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How Mercury's Taurasi Showed Off Her Facilitating Skills
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) smiles after hitting a three-pointer on Sept. 5, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Owen Ziliak/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
Diana Taurasi joined the Phoenix Mercury in 2004, and before that she helped UConn win championships. Taurasi and her team won three in a row, and the first was in 2002. The Huskies defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the final game, and they finished the season with a perfect record. After that, UConn lost some key players, as Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones and Tamika Williams headed to the WNBA. Phoenix's guard had a great college career, and she kept that momentum going in the next step of her career. Taurasi was scoring at a high level in the WNBA, and she also could facilitate. She also showed that abilities in college. When it comes to scoring, Taurasi's best game was against TCU, and she had 35 points. UConn won that game, as the Huskies beat the Horned Frogs 81-66. Taurasi had two other games where she scored at least 30 points, as she had 31 against Florida State and 30 against Oklahoma. As far as facilitating, Taurasi had three games where she had 10 assists. The first time she did it was against Se

This article first appeared on Phoenix Mercury On SI  and was syndicated with permission.

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