On Tuesday, the Washington Mystics hosted the Minnesota Lynx at Verizon Center for a 20-minute analytic scrimmage, which is a step in the right direction for a league that hasn't embraced analytics enough. The WNBA is behind the curve compared to the NBA when it comes to analytics. So when Jorge … [Read more...]
Key questions each WNBA Western Conference team faces heading into the 2015 season
We continue our series by asking questions for each WNBA team in the Western Conference as they head into the 2015 season. Let's take a look at the Western Conference and examine a key question that each team faces this season. If you missed it, we examined the Eastern Conference teams' key … [Read more...]
The Atlanta Hawks’ success provides an alternative team building roadmap for the Washington Mystics
The NBA's Atlanta Hawks are the Eastern Conference's best team, despite the lack of a superstar player. In light of their success, the Washington Mystics could take a page from Atlanta's playbook as they head toward the 2015 WNBA season. The Atlanta Hawks have been one of the NBA's surprise … [Read more...]
How will Ally Malott and Natasha Cloud fit with the Washington Mystics in 2015 and beyond?
Let's take a look at how Ally Malott and Natasha Cloud, the Washington Mystics' first and second round picks will fit with the 2015 roster. I'll admit it. Even though I'm looking forward to the 2015 WNBA season as a whole, I am not that excited about the Mystics. Their first pick in the 2015 … [Read more...]
UConn vs. Maryland final score: Huskies blow out the Terps 81-58 to advance to third straight national championship game
Maryland's potent three-guard attack was not enough to stop the UConn Huskies from doing UConn things. Maryland came into this game on a 28-game winning streak off the three-guard attack of Laurin Mincy, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, and Lexie Brown. But they weren't able to get the UConn Huskies off … [Read more...]
Notre Dame vs. South Carolina final score: Irish narrowly avoid late-game collapse, win 66-65
It wasn't pretty, but this game was exciting to say the least. Wow, what a way to kick off the Women's Final Four+ACE The Notre Dame Fighting Irish looked like they were going to run away with this game. But they went scoreless from 6:51 to 18 seconds left, allowed the South Carolina Gamecocks to … [Read more...]
NCAA Women’s Final Four 2015: Notre Dame, South Carolina, UConn, and Maryland go for the 2015 National Championship
The 2015 NCAA Women's Final Four is in Tampa, Florida. Notre Dame plays South Carolina in the first match while UConn and Maryland play in the second. After two hectic weeks, we are now down to the Final Four in the 2015 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. On Easter Sunday, the National … [Read more...]
NCAA Women’s Final Four 2015: Lisa Leslie previews the semifinals, the Sparks’ offseason, and the Capital One Cup
We had a chance to chat with former WNBA star (and future Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer) Lisa Leslie about the Final Four. After two hectic weeks, we are now down to the Final Four in the 2015 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. On Easter Sunday, the National Semifinals are on ESPN. At … [Read more...]
NCAA Women’s Tournament Sweet 16, Day 2 final scores: Dayton’s Cinderella run continues while Gonzaga’s ends
Dayton crashes the Elite Eight party and continues its Cinderella run. We got a chance to see half of the Elite Eight field shape up and see how two of the NCAA women's tournament's Cinderellas: Dayton and Gonzaga fare against their toughest opponents yet. While Dayton continued their magical … [Read more...]
NCAA Women’s Tournament Sweet 16, Day 1 final scores: Two blowouts in OKC and two thrillers in Greensboro
Half of the Elite Eight field is now set. The first half of the Sweet 16 bracket is now complete. Did we see upsets? No, we didn't. In fact, if you were watching the games in Oklahoma City, both were lopsided affairs. However, if you were watching the games in Greensboro or were there in person, … [Read more...]