--- In themysticsfansarethebest@yahoogroups.com, boricua1963
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> The Washington Mystics will open training camp today without any
> roster players from last season because they are either finishing
up
> their seasons overseas or injured.
>
> The Mystics will have a mix of 12 free agents and rookies at
Trinity
> College in Northeast with veterans trickling in over the next few
> weeks. Third-year guard Nikki Blue, who enters camp as the No. 1
> point guard after Nikki Teasley was released, is expected to be the
> first returnee Tuesday.
>
> All-Star guard Alana Beard, who had offseason shoulder surgery and
is
> playing in Russia, should return in midweek. Starters Monique
Currie
> and Nakia Sanford will be back once their foreign commitments are
> over, but starting forward DeLisha Milton-Jones has asked for a
trade
> and is likely to sit out this season if she is not dealt.
>
> "Although it will be a challenge since the majority of the Mystics
> players are competing overseas, it will be an opportunity for us to
> see who can step up and show they belong in the WNBA," Washington
> general manager Linda Hargrove said of training camp.
>
> Two reserve forwards, first-round 2007 pick Bernice Mosby and 6-
feet-
> 7 Gillian Goring, had arthroscopic knee surgery and will miss some
> time.
>
> Even this season's first-round draft choice, Crystal Langhorne from
> Maryland, is not expected for another week. The sixth overall pick,
> Langhorne is playing with the USA national team. The 6-1 forward
may
> be forced into a starting role if Milton-Jones is a no-show.
>
> Tree Rollins, the interim coach last season after Richie Adubato
> resigned, will begin his first full season. Washington finished
with
> a 16-18 record and failed to make the playoffs in 2007.
>
> The biggest competition should be at point guard between Blue and
> Amber Jacobs, a free agent who played for Minnesota last season.
The
> preseason roster also includes Sarah-Jo Lawrence, an undrafted
rookie
> guard from George Washington.
>
> The Mystics, who open the season May 17 at the Indiana Fever, will
> have two of their three draft picks in camp: second-round selection
> Lindsey Pluimer, a 6-4 forward from UCLA, and 6-1 forward Krystal
> Vaughn, a third-round pick from Virginia Commonwealth.
>
> TRAINING CAMP
> When: Today through April 29
> Where: Trinity College
> New faces: Draft picks Crystal Langhorne (first round, Maryland),
> Lindsey Pluimer (second round, UCLA), Krystal Vaughn (third round,
> Virginia Commonwealth).
> Preseason opener: May 5 vs. Sacramento in Tampa, Fla.
> Season opener: May 17 at Indiana Fever
> Last season: 16-18
> Projected starters: F Crystal Langhorne, F Monique Currie, C Nakia
> Sanford, G Nikki Blue, G Alana Beard.
>

Where's the Point Guard on the current roster who is suppose to lead
the Mystics to the playoffs ? I know things can change with a trade
but right now it looks like the Mystics will be in the lottery for
the 2009 WNBA Draft.