Back in the (W)NBA Tuesday groove today, and we have another season to analyze for its awards voting. The Seattle Storm won its second league title (2004), and that certainly means we will be considering its big star for some more awards. We don’t want to spoil anything now, so read on below to find out who gets our hardware for this specific season for women’s professional basketball history in North America. Woo-hoo!

2010 WNBA MVP: Lauren Jackson, F/C, Seattle (original); Tamika Catchings, F, Indiana (revised)

The Storm’s all-world frontcourt star, Lauren Jackson, won the MVP vote again after topping her peers in Player Efficiency Rating (27.9) and Win Shares (8.3), leading Seattle to a league-best 28 victories. But two other players deserve our consideration, too: Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles (27.8, 6.9) and Indiana Fever F Tamika Catchings (27.2, 7.9). This is going to come down to the usual factors: standings and teammates.

The Sky finished in last place among Eastern Conference teams, which eliminates Fowles, and her WS mark was significantly lower, anyway. Meanwhile, the Fever posted 21 wins in the East, finishing with just a four-game postseason cushion. As for the Storm, they finished 13 games ahead of the next-best team in the Western Conference and had a 15-game margin for error when it came to the playoffs. Ooof. That settles it.

Jackson was the best player in the league on the best team, but Catchings had more value to her team, due to overall roster quality (or lack thereof). Jackson had better teammates, like guard Sue Bird (5.0), who finished in the WNBA Top 7 for WS. Jackson’s vote win was her third, and we’ve given her this nod four times already. For Catchings, this is her second nod from us, as she somehow has not yet won the vote here.

2010 WNBA ROTY: Tina Charles, C, Connecticut (original, confirmed)

With 5.2 Win Shares, Connecticut Sun C Tina Charles was the unanimous vote winner here. Remember how people fawned all over Caitlin Clark for just 3.0 WS? Yeah, again, we have a real ROTY winner here. The Sun finished 17-17 in the competitive Eastern Conference to miss the postseason by two games, but no one could blame Charles, who finished fifth overall in PER (23.2) and sixth in WS. She was awesome, really.

2010 WNBA DPOY: Catchings (original, confirmed)

The three top candidates here are Catchings (3.1 DWS), Fowles (2.7), and Charles (2.4). We know only Catchings’ team made the playoffs, so that becomes our clincher here, as we’d be inclined to give her the nod anyway, based on the DWS mark. This is her fourth vote win for this award, although it’s only the third time we have confirmed a vote victory for her in this category. She is clearly an all-time great in this league.

2010 WNBA FINALS MVP: Jackson (original, confirmed)

The Storm rolled through the postseason with a 7-0 record, and Jackson (1.7 WS) was the top value player. Two other Seattle teammates finished with 1.0 WS themselves (including Bird), but there was only one dominant player here: Jackson. This is her second time winning the award from us, putting her in second place behind Cynthia Cooper (3) and tying her with Lisa Leslie (2). She was pretty awesome once again.