The Washington Mystics 2002 Draft
by
Gabrielle

Xena and I decided to take Friday, April 19th off from work to attend the 2002 Washington Mystics Draft Party at the ESPN Zone. The joint was packed and the anticipation was high. Would my beloved Mystics (remember Xena worships the NY Liberty) make yet another bonehead decision?

The Washington Mystics have some of the most rabid fans in the WNBA. Three attendance awards in 4 years clearly speaks for itself. How have the fans been rewarded for their support? I believe we have received what could best be described as BUPCUS, ZERO, NADA, and ZILCH. Between poor coaching (Nancy?, Tom?), poor drafting (Coco we love you but you need to Gogo), and the worst waste of talent to hit the WNBA (Chamique, Pat is watching. If you don't get your act together and put your spoiled attitude away this year YOU WILL BE TRADED!!!!!!!!!!) we have suffered.

However, the winds of change are blowing. The Washington Mystics have hired winners in new head coach Marianne Stanley and new "player personnel consultant" (aka General Manager) in Pat Summitt. Armed with the number 3 and 4 picks in the first round of this year's draft and new competent leadership, Stacey Dales-Schuman (University of Oklahoma and 2000 Canadian Olympic Basketball Team Member) and Aisha Jones (University of Connecticut) were selected as new acquisitions that will make an immediate impact on a team that performed an impressive Keystone Cops impersonation last summer. These new women are winners. Oklahoma would have won the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament this past year if Connecticut had not put together the best team in the history of college basketball.

This summer's season at the MCI Center should be a fantastic way to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Mystics. As mentioned above the new faces in management and player personal should provide Mystics fans with high level basketball that is exciting to watch. One other big thing that is happening this summer is the fact that the 2002 WNBA All-Star game will played in Washington. As all of the out-of-town dykes visit DC for this event, let's make sure we let them know what the top WNBA fans are really like. See you at the games this summer.

For a full story on the Mystics draft, visit the Mystics Official Site. For the Mystics Draft Party, visit http://wnba.com/mystics/draft_party_2002.html.

Update - Gabrielle has made an amendment to her Mystics Draft story with an Apology to Coco Miller.

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