2008 Seattle Storm season

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2008 Seattle Storm season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena KeyArena
Attendance8,265 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost Western Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
Points Lauren Jackson 20.2 ppg
Rebounds Lauren Jackson 7.0 rpg
Assists Sue Bird 6.1 apg

The 2008 WNBA season was the ninth season for the Seattle Storm. The Storm qualified for the postseason for the fifth consecutive season. Sue Bird was a key contributor to the club, averaging 14.1 points per game, and 5.1 assists per game. [1] With the departure of the Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise to Oklahoma City, the Storm were forced to look for 30 people in positions in marketing, public relations and corporate and ticket sales. The Storm had a shared services agreement with the Sonics, and the departure left the Storm with many positions vacant. [2] By season's end, the Storm were in negotiations with the city of Seattle in hopes of a long-term lease at KeyArena.

Contents

Offseason

On November 30, 2007, the Storm announced the resignation of head coach, Anne Donovan. Her replacement, Brian Agler, was named on January 9, 2008

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool
222 Allie Quigley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DePaul
336 Kimberly Beck Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States George Washington

Transactions

Trades

February 6, 2008 [4]
To Seattle Storm
Roneeka Hodges and the 4th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft 		To Atlanta Dream
Iziane Castro Marques and the 8th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft (Tamera Young)
February 19, 2008 [5]
To Seattle Storm
Swin Cash 		To Detroit Shock
No. 4 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft (Alexis Hornbuckle)
June 22, 2008 [6]
To Seattle Storm
Camille Little 		To Atlanta Dream
Second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA draft

Free agents

PlayerSignedFormer team
Sheryl Swoopes March 3, 2008 Houston Comets
Yolanda Griffith April 8, 2008 Sacramento Monarchs
PlayerLeftNew team
Roneeka Hodges May 14, 2008 Houston Comets (July 5, 2008)
PlayerRe-signed
Shyra Ely March 6, 2008
Sue Bird March 14, 2008
Janell Burse April 14, 2008
Ashley Robinson April 18, 2008

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x2410.706–15–29–810–10
Seattle Storm x2212.6472.016–16–1113–7
Los Angeles Sparks x2014.5884.012–58–912–8
Sacramento Monarchs x1816.5296.05–1213–49–11
Houston Comets o1717.5007.013–44–1310–10
Minnesota Lynx o1618.4718.010–76–118–12
Phoenix Mercury o1618.4718.09–87–108–12

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreLeading ScorerAttendanceRecord
May 17vs. Chicago 67-61 Lauren Jackson (14)12,0791-0
May 20vs. Sacramento 74-62 Lauren Jackson (17)
Sue Bird (17)
Swin Cash (17)		6,8712-0
May 22@ Phoenix 87-83 Lauren Jackson (30)7,0593-0
May 24@ San Antonio 72-87 Swin Cash (15)9,7673-1
May 30vs. San Antonio 78-57 Lauren Jackson (28)6,8104-1
June 1vs. Houston 64-63 Swin Cash (19)6,1165-1
June 3@ New York 63-77 Lauren Jackson (19)6,9285-2
June 4@ Detroit 67-77 Lauren Jackson (27)8,1085-3
June 7vs. Detroit 75-67 Lauren Jackson (24)7,1056-3
June 11vs. Phoenix 83-77 Lauren Jackson (20)7,4837-3
June 13@ San Antonio 69-74 Sue Bird (21)6,4787-4
June 13@ Houston 60-68 Lauren Jackson (18)7,0237-5
June 16vs. Connecticut 67-74 Lauren Jackson (26)6,8727-6
June 20vs. Indiana 78-70 Lauren Jackson (18)7,3938-6
June 24@ Los Angeles 62-76 Sue Bird (11)8,0328-7
June 29vs. Washington 64-49 Sue Bird (14)7,9659-7
July 3vs. New York 84-71 Lauren Jackson (33)6,97310-7
July 5vs. Minnesota 96-71 Lauren Jackson (34)7,55311-7
July 8@ Sacramento 79-64 Lauren Jackson (17)5,72712-7
July 10vs. Phoenix 89-78 Lauren Jackson (25)10,45413-7
July 12vs. Los Angeles 70-52 Sue Bird (18)10,83314-7
July 18@ Indiana 65-59 Sheryl Swoopes (15)7,45015-7
July 20@ Washington 57-89 Katie Gearlds (13)8,54315-8
July 22@ Minnesota 76-73 Sue Bird (22)12,27616-8
July 25@ Phoenix 80-94 Yolanda Griffith (17)8,32316-9
July 27vs. Sacramento 77-71 Sue Bird (24)8,65117-9
August 28vs. Houston 66-49 Sue Bird (22)8,32018-9
August 31@ Connecticut 76-80 Sue Bird (24)9,51818-10
September 2@ Atlanta 83-69 Sue Bird (21)7,39019-10
September 4@ Chicago 70-62 Sue Bird (19)3,82920-10
September 6vs. Minnesota 96-88 Sue Bird (23)9,33921-10
September 9@ Sacramento 74-77 Tanisha Wright (17)
Katie Gearlds (17)		11,64421-11
September 12vs. Atlanta 77-72 Camille Little (21)9,68622-11
September 14@ Los Angeles 48-65 Shyra Ely (16)13,14222-12

