Jimmy Magahern writes about Merc GM Ann Meyers Drysdale, who makes an interesting comment:

Drysdale doubts that many Mercury players are even aware she played basketball.

"I think they all look at me as a sportscaster," she says, even though she sparred with the moms of some current WNBA stars and still, at 52, tries to get in a half-hour of hoops before heading into the office by 8 a.m. each day.

I'm guessing if anyone had seen her play with Anna's Bananas, the 1978 AAU championship team, no one would have forgotten her -- or her teammates. Her sister Patty (coach of the Bananas) remembered crowds packing the arena in Allentown, PA. Ann wondered if those fans might have had an ulterior motive -- namely the bright yellow uniforms they wore.

"When we ordered them, they were designed like a sports bra -- it scooped in on your shoulders," explained Meyers. "When they arrived, we had one medium top and bottom and the rest were small. Now, you're talking about we had some good-sized ladies on our team. Believe me, we complained. 'We can't wear these!'
We were trying to stretch theses things out hoping we weren't going to tear them. It was like, 'Oh, maaaaaaan.' But what were you going to do? We didn't have any money. We were on a budget. This is what we ordered, this is what they sent and this is what we had to fit in to.

And," she added with a grin, "we were the team from California. You don't think people came out to see us play?"