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Wednesday WNBA links: Mercury clinch third seed, Katie Douglas close to return, Dawn Staley looking forward
by Swish Appeal
posted September 12, 2013 at 8:57am

The WNBA lottery playoff participants are now set: into the playoffs for the first since 2010 are the Washington Mystics while the New York Liberty find themselves returning to the WNBA lottery for the first time since 2007. That means today's links wi...more

2013 WNBA award candidates: Most Improved Player, Sixth Woman, and Rookie of the Year
by Swish Appeal
posted September 12, 2013 at 8:34am

Throughout the year we've looked at the various candidates for the WNBA's postseason awards. With voting season upon us, we take a look at a few of the awards with candidates that have made pretty clear statistical cases for being honored for their per...more

Delle Donne strikes again
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 12, 2013 at 8:25am

The Sky edged the Mercury, 70-68, on a buzzer-beater shot by rookie sensation Elena Delle Donne. That young woman has some sick, sick moves. And ice in her veins.Tonight's other game was a mirror of the first, as the Sun slipped by the Dream, 78-77, thank...more

The Washington Mystics clinch last Eastern Conference playoff berth
by Swish Appeal
posted September 11, 2013 at 8:30pm

I have been on record saying that a playoff berth for the Washington Mystics is not in their best interest in most circumstances and that's because there is no young foundational core and no superstar for the team which even Coach Thibault has implied i...more

Liberty leave Newark behind with a loss to Phoenix
by Swish Appeal
posted September 11, 2013 at 8:20pm

Barring a perverse application of the word "miracle", this is it. This is the last time I will have to shake my fist to the heavens at the Q59 being fifteen minutes late so that I miss the intricate network of connections and fall into disaster like a ...more

The 2013 WNBA Coach of the Year Race
by Swish Appeal
posted September 11, 2013 at 8:57am

Here is our stream of posts on coaches who are in the running for the 2013 Coach of the Year award.   What a Coach of the Year often has done to win the award Generally speaking in the pros, the Coach of the Year has usually done at least one of...more

Around the Rim: Zags, Eastern, and the Pac-12 release schedules; Seattle U makes a hire
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 11, 2013 at 8:42am

Seattle's expecting 90-degree weather on Wednesday, but that didn't stop leaves from falling from trees to signal fall and the start of the NCAA basketball season. Washington's D-I schools are gearing up for some highly anticipated seasons, Tuesday being...more

WNBA Playoff match ups taking shape
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 11, 2013 at 8:39am

The Mystics clinched a playoff spot by squeaking past the Fever, 69-67.The Lynx grabbed the West's top spot with a 73-60 win over the Storm. Minnesota and Seattle will match up in the first round, while Los Angeles and Phoenix will go head to head at the ...more

No deja vu' needed at the Olympics
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 10, 2013 at 9:09am

Since Geno Auriemma was named Olympic basketball coach for 2016, I have been thinking what a waste this is, to not give other coaches a chance. Connecticut-based columnist John Altavilla thought the same thing:The coach of eight national champions at UCon...more

Phoenix gets quality win over Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted September 9, 2013 at 7:55pm

    (ATLANTA) – As the Dream looked for a win that would secure a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference, it seemed that the final home game of the season (Fan Appreciation Day) would be the perfect opportunity for Atlanta&rsquo...;more

Monday links: Sylvia Hatchell, Dawn Staley inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame, Riquna Williams scores record 51, two clinch playoff berths
by Swish Appeal
posted September 9, 2013 at 7:52pm

With the participants in the 2013 WNBA Playoffs seemingly set in stone for some time now, the biggest women's basketball news of the weekend didn't necessarily come from the action on the court. So we'll begin today's links with some info about the lum...more

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson headed to China for offseason play
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 9, 2013 at 7:48pm

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson is nearing the end of her rehabilitation from January hamstring surgery, signing to play in China this winter. The Australian native will join the Heilongjiang Shenda Basketball Club based in Heilongjiang University Gym in Ha...more

Talkin' smack: Basketball greats Dawn Staley and Gary Payton enter Naismith Hall of Fame
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 9, 2013 at 7:45pm

