Coach, trainer and Full Court Press writer Brian McCormick now has a blog. McCormick specializes in the technique-oriented commentary we wish we could hear, and don't hear enough, on TV: his blog so far draws examples from the men's game, but that may change as the W season goes on.

At Full Court (but behind their subscription wall), McCormick argues that today's W looks too much like the defense-first NBA of the 1990s, not enough like the NBA of Ginobili and Nash: "the WNBA... is the most physical league, male or female, in the United States."

Also behind their subscription wall, Clay Kallam has Western Conference predictions, starting with another train wreck for the Silver Stars. Coach Dan Hughes says if the SASS don't improve their defense, that prediction might come true.