“Auriemma’s deference to Olympic pedigree shouldn’t be surprising. The 1996 U.S. Olympics team established the game’s viability and paved a route for the WNBA. The early part of the century provided another wave of players like Taurasi and Bird. The U.S. then added dynamic players like Moore, the first female basketball player to sign an endorsement deal with the Jordan brand, and Angel McCoughtry, who already established a WNBA playoff record with 42 points in a game against the New York Liberty. It is impossible to say which Olympic team has had the best players, only that the game is evolving and growing. How do you measure perfection against perfection?”
Grantland’s Jonathan Abrams
on the U.S. women’s basketball team as it prepares for the Olympics
on the U.S. women’s basketball team as it prepares for the Olympics
