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2008 Phoenix Mercury season
WNBA team season
The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury were not able to win their second consecutive WNBA Championship and became the first defending champion to not qualify for the playoffs.
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Quick Facts Phoenix Mercury season, Coach ...
| 2008 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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| Coach | Corey Gaines |
| Arena | US Airways Center |
| Attendance | 8,522 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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On September 27, 2007, head coach Paul Westhead resigned and took a job as an assistant coach under P.J. Carlesimo for the Seattle SuperSonics. Assistant coach Corey Gaines was named the team's new head coach on November 7 of that year.
Expansion draft
- Jennifer Lacy was selected in the 2008 Expansion Draft for the Atlanta Dream.[1]
WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
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| 1 | 13 | LaToya Pringle |  United States |
North Carolina |
| 2 | 25 (from SA) |
Leilani Mitchell | United States |
Utah |
| 3 | 41 | Marscilla Packer | United States |
Ohio State |
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Trades
| April 22, 2008 | To Phoenix Mercury New York's third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA draft |
To New York Liberty Leilani Mitchell |
Free agents
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Season standings
More information Western Conference, W ...
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 15–2 | 9–8 | 10–10 |
| Seattle Storm x | 22 | 12 | .647 | 2.0 | 16–1 | 6–11 | 13–7 |
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 8–9 | 12–8 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 5–12 | 13–4 | 9–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7.0 | 13–4 | 4–13 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 8–12 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 9–8 | 7–10 | 8–12 |
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Season schedule
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Score | Leading Scorer | Attendance | Record |
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| May 17 | vs. Los Angeles | 94-99 | Cappie Pondexter (32) | 13,749 | 0-1 |
| May 20 | @ San Antonio | 76-81 | Cappie Pondexter (23) | 9,103 | 0-2 |
| May 22 | vs. Seattle | 83-87 | Diana Taurasi (23) | 7,059 | 0-3 |
| May 31 | @ Minnesota | 83-94 | Cappie Pondexter (31) | 6,914 | 0-4 |
| June 3 | vs. Washington | 98-93 | Diana Taurasi (29) | 7,561 | 1-4 |
| June 6 | @ Los Angeles | 85-79 | Diana Taurasi (29) | 13,142 | 2-4 |
| June 11 | @ Seattle | 77-83 | Diana Taurasi (37) | 7,483 | 2-5 |
| June 14 | vs. Detroit | 79-89 | Cappie Pondexter (28) | 7,696 | 2-6 |
| June 18 | vs. Connecticut | 102-81 | Diana Taurasi (32) | 4,478 | 3-6 |
| June 20 | vs. Chicago | 112-105 (OT) | Diana Taurasi (33) | 7,311 | 4-6 |
| June 22 | @ New York | 72-105 | Diana Taurasi (21) | 8,688 | 4-7 |
| June 24 | @ Washington | 98-90 | Diana Taurasi (31) | 6,662 | 5-7 |
| June 26 | @ Chicago | 89-79 | Kelly Miller (17) | 3,103 | 6-7 |
| June 29 | @ Connecticut | 87-80 | Diana Taurasi (25) | 9,518 | 7-7 |
| July 1 | @ Atlanta | 97-79 | Diana Taurasi (28) | 9,795 | 8-7 |
| July 5 | vs. New York | 83-93 | Diana Taurasi (25) | 6,481 | 8-8 |
| July 6 | @ Los Angeles | 80-91 | Kelly Miller (14) Cappie Pondexter (14) |
10,004 | 8-9 |
| July 8 | vs. Houston | 99-94 | Diana Taurasi (30) | 15,499 | 9-9 |
| July 10 | @ Seattle | 78-89 | Cappie Pondexter (20) | 10,454 | 9-10 |
| July 12 | @ Sacramento | 97-105 | Cappie Pondexter (33) | 7,044 | 9-11 |
| July 15 | vs. San Antonio | 87-97 | Diana Taurasi (23) Cappie Pondexter (23) |
6,451 | 9-12 |
| July 17 | vs. Los Angeles | 99-92 | Cappie Pondexter (27) | 7,981 | 10-12 |
| July 19 | vs. Atlanta | 110-84 | Diana Taurasi (21) | 7,913 | 11-12 |
| July 22 | @ Houston | 92-94 | Diana Taurasi (31) | 6,134 | 11-13 |
| July 24 | @ Sacramento | 74-83 | Cappie Pondexter (23) | 11,946 | 11-14 |
| July 25 | vs. Seattle | 94-80 | Diana Taurasi (31) | 8,323 | 12-14 |
| July 27 | vs. Indiana | 84-88 | Diana Taurassi (25) | 7,924 | 12-15 |
| August 28 | vs. San Antonio | 55-77 | Diana Taurasi (13) | 7,931 | 12-16 |
| September 3 | vs. Minnesota | 103-96 | Diana Taurasi (32) | 7,722 | 13-16 |
| September 5 | vs. Sacramento | 81-69 | Diana Taurasi (26) | 10,527 | 14-16 |
| September 7 | vs. Houston | 99-74 | Diana Taurasi (33) | 10,261 | 15-16 |
| September 9 | @ Detroit | 78-89 | Cappie Pondexter (23) | 7,495 | 15-17 |
| September 12 | @ Minnesota | 96-87 | Diana Taurasi (31) | 8,343 | 16-17 |
| September 14 | @ Indiana | 89-103 | Cappie Pondexter (23) | 8,776 | 16-18 |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
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More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Diana Taurasi | 34 | 34 | 31.9 | .446 | .360 | .870 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 24.1 |
| Cappie Pondexter | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | .413 | .313 | .846 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 21.2 |
| Tangela Smith | 25 | 25 | 28.9 | .417 | .348 | .867 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Le'Coe Willingham | 34 | 27 | 24.5 | .570 | .185 | .741 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
| Kelly Miller | 34 | 34 | 27.8 | .408 | .385 | .845 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| Kelly Mazzante | 34 | 2 | 18.9 | .332 | .331 | .833 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| LaToya Pringle | 29 | 7 | 13.0 | .448 | .000 | .824 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.4 |
| Barbara Farris | 34 | 8 | 16.3 | .463 | .000 | .698 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Olympia Scott | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | .364 | .000 | .000 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Yuko Oga | 23 | 0 | 7.3 | .351 | .000 | .941 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Allie Quigley | 14 | 0 | 7.1 | .333 | .182 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Willnett Crockett | 5 | 1 | 8.2 | .375 | .000 | .600 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Jennifer Derevjanik | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | .263 | .125 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
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- Diana Taurasi, WNBA Player of the Week (June 2–8, June 16–22, June 23–29, and September 1–7)
- Cappie Pondexter, WNBA Player of the Week (July 14–20)
- Diana Taurasi, WNBA Peak Performers (Points)
- Diana Taurasi, All-WNBA First Team
- "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2008.