A Look at the Lynx: Jenkins Era

#2 posting 7.26.2006
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A LOOK AT THE LYNX: The Jenkins Era Begins

The Jenkins Era began with a rare road win over a hot Charlotte team.

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

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs 18, 15, 120.0, .533
Seimone Augustus 21, 18, 116.7, .556
Kristen Mann 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Tamika Williams 5, 5, 100.0, .600
Nicole Ohlde 10, 13, 76.9, .385
BENCH
Vanessa Hayden 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Adrian Williams 10, 6, 166.7, .667
Svetlana Abrosimova 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Shona Thorburn 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Tynesha Lewis 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Team 0, 2, 0.0, .000

CHARLOTTE
STARTERS
Monique Curry 3, 4, 75.0, .500
Helen Darling 6, 7, 85.7, .286
Sheri Sam 2, 7, 28.6, .143
Tangela Smith 8, 9, 88.9, .444
Tammy Sutton-Brown 22, 17, 129.4, .647
BENCH
LaToya Bond 5, 10, 50.0, .300
Kelly Mazzante 12, 10, 120.0, .400
Janel McCarville 1, 3, 33.3, .333
Allison Feaster 3, 6, 50.0, .167

TRENCH PLAYER
Amber Jacobs

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 70, 76, 92.1, .434
Charlotte 62, 73, 84.9, .384

MN won despite not breaking the 100 pp100 mark for the first time this season. It certainly is better than the 70s they had been stuck in the last two games. It was also their lowest floor % for a win this year. Their previous low for a win was against Houston at .493.
It was the second best defensive effort with the Houston game at 81.6 still the top level. It was the best D floor % of the year as well beating the Houston mark of .395. The defense is ever so slightly improving. In the last five games the pp100 number has dropped about 1 point in pp100 and 3 point in D floor %. However the offense has been sick dropping 7 points in pp100, and about 40 points in floor %.
This was only the second round win of the year. Their only other win was in June at San Antonio.
When Amber Jacobs has 120 pp100 or better the Lynx are 6-2.

Next up: out & about SD Elite vs Iowa Elite, and the championship SD Elite vs Iowa Select I. Late, late, late tonight (after 11 pm I will guess) will be the Elite Challenge game where players are selected that the scouts are curious to see.