Women's Hoops Blog

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Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Remember a few months ago when Holdsclaw said she didn't want Beard or Taurasi?

From the August 3 Hartford Courant:

"The Washington Mystics have the worst record in the Eastern Conference and a good shot at landing one of the top two picks in next year's draft, expected to be Taurasi and Duke's Alana Beard. Chamique Holdsclaw has another idea: 'The only thing I look forward to is getting an inside player,' she said. 'I'm not looking at any particular player but I do know we need a big [center]. You look around at this team and some people say we need an athletic [shooting guard] or a scoring point guard. Those are great, but I think the thing we definitely need to [complete] the puzzle is help in the post.'"

So do you think the Mystics will pass up Beard to take Ohlde or Powell? Don't bet on it.