Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Wednesday, July 26, 2006

The Mystics brought their fierce press to the casino, but the Sun brought fast breaks and a well-run offense. Washington dominated the second quarter, but the home team won going away.

Erin Phillips brought her parents, who saw their daughter score a career-high 19. Taj McWilliams-Franklin brought her husband, just back from Iraq, and her interior game, as good as ever. Katie Douglas brought everything: defense, three-point shooting, layups and dribble drives. Douglas matched her own career high with 28.

That second quarter was weird, though. Coach Thibault: "I asked them at halftime, 'Who kidnapped my team?'... I didn't recognize the team that was out their in the second quarter. We didn't play anywhere like we did in the first."

DeLisha Milton-Jones started for the first time since her injury: she looked good early but seemed to run out of gas-- almost all the Mystics did. Are the Sun just better conditioned?