2010 Seattle Storm season

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2010 Seattle Storm season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena KeyArena
Attendance8,322 per game
Results
Record28–6 (.824)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals (3-0) vs Atlanta Dream
Team Leaders
Points Jackson (20.5)
Rebounds Jackson (8.3)
Assists Bird (5.8)
Media
Radio KKNW
Television KONG, KING
NBATV, ESPN2

The 2010 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Storm won their second WNBA championship.

Contents

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Storm's 2009 record, they would pick 10th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Storm picked Chelsea Newton.

WNBA draft

The following are the Storm's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
110 Alison Lacey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Iowa State
222 Tanisha Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas A&M
334 Tijana Krivacevic Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungary

Transaction log

Free agents

Roster

2010 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G/F 25 Flag of Russia.svg Abrosimova, Svetlana 6' 2" (1.88m)169 lb (77kg) Connecticut
PG 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg) Connecticut
F 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bishop, Abby 6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg) Australia
SF 2 Flag of the United States.svg Cash, Swin 6' 1" (1.85m)162 lb (73kg) Connecticut
F/C 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson, Lauren 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg) Australia
G 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lacey, Alison 6' 0" (1.83m)159 lb (72kg) Iowa State
PF 20 Flag of the United States.svg Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg) North Carolina
C 43 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Ashley 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg) Tennessee
F 7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veselá, Jana 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg) Czech Republic
PF 34 Flag of the United States.svg Willingham, Le'coe 6' 0" (1.83m)200 lb (91kg) Auburn
PG 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg) Penn State
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Darsch (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Hardin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page

Depth

Sue Bird, on offense WNBA Sue Bird cropped.jpg
Sue Bird, on offense
Pos.StarterBench
C Camille Little Ashley Robinson / Abby Bishop
PF Lauren Jackson Le'coe Willingham / Jana Vesela
SF Swin Cash Alison Lacey
SG Tanisha Wright Svetlana Abrosimova
PG Sue Bird

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Seattle Storm x286.824–17–011–620–2
Phoenix Mercury x1519.44113.09–86–1113–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x1420.41214.08–96–1111–11
Los Angeles Sparks x1321.38215.08–95–1210–12
Minnesota Lynx o1321.38215.07–106–118–14
Tulsa Shock o628.17622.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 24:00pm Phoenix 77–58 Walker (17) Walker (6) Lacey (5) KeyArena
4,912		1–0
2May 92:00pm@ Tulsa 80–90 Jackson (15) Cash (7) Wright (4) BOK Center
N/A		1–1

