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Cheryl Reeve: The mileposts on the way to 200 wins

By Howard Megdal

MINNEAPOLIS - AUGUST 15: Coach Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx talks with her team during the game against the San Antonio Silver Stars on August 15, 2010 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - AUGUST 15: Coach Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx talks with her team during the game against the San Antonio Silver Stars on August 15, 2010 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Tracing how Cheryl Reeve got from wins 1-200 with the Minnesota Lynx.

MINNEAPOLIS – AUGUST 15: Coach Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx talks with her team during the game against the San Antonio Silver Stars on August 15, 2010 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS – AUGUST 15: Coach Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx talks with her team during the game against the San Antonio Silver Stars on August 15, 2010 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

In characteristic Cheryl Reeve fashion, the Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager described her milestone 200 wins as if she’d simply been parked near the arena while other people dominated basketball for much of the past decade.

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“I’ve been blessed to be able to be here with this franchise at this time with some great players,” Reeve told Tyler Mason of The Athletic after Tuesday night’s win, a 91-83 victory over the Dallas Wings. “I think as I said before, we have players that are some of the best players of all time at their positions playing for the Lynx during my time here. So I’m thankful and appreciative that Glen (Taylor) thought it was a good time to bring me here to experience this.”

It’s easy to think of Reeve as a constant in a static league, but the reality is much different. To look at the mileposts along the way for Reeve is to see how she’s managed to keep a team on top even as numerous other players and coaches have come and gone. Let’s travel through the history of her 200 wins (with a .707 winning percentage, by the way) and see who pops up along the way.

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