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2011 WNBA Playoff Series Preview: #1 Minnesota Lynx vs. #4 San Antontio Silver Stars - Western Conference, First Round
Who: #1 Minnesota Lynx vs. #4 San Antonio Silver Stars What: WNBA playoffs, Western Conference, first round When: First game - Friday, September 16 at 9 p.m. EDT (NBA TV/WNBA LiveAccess) in Minnesota (full schedule) Season series: 4-0 Lynx (click here for summary) Preview: SBN Seattle Western...
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...
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...
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...
WNBA Mid-Season Point Guard Rankings (Part 2): A Very Tentative Top Five
Consistent with what made Whalen's performance in San Antonio so outstanding this past Sunday, at the core of these "point guard" rankings is a focus on the quality of their decisions rather than any conception of positional "purity". There are situations that demand a pass-first mindset and...
With the All-Star Break Over, It's Time to Get Back to Business
As Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor packed up after the All-Star game to catch a flight home, Taurasi tossed out farewells to her fellow Western Conference All-Star teammate. "Hey Minnesota!" she hollered in the direction of Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen. "Lose a...
Video: 15 Greatest of All-Time Honored at 2011 WNBA All-Star Game
The announcement of the Top 15 in league history The 15th anniversary of the WNBA brought about a special celebratory feel to the 2011 All-Star game, most noteably due to the immense amount of league greats in attendance at the game. These superstars in the record books of the W were here for...
2011 WNBA All-Star Reserves: Who Were The Biggest Snubs?
The WNBA announced its 2011 All-Star starters last week and today they have announced their reserves, listed as follows: Eastern Conference MEV PER +/- Western Conference MEV PER +/- Essence Carson 12.31 23.24 -3.9 Penny Taylor 21.66* 25.98 +16.9 Crystal...
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,"...
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...
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