WNBA Playoffs

DateOpponentScoreLeading ScorerAttendanceSeries
Western Conference Semifinals
September 19@ Los Angeles 69-77 Sue Bird (23)9,601LA leads 1-0
September 21vs. Los Angeles 64-50 Sue Bird (20)8,230Tied 1-1
September 23vs. Los Angeles 64-71 Tanisha Wright (20)7,805LA wins 2-1

Player stats

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG  Points per game

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Lauren Jackson 212133.0.452.295.9347.01.21.51.620.2
Sue Bird 333333.7.441.343.8712.55.11.10.114.1
Swin Cash 312829.9.389.125.7725.41.90.71.011.3
Camille Little 191323.3.532.333.6674.41.41.00.39.7
Tanisha Wright 341423.8.432.167.7873.42.50.90.27.9
Yolanda Griffith 303021.9.462.000.6486.31.51.40.67.2
Sheryl Swoopes 292524.3.391.222.6954.32.11.50.37.1
Katie Gearlds 34313.8.373.391.7391.30.60.30.15.0
Shyra Ely 34111.4.409.364.6252.60.50.40.23.3
Kelly Santos 2216.1.390.000.6521.30.20.20.12.1
Kimberly Beck 1705.5.444.667.8330.70.40.20.11.0
Ashley Robinson 33110.0.302.000.3002.20.40.40.60.9
Kristen O'Neill 1102.8.000.000.0000.30.10.00.00.0
Florina Pascalau 303.0.000.000.0000.30.00.00.00.0

Seattle Storm Regular Season Stats

Postseason

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sue Bird 3337.0.460.2941.0002.33.01.30.019.7
Tanisha Wright 3334.3.412.500.7505.72.72.00.013.7
Camille Little 3335.0.333.500.8333.30.31.00.011.7
Sheryl Swoopes 3224.0.320.200.8893.31.02.00.08.7
Yolanda Griffith 3329.0.214.000.8756.31.73.01.34.3
Swin Cash 3014.7.333.000.0003.70.70.30.72.7
Ashley Robinson 3115.3.500.000.5004.00.70.30.72.3
Katie Gearlds 307.0.333.250.5000.30.71.00.02.0
Kelly Santos 201.0.500.000.0000.00.00.00.01.0
Shyra Ely 201.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Kimberly Beck 202.5.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Seattle Storm Playoff Stats

Roster

Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
SG 8 Flag of the United States.svg Beck, Kimberly 5' 8" (1.73m)125 lb (57kg) George Washington
PG 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg) Connecticut
SF 2 Flag of the United States.svg Cash, Swin 6' 1" (1.85m)162 lb (73kg) Connecticut
SF 0 Flag of the United States.svg Ely, Shyra 6' 2" (1.88m)182 lb (83kg) Tennessee
G/F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Gearlds, Katie 6' 1" (1.85m)184 lb (83kg) Purdue
F/C 13 Flag of the United States.svg Griffith, Yolanda 6' 3" (1.91m)188 lb (85kg) Florida Atlantic
F/C 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson, Lauren 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg) Australia
PF 20 Flag of the United States.svg Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg) North Carolina
G/F 32 Flag of the United States.svg O'Neill, Kristen 6' 1" (1.85m)158 lb (72kg) Washington
C 43 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Ashley 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg) Tennessee
PF 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Santos, Kelly 6' 3" (1.91m)188 lb (85kg) Brazil
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Swoopes, Sheryl 6' 0" (1.83m)145 lb (66kg) Texas Tech
PG 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg) Penn State
Head coach
Assistant coaches



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

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References

  1. ↑ Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2008, Inside the WNBA, p.80
  2. ↑ "Sports Business Journal".
  3. ↑ "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  4. ↑ The Storm acquired the fourth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft and Roneeka Hodges from the Atlanta Dream Seattle for Iziane Castro Marques and the eighth pick in the draft.
  5. ↑ Traded the No. 4 pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft to the Detroit Shock for Swin Cash.
  6. ↑ Acquired Camille Little from the Atlanta Dream for a second-round pick in the 2009 draft.
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