Season Ends on a Sour Note for the Sacramento Monarchs
As we all know, I’m not really much of a sports fan. However, I thought it would only be fair to at least give passing mention to the hardwork the Sacramento Monarchs have put forth in 2007. Their season was sadly cut short on Monday when the San Antonio Silver Stars beat them 80-78 to win the Western Conference playoff series. This is the first time in five years that the Monarchs will be unable to advance to the first round of playoffs. In addition, they were the favorite to win the series. Since they were the WNBA champs in 2005 and the runners up in 2006, it comes as an even bigger shock for players and fans alike. In my opinion, this was probably a result of over-confidence. They went into the series “knowing” that they were going to win. When leaving for Texas, one player even joked that she was only packing one pair of underwear because she thought they were going to have a quick and easy victory. It seems like they just let their heads get too big and lost focus of actually playing the game. Anyway, I feel kind of bad for them since their expectations were cut so short. It just goes to show that nothing in life is ever guaranteed…
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November 9th, 2007 at 12:45 am
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