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Message: [QUOTE="psconn, post: 2749080, member: 293"] Most teams have played 8 or 9 games at this point, so we're at the end of the first quarter of the season... Sun observations: 1) Great start. 7-1 and undefeated at home. This is what coach Miller hoped for because the schedule just keeps getting harder until near the end. 2) Great stats. The Sun lead the league in Points Per Game, Rebounds Per Game, Assists Per Game, Field Goal Percentage and 3 Point Percentage. 6 players average double figures. No one is in the top 10 points leaders BUT the Sun have two of the 10 top Assist leaders (Thomas') and 2 of the top 10 Rebounders (AT and Chiney). The Sun have by far the highest "Net Rating" in the league (the difference between points scored per 100 possession versus points allowed per 100 possessions). The Sun also top the league in both Offensive and Defensive Rebounding Percentage (the percent of available O or D rebounds that they actually get). Assist to Turnover Ratio is the 2nd best (by 1/100th) to the Merc. 3) The "big line up". AT, JJ, CO, JT and CW starting to look more and more like THE line-up as they get used to new roles. Strick comes off the bench... (for the older folks - remember Vinny "The Microwave"?). Remember that Strick won the starting job when Morgan (the Sun's leading scorer at the time) went out with an injury. We're still looking for THAT Morgan. 4) Going to the Arena with the expectation that your team can (and will) compete with, and even beat, any team that they face, is what make the season tickets worth the price. Love it! The Other 11: 1) Phoenix is on a mission and looking very tough. 2) Seattle (lead by "that girl") looking like a team that wants to take the next step. 3) LA is probably the team to beat because the defending champion... 4) Lynx have yet to look like last years Juggernaut. I'll be surprised if this slump continues, but we all know father time is undefeated. 5) Atlanta is just what everyone predicted, vastly improved with Angel and All-Star Tif and getting better every week. A very dangerous team before it's over. 6) Dallas is another team that was good last year and should get much better. I haven't seen many of their games but I figured that the addition of Cambage would take some getting used to. 7) Washington. Injury and sickness... been there, done that. Based on the talent, they should be a playoff team at minimum. 8) New York. I hate NY (as a life-long Boston sports fan), but the team and the league deserve better than what looks like a glorified high school gym where they are drawing an embarrassing 1,500 or so fans. I don't know their business model, but this doesn't seem sustainable. They drew an average of almost 10,000 at MSG last season. This has to be demoralizing for anyone who cares about the team or the W. 8) Vegas, Indiana, Chicago... looks like "there's always next year", but it ain't over 'till its over. [/QUOTE]

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