Over at Full Court Press, Clay Kallam has some news and notes from the first weekend. Clay has a very interesting comment:

"Weatherspoon and Whitmore left N.Y., which looks better, and land in L.A., which looks worse. Coincidence?"

It may be a bit premature to make a final assessment, but New York does look better, and Los Angeles does not. Weatherspoon forced the Liberty to play 4-on-5 the past few years, and her defense, while good, was overrated (and Vickie Johnson's defense is underrated). Carol Blazejowski made a tough call on a fan favorite, but she made the best business decision possible in not bringing Weatherspoon back. As for Whitmore, she was never a fan of rebounding and really wanted to be the show on offense, which was not going to happen in New York. And if Whitmore thinks she will be the show in Los Angeles, she is sorely mistaken.