[Young Drachma]

The Spoiler tags are mostly to keep this from visually looking like such a stat dump.

If you hadn't read above, we are in the Finals for the 2nd time in 3 years. We're facing the Minnesota Lynx. They are led by Lucy Dinkelmann (35.7 PPG) and Dayana Felton (29.7 PPG) a lethal 1-2 combo as exists anywhere in the WNBA. Dickelmann was league MVP this year, which probably explains why they're here. She was all All-League 1st team defensive team as well as All-WNBA 1st team. She is not playing with you fools.

I bet the real advantage we have outside of just gameplan and that we're really hot right now, is the fact that we have so much depth. We have lots of ways to beat you. It's clearly I'll need to start implementing some house rules or just starting playing with worse teams. But in the meantime, we'll rock and roll with what we have. I made some modest adjustments to our rotation, mostly getting Teresa Cribbs, a former Finals MVP more involved because she's been not getting much PT from me. She's old, but she can be valuable.

1974-75 WNBA FINALS

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Fury 154, Lynx 130 - 5/13/1975

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       1  2  3  4   T     Fury Leaders                       Lynx Leaders                       
 PHI  43 47 41 23 154     Points:   Kayleen Wallace      29  Points:   Lucy Dickelmann      25  
 MIN  36 29 31 34 130     Rebounds: Megan Barnes         11  Rebounds: Megan Sanchez        16  
                          Assists:  Rachel Chamberlin     9  Assists:  Lucy Dickelmann       6  

Fury (35-19):
Player              Pos  Min   Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF  +/-  Pts
Kayleen Wallace     C     26   14-19     0-0     1-2   5   9   4   0   0   1   2   19   29
Harley Milo         PF    26    7-10     2-3     0-0   2   9   4   0   2   3   0   19   16
Jordyn Davis        SF    16     6-9     1-2     0-0   1   7   3   1   0   0   1   13   13
Megan Barnes        SF    28   13-25     1-5     0-0   4  11   2   1   1   3   0   23   27
Sarah Northrop      PG    23    6-12     1-3     0-0   1   3   3   3   0   5   0   14   13
Teresa Cribbs       PG    15     1-5     0-3     2-2   0   2   2   0   0   3   1    1    4
Michelle McGee      C     21    5-12     0-0     0-0   2  10   2   0   0   1   1    5   10
Rachel Chamberlin   PG    34    8-12     2-4     1-2   2   4   9   4   1   7   1   20   19
Mary Lauderdale     SG     1     0-0     0-0     0-0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0    0
Sarah Harlow        PF    20     2-4     0-0     0-0   1   3   2   0   2   2   1    4    4
Laure Segard        SF    12     4-8     2-4     0-0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   -1   10
Jessica Eskew       C      7     1-1     0-0     0-0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   -2    2
Jennifer Centeno    SG    12     3-4     0-0     1-1   1   3   4   2   1   1   0    5    7
Totals                         Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF       Pts
                              70-121    9-24     5-7  20  63  36  12   7  27   7       154
                               57.9%   37.5%   71.4%                                      

Lynx (42-12):
Player              Pos  Min   Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF  +/-  Pts
Megan Sanchez       C     30    5-10     0-0     0-0   5  16   2   1   4   0   1  -30   10
Nathalia Roesch     PF    18    8-13     0-0     2-2   0   2   0   1   1   1   1  -18   18
Alondra Ibanez      SF    31    6-13     1-1     0-0   1   1   1   2   0   2   2  -30   13
Lucy Dickelmann     SG    34   11-27     1-6     2-2   1   4   6   5   2   6   1  -26   25
Dayana Fenton       PG    31    6-17     1-3     2-2   2   5   3   1   0   7   0  -28   15
Rachel Drayton      PG    19    4-10     0-1     0-0   2   4   3   0   0   3   1   -5    8
Danika Hagerty      C     16     3-4     0-0     0-0   2   2   3   0   2   0   0    7    6
Cheyenne Manis      PF    29    8-16     1-2     0-0   4   6   2   2   0   0   0   -6   17
Nicole Ramirez      SF    17     4-4     1-1     3-3   0   4   3   3   0   0   1    6   12
Julissa Sebastian   PG    12     3-6     0-1     0-0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   11    6
Gia Lucky           C      2     0-0     0-0     0-0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -1    0
Tamia Littlejohn    PF     1     0-0     0-0     0-0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0    0
Totals                         Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF       Pts
                              58-120    5-15     9-9  17  45  25  15   9  20   7       130
Game Summary:

Game Stats        PHI    MIN
Halftime Score     90     65
FGM-FGA        70-121 58-120
FG%              .579   .483
FTM-FTA           5-7    9-9
FT%              .714  1.000
3PM-3PA          9-24   5-15
3P%              .375   .333
Rebounds           63     45
Assists            36     25
Steals             12     15
Blocks              7      9
Turnovers          27     20
Team Fouls          7      7

Clearly, the rebounding was the name of the game in this one.

