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WNBA Mid-Season Point Guard Rankings (Part 2): A Very Tentative Top Five
Consistent with what made Whalen's performance in San Antonio so outstanding this past Sunday, at the core of these "point guard" rankings is a focus on the quality of their decisions rather than any conception of positional "purity". There are situations that demand a pass-first mindset and...
WNBA Mid-Season Point Guard Rankings (Part 1): What Makes Lindsay Whalen The Best So Far in 2011
As a player who thrives on a command of the subtleties of her position, Minnesota Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen rarely makes the spectacular play that captures the attention of the average WNBA fan. And even when she does pull off the spectacular - as she did with a game-winning shot in the...
Atlanta Dream: Harding vs. Lehning: "Which one is better?"
In Atlanta, we now have Lindsey Harding to lead the Dream at point guard and theoretically to its first WNBA Championship in the 2011 season. Harding, if you don't know, was the #1 Draft Pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft. If she becomes the Dream's starter - and as the Magic Eight-Ball says, "All...
WNBA Point Guard Rankings: Visualizing Point Guard Personalities & What Makes Sue Bird Great
A long time ago, there was an analysis written about WNBA point guards. Since one point guard had quite clearly dominated the 2010 WNBA season, it was never published as life and other ideas seemed to take precedent. However, with the 2011 WNBA Draft rapidly approaching, the post has been...
Oregon Point Guard Nia Jackson's 'Shocking' Improvement To Become The Pac-10's Leading Scorer
With five seconds left in regulation against the Washington Huskies last Thursday, Oregon Ducks junior point guard Nia Jackson found herself with the type of opportunity that is more like a Hollywood script than a kid's playground fantasy. The 5'7" scoring leader had done everything in her power...
Who Will Run Point for the New York Liberty? How About Temeka Johnson?
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 0 1 180 849 21 5 1264 11.1280 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 0 0 0 </xml><![endif]-->In an interview with Swish Appeal in February, New York Liberty general manager Carol Blazejowski made it...
How Pohlen Contributed to Stanford's Final Four Win Despite Poor Shooting
When Stanford University visited the University of Washington about halfway through Pac-10 conference play this year, I decided to keep track of something different: the number of times point guard Jeannette Pohlen drove inside the three point line. I had watched her for a number of games before...
Candice Wiggins: On the Positive Side of "Combo Guard"
Candice Wiggins is already one of the best "combo guards" in the league.And that’s not a bad thing.After 12 games off the bench this season and putting up some amazing rookie stats, it’s hard not to get excited about Wiggins’ star potential. She’s exciting to watch because she plays with so much...
L.A. Gets A Spark From Bobbit As Starting Point Guard
While the Sparks’ high-low zone offense was the probably the most tangible adjustment in their 91-80 victory over the Mercury, the Sparks’ energy on both ends of the floor was probably the biggest key to ending their three game losing streak.Of course, it's hard to dig too deeply into the Sparks’...
Fever Collapse Under the Pressure Of "Playing Not To Lose"
I chose to watch the Fever-Lynx webcast last night instead of the Sparks-Sun game because I figured it would be more interesting to continue following the Fever without Tully Bevilqua that the Sparks without 4/5 of their starting lineup.I ended up feeling pretty good about that decision, but it...
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