SAN FRANCISCO — Med maven fuld af dumplings og solen i ryggen gik vi fra 22-bussen, forbi neurologens klinik og over Third Street mod Golden State Valkyries' arena. Min ven skulle vide én ting om Chicago Sky: De var en klovneorganisation.
Disse spillere var ikke seriøse. Vi ville knuse dem. Selvom Sky havde hentet flere erfarne spillere og byttet sig til en af ligaens bedste skytter, havde de alligevel tabt på de små margener. Olivia Miles, den mest talentfulde college-spiller, havde valgt Minnesota Lynx i stedet for Sky. De to nyetablerede hold – hvoraf det ene netop havde sikret sig historiens første sejr – havde snydt Chicago for draftvalg i anden runde ved at bytte væk unge spillere, de alligevel ville skære væk.
Men havde Golden State Valkyries også lavet en mærkelig draftaftale? Ja, men de havde fortjent den benefit of the doubt. Organisationen er kendt for at være klog og professionel. Mens jeg advarede om Valks' svage midterforsvar og den store forskel i ejeres kompetencer, blev jeg endnu mere overbevist om, at min første tur til Ballhalla i sæsonen ville blive en stor oplevelse.
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