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2012 WNBA Western Conference Training Camp Rosters By Player Style
by Swish Appeal
posted April 29, 2012 at 3:30pm

WNBA training camps open today and after a brief overview of the Eastern Conference rosters yesterday, today we do the same with the Western Conference rosters. The same caveats that applied to yesterday's post apply here, though I might add a brief no...more

2012 WNBA Eastern Conference Training Camp Rosters By Player Style
by Swish Appeal
posted April 29, 2012 at 9:42am

After the long off-season, we're finally on the cusp of WNBA training camps opening. And with teams carrying anywhere between 14 and 18 players into training camp, there are obviously cuts to come with the 11-player roster limit. To get a preliminary se...more

The Power Forward Charity Concert: The WNBA, Black Thought & Childhood Obesity
by Swish Appeal
posted April 29, 2012 at 12:15am

Image: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images The "Power Forward" concert, postponed due to the New York Rangers' playoff game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, is a charity concert that will bring the New York Liberty together New York and New Jersey business ...more

LA Sparks Announce Exhibitions With Olympic Hopefuls China, Japan
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 7:05pm

Two Asian women's basketball teams will be making appearances in the United States in the month of May, facing off against the United States National Team and touring around the WNBA Western Conference. The Chinese National Team will start their tour o...more

Seattle Storm Complete Training Camp Roster: NCAA Three Point Champ Ashley Corral One Of Five Signed
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:48pm

The Seattle Storm completed their training camp roster yesterday signing guards Ashley Corral, Dellena Criner and Jacqua Williams as well as centers Ashley Gayle and Lindsay Taylor. As someone who watched quite a bit of Corral as a Pac-10/12 fan, she m...more

San Antonio Silver Stars Sign Undrafted Cierra Bravard
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 11:31am

The San Antonio Silver Stars have announced the signing of 6'4" Florida State forward Cierra Bravard, who went undrafted in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Their release has some information about her college career and accolades and I offered some thoughts on her ...more

WNBA training camp opens this Sunday; Pat Summitt receives Wooden Award
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 26, 2012 at 4:09pm

WNBA:Good news for LA Sparks fans - Candace Parker has signed a multi-year contract extension.The Seattle Storm's training camp roster is complete, with the addition of five signees. Two are from Washington state: Ashley Corral, who just graduated from US...more

Candace Parker Re-Signs Multi-Year Deal With Los Angeles Sparks
by Swish Appeal
posted April 25, 2012 at 2:51pm

Superstar do-everything forward Candace Parker has inked a multi-year deal to remain with the Sparks, announced today. "Candace is one of those players in the league that you want to build your team with," GM Penny Toler said in a release. "Candace is ...more

2012 WNBA Draft Recap: A Few General Observations
by Swish Appeal
posted April 20, 2012 at 12:06am

Over the last few days, I've had conversations with a number of people about Monday's WNBA Draft and a few themes seemed to emerge as prominent. Jessica has already looked at the team-by-team results, but the following is a summary of some of the major t...more

The Undrafted
by Swish Appeal
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:37am

When you look over the list(s) of players we've been reviewing over the past week or so - and the number of international players drafted - there weren't a whole lot of undrafted prospects who were major snubs, but perhaps a few who could be worthy of a l...more

Chicago Sky Re-Signs Center Sylvia Fowles on Draft Day
by Swish Appeal
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:09am

The Chicago Sky acquired Shey Peddy and Sydney Carter in the 2012 WNBA Draft on Monday. Both Peddy are Carter are known for their defensive prowess on the court. Peddy was named the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year and Carter was selected for the Big 1...more

2012 WNBA Draft: Who Went Where, Surprises and Links
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:26am

Draft board:2012 WNBA DRAFT - ROUND 11 Los Angeles -- Nnemkadi Ogwumike2 Seattle -- Shekinna Stricklen3 Minnesota -- Devereaux Peters4 Tulsa -- Glory Johnson5 San Antonio -- Shenise Johnson6 Phoenix -- Samantha Prahalis7 New York -- Kelley Cain8 Washingto...more

2012 WNBA Draft: A Team-By-Team Look At Who Went Where
by Swish Appeal
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:21am

