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2011-2012 UConn Huskies: Mayan Effort Not Needed
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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...
Maya Moore's Routine Layup That Shifted Momentum In The Minnesota Lynx' 2011 WNBA Finals Victory
"I tell you, we gotta make shots and we're not making any shots. We were going in the entire third quarter trying to fouled. And you know, just go up and shoot your shot." - Atlanta Dream coach Marynell Meadors in her end of third quarter interview on ESPN2. Kris Willis of SB Nation Atlanta is...
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 Awards (Part 2): Balancing Potential & Productivity For The All-Rookie Team
According to Jessica Lantz, a reporter asked Tulsa Shock rookie center Liz Cambage how she would grade herself on her rookie season. Apparently, Cambage gave herself an "A", but the buzz among some media members was in the "C-" range. That's quite a big difference in opinion and partially reflects...
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...
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...
2011 WNBA Rookie Rankings: Maya Moore Rises To #1 In Top Ten After Two Months
Many rookies across professional sports hit the dreaded rookie wall sometime around mid-season. Washington Huskies men's basketball coach Lorenzo Romar has described the challenge for college freshmen as continuing to perform once the "scout catches up to you" - if you're talented, it's easy to...
Minnesota Lynx's Rout Of Seattle Storm An Example Of Near-Perfect Basketball Harmony
Whether the Minnesota Lynx's 92-67 rout of the Seattle Storm last night was their best performance of the season might be debatable. But it was an almost perfect illustration of what makes this team so dangerous on paper. In a battle of All-Star point guards, neither Sue Bird nor Lindsay Whalen...
2011 WNBA All-Star Game - The Year of the Rookie
The 2011 WNBA All-Star game rosters are packed with names that you've come to expect to be voted into the game as starters - the Seattle Storm pair of Sue Bird and Swin Cash who have 11 all-star appearances combined, the seven-time all-star Tamika Catchings from the Indiana Fever, the fourth...
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