Links: IM with Candice
SLAMonline, meet Candice Wiggins.
You may not know about this, but the WNBA season tips off tomorrow. If you weren’t aware, don’t feel bad — I didn’t know either, at least until about an hour ago when I was 
chatting online with WNBA star rookie Candice Wiggins. A four-year starter at Stanford and a four-time All-American, Candice leaves as the all-time leading scorer in both Stanford and Pac-10 women’s hoops history.
She was recently selected third overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx, and now she’s joining the SLAM team, too. Candice and I are going to chat it up every few days and I’ll post it here on The Links. (Hey, it’s The Links with a Lynx! OMG! LOL! ROTFLMAO! Sorry, been on iChat too long.)
Anyway, Candice and I will talk it up about the WNBA, the Lynx, anything and everything hoops-related, and if this first chat is any indication, I need to catch up on Gossip Girl and Mariah Carey news if I’m going to keep up with Candice…
Lang Whitaker: Candice?
Lang Whitaker: It’s Lang from SLAM.
Candice Wiggins: Hello!
Candice Wiggins: Yep its me
Lang Whitaker: Hey, so you know about this column, right?
Lang Whitaker: I’m gonna try and chat you up occasionally and let people get to know you
Candice Wiggins: Yes I do
Candice Wiggins: Ok tht sounds great!
Lang Whitaker: Are you on your Sidekick now?
Candice Wiggins: Yes I am…..I’m at this television station
Lang Whitaker: My Sidekick is hurting. The M key only works like half the time.
Lang Whitaker: Are you in Minnesota yet?
Candice Wiggins: Yep! We have a game on sunday so I’m here…
Candice Wiggins: How are u?
Lang Whitaker: I’m good.
Lang Whitaker: So how’s Minny compared to Cali?
Candice Wiggins: Well……I don’t kno if there’s any place tht compares to cali….but its been ok! I feel like these minnesota springs are like san diego winters lol
Lang Whitaker: I know, right?
Lang Whitaker: I heard you’re big into TV/movies.
Lang Whitaker: What’s your shows?
Candice Wiggins: Yes! Television….right now top chef. But I looove project runway, gossip girl, and antm
Candice Wiggins: Americas next top model
Lang Whitaker: Gossip girl? OMFG!
Lang Whitaker: Kidding, I don’t watch that. I watch all the other ones, though
Lang Whitaker: Top Chef is my joint
Lang Whitaker: How about The Hills?
Candice Wiggins: Hmmm….haven’t really gotten into the hills…
Candice Wiggins: But I kno about it.
Candice Wiggins: Wait. What’s wrong with gossip girl????
Lang Whitaker: I just didn’t get into the first season, so now I feel like i’m too behind to start watching.
Lang Whitaker: The Hills is the dumbest show on TV, so that makes it fun to watch.
Candice Wiggins: Tht show is soooo good! Have u seen it?
Lang Whitaker: seen gossip girl?
Candice Wiggins: Hahahaha yess! Thts 1 thing I looove to do is analyze dumb tv
Lang Whitaker: I need to catch up. How do you keep up with these shows? Do you Tivo everything?
Candice Wiggins: Yeah gossip girl
Candice Wiggins: Its the greatest show on tv….
Lang Whitaker: come on
Candice Wiggins: Have u also listened to the new mariah album? Thts good too
Candice Wiggins: Track #10 is my favorite
Lang Whitaker: i can’t get over you calling Gossip Girl best show on TV
Candice Wiggins: Haahhahahaha
Candice Wiggins: It is!! Itunes store helps me keep up
Lang Whitaker: I’m waiting for the new 90210 to start
Candice Wiggins: Wow thts great…..I think this is gonna be the next oc….90210 I’m not sure…yet. But I love the show. I thinks its so entertaining
Lang Whitaker: Cool. Nick Cannon and Mariah. Thoughts?
Candice Wiggins: OMG. That tattoo!!
Lang Whitaker: I know!
Candice Wiggins: Whyyyyyy
Lang Whitaker: I think she’s Wild’n Out
Candice Wiggins: Why did he do tht.
Candice Wiggins: Hahahahha. And I’m so sad tht there was no prenup
Lang Whitaker: I’ll be watching your games this season. I need to make more of an effort to watch the WNBA.
Lang Whitaker: Can I expect great?
Candice Wiggins: Yessssss
Candice Wiggins: You can! And u should
Lang Whitaker: thanks! I’ll hit you up next week at some point
Candice Wiggins: Ok great. And can u please watch an ep of gossip girl??
Lang Whitaker: OK. You watch The Hills, I’ll watch Gossip Girl. Next week we’ll compare notes.
Candice Wiggins: Yes! Agreed!
42 Responses to “Links: IM with Candice”
May.16 at 5:21 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Candice is cool…and the NBA/WNBA took some nice pics of her, too.
May.16 at 5:29 pm
Khalid Salaam says:
Ice (thats what the WNBA Draft people said her nickname was as a way to differ from Candace Parker) is awesome.
May.16 at 5:37 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
Khalid’s going to start watching Gossip Girl now.
May.16 at 5:40 pm
Ben Osborne says:
I’m gonna start watching the Lynx now.
