freak of nature." Not even Brittney Griner.

Heretic

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Jun 17, 2013 8:39am

The fact the WNBA is still at it despite not actually having fans is pretty incredible.

Ironman92

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Jun 17, 2013 10:04am

Azubuike24;1458792 wrote:Have you ever attended ANY high level athletics in high school?

I've seen dozens of athletes just in my own high school days that blow away any WNBA player...

Per her competition (girls)....pretty avid fan for around 30 years, have coached varsity for 20 different seasons....no one is even close. I've not witnessed anyone break the state shot put and discus record at an invitational track meet and then go win the 100m. I haven't ever seen a 5'10 or 5'11 girl stand underneath the rim and vertically jump and break down the rim. I've never witnessed another athlete that I though could win a basketball game 1 on 5 (barring stall tactics) and I've never again witnessed a volleyball spike knock an opponent out of a match.

Yes, have seen plenty of boys that would beat her.....but on the girl side, it's not even remotely close.

Ironman92

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Jun 17, 2013 10:06am

wes_mantooth;1458789 wrote:I hope photos are released of Brittany griner's penis....I bet it rivals Greg oden's

I prefer we avoid NSFW pics of Griner lol....but I'd rather look at her than listen to her talk.

said_aouita

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Jun 18, 2013 10:31am

Ironman92;1458777 wrote:she was the most impressive athlete I've ever seen in high school. Freak of nature.

Admit a little trolling here but for good reason. Theirs a 17 yr old HS girl named Mary Cain right now doing something very very special. She has the #5 fastest time in America for the world championships qualifying this weekend....talking Olympic, post-college caliber athletes, all ages.
Mary Cain hold the national HS record from every distance from 800m to 5000m. She's ran under 2 minutes for 800m. She's ran 9:38 for the 2 mile and 15:45 for the 5000m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cain_(athlete)

Starting to believe she's the GOAT HS athlete........male or female.

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Con_Alma

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Jun 18, 2013 10:33am

said_aouita;1459306 wrote:Admit a little trolling here but for good reason. Theirs a HS girl named Mary Cain right now doing something very very special. She has the #5 fastest time in America for the world championships qualifying this weekend.
Mary Cain hold the national HS record from every distance from 800m to 5000m. She's ran under 2 minutes for 800m. She's ran 9:38 for the 2 mile and 15:45 for the 5000m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cain_(athlete)

Starting to believe she's the GOAT HS athlete........male or female.

If and it's a big if she continues to develop...it will be no contest. She will be the greatest. Her diversity of performances is pretty sick for her age.

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Al Bundy

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Jun 18, 2013 12:37pm

Heretic;1458861 wrote:The fact the WNBA is still at it despite not actually having fans is pretty incredible.

If the NBA chooses to keep subsidizing it, it could be around for a long time.

Ironman92

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Jun 18, 2013 4:52pm

said_aouita;1459306 wrote:Admit a little trolling here but for good reason. Theirs a 17 yr old HS girl named Mary Cain right now doing something very very special. She has the #5 fastest time in America for the world championships qualifying this weekend....talking Olympic, post-college caliber athletes, all ages.
Mary Cain hold the national HS record from every distance from 800m to 5000m. She's ran under 2 minutes for 800m. She's ran 9:38 for the 2 mile and 15:45 for the 5000m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cain_(athlete)

Starting to believe she's the GOAT HS athlete........male or female.

As a former district track coach of the year (obvious humble brag) I can say those times are damn near unbelievable. Stephanie Morgan was in our district for a couple years and she was astoundingly good....this girl doing 9:48 3200's is beyond silly. 15:45? What's her too 1600? 4:30

Ironman92

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Jun 18, 2013 4:54pm

Ironman92;1459512 wrote:As a former district track coach of the year (obvious humble brag) I can say those times are damn near unbelievable. Stephanie Morgan was in our district for a couple years and she was astoundingly good....this girl doing 9:48 3200's is beyond silly. 15:45? What's her too 1600? 4:30

4:28 SMH

said_aouita

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Jun 18, 2013 6:12pm

Ironman92;1459512 wrote:As a former district track coach of the year (obvious humble brag) I can say those times are damn near unbelievable. Stephanie Morgan was in our district for a couple years and she was astoundingly good....this girl doing 9:48 3200's is beyond silly. 15:45? What's her too 1600? 4:30

[h=2]Personal bests[/h]

Outdoor	800m	1:59.51	June 1, 2013	2013 Prefontaine Classic	US Natl HS record & NJR
1500m	4:04.62	May 17, 2013	Oxy High Performance	US Natl HS record & NJR
5000m	15:45.46	June 8, 2013	Portland Track Classic	US Natl HS record
Indoor	1500m	4:11.72	Feb 16, 2013	Millrose Games	US Natl Jr & HS record (en route to mile)[SUP][17][/SUP]
Mile	4:28.25	Feb 16, 2013	Millrose Games	US Natl Jr & HS record[SUP][17][/SUP][SUP][18][/SUP] and WYB
3000m	9:04.51	Feb 2, 2013	NB Boston Indoor Games	US Natl Jr & HS record (en route to 2 miles)
2 Mile	9:38.68	Feb 2, 2013	NB Boston Indoor Games	US Natl Jr & HS record[SUP][19][/SUP]

said_aouita

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Jun 21, 2013 4:13am

1	Treniere Moser Nike	4:11.20	Q
2	Mary Cain Unattached	4:11.48	Q
3	Gabriele Anderson Brooks / Team USA Minnesota	4:11.55	Q
4	Shannon Rowbury Nike	4:11.71	Q
5	Kerri Gallagher Pacers/New Balance	4:12.58	Q
6	Sarah Brown New Balance	4:12.93	q
7	Morgan Uceny adidas	4:13.82	q
8	Katherine Mackey Brooks	4:13.90	Q
9	Cory McGee University of Florida	4:14.03	q
10	Hillary Holt College of Idaho	4:14.89	q
11	Heather Wilson Unattached	4:14.91	q
12	Amanda Mergaert University of Utah	4:15.54

Mary Cain placed 2nd in her qualifying heat and is heading to the finals.

reclegend22

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Jun 21, 2013 9:33am

Cheryl Miller is the GOAT women's basketball player and there's not even a discussion about it.

GoChiefs

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Jun 21, 2013 10:01am

Ironman92;1458777 wrote:I know it's awful and ridiculous....but she was the most impressive athlete I've ever seen in high school. Freak of nature.

Didn't she win a state title in shot put in high school too?

Ironman92

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Jun 21, 2013 10:23am

GoChiefs;1461083 wrote:Didn't she win a state title in shot put in high school too?

At one point she held the shot and discus record. I thought she won both state titles but maybe not.

Ironman92

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Jun 21, 2013 10:24am

reclegend22;1461072 wrote:Cheryl Miller is the GOAT women's basketball player and there's not even a discussion about it.

You're right....there's not

said_aouita

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Jun 22, 2013 5:50am

If interested in watching Mart Cain's attempt to make the World team as a HS kid, at 4:46cst the women's 1500m finals can be watched live here-
http://tv.usatf.org/