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Thursday, April 14, 2005

Countdown: Two more days until commissioner Donna Orender starts the timer on the Charlotte Sting's no.1 overall selection, and Matt Wurst writes Ten Things You May Not Know About the WNBA Draft.

In today's draft-related article from the Detroit News, writer David Goricki says that one of the players the Shock are considering is Michigan State's Kristen Haynie. Some consider Haynie to be the second-best point guard in the draft, behind Temeka Johnson of Louisiana State. But Houston Comets personnel man Tom Cross says that there are 4 point guards who are first round candidates and their selection order could flip flop depending on who is doing the picking.

"We have [Haynie] going anywhere from No. 10 to No. 20, but probably closer to No. 10. She's one of four point guards who can go No. 1 or No. 4 depending on the team. Johnson's very quick, but she's only 5-foot-2. Dionnah Jackson's a combo guard who has a long wingspan. Jamie Carey of Texas is also in that mix with Haynie."

Detroit is said to be looking at both Johnson and Haynie to bolster its guard rotation. It is also said to be considering Sancho Lyttle, Kara Braxton, and Jackie Batteast. Nancy Lieberman weighs in. "My thought is it would be a boon for Haynie to go to Detroit, to be quite honest. But I think Bill Laimbeer is interested in Sancho Lyttle, who can play a variety of positions. He could even trade up for her. As for Haynie, I think she's played amazingly well and I think she would help any team."