Terrific #3 and other news

My number 3 team is......

Jake: Duke
Jenn: Duke

Now, how much slack will I get for this one? No National Titles and a team that should have won in 2006 but failed to do so, losing to that upstart team from their conference...you know the one, Maryland. Ready? Here we go:

-Finished in the Top 10 in all nine seasons in review

-Finished #1 in 2004, #2 in two of the seasons

-Three Final Fours, 1 National Title berth

-2 additional NCAA Quarterfinal berths

-4 ACC Tournament Titles

-5 (yes, five) All Americans: (Georgia Schwitzer, 2001; Iciss Tillis (2003); Alana Beard (2002, 2003, 2004); Monique Currie (2005, 2006); Lindsey Harding (2007)

-National Player of the Year (Wade Trophy) Alana Beard, 2004

That's enough for me to put them at #3.

WNBA News

The Washington Mystics proved they want to be in the playoffs by beating the visiting Seattle Storm. The Storm had 24 turnovers which helped the Mystics run the floor a bit (18 fast break points). Looks like the Mystics mean business and maybe not having Jackson in the lineup hurts the Storm more then I think. Guess it's tough to replace one of the best players in the game.

This moves Washington into 3rd with a .5 game lead over the Detroit Shock.

Games tonight:
New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun (7:00 pm, NBA TV)

Indiana Fever @ Detroit Shock (7:30 pm)

Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky (8:30 pm)

Atlanta Dream @ Sacramento Monarchs (10:00 pm)

Vickie Johnson

Last night the San Antonio Silver Stars honored one of the original players of the WNBA. Johnson graduated as a two-time All American from Louisiana Tech (1996) and one of the original members of the WNBA being drafted #12 in the second round by the New York Liberty. Turns out that #12 pick was a steal for the talent VJ brought to the table. Two-time WNBA All-Star and the first New York Liberty player to reach 2,000 points. June 2005 she hit a bucket for 3,000 points in the WNBA. And an even bigger honor, the owner of the world famous Carnegie Deli in Manhattan created the "VJ Classic Sandwich". It's a 3,000 calorie sandwich (oh my!).

In 2006, VJ moved onto San Antonio where she continued (and continues) to help her Silver Stars team stay in the playoff hunt. I know that I will miss seeing her play, she was always one of my favorites in the WNBA. A true teammate and a real role model. Best of luck to VJ, maybe we'll see you on the sidelines with Spoon at La Tech! Nice article on VJ on the Silver Stars website, check it out.