2010 Atlanta Dream season

2010 Atlanta Dream season
CoachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance6,293 per game
Results
Record19–15 (.559)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals
Team Leaders
PointsAngel McCoughtry – 21.1
ReboundsSancho Lyttle – 9.9
AssistsShalee Lehning – 4.8
Media
TelevisionFS-S, SSO
NBATV, ESPN2

The 2010 WNBA season is the 3rd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

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Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft

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With the Sacramento Monarchs ceasing operation and based on the 2009 records of teams, the Dream selected 9th in the Dispersal Draft. The Dream waived their right to pick and chose nobody.

WNBA draft

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See also: 2010 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 Chanel Mokango  Congo Mississippi State
2 21 Brigitte Ardossi  United States Georgia Tech
3 33 Brittainey Raven  United States Texas

Trades and Roster Changes

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Date Trade
January 5, 2010 Extended Qualifying Offers to Ivory Latta and Yelena Leuchanka
February 2, 2010 Signed Yelena Leuchanka to a Training Camp Contract
February 23, 2010 Signed Ivory Latta and Erica White to Training Camp Contracts
March 10, 2010 Signed Demetress Adams to a Training Camp Contract
March 11, 2010 Traded Michelle Snow and a Second Round Pick in the 2011 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Dalma Ivanyi and a Second Round Pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft[1]
March 16, 2010 Signed Erika de Souza to a Multi-Year Contract[2]
March 16, 2010 Signed Kelly Miller and Coco Miller to Multi-Year Contracts[3]
March 23, 2010 Waived Ivory Latta[4]
April 14, 2010 Signed Chanel Mokango, Brittainey Raven, and Brigitte Ardossi to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 19, 2010 Signed Alison Bales to a Training Camp Contract
April 24, 2010 Signed Shawn Goff to a Training Camp Contract
April 26, 2010 Signed Britany Miller and Chandi Jones to Training Camp Contracts
Waived Jennifer Lacy[5]
April 28, 2010 Signed Tatum Brown to a Training Camp Contract
May 2, 2010 Waived Tatum Brown
May 5, 2010 Waived Britany Miller
May 10, 2010 Waived Erica White and Brigitte Ardossi
May 13, 2010 Waived Shawn Goff
May 14, 2010 Waived Chanel Mokango and Demetress Adams
Signed Armintie Price to a Contract Extension
Temporarily Suspend Yelena Leuchanka due to Overseas Commitments
May 19, 2010 Activated Yelena Leuchanka from her Temporary Suspension
Waived Chamique Holdsclaw[6]

Roster

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2010 Atlanta Dream Roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
C 33 United States Bales, Alison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Duke
G/F 8 Brazil Castro Marques, Iziane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Brazil
F/C 14 Brazil de Souza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
G 5 United States Lehning, Shalee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Kansas State
C 11 Belarus Leuchanka, Yelena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) West Virginia
F 20 Spain Lyttle, Sancho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Houston
F 35 United States McCoughtry, Angel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Louisville
SG 9 United States Miller, Coco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia
PG 2 United States Miller, Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia
G/F 22 United States Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Mississippi
G 0 United States Raven, Brittainey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Texas
Head coach
Assistant coaches


Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Érika de Souza Alison Bales
PF Sancho Lyttle Yelena Leuchanka
SF Angel McCoughtry Brittainey Raven
SG Iziane Castro Marques Armintie Price
PG Shalee Lehning Kelly Miller
Coco Miller

Schedule

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Preseason

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2013 Preseason Schedule
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 4 11:00am @ Connecticut 79-86 McCoughtry (19) Price (7) Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,779		 0-1
2 May 9 2:00pm Washington 58-77 Castro Marques (13) McCoughtry (6) Lehning, Price (3) Eblen Center
2,219		 0-2

