Being part of a team has it perks. Even though you’re away from your family and friends for a considerable amount of time, you have a built-in system, courtesy of your team-mates and coaches. The Liberty spends a lot of time with one another on and off the court during the summer. So NYLiberty.com is on the case to investigate as to whether it’s a player’s real family or seasonal one, which knows them best. In this edition, we put Jodee Gardine, mother of shooting guard Erin Thorn, head to head with her daughter’s teammate and roommate on the road, foward Shameka Christon.

Let’s see who knows Erin like a book …

NYLiberty.com asks …	Erin	Jodee (Mom)	Shameka (Teammate)
Number of siblings?	Nine	Nine	Nine
Amongst the team, would be “Most Likely To Succeed” or “Class Clown”?	Neither	Most Likely To Succed	Most Likely To Succeed
City life or life in the country?	Life in the country	City life	Life in the country
Best part of being a professional ball player	Getting paid to do something I love, playing basketball	Doing what she loves, playing basketball	Competing with the best
Jazz or Knicks?	Jazz	Jazz	Jazz
More fulfilling: Winning a championship as a coach or a player?	Player	Player	Player
Favorite vacation spot?	Hawaii	Las Vegas	Hawaii
Best Matthew McConaughey performance: Dazed & Confused or A Time To Kill?	A Time To Kill, probably the basic cable version	A Time To Kill	Dazed & Confused
Pre-game ritual …	A nap and pasta	A nap	A nap and pasta
LOST’s Jack or Sawyer?	Jack	Sawyer	Jack
TOTAL		6	7

AND THE WINNER IS …
Shameka takes it by one and extends the team-mates’ streak of wins to a perfect 3-0.

Get to know Erin and the Liberty at the 2007 WNBA Playoffs. To purchase individual game tickets, click here, visit The Garden Box Office or call 877-WNBA-TIX.