Second Half Lead Blown, Mystics Outwit Comets

Up by 14 points at halftime, their lead was still strong, at 57-48 when Tina Thompson scored with 5:59 left. And then it all fell apart.

The Mystics outscored us 17-1, including 11 unanswered points, in the closing minutes. Tina Thompson (14) and Crystal Smith (12) were the only Comets in double figures. Turnovers were even at 16. and the Mystics outrebounded us 43 to 39.

And the Comets lost their 8th (out of 9) game on the road, 58-65.

With that, we maintain our position in the WNBA underground, and head to New York to meet the (4th in the Eastern Conference with 10-10) Liberty.

PERSONAL NOTE: This was a day game in D.C., and I stayed in at lunch to listen to the fourth quarter. In hindsight, I should have left for a pleasurable lunch!

Comets Defie the Mystics with 95 Point Game

Now this is what I'm talking about! Comets make it two in a row! After a somewhat shakey first half, Karleen's crew came out and played for keeps in the second half.

Tamara Moore, Alana Beard, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, right, scramble for the ball.
(AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Steve Ueckert)

Box Score Highlights: Tina led with 23 points. But the big story is that our li'l rookie, Ashley Shields came off the bench to score 20 points in 21:19 of play! Maiga-Ba was also on fire, with 18 points. Tamara (8), Roneeka (7) and Sancho (&) had pretty good games as well, and their points don't totally reflect the full extent of, nor the timeliness of their contributions.

Note to all: We need to continue to work on those turnovers!!! Yikes, 23! Hang on to the ball, ya'all!

It's One Thing... And Another

It's one thing to be rebuilding... and another thing to be flailing.

It's one thing to be the worst in the Conference... and another thing to be the worst in the League.

But it's now official.

With Washington's win over Phoenix last night... we now own The Worst record in the WNBA.

I'm not a fair weather fan, ya'all. I plan to stick by my team for as long as they play in a Toyota Center. And that issue, alone, is what has me worried. Do I need to divest my emotions in a team that is teetering on the verge of being relocated to another city... or shifted to a second rate venue in an unsafe neighborhood?

I don't want to worry. And I don't want to abandon. I have invested more than money and reaped more than joy from my 11 year commitment to the Houston Comets. But I am tortured by the thought of giving it all up to another city or to another (financially feasible and otherwise completely undesirable) venue.

For me, it's less about losing games... and WAY more about losing my Comets!