2013: Average Days Between Games by Opponents (So Far)

Even though only 31-32 games have been played this year by each of the WNBA teams, here are the numbers on average days between games by opponent:

ATL:  3.45
IND:  3.38
CHI:  3.03
CON:  3.19
NYL:  3.19
WAS:  3.22

LAS:  3.53
MIN:  3.47
PHO:  3.93
SAS:  3.31
SEA:  3.22
TUL:  3.12

Phoenix opponents have had the most days off before playing the Mercury.  Chicago's opponents have had the least days off before playing the Sky (in aggregate).

Is it better to have fewer days off when playing a team or a lot of days off.  If you're a WNBA coach, you'd like to play teams every two or three days.  A team playing the next day - with just one (1) day between games - will most likely lose, since back-to-back games take a real toll on a team.  But if a team starts getting into the 4+ days between games, then the only practice it gets is against each other, which is no substitute for actually playing opponents.