Mercury Lose Timms, Add More Talent

The 2002 season was a hard year for the Phoenix Mercury. They finished the season with a record of 11-21, and they missed the playoffs for the second year in a row. That year was an adjustment for the Mercury, as that was the first year they played without Michele Timms. Timms was one of the Mercury's earliest players , and she played with the team from 1997 to 2001. In her final season, she averaged 4.7 points, 4.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds and a steal. Phoenix would play without one of its first All-Stars, but the Mercury still had their share of international players. Susanna Bonfiglio joined the team, and she spent a year with them. She played 22 games, and she started in six of them. Bonfiglio is from Italy, and years before she joined the Mercury, she represented her country in the 1996 Olympics. She was a talented guard, and in her games with the Mercury, she averaged 4.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and an assist. She had a 12-point game against the Cleveland Rockers, and the Mercury won by two points. The Mercu