Q McCall's Women Talk Sports Profile

Quentin McCall (Q McCall)

Seattle

About Q McCall:

(From www.swishappeal.com) Quentin McCall currently writes for SwishAppeal.com and started the Rethinking Basketball blog in 2008 as a public journal of his thoughts about the WNBA from a NBA fan’s perspective. Based in Seattle, he has followed the Storm most closely during the 2009 season, but follows as many games as time and WNBA LiveAccess permit. As part of his own efforts to learn the game, "Q." has used a combination of advanced statistics and observation to better understand the game and provide rich analyses of the sport he loves. His enjoyment of the WNBA has led to an interest in NCAA women’s basketball and at the conclusion of the WNBA season, he will begin covering Seattle-area NCAA basketball as well.

Q McCall's Favorite Sports:

Basketball, NBA, W College Hoops, WNBA, Men's Football, Soccer

Q McCall's Posts:

"The Spiritual Significance of Pride"
posted on June 27, 2010 at 1:51pm

While people often see spirituality and the LGBT pride as antithetical to one another, Rev. Patrick S. Cheng describes the spirtitual significance of Pride Month....more

Pappano on Title IX: “It’s been slow progress and we certainly are not there yet.”
posted on December 26, 2009 at 5:44pm

The institutionalization of any movement’s ideals – whether that be educational ideals at the local level or political ideals at the national level – is often a double-edged sword: although it may represent a “victory&rdq...more

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Swish Appeal

In keeping with SB Nation’s innovative use of social media in reshaping sports journalism, our vision is a women's basketball site that goes beyond merely providing game reports; instead, we want to capture the narratives that fuel our passion for the game, while maintaining the critical stance that helps us understand the game better.

2012 WNBA Rookie Ranking Watch List: Early Candidates For The All-Rookie Team

Almost everyone I've talked to who follows the game closely considered the 2012 WNBA Draft to be somewhat uninspiring. Sure it was widely considered a "weak" draft prior to it actually happening, but there's also a question of how well some of these pl...[Read on]

A Roundup Of The WNBA's Opening Weekend

After its long hiatus, the WNBA regular season started up once again this weekend and with that there are tons of links available. I could spend all morning posting every link or I could post the highlights from the weekend with one link for each team fo...[Read on]

Connecticut Sun Put on the Afterburners

Just the Facts, Ma'am: A 16-3 second-half run by the Connecticut Sun put away the New York Liberty 92-77. Tina Charles had 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Sun in their home opener, while Asjha Jones added 20 points. Cappie Pondexter led the Libert...[Read on]

Sun Rises in Fourth Quarter

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty got out to seven and eight-point leads repeatedly in the game, but the Connecticut Sun fought back every time, eventually taking a 78-73 win at Madison Square Garden. Tina Charles had 19 points and 13 rebounds ...[Read on]

Saturday, May 19 Open Thread: Connecticut Wins and Three More Games On LiveAccess For The Night

Okay, no open thread yet so here it is: First, Connecticut beat New York 78-73. Ashja Jones had the game winning shot, and Tina Charles scored 19 points and grabbed 13 boards. Cappie Pondexter led NY with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Games to...[Read on]

2012 WNBA Preview: Can The New York Liberty Get Beyond Average?

Every year I've used this statistical framework for evaluating teams in the preseason, there's one team that is sort of a wild card, a team that could either win their conference or finish in the lottery. A large part of that is simply the shortcoming ...[Read on]

Durability: WNBA Players and Career Games Started

I decided to take a look at the an often-overlooked statistic: "games started". Instead of looking at which players in WNBA history have started the most games, I decided to look at start percentage. Were there players who have started every game th...[Read on]

Updated WNBA Rosters As The Deadline For Cuts Approaches

A number of WNBA teams finalized their rosters yesterday and with that we updated our previous training camp rosters to the best of our ability last night. The following are links to updated rosters for each team by playing style. 2012 Eastern Conferenc...[Read on]

WNBA GM Survey is Out: 10 of 12 GM's believe that Minnesota will repeat as 2012 Champions

WNBA GM Survey is Out: 10 of 12 GM's believe that Minnesota will repeat as 2012 Champions That's right ladies and gents. 83% of the GM's (or 10 of 12 after figuring out the math) believe the Lynx will make it two in a row for this year. In addition...[Read on]

Tulsa Shock Roster Down To 11 After Veteran Cuts: Amber Holt, Shanna Zolman Released

The Tulsa Shock have released a pair of five-year league veterans in Amber Holt and Shanna Zolman, announced today. Last season Holt was a staple in the starting lineup, starting in 24 of the 26 games in which she played. She averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 reb...[Read on]

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NCAA Tennis Championships May 17 - 28: Dan Magill Tennis Complex	NCAA Golf Championships May 22 - 25: Vanderbilt Legends Club
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Quentin McCall (Q McCall)

http://www.swishappeal.com/

@qmccall3

Seattle

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