Week in Review

Given that the Fever's stars have arrived quite late, missing all of the preseason, I do not feel one bit bad about firing up this blog a full week into the season.

The Fever have had a rough start, going 0-2 in their home and away openers, but have the full week to get things together before embarking on a home-and-away versus the Chicago Sky. The Chicago Sky themselves are also winless, so both teams will be looking to get out of the East Coast cellar.

It's all too early to suggest that either of the two losses meant anything, particularly given that the Indiana Fever's four stars just came off of a competitive championship title run in Turkey's grueling professional league. The campaign ran from early November through early May (last week).

Ron Cass covered the season in the Turkish league, concluding (May 11, 2010)

Four returning starters from the Indiana Fever’s 2009 WNBA Finals team concluded play in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday when Fenerbahce claimed its fourth straight Turkish championship by beating cross-town rival Galatasaray, 82-78. Fenerbahce swept the best-of-five game series with three straight wins.

A pair of Fever stars appeared in both lineups – Ebony Hoffman and Tammy Sutton-Brown for victorious Fenerbahce; Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas for Galatasaray.

courtesy of Fenerbahce

Fenerbahce went undefeated (22-0) with the Mercury's Penny Taylor pitching in 28 points and 7 rebounds. The good news continues for Fenerbahce, as they've signed Diana Taurasi for the 2010-2011 season.

Michelle Voepel's preseason look suggests that the Fever will not be able to repeat their conference domination this season, despite few changes in the offseason. We'll have to see, starting with how Coach Lin Dunn reigns in the late arrivals and gets the team ready for the Chicago Sky.