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I don't want to clutter up this forum with my WNBA junk but I think this is important enough to have it's own thread separate from my picks thread--hope that's okay.

This thread will contain the boxscores and recaps from the night before, I've found it very helpful in past seasons so I figured I'd share them.

Legend:
TP - Total Possessions
POT - Points Off Turnovers
PIP - Points In The Paint
2CP - 2nd Chance Points
FBP - Fast-Break Points

O-Efficiency- Total Points/Possessions

Effective FG- = FG + (0.5 X 3PM) / FGA

FT Rate - Free Throws Made / Field Goals Attempted


May 15th, 2010

LA 77 @ Phoenix 78

TP: Los Angeles 88 Phoenix 88
POT: Los Angeles 17 Phoenix 11
PIP: Los Angeles 42 Phoenix 30
2CP: Los Angeles 13 Phoenix 13
FBP: Los Angeles 7 Phoenix 13

O- Efficiency: Los Angeles 87.5 Phoenix 88.6
Effective FG: Los Angeles 39.0% Phoenix 43.5%
FT Rate: Los Angeles 11.6% Phoenix 38.7%
Turnover Rate: Los Angeles 14.8% (13 total) Phoenix 25% (22 total)


Notable Plus/Minus:

Los Angeles: Parker +11 (72-61), Riley +11 (60-49), Thompson +3 (60-57), Toliver -8 (0-8)

Phoenix: Taylor +13 (63-50), Taurasi +2 (66-64), Dupree -11 (60-71)

Other Notes:
Penny Taylor nailed 2 FT's with 1.5 seconds left to give Phoenix the 1 pt win....La played very well except for a few lapses, they led almost the whole first half until Phoenix went on a 12-0 run to end the half which covered the 1H #. They went back and forth the biggest lead in the 4Q was only 4 points at 65-61 LA... You could tell it was the first game of the season as teams were quite sloppy as Phoenix turned it over a quarter of the time they had it. You can't judge the season by 1 game but it should be noted that Phoenix led the league at 108% O-Efficiency last season so to see them below 90 is a surprise.


Chicago 61 @ Connecticut 74

TP: Chicago 79 Connecticut 79
POT: Chicago 17 Connecticut 15
PIP: Chicago 26 Connecticut 26
2CP: Chicago 4 Connecticut 19
FBP: Chicago 6 Connecticut 0

O- Efficiency: Chicago 77.2% Connecticut 93.7%
Effective FG: Chicago 39.8% Connecticut 45.4 %
FT Rate: Chicago 15.6% Connecticut 23.1%
Turnover Rate: Chicago 20.3% (16 total) Connecticut 24.1% (19 total)

Notable Plus/Minus:
Chicago: Christon +7 (42-35), Prince -12 (46-58) Fowles -15 (41-56)

Connecticut: Lawson +20 (53-33) Charles +15 (52-37) Griffin +8 (57-49)

Other Notes:
This one was over almost as soon as it started, Conn was up 8 at the end of the first and was up by 14 at one point in the half, before Chicago ended the game on an 18-2 run it was 72-43 Connecticut lead- because of that some of the stats look a little strange --> Connecticut with more turnovers and 0 fast break points. Chicago also shot 1-15 from 3 point land, This was just an abysmal showing by Chicago.


Washington 72 @ Indiana 65

TP: Washington 76 Indiana 76
POT: Washington 19 Indiana 27
PIP: Washington 34 Indiana 28
2CP: Washington 13 Indiana 15
FBP: Washington 4 Indiana 6

O- Efficiency: Washington 94.7% Indiana 85.5%
Effective FG: Washington 52.9% Indiana 41.8%
FT Rate: Washington 32.7% Indiana 13.4%
Turnover Rate: Washington 34.2 (26 total) Indiana 25% (19 total)

Notable Plus/Minus:
Washington: Currie +13 (62-49), Smith +3 (58-55), Harding +1 (58-57)

Indiana: Catchings +4 (46-42), Hoffman -1 (44-45), Douglas -9 (43-52), Sutton-Brown -15 (43-58)

Other Notes:
Indiana's big 4 were questionable for this game since they had just gotten back from overseas-- they should have skipped it as they were brutal. Washington didn't so much win this game as Indiana gave it away. There was no rhythm whatsoever, and the # of turnovers is terrible considering this game had fewer possessions than the others yesterday. There was a right place, right time for Washington as I expect Indiana to get it back on track within the next few games.


