Not a fun game to watch as a Lynx fan. There was plenty to complain about.

Our guards were typically ineffective. Darling, Edwards, and Jacobs combined for eleven turnovers and only three assists. They are all slow. None but Jacobs can shoot well. And they don't take care of the ball. Seattle's reserves are better than our starters. It's painful.

Hayden, whom I love, probably lost the game for us during the key stretch in the second half. She came in at 7:43, Lynx up one. She wasted four crucial possessions with four terrible shots. (Vanessa -- you're not going to hit ten foot fade-aways over LJ. Try passing out of the post once in awhile.) She got burned at least twice on the other end. When SMS finally took her out at 4:00, we were down six.

From there, the team gave up. Why don't you foul down ten with a minute left? Teams have come down from that far before in less time. It's a long shot, but why not try, especially in a playoff elimination game?

Not fun to watch.

Still, there's plenty to be happy about as a Lynx fan. Before the season, our team and our franchise were question marks. People were saying that we were the next Rockers.

Then we had the Whalen trade fiasco. Then we had a shaky start to the season. Then, just when we were starting to play well, we lost Katie Smith.

But we survived it all. We made the playoffs again and gave a good effort against the Storm. We kept our attendance pretty stable, and there is a sense of optimism here that we have a chance to build a solid franchise here over the next few years. We aren't the Rockers.

As Teresa Edwards said, we didn't go out like chumps, and we won't.