Anna
DeForge, Phoenix Mercury
"I would run a pinch post with Diana
Taurasi on the elbow and me coming off. Pick your poison. Diana can hand it
off for a shot or maybe a layup for me. Or she can take a turnaround jumpshot
or go with it herself."
Tina
Thompson, Houston Comets
"Everyone wants to be the hero and take the
last shot themselves, but I would probably have to say that I would do a decoy
play with myself and Sheryl (Swoopes).
Maybe in a two-game or a pick-and-roll situation. The ball ends up in Janeth Arcain's
hands. It would be very unexpected, but she had the coolest, calmest demeanor
on our team and she has hit big shots like that on several occasions. Although
people know that she has done it, they would not expect it to go to her."
Lindsay
Whalen, Connecticut Sun
"Screen-and-roll, I'll come off of it in the
lane and we'll see what happens. Either Taj
McWilliams-Franklin will roll, Nykesha
Sales will pop or Katie Douglas
will be open in the corner somewhere and shoot. Perhaps Wendy
Palmer or Asjha Jones will
drive the block and we'll try and get the score that way."
Teresa
Weatherspoon, Los Angeles Sparks
"Give me the ball and let me create.
I've never called myself a point guard. I don't know what that means. I'm a playmaker
and that's what I've done my whole life. Five seconds left on the clock? Give
it to me. I'll make something happen. I want to be the person, regardless of what
happens, whether it goes in, whether I turn it over or miss the shot, I want it
to rest on my shoulders. Something will happen in those five seconds, though."
Sue
Bird, Seattle Storm
"Thumbs up for Betty
Lennox."
Swin Cash,
Detroit Shock
"I inbound the ball to Deanna
Nolan coming off double by Ruth
Riley and Cheryl Ford at
the top of the key. I just step inbounds and she drives. Cheryl rolls, Ruth pops
and I'm in the corner for a drive-and-kick from her. They always forget about
the inbounder. Remember Cleveland in 2003? So either I or Tweety takes the shot."