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When Cisti showed up during warm ups, she looked completely lost. She sat on the empty Mercury bench looking around. Once the Storm came out, I don't think anyone said a word to her.
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Kamilia looks so happy even though her team hasn't won a game yet!
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OK, Cisti looks much less lost now.
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Over the back! But not the foul.
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Already DT is flapping her lips.
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Remember way back in the beginning of last season when this kind of contact drew an instant foul? No? Neither do the refs!
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Again, thanks to those teams who help keep Sue Bird open so she can score more.
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Foul!
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Why do we even bother with these lobbing baseball passes? They just crash into the media desk.
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The Mercury seemed to have good communication between the coaches and the players.
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Paul: "You've got to be kidding me!" No, Paul. I'm afraid these refs are totally serious.
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Izzy's under the basket reverse layup.
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The refs considered this to be something of a foul on Wendy.
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Now three outside jump shots in a row. A one...
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...a two...
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...a three.
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Who knows more about basketball. The three WNBA refs or the Sonics guy behind them? OK Tom Mauer isn't a bad ref actually and I haven't seen enough of Keith Kimble to make a judgement. But Roy? Lord, Roy...
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Why did Paul Westhead dress up like Johnny Cash tonight?
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Here is Sue's favorite defensive move (I think): I call it "Giving them the finger."
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Notice how it's unlikely to draw a foul and keeps the ball in play instead of going straight out of bounds...
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...unlike "giving them a hand" which tends to draw calls.
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Again, the Mercury coaching staff really looked like they were communicating well with the players. I hate it when they stomp around and yell down at them.
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Shoot, this drew a foul.
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That's no way to treat an old friend!
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LJ suddenly notices that her shin guard has turned into one of those silly leg warmers that were so popular in the 80's.
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Sue wapped the ball.
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That started a race for the ball.
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Believe it or not, Sue is actually going to try to talk some sense into Roy.
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Yep, not worth the trouble. At least he didn't accidently elbow her in the nose this time.
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Another block? Kamilia is going to take you off of her Christmas card list!
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