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2011 WNBA Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus: Who Were The Top Offensive & Defensive Performers?
Yesterday I took a look at plus/minus ratings with a focus on four-year Regularized Adjusted Plus Minus as a metric that measures player impact (click here to revisit that). Today, I continue looking at RAPM, but narrow the scope to a one-year perspective to get a sense of how RAPM matches...
2011 Connecticut Sun: Rounding Into Shape More Than Halfway Through Preseason
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Dishin & Swishin: Two Time Defending Champs Open the Season: Geno Speaks
It all begins tonight. The Connecticut Huskies' quest for a third straight national championship begins with a home exhibition game vs. Franklin Pierce at Gampel Pavilion at 7:30 pm EST. Gone are crucial parts of their success, and five new freshmen take center stage. It's been a crazy off-season...
2010 WNBA Awards: The "Obvious" Ones
I'm going to abstain from making any further public comment about the MVP race until the season is complete. That might seem silly given that there's only a day left, but how this final day shakes out might have an influence on how I think about that award. The fact is that by any reasonable notion...
Paint By Numbers: Are the Liberty a jump shooting team or just settling for jumpers?
At the bottom of the final box score given out to the media, there is a list of key statistics for the game. The very first statistic on that list is Points in the Paint. That’s not to say that this is the most important statistic by any means, but it sure is a big one. Last night, when the...
Getting to know... New York Liberty rookie Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene had a busy week. It all started with an NCAA National Championship to win, and culminated with what she has worked so hard to obtain: a shot at the WNBA. Greene was drafted as the first selection of the second round in the 13th spot by the New York Liberty and spent some time after...
What are Gray-Lawson's Chances to "Beat Someone Out" After a Draft Day "Fall"?
Most people predicted that yesterday's WNBA draft would be unpredictable. Everyone knew that the draft was "guard-heavy" and the selection order was more likely to be determined by team needs and preferences than the talent of the prospects. Yet even with the expectation of unpredictability, there...
WNBA draft shooting guard prospects: Balancing taste and tournament performance
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 0 1 272 1551 12 3 1904 11.1280 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 0 0 0 </xml><![endif]--> While University of Connecticut forward Maya Moore stole the show in the second half to lead UConn to...
NCAA Championship Notes: Moore is Good Even as a PG & Greene's WNBA Draft Prospects
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