Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Of the five gallery pictures, three were of Becky Hammon. If there was anything that I didn't expect, it was that Ekaterinburg (2-1) would lose a game in Euroleague. Despite Ros Casares's (3-0) strengths, despite the fact that they are one of the best teams in Europe , I didn't think anyone could beat one of the Russian superteams from the Superleague. However, in front of 2800 spectators in Valencia,...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Even with the death of Shabtai Kalmanovich, life goes on. Dynamo Kursk (2-2) hosted the top team in the Russia Superleague A - Ekaterinburg (5-0) - and in front of a crowd of 850 would have ten good minutes before overcoming to Ekaterinburg 92-65. The box score is here . According to the only write-up I've found, the first half of the game was dominated by foreign players. For Kursk, it was Michelle...
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...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Erika doin' work. I suppose that Erika de Souza just isn't the kind of person who takes two weeks off. Surprisingly...she played in the pre-season game between Spanish club Ros Casares and Russian club Ekaterinburg, which took place yesterday only a week away from the end of the Atlanta Dream's season. A writeup of the game is here . The game was in honor of the 10th anniversary of the foundation of...
Fly, little bird, fly Whatever I had to say about this game, I already put it in my preview . Everything you want to know about the Mercury is probably in Stan's preview over at Swish Appeal . For this game thread I'm simply going to do what any classic PTR hack would do: resort to pretty pictures and hope they distract you from the lack of read content. Something inane but colorful, after the jump....
WNBA players with plans to play overseas this winter may face the unfortunate prospect of squads in economic turmoil. Women’s basketball team CSKA Moscow announced today that although it is premature to say the team will cease operations, they are currently seeking more sponsors and avenues of financing to keep the team afloat. WNBA players on CSKA Moscow include Janel McCarville, Becky Hammon,...
Last game thread of the regular season, people. There won't be much of a preview, but if you happen to want to watch it - well, magic could also happen here. Two's company. There's safety in numbers. Etc. Game #34: San Antonio Silver Stars (15-18) Vs Seattle Storm (19-14) Matchups STARS Vs STORM Becky Hammon PG Tanisha Wright Edwige Lawson-Wade SG Shannon Johnson Ann Wauters C Ashley Robinson Sophia...
If what you like about basketball is high-octane offense, elegantly executed offensive sets, and great scoring performances from stars, then the Los Angeles Sparks’ 76-68 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars was probably agonizing. However, there is something equally compelling about the level of defensive intensity that both teams played with last night that seems to add to the drama of...
Ann Wauters and Sophia Young each scored 13 points Tuesday night but the Silver Stars fell to the Sparks 76-68 in L.A. Shanna Crossley came off the bench to lead with 16 points.
So, the San Antonio Silver Stars have won two in a row, and are back in the last playoffs spot of the Western conference. There are only four games left in the regular season, and if they want to keep that spot, they need every victory they can get. Directly above them in the standings? The Los Angeles Sparks , our opponents tonight. The Sparks, team of apparently the only superduperstars who can dunk...
I'm busy busy busy, so there's not really time for a proper game thread / recap. I'll get to it later, but in the meantime, go root for the Silver Stars now, after their first win in 5 games. If we want to finish above .500, we need to win the next 5. Sounds easy, eh? Hack preview, after the jump. Game #30: San Antonio Silver Stars Vs Minnesota Lynx Matchups STARS @ SHOCK Becky Hammon PG Kelly Miller...
Detroit beat Atlanta 87-83. Deanna Nolan had 29 points for the Shock. Iziane Castro-Marques had 19 points for the Dream. Coco Miller (Rochester Mayo) added 4 points for the Dream. Indiana beat San Antonio 77-66. Sophia Young and Ann Wauters each had 18 points for SA. Becky Hammon (Rapid City Stevens) did not score. Phoenix beat Los Angeles 98-90. Cappie Pondexter had 26 points for the Mercury. Lisa...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
A quick post-mortem of Thursday's Atlanta-San Antonio game because I want to prepare both physically and mentally for today's Atlanta-Los Angeles game. McCoughtry's 34-point game is at the very least tied for the best game this year played by a Dream player, tied with Erika de Souza's game in that 84-79 loss to Indiana where she had 23 points and 14 rebounds. If McCoughtry's game wasn't the best game...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
Swanny's Stats has its newest post up of interesting WNBA statistics. This time, we look at team margins of victory. The first category: 10+ Point Deficits Overcome to Win . Unfortunately, the Dream is 1-2 in this category. We came back from 12 down to beat Detroit at the Palace of Auburn Hills in overtime in July, 98-95. However, we've let teams off the mat twice . The first time was in the second...
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