How A Mercury Legend Had A Big Defensive Game

The Phoenix Mercury have had some great defenders in their time, and one of them was there from the beginning. The Mercury were involved in the WNBA's first season, and they built their roster through allocation, the elite draft and the 1997 WNBA Draft. One of the players they received through allocation was Michele Timms, and she played a big role in the team's early success. In her first season with the team, Timms averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 steals. The future All-Star's defense stood out, and outside of Teresa Weatherspoon, no one else averaged more steals that season. Weatherspoon averaged three steals, and Timms was in second with her average. As far as total, Weatherspoon had 85, and Phoenix's guard had 71. Timms gave teams trouble on the defensive end, and when it comes to steals, the best game of her career happened that year. The Mercury had a game against the Utah Starzz, and they beat them 77-55. It was early in the season, and Phoenix picked up a third win. Jennifer G