01.30Player Spotlight: Alana Beard
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Alana Beard, one of Mystics most valuable players has lead the team to many wins but has fallen short of the playoffs.
Beard is expected to return for the 2008 season, 100%.
Resume:
- 16.3 points-per-game
- First team All-WNBA Defensive Team
- Second team All-WNBA Defensive Team
- National Player of the Year
- Three-time ACC player of the year at Duke
- Three-time All-Star in the WNBA
- Member of the USA Basketball Team
Q&A with WNBA.com
Q. Sounds interesting. Let’s talk briefly about the Mystics looking ahead to 2008. Your team narrowly missed out on a playoff spot. Is that the step you’re hoping to take as a team this coming season?
A. “I’m really excited about next year. Every player is excited about the new season because it’s an opportunity to start over.
“I’m also really excited about having a stable coaching situation. I love what Tree brings to the team and I know that he has high hopes for the season as well. It’ll be great to have him and Crystal Robinson back on the coaching staff. The only thing I can hope for is to keep everything we can the same, because I think we had a really good core group of girls. Of course you never know what’s going to happen with the collective bargaining agreement or the expansion draft. But I think we have a good thing going.”
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