Hammon diversifies her game

Her shots haven’t been falling as frequently as they did a year ago, and for Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon, that easily could have been cause for concern.

After all, Hammon’s points per game and field goal and 3-point percentages are all down from the 2007 season.

Yet despite being double- and triple-teamed by opponents, the 5-foot-6 guard’s play has remained effective.

“Becky is one of the best students of the game that I’ve been around,” Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes said. “If a team is going to show her a lot of attention in a certain way, she knows she can hurt that scheme by her distributing the ball well, by being patient.

“I think it’s just a maturation.”

The evolution has seen Hammon add passing, rebounding — even being a decoy — to her scoring tag. The diversity has been a key to why the Silver Stars (9-6) can stake a claim as one of the WNBA’s top teams.

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