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Angel Reese is the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year, but what about her offense? I did a statistical deep dive, focusing some of the less measured aspects of her offense: A Statistical Deep Dive on Angel Reese’s Offense iancswan.substack.com/p/a-statisti...

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A Statistical Deep Dive on Angel Reese’s Offense

Measuring Offensive Rebounding, the Possession Game, and Other Margins

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Angel Reese has officially won the Defensive Player of the Year award! Last week, I wrote an article analyzing DPOY candidates, and she was my pick for the most valuable defensive player this season. Much deserved!

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In game 2, the Fever made some interesting adjustments to the issues I noticed in game 1: They played much fewer minutes with Timpson and Billings because their lack of shooting gave A’ja Wilson a player to help off of, instead opting for two extra guards.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wrote a short article about two of yesterday's WNBA playoff games, Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty and Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces: iancswan.substack.com/p/mini-artic...

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Mini Article: A Tale of Two Blowouts

Thoughts on WNBA Playoffs Game 1 of Fever vs. Aces and Lynx vs. Liberty

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I just can’t believe how good A’ja Wilson is

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Visualizations and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: The Atlanta Dream's defensive shot chart with Angel Reese on the court (left), and the league average shot chart (right).

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wrote about using visualizations to evaluate defense in the WNBA: Visualizations and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award iancswan.substack.com/p/visualizat...

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Visualizations and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

How can we use visualizations to help evaluate defense?

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I had the honor of seeing Nneka Ogwumike’s last game

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In the second half of the 2026 WNBA season, #AtlantaDream forward Angel Reese has significantly improved her scoring game. Below are aggregated shot charts before and after July 13th, showing a clear efficiency increase around the rim:

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Alyssa Thomas's aggregated shot chart for the 2026 #WNBA season. #PhoenixMercury

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How WNBA players' gravity affects their teams' offense: Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Interior Onball Gravity.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Rhyne Howard just broke the WNBA single season 3-point record. Here's an aggregated shot chart of her record breaking season:

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

How WNBA players' gravity affects their teams' offense: Team Points in the Paint On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Perimeter Offball Gravity.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

How WNBA players' gravity affects their teams' offense: Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Perimeter Offball Gravity.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Jackie Young's aggregated shot chart for this WNBA season. It appears that she's been extremely efficient shooting from the center of the court, while less efficiently at a lower volume from closer to either sideline.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Malonga went nuts in that 4th even with such a deficit she’s gonna be amazing

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Looking at my shot chart tool, the #MinnesotaLynx (left) have a very similar shot diet to the league average (right). However, they're is significantly more efficient from 3-pt range and in the short midrange/post areas, leading them to the league's #2 offense.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Marina Mabrey has been irreplaceable for the Toronto Tempo this year. The Tempo have been significantly more efficient in every 3-point region but the corners, and at the rim with Mabrey (left) than without her (right).

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A'ja Wilson's 2026 shots aggregated by region with a tool I made. The MVP is extremely efficient in the restricted area, and her ~50% shooting from nearly every midrange area makes her one of the WNBA's most unstoppable scorers ever.

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