Regular season

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2010 Regular Season
Total: 19–15 (Home: 10–7; Road: 9–8)
May: 6–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 15 8:00pm @ San Antonio FS-SW 75-70 Castro Marques (23) de Souza (15) Lehning (6) AT&T Center
9,409		 1-0
2 May 16 7:00pm Indiana SSO 66-62 de Souza, Price (14) de Souza (11) Miller (6) Philips Arena
7,337		 2-0
3 May 21 7:00pm Connecticut NBATV
FS-S
CSN-NE		 97-82 McCoughtry (32) Lyttle (17) Lehning (10) Philips Arena
4,092		 3-0
4 May 23 4:00pm @ New York 86-77 McCoughtry (21) Bales, de Souza (10) McCoughtry (6) Madison Square Garden
9,548		 4-0
5 May 28 10:00pm @ Phoenix 96-93 McCoughtry (28) Lyttle (17) Lehning (5) US Airways Center
7,986		 5-0
6 May 30 8:00pm @ Los Angeles 101-82 McCoughtry (32) de Souza (13) Castro Marques, Lehning (5) STAPLES Center
8,404		 6-0
June: 6–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
7 June 1 9:30pm @ Seattle ESPN2 72-90 McCoughtry (16) Lyttle (6) McCoughtry (3) KeyArena
7,586		 6-1
8 June 4 7:00pm Chicago FS-S 70-80 Castro Marques (18) de Souza (7) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
2,515		 6-2
9 June 5 7:00pm @ Washington 86-79 (OT) de Souza, McCoughtry (23) Lyttle (17) Castro Marques, K. Miller (6) Verizon Center
8,986		 7-2
10 June 11 7:30pm @ New York 79-91 de Souza (21) Lyttle (14) K. Miller (6) Madison Square Garden
8,332		 7-3
11 June 13 3:00pm San Antonio NBATV
SSO		 90-83 Lyttle (24) Lyttle (12) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
6,050		 8-3
12 June 15 8:00pm @ Chicago CN100 93-86 Castro Marques (31) de Souza (13) Lehning (9) Allstate Arena
3,292		 9-3
13 June 19 7:00pm @ Indiana 91-94 Catchings, Douglas (17) Catchings (7) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,187		 9-4
14 June 23 12:00pm Tulsa NBATV
SSO
FS-OK		 96-90 McCoughtry (29) Lyttle (12) Castro Marques (8) Philips Arena
9,598		 10-4
15 June 27 3:00pm Los Angeles NBATV
SSO		 89-81 Castro Marques (25) Lyttle (11) Lehning, McCoughtry (5) Philips Arena
7,855		 11-4
16 June 29 7:00pm Phoenix SSO 94-88 McCoughtry (18) Leuchanka (9) K. Miller (8) Philips Arena
4,073		 12-4
July: 5–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
17 July 1 7:00pm Minnesota SSO 76-58 Castro Marques (22) Lyttle (14) Lehning (5) Philips Arena
4,020		 13-4
18 July 3 7:00pm Chicago NBATV
SSO		 82-88 McCoughtry (20) de Souza (15) Lyttle, K. Miller (3) Philips Arena
6,920		 13-5
19 July 7 7:00pm Connecticut SSO 108-103 (OT) Castro Marques, McCoughtry (32) de Souza (13) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
5,305		 14-5
20 July 14 1:00pm @ Minnesota 81-83 McCoughtry (25) de Souza (20) Lehning (6) Target Center
12,311		 14-6
21 July 16 7:00pm @ Indiana 70-89 McCoughtry (27) Leuchanka (7) Lehning (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,532		 14-7
22 July 17 7:00pm @ Connecticut 80-96 McCoughtry (27) Lyttle (11) Castro Marques, Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,378		 14-8
23 July 21 11:30am @ Washington NBATV
CSN-MA		 72-82 McCoughtry (23) Lyttle (8) Castro Marques (6) Verizon Center
14,347		 14-9
24 July 25 3:00pm New York NBATV
SSO		 82-75 McCoughtry (28) de Souza, McCoughtry (10) McCoughtry (6) Philips Arena
7,030		 15-9
25 July 27 1:30pm @ Tulsa NBATV
COX		 105-89 Castro Marques (23) Lyttle (14) Lehning (6) BOK Center
3,800		 16-9
26 July 30 7:30pm @ Connecticut 94-62 McCoughtry (20) de Souza (13) K. Miller, Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,003		 17-9
August: 2–6 (Home: 1–5; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
27 August 1 3:00pm Indiana NBATV
SSO		 90-74 Castro Marques (22) Lyttle (8) Lehning, McCoughtry (7) Philips Arena
6,270		 18-9
28 August 3 7:30pm Washington ESPN2 78-86 McCoughtry (30) Lyttle (9) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
9,072		 18-10
29 August 6 7:00pm @ Indiana 93-95 McCoughtry (31) Lyttle (8) Lehning (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,214		 18-11
30 August 10 7:00pm Seattle FS-S 70-80 McCoughtry (16) Lyttle (17) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
6,042		 18-12
31 August 13 7:00pm New York SSO 83-90 McCoughtry (22) Lyttle (13) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
6,025		 18-13
32 August 14 8:00pm @ Chicago CN100 92-74 de Souza (17) Bales (12) Price (6) Allstate Arena
4,214		 19-13
33 August 17 7:00pm Chicago NBATV
FS-S		 79-84 Castro Marques (19) Leuchanka (11) Lehning, Miller (4) Philips Arena
5,209		 19-14
34 August 22 3:00pm Washington SSO 81-90 McCoughtry (19) Lyttle (11) Lyttle (6) Philips Arena
9,570		 19-15
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Playoffs