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Fury 148, Lynx 134 - 5/14/1975

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       1  2  3  4   T     Fury Leaders                       Lynx Leaders                       
 PHI  35 30 42 41 148     Points:   Kayleen Wallace      32  Points:   Rachel Drayton       37  
 MIN  37 35 41 21 134     Rebounds: Kayleen Wallace      12  Rebounds: Rachel Drayton       12  
                          Assists:  Rachel Chamberlin     8  Assists:  Dayana Fenton        12  

Fury (35-19):
Player              Pos  Min   Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF  +/-  Pts
Kayleen Wallace     C     38   15-37     0-0     2-2   6  12   5   0   1   1   1   -2   32
Harley Milo         PF    32   13-21     0-1     0-0   5  10   4   0   0   2   1   11   26
Jordyn Davis        SF    30    6-16     1-2     2-2   2  10   7   3   0   1   1    0   15
Megan Barnes        SG    23     6-8     0-0     0-0   5   9   4   2   0   3   0   24   12
Sarah Northrop      PG    21     4-7     2-4     0-0   2   4   1   2   0   2   0   16   10
Teresa Cribbs       PG    15     3-8     2-4     0-0   1   1   3   2   0   0   0    9    8
Michelle McGee      PF    21    8-11     0-0     0-0   0   5   4   0   2   1   0   28   16
Rachel Chamberlin   PG    34    4-10     1-4     0-0   1   6   8   3   2   4   1   10    9
Sarah Harlow        PF     9     2-2     0-0     0-0   0   1   1   0   1   1   1    2    4
Laure Segard        SF     3     1-2     0-0     0-0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   -8    2
Jessica Eskew       C      2     1-2     1-1     0-0   1   2   0   0   0   1   1   -3    3
Jennifer Centeno    SG    12     4-6     2-3     1-2   0   2   1   0   0   3   0   -7   11
Totals                         Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF       Pts
                              67-130    9-19     5-6  23  63  38  12   6  20   6       148
                               51.5%   47.4%   83.3%                                      

Lynx (42-12):
Player              Pos  Min   Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF  +/-  Pts
Megan Sanchez       C     32    7-12     0-0     0-0   3   5   2   1   6   3   2  -27   14
Nathalia Roesch     PF    30   11-17     0-0     2-2   1   7   3   0   1   1   1   14   24
Alondra Ibanez      SF    32    6-12     0-1     2-2   0   2   5   3   1   1   1  -27   14
Lucy Dickelmann     SG     2     1-1     0-0     0-0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   -2    2
Dayana Fenton       PG    43   14-24     0-3     3-3   2  10  12   5   1   6   0   -9   31
Rachel Drayton      SG    41   17-28     3-6     0-0   1  12   9   0   0   4   1   -7   37
Danika Hagerty      C     16     2-6     0-0     0-0   1   4   3   0   6   1   1   11    4
Cheyenne Manis      PF    18     3-9     0-3     0-0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0  -30    6
Nicole Ramirez      SF    26    1-13     0-5     0-0   2   2   3   2   3   2   1   -3    2
Totals                         Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF       Pts
                              62-122    3-18     7-7  12  47  38  11  18  18   7       134
Game Summary:

Game Stats        PHI    MIN
Halftime Score     65     72
FGM-FGA        67-130 62-122
FG%              .515   .508
FTM-FTA           5-6    7-7
FT%              .833  1.000
3PM-3PA          9-19   3-18
3P%              .474   .167
Rebounds           63     47
Assists            38     38
Steals             12     11
Blocks              6     18
Turnovers          20     18
Team Fouls          6      7

Size kills, friends.

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Fury 157, Lynx 103 - 5/16/1975

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       1  2  3  4   T     Lynx Leaders                       Fury Leaders                       
 MIN  28 16 31 28 103     Points:   Rachel Drayton       35  Points:   Kayleen Wallace      26  
 PHI  39 33 50 35 157     Rebounds: Rachel Drayton       12  Rebounds: Megan Barnes         11  
                          Assists:  Megan Sanchez         5  Assists:  Rachel Chamberlin    11  

