Mechelle on the POY race: Charles is making it pretty easy

… every time I’ve seen Charles this season – and, frankly, much of last season, too – I’ve felt like I’m looking at the most talented post player UConn’s ever had. That’s kind of like saying you think you’ve just seen Meryl Streep’s best performance.

Just when the rest of the world’s women’s hoops teams might have been hoping Lisa Leslie’s retirement could create some tiny ray of hope for the next World Championship and Olympics gold medals going to a country other than the United States, here comes Charles.