# 2010 New York Liberty season

The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.

## Transactions
### Dispersal draft

Based on the Liberty's 2009 record, they would pick 1st in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Nicole Powell.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 2 | 13 | Kalana Greene | United States | Connecticut |
| 2 | 16 (from Chi.) | Ashley Houts | United States | Georgia |
| 3 | 25 | Cory Montgomery | United States | Nebraska |

### Transaction log

* May 5, 2009: The Liberty traded their first-round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sidney Spencer.
* March 30: The Liberty traded Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld to the Chicago Sky in exchange for the Sky's second-round pick in the 2010 Draft. The Liberty also received Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the three-team trade.
* April 6: The Liberty waived Loree Moore.
* April 8: The Liberty waived Kelly Mazzante.
* April 20: The Liberty released Ashley Battle.
* April 22: The Liberty signed free agent Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
* April 23: The Liberty signed Brandie Hoskins, Laine Selwyn, Tamara James, April Phillips, Katie Mattera and Erica Williamson to training camp contracts.
* April 28: The Liberty waived Brandie Hoskins.
* May 3: The Liberty waived Laine Selwyn.
* May 4: The Liberty waived Katie Mattera.
* May 9: The Liberty waived Cory Montgomery and Tamara James.
* May 12: The Liberty traded Ashley Houts to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Nikki Blue.
* June 14: The Liberty traded Tiffany Jackson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Plenette Pierson.

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| May 5, 2009 | To New York Liberty | To Los Angeles Sparks |
| May 5, 2009 | Sidney Spencer | first-round pick in 2010 Draft |
| March 30, 2010 | To New York Liberty | To Chicago Sky |
| March 30, 2010 | Cappie Pondexter, Kelly Mazzante (from Phx.) and Chicago's second-round pick in 2010 Draft | Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld |
| June 14, 2010 | To New York Liberty | To Tulsa Shock |
| June 14, 2010 | Plenette Pierson | Tiffany Jackson |

### Free agents
## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Kia Vaughn |
| PF | Janel McCarville | Plenette Pierson |
| SF | Nicole Powell | Kalana Greene / Sidney Spencer |
| SG | Cappie Pondexter | Essence Carson |
| PG | Leilani Mitchell | Nikki Blue |

## 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
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 511:30am@ Washington60-65McWilliams-Franklin (12)McWilliams-Franklin (11)Mitchell (4)Verizon Center 7,1520-1
2May 1110:30amConnecticut89-84 (3OT)Greene, Pondexter (14)Pondexter (11)Pondexter (8)Madison Square Garden 19,7631-1 :

### Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season :
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 164:00pmChicagoNBATV MSG CN10085-82Pondexter (22)McCarville (6)Mitchell (9)Madison Square Garden 12,0881-0
2May 217:00pm@ Washington61-77Pondexter (14)Powell (7)Pondexter (8)Verizon Center 10,1581-1
3May 234:00pmAtlanta77-86Pondexter (21)McCarville (9)Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (5)Madison Square Garden 9,5481-2
4May 288:00pm@ San Antonio77-71Pondexter (21)McCarville, Powell (7)Pondexter (7)AT&T Center 5,2932-2 :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5June 47:00pm@ Connecticut68-75McCarville, McWilliams-Franklin (14)McCarville (13)McCarville (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,4932-3
6June 57:00pm@ Indiana73-78Pondexter (21)Pondexter (7)Pondexter (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 8,0902-4
7June 88:00pm@ ChicagoCN10085-70Pondexter (31)McWilliams-Franklin (9)McWilliams-Franklin, Pondexter, Powell (3)Allstate Arena 2,4083-4
8June 117:30pmAtlanta91-79Pondexter (25)Jackson, McWilliams-Franklin (6)Pondexter (7)Madison Square Garden 8,3324-4
9June 127:00pm@ WashingtonCSN-MA65-82Pondexter (20)McCarville (6)Pondexter (3)Verizon Center 8,4924-5
10June 187:30pmSeattle84-92Pondexter (24)Powell (6)Mitchell (5)Madison Square Garden 8,8834-6
11June 227:30pmMinnesota68-75Pondexter (16)Powell (9)Pondexter (5)Madison Square Garden 7,5374-7
12June 258:00pm@ TulsaCOX92-78Mitchell (20)McWilliams-Franklin (11)McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (6)BOK Center 4,5545-7
13June 274:00pmConnecticutCSN-NE77-68Pondexter (19)Powell (10)McWilliams-Franklin (5)Madison Square Garden 15,2936-7
14June 2910:30pm@ Los AngelesNBATV PRIME80-68Pondexter (19)McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (7)Mitchell, Pondexter (5)STAPLES Center 8,6027-7 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15July 310:00pm@ Phoenix82-97Pondexter (21)McCarville, Pierson, Pondexter (6)Mitchell (5)US Airways Center 6,7807-8
16July 63:00pm@ Seattle70-78McWilliams-Franklin (20)McWilliams-Franklin (10)Pondexter (5)KeyArena 11,0127-9
17July 114:00pmChicagoMSG57-54Pondexter (30)McWilliams-Franklin, Pondexter (8)McCarville (4)Madison Square Garden 9,6448-9
18July 1512:00pmWashington75-67Pondexter (17)McCarville (12)Pondexter (7)Madison Square Garden 18,1629-9
19July 184:00pmIndianaMSG81-84 (OT)Pondexter (40)McCarville, Pondexter (6)Pondexter (7)Madison Square Garden 9,5089-10
20July 208:00pm@ ConnecticutESPN282-74 (OT)Pondexter (24)McCarville, Mitchell (8)Pondexter (6)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,47810-10
21July 238:30pm@ ChicagoCN10079-71McWilliams-Franklin (18)Powell (7)Pondexter (6)Allstate Arena 5,25611-10
22July 253:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV SSO75-82Pondexter (26)Pierson (6)Pondexter (6)Philips Arena 7,03011-11
23July 277:30pmSan AntonioESPN277-72Greene (17)Pierson (8)Mitchell (8)Madison Square Garden 10,71212-11
24July 307:30pmLos Angeles88-79Pondexter (20)McWilliams-Franklin (9)Mitchell (5)Madison Square Garden 14,30713-11 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25August 14:00pmConnecticutMSG71-67Pondexter (24)McCarville, Pierson (6)Powell (5)Madison Square Garden 9,34114-11
26August 37:00pm@ IndianaFS-I82-72Powell (20)McCarville (10)Pondexter (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,54015-11
27August 67:30pmWashington85-77Pondexter (23)McCarville (5)Mitchell (6)Madison Square Garden 11,46516-11
28August 87:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV FS-N74-72Powell (21)McCarville (8)Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (4)Target Center 9,01617-11
29August 137:00pm@ AtlantaSSO90-83Pondexter (31)Carson (7)McWilliams-Franklin (7)Philips Arena 6,02518-11
30August 147:30pmPhoenixNBATV MSG107-69Pondexter (28)Pierson (9)McCarville (6)Madison Square Garden 9,64519-11
31August 177:30pmIndiana78-57Pondexter (19)McWilliams-Franklin (10)Pondexter (6)Madison Square Garden 8,95320-11
32August 197:30pmTulsa95-85Powell (20)Pierson (8)Mitchell (8)Madison Square Garden 8,76621-11
33August 207:00pm@ Washington74-75Pondexter (28)McCarville, McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (6)Powell (5)Verizon Center 13,10921-12
34August 224:00pmConnecticutMSG88-87 (OT)Pondexter (31)Powell (8)Pondexter (6)Madison Square Garden 15,98922-12 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

### Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason :
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 267:00pmIndianaNBATV MSG85-73Pondexter (28)McWilliams-Franklin (10)McCarville (7)Madison Square Garden 14,6241-0
2August 298:00pm@ IndianaESPN267-75Pondexter (24)McCarville (11)Mitchell, Pondexter (2)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,5351-1
3September 17:30pmIndianaNBATV MSG77-74Pondexter (30)McWilliams-Franklin (11)McWilliams-Franklin, Mitchell, Pondexter (4)Madison Square Garden 16,6822-1 :
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 57:00pmAtlantaNBATV MSG75-81Pondexter (24)McWilliams-Franklin (11)Mitchell (6)Madison Square Garden 14,2480-1
2September 77:30pm@ AtlantaNBATV MSG FSSO93-105Pondexter (36)McWilliams-Franklin (6)Pondexter (9)Philips Arena 9,0450-2 :

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Nikki Blue | 15 | 0 | 5.1 | .286 | .167 | .714 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
| Essence Carson | 34 | 0 | 9.6 | .407 | .160 | .688 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 3.7 |
| Kalana Greene | 33 | 0 | 15.7 | .464 | .333 | .625 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 4.5 |
| Tiffany Jackson | 9 | 0 | 13.8 | .370 | .000 | .760 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Janel McCarville | 34 | 34 | 28.4 | .462 | .273 | .820 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.35 | 0.68 | 8.8 |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | 34 | 29.2 | .511 | .261 | .826 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.38 | 0.88 | 10.6 |
| Leilani Mitchell | 34 | 34 | 28.8 | .441 | .486 | .814 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.62 | 0.18 | 9.3 |
| Plenette Pierson | 25 | 0 | 16.7 | .458 | .250 | .817 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.68 | 0.32 | 9.0 |
| Cappie Pondexter | 34 | 34 | 34.3 | .483 | .430 | .892 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.88 | 0.12 | 21.4 |
| Nicole Powell | 34 | 34 | 26.3 | .389 | .395 | .839 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 9.3 |
| Sidney Spencer | 20 | 0 | 8.4 | .512 | .533 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 2.6 |
| Kia Vaughn | 30 | 0 | 8.1 | .348 | 1.000 | .650 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.1 |

## Awards and honors

* Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 5, 2010.
* Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 17, 2010.
* Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 24, 2010.
* Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 7, 2010.
* Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 14, 2010.
* Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for August.
* Cappie Pondexter was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA starter.
* Kalana Greene was named to the All-Rookie Team.
* Cappie Pondexter was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
* Cappie Pondexter was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
* Leilani Mitchell was named the Most Improved Player.