Minnesota 80 @ Tulsa 74

TP: Minnesota 91 Tulsa 90
POT: Minnesota 20 Tulsa 16
PIP: Minnesota 32 Tulsa 32
2CP: Minnesota 9 Tulsa 13
FBP: Minnesota 6 Tulsa 11

O- Efficiency: Minnesota 87.9 Tulsa 82.2
Effective FG: Minnesota 45.1% Tulsa 41.7%
FT Rate: Minnesota 20.8% Tulsa 28.8%
Turnover Rate: Minnesota 23.1% (21 total) Tulsa 24.4% (22 total)

Notable Plus/Minus:
Minnesota: Anosike +13 (75-62), Whalen +9 (66-57), Wright -6 (49-55)

Tulsa: Hornbuckle +4 (35-31), Pierson -5 (34-39), Braxton -6 (40-46)

Other Notes:
VERY face paced game-- Very strong 1Q (+10) & 3Q (+8) from Minnesota on the road, this team is going to be extremely dangerous when Wiggins and Augustus come back, Lindsay Whalen is an extreme improvement running this offense, 31 mins 10 pts 6 asts 5 rebs and only 1 turnover. Tulsa is going to be a mess this season, lots of tinkering with the lineups as 9 players had over 12 minutes each and 8 of those players had over 17. Marion Jones had a whole 3 minutes was a -4 and nothing but an expensive PR move.


Atlanta 75 @ San Antonio 70

TP: Atlanta 87 San Antonio 86
POT: Atlanta 25 San Antonio 17
PIP: Atlanta 32 San Antonio 26
2CP: Atlanta 11 San Antonio 20
FBP: Atlanta 16 San Antonio 5

O- Efficiency: Atlanta 86.2 San Antonio 81.4
Effective FG: Atlanta 45.6% San Antonio 44.3%
FT Rate: Atlanta 19.1% San Antonio 11.4%
Turnover Rate: Atlanta 25.3% (22 total) San Antonio 24.4% (21 total)

Notable Plus/Minus:
Atlanta: de Souza +9 (61-52), McCoughtry +4 (70-66), Lyttle -8 (34-42)

San Antonio: Riley +1 (38-37), Hodges 0 (49-49), Young -3 (50-53), Hammon -7 (67-74), Kelly -10 (1-11)

Other Notes:
Last years #1 pick Angel McCoughtry sure seemed ready for the spotlight scoring 20 points in 36 minutes.. Atlanta jumped out to a 9 point lead after 1Q and SA never got back to even, SA was without draft pick Jayne Appel, meaning they were weak inside as they were out-rebounded 41-33. They'll need Appel healthy as Crystal Kelly had a disastrous 3 minutes (-10, 1-11). Certainly not going to give up on San Antonio yet, they need some time to gel- Atlanta is a strange one I really don't believe they're this good- they still have no one to shoot 3's (2-10) however it was an impressive road win.
Another thing to note is both teams were awful at the ft line Atl 13/25 & SA 8/16.


Well that's a whole lot of text to go through, I'd love to hear any comments, questions, opinions or even insults. :com:

gl

May 16th, 2010


Indiana 62 @ Atlanta 66

TP: Indiana 81 Atlanta 81
POT: Indiana 16 Atlanta 17
PIP: Indiana 20 Atlanta 34
2CP: Indiana 6 Atlanta 19
FBP: Indiana 10 Atlanta 15

O- Efficiency: Indiana 76.5 Atlanta 81.5
Effective FG: Indiana 42.9% Atlanta 35.3%
FT Rate: Indiana 12.7% Atlanta 17.3%
Turnover Rate: Indiana 32.1% Atlanta 23.5%

Notable Plus/Minus:
Indiana: Catchings +4 (56-52), Hoffman +4 (53-49), Sutton-Brown 0 (50-50), Douglas +2 (50-48)

Atlanta: Kelly Miller +11 (44-33) McCoughtry +6 (44-38), Lyttle -2 (46-48)

Other Notes:
UGLY that's the only way to describe this game. Indiana scored a total of FOUR POINTS in the 4th quarter and 2 of those points came on a layup with <10 seconds left. They were tired, pathetic and any other adjective you want to use. They turned the ball over TWENTY SIX times! Defensively Atlanta can only get so much credit, this one falls on Indiana.

Not a good start for Indiana as they've lost to two teams that they should have beaten, going to have to keep a close eye on them, certainly not what I expected thus far.


