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Chicago Sky, San Antonio Silver Stars fill needs & leave questions with trade
by Swish Appeal
posted April 21, 2011 at 1:30am

Leading up to and during the WNBA Draft, analysts suggested that the Chicago Sky needed frontcourt help to complement center Sylvia Fowles. Instead, the Sky opted to select one of the best NCAA point guard draft prospects ever and found that frontcourt...more

What the Seattle Storm could gain from the Dallas Mavericks' 'Simple Yet Beautiful' Sets
by Swish Appeal
posted April 20, 2011 at 5:25pm

Perhaps it was a fitting coincidence that I ended up behind Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler in a Starbucks line during Final Four weekend in Indianapolis: Seattlites (even transplants) need their coffee and Starbucks is familiar. Or maybe we should hav...more

Former Storm Wendy Palmer named college head coach
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 19, 2011 at 5:31pm

While we're still waiting word on whether former Washington players like Rhonda (Smith) Banchero or Jamie Redd join new Huskies coach Kevin McGuff on his staff, moves are being made elsewhere. The latest being former Storm F Wendy Palmer accepting the No...more

Queen of the "Court": The Story of Courtney Vandersloot, Part I
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2011 at 8:35pm

There's an old adage that simply states, "There's two sides to everyone." And two pre-draft interview questions revealed two sides of Courtney Vandersloot, one the best point guards to enter the WNBA in quite some time. "What can the team that drafts yo...more

Kayla Pedersen - The next 'Larry Bird' for the Tulsa Shock?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2011 at 12:58pm

In a week where Liz Cambage is hobnobbing with playoff-bound Kevin Durant, Kayla Pedersen isn't grabbing headlines yet. But in another month, don't be surprised to see Pedersen's name sharing the Tulsa Shock headlines. Pedersen, the seventh pick in thi...more

Storm signs local player to training camp roster
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 15, 2011 at 10:07am

Seattle University G Breanna Salley is closer to playing organized basketball, again, signing a training camp roster with the Storm on Monday. Salley played one season for the Redhawks before being suspended the past two by the NCAA. A 5-foot-11 slasher ...more

WNBA Draft 2011 Analysis Part I: Which Teams Got The Best Value?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 14, 2011 at 10:20pm

Say whatever you want about the Pac-10, but nobody ever really figured out a way to stop Arizona forward Ify Ibekwe. And Washington fans got their fill of her in her final trip as a collegian to Seattle in which she led the team with 24 points and six ...more

WISI Story of the Week: Geethu Anne Jose Gets Wide Support in India for Quest to Make the WNBA
by Women in Sport International
posted April 14, 2011 at 11:17am

Usually at WISI we post an article of the week. This week we have decided to feature a series of articles on Indian basketball star Geethu Anne Jose. She made headlines across India this past week for receiving invitations to attend WNBA training camps. T...more

Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage to choose country over career in 2012
by Swish Appeal
posted April 13, 2011 at 9:49pm

As soon as the balls dropped and the Maya Moore sweepstakes were won by Minnesota, Tulsa went to work on who to acquire with the second pick in the WNBA draft. The Shock took their contemplations seriously and made a trip across the pond - not the littl...more

One week after the NCAA championship: What's up in women's b-ball
by After Atalanta
posted April 13, 2011 at 8:52pm

Hey, the WNBA draft was on Monday.In an uncharacteristic move, I turned on the television in the middle of the day, and it just it happened to be on ESPN anyway and there it was--the draft. Otherwise, I would have had no idea. I mean, I knew it was coming...more

Video: Liz Cambage talks about being drafted and playing for Tulsa
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 13, 2011 at 8:42pm

Video: Tulsa World ...more

Tweener seasons, catch up with women's basketball news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 13, 2011 at 7:15pm

New coaches:Wisconsin's new coach is none other than longtime Stanford assistant Bobbie Kelsey.Chantelle Anderson is now an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.Recruiting and club ball news:Bria Smith, who decommitted from Virginia after Debbie Ryan's depart...more

WNBA post-draft action
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 13, 2011 at 1:00pm

Here's all that's gone on since yesterday's draft:April 11Minnesota traded draft rights of Jessica Breland to New York for the draft rights to Angel Robinson and New York’s own second round pick in 2012Phoenix traded the draft rights of Tahnee Robinson ...more

