One of the most famous basketball teams in the US is the Atlanta Dream. It is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is a Women's National Basketball Association team. It played its first season in the year 2008. It is owned by Kathy Betty with Marynell Meadors being both the General Manager and Head Coach for the team.

It was said that Atlanta would act as a WNBA expansion but the efforts did not prove to be fruitful. Finally by 2007 an organizing committee comprising of politicians and businessmen succeeded in attracting an expansion team by gaining volunteers, signing petitions and taking pledges for season tickets. The committee got 1,200 commitments by the end of July.

To select the team name and colours there was an online contest announced on December 5, 2007. The names which were offered as suggestions were 'Dream', 'Sizzle', 'Surge' and 'Flight'. The voters were also given a choice for team colours like hot pink, lime green, etc. on January 23, 2008 the WNBA franchise announced that the team colours would be sky blue, red and white while the team would be called Dream. It selected the players by choosing one each from the thirteen teams in the league.

The Dream lost many games often making records of having the maximum number of losses in the matches consecutively. But it also registered its first victory in 2008/2009 offseason against Chicago Sky. The Atlanta Dream's current arena is Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Atlanta Dream is extremely important for all the sporting lovers of the city. Make sure to go down to Atlanta to catch their game because the Atlanta Dream is much loved by their fans. When you travel to Atlanta you will be assured of plenty of fun while watching the Atlanta Dream play.

What is their schedule like?

The Atlanta Dream teams are scheduled to play the entire year long. You can take a look at the official Atlanta Dream website to find out more about what game is on when so that you never miss out on anything. If you are a sports fanatic then chances are that you will love watching them play.

http://www.wnba.com/dream

Need details on tickets?

If you plan to watch the Atlanta Dream in all their games then it is best to get the Seasons pass. This way you are assured access to all their games at different points of time the entire year long. You can also get individual passes or group passes depending on what you need.

So make sure that you have your tickets well in advance because you don't want to miss catching them at their very best while playing at the finals.

http://www.wnba.com/dream/schedule/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Dream

Chamique Holdsclaw held ends up so that the first game she played after a period of two years did not end up in a loss. Dream won the battle with a score line of 87-86 with Chamique Holdsclaw scoring 23 points in all. The opponents were Indiana Fever and the match had been held in a Saturday. The Atlanta coach was all in praises for her since the coach regards that she has a never say die spirit.

The All-star of six times, who took retirement after playing a total of five games in all for the Los Angeles team; fell short of two points from making a record. The records of Atlanta dream wnba would have made her the 9th player to score 4000 points in all. Chamique's performance stood out among the other players since she played for a total duration of 45 minutes.

Erika DeSouza managed to grab a total of 17 rebounds for the team of Atlanta and she also added 16 points to the score. Indiana was led by Katie Douglas with a total of 22 points and Tully Bevilaqua added 18 points in all. Atlanta trailed during the entire period of the fourth quarter and the period of overtime.

Dream pulled back during the closing moments of the game. The overtime began with five straight points which had been scored by fever. A 76-73 lead was established and later Atlanta pulled back within one point. The game had been tied at 79 each; by Fever.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/2009-06-06-dream-fever_N.htm