Washington 87 @ Minnesota 76

TP: Washington 80 Minnesota 78
POT: Washington 21 Minnesota 18
PIP: Washington 34 Minnesota 36
2CP: Washington 15 Minnesota 13
FBP: Washington 4 Minnesota 13

O- Efficiency: Washington 108.8 Minnesota 97.4
Effective FG: Washington 54.1% Minnesota 44.3%
FT Rate: Washington 34.4% Minnesota 20.0%
Turnover Rate: Washington 21.3 Minnesota 21.8

Notable Plus/Minus:
Washington: Smith +14 (77-63), Harding +10 (78-68)

Minnesota: Houston -16 (43-59), Anosike -9 (55-64), Wright -3 (47-50), Whalen -8 (65-73)

Other Notes:
Minnesota came out strong again with a +10 in the 1Q, but after that it was all Washington (+5, +12, +4). Obviously Minnesota's defense is below average- but what concerns me is the # of fouls they are committing letting their opponents have easy points at the free throw line. Even though Washington is 2-0 I'm not willing to admit I was wrong... yet. Their next game is Friday at home against NY.



Los Angeles 67 @ Seattle 81

TP: LA 79 Seattle 80
POT: LA 15 Seattle 18
PIP: LA 22 Seattle 24
2CP: LA 13 Seattle 14
FBP: LA 5 Seattle 8

O- Efficiency:LA 84.8 Seattle 101.3
Effective FG: LA 43% LA 38.5%
FT Rate: LA 31.6% Seattle 44.1%
Turnover Rate:LA 27.8% Seattle 15%

Notable Plus/Minus:
Los Angeles: Milton-Jones -9 (44-53), Thompson -12 (57-69), Parker -15 (64-79)

Seattle: Cash +15 (77-62), Little +24 (55-31), Jackson +12 (75-63), Wright +22 (77-55), Bird +16 (73-57)

Other Notes:
Oh this Seattle team is probably going to drive me crazy all season. As the +/- shows, their starting was very impressive, the problem is they still have NO bench support. The bench players scored a grand total of 4 points in this game. Now if LJ and Sue Bird actually stay healthy all season, Seattle will be fine but they haven't had an injury free season in recent memory so I have concerns with LJ playing 35 minutes and Sue playing 38. They are going to need somebody to step up and take some minutes or it's going to be a very tough middle of the season for Seattle.

This is a tough loss for LA as they now start the season 0-2. This is the second game in a row where they were in it at the start of the 4thQ (they were tied with Phx and UP 1 here against Seattle). They fell apart as they were outscored 24-9, now some of that could be chalked up to being tired from the 2nd half of a back to back but I think it's deeper than that, I think against a tough defensive team (like Seattle) who can take away Parker, they are in trouble as they don't seem to have a reliable 2nd scoring option at this point.

There were no games yesterday and none tonight, Minnesota plays at Seattle tomorrow night, will have a preview of that one in my picks thread.

May 19th 2010

Minnesota 76 @ Seattle 79

TP: Minnesota 71 Seattle 70
POT: Minnesota 13 Seattle 16
PIP: Minnesota 26 Seattle 30
2CP: Minnesota 19 Seattle 10
FBP: Minnesota 8 Seattle 8

O- Efficiency: Minnesota 107.0 Seattle 110.9
Effective FG: Minnesota 46.7 Seattle 49.2
FT Rate: Minnesota 31.1 Seattle 29.0
Turnover Rate: Minnesota 16.9 Seattle 14.3

Notable Plus/Minus:
Minnesota: Houston -7 (62-69), Whalen -1 (71-72),

Seattle: LJ +6 (73-67) Bird +3 (76-73)

Other Notes:
For the 3rd straight game Minnesota came out flying in the 1st Q (+7) This was a very slow paced game with only 141 combined possessions, both teams shot over 43%. In the past 2 games Minnesota had allowed their opponent 30+ trips to the FT line however here Seattle only got to the line 23 times converted on 18 of them. I was impressed Minnesota did a better job taking care of the ball turning it over only 11 times- however they are still very weak defensively as this is the 2nd straight game where their opponents efficiency has been over 105% that cannot continue.

