WNBA: For Carson and Liberty, Excitement is Mutual

2008/04/23 15:59:49 @NBA.com: News

In the NEW YORK TIMES, Mike Ogle writes "nothing against forward Crystal Langhorne or the Washington Mystics, but when the Mystics selected Langhorne out of Maryland with the sixth pick in the W.N.B.A. draft, Carol Blazejowski, the Liberty's president and general manager, and Rutgers guard Essence Carson jumped for joy. The Mystics' choice meant that the Liberty and Carson would get exactly what they wanted: each other. "I was delighted,"Blazejowski said Monday at the Liberty's second day of training camp. "You always hold your breath before you pick. When Washington picked a big, we were like, ‘Shewww. All right!' Because we knew Essence was on the board for us.'"
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