Lindsey Harding Gets Her Trade To The Atlanta Dream: How Did The Washington Mystics Fare?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:36pm

Prior to the 2010 WNBA Finals, Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird described the adjusting to the switch from Atlanta Dream point guard Shalee Lehning to Coco Miller "a changeup". With the Washington Mystics accommodating point guard Lindsey Harding's req...more

WNBA Draft 2011: Fitting the Pieces Into the Right Puzzle
by Swish Appeal
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:30pm

Putting together a contending team in the 12 team, economically conservative WNBA is like completing a jigsaw puzzle. You need just the right pieces in the right places; nothing extra or frivolous, and despite how much you want to use a hammer to ...more

A look at 2011 WNBA Draft coverage
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:19pm

Who are we kidding? This is going to be all about Gonzaga PG Courtney Vandersloot and Georgia Tech wing Alex Montgomery with a little Storm news mixed in. The pair of Washingtonians represented the state well, getting selected third and 10th overall in th...more

Lindsey Harding traded to Atlanta
by Swish Appeal
posted April 12, 2011 at 11:45am

Lindsey Harding traded to Atlanta Washington Mystics General Manager and Head Coach Trudi Lacey announced today that the team has acquired center Ta’Shia Phillips, guard Kelly Miller and a 2012 first round draft pick from the Atlanta Dream in exchange...more

Stanford goes No. 7 and No. 9 in the WNBA draft
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted April 12, 2011 at 11:32am

Stanford Women’s Basketball player Kayla Pedersen was selected seventh by the Tulsa Shock in the 2011 WNBA draft. Another Stanford star, guard Jeanette Pohlen was selected ninth by the Indiana Fever. Top Ten for each, baby! Wow, congratulations to the w...more

Live from Storm headquarters: The WNBA Draft
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 11, 2011 at 10:51pm

I'm not in the war room, but I'm in a board room close to it at the Storm headquarters and I'll be making blog updates from the draft. You've got a few minutes before the show gets started, so checkout this good read from ESPN on Australian teen phenom ...more

WNBA Draft 2011 Prospect Capsule: Maya Moore – "It's Not All About The Points. It's About The Other Things That She Can Do"
by Swish Appeal
posted April 11, 2011 at 1:42pm

From now until the WNBA draft on April 11, 2011, Swish Appeal will be providing you with information, quotes and audio clips on some of the top prospects. We hope you enjoy them, and they help you prepare for the new crop of WNBA players entering the ...more

WNBA draft preview
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 11, 2011 at 3:54am

Hoopfeed has an EXCELLENT breakdown of tomorrow's WNBA draft, including which team gets what pick. Check it.My favorite ESPN writer, Chris Hansen, has a good mock draft list for the top 20:Maya MooreLiz CambageAmber HarrisJantel LavenderKayla PedersenCour...more

WNBA Draft 2011 NCAA Center Prospect Rankings: Separating good from just tall
by Swish Appeal
posted April 11, 2011 at 1:10am

The last thing a fan wants their team to draft is a center who's "tall and that's all". The challenge is figuring out which players got by in college on nothing more than being bigger than their competition and which actually have skills that translate...more

(Stanford) Draft Day Dreaming
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted April 10, 2011 at 8:03pm

The 2011 WNBA draft will be televised live Monday, April 11th on ESPN at 3:00 PM West Coast time.Chris Hansen of HoopGurlz online has Stanford Women’s Basketball Player Kayla Pedersen projected as a number five draft pick. He says she could have gotten ...more

TV Alert: Storm star Sue Bird goes for another basketball title
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 10, 2011 at 1:57pm

Storm All-Star Sue Bird (pictured right) is playing for her fifth consecutive EuroLeague title beginning Sunday morning. Her Russian team, Sparta&K;M.R. Vidnoje defeated UMMC, which highlights 2008 WNBA MVP Candace Parker, at the Final Four on Friday. Bi...more

Maya Moore expected to go first in WNBA draft, 36 players await their fate
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 10, 2011 at 12:40pm

WNBA Draft April 11, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN On Monday afternoon, 36 college seniors and foreign players will learn their WNBA fate when the league holds its annual draft. Connecticut senior Maya Moore is expected to lead the way in selections and Minnesota ho...more

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