What's goin on in the Yard?!?! I know I've been MIA for a while. My bad. It's been pretty hectic since the last time I stopped by. The season was accelerated due to the Olympics and I was focusing on my team. My team; we have not been living up to our own expectations this season. Of course, a huge wrench was thrown into the mix with Big Syl going down with her knee injury. But we finally got her back mid-July for a few games before the break, just to have our point guard, Dominique Canty, go down with HER knee injury. Thankfully, when the season resumes we will have both of them back at full strength. ('Nique just needed to clean out some floaties in her knee) So now we are sitting 3.5 games out of the last playoff spot in the East. I still think we have a good shot at making it. Both Washington and Indiana are having their shares of inconsistencies too, so maybe we can creep up on them!
As for the break...MUCH NEEDED!! I didn't go to a resort or vacation spot. I just chilled with some friends and took my mind off of basketball for a week. I play year-round, as do most of us WNBA-ers, so this down time was right on time! It's back to work in Chicago now. We will spend the break working on our weaknesses and strengthening our strengths so we can make this final push. You can probably catch me and my teammates out in the community since we will be doing a lot of appearances too. Speaking of community, I hosted my very own free basketball clinic on July 27th here in Chicago. Although we didn't have a HUGE Michael Jordan Camp turnout, the kids that attended had a great time! I think they walked away learning something new about the game of basketball, which is most important. I hope to be able to do this again next summer. It was lots of fun and if you don't know: CANDICE LOVES THE KIDS!
Check out my new website: www.candicedupree4.com. Keep checking back for updates!
Peace,
-Candice
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As for the break...MUCH NEEDED!! I didn't go to a resort or vacation spot. I just chilled with some friends and took my mind off of basketball for a week. I play year-round, as do most of us WNBA-ers, so this down time was right on time! It's back to work in Chicago now. We will spend the break working on our weaknesses and strengthening our strengths so we can make this final push. You can probably catch me and my teammates out in the community since we will be doing a lot of appearances too. Speaking of community, I hosted my very own free basketball clinic on July 27th here in Chicago. Although we didn't have a HUGE Michael Jordan Camp turnout, the kids that attended had a great time! I think they walked away learning something new about the game of basketball, which is most important. I hope to be able to do this again next summer. It was lots of fun and if you don't know: CANDICE LOVES THE KIDS!
Check out my new website: www.candicedupree4.com. Keep checking back for updates!
Peace,
-Candice
Original Story:
http://www.candicedupree4.com.
