A Look at the Lynx: New York, June 1

#6 posting 6.3.2007
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A LOOK AT THE LYNX (from Friday, June 1)
NEW YORK liberty 70, MINNESOTA lynx 60

I was at the Minnesota State AAU tournament, so here is what I gleaned from the play by play
Here is the WNBA Story, and box.
1. Minnesota is coming out flat every quarter. They were a collective 2/20, a .100 floor % and miserable 15 pp100. NY happened to be better, but by no means overpowering at 9/20 a .450 floor % and a 90 pp100. The second quarter was even worse for the Lynx with a 1/10 start. The third wasn't much better with a 2/10 start. The fourth was slightly better with a 3/10 start. Coming out of the blocks needs to improve.
2. MN had droughts of 7, and 6 with some 5s.
3. The breaking point came in the fourth quarter when NY had a 7/9 possession run with a 16-7 point run in the middle four minutes.
4. NY outscored MN in layups/driving layups with 13 to 7 for MN. I am guessing NY is able to get in to the heart of the defense with MN players too high, leaning too far forward, and lunging for balls.

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Seimone Augustus 18, 17, 105.6, .471
Kristen Mann 0, 7, 0.0, .000
Nicole Ohlde 11, 13, 84.6, .462
Lindsey Harding 14, 11, 127.3, .545
Svetlana Abrosimova 0, 4, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Amber Jacobs 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Kathrin Ress 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Noelle Quinn 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Tiffany Stansbury 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Eshaya Murphy 11, 9, 122.2., .556
team 0, 3, 0.0, .000

NEW YORK
STARTERS
Jessica Davenport 6, 9, 66.7, .333
Shameka Christon 11, 15, 73.3, .400
Catherine Kraayeveld 21, 14, 150.0, .571
Loree Moore 8, 11, 72.7, .364
Erin Thorn 8, 9, 88.9, .333
BENCH
Tiffany Jackson 7, 6, 116.7, .667
Barbara Farris 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Ashley Battle 9, 9, 100.0, .444
Janel McCarville 0, 1, 0.0, .000
team 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Catherine Kraayeveld

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 60, 79, 75.9, .354
New York 70, 78, 89.7, .411
made 3s: NY 6, MN 2
made fts: MN 18, NY 12
assists: NY 16, MN 7
bench: MN 17, NY 16

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MINNESOTA
Nicole Ohlde 6
Tiffany Stansbury 6
Eshaya Murphy 6
Seimone Augustus 5
Kristen Mann 5
Svetlana Abrosimova 3
Noelle Quinn 3
Lindsey Harding 2
Amber Jacobs 1
Totals: 37

NEW YORK
Shameka Christon 9
Loree Moore 6
Cathrine Kraayeveld 5
Jessica Davenport 4
Erin Thorn 3
Tiffany Jackson 3
Janel McCarville 2
Barbara Farris 1
Ashley Battle 1
totals: 34

The Lynx were beat tonight by Chicago 78-72. The Lynx are 0-7 now. I will another Look at the Lynx tomorrow.

Next up: tomorrow morning with Teas' Peeves among the other news of the day.