Remembering Yuko Oga's Season With Phoenix

The Phoenix Mercury have had some talented guards over the years. The first one that comes to mind is Diana Taurasi, and she had a remarkable career before retiring. She helped the Mercury win championships, and she is the WNBA's all-time leading scorer. The Mercury also had Cappie Pondexter , who became Phoenix's first Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). She started her career with the Mercury, and then she had success elsewhere. The list goes on, as there are guards who came before those two, and there will be others after them. In some cases, there were guards who played alongside them. When it comes to winning a championship, or at least contending, a team needs solid reserves just as much as it needs starters. During the 2008 season, the Mercury had a rookie guard named Yuko Oga, and she played 23 games that year. She signed a training camp deal with the Mercury, and she made the final roster. Before joining the Mercury, Oga played for JOMO Sunflowers. She spent several seasons with them, and she piled u