Ah, the 1990s. In terms of basketball, I'll always remember the decade as O.J. Simpson's freeway chase that interrupted my Knicks' playoff broadcast, Arizona winning the 1997 NCAA championship (Bear Down!) and studying poolside in Tucson while watching m...more

Sylvia Hatchell and Dawn Staley enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 9, 2013 at 9:23am

In a ceremony today, Sylvia Hatchell and Dawn Staley were enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame.Hatchell's acceptance speech.Staley's acceptance speech.Both greats address the media after the ceremony. ...more

Riquna Williams scores 51 points, breaks WNBA scoring record
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 9, 2013 at 9:20am

In the Shock's 98-65 routing of the Silver Stars, second-year guard Riquna Williams scored 51 points and broke the WNBA's scoring record. The previous record in a single game was 47 points - a feat accomplished by both Diana Taurasi and Lauren Jackson.In ...more

Sparks host annual season ticket holder picnic
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 9, 2013 at 9:17am

Today Los Angeles Sparks and coaches hosted several hundred season ticket holders at the annual "MVP picnic." Fans got a chance to talk to athletes, get autographs and play games.Candace Parker and husband Shelden Williams brought four-year-old daughter L...more

New York Liberty still aiming for WNBA playoffs after another setback
by Swish Appeal
posted September 8, 2013 at 5:24pm

NEWARK, NJ - The refrain is all too familiar. To the New York liberty players and staff - and not to forget, the fans - it is all too frustrating: come out with a good first half showing then, after halftime, watch the wheels slowly disengage from th...more

Fever clinch playoff spot; Lynx tied for first in West
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 8, 2013 at 10:15am

The Fever's 69-60 win over the Sun have put them into the playoffs. It's their ninth consecutive trip to the post-season.Whomever thought Indiana or the Mercury would make it, given the horrible start to their respective seasons?The Lynx defeated the Stor...more

Former Storm training camp invitee Samantha MacKay involved in tragic accident overseas
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 8, 2013 at 10:08am

Prior to the Seattle's 75-60 loss to Minnesota on Saturday, the team heard news of former training camp invitee, PG Sam MacKay, being involved in a auto accident in Hungary. MacKay had just joined the Uni Gyor Hungarian club. But, according to news repor...more

Atlanta puts Liberty's playoff dream on the brink
by Swish Appeal
posted September 7, 2013 at 9:33pm

It's almost over now, almost over now... I have to learn to be more specific in my wishes. We have the Shock front office, and we have a calendar, but it's a boring calendar with boring photos that we've seen before. Okay, guys, fine. Raise the bar n...more

WNBA links: What Seimone Augustus can do when 'locked in', Lindsay Whalen's new contract, San Antonio's new player (and ordinance)
by Swish Appeal
posted September 7, 2013 at 10:44am

It's Friday and I skipped links yesterday, so here we are with a recap of WNBA-related things that have occurred since Wednesday. Kata Fagan of espnW discussed why Geno Auriemma is a good fit for the U.S. women's basketball team, beginning with the ...more

Playoffs getting set
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 7, 2013 at 10:42am

Some close games tonight:The Sun got by the Mystics, 77-70.The Dream cruised past the Liberty, 70-57. Atlanta forward Angel McCoughtry scored her 3,000th point during the contest.The Sparks held on to beat the Shock, 74-70.The Fever slipped past the Sky, ...more

The Power of 100%
by Marissa Kastanek
posted September 6, 2013 at 9:32am

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." Kevin Durant. Giving 100% at every given moment will allow success at many levels. Coaches can see when an athlete leaves everything on the field of play and that is a key when recruiting....more

Geno Auriemma reportedly will coach Olympic team in 2016
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 6, 2013 at 8:43am

Geno Auriemma is supposedly returning to coach the US Olympic team in 2016.USA Basketball will have a press conference tomorrow to officially name the coach.WNBA team news:Sky....guard Sharnee Zoll-Norman has joined Athlete Ally - a non-profit organizatio...more

WNBA statistics: Why the Chicago Sky have improved on defense
by Swish Appeal
posted September 5, 2013 at 9:16pm

If you'll allow me to ignore mathematical possibilities for a moment, the WNBA playoff picture is pretty much set: it's unlikely that the Phoenix Mercury will play their way out of the Western Conference playoffs and unlikely that the New York Liberty w...more

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