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 169:00pm Los Angeles KONG 81–67 Jackson (23) Jackson (10) Bird (4) KeyArena
9,686		1–0
2May 1910:00pm Minnesota KING 79–76 Cash (24) Jackson (8) Bird (10) KeyArena
6,687		2–0
3May 2210:00pm@ Phoenix 95–89 (OT) Jackson (25) Wright (9) Bird (8) US Airways Center
10,144		3–0
4May 2510:00pm Washington 82–76 Bird, Wright (16) Jackson (7) Bird (7) KeyArena
6,612		4–0
5May 278:00pm@ Chicago CN100 75–84 Jackson (15) Jackson (11) Bird (4) Allstate Arena
2,923		4–1
6May 303:00pm@ San Antonio 84–56 Jackson (27) Cash (8) Bird (6) AT&T Center
4,924		5–1
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
7June 19:30pm Atlanta ESPN2 90–72 Jackson (32) Jackson (10) Bird (6) KeyArena
7,586		6–1
8June 511:00pm@ Los Angeles NBATV
FS-W 		79–75 Bird (22) Jackson (9) Bird (6) Home Depot Center
6,026		7–1
9June 69:00pm Phoenix KONG 97–74 Cash, Jackson, Little (16) Abrosimova (7) Bird (11) KeyArena
7,827		8–1
10June 1110:00pm Los Angeles KONG 82–60 Jackson (17) Jackson (9) Bird (5) KeyArena
7,286		9–1
11June 177:00pm@ Indiana FS-I 65–72 Jackson (17) Jackson (9) Cash (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520		9–2
12June 187:30pm@ New York 92–84 Bird (22) Jackson (12) Bird (10) Madison Square Garden
8,883		10–2
13June 209:00pm San Antonio NBATV
FS-SW 		82–61 Cash (22) Jackson (14) Wright (6) KeyArena
8,086		11–2
14June 2510:00pm Indiana 85–81 Jackson (28) Jackson (7) Wright (10) KeyArena
9,083		12–2
15June 274:00pm@ Tulsa COX 83–72 Jackson (24) Little (9) Wright (10) BOK Center
4,865		13–2
16June 2910:00pm San Antonio 86–72 Jackson (31) Jackson (15) Wright (12) KeyArena
7,823		14–2
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
17July 35:00pm@ Los Angeles ESPN2 75–62 Jackson (20) Cash, Jackson (8) Bird (7) STAPLES Center
9,319		15–2
18July 63:00pm New York 78–70 Cash (20) Cash (11) Little, Wright (4) KeyArena
11,012		16–2
19July 143:30pm@ Phoenix FS-A 111–107 (3OT) Jackson (31) Jackson (18) Bird (8) US Airways Center
13,508		17–2
20July 173:30pm@ Minnesota 73–71 Jackson (26) Cash (11) Wright (10) Target Center
7,216		18–2
21July 2012:30pm@ San Antonio NBATV
FS-SW 		80–74 Jackson (21) Cash, Jackson (7) Wright (7) AT&T Center
12,414		19–2
22July 259:00pm Tulsa KONG 75–59 Jackson (16) Willingham (10) Bird, Wright (6) KeyArena
9,686		20–2
23July 279:30pm Phoenix ESPN2 91–85 Jackson (33) Jackson (11) Bird (7) KeyArena
8,044		21–2
24July 2910:00pm Chicago NBATV
KONG 		80–60 Cash (16) Little, Willingham (7) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,749		22–2
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25August 17:00pm@ Minnesota NBATV
FS-N 		71–72 Bird (16) Robinson (7) Bird (10) Target Center
7,312		22–3
26August 38:00pm@ Tulsa COX 75–84 Bird (19) Bird (7) Wright (7) BOK Center
3,697		22–4
27August 510:30pm Connecticut ESPN2 83–82 Jackson (31) Jackson (8) Bird (6) KeyArena
7,538		23–4
28August 710:00pm Tulsa KONG 111–65 Abrosimova (20) Jackson (10) Abrosimova (8) KeyArena
9,686		24–4
29August 107:00pm@ Atlanta FS-S 80–70 Jackson, Wright (14) Jackson (8) Abrosimova (6) Philips Arena
6,042		25–4
30August 137:30pm@ Connecticut 68–88 Abrosmiova (19) Robinson (7) Abrosimova (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,197		25–5
31August 154:00pm@ Washington 71–80 Cash (15) Abrosimova, Willingham (6) Bird (7) Verizon Center
9,438		25–6
32August 1710:00pm Minnesota 68–64 Jackson (24) Little (14) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,394		26–6
33August 2010:00pm@ Phoenix 78–73 Cash (13) Bird (7) Bird (5) US Airways Center
12,459		27–6
34August 2111:00pm Los Angeles ESPN2 75–74 Little (22) Cash (7) Bird (9) KeyArena
9,686		28–6
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 2511:00pm Los Angeles ESPN2 79–66 Cash (20) Jackson (9) Bird (12) KeyArena
10,589		1–0
2August 283:00pm@ Los Angeles ESPN2 81–66 Jackson (24) Jackson (9) Cash (5) STAPLES Center
8,326		2–0
Western Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 210:00pm Phoenix NBATV 82–74 Jackson (23) Jackson (17) Bird (10) KeyArena
9,686		1–0
2September 53:00pm@ Phoenix ABC 91–88 Cash (28) Cash, Jackson, Little (8) Bird (8) US Airways Center
9,010		2–0
WNBA Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 123:00pm Atlanta ABC 79–77 Jackson (26) Little (11) Bird (8) KeyArena
15,084		1–0
2September 149:00pm Atlanta ESPN2 87–84 Jackson (26) Little (9) Bird (5) KeyArena
13,898		2–0
3September 168:00pm@ Atlanta ESPN2 87–84 Cash (18) Jackson (9) Bird (7) Philips Arena
10,522		3–0

Statistics

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

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Svetlana Abrosimova 34120.2.415.376.5683.12.01.180.097.6
Sue Bird 333330.5.434.399.8572.75.81.520.1511.1
Abby Bishop 1606.8.356.250.5451.30.30.130.062.8
Swin Cash 343430.8.435.407.8076.02.00.560.5013.8
Lauren Jackson 323231.0.462.346.9108.31.20.941.1920.5
Alison Lacey 2106.9.114.1111.0000.80.50.290.050.8
Camille Little 343424.6.500.348.7115.21.41.620.6210.1
Ashley Robinson 3008.2.413.000.3331.90.50.130.701.4
Jana Veselá 29011.4.547.400.8002.00.60.620.243.2
Le'coe Willingham 33215.6.538.452.6674.10.70.480.155.5
Tanisha Wright 343429.1.410.411.8443.34.51.210.269.2

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