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Last season the Rockers finished 1st in the Eastern Conference with a 22-10 record. They have some great coaches and four young players with much room to improve. | ||||||||||||||
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With veterans like Teresa Weatherspoon at 37, Sue Wicks (36), and Tari Phillips who is 33, you can never count New York out of it. With this old roster they still posted a second place record of 22-11. | ||||||||||||||
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Sheri Sam is leading the Sol. In their second year in the league the Sol made it to the playoffs with their 20-12 record. The Sol also have some outstanding role players in, second year Ruth Riley, Defensive Player of the Year Debbie Black, and towering 6-5 center Elena Baranova who can hit from everywhere. Again this year, the Sol will be sure to shine! | ||||||||||||||
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The Sting started off with a 1-10, but they finished strong with an overall record of 18-14. Lead by the veteran backcourt of Dawn Staely and Andrea Stinson, the Sting look to repeat their trip to the finals. | ||||||||||||||
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The Miracle finished with a 13-19 record, despite being crowned with the worst ball handling team in the league. (Lead all teams in turnovers) Orlando hopes to improve and finish strong this season. | ||||||||||||||
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If Detroit looks to improve their 10-22 record, they will have to play much better defense (opponents shot 46.2 percent last season against the Shock) Number 2 overall pick Swin Cash will sure alp clear the boards and lead the Shock. | ||||||||||||||
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Picking up Ajhsa Jones and Stacey Dales-Schuman as picks 3 and 4 in the fist round, should really help out All-Star Chamique Holdsclaw and second year player Coco Miller. The will sure be hopeful for a playoff berth this summer and finish better than last season's record of 10-22. | ||||||||||||||
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Tied for the worst record 10-22 the Fever have a lot to improve. Getting Nikki McCray off a trade and having Tamika Catchings back (Catchings missed all of her rookie season due to injury) will defiantly help Indiana | ||||||||||||||
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Lisa Leslie was cleary the league's best player, leading the Sparks to their first WNBA title and a 28-4 record. Lisa has a great supporting cast, Tamecka Dixion at the 2 position, and a very versatile DeLisha Milton at 4. Although LA lost starting point guard Ukari Figgs they acquired veteran guard Sophia Witherspoon and 1st round draft pick Nikki Teasley (5th overall) in the trade to Portland. As a pick of their own the Sparks drafted sweet-shooter Rosalind Ross from Oklahoma. Even off the bench LA will be strong with veterans Latasha Byears, Nicky McCrimmon and Rhonda Mapp. With this great talent the Sparks will be the team to beat and they hope to repeat. | ||||||||||||||
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The 20-12 record got the Sacramento Monarchs a second place finish in the Western Conference. Yolanda Griffith lead the team in scoring, she couldn't she couldn't of done that without the flashy Ticha Penicheiro giving her great assist. (Penicheiro lead the league 7.5 apg) If the Monarchs want to challenge the Sparks they need to play better on the road and make more foul shots. | ||||||||||||||
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The Comets couldn't capture their 5th WNBA Championship but they did finish 19-13 last year. With Sheryl Swoopes back from an ACL injury the Comets are determined to reclaim their title. Last season with Swoopes out, Tina Thompson averaged 19.3 ppg and Janeth Arcain had her best season ever, putting up 18.5 ppg. For sure, Swoopes, Thompson, and Arcain are going to be the toughest trio to defend. to make Houston even better they picked up 3 time All-Star Rebecca Lobo and dunking rookie Michelle Snow. | ||||||||||||||
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The trio of Adrienne Goodson, Jennifer Azzi, and Nataile Willams led the Strazz to a 19-12 record. With having the leagues tallest player Margo Dydek at 7-2, Utah got plenty of rebounds, but if they want to make it further into the playoffs they need to put more points on the board. | ||||||||||||||
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First year with a new coach (2 time MVP Cynthia Cooper) didn't go that bad for Phoenix ending the season 13-19 and in fifth place. Things are looking up for the Mercury 6-8 Maria Stepanova is coming one of the best post players in the league. and with leadership from Jennifer Gillom and Michelle Brogan the Mercury might have a chance at the playoffs but they to shoot significantly better. | ||||||||||||||
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Last year's high-score was Katie smith of the 12-20 Lynx. This year she will have some of the offensive load taken off her shoulders with healthy Svetlana Abrosimova, Betty Lennox and newcomer Tamika Willams. If Minnesota gets it all put into place, then we might just see them playing through August. | ||||||||||||||
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Things were looking good last year for the Fire, but then all hopes were shattered when Portland went on a 10 game losing streak to close out the season at 11-21. Don't be surprised if the Fire moves up in the standings, this year they'll have Rookie-of -the-Year Jackie Stiles back and ready to play. With Stiles in the backcourt Portland traded for point guard Ukari Figgs and quick moving Carolyn Young in the mix. | ||||||||||||||
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