Now that the 2012 WNBA Draft is in the books, here is a look at the picks by team (you can check out Nate's quick "WWW" analysis about each pick on today's thread): Los Angeles Sparks 1. Nnemkadi Ogwumike13. Farhiya Abdi15. Kadijah Rushdan16. Tyra ...more

The effect of unstable and trade-happy teams
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 16, 2012 at 11:00am

A couple months ago, I asked someone at the WNBA to verify the short list of players who have been with one WNBA team their entire careers. I had been thinking about Tamika Catchings, Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird - the longest-termers. Catchings was drafte...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Combo Guards That Could Make An Impact
by Swish Appeal
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:54am

Every year there are some NCAA players whose statistics warrant a look in the WNBA Draft but whose position - or role on the team - is somewhat unclear. The oft-vilified combo guard can be the hardest role to figure out and this year's draft is no differ...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Versatile Wings Who Add Value Beyond Scoring
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2012 at 10:38pm

Unfortunately, a few of the top NCAA prospects for the 2012 WNBA Draft that we identified statistically in the preseason didn't perform quite as well as one might have hoped during the season. However, one thing remains consistent between then and now:...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Portland Wing Natalie Day Hoping Versatility Makes Her A Successful Pro
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2012 at 10:35pm

Playing on a 12-20 Portland Pilots team that found themselves near the bottom of the West Coast Conference standings, 6'0" wing Natalie Day isn't exactly one of the hottest names around as the 2012 WNBA Draft approaches. However, she finished second in...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Top Perimeter Scorers
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2012 at 10:27pm

NCAA women's basketball wings whose primary function in college was to score have really struggled to make 11-player WNBA rosters in the last few years. Part of the challenge is that most rookie perimeter scorers find themselves in a position where the...more

Should The WNBA Shorten Its Draft?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2012 at 12:26am

One point mentioned in yesterday's mock draft is that there's a distinct possibility that the Minnesota Lynx' first round pick won't even make the roster. That's not even to mention their three (in a row) second round picks. With that in mind, Bob Corwi...more

2012 WNBA Mock Draft 2.0
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2012 at 12:19am

I almost wasn't going to make a second mock draft after the one that was already posted on the Minnesota Lynx' WNBA Draft Central site. As most everyone else believes, there are pretty much four top tier prospects - including one in a class of her own - ...more

Gearing up for Monday's WNBA draft!
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 15, 2012 at 12:11am

Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Mock draft:1. Nnemkadi Ogwumike2. Shenise Johnson3. Glory Johnson4. Shekinna Stricklen5. Devereaux Peters6. Riquna Williams7. Natalie Novosel8. Samantha Prahalis9. Tiffany Hayes10. LaSondra Barrett11. Sasha Goodlett12. Lyn...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospect Interview: Temple's Versatile Kristen McCarthy Optimistic About Fit In Pro Game
by Swish Appeal
posted April 14, 2012 at 11:20am

As we talked to people around the Atlantic 10 Conference about their top players, one name that came up consistently was 6'0" Temple Owls guard Kristen McCarthy. Coincidentally, McCarthy's performance that game is apparently at the center of the NCAA's...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: International Intrigue From Damiris Dantas To Drexel's Kamile Nacickaite
by Swish Appeal
posted April 14, 2012 at 1:47am

We've focused primarily on stateside collegians in our recent 2012 WNBA Draft musings. But there might be a few international names to be on the lookout for come draft day in Bristol. The top-talked about foreign player seems to be one with the most wi...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Top Five Rebounding Power Forwards
by Swish Appeal
posted April 14, 2012 at 1:40am

        In his book Stumbling On Wins, Dave Berri found that three traditional box score statistics had more significance than anything else for NCAA draft prospects: 2-point percentage, rebounds, and steals. The same wisdom can ...more

WNBA Pre-Draft Conference Call: Nneka and then who?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 12, 2012 at 2:22pm

I literally just hung up the phone after listening to player, coaches and analysts talk about Monday's WNBA draft (2 p.m. ET, ESPN2) for an hour and a half. Here are some of my first impressions from the call: Nneka and then who? The analysts, coaches...more

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