Not SportsCenter… IDEAS.
Watching San Antonio vs. Washington.
Saw a nice inverted High Split used as a pressure release for PTG: Used with good passing center (Duncan), with Back Door action into inverted High Split.
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The Minnesota Lynx will have the top pick in next year’s WNBA draft. Congratulations to Roger Griffin, Jen Gillom and the staff – I always liked them – nice people. ROGER’S AUDIO FROM LOTTERY
Minnesota Lynx receive #1 overall pick from New York Liberty
The Sacramento Monarchs, who finished with a league-low 12 wins this year, received the second pick in the draft lottery Thursday, followed by the Connecticut Sun, the Lynx again with the fourth pick and the Chicago Sky fifth. The complete first found is listed below.
Minnesota has two lottery picks because it received New York’s first-round selection in a three-team trade on May 5 that brought Sydney Spencer to New York.
The No. 1 pick ended up being the one the Lynx got from the Liberty.
Tina Charles
That has to be unbelievably painful for the New York people. Especially considering that the number one overall pick will be Tina Charles, a New York City kid, a low-block force and what the Liberty desperately need.
The remaining draft order is San Antonio, Washington, Tulsa, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Seattle, Indiana and the Sparks round out the final first-round picks in the 13-team draft.
The draft date has not been announced.
| Following are results of the 2010 WNBA Draft Lottery: | |||
| 2010 WNBA DRAFT LOTTERY ORDER | |||
| Pick | Team | 2009 Record | Chances (out of 1,000) |
| 1. | Minnesota (from New York) | 13-21 | 261 |
| 2. | Sacramento | 12-22 | 420 |
| 3. | Connecticut | 16-18 | 76 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 14-20 | 167 |
| 5. | Chicago | 16-18 | 76 |
Following is the remaining order for the first round as determined by overall records from 2009: |
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| REMAINING ORDER FOR FIRST ROUND | |||
| Pick | Team | 2009 Record | |
| 6. | San Antonio | 15-19 | |
| 7. | Washington | 16-18 | |
| 8. | Tulsa | 18-16 | |
| 9. | Los Angeles | 18-16 | |
| 10. | Atlanta | 18-16 | |
| 11. | Seattle | 20-14 | |
| 12. | Indiana | 22-12 | |
| 13. | Los Angeles (from Phoenix) | 23-11 | |
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Could the Shock’s run in Detroit be coming to an end after 12 seasons and three WNBA titles? A group of investors in Tulsa, Okla., said Thursday it will formally apply to the WNBA to purchase a franchise. Lead investor Bill Cameron said his group, called Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC, expects a decision from the league by the end of October. The goal is to have a team in Tulsa for the 2010 season.
Will Tulsa’s new team be the Shock?
Forrest Cameron (no relation to Bill Cameron), publisher of the Greater Tulsa Reporter newspapers, told the Free Press that Nolan Richardson, the former coach at Arkansas and Tulsa, was involved with a group that is trying to bring the Shock or another team to Tulsa. Bill Cameron and fellow investor David Box have said Richardson would serve as the team’s coach and general manager should Tulsa land a franchise.
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The Dream’s Angel McCoughtry was named Rookie of the Year and Marynell Meadors was named Coach of the Year in the WNBA. Congratulations to both!
McCoughtry, the No. 1 overall draft pick this year, led all rookies in scoring and steals and was fifth in assists.
“There was no doubt in my mind when I was scouting talent for the 2009 draft that Angel was a special player, and she proved that in her rookie season,” said Dream General Manager & Head Coach Marynell Meadors.
“There was a lot of competition for this award but she was by far the best. I’m so proud of her and this is only the beginning. I don’t think she has really seen what she can do yet.”
I remember the year before seeing Marynell at our Virginia game at Florida State and asking her who she was taking with the first pick. She said then, without hesitation… Angel McCoughtry. I asked Marynell, where will you play her? The inquiary coming from her roster full of players at Angel’s “positioin.” Her response showed her experience and being able to see past the “position pigeon-holing” we coaches often do… “On the floor… she’s a player!” Well done MM… congratulations!
McCoughtry, the No.1 overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft presented by adidas, finished the season with two consecutive adidas Rookie of the Month honors.
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We are getting closer to the “Official” start of basketball season. Anything within the “T-Minus 30 days” and counting is good enough for me. Let’s start talking X’s & O’s.
Attending the Nike Championship Basketball Clinic today has me really thinking of basketball philosophy. It’s so important to develop your basketball philosophy.
I believe you must always start with defense. With the talent and skill of the players you will need to choose a defensive identity, which will give your players purpose for what they are doing. Defense involves sacrifices. The sooner you start building the habits your players will need to compete within your defensive philosophy the better. Hopefully you did that during preseason workouts.
Two Defensive Keys:
1. What is our identity?
It doesn’t matter what it is necessarily, it just matters that you have one that
you firmly believe in and one that you can teach to your staff and players and have them believe in.
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