May.16 at 5:40 pm
H to the izzo says:
Is that a WNBA composite ball?
May.16 at 5:40 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Lynx/Links. Funny.
May.16 at 5:40 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
I noticed that, too, Izzo. Guess it is. That picture was taken at WNBA media day. Maybe Stern just painted over all the old NBA composite balls.
May.16 at 5:41 pm
B. Long says:
Did the WNBA finally hire a marketing director or what!? They’ve def. stepped they’re advertising game up big time. I Guess the Candaces help a little bit too.
May.16 at 5:42 pm
Khalid Salaam says:
I already watch top chef (LOL), the dude with the mohawk is amazing.
May.16 at 5:43 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
Richard Blais — ATL reppin!
May.16 at 5:45 pm
H to the izzo says:
I guess David Stern thinks it is ok for women to play with poorly constructed balls.
May.16 at 5:45 pm
Ben Osborne says:
I don’t think it is a composite ball…I think they just did a leather ball in the pattern of the ill-fated composite ball. Lang, will you and her chat about baseball at some point?
May.16 at 5:46 pm
Konate says:
is Lang married to a woman? he comes off as a lil ….. yanno… sweet!
May.16 at 5:46 pm
H to the izzo says:
*Renounces any possible double entendres of my last comment*
May.16 at 5:47 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
Yes we will. I want to ask about the WNBA ball, too, because I think it’s a composite.
May.16 at 5:47 pm
Konate says:
yo izzo was that a alley -oop for a perverse ball joke?
May.16 at 5:48 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
Wow, Konate taking it too far. You met Wifey, Konate. I’ll tell her you didn’t think she’s a woman. I’m sure she’ll love to hear that.
May.16 at 5:50 pm
Konate says:
ok i’ll fall back Whitaker. your wife is great man!
May.16 at 5:51 pm
H to the izzo says:
Konate:It wasn’t,but feel free to oop the alley.
May.16 at 5:52 pm
Khalid Salaam says:
WTF?!
May.16 at 5:55 pm
Konate says:
Izzo, out of respect for Candice I wont.
May.16 at 5:58 pm
H to the izzo says:
Smart move.
May.16 at 6:23 pm
Tommy Patron says:
WNBA coverage. I’m expecting great.
May.16 at 6:58 pm
Krishan says:
That was teh best chatlog ever, you guys!!!!111
:)))
^_^
:-P
8)
May.16 at 7:08 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Starting the WNBA season in the midst of the NBA playoffs is a terrific idea.
May.16 at 7:44 pm
Kurt says:
C’mon, Slam. You can do better than this…I’ll start reading Seventeen if I want to see this. I don’t mind WNBA talk, but talk about the WNBA.
May.16 at 8:17 pm
Jackie Moon says:
They should play the WNBA games at halftime of the NBA playoff games to get more fans.
May.16 at 8:43 pm
Hursty says:
um… how about prior to the games Jackie…?
May.17 at 3:57 am
nothin personal says:
so, lang’s wife is a great man? konate?
May.17 at 12:00 pm
MoFanClub says:
Hey guyz,
Great dish…may want to leave some of those ball-jokes unsaid…know what I mean? Ice is the real deal…all woman…all baller…can’t hardly wait for some sports drink commercials (picturing Candice with sweat beading down her skin) she’s got nerves of steel. The Lynx have got two greats on each wing with Seimone and Candice - watch some bball, guyz!
May.17 at 2:38 pm
albie1kenobi says:
so the reason that the spurs and hornets aren’t playing the decisive game 7 today is because it’s wnba’s opening day? how inconvenient. although i must say i’m actually interested in seeing candace parker play (how does the LA luck out with another big name anyway? wnba lottery is rigged too). i hope she turns out better chamique holdsclaw (what happened to her? i just found out she’s not even in the league anymore)
May.17 at 5:54 pm
RV says:
candice parker is the real deal, great game for her today
May.17 at 9:14 pm
albie1kenobi says:
34 point 12 board 8 assists. if she made more of her free throws she’d scored 40. she can play in the big boy league and hold her own. she’s gonna destroy wnba.
May.17 at 10:02 pm
Ro says:
Canice is kool. Too bad she watches trash
May.18 at 7:25 am
lol says:
. slam can u make it possible for ppl to reply 2 messages!
damn. i need some rss feed so i can get my topic in first
May.18 at 6:10 pm
. .iiLAiiSE. . says:
numBer1 fan .. lol’zz
May.18 at 9:58 pm
riggs says:
my future mistress!
May.18 at 11:04 pm
Ben Osborne says:
np, konate meant: your wife is great, man
lol, maybe lang will spend on if his im sessions with candice asking reader questions. sounds like a good idea to me.
May.19 at 1:37 am
P.Slight says:
Finally some WNBA ballerettes that are also easy on the eyes!
May.19 at 7:17 am
Froggiestyle says:
I just caught some Lynx highlights - Candace got game! Congrats on the homeopener win Ms. Wiggins.
May.19 at 5:20 pm
Kevin says:
exactly why DOES the wnba season start right in the midst of the NBA playoffs? its like they want people not to care?
May.20 at 8:35 am
Dacre says:
You need to get it over and done with by the time the regular season starts up again…?