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What Each WNBA Team Should Do In 2012, Pt. 2: Playoff Teams That Might Not Be Championship Caliber Yet
Swish Appeal regular and resident Washington Mystics fan thewiz06 takes a look at "Category 2 teams: teams built for the postseason, but not the WNBA title just yet". See Part 1 of his series of guest posts for a look at all the categories and where teams fit. The following are what I call...
Liberty Evens the Series with the Fever: The Stat Analysis
NEWARK, NJ - This one was rooted in defense. Plain good old fashioned shut 'em down defense. Granted there were the three pointers and Plenette Pierson was effective in the lane. The tenet of the New York Liberty's 87-72 victory over the Indiana Fever on Saturday was the defensive end. The...
Powell, Liberty, Break The Fever And Force Game 3
Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty used balanced scoring and strong defense to beat the Indiana Fever 87-72 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series and even the series at one win apiece. Indiana's Katie Douglas led all scorers with 20 points, but she and Shavonte Zellous,...
Halftime at the Rock: Liberty 50-Fever 41
NEWARK, NJ - A few non-stat, related thoughts from observations, notes and charting the initial half. The Liberty leads Indiana 50-41, proceed after the jump. Indiana got a few good looks for Katie Douglas (11 first quarter points). The Fever built the 23-20 first quarter edge not only on...
Pre-Game: Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty
NEWARK, NJ - It's 'do or die' for the NY Liberty as they host the Indiana Fever in game two of the 2011 WNBA playoffs' opening round. The Fever edged NY 74-72 in Indianapolis on Thursday to set up this crucial second game meeting. A few notes after the jump. In game one both clubs were...
New York Liberty vs. Indiana Fever: Watch those 'First Four'
We frequently discuss and refer to the ‘first four minutes' and their relative importance. Coaches stress how vital these moments are at the beginning of each half. ‘Winning' the first four does not guarantee a victory, nor does ‘losing' them automatically spell defeat. Still,...
2011 WNBA Playoffs Preview: New York Liberty vs. Indiana Fever - Eastern Conference, First Round
Who: #1 Indiana Fever vs #4 New York Liberty What: Eastern Conference playoffs, first round When: First game - Thursday, September 15 at 8 p.m. EDT (ESPN2) in Indianapolis (full schedule) Season series: 2-2 (click here for summary) Indiana Fever profile: Strength:eFG% Weakness:Off...
2011 WNBA Playoff Schedule: Eastern Conference Field Set After Atlanta Dream, Connecticut Sun Wins
With the Atlanta Dream sweeping the regular season series with the Indiana Fever yesterday and the Connecticut Sun beating the New York Liberty, the Eastern Conference playoff field is finally set. The full playoff schedule is available at WNBA.com (click here). We'll have previews and such later,...
Charles, Jones, Lead Sun in Season Finale
Just the Facts, Ma'am: Tina Charles's 23rd double-double gave the Connecticut Sun homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs, as the Sun pulled out a 69-63 win over the New York Liberty. Charles's 18 points and 11 rebounds were game highs, the latter tied with Asjha Jones. Nicole...
New York Steps It Up Against Indiana
Just The Facts, Ma'am: Essence Carson's 18 points led a balanced Liberty attack, and New York held the lead virtually wire to wire in an 83-75 win over the Indiana Fever. Katie Douglas had 17 for Indiana, while Shannon Bobbit's 16 made her the only other Fever player in double figures. For free...
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