Biggest WNBA game thus far this year...

[YCN]

tonight in LA at the Staples Center between the Sparks and the visiting Mystics. The Sparks are 10-1, while the Mystics are 10-2.

The Mystics are testing new waters here, as they are off to their best start in history. To illustrate that, the Mystics need to win just 5 of their remaining 20 games to achieve the winningest season in franchise history.

A very informative game notes (in PDF) is up at WNBA.com: http://www.wnba.com/mystics/news/notes.pdf

For the Mystics, Coco Miller is a candidate for the most-improved player this year, while Chamique Holdsclaw, who I never felt was a player who played to her potential, is playing like the staggering talent that she is. At this point she is the runaway favorite for MVP this year, and is leading all players in voting for the WNBA All-Star Game.

Holdsclaw is leading the league in both scoring and rebounding.

The game starts tonight at 7:30 in LA, 9:30 CDT.

[Guns Up!]

First Returns from All-Star Returns:

Sheryl Swoopes 23,561
Chamique Holdsclaw 21,074

[Guns Up!]

Second Returns:

Sheryl Swoopes 43,786
Chamique Holdsclaw 42,022

as of June 25th

[YCN]

OK, I'm an idiot for making a blank statement like that, I confess. In the future I promise to hem and haw, and not make any absolute statements.

That way, I'll still look like an idiot, but I won't necessarily be wrong.

[swok34]

Washington did a really good job staying in the game, though neither team was shooting really well last night. It was tied with less than a minute to go.......LA won 73-69. I think Stacey was playing a lot of point the second half (hard to tell with live stats), but Burgess didn't play the second half.