Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault has been Down Under watching the WNBL, looking for players who might fit his game. This week he asked for a tryout from Donna Loffhagen, who led the 2004 Olympics in rebounds per game with the Tall Ferns, New Zealand's national team.

Loffhagen said no. She's under contract this summer (for her, it's winter) with her netball team, the Southern Sting.

Also in Canberra: Seattle coach Anne Donovan, hanging out with her two favorite Aussies, and doing some scouting herself.