Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Michael Ventre at MSNBC says the men's team could learn a few thing from the women's team.

"These women aren’t shrieking like divas over the heavy workload of preparing for a WNBA season, getting two-thirds through it, then jumping into the Olympic fray, knowing that the rest of the pro schedule will follow. They aren’t allowing themselves to be held back by a lack of playing time together. They’re just going out and trouncing the rest of the world, and doing so with gusto."

Our team beat Spain yesterday to win the warmup tourney. The inside dominance continued with another huge rebounding advantage and another double-double from Lisa Leslie.

"You know, whenever you talk about a team that qualified for the Olympics, you're playing a good team," said Taurasi. "Especially playing at home with the crowd, and you're going to get most of the calls playing at home. I think they played us tough for most of the game. In the end our athleticism and size just took over."