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What are the characteristics of a successful WNBA wing prospect?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 3:56pm

Yesterday we looked briefly at some hard-to-figure examples of past wing prospects in the WNBA draft. Today, we'll get specific about some statistical indicators that might help us figure things out in the future, exceptions notwithstanding. The challe...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 21 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 3:54pm

What might be a great game gets buried at 5 pm on Thursday. There was a lot going on yesterday afternoon in women's basketball, at least for an Atlanta Dream fan.  Michael Cooper was named the head coach of the Atlanta Dream, and now all we need i...more

2013-2014 Seattle Storm Offseason Notes
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:49am

The Seattle Storm had its 10th straight playoff appearance in 2013, a league record. Now, with Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson expected to return, how should this team approach the offseason in order to make what could potentially be one last push for a ch...more

Atlanta Dream hires Michael Cooper as head coach
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:37am

Michael Cooper is the Atlanta Dream's new head coach. ...more

The difficulty of evaluating wing prospects for the WNBA draft with statistics
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:32am

Wings have been by far the toughest position to figure out in past WNBA drafts. As an example of how statistics sometimes fail, we look at four wing prospects from the past who sort of defied their NCAA statistics. Over the past few years that I've bee...more

Summitt sculptor speaks
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:28am

As Pat Summitt Plaza is ready to be unveiled tomorrow on the Tennessee campus, the sculptor talks about how he created the statue of the legendary coach.Other college news:Redshirt freshman Andraya Carter is back on the court for the Lady Vols.It's too ea...more

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson unveils virtual world
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 21, 2013 at 7:06pm

Lauren Jackson should be dizzy by now. I just spent 30 minutes shaking the global hoops star, cracking up with every "Oh my God" she deadpanned. What the? Exactly. There's this new wave of virtual branding for celebrities and marketers called "HeadCasts....more

Women's basketball links: WNBA draft lottery date still a secret, UConn 'Seven Strong', Brittney Griner's tattoos
by Swish Appeal
posted November 21, 2013 at 7:04pm

9 links for today, with an actual date set for the 2014 WNBA Draft lottery...that we aren't yet allowed to know. So you might have noticed that I've started to focus on the 2014 WNBA Draft a bit more, even though I have no idea when the lottery or actu...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 20 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 21, 2013 at 7:03pm

Wherein ESPN3 actually works, but delivers a dud of a game. Like the man at Las Vegas who perpetually feeds quarters into a machine, I went back online to give ESPN3 another chance.  I heard that Oregon was going to be playing Connecticut, and I f...more

How Brown's Sophie Bikofsky became one of the nation's top early-season shooters
by Swish Appeal
posted November 21, 2013 at 8:43am

Ivy League Co-Player of the Week Sophie Bikofsky currently holds the highest 3-point percentage in NCAA DI basketball of anyone with 10 or more attempts, according to Women's Basketball State. Although that percentage will likely drop off at some point,...more

Bethann Ord leaning on basketball pedigree to lead Weber State's rebuilding process
by Swish Appeal
posted November 20, 2013 at 5:10pm

Weber State coach Bethann Ord is looking "to change the culture of the entire program" as part of a long-term rebuilding process. That begins with learning lessons from each loss. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - She surveys the action up and moving down the area in...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 19 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 20, 2013 at 5:08pm

Four games involving power conference teams, two of which had to fight for a win and one team that lost. Right now, I am so starved for women's basketball of any kind that I've dusted off an old text emulator game I own called Fast Break College Basket...more

Three-year success rates for WNBA Draft prospects in the 11-player roster era
by Swish Appeal
posted November 20, 2013 at 5:07pm

As a preliminary step to better understanding what makes for a strong WNBA draft prospect, we look at the three-year success rates from the 2008-2012 drafts - the era in which the league was reduced to 12 teams with 11 players each. Earlier this year, ...more

Connecticut Sun: who will be left next year?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 20, 2013 at 5:03pm

Asjha Jones might return to the Connecticut Sun next season, but Kara Lawson isn't likely. And this on top of Tina Charles tweeting last month that she "guesses she'll be in LA." Interesting.College news:Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis' elbow is healing quickly, a...more

In the thick of it
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 17, 2013 at 10:15am

Inside the Paint: Tennessee basketball, episode one.Former rivals and lifelong friends Jessany Williams and Krystal Saunders are suiting up together for Miami.Maryland has extended coach Brenda Frese's contract through 2021.Kastine Evans' new role at Kent...more

Storm assistant Jenny Boucek in conversations for WNBA head coaching position
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 16, 2013 at 7:29pm

Phoenix announced Friday former Storm G Sandy Brondello as its new head coach. An Australian Olympian, Brondello replaces Corey Gaines, who was fired in August, and interim coach Russ Pennell, who led the team to an unexpected appearance in the Western Co...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 15 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 16, 2013 at 7:20pm

A Top 25 team got upset, but it wasn't Connecticut. There was one game yesterday that I didn't need to wish to see, because I saw it:  Connecticut at Maryland.  Connecticut, with both Tuck and Mosqueda-Lewis out, and with Banks hurting her an...more

Sandy Brondello is the Mercury's new head coach
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 16, 2013 at 9:39am

Former Sparks assistant Sandy Brondello is the new Mercury head coach. ...more

Stanford Crushes Cal Poly
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 16, 2013 at 8:04am

Nothin’ like home cooking. The Sanford Women's Basketball team played their first regular season game at home and beat Cal Poly by a score of 86-51. A perfect tonic for getting beat by UConn less then a week ago.Hopefully this blog will be short but...more

Louisville and Oklahoma advance to WNIT championship
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 15, 2013 at 9:14pm

Louisville beat LSU, 88-67, in semifinal one, and Oklahoma outlasted Gonzaga, 82-78, in semifinal two. The Cardinals and Sooners face off for the championship at 3 p.m. Central time Sunday, in Oklahoma. ...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 14 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 15, 2013 at 9:02pm

My struggles with ESPN3 continue, while two major games take place elsewhere. From a previous Games I'd wish I'd seen, I discussed the joys of trying to watch a game on ESPN3.  Mind you, I'd like to think that the internet in my home is strong, bu...more

Women's basketball links: UConn at Maryland previews, more National Letters of Intent, Louisville's 'Thirsty Thursday' win
by Swish Appeal
posted November 15, 2013 at 8:59pm

10 women's basketball links, with a little something for fans of college and pro (men's and women's) basketball. The big game tonight is obviously UConn vs. Maryland - which we'll have a game thread for tonight - so we'll start there and then move to s...more

Washington starters Jazmine Davis and Talia Walton injured
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 14, 2013 at 9:38pm

Washington could make its home debut on Friday without G Jazmine Davis and F Talia Walton, the top two scorers from the 2012-13 season. Walton has been out due to an injured right pinky while Davis suffered a concussion in the second half of a loss at Sa...more

USA Today top 25 poll for the week
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 13, 2013 at 8:56pm

The list:1. UConn2. Duke3. Tennessee4. Louisville5. Stanford6. Notre Dame7. Maryland8. Kentucky9. Baylor10. Nebraska11. Cal12. Texas A&M;13. Oklahoma14. North Carolina15. Penn State16. LSU17. South Carolina18. Iowa State19. Colorado20. Michigan State2...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 12 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 13, 2013 at 8:39pm

What was that game on internet TV last night? Oh yeah. I forgot. Last night, I was hoping to see a women's basketball game on ESPN3.   The first time I tried that was a disaster, with all sorts of stops, bumps, grinds, video freezes, and I ...more

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