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City where the Connecticut Sun is located: Connecticut main training: Mike home: Golden God Grand Casino Gymnasium Jersey color: white background and red edge marching into WNBA: Number of champions WNBA: 2003: NO1April 22, 998 WNBA announced the expansion of two teams to be managed by Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves respectively, so far the number of teams in WNBA has expanded to 12. The team managed by Orlando Magic is the predecessor of Connecticut Suns. Nicknamed "Orlando Miracle", Orlando Miracle was reorganized into a brand-new independent team "Sun" on October 28th, 2003/kloc-0. Then the sun changed from comet Houston to Rebecca Lobo, the star of the University of Connecticut. In March, The Sun launched a new team logo-the burning orange sun. On June 3rd, 2004, 10 won the championship of WNBA East. /upload/wnbalogo/sun _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

City where Detroit Vibration is located: Detroit main training: Lembill main stadium: auburn hills Palace Stadium jersey color: blue and black pattern on white background, entering WNBA: 1998, number of champions: 2003 champion Detroit Vibration started at 1998, and the team is located in Detroit, Michigan. 1998 After the formation of the team, the team quickly recruited a group of old and new players, such as Sandy Blondello, and then transferred to Miami. In the 2002 season, the team ranked last. The following year, bill Ranbir, the former center of Detroit Pistons, was appointed as the coach of the team, and he brought new vitality to the team. In 2003, he predicted that Vibration would be the champion, and his prediction finally came true. They beat the Los Angeles team and became the champion of the WNBA in 2003. It is a miracle to jump from the last place in the year after next to the first place in the year after next. /upload/wnbalog/shock _ logo _ 70x70.gif new york Liberty is located in new york, New York, USA. Training: Pat Kohler home: Madison Square Garden. Seats: 19763. Jersey color: white WNBA: 1997. As one of the first eight teams to join the WNBA, there is no championship history. First, the new york Freedom Team played its first game in the league history at1June 2, 9971. Their opponent is the Los Angeles Sparks. Under the leadership of head coach Nancy Darsch, the Freedom Team finally won 67-57. On June 29th, the Freedom Team played its first home game in Madison Square Garden and won. In the final championship battle, they lost to the Houston Comets. 1999 season, Pat Kohler became the head coach of the team, and the Freedom Team won 18 wins 14 losses, and won the first Eastern Championship in the team's history. In the first round of the playoffs, they eliminated the Charlotte Acupuncture Team, and then the Freedom Team reached the finals against the two-time champion Comet Team, although it lost to the Comet Team with a total score of 1 win and 2 losses. But in the second game, Theresa Witherspoon scored the most famous goal in WNBA history: the winning goal at the half-time whistle. Witherspoon was elected the best defensive player in the league in 1997 and 1998 seasons. In 2000, the size of WNBA reached 65,438+06 teams. Freedom team won the best 20 wins 12 losses in the team's history this season and became the champion of the East, but lost to the Comets 0-2 in the finals. In 200 1 year, the Freedom Team lost to the Acupuncture Team with a score of 1-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, but their record reached 2 1+ 1 1 in the regular season of that season. The two major stars of the team, Tali Phillips and Teresa Witherspoon, had a total career. In 2002, the Freedom Team won 18 in the regular season and reached the finals for the fourth time in six years. Unfortunately, I lost to the Los Angeles Sparks. In this year, Theresa Witherspoon became the first player in WNBA history to score and assist 65,438+0,000. In the 2003 season, several main players of the Freedom Team were injured, and finally they missed the playoffs with a regular-season record of 16 wins 18 losses. This year, new york hosted the WNBA All-Star Game for the second time. In the 2004 season, the Freedom Team won the playoffs with a record of 18 and 16. In the first round, the team eliminated the vibration team with a total score of 2- 1. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Freedom Team was eliminated by the Connecticut Suns with a total score of 2-0. /upload/wnbalogo/liberty _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