This is the 2nd straight game where Seattle was trailing going to the 4th-as I've mentioned thousands of times, they have NO BENCH it's going to cost them eventually, last night their bench score was a total of TWO POINTS

May 20th, 2010

San Antonio 83 Tulsa 74

TP: San Antonio 80 Tulsa 79
POT: San Antonio 9 Tulsa 24
PIP: San Antonio 26 Tulsa 42
2CP: San Antonio 7 Tulsa 11
FBP: San Antonio 2 Tulsa 6

O- Efficiency: San Antonio 103.8 Tulsa 93.7
Effective FG: San Antonio 59.5% Tulsa 43.3%
FT Rate: San Antonio 24.1 Tulsa 12.0
Turnover Rate:San Antonio 22.5 Tulsa 12.7

Notable Plus/Minus:
San Antonio: Snow +18 (67-49), Young +16 (80-64), Hammon +12 (75-63)

Tulsa: Robinson -11 (45-56), Holt -11 (56-67), Braxton -13 (31-44), Zellous -18 (37-55)

Other Notes:
This game went pretty much as expected, this is going to be a long season for Tulsa. San Antonio played fine but there is still a lot of room for improvement. The +/- stat speaks volumes to me as the big 3 headed monster for SA was very impressive. If Michelle Snow can play at this level against the better teams SA immediately becomes the fav in the West IMHO. At times they were too sloppy with the ball, turning it over almost 20 times, as well giving up 42 points in the paint means the defense will have to tighten up but I suspect it will once they get a bit more familiar with each other. Defensively their guard play was very solid today. I'll give Tulsa credit as they hung in there tight as they were tied at the half but this Silver Stars team is extremely talented.

Due to unforeseen time constraints over the next few weeks I will not be posting every single box score, I am still recording them all into my spreadsheet and will gladly post that if anyone is interested.

We are about a month into the season and most teams have played about 30% of their schedule.. (9 or 10 games out of 34) Thought I would share some things I'm keeping track of, perhaps they will help somebody make some money, certainly isn't helping me all that much.. yet :com:

There have been 59 WNBA games played this season

the home team is 38-21 Straight up
the home team is 29-30 Against The Spread
the favourite is 40-19 Straight Up
the favourite is 31-28 Against The Spread

There have been 34 overs and 25 unders so far this season

Teams that lead after the 1ST Quarter have gone on to win the game straight up 39 times and lost 18 times (only twice has a game been tied after the 1stQ)

When leading at HALFTIME teams are 44-13 to win the game

When leading after 3Q teams are 48-9 to win the game

Seattle has been the best come from behind team winning 3 games where they have trailed after 3Q's..all 3 were at home.

Strangely enough Seattle is one of the best teams in the 1H as they are 7-3 SU in the 1H, the Washington Mystics are also 7-3 in the 1H. San Antonio is the slowest starting team as they are 2-6-1 SU in the 1H.

Overall HomeTeams are 35-22-2 SU in the 1H and 33-24-2 in the 2H

The best 2H teams have been Connecticut and Seattle as Connecticut is an astounding 9-0 in the 2H and Seattle is 9-1. The worst 2H team is Tulsa at 1-7-1 as well as Minnesota at 3-8.

the 2ndQ is the best quarter for home teams as they are a combined 37-17-5 in the 2nd.

Chicago & Washington are both 7-3 in the 1Q where Atlanta is a brutal 3-8 in the 1Q (interesting since Atlanta is at Chicago tomorrow night)

A bit of a surprise as Tulsa is the best 2Q SU team with a 6-1-2 record, Washington and Indiana are 6-3-1 and Minnesota is a brutal 2-9

Indiana, Phoenix & Washington are 7-3 SU in the 3Q where once again Minnesota is the worst with a 2-8-1 record Tulsa is 2-6-1 and San Antonio starts slow after the half with a 3-5-1 record

the 4thQ has belonged to Phoenix as they hold a 9-1 record for the 4th.. San Antonio is 7-2 on the other end of the spectrum LA is a league worst 2-8 with Tulsa (2-7) and Minnesota (3-7) not far behind.

Here are the league records for all quarters combined..
Atlanta............18-25-1
Chicago............21-17-2
Connecticut........19-15-2
Indiana............23-15-2
Los Angeles........16-23-1
Minnesota..........10-31-3
New York...........16-18-2
Phoenix............24-15-1
San Antonio........17-17-2
Seattle............23-15-2
Tulsa..............14-19-3
Washington.........24-15-1

You can't just take these numbers at face value, some teams will win 4Q's because they are already way behind in the ballgame, even so there are some things that really stick out-- Atlanta is 8-3 on the season but they've only won 18Q's in 11 games, they usually have 1 breakout quarter and then stumble for the rest of the game, can they continue that trend? may be a fade in the very near future.. Phoenix on the other hand has won almost 60% of their quarters yet just have a 5-5 record to show for it.

I'll continue to update these stats every couple of weeks, hopefully we'll be able to nail some trends and make some money by the middle of July. :rich:

Thanks for reading!