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The 2011 WNBA-Champion Minnesota Lynx Are Reloaded for 2012
The Minnesota Lynx are #reloaded. Just ask Taj McWilliams-Franklin. And now, Candice Wiggins. The Lynx resigned their Ms. Personality to a contract yesterday, locking up yet another player from the 2011 WNBA championship team. Minnesota has been diligent in being the 'early birds' so far this...
What Each WNBA Team Should Do In 2012, Pt. 1: Intro & Teams In 'Win Now' Mode
Swish Appeal regular and resident Washington Mystics fan thewiz06 got in touch with me about an idea for a fan post analyzing what each WNBA team should do this year as free agency picks up. After reading it over and having a few exchanges, it became apparent that it was too much to fit in just one...
Ranking the Lynx, Part II
pilight's great post on ranking the Minnesota Lynx definitely caught my eye. As someone who never got a chance to see the great teams of the Houston Comets or the Los Angeles Sparks, I've always been interested in which teams in the WNBA were the best ever.My favorite method - every stathead had...
The Victor And The Vanquished
In winning a championship after establishing themselves as the class of the league within their first few games, the Minnesota Lynx' triumph as 2011 WNBA champions seems obvious as already written in a piece entitled "Eschewing Eschaton" at SB Nation's Canis Hoopus. "If you love basketball, you...
Maya Moore's Routine Layup That Shifted Momentum In The Minnesota Lynx' 2011 WNBA Finals Victory
"I tell you, we gotta make shots and we're not making any shots. We were going in the entire third quarter trying to fouled. And you know, just go up and shoot your shot." - Atlanta Dream coach Marynell Meadors in her end of third quarter interview on ESPN2. Kris Willis of SB Nation Atlanta is...
Minnesota Lynx Sweep Atlanta Dream To Earn First WNBA Championship
For the third consecutive WNBA Finals game, the Atlanta Dream held a halftime lead. And for the third consecutive contest, the Minnesota Lynx stormed back for the win. Minnesota gets its first WNBA Championship in franchise history in their first trip ever to the WNBA Finals in sweeping fashion. ...
Atlanta Dream vs. Minnesota Lynx: How A Duel Of Dominant Perimeter Scorers Can Explain An Outcome
Fans of both the Atlanta Dream and the Minnesota Lynx had reason to find the officiating in Game Two of the WNBA Finals unsatisfactory. Regardless of whatever we think about the nature of the nature of the calls made - whether the game was called "too tight" or whistles blown in response to...
2011 WNBA Finals: Minnesota Lynx Take a 2-0 Series Lead In Come From Behind Win Over Atlanta Dream
The Minnesota Lynx fought to a 2-0 WNBA Finals advantage after taking down the Atlanta Dream 101-95 in front of 15,124 fans at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry continued in her fantastic Finals performances with a 38-point night, breaking her own previous record for most...
Why The 2011 WNBA Finals Is A Great Time For Depressed NBA Fans To Give The League A Chance
While sitting in a Berkeley cafe trying to write something about Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals recently, this middle-aged guy sitting next to me and peering over my shoulder at my computer screen full of spreadsheets leaned over to ask a question that you might normally only use for speed...
Appreciating The Minnesota Lynx Frame-By-Frame: What 'Synergy' Looks Like In Action
The Minnesota Lynx' "3 Clear" play in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals vs. the San Antonio Silver Stars. The other day I wrote an admittedly "pinheaded"* post describing the concept of "synergy" as a metric that describes how well a team shares the ball and in turn what makes for the most...
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