Indiana fever city: Indianapolis, Indiana. Training: Brian Winters. Stadium: Conceco Arena. Jersey color: white. Won the championship in WNBA: 1999. Number: 1999. On June 7, 2009, WNBA announced that Indiana fanatics will officially participate in the WNBA competition in 2000. On July 19, the fanatic team launched the activity of "buying tickets to stay in the team", thus raising 5500 season tickets necessary for the team to participate in the competition. On August 17, Neil Fortner, head coach of American women's basketball team, became the first head coach of the team. On September 23rd, larry bird, former head coach of Indiana Pacers, became the owner of the team's 5,000th season ticket, which greatly enhanced the popularity of fanatics. 1999101On October 20th, Anne Donovan became the head coach of the team in 2000 (because Fortner led the American team to the Olympic Games). In 200 1 season, Fortner returned to the fanatic team, and Donovan served as the team's chief assistant coach. On June 1 day, 2000, the fanatics finally beat Miami Sunshine 57-54 and won their first victory in the WNBA. In the first season, fanatics finally achieved 9 wins and 23 losses in the regular season. In the 2002 season, the fanatics scored 16 wins 16 losses and reached the playoffs, but were eliminated by the new york Freedom Team with a total score of 2- 1 in the first round. In the history of the team, this is also the only time that fanatics have reached the playoffs. In 2003 and 2004, fans missed the playoffs. /upload/wnbalogo/fever _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

City where the Washington Mystery Team is located: Washington main training ground: michael adams main stadium: MCI center stadium capacity: 10746 people Jersey color: white gold, blue edge in WNBA: 1998 No championship history. Washington Mysteries entered WNBA during WNBA expansion:1998. 1998 In the first season, Olympia Nicky McRae, the top player of their team, did not enter the playoffs that year, but the team selected Chamique Holdsclaw, a rookie star of the University of Tennessee, on 1999. People have high expectations for this team, and the Washington Mysteries are likely to enter the playoffs in 2000. After a low record of 200 1, head coach tom maher and general manager Melissa McFerrin both resigned. Under the condition that how to reorganize the team in the future has not stopped, assistant coach Marian Stanley took over the coach. Under the leadership of Holdeslaw and rookie guard Stacy Dyers Schumann, the Washington Mysteries have achieved good results, but they still failed to make the playoffs. In the 2004 season, it was reported that Holdeslaw, the top star of the Washington Mysteries, was not happy to play in this hopeless team. Later, she missed the game because of unexplained illness, and later learned that she was suffering from mental depression. With the help of Alana Beard, a star who graduated from Duke University, and a group of rookies, the Washington Mysteries unexpectedly reached the playoffs for the second time in the team's history in 2004. /upload/wnbalogo/mystics _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

Charlotte sting's city: Charlotte main training: Reich home: new Charlotte Arena jersey color: red and blue pattern on white background entered WNBA: 1997, number of wins: none: 1996, 10, 10 was formally established and joined WNBA on October 30th. 1997 65438+1On October 22nd, Andrea Stinson of North Carolina and Vicky Brett of Maryland joined the team and became the newest players of the team. 1In March, 997, Marinell meadows was hired as the head coach of the team. 1998 The team was eliminated by the Houston Comets in the playoffs. 1999 also failed to break through, but reached the second round of the playoffs, and on1October 28th1999 10, T.R. Dunn was promoted to head coach of the team. But 2000 was a frustrating year for the acupuncture team, and they didn't even make the playoffs. 200 1 changed coaches again and hired Anne Donovan as the coach. That year, the acupuncture team lost to Los Angeles in the playoffs. In 2002, he entered the playoffs for the fifth time. Robert johnson was appointed head coach in 2003. But in 2004, the team failed to enter the playoffs, which was the second time in the team's history that it lost its playoff qualification. The current bishop of the team is Trudy Lacey. /upload/wnbalogo/sting _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

