[power ranking] 6/29
Includes games played through June 28, 2004
WNBA.com Power Rankings - June 29
By Matt Wurst, WNBA.com
After another week in the topsy-turvy WNBA and sleepless
nights of discussion and deliberation, the Power Rankings
staff was confused and indecisive. We nearly ranked every
team either tied for fourth or ninth place overall and called
it a day. But alas, as the sun did its duty and rose this
morning, we saw the light through the misty haze...
2004 WNBA.com POWER RANKINGS: Week 6
TEAM (last week) REC. NOTES
1 Seattle (1)
8-4 Seattle's six-game winning streak came to an
end with two straight losses last week, but the Storm
were still able to hold onto the No. 1 overall spot.
Barely. They looked lax on defense at times and could have
fallen from the top, but remain there for the third straight
week on account of other teams' inconsistencies.
Upcoming: vs. San Antonio; vs. Sacramento
2 Los Angeles (3)
9-6 The Sparks dismantled the Liberty in N.Y. last week,
but lost a close game on the road in Indiana. In addition to
the veteran core playing at the top of its game, rookies
Laura Macchi and Christi Thomas are regular contributors in the rotation.
Upcoming: vs. New York; vs. San Antonio
3 Detroit (2)
7-6 The Shock only lost nine games all of last season
en route to the title, but have already lost six games so
far this season. Swin Cash continues to play like an MVP
candidate, but just about everyone else has been bitten by
the inconsistency bug of late.
Upcoming: vs. Indiana; at Minnesota
4 Charlotte (7)
7-6 The Sting have made things interesting by winning four
of their last five games and moving into a four-way tie
with Detroit, Indiana and Connecticut for first place.
The resurgence of Tammy Sutton-Brown has been a primary
reason for Charlotte's success.
Upcoming: vs. Phoenix; at Houston
5 Indiana (4)
7-6 As good as the Fever have been at stretches this
season, they are still only one game above .500. On the
bright side, that is tied for first place. Things are just so
tight in the Eastern conference Standings that the standings
could be completely different next week.
Upcoming: at Detroit; at Washington
6 Houston (6)
8-7 The Comets have not only managed to keep their heads
above water during Tina Thompson's absence, but everyone
else has picked up their game. Best of all, Swoopes is playing
like Swoopes and Thompson is on the mend.
Upcoming: at Minnesota; vs. Charlotte
7 Connecticut (10)
8-7 The Sun have won four in a row, including sweeping a
home-and-home with the defending champion Detroit Shock
over the weekend. Nykesha Sales was the Player of the Week,
Lindsay Whalen has 30 assists in the last three games and the
Sun have passed the Liberty to overtake fourth place.
Upcoming: vs. Washington
8 New York (5)
7-7 The New York Liberty finally got back on track this
weekend with a win against the Storm in Spokane. With two
more games on the West Coast, the Liberty need at least a
split to come back home without a losing record.
Upcoming: at Los Angeles; at Sacramento
9 Phoenix (9)
6-7 Phoenix has shown all the signs of a middle-of-the-pack
team all season, but has lost two in a row to Western Conference
opponents since beating the Liberty at home last Thursday.
In Mercury wins, Diana Taurasi is averaging 19.3 ppg and
shooting .470 from the field but in losses she's only
averaging 17.0 ppg on .397 shooting.
Upcoming: at San Antonio; at Charlotte
10 Sacramento (12)
5-7 Last week, we wrote: "All three of the Monarchs' wins
have come against Western Conference teams. The good news is
that the next two teams to come to town are Western teams. This
could be the lift that the Monarchs have been waiting for to
turn things around." Wow, we're good. Two in a row...
Upcoming: vs. New York; at Seattle
11 Washington (11)
5-7 Washington looks like it could be on the right
track. They are 3-2 in their last five games and are only
1.5 games out of first place in the standings. The Mystics
pulled out a big win on the road in Detroit but lost some
momentun in not having another game for five days. That
game ended up being a loss in Houston on Sunday.
Upcoming: at Connecticut; vs. Indiana
12 Minnesota (8)
5-8 Despite dropping three games in a row and four of
their last five, there is no need for panic just yet in
Minnesapolis. After all, Katie Smith and Tamika Williams
are each having solid years and rookies Nicole Ohlde and
Vanessa Hayden continue to improve.
Upcoming: vs. Houston; vs. Detroit
13 San Antonio (13)
5-9 The Silver Stars have now won two games in a row thanks
to balanced scoring and hard-nosed play. The two wins over
Minnesota and Phoenix were almost enough to get them out of
the cellar, but wins in the next two games will almost
certainly do the trick.
Upcoming: vs. Phoenix; at Seattle
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