Lynx (42-12):
Player              Pos  Min   Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF  +/-  Pts
Danika Hagerty      C     29    2-10     0-0     0-0   2   8   1   0   3   2   1  -36    4
Megan Sanchez       PF    29    4-12     0-0     0-0   2   4   5   2   4   1   0  -36    8
Nathalia Roesch     SF    27     5-9     0-0     0-0   3   5   2   2   1   3   1  -40   10
Alondra Ibanez      SG    15     2-9     0-1     0-0   1   4   0   0   0   3   0  -10    4
Dayana Fenton       PG    32   10-24     0-3     0-0   0   0   5   5   0  12   1  -49   20
Rachel Drayton      SG    37   16-32     3-6     0-0   1  12   5   1   0   8   0  -42   35
Cheyenne Manis      PF    19     1-8     0-1     0-0   0   1   1   1   0   1   1  -18    2
Nicole Ramirez      SF    21     3-9     1-4     0-0   1   3   4   5   0   1   0  -14    7
Kaydence Shoemaker  C     19     2-3     0-0     0-0   3   3   1   2   0   1   1  -18    4
Julissa Sebastian   SG    12     4-6     1-1     0-0   0   2   1   1   0   1   1   -7    9
Gia Lucky           C      1     0-0     0-0     0-0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0    0
Tamia Littlejohn    PF     1     0-0     0-0     0-0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0    0
Totals                         Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF       Pts
                              49-122    5-16     0-0  13  42  25  19   8  33   6       103
                               40.2%   31.3%      0%                                      

Fury (35-19):
Player              Pos  Min   Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF  +/-  Pts
Kayleen Wallace     C     26   13-15     0-0     0-0   3   7   5   0   0   2   0   34   26
Harley Milo         PF    26   11-17     2-4     0-0   0   8   6   1   2   1   0   46   24
Jordyn Davis        SF    22     3-9     0-1     0-0   0   2   8   6   0   3   0   34    6
Megan Barnes        SG    19    5-11     1-3     0-0   2  11   2   1   3   4   0   40   11
Sarah Northrop      PG    20    7-11     2-3     2-2   1   4   4   2   0   2   3   42   18
Teresa Cribbs       PG    11     4-6     1-2     0-0   0   1   2   0   0   1   0   -8    9
Michelle McGee      PF    24     4-5     0-0     0-0   0   5   3   1   0   2   0   18    8
Rachel Chamberlin   PG    34   10-14     3-4     0-0   0   4  11   7   2   6   2   25   23
Mary Lauderdale     SG     2     0-0     0-0     0-0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0    0
Sarah Harlow        PF    17     3-8     0-0     0-0   0   3   0   1   3   2   1    5    6
Laure Segard        SF    12     3-4     0-1     0-0   0   1   1   0   1   0   0    9    6
Jessica Eskew       C     10     2-2     0-0     0-0   2   5   2   0   0   3   0    5    4
Jennifer Centeno    SG    18    6-14     0-2     4-4   0   4   4   3   1   2   0   20   16
Totals                         Fgm-a   3pm-a   Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk  TO  PF       Pts
                              71-116    9-20     6-6   8  55  48  22  12  28   6       157
Game Summary:

Game Stats        MIN    PHI
Halftime Score     44     72
FGM-FGA        49-122 71-116
FG%              .402   .612
FTM-FTA           0-0    6-6
FT%              .000  1.000
3PM-3PA          5-16   9-20
3P%              .313   .450
Rebounds           42     55
Assists            25     48
Steals             19     22
Blocks              8     12
Turnovers          33     28
Team Fouls          6      6

I need to let this one digest for a while. Like, this was a thorough demolition of the opposition. I'm sure part of it was just the fact that my rotation is so deep, but also, I got specific role players for different jobs. Players like Ceteno can score inside at will, Chamberlin is deadly and when you've a 2nd team that can come in and hang with first teamers, that's going to be tough to beat.

Again, I think I've probably just exposed some flaws in the way the game processes all of what's happening. Still, I can't deny that this whole dynasty has gotten me into this game and engrossed enough to where I WANT to play women's basketball.

So that has to be some kind of accomplishment, right?

Kayleen Wallace was Finals MVP. No shock there though, she was averaging 27.2 PPG, 10th among playoff teams and 3rd most of anyone who played in at least 6 playoff games.

So going to go savor this one a bit, before getting down to business and figuring out what's next. I know I have some foreign leagues coming on line next year, that should diversify the player pool a bit as time goes on.

I think my next project might be to sim ahead a bit to the D1 players that start entering the league in 1980, then maybe find some player(s) whose careers we can follow. I'd love to either see a star player hang on as a veteran overseas or to have a scrappy player that will star overseas before getting a chance to play here in the States.

We'll see what I can come up with. Naturally if you have ideas, fling them at me. This is surely the only resident women's basketball dynasty you'll be seeing in these parts.

Simply no words for this though. In the first year of long playoffs, going through and wrecking like this is awesome.



Revisiting this, I don't know what happened to Dickleman, I'm guess she must've been hurt or something. Because she played in Game 1, barely played in Game 2 and not at all in Game 3. Their entire offense goes through her, so that must've been one of the problems, but I need to revisit the file when I go home to see what was wrong with her in that series. Not that it seems like it'd have mattered.