A Look at the Lynx: Snowed Under

#3 posting 8.4.2006
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Houston dropped the Lynx 77-73 in overtime. At this point we will take a look at the Defensive efforts

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

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs 11, 12, 91.7, .417 -2
Seimone Augustus 12, 10, 120.0, .500 +4
Kristen Mann 18, 17, 105.9, .529 0
Tamika Williams 4, 9, 44.4, .222 0
Nicole Ohlde 14, 13, 107.8, .538 +11
BENCH
Vanessa Hayden 13, 10, 130.0, .700 -10
Svetlana Abrosimova 3, 2, 150.0, .500 -3
Adrian Williams 2, 6, 33.3, .167 -2
Megan Duffy 0, 2, 0.0, .000 0
Shona Thorburn 0, 0, 0.0, .000 0

HOUSTON
STARTERS
Dawn Staley 7, 9, 77.8, .333 +4
Sheryl Swoopes 14, 13, 107.7, .462 +8
Roneeka Hodges 14, 10, 140.0, .600 -1
Mistie Williams 3, 4, 75.0, .250 -3
Michelle Snow 18, 23, 78.3, .435 +3
BENCH
Sancho Lyttle 11, 10, 110.0, .500 -9
Anastasia Kostaki 0, 2, 0.0, .000 +2
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 6, 8, 75.0, .375 0

DEFENSE CHAIR
Michelle Snow

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 77, 81, 95.1, .457
Houston 73, 79, 92.4, .430

WHO WAS GUARDING WHO
Houston Off/MN Defense
Staley/Jacobs
Hodges/Augustus
Swoopes/Mann
M Williams/T Williams
Snow/Ohlde
MN Off/Houston Def
just the opposite, sometimes Swoopes covered Augustus

Michelle Snow had 20/20 vision with her double/double --21 points/23 rebounds (14 defensive) . The Lynx came within a whisper of winning and wasted a strong effort from Nicole Ohlde in the overtime loss. The key break point came in overtime. Houston scored on five straight possessions as Sheryl Swoopes closed out the game and made money shots.

The Lynx had hands in the face, so that isn't a problem. They break down on penetration, but that isn't happening quite as often. They do get hurt on the skips to the weak side and slow closeouts.

Next up: tomorrow morning with the general news of the day. Another Lynx analysis of the offense vs Houston. And a recap of the action at the Sweet 16 HS tournament at St. Benedict's in St. Joseph, MN.