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City of Losandeles Sparks: Los Angeles, California Main Training: Wiesenberg (Temporary) Main Stadium: Staples Arena Capacity: 65,438+08,997 People Jersey Color: Yellow Enter WNBA: 65,438+0997 Champion: 2006,5438+0,2002, the first season of LA Sparks. Zheng averaged 9.3 points and 4.4 rebounds that season, with the highest shooting percentage (6 1.8%). After the season, Zheng won the first place in history. But this year, the Sparks only scored 14 wins 14 losses and failed to enter the playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks reached its peak in the 200 1 season, making the playoffs for the first time and winning the championship. Under the leadership of the team's super center Leslie, they first defeated the defending champion Comets in the first round, then swept the acupuncture team 2-0 in the final and won the first WNBA championship in the team's history. Leslie also became the first player in the history of the league to win the title of "Most Valuable Player" in the regular season, all-star game and finals. In 2002, the Sparks reached the finals again, and finally defeated the new york Freedom Team 2-0 to successfully defend their title. Leslie was voted the most valuable player for the second year in a row. In 2003, the Sparks entered the playoffs with a record of 24 wins, 65,438+00 losses. Defeated Minnesota Bobcats and Sacramento monarchs in the West 2- 1 respectively, and reached the finals again, but was finally defeated by Detroit Vibration 2- 1 and missed the "three consecutive championships". In the 2004 season, the Sparks entered the playoffs with a record of 25 wins and 9 losses, but were eliminated by the Sacramento Monarchs in the first round. /upload/wnbalogo/sparks _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

Phoenix Mercury City: Phoenix, Arizona. Training: Aircraft Carrier-Graff Stadium: Maxi Arena. Seats: 10746. Jersey color: red enters WNBA: 1997. No champion history. Phoenix Mercury Team is also one of the eight veterans of WNBA, but they haven't won a championship in eight years' history. On June 22nd, 1997, Mercury beat Charlotte Acupuncture Team 76-59 at home and won the first victory in history. This season, the Mercury team won 16 12 in the regular season and finally missed the playoffs. In the second season of joining the WNBA, namely 1998 season, the Mercury team reached the finals, but lost to the Houston Comets, which was their closest match to the championship. In the following years, the Mercury team failed to make the playoffs. But the Phoenix people are proud that they hosted the WNBA All-Star Game in 2000. In 2004, Mercury defeated Comets in the last game of the regular season, with a record of 17 wins 17 losses. /upload/wnbalogo/mercury _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

Lynx, Minneapolis City: Minneapolis Minnesota Main Training: Susie Main Stadium: Target Center Arena Capacity: 19006-person jersey color: white into WNBA: 1999 No championship history1998 In April, WNBA announced that it would be held in 1999. 1June 999 12, the first regular season home game in Bobcats' history attracted 12000 fans to watch the game, and the opponent was Detroit Vibration Team. In the end, Bobcats beat their opponents 68-5 1 and won the first game in the team's history. In this new army season, Bobcats scored 15 wins 17 losses, and finally missed the playoffs. Since then, Bobcats have not made the playoffs for four consecutive seasons. On June 65438+1October 2 1, Bobcats appointed Susie mcnair-Serio as the head coach of the team. Susie is a famous former WNBA star and has participated in two Olympic Games. In the past 20 years, she has had a great influence on the world women's basketball team. Under the leadership of Susie, Bobcats played the best record in the regular season, 18 wins 16 losses, and advanced to the playoffs for the first time in history. In the first round of the playoffs, against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Bobcats made a big reversal in the first game. They once beat the mighty Sparks with a score of 2 1, but then the Sparks won two games in a row in Los Angeles and eliminated the Bobcats. In 2004, Bobcats reached the playoffs with a record of 18 wins 16 losses, but they still failed to break through the first round and were finally defeated by Seattle Storm 2-0. This year, head coach Susie won the title of "Coach of the Year". /upload/wnbalogo/lynx _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

