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Point Guard Rankings Update: Hot July For Bird, Mitchell, & Penicheiro
If you were to judge solely by assist to turnover ratio, Leilani Mitchell would be named the best point guard in the league, just ahead of Lindsay Whalen.And even the most die-hard Leilanians probably wouldn’t agree with that. For some knowledgeable fans, it probably illustrates an obvious point:...
The X-Factor in the MVP Debate: How Do We Measure Defense?
As the WNBA’s regular season draws to a close, the MVP is heating up and there are a number of worthy candidates which makes the discussion both difficult and exciting.But usually the MVP discussion occurs without regard for defense. Usually people compare basic stats like points, rebounds, and...
WNBA MVP: The Most Irreplaceable Player & "The Superstar Teammate Principle"
The toughest – and most annoying – part of Most Valuable Player selections is defining the criteria for "value".There are a few ways to look at the "MVP" award:1) The most productive/dominant player: the most outstanding player in the league 2) The most successful player: most responsible for...
Olympic Break All-Defensive Teams Yield Surprises: A Vet and A Rookie Sleeper
I didn’t know a whole lot about Morenike Atunrase before I found her name leading all guards in blocks per 40 minutes the other day. Apparently, Atunrase is not just one of those bench players who puts up inflated per minute stats in limited garbage minutes either – she’s an important part of the...
Olympic Break Rookie Rankings: What happened to Alexis Hornbuckle?
At one point this season Alexis Hornbuckle was ranked as one of the top rookies in the league – not only here and but also on WNBA.com's rookie rankings.Now she barely cracks the top 10 here and has fallen off of the WNBA.com list altogether. I appreciate her hustle and toughness so I am a bit...
Mid-Season Rookie Report: All-Rookie Team and Upside Rankings
It’s mid-season and I think we should have a pretty good sense of the top candidates for the All-Rookie team as I update my rookie "upside" rankings. I have a top four for my rookie team pretty much set, but the fifth selection will be more difficult in my opinion:Candace ParkerCandice...
Ranking the WNBA's Most Promising Rookies
After writing yesterday’s post about how impressed I was with Detroit’s rookies I took a look at the WNBA’s most recent rookie rankings, released yesterday on WNBA.com.It’s hard to dispute that Candace Parker and Candice Wiggins are the top two rookies, especially with Sylvia Fowles out right now....
How Point Guards Influence the Game – Part 3
I corrected a few mistakes and made some changes to the process, but the quest for the WNBA’s top point guard continues…(To see the first part of these rankings, click here.)So this post will cover the final four elements of a point guard. Those include:Each point guard’s decision making (percent...
How Point Guards Influence the Game - Part 4
So after ranking all the starting point guards, I was left with a few questions:1) Is Ivory Latta really a better point guard than Becky Hammon?2) Should Domique Canty really be considered an elite point guard?3) Is Ticha Penicheiro really nothing more than an average point guard at this point in...
How Point Guards Influence the Game – Part 2
This post has been edited to reflect some changes in the formulas and in the process overall. Please see the notes in the next post for details.So I maintain that even in a shooting slump, Sue Bird is the best pure point guard in the league right now, with Lindsay Whalen a close second.We all...
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