Maya Moore Day
by Stop-n-Pop on Nov 2, 2010 7:21 AM CDT
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Many of you think today is simply election day. Others think it is the day where Anthony Tolliver gets to compare video production notes with LeBron James. Wrong and wrong. It's Maya Moore Day.
This afternoon the WNBA will hold a conference call that determines the draft order for the 2011 Draft, otherwise known as the Maya Moore Sweepstakes. The Lynx have 4 of the top 14 picks in the draft and they have a fairly decent chance of landing the best college player to come around since Diana Taurasi
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
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Tulsa 44.20 31.55 18.10 6.15
Minnesota 27.60 31.04 26.98 14.38
Chicago 17.80 22.95 31.73 27.51
Minnesota (via Con.) 10.40 14.45 23.19 51.96
Below the fold are a few draft related notes from the team. PS: Don't forget to vote (election day) and don't forget to boo (LeBron day).
* The Lynx have selected first, once (2006 - Seimone Augustus); second, once (2010 - Monica Wright); third, once (2008 - Candice Wiggins); fourth, twice (2009 - Renee Montgomery; 2007 - Noelle Quinn) and have acquired the number one pick via a draft-day trade once (2007 - Lindsey Harding).
* In the 10 years of the current Draft Lottery system, the team with the best odds has won the top overall pick just three times (Atlanta in 2009; Los Angeles in 2008; Phoenix in 2004).
* The Lynx' own pick, courtesy of their 2010 regular season record, is slotted second overall. Minnesota's second first-round pick, acquired in a 2010 trade with Connecticut, is slotted fourth overall. Minnesota won the 2010 WNBA Draft Lottery from the second position one year ago, as did Cleveland in 2003. The team slotted fourth overall has won the Draft Lottery once, when Charlotte moved up three slots in 2005.
* This year marks Minnesota's sixth appearance in the 10-year history of the WNBA Draft Lottery. The Lynx have now appeared in six straight lotteries, after not participating in the first four.
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Time to Deliver
I’ve been a fan of the Lynx for a number of years now. I’ll grant them a number of obstacles and set-backs with devastating injuries to key players and coaching changes. But with the number of lottery picks the Lynx have had over the past few years, they definitely have the talent to compete. This year they must make the play-offs or I fear they will lose what little fan-base they have. They summer is a tough time to compete for the attention of fans. If the Lynx don’t make some noise in 2011, it may be the beginning of the end.
Here's hoping we get some luck today
Maya Moore would be a very nice get.
Breaking down cognitive dissonance and group think since gasoline was cheap.
So what the hell happened?
I’ll admit to not watching – but this site pimped (admittedly bad word choice) the Lynx pretty hard last year – not to mention the addition of local fav Whalen… and looking at their record they were terrible!
So what went wrong? And why should I believe it will get better?
Injuries, mainly
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but Seimone Augustus, arguably our best player, was injured early on (in the first game?) and didn’t return until near the end of the season.
As it stood, the Lynx only just barely missed the playoffs, although it would have been a desperation last seed.
Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away.
Augustus had surgery for fibriods several weeks before the season started
and was out for a while. Wiggins was also hurt at the beginning of the year and then was hurt again towards the end of the year.
One of their better players arrived to the team later in the season, etc. etc. I’m sure others have more/better details.
I haven't written an insightful post in years.
I makes me sad that the lynx have better lottery
success than the t-wolves.
In their 12 seasons...
…the best record the Lynx have achieved is 2 games over .500. When can we expect SnP to turn on them and start blessing us with scathing, bitter Lynx posts about their s*tty FO and lack of direction?
When can we expect people
to stop finding stupid ways to bring up SnP’s negative view on the FO?
Out of reasoned negativity and annoying bashing of an opposing view, guess which one I’ll take?
You're not letting natural selection take its course! You're like the guy who invented the seatbelt...
by Mplax on Nov 2, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
As a recovering SnP basher...
I have to say let it go everyone. SnP has every right to be bitter and negative towards an organization that has let him down far longer than most any of you even cared about MN’s organized sports.
Sure he is not the happiest person to read but he is still here which all you need to know he is a true fan. He just wants what practically ever other NBA has had at some point…success
by Timberwolf i.e. Albatross on Nov 2, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Jokes, people, jokes.
Those are still ok, right?
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