Mystics woes continue. Mique has reinjured her leg. They're struggling with her, and they're nearly hopeless without her.

At the other end of the East spectrum, Coach Laimbeer pounds this message into the heads of the Shock every day: you can be a champion.

Out west, the Sac Bee talks about the 2003 rookie class. "Although the WNBA's rookie class of 2003 was initially unheralded, some young stars have emerged." Ford is rocking in Detroit, Gwen Jackson is doing well for the stars, and though LaToya Thomas, Chantelle Anderson, and Kara Lawson all had slow starts, they've all started making good contributions to their teams.