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WNBA 15th Anniversary Open Thread: Previews, ESPN Schedule & Live Blog From Tulsa
With double-headers on both ESPN and ESPN3 tonight - culminating with the WNBA's 15th anniversary celebration game featuring the two teams who played in the league's first-ever game - there's plenty of solid basketball to watch tonight, on the computer and television screen. While you attempt to...
Kristi Toliver Leads Dominant Los Angeles Sparks Bench Effort Against The Seattle Storm
Back in 2009 at KeyArena, 6,796 fans witnessed what appeared to be then-rookie guard Kristi Toliver turning a corner in the Chicago Sky's rather surprising 86-81 victory over the Seattle Storm. Smoothly navigating the court to find gaps in the defense and beautifully placing passes to teammates,...
Kristi Toliver's Father-Daughter 'Basketball Connection' Still Evolving With Her WNBA Career
If Los Angeles Sparks guard Kristi Toliver continues to play as well as she has to start the 2011 WNBA season, her name is likely to come up in both Most Improved Player and Sixth Woman of the Year award discussions. As one of the league's top pure scorers thus far in this young season, the 5'7"...
Los Angeles Sparks Versatility Overcomes Rebounding Struggles
Hours before the Minnesota Lynx began their stunning 24-0 first quarter run en route to an impressive road victory over the Seattle Storm last Thursday, I had written about 3/4 of an article about their home-and-home with the Los Angeles Sparks. I chose not to publish it for a simple reason: as...
Just How Good Are The 3-1 Minnesota Lynx?
I rather rigidly maintained throughout last season that the Minnesota Lynx were not a bad team, but an injury-ravaged team that simply never had the opportunity to come together. And when first year coach Cheryl Reeve briefly had her entire roster healthy and a few days of practice to bring things...
2011 WNBA Opening Night Open Thread: L.A. Sparks Vs. Minnesota Lynx 11 P.M. EST
Who: Los Angeles Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx Where: Staples Center What: 2011 WNBA Opening Night When: 11 p.m. EST (NBA TV/WNBA Live Access) Season Previews: DNS: Can He Swish Again? Dishin' out the 2011 WNBA Predictions Ranking the WNBA Arenas Solobasket's WNBA Guide 2011: The show is back...
2011 WNBA Preview: Key To L.A. Sparks Success Lies In What Happened Last August Without Candace Parker
The buzzword for the Los Angeles Sparks since the time they signed forward Eboni Hoffman as a free agent back in February has been versatility. "Compared to last year we just have more versatility," said coach Jennifer Gillom in a February interview with Swish Appeal. "It definitely serves a...
WNBA Draft 2011 Analysis Part II: How Four Teams Looked To Fill Needs
I try not to talk about drafts in terms of winners and losers - by the sensationalistic standards on which most people judge draft prospects, the Washington Wizards might have gotten an A+ for selecting a Kevin Garnett/Chris Webber hybrid superstar to lead their franchise into the future with the...
WNBA Draft 2011: Fitting the Pieces Into the Right Puzzle
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LA Sparks Coaching Hires Sandy Brondello, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant Create Solid Coaching Team
After the San Antonio Silver Stars chose not to renew Sandy Brondello's contract back in December, she finds herself re-employed today as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks coaching staff along with Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. Always considered a strong assistant in San Antonio prior to being promoted...
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