2010 Atlanta Dream season

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

2010 Atlanta Dream season
Coach	Marynell Meadors
Arena	Philips Arena
Attendance	6,293 per game
Results
Record	19–15 (.559)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost WNBA Finals
Team Leaders
Points	McCoughtry (21.1)
Rebounds	Lyttle (9.9)
Assists	Lehning (4.8)
Media
Television	FS-S, SSO NBATV, ESPN2
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Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Dream's 2009 record, they would pick 9th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Dream waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream's selections in the 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

Transaction log

• February 4: The Dream signed Yelena Leuchanka.
• February 25: The Dream signed Ivory Latta and Erica White to training camp contracts.
• March 10: The Dream signed Demetress Adams to a training camp contract.
• March 11: The Dream traded Michelle Snow to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
• March 16: The Dream re-signed Érika de Souza.
• March 17: The Dream signed Kelly Miller and re-signed Coco Miller.
• March 22: The Dream waived Ivory Latta.
• April 26: The Dream released Jennifer Lacy
• April 28: The Dream signed Britany Miller and Chandi Jones to training camp contracts.
• May 2: The Dream waived Chandi Jones and Tatum Brown.
• May 5: The Dream waived Britany Miller.
• May 11: The Dream waived Brigitte Ardossi and Erica White.
• May 13: The Dream waived Shawn Goff.
• May 14: The Dream waived Demetress Adams, Yelena Leuchanka and Chanel Mokango.
• May 19: The Dream waived Chamique Holdsclaw.

Trades

Date	Trade
March 11, 2010	To Atlanta Dream	To San Antonio Silver Stars
	Dalma Ivanyi and right to swap second rounds picks in 2011 Draft	Michelle Snow and right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Érika de Souza March 16, 2010 re-signed Kelly Miller March 17, 2010 Minnesota Lynx Coco Miller March 17, 2010 re-signed

Subtractions Player Left New team Michelle Snow March 11, 2010 San Antonio Silver Stars Ivory Latta March 22, 2010 free agent Jennifer Lacy April 26, 2010 free agent Chamique Holdsclaw May 19, 2010 free agent

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From C 33 Bales, Alison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Duke G/F 8 Castro Marques, Iziane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Brazil F/C 14 de Souza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Brazil G 5 Lehning, Shalee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Kansas State C 11 Leuchanka, Yelena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) West Virginia F 20 Lyttle, Sancho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Houston F 35 McCoughtry, Angel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Louisville SG 9 Miller, Coco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia PG 2 Miller, Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia G/F 22 Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Mississippi G 0 Raven, Brittainey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Texas	Head coach Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee) Assistant coaches Sue Panek (Maryland) Carol Ross (Mississippi) Fred Williams (Boise State) Strength and conditioning coach Kim Moseley (Southern Miss) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

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

Season standings

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

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
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

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
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May 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 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 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 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

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals 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 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 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

Statistics

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alison Bales	34	3	15.6	.433	.417	.796	3.8	0.8	0.71	1.15	3.9
Iziane Castro Marques	34	34	28.9	.444	.295	.659	1.7	2.6	0.82	0.06	16.9
Érika de Souza	34	34	25.6	.571	.000	.547	8.3	0.9	0.79	1.18	12.4
Shalee Lehning	33	33	23.5	.453	.361	.467	2.7	4.8	0.76	0.18	3.7
Yelena Leuchanka	32	0	10.6	.476	.200	.744	2.6	0.4	0.50	0.25	4.2
Sancho Lyttle	32	31	29.1	.484	.000	.725	9.9	2.2	1.72	0.63	12.8
Angel McCoughtry	34	34	30.7	.408	.262	.803	4.9	3.1	1.94	0.62	21.1
Coco Miller	27	0	7.3	.400	.192	.857	0.6	0.8	0.19	0.00	3.1
Kelly Miller	30	1	16.4	.290	.329	.880	1.9	2.6	0.77	0.07	3.6
Armintie Price	34	0	16.5	.387	.000	.594	3.0	1.8	0.88	0.06	4.9
Brittainey Raven	23	0	5.4	.244	.278	.875	0.9	0.4	0.22	0.04	1.5

Awards and honors

• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 15, 2010.
• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 22, 2010.
• Iziane Castro Marques was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 3, 2010.
• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for May.
• Angel McCoughtry was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA reserve.
• Iziane Castro Marques was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Sancho Lyttle was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Angel McCoughtry was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Sancho Lyttle was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Angel McCoughtry was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.

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