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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...
Who are the best 'shot creators' in the WNBA?
In a previous piece about potential assists in the WNBA, I mentioned that I didn't have the numbers to calculate a metric SB Nation's Tom Ziller created called "creation ratio" (CR). I took a bit of a break from writing in between the women's pro and college seasons, but I did get the numbers I...
2011 WNBA "All-Playoff" Team: Which Players Did The Most For Their Teams In The Post-Season?
As I was digging through some of our old college coverage in preparation for the upcoming NCAA season I wondered, Why not have a WNBA "All-Tournament team" for the playoffs? The moment passed as the playoffs are sort of a weird beast given that people played anywhere between 2 and 8 games, but the...
Shock and Awe
Seattle Storm center Lauren Jackson pretty much summed up the way I felt after their heartbreaking 77-75 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals last night. "It's numb, like the rest of me right now," Jackson said referring to the hip she injured earlier in the...
Phoenix Mercury Turn The Tables On The Seattle Storm In 92-83 Win In Game 2 Of WNBA Semifinals
After the Seattle Storm's dominant 49-35 rebounding performance in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals, it seemed highly unlikely that the Phoenix Mercury would fare any better in Game 2 unless center Nakia Sanford returned from injury. Apparently, Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner agreed, as...
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 Playoffs Preview: Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury - Western Conference, First Round
Who: #2 Seattle Storm vs. #3 Phoenix Mercury What: WNBA playoffs, Western Conference, first round When: First game - Thursday, September 15 at 10 p.m. EDT (ESPN2) in Seattle (full schedule) Season series: 3-1 Storm (click here for summary) #2 Seattle...
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...
How The Seattle Storm Beat The San Antonio Silver Stars In The First Four Minutes Of The Fourth Quarter
The Seattle Storm did not play that well in their 70-60 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars last night. In fact, the Silver Stars arguably outplayed their guests through three quarters despite being down by three points. Through three quarters, the Storm turned the ball over 17 times (30.58% of...
Seattle Storm 78, Tulsa Shock 72 - "There's none like Bird. She's got ice in her veins."
Down to nine players suited up, the lineup change didn't phase the Shock. This is a team, after all, that has gone through personnel shifts that rival your neighborhood 7-11. One day here and the next not so much. So when Tulsa took to the court against the defending champs, who had beat them by 17...
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