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PostPosted: 05/21/22 6:49 pm    ::: Best WNBA Champions Reply Reply with quote

Who ya got? I started watching in 2013 so in terms of the best team to be WNBA champs, I think I have to go with the 2013 Minnesota Lynx. They left no doubt, going 7-0 including this drubbing of the Phoenix Mercury.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGy1jrCH6_U



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PostPosted: 05/21/22 7:01 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Stats would suggest it's the 2000 Comets, even though most Houston fans rate that team third amongst their four championship winners

The Hollinger Method says it's the 2014 Mercury



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PostPosted: 05/21/22 7:08 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I’m obviously very biased, but the 2014 Mercury were unstoppable.

This is where the starting five ranks on the all-time scoring list:

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4
16
28
29

That lineup was also huge

6’0
6’1
6’4
6’2
6’9

I just don’t think anyone is touching that team. There was a stretch between 2013 and 2016 that the Mercury could have ran the table if they had everyone available and healthy. They couldn’t even defend this title because Taurasi sat out the next season.


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PostPosted: 05/21/22 7:29 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

mercfan wrote:
I’m obviously very biased, but the 2014 Mercury were unstoppable.

This is where the starting five ranks on the all-time scoring list:

1
4
16
28
29

That lineup was also huge

6’0
6’1
6’4
6’2
6’9

I just don’t think anyone is touching that team. There was a stretch between 2013 and 2016 that the Mercury could have ran the table if they had everyone available and healthy. They couldn’t even defend this title because Taurasi sat out the next season.


I remember being excited that Taurasi was sitting out the 2015 season. And then I'm sure you remember Maya being fouled and hitting the free throws to win it at the end in game 2.



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PostPosted: 05/21/22 8:04 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
Stats would suggest it's the 2000 Comets, even though most Houston fans rate that team third amongst their four championship winners

The Hollinger Method says it's the 2014 Mercury


I'm surprised to see the 2011 and 2017 Lynx ahead of the 2013 Lynx. Hmm.



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PostPosted: 05/22/22 11:56 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Relying a lot on my memory, but it would be hard for me to vote against that 2001 Sparks team against any of these others.


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PostPosted: 05/22/22 9:13 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

The statistical methods all have limitations. They're a place to start the discussion.

It's hard to compare across different eras. The 2001 Sparks had practically no bench. They essentially won it all with six players. Hard to imagine that nowadays.



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PostPosted: 05/23/22 8:07 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
The statistical methods all have limitations. They're a place to start the discussion.

It's hard to compare across different eras. The 2001 Sparks had practically no bench. They essentially won it all with six players. Hard to imagine that nowadays.


I’m drawing a blank on the roster besides LL and DMJ of course. Was this the team with Ukari Figgs at the point? I know the following year they won on Nikki Teasley’s 3


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PostPosted: 05/23/22 8:30 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Iluvacc wrote:
pilight wrote:
The statistical methods all have limitations. They're a place to start the discussion.

It's hard to compare across different eras. The 2001 Sparks had practically no bench. They essentially won it all with six players. Hard to imagine that nowadays.


I’m drawing a blank on the roster besides LL and DMJ of course. Was this the team with Ukari Figgs at the point? I know the following year they won on Nikki Teasley’s 3


2001 Sparks starters:

Ukari Figgs
Tamecka Dixon
Mwadi Mabika
Delisha Milton
Lisa Leslie



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PostPosted: 05/23/22 9:17 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
They essentially won it all with six players. Hard to imagine that nowadays.


Just the same, I'm gonna go ahead and try and imagine that anyway for this year.

}:>)


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PostPosted: 05/23/22 12:06 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
Iluvacc wrote:
pilight wrote:
The statistical methods all have limitations. They're a place to start the discussion.

It's hard to compare across different eras. The 2001 Sparks had practically no bench. They essentially won it all with six players. Hard to imagine that nowadays.


I’m drawing a blank on the roster besides LL and DMJ of course. Was this the team with Ukari Figgs at the point? I know the following year they won on Nikki Teasley’s 3


2001 Sparks starters:

Ukari Figgs
Tamecka Dixon
Mwadi Mabika
Delisha Milton
Lisa Leslie


Beetlejuice and Mwadi! Laughing two names I haven’t come across in a long time!


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PostPosted: 05/23/22 3:25 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

The best is always the one that was your team. Very simple. And if you are fortunate to have multiple championships, they are all the best!


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PostPosted: 01/07/23 6:27 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

https://www.yardbarker.com/wnba/articles/the_greatest_wnba_teams_of_all_time/s1__37783974#slide_1

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The WNBA has featured the best women's basketball players in the world during its illustrious history. Some of those players were part of memorable teams that defined the collective greatness of the league. Here are the 25 best teams in WNBA history, including some that didn't win it all


I got an issue with team #17 but I'm ok with the rest Laughing



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PostPosted: 01/07/23 8:19 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
The statistical methods all have limitations. They're a place to start the discussion.

It's hard to compare across different eras. The 2001 Sparks had practically no bench. They essentially won it all with six players. Hard to imagine that nowadays.


Vegas, more or less, just won with 6 players. Gray, Plum, Young, Wilson, Stokes & Williams.



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PostPosted: 01/08/23 8:11 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

adamj95 wrote:
https://www.yardbarker.com/wnba/articles/the_greatest_wnba_teams_of_all_time/s1__37783974#slide_1

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The WNBA has featured the best women's basketball players in the world during its illustrious history. Some of those players were part of memorable teams that defined the collective greatness of the league. Here are the 25 best teams in WNBA history, including some that didn't win it all


I got an issue with team #17 but I'm ok with the rest Laughing


They put the 2001 Sparks ahead of the 2002 Sparks, which is correct


1999 Comets are too low



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