Only a few days ago, the Phoenix Mercury traveled to DC to be honored by George II for their 2007 WNBA Championship season. The pictures for posterity were informative and sometimes hilarious. The AP/GETTY image of the chaste buss between the Prez and DT was one for the scrapbooks -- especially since her right hand palmed the back of G-Dub's head like she was cupping a baseball. All I could think of was: could she pick him up by the occipital bone and bounce him a few times off the White House Lawn? My answer: most probably, but she's discreet. The other thing I wondered was: how much is this guy used to being surrounded by strong women? Made me think of "weatherboy" (see DT's most recent blog) surrounded by the LA team with Lisa Leslie busting his chops (guess you had to be there). The most impressive thing, tho, was to see the whole Mercury team smiling and laughing and loving it -- without a shred of intimidation showing anywhere. Guess once you've stared down Laimbeer, the Commander in Chief of the whole world is just a walk in the park. Awesome.
In other news, according to WNBA reporter Lori Riley, DT is having another record-breaking year. Since the game against the Seattle Storm back on June 11 when DT scored 37 points but the Mercs still lost, the team's gone on a tear. Since then, they've won 5 out of 7, including a win over the Connecticut Sun on June 29th (7-7 overall). Tomorrow at 4pm they take on Atlanta and will most likely make it 6 of the last 8, for a 8-7 record early in the season. Shades of the 2007 championship season? You bet. Weak start, strong finish.
To make it even better, DT is on track to beat her unbelievable hall of fame 2006 WNBA season, where she broke 11, count 'em, 11 total league records. According to Riley, DT has already broken the all-time Mercury scoring record this season, and "...has hit 30-plus in the three of the last five games. She is shooting 47.5 percent from the field, 86.2 percent from the free-throw line, and averaging 4.2 rebounds, all career highs, as well as scoring a league-leading 24.7 points."
Without jinxing you, girlfriend, what else is there to say, but -- DAMN!
In other news, according to WNBA reporter Lori Riley, DT is having another record-breaking year. Since the game against the Seattle Storm back on June 11 when DT scored 37 points but the Mercs still lost, the team's gone on a tear. Since then, they've won 5 out of 7, including a win over the Connecticut Sun on June 29th (7-7 overall). Tomorrow at 4pm they take on Atlanta and will most likely make it 6 of the last 8, for a 8-7 record early in the season. Shades of the 2007 championship season? You bet. Weak start, strong finish.
To make it even better, DT is on track to beat her unbelievable hall of fame 2006 WNBA season, where she broke 11, count 'em, 11 total league records. According to Riley, DT has already broken the all-time Mercury scoring record this season, and "...has hit 30-plus in the three of the last five games. She is shooting 47.5 percent from the field, 86.2 percent from the free-throw line, and averaging 4.2 rebounds, all career highs, as well as scoring a league-leading 24.7 points."
Without jinxing you, girlfriend, what else is there to say, but -- DAMN!
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