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EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 3 
Postgame Chat with Nancy LiebermanAs part of the WNBA.com Postgame Show presented by IBM, ESPN analyst Nancy Lieberman participated in a live chat following the Sting's Game 3 win over the Liberty in the Eastern Conference Finals. Here's what Lieberman had to say:
Staley05 from 246.210.20.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net at 10:18pm ET
 Nancy Lieberman at 10:19pm ET I would have to clearly say yes, because of how condensed the WNBA schedule is -- not like the NBA, where with 82 regular season games, you can screw up 20 games. In the WNBA if you start slow, you usually don't make the playoffs. Ann Donovan got into her team's psyche, telling them to turn around now, not tomorrow -- today and got them to believe in themselves. carvolly from dialsprint.net at 10:20pm ET Hi Nancy. I'm a big fan of your's. I'm also a huge fan of Charlotte. How did the fans react when Charlotte upset New York in their own arena? Nancy Lieberman at 10:22pm ET NY has the best number as far as fans, about 16,000 per game. I don't want to discount their loyalty to basketball -- they're savvy and astute. They're die-hard and they'll walk away tonight knowing the Sting played hard and fair. The better team won this series and that's not a cut on NY. The Sting raised their game to championship level, and they're grateful to the fans who were there for the Sting when they were 1-10. This is a victory for these fans, supportive in bad and good times. George from clt.bellsouth.net at 10:22pm ET Do you think the Sting looked to get Allison Feaster open shots, or was she just able to take advantage of gaps in the Liberty defense tonight? Nancy Lieberman at 10:23pm ET I think it's a combo. I know Anne is trying to get Allison in the flow of the game. She averaged 14 points per game in the season. She picked it up in this series. She shot 28 percent against, Cleveland. You want to create opportunities. When Spoon fell, Feaster had the presence of mind to knock down the shot and recognize "my team needs me." Darlene & Robin from proxy.aol.com at 10:23pm ET Great game and great commenting once again!! We sure do miss you Nancy. Who would you like to see Charlotte play in the WNBA Finals? Will you be there? And TJ? Congratulations to Anne Donovan & the Sting!! Take care & keep intouch, Dalene & Robin in Michigan Nancy Lieberman at 10:25pm ET Hey Robin and Darlene, thanks for getting online with us. I was proud of the way Charlotte played, I think they represented the East well and I know, they're excited to go home. It'll be a good series against either team, they lost the season series to both. They need to defend two tough centers. It's tough to predict. Charlotte is playing the best basketball in the WNBA. The West is a tossup, but the advantage is LA, because at home, but I'll let the players decide that game. Liberty Will Be Back Next Year from dyn.optonline.net at 10:26pm ET What do you think is going through the Stings minds right now?What about the LIbertys minds? Nancy Lieberman at 10:28pm ET The Liberty is going out of their minds. For the Liberty, as great as competitors they are, they played their hearts out, they didn't cheat the game, they went after every loose ball. They played a team that was equal to the task. They'll take something positive from this series. The Sting will have 24 hours to enjoy this, get back to the hotel, watch the Monarchs-Sparks. They need to remember this. They won't be happy with just an Eastern Conference title.
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