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Plus-Minus: A Primer & The Value Of Four-Year WNBA Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (RAPM)
Just yesterday in a comment on the 2011 WNBA All-Playoff Team post, Shannon correctly pointed out that I had sort of loosely tossed out the term "plus/minus" without sufficient explanation. The confusion, as I described briefly there, was that there are two forms of plus/minus currently publicly...
Candace Parker Is Carrying The L.A. Sparks, But They'll Need More To Make 2011 WNBA Playoffs
Shifts in momentum are among the strangest things in basketball, sometimes so intertwined with psychological factors that it's hard to explain precisely what happened. And there's every reason to resist pegging a change in momentum like what happened in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Sparks'...
Seattle Storm's Improving Turnover Rates Help Them Beat L.A. Sparks, Win Fourth Straight
The best thing that happened to the Seattle Storm in the fourth quarter of their 65-63 win against the Los Angeles Sparks last night was Kristi Toliver fouling Sue Bird and sending her to the free throw line for the game-winning free throws. Prior to that point, they shot 20% from the field and had...
Candace Parker Pledges To Donate To Alzheimer's Association In Honor Of Pat Summitt
Update: Parker had seven rebounds, two blocks, and two steals as the Tulsa Shock beat the L.A. Sparks to snap a WNBA record 20-game losing streak. There are four WNBA games on tonight, but one of the best things occurring is that Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker will be playing in honor...
Morning Links: Spoiled Returns On A Busy Tuesday Night
It was a five-game night last night and it was headlined by a few disappointing returns to action. Here's a brief look at the key storylines of the night, but - as usual - feel free to drop any of your favorite links in the comments along with your wonderful insights. Starting five: Ramona...
Life Without Candace Parker Isn’t Sunny for Los Angeles Sparks
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WNBA MVP Watch: Candace Parker's Value To The Sparks & Other Early-Season Candidates
After the Los Angeles Sparks' 96-91 win over the New York Liberty in the WNBA's 15th Anniversary game last Tuesday, star forward Candace Parker was asked what she learned about the team after recording a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. "I think our bench is always ready to play,"...
Los Angeles Sparks Versatility Overcomes Rebounding Struggles
Hours before the Minnesota Lynx began their stunning 24-0 first quarter run en route to an impressive road victory over the Seattle Storm last Thursday, I had written about 3/4 of an article about their home-and-home with the Los Angeles Sparks. I chose not to publish it for a simple reason: as...
Phoenix Mercury And Los Angeles Sparks Friday Night Fight At Staples Center
Who: Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury Where: Staples Center What: First of four meetings between these teams in the 2011 WNBA When: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (WNBA Live Access) Storyline: The Phoenix Mercury (0-1) and Los Angeles Sparks (1-1) open their season series with a Friday...
Just How Good Are The 3-1 Minnesota Lynx?
I rather rigidly maintained throughout last season that the Minnesota Lynx were not a bad team, but an injury-ravaged team that simply never had the opportunity to come together. And when first year coach Cheryl Reeve briefly had her entire roster healthy and a few days of practice to bring things...
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