A friend emailed last week and nominated Becky Hammon for the Most Overrated Player award. Her scoring is certainly inconsistent, and with all those turnovers, she really should be playing for the Lynx.

She had an abyssmal game yesterday -- 2 points, 2 assists, 5 turnovers. Baranova also had a rough afternoon, and despite VJ's solid effort, New York just didn't have anyone to make up for the lack of output from Becky and Elena.

"I'm not very pleased with the way I played," Hammon said. "You're going to have nights like this, but you don't want to have them in games as important as this one. Me and Elena struggled."

Coach Coyle, however, wouldn't blame Becky. "[R]egardless of what anyone says, we're in the Eastern Conference finals because of that kid leading us there," she said of Hammon. Patty now awaits word from Blaze on whether she'll remain as head coach.

Much of the credit for Hammon's performance belongs to Katie Douglas, who hounded Hammon through two games. Katie has six inches on Becky, plus the long arms, allowing her to break down the Lib offense. "I've got no shame in my game," Douglas said. "The coaches work too hard for me not to give our team that extra step."

After watching his motley crew advance to the finals, Coach Thibault was thrilled. "I've been a coach for 30-plus years, and this has to be the most emotional day of my career. There's something about this team that finds a way to win."