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Purity, Truth, and WNBA Point Guards
She is a pure point guard. She is consistent and 100 percent pure point guard. She controls the ball and controls the tempo and is an extremely intelligent basketball player. I have had a lot of point guards, but this one is one of one of those really true, true kids that can really fill that...
The Subtle Value Of Great Point Guards: Why Potential Assists Matter
Minnesota Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen running Chin Iso, as described/diagrammed by Fast Model Sports. Whenever people try to suggest that point guard play doesn't matter that much, I immediately think of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team's beat down of the LSU Tigers in...
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 WNBA Award Winners List: MVP Tamika Catchings Led All Vote Getters For Her Sixth All-WNBA First Team Selection
The major individual WNBA awards have finally been announced and it was a great year for Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, despite falling short of the ultimate goal: her first WNBA championship. A listing of all of the award winners and links to our commentary - as well as yours - after the...
2011 WNBA Playoff Series Preview: #1 Minnesota Lynx vs. #4 San Antontio Silver Stars - Western Conference, First Round
Who: #1 Minnesota Lynx vs. #4 San Antonio Silver Stars What: WNBA playoffs, Western Conference, first round When: First game - Friday, September 16 at 9 p.m. EDT (NBA TV/WNBA LiveAccess) in Minnesota (full schedule) Season series: 4-0 Lynx (click here for summary) Preview: SBN Seattle Western...
2011 WNBA Awards (Part 1): MVP, All-WNBA, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Woman, Most Improved Player
The most difficult part of figuring out end of season awards is that no matter who you select someone will take it as a slight to their favorite player. That's especially true this year as you get to MVP and All-WNBA voting: trying to pick just four guards across two teams, for example, is a...
For The Minnesota Lynx, Homecourt Is Nice But No Guarantee
NEWARK, NJ - The Minnesota Lynx just finished a very convincing 86-68 dismantling of the New York Liberty at the Prudential Center. Naturally the topic of the upcoming playoffs was discussed. The Lynx, now 25-7 on the season, can take solace in knowing they have the homecourt advantage through the...
WNBA MVP Rankings: Tamika Catchings Leads A Strong Field Of Candidates
Normally by this point in a WNBA season, 3-5 players have really separated themselves from the rest as clear favorites for the MVP award. This year is not nearly as clear. Even if we were all to agree on one precise definition of "value" - which, I suspect, will not happen in my lifetime - there...
Morning Links: Spoiled Returns On A Busy Tuesday Night
It was a five-game night last night and it was headlined by a few disappointing returns to action. Here's a brief look at the key storylines of the night, but - as usual - feel free to drop any of your favorite links in the comments along with your wonderful insights. Starting five: Ramona...
WNBA Mid-Season Point Guard Rankings (Part 2): A Very Tentative Top Five
Consistent with what made Whalen's performance in San Antonio so outstanding this past Sunday, at the core of these "point guard" rankings is a focus on the quality of their decisions rather than any conception of positional "purity". There are situations that demand a pass-first mindset and...
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