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Photo Gallery: SPM's ECF Game 2 Photos
Nice photo gallery from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty by Tara Polen of Sports Page Magazine. http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/bb/wp-bb/g-wp-bb/wnba-playoffs-ecf-atlanta-dream-105-v-new-york-lib.shtml?41804#4
Lauren Jackson on why "Atlanta is the team to beat" in 2010
From StormBasketball.com (linked above): "I think Atlanta's like an A-plus version of Phoenix at the moment," said Lauren Jackson. "I'm not saying that with any disrespect whatsoever to Phoenix, because I think they're an awesome team, but (the Dream) do both ends very well. Every position they've...
"Breakdown Of Sue Bird's Western-Conference-Finals-Winning Shot"
From SBN Seattle via the link above. Two questions: 1. Were the Mercury not expecting it to go to Bird with Wright running the offense? 2. Why didn't Tangela Smith and DeWanna Bonner switch? http://seattle.sbnation.com/2010/9/5/1671639/sue-bird-wnba-wcf-shot
Seattle Storm Playoff Notes: "Regular Season Series With Mercury Generates More Hype Than Substance"
The Seattle Storm put the Los Angeles Sparks series behind them quickly and are already looking ahead to the Phoenix Mercury. But how much does that regular season series mean? "Each game is different," said Storm coach Brian Agler today at practice. "I don't know if you can really go through...
SB Nation Seattle: "Storm Storm Hope To Seal First Playoff Series Win Since 2004 In Los Angeles"
"I'm not going to say I'm more confident, I just think it makes the way you prepare a lot easier than going on the road first," said Cash, who won two championships with the Detroit Shock. "I expect them to come out [with energy] -- it's do or die. I don't expect anything less. They have some...
Seattle Storm Playoff Push: Agler Doesn't Mind Winning Ugly
"If you came into KeyArena last night for the first time, you're going to be impressed in terms of the fans and the intensity of play," said Agler after practice yesterday. "You know, we shot the ball well at times. But playoff games are going to be ugly -- you scout each other so much, you know...
From SBN Seattle: What The Storm Learned About The Sparks On Saturday: "You’re seeing more of a complete team."
Sure, you might think the Seattle Storm are on their way to a sweep of the Los Angeles Sparks. The 28-6 Storm are just trying to come out and play well on Wednesday. "We try to talk about respecting our opponents," said Agler. "We take it game by game and we talk with our team that after the...
From SBN Arizona: "WNBA Postseaon Forecast: High Winds Out Of The East"
From Kevin Ray of SBN Arizona: "I will say this about Phoenix, getting some stars rested and healed up would serve them well and there's no team in the last few years that has been able to rise to the occasion like the Mercury, so regular season stats aside this is still a club that send you...
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