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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: #2 Connecticut Sun vs. #3 Atlanta Dream - Eastern Conference, First Round
Who: #2 Connecticut Sun vs. #3 Atlanta Dream What: WNBA playoffs, Eastern Conference, first round When: First game - Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m. EDT (NBA TV/WNBA LiveAccess) in Connecticut (full schedule) Season series: 2-2 split (click here for summary) Preview: Peachtree Hoops Atlanta Dream...
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 Tulsa Shock Got Their Second Consecutive Win Against The Connecticut Sun
After the Tulsa Shock's 78-72 loss to the first place Minnesota Lynx last week, head coach Teresa Edwards said that it was possibly their best performance of the year.And yes, they definitely had showed signs of improvement. But still, it's hard to know what's more surprising: that the Shock ended ...
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...
Lessons Learned By The Connecticut Sun And Indiana Fever Entering Their Games Today
Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles was held to single digits and rebounds for the fifth time in her career against Minnesota on July 9th. At that time, she blamed it on her lack of aggression and not playing through physical contact. She made sure that would not happen in the Sun's 76-71 win...
Connecticut Sun Shake the Indiana Fever 76-71
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Life Without Candace Parker Isn’t Sunny for Los Angeles Sparks
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WNBA MVP Watch: Candace Parker's Value To The Sparks & Other Early-Season Candidates
After the Los Angeles Sparks' 96-91 win over the New York Liberty in the WNBA's 15th Anniversary game last Tuesday, star forward Candace Parker was asked what she learned about the team after recording a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. "I think our bench is always ready to play,"...
WNBA Opening Day: A New Beginning Or Fear of the Unknown For The Connecticut Sun?
As @DishNSwish I roam the Twitter universe, picking up on and making observations, mostly women's hoops related. In the past couple of weeks, there was a common theme; one that I felt, and my Twitter friends and followers also felt: Let's get the WNBA season started already! Finish the roster...
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