Look at the Lynx: Defense vs LA

#4 posting 7.16.2006
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Here is the Lynx vs LA Sparks Defensive rundown. Remember this is the number of points allowed by these players

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs 17, 13, 130.8, .692
Seimone Augustus 17, 13, 130.8, .692
Kristen Mann 9, 5, 180.0, 1.000
Tamika Williams 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Nicole Ohlde 18, 16, 112.5, .625
BENCH
Vanessa Hayden 11, 7, 157.1, .857
Svetlana Abrosimova 10, 10, 100.0, .500
Megan Duffy 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Adrian Williams 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Shona Thorburn 2, 2, 100.0, .500

LOS ANGELES
STARTERS
Temeka Johnson 9, 6, 150.0, .667
Tamara Moore 6, 6, 100.0, .500
Mwadi Mabika 17, 8, 212.5, 1.000
Jessica Moore 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Lisa Leslie 13, 22, 59.1, .318
BENCH
Chamique Holdsclaw 11, 10, 110.0, .500
Emmeline Ndongue 13, 9, 144.0, .778
Doneeka Hodges-Lewis 0, 3, 0.0. .000
Murriel Page 4, 3, 133.3, .667
Lisa Willis 5, 6, 83.3, .333

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Lisa Leslie. No one was even close. .318 floor %? 59.1 pp100. This is gold. Take a look at the next numbers +16.

OFFENSE-DEFENSE NUMBERS
Here we subtract the amount given up from the amount scored
MINNESOTA
Jacobs -4
Augustus 8
Mann 0
T Williams 1
Ohlde -10
Abrosimova 0
Hayden -6
Thorburn 1
A Williams -2
Duffy 0

LOS ANGELES
Johnson 3
T Moore 2
Mabika -7
J Moore 4
Leslie 16
Holdsclaw 9
Ndongue -8
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Hodges-Lewis 0
Willis -3
Brandi Davis 2 (she had no defensive possessions)


BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 90, 76, 118.4, .632
Los Angeles 78, 76, 102.6, .500

Minnesota's defense had their worst performance in floor % and their second worst in pp100. The NY Liberty holds the dubious record of 122.4 pp100. The fact is the Lynx just can't close the deal. LA's worst drought was a four possession spell late in the fourth quarter when the game was well in command. If we talk about consecutive strings on the other hand LA ruled with five in the first and second quarters followed by an 8/9 run in the third quarter.

The defensive aggressiveness had a total of 7 forced turnovers. One turnover had nothing to do with the Lynx. LA just had a miscommunication on passing. LA went to the line 32 times and made 24, two less than the attempts by Minnesota. LA had 40% of the rebounds if they missed a shot, MN had 33%. Or if you want to put it another way LA had 67 % of the defensive rebounds, while MN had 60%. That number needs to ratchet up. Tippie Toe defense, getting caught out of position, trailing cutters, and not wrapping up possession of the ball when given the opportunity is sending the Lynx to Lotto Land.

Next up: tomorrow morning with the general news of the day. with an Out & About with Rogers vs New London-Spicer from the Rogers Showcase.