So shocked was the audience when the new WNBA commissioner announced UT guard Loree Moore as the NY Liberty's first round pick that a hush fell over the room. A seemingly off-balance Donna Orender quipped, 'You can clap now.'

The biggest laugh of the first round came after Houston center Sancho Lyttle was selected by the Houston Comets. The Comets need just about everything but a center. So, Van Chancellor was asked if a player's local ties make a difference. His response, 'Oh, never', was greeted with giggles which the off-camera team of Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo, and Annie Meyers suppressed just in time to hear VC continue, 'We're like Jimmie Johnson.'

Tackiest question of the first round was one posed by the usually smooth Kara Lawson to 1st round pick Janel McCarville. 'Are you going to pay someone to cut your hair now?' Here's hoping that Lawson doesn't write her own material.

Most excited family member of the first round was Sandora Irvin's uncle. Former NFL All Star and future Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, who is a huge Diana Taurasi fan, joined the telecast via live telecam from Phoenix.