Sandora Irvin doesn't like the bench.

"The first couple of games, I was like, 'Dang, I thought I would come out here and start,'" she said. "I didn't know I would go through this. I've gotten very frustrated with myself a couple of times, but I've learned to relax and just work hard. That's all I can do."

Nicole Powell likes the floor.

"By the end of last season I was saying to myself, 'Am I good enough to play at this level?'" she said. "I didn't expect to come right out and be MVP, but I felt I had something to give a team in this league."