2004 New York Liberty season

2004 New York Liberty season
Coach Richie Adubato
Pat Coyle (interim)
Arena Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall (6 games)
Attendance 9,886 per game
Results
Record 18–16 (.529)
Place 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Connecticut Sun

The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth season for the New York Liberty.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Liberty's 2003 record, they would pick 4th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Ann Wauters.

WNBA Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
15Shameka Christon (G/F) United StatesArkansas
217Amisha Carter (C) United StatesLouisiana Tech
330Cathy Joens (G) United StatesGeorge Washington


Regular season

Heading into its eighth WNBA season, the club acquired veteran Ann Wauters in the dispersal draft and Shameka Christon in the college draft. The Liberty opened the season with a 6-1 record. Despite the strong start, Pat Coyle replaced Richie Adubato as head coach. Under Coyle’s guidance, the team registered an 11-6 mark and secured their sixth playoff appearance.

There were injuries to starters Ann Wauters and Tari Phillips. The Liberty played to a sellout crowd for six games at the historic Radio City Music Hall.[1] At Radio City Music Hall, the Liberty posted a 5-1 record. The reason for the relocation was that Madison Square Garden was hosting the 2004 Republican National Convention. In addition, the Liberty hosted another unique game: The Game at Radio City, which featured the USA Women’s Olympic team vs. a WNBA Select Team.[1]

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x1816.529–10–78–914–6
New York Liberty x1816.529–11–67–1010–10
Detroit Shock x1717.5001.08–99–811–9
Washington Mystics x1717.5001.011–66–119–11
Charlotte Sting o1618.4712.010–76–118–12
Indiana Fever o1519.4413.010–75–128–12

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 21 @ Indiana 67-69 Loss 0-1
May 23 Houston 68-62 Win 1-1
May 26 Detroit 64-52 Win 2-1
May 30 @ Minnesota 68-64 Win 3-1
June 1 @ Charlotte 63-53 Win 4-1
June 3 @ Houston 71-62 Win 5-1
June 5 @ San Antonio 62-57 Win 6-1
June 11 Indiana 68-72 Loss 6-2
June 13 @ Washington 60-62 Loss 6-3
June 15 Seattle 62-86 Loss 6-4
June 19 @ Indiana 65-70 Loss 6-5
June 22 Los Angeles 49-65 Loss 6-6
June 24 @ Phoenix 60-72 Loss 6-7
June 26 @ Seattle 67-62 Win 7-7
June 29 @ Los Angeles 65-69 Loss 7-8
July 1 @ Sacramento 47-73 Loss 7-9
July 6 Sacramento 73-66 Win 8-9
July 8 Washington 54-71 Loss 8-10
July 11 Phoenix 77-69 Win 9-10
July 15 Minnesota 66-69 Loss 9-11
July 18 Charlotte 75-58 Win 10-11
July 20 @ Charlotte 80-74 Win 11-11
July 24 Detroit* 78-69 Win 12-11
July 30 @ Detroit 79-88 Loss 12-12
July 31 Connecticut 80-66 Win 13-12
September 2 Charlotte 56-52 Win 14-12
September 3 @ Connecticut 43-61 Loss 14-13
September 9 @ Washington 59-71 Loss 14-14
September 10 Connecticut 66-77 Loss 14-15
September 12 San Antonio 64-62 Win 15-15
September 14 @ Detroit 71-82 Loss 15-16
September 16 Indiana 77-71 Win 16-16
September 17 @ Connecticut 69-66 Win 17-16
September 19 Washington 79-75 Win 18-16

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Becky Hammon34118150582460
Elena Baranova34246673758394
Crystal Robinson288358248339
Vickie Johnson34121124254321
Shameka Christon33682399191
Bethany Donaphin267116118131
La'Keshia Frett16401495102
Tari Phillips137016141087
Ann Wauters1340214882
DeTrina White31118981082
Erin Thorn17884134
K.B. Sharp3021336129

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1September 24@ Detroit75-62Win1-0
2September 26Detroit66-76Loss1-1
3September 28Detroit66-64Win2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
1October 1Connecticut51-61Loss2-2
2October 3@ Connecticut57-60Loss2-3

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.wnba.com/liberty/news/history.html
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