Janel's game-winning drive last night was rather wonderful-- we've been watching the replays around here too. Hi, Rebecca!

But let's not forget, in all the McCarville hoopla, that the Liberty beat the no-longer-all-that-shorthanded Sparks because, until the last few minutes, New York's guard play ran rings around L.A. Leslie and Parker, statistically, had superb games. DeLisha Milton demonstrated her value (you may not like her much, but she can still shoot). The home team lost the battle of the boards by double digits.

But the Liberty did what you should do when you play L.A., especially if you've only got one active player taller than 6'2": press a lot, try to baffle the offense before it gets going, and then deny the ball to one of L.A.'s two interior stars, forcing the Sparks to play the game from outside. It was fun to watch. But it was fun to watch in part because it was so close... and it was so close in part because the Lib got flustered near the end, in part because the Lib have real trouble on the boards.

Along the same lines, but more articulately, Q says New York really could make win the Eastern Conference playoffs-- because they're so deep, and because Janel is just so good. UPDATE: win, not make: my bad. Thanks to B for spotting the oops.