Seattle Storm City: Seattle, Washington. Instructor: Anne Donovan main venue: Key Arena. Jersey color: dark red and green edges alternately enter WNBA. Champion WNBA:2000: After joining WNBA in 2004, their performance in that year was far below people's expectations. Under the leadership of defender Edna Campbell, the team's record was poor, only 6 wins and 26 losses, and it failed to make the playoffs. A season later, Seattle Storm signed Australian center lauren jackson, who was only 19 years old, and his strength greatly increased, making him a potential team in the WNBA. Although the team still failed to make the playoffs on 200 1, Jackson's performance in the rookie season left a very deep impression on people, and her arrival also laid a solid foundation for the long-term construction of the team. After signing the "No.1 pick" and the super-guard, the storm filled the team's weakness in the position of guard. With the appearance of Subode and lauren jackson, their cooperation made the team enter the playoffs for the first time in 2002. In the 2003 season, due to the absence of Su Bode for most of the time due to injury, the record of Storm Team also fell sharply. After a disappointing 2003 season, Seattle Storm rebounded strongly in 2004 and won the championship that year. /upload/WNBA LOGO/Storm _ LOGO _ 70x70.gif Sacramento Monarchy City: Sacramento, California Main Training Ground: michael adams Main Stadium: Arco Stadium Jersey Color: white and blue in WNBA: 1997 Champion: In 2005, the first season of LA Sparks team caused a great sensation in China, and the effect was the first draft in. That season, Zheng averaged 9.3 points and 4.4 rebounds, with the highest shooting percentage (6 1.8%). After the season, Zheng also won the first "Most Sportsmanship Award" in history. But this year, the Sparks only scored 14 wins 14 losses and failed to enter the playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks reached its peak in the 200 1 season, making the playoffs for the first time and winning the championship. Under the leadership of the team's super center Leslie, they first defeated the defending champion Comets in the first round, then swept the acupuncture team 2-0 in the final and won the first WNBA championship in the team's history. Leslie also became the first player in the history of the league to win the title of "Most Valuable Player" in the regular season, all-star game and finals. In 2002, the Sparks reached the finals again, and finally defeated the new york Freedom Team 2-0 to successfully defend their title. Leslie was voted the most valuable player for the second year in a row. In 2003, the Sparks entered the playoffs with a record of 24 wins, 65,438+00 losses. Defeated Minnesota Bobcats and Sacramento monarchs in the West 2- 1 respectively, and reached the finals again, but was finally defeated by Detroit Vibration 2- 1 and missed the "three consecutive championships". In the 2004 season, the Sparks entered the playoffs with a record of 25 wins and 9 losses, but were eliminated by the Sacramento Monarchs in the first round. /upload/wnbalogo/monarchs _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

City where Comet Houston is located: Houston Training: van chancellor Home: Houston Toyota Center Jersey Color: Red Shade and Black Edge March into WNBA: 1997 Number of wins: 4 Houston Comet Team is one of the first eight teams in WNBA: 1997. In their first year in the WNBA, they beat the new york Freedom Team and won the championship. The following year, with the expansion of WNBA, comets moved from the Eastern Alliance to the Western Alliance. Since then, they have won the championship for three consecutive years. However, after 200 1 Cooper retired, they stopped only after entering the western semi-finals. In the 2004 season, they failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the team was founded. Since the comet team was founded for such a long time, its head coach has been van chancellor. /upload/wnbalogo/comets _ logo _ 70x 70 . gif

City where Silver Star of San Antonio is located: San Antonio, Texas Main Training: michael adams Main Stadium: SBC Center Arena Capacity: 10746 People Jersey Color: Silver Wire with Black Edge Brought into WNBA: 1997 No championship history As one of the top eight teams in WNBA, Utah Star has never reached the same level as Utah Jazz, their NBA team in the same city. They even came last in the WNBA competition in 1997, thus winning the first draft in 1998. At that time, they chose Margo Dyke, who was 7 feet 2 inches tall, as the No.1 pick, and she became the tallest player in WNBA history. Unfortunately, the choice of Margo Dedek by Utah stars was not very helpful to the stars, so they chose Margo Dedek on 198. Although their teams include Jennifer Archie, Olympia and local Utah star Natalie Williams, the Utah Star Team has never been the top team in the WNBA. Due to the unsuccessful commercial operation in Utah, the Utah Star Team was finally forced to move to San Antonio and changed its name to "San Antonio Silver Star Team".