Women's Hoops Blog

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Friday, July 16, 2004

One day after ripping the Mystics organization and her teammate, Chamique Holdsclaw scored 19 points, as the Mystics defeated the Charlotte Sting, 68-54.
 
Today, Tamicha Jackson was Washington's second-leading scorer.  But this is an ongoing problem.  The Mystics do not have a consistent second scoring option.  Presumably, it was to be Alana Beard.  But while the rookie from Duke has been dominant defensively, her jump shot has disappeared, and she is only averaging 8 points per game on less than 34% shooting.  Jackson is streaky, Stacey Dales-Schuman is decent but not a world-beater, Chas Melvin looks lost offensively, and Coco Miller seems to have reverted back to her 2001 form.
 
One constant in Washington has been losing...another has been Chamique.  Maybe the two are not related, but Mique could be due for a change of scenery.  If SASS wins the Seimone Augustus prize, why not Augustus and Ferdinand, plus the second round draft pick for Chamique?