Daily Links 3/7

@Uniform Transformation: Those shorts look ridiculous. Is that supposed to intimidate? Really? It looks like they’re wearing a dress. The guy on the right in that picture needs a parasol to complete the ensemble.

I miss the days when the extreme brightness of Larry Bird’s legs just blinded the opposing team for 48 minutes.

you beat be to it. Those look more like a skort than shorts. With the form fitting top it realy does look like a dress. Add a padded bras and there ya go. Some women in the wnba look more manly than the guys in the new uniforms. This has to be the last step before going retro . Back to the tight little shorts. I just can’t see a bunch of ball players runnin around in baggy capris.

beat me to it that is

If NCAA and WNBA women wore tight retro shorts and halter tops instead of those baggy shirts, the popularity of women’s basketball would skyrocket.

Imagine Maria Sharapova wearing baggy shorts down to her knees and a floppy jersey. The people who promote women’s tennis are about 1,000 light years ahead of the ones who promote women’s basketball.

Brick that is a good point except that there are very few if any Maria Sharpova’s playing women’s basketball. Most of the women who do play basketball are probably better off wearing what they are wearing. The only woman basketball player I have ever seen who could pull off tight shorts and a halter top would be Stacy Dales of ESPN and she doesn’t play anymore.

Well JohnK, there aren’t many girls playing tennis who are as attractive as Sharapova either. So for basketball players, how about Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson, Becky Hammon, Swin Cash, Katie Douglas, Kristin Mann…

You just have to like tall girls (like Sharapova, who is 6-2).

Here ya go, JohnK. Lauren Jackson, for your viewing pleasure:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/swimsuit/collection/issues/2005/05_ljackson_03.html

not a big deal but i read that nice little quick blurb about the tony sighting. i guess he was waiting for gerald after practice. i like the idea of those 2 spending lots of time together. i think they possibly stand to have a lot to say about the future success of this team which despite all the losing remains an extremely close knit bunch.