Led by a great effort from Alana Beard, the Mystics beat Sacto. Chamique Holdsclaw was once again absent from the bench.

Ubercolumnist Mike Wilbon trashes Holdsclaw in today's Post.

"Holdsclaw has been one huge disappointment for the simple reason that when her team needs her, she never delivers." "[T]he question still remains as to whether she's even made the commitment to winning, and to her teammates." "If this was her first time being absent, we could extend the benefit of the doubt. But it isn't."

Ouch.

Well, as long as we're back on the subject of Mique, maybe it's time to kick around another theory about why she's gone:

Premise 1: Holdsclaw doesn't like playing with gay people.
Premise 2: The New York Liberty organization doesn't like having gay players.
Premise 3: Holdsclaw has said she might like playing near her family.
Premise 4: Holdsclaw is from New York.

Hmmmm.... it's all starting to make sense now.