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2010 Playoffs Schedule
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Washington (Won Series 2-0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 August 25 7:00pm @ Washington NBATV 95-90 McCoughtry (28) de Souza, Lyttle (9) Price (8) Verizon Center
10,322		 1-0
2 August 27 7:30pm Washington NBATV
FS-S		 101-77 McCoughtry, Castro Marques (21) Lyttle (10) Lehning (9) Philips Arena
7,890		 2-0
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York (Won Series 2-0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 5 7:00pm @ New York NBATV
MSG		 81-75 McCoughtry (21) Lyttle (13) Lehning (5) Madison Square Garden
14,248		 1-0
2 September 7 7:30pm New York NBATV
FS-S
MSG		 105-93 McCoughtry (42) de Souza (6) Castro Marques (5) Philips Arena
9,045		 2-0
WNBA Finals vs. Seattle (Lost Series 0-3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 12 3:00pm @ Seattle ABC 77-79 Castro Marques, McCoughtry (19) Lyttle (14) Lehning (3) KeyArena
15,084		 0-1
2 September 14 9:00pm @ Seattle ESPN2 84-87 Castro Marques, McCoughtry (21) McCoughtry (9) C. Miller (8) KeyArena
13,898		 0-2
3 September 16 8:00pm Seattle ESPN2 84-87 McCoughtry (35) de Souza (14) C. Miller (5) Philips Arena
10,522		 0-3

Standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 13–9
New York Liberty x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 14–8
Indiana Fever x 21 13 .618 1.0 13–4 8–9 13–9
Atlanta Dream x 19 15 .559 3.0 10–7 9–8 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 17 17 .500 5.0 12–5 5–12 9–13
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 8.0 7–10 7–10 7–15

Playoffs

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Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Washington 0
E4 Atlanta 2
E4 Atlanta 2
Eastern Conference
E2 New York 0
E2 New York 2
E3 Indiana 1
E4 Atlanta 0
W1 Seattle 3
W1 Seattle 2
W4 Los Angeles 0
W1 Seattle 2
Western Conference
W2 Phoenix 0
W2 Phoenix 2
W3 San Antonio 0
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games 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 game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Angel McCoughtry 34 34 30.7 40.8 26.2 80.3 4.9 3.1 1.94 0.6 21.1
Iziane Castro Marques 34 34 28.9 44.4 29.5 65.9 1.7 2.6 0.8 0.1 16.9
Sancho Lyttle 32 31 29.1 48.4 0.0 72.5 9.9 2.2 1.7 0.6 12.8
Érika de Souza 34 34 25.6 57.1 0.0 54.7 8.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 12.4
Armintie Price 34 0 16.5 38.7 0.0 59.4 3.0 1.8 0.9 0.1 4.9
Yelena Leuchanka 32 0 10.6 47.6 20.0 74.4 2.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 4.2
Alison Bales 34 3 15.6 43.3 41.7 79.6 3.8 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.9
Shalee Lehning 33 33 23.5 45.3 36.1 46.7 2.7 4.8 0.8 0.2 3.7
Kelly Miller 30 1 16.4 29.0 32.9 88.0 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.1 3.6
Coco Miller 27 0 7.3 40.0 19.2 85.7 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 3.1
Brittainey Raven 23 0 5.4 24.4 27.8 87.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.5

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Angel McCoughtry 7 7 30.9 46.2 45.5 79.7 5.4 2.3 2.0 0.6 26.7
Iziane Castro Marques 7 7 32.1 47.1 40.7 47.8 2.4 2.0 0.1 0.1 16.9
Coco Miller 7 7 25.7 39.1 26.3 78.9 2.7 3.3 1.3 0.0 10.6
Sancho Lyttle 7 7 25.4 50.0 0.0 88.9 9.6 1.7 2.0 1.1 10.6
Erika de Souza 7 1 25.7 50.0 0.0 80.0 8.3 1.1 0.7 2.3 10.3
Armintie Price 7 6 25.7 34.2 0.0 60.0 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.0 5.0
Yelena Leuchanka 7 0 9.6 55.6 50.0 50.0 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 3.4
Shalee Lehning 7 0 13.1 36.8 25.0 50.0 1.9 2.6 0.4 0.0 2.9
Kelly Miller 4 0 6.8 75.0 50.0 100.0 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 2.5
Alison Bales 7 0 7.3 62.5 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.4
Brittainey Raven 4 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Angel McCoughtry Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 24 [7]
June 1 [8]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May June 3 [9]
All-Defensive First Team August 29 [10]
All-WNBA Second Team September 13 [11]
Sancho Lyttle All-Defensive Second Team August 29 [10]
Iziane Castro Marques Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 12 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream Trades Center Michelle Snow". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dream Re-Signs WNBA All-Star Erika de Souza". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Twins Kelly and Coco Miller sign with Dream". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dream Releases Guard Ivory Latta". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "WNBA training camps underway". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dream Waives Holdsclaw; Leuchanka Joins Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lauren Jackson and Angel McCoughtry Named Players of the Week Presented by Kia Motors". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Candace Parker named WNBA Western Conference player of the week". latimes.com. LA Times. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Angel McCoughtry and Lauren Jackson Named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "2010 WNBA All-Defensive Team Announced". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "2010 All-WNBA First and Second Teams Announced". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "DREAM FORWARD IZIANE CASTRO MARQUES NAMED WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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