Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Thursday, August 05, 2004

Sue Bird disses the Kiwis: "Obviously, I think our team - I mean, we are the Olympic team - on paper, we're probably better," she said. "But these are girls we play against every day. They're not going to be intimidated like maybe New Zealand will be in the first round. And from what I hear, Bill Laimbeer is coming out to win."

Coach Chancellor doesn't even think it's a real game: "I'm not approaching this as an all-star game," he said. "This is about us getting ready to try to win a gold medal in Athens."