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Seattle's Sue Bird was an All-Star in her first WNBA season. Rocky Widner WNBAE/Getty Images |
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BIRD'S STATISTICS |
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YEAR |
FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
2003 TO DATE* |
.386 |
.857 |
2.80 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
.00 |
14.3 |
2002 SEASON |
.403 |
.911 |
2.60 |
6.0 |
1.72 |
.09 |
14.4 |
2002 ALL-STAR GAME |
.125 |
.000 |
5.00 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
.00 |
2.0 |
In her first WNBA season, Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird cast no doubts on why she was the number one pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft.
In last year's All-Star balloting program, Bird was the leading vote-getter for guards. She made the most of her starting spot in the All-Star game, handing out a WNBA-All-Star-record eight assists to help lead the West to an 81-76 victory.
The only Seattle player to start all 32 games, Bird led the Storm in minutes, three-point field goals, assists and steals and already ranks as the Storm's all-time assists leader. Bird was named to the All-WNBA first team, joining Indiana's Tamika Catchings as the first rookies in league history to attain that distinction. She was also the runner-up to Catchings for the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
So far in 2003*, Bird has started off strong, averaging 6.8 assists and 14.3 points per game.
All right, you make the call: it's up to you whether or not to vote Bird back into the starting lineup of this year's All-Star Game: Cast your vote.
Of course there are other Western Conference guards to consider as well. Need a little more info before you cast your vote? Here's a quick look at the stats to date of the Western Conference guards on this year's All-Star ballot: Stats Comparison.
Check out previous days' featured players:
Dawn Staley | Ticha Penicheiro | Tamika Catchings | Sheryl Swoopes
* 2003 statistics through games played on June 3.
