WNBA Finals

I have been watching the WNBA for a while now. I did enjoy watching when the Detroit Shock won three championships. Then things changed when head coach Bill Laimbeer (former Detroit Pistons player - won two NBA championships) resigned and the team was moved to Tulsa. Since Detroit no longer had a team, I didn't watch as much until this year.

We have DISH Network and it has the NBA channel. I've been watching that station more in the past couple of months because of the WNBA. I like to support women's athletics anytime I can. If I see a woman's game on TV, I will stop and watch it. No matter what sport it is.

I was hoping that this year in the WBA finals it would be Minnesota Lynx versus Indiana Fever. Only one of the teams made the finals. Minnesota swept Phoenix to earn their spot in the finals. Indiana lost 2-1 to Atlanta Dream in the Eastern Conference finals. Minnesota and Atlanta will meet Sunday to play the first game of the finals.

I would like to see Minnesota win the series. This is Minnesota's first trip to the finals and I like a couple of their players. I've been a fan of Maya Moore when she played at UConn. Moore scored 21 points against Phoenix in the second game of the Western Conference Championships. Candice Wiggins is a fabulous guard from Stanford and Lindsay Whalen is another standout guard that can drive the ball to hoop and help set the tempo of the game.

The first game of the WNBA finals between Atlanta and Minnesota starts Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. The second game will be played Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 3 will be Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. If Game 4 is necessary, that will take place Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.

Photo Credit: Associated Press/Ross D. Franklin