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Becky Hammon & How The San Antonio Silver Stars' Playoff Berth Was Won
While writing a piece about the San Antonio Silver Stars' chemistry back on July 1, I cut out a section about All-Star guard Becky Hammon. It wasn't at all that she didn't belong in a conversation about the Silver Stars' chemistry; it was just an extra 400 words that was just as easily summarized...
Tuesday Night Preview & Stats: Sun at Dream, Silver Stars at Sparks
There are only two games tonight, but they a) have significant playoff implications, b) should be good games, and c) feature some of the league's biggest stars. Who: Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream When: 7:30 p.m. EDT on WNBA LiveAccess Where: Phillips Arena - Atlanta, GA What: The fourth...
Life Without Candace Parker Isn’t Sunny for Los Angeles Sparks
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Top 15 WNBA Players Of All Time: The Hall Of Fame Probability Calculator List
The tough thing about reducing the entire history of a sports league to the 15 top players is that so many deserving people have to be left out. And yet, it's those impossible debates comparing players across eras to determine which are among the best ever that add a little fun to being a sports...
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...
Dishin & Swishin Counts Down the 10 "Biggest Moments in Women's Hoops" for 2010 (Part 1)
It's the end of December, so everyone and anyone seems to be pulling together their "Best of 2010" lists. Music, television, movies, and so on...so how about women's basketball? So I started thinking, what are the best moments of 2010 in women's hoops? At first, I was going to run with the "Best...
Dishin & Swishin: Tina Thompson Gets You Ready for Tonight's Game on ESPN2
She is now the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history, and tonight the previous record holder gets her jersey retired. On Sunday the Sparks honored Tina Thompson; tonight Lisa Leslie. And we get to enjoy it on ESPN2. I had the pleasure of talking to Tina today, who's getting you ready for...
Tina Thompson: The WNBA's Warrior Is Forced into the Spotlight
She's never been one for individual achievements, even though she has many. In fact, outside of basketball circles Tina Thompson is far from being a household name. But WNBA fans know her and they call her a Warrior. The last of the original WNBA entry class of 1997, Tina Thompson now stands alone...
Game 1 WCF Recap: Mercury Down Sparks 103-94
It's hard to do this game justice without veering off into the realm of wild hyperbole. Diana Taurasi and Candace Parker looked positively all-world tonight. Like, "Can we put them in the hall of fame tomorrow?" all-world. It was a tug of war between force and finesse, with finesse (and a little...
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