UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More problems for Louisville, the defending national finalist. First, Angel McCoughtry graduates. Second, they get beat at Hartford And now...this...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
#35 (minus one) drives forward. It looks like blogging frequency at the Pleasant Dreams Blog is going to go into a steep decline. The problem is that my work is looking into steps to severely curtail employee internet access. Which sucks, because whenever it was slow at work, I could always fill the down time by blogging. Now, I can't even do that anymore. This leaves the only blogging time left as...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
2009-10 Liberty women's basketball outlook http://j.mp/4zZLvV #ncaaw 18:25:09 HoopGurlz: Recruiting season winds down http://j.mp/2K0PZe 19:36:58 RT @UTLadyVols : 1st media timeout of the second half and Cain has 20 points and 18 rebounds. Lady Vols lead 57-28 with 15:38 to play. 20:21:28 UConn: Junior guard Lorin Dixon injures left hamstring, questionable for Saturday (courant.com) http://j.mp/Z7eqn...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Okay, Chamique Holdsclaw didn't work, and they got Candice Dupree to replace her. Now, Shanna Crosley isn't working out, and the "Good Angels" picked up Angel McCoughtry to replace her. According to przemoe over on RebKell, the plan was for McCoughtry to play in China during the off-season. However, the unnamed team in China withdrew the contract which gave Dobrí anjeli Košice...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
This week's games involving Dream players, including Angel McCoughtry and a monster of a game on Wednesday. Wednedsay Euroleague: Ros Casares (2-0) vs. Ekaterinburg (2-0) : The biggest game in Europe this week. This game could be a preview of the Euroleague finals, and will probably be the debut of Becky Hammon on Ros Casares. Euroleague: Villeneuve d'Ascq (1-1) vs. Krakow (2-0) Euroleague: Pécs...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
On Swish Appeal , I've gone ahead and posted the WNBA's player efficiency ratings for 2009. If you're interested, here's how the various players of the Atlanta Dream did in PER: Angel McCoughtry (23.2) Sancho Lyttle (21.3) Erika de Souza (20,0) Chamique Holdsclaw (14.8) Michelle Snow (14.6) Ivory Latta (13.5) Tamera Young (12.1) Coco Miller (10.4) Iziane Castro Marques (9.8) Shalee Lehning (8.7) Jennifer...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Last year, I did a few posts regarding similarity scores . From the earlier post: Similarity Scores was designed to be a fair way to compare players by their career statistical lines. The idea is "start with 1000" points and then begin to take away points from points of difference. For example, if two players had career steals totals that were 20 steals apart, we would take one point away...
home (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Petrel looks at individual player box score values from the 2008-09 season from the power conferences. Which player is at the top? Angel McCoughtry of Louisville (and now with the Atlanta Dream). Denver held their first fan day on Sunday.
home (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry (Louisville) was named MVP of the Ekaterinburg International Invitational. The Americans beat UMMC Ekaterinburg 78-63 in the final game Sunday.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Fueled by a 23-0 run that covered the last half of the second quarter and the first two minutes of the third, the USA Women's National Team handed host UMMC Ekaterinburg a 78-63 defeat to win its third game in three days and claim the Ekaterinburg International Invitational championship Sunday in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The U.S. was led by Angel McCoughtry 's 20 points on 9-for-15 shooting. Swin Cash...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
M. V. P. Some new updates: * Angel McCoughtry was named the Most Valuable Player in the Ekaterinburg International Invitational Tournament. She averaged 15.3 points per game over three games. I expect there to be some demand for McCoughtry from international teams. * There is a gallery of images from the latest game right here . A quote from McCoughtry : How does it feel to win gold after such a short...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
This picture made the USA Basketball front page. Powered by a 23-0 run over the second and third quarters and a 20 point game from Angel McCoughtry , the USA Women's National Team swept the Ekaterinburg International Invitational with a 78-63 victory over their hosts, powerful Russian Superleague A team UMMC Ekaterinburg. The box score is here . A write-up of the game will probably be forthcoming on...
home (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The US National Team is 2-0 in Russia. Atlanta's WNBA Rookie of the Year Angel McCoughtry (Louisville) had 17 points in the 100-81 win against a Czech pro team and 9 points in the 79-65 win over Euroleasing Sopron Former Penn State player Kelly Mazzante has a second ring with Phoenix.
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
At the Ekaterinburg (Russia) International Invitation, the newly-assembled USA Women's National Team continued its winning ways, winning the second game of the tournament against Euroleasing Sopron, a team from Sopron, Hungary. The box score is here . A detailed write-up of the game is here . An 11-2 run in the fourth quarter sealed the deal for the United States. Angel McCoughtry didn't lead the USA...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The USA Women's National Team - including Angel McCoughtry for the time being - has traveled to Ekaterinburg, Russia for an international tournament. The first opponent for the USA Women was ZVVZ UKA Prague, and the USA Women got off to a great start with a 100-81 victory. The box score is here . A detailed write-up of the game can be found here . And guess who led the US team in scoring? That's right,...
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