LJ has a swollen ankle. She's also desperately, depressingly out of shape, which may explain why she spent half the season opener standing in one place and shooting failed threes. "Lauren comes in out of shape almost every training camp and works her way back," Anne Donovan says, steam rising from her ears.

Pelton calls the Storm's three-point shooting on Saturday (6-32) the WNBA's worst ever. LJ's greatest admirer dubs it "the 'Ick' game." Seattle fans defend their team.