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2008 Season Numbers

I intend to run full plus/minus lineup data for the playoffs, but I have some catchup to do since I just got back from New York at one a.m. today. I booked my trip before the playoffs were decided so rather than getting to sit in MSG last night to watch the first playoff game of the Liberty vs. the Sun, I sat in JFK international airport and watch NBA TV go black when the game came on since it was also aired on the MSG channel which wasn't playing in the terminal.

I was flying Jet Blue, so I got to watch the Monarchs tip off against the Silver Stars on ESPN2, but the sound was bust on that one station so I couldn't bear to listen to the game. It was a clear blowout early (though the Monarchs valiantly closed the gap at the end) and I moved on to other channels.


Most Effective Shooters


Player


True Shooting Percentage


Effective FG%


Floor Percentage


Points/Game

Kimberly Beck

73.02%


66.67%


48.23%


1.0

Camille Little

57.52%


54.96%


48.69%


9.74

Lauren Jackson

56.42%


49.39%


50.56%


20.24

Sue Bird

54.40%


50.13%


46.94%


14.09

Yolanda Griffith

53.89%


46.21%


52.83%


7.23

Katie Gearlds

50.86%


48.73%


41.67%


5.03

Swin Cash

48.41%


39.08%


46.99%


11.32

Tanisha Wright

48.40%


44.00%


43.41%


7.88

Sheryl Swoopes

47.03%


42.71%


46.89%


7.07

Kelly Santos

45.97%


39.02%


45.93%


2.14

Shyra Ely

45.00%


42.61%


42.17%


3.32

Ashley Robinson

30.59%


30.23%


31.05%


0.88

Kristin O'Neill

0%


0%


13.04%


0



Top Ratings


PlayerOffensive RatingIndividual Rating
Kimberly Beck121.40112.34
Lauren Jackson112.2397.45
Sue Bird105.0695.93
Yolanda Griffith104.7387.35
Katie Gearlds103.3689.34
Sheryl Swoopes99.6584.08
Camille Little99.5688.70
Swin Cash95.7580.45
Kelly Santos90.7274.02
Tanisha Wright89.6278.13
Shyra Ely86.8369.90
Ashley Robinson62.5540.06
Kristin O'Neill11.639.52


Coach Agler's "equal opportunity offense" is a reality. The Storm have never had more than three players with better than a 100 point per 100 possession offensive rating. Sue and Lauren's individual ratings are down (compared to 2004) but the balance and depth of the team is remarkable. They are being seriously underestimated in the playoffs, though not having Cash in the first round will hurt them a great deal. Lots of players got more minutes in the second half due to injuries and rest, but Kimberly Beck and Katie Gearlds are the ones who have stepped up the most. Yo is the one person of the three veteran additions who has gotten significantly better since the break.

Plus/Minus



Player


On


Off


Roland Rating


Minutes Played

Sue Bird

+149


-62


+15.32


1111

Lauren Jackson

+171


-42


+9.96


694

Yolanda Griffith

+99


-12


+6.70


658

Swin Cash

+108


-21


+7.29


927

Sheryl Swoopes

+83


+4


+4.46


706

Katie Gearlds

+63


+24


+4.30


468

Camille Little

+11


+83


-2.62


442

Tanisha Wright

+10


+77


-5.08


808

Kelly Santos

-18


+105


-8.81


134

Shyra Ely

-60


+147


-12.23


389

Kimberly Beck

-21


+108


-12.41


93

Ashley Robinson

-95


+182


-18.60


182

Kristin O'Neill

-30


+99


-28.38


32




Most Effective Lineups

Bird-Swoopes-Cash-Jackson-Griffith: +23
Bird-Swoopes-Gearlds-Cash-Jackson: +23
Bird-Wright-Cash-Jackson-Griffith: +17
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Gearlds-Jackson: +13
Bird-Swoopes-Gearlds-Jackson-Griffith: +11
Bird-Wright-Gearlds-Cash-Little: +9
Bird-Cash-Ely-Little-Griffith: +9
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Jackson-Robinson: +9
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Jackson-Griffith: +8
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Cash-Griffith: +7
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Little-Jackson: +6
Bird-Swoopes-Gearlds-Cash-Griffith: +6
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Little-Santos: +6



Least Effective Lineups
Bird-Swoopes-Cash-Ely-Jackson: -15
Bird-Swoopes-Cash-Ely-Jackson: -14
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Ely-Robinson: -14
Bird-Wright-Gearlds-Robinson-Griffith: -13
Wright-Swoopes-Gearlds-Robinson-Griffith: -8
O'Neill-Gearlds-Ely-Santos-Robinson: -7
Bird-Swoopes-Cash-Jackson-Robinson: -6
Bird-Wright-Gearlds-Cash-Ely: -6
Bird-Wright-Cash-Robinson-Griffith: -6
Bird-Wright-Cash-Little-Santos: -6



Top Player Pairs
Bird-Jackson: +137
Bird Cash: +127
Bird-Swoopes: +112
Griffith-Jackson: +104
Bird-Griffith: +103
Cash-Jackson: +87
Bird-Gearlds: +86
Cash-Griffith: +84
Cash-Gearlds: +80
Swoopes-Jackson: +71



Most Effective Swing Players
Bird at PG: +149
Jackson at PF: +78
Cash at PF: +71
Swoopes at SF: +55
Jackson at C: +51
Wright at SG: +42
Gearlds at SF: +30
Swoopes at SG: +26



Least Effective Swing Players
Shyra Ely at PF: -47
Tanisha Wright at PG: -27

Most Effective Per40 Lineups (>10 Minutes)
Bird-Swoopes-Gearlds-Cash-Jackson: +68.91
Bird-Wright-Gearlds-Cash-Little: +28.84
Bird-Wright-Cash-Jackson-Griffith: +28.49
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Cash-Griffith: +23.30
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Jackson-Griffith: +19.03
Bird-Swoopes-Cash-Jackson-Griffith: +10.99