Jayda thought she was done blogging, until she got a letter from the Donna.

Since we're cutting space in the paper and this would have to be cut in order to fit, The Seattle Times decided to post it on the blog. Please offer your opinions. Here's the letter:

Why the WNBA Matters Op-Ed
By: Donna Orender, WNBA President

Tension and passion hung in the air in the final electrifying seconds of Game 2 of the WNBA Western Conference Finals on Sept. 27. In front of a packed home crowd at the AT&T Center, the San Antonio Silver Stars' Sophia Young hit a 14-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer to fend off elimination from the Los Angeles Sparks. At this moment, someone leaned over to me and whispered, through the tremendous noise, "You must be so proud of all this." (more)