Dispersal Draft Set for Monday

With the recent suspension of the Houston Comets, the players will be put into a dispersal draft on Monday, December 8. All Comets players, with the exception of unrestricted free agents, are eligible to be selected in the draft.
Dispersal draft pick order
The order selection was based on the inverse order of the 2008 regular season [...]

Sad Day for Houston Comets Fans

This is a sad day in WNBA history and women’s professional basketball. One of the corner stone teams, Houston Comets, has folded and will no longer exist but in the memories of the fans and in highlight clips.
Why did Houston Fold?
The Houston Comets ceased operations Monday after the league was unable to find a viable [...]

Third Straight Loss for Houston, Minnesota-85, Comets-71

Tina Thompson led with just 12 points against the Minnesota Lynx Saturday night.
The Comets drop to 9-12 so far for the season.
Turnovers seem to be the key. The Comets had 6 turnovers in the 1st quarter alone, 17 overall leading to 23 Minnesota points. Houston committed 22 turnovers against L.A. on Wednesday as well.
“We didn’t [...]

Houston Drops a Tight Game to Phoenix Mercury

Houston let another big lead slip away against the Phoenix Mercury Tuesday night with a 99-94 loss.
Houston had a 14 point lead in the first half but Phoenix came back in the second half to open with a 11-2 run to take the lead.
Tamecka Dixon hit 6 points in the remaining minutes of the 3rd [...]

Sancho Lyttle Steps Up to Help Houston Win Over Atlanta

Sancho Lyttle was not going to let the Houston Comets give up a large lead for the second game in a row.
In place of injured Olympian Tina Thompson, Lyttle had 15 points and 18 rebounds to help the Comets hold off a late rally to beat the winless Atlanta Dream, 72-65 on Thursday night.
“I just [...]