Whalen, Douglas Taking A Break -- Courant.com

When the USA Women's Senior National Basketball team reassembled tonight in New York to prepare for the 2008 Summer Olympics, neither Lindsay Whalen or Katie Douglas of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun will be with ...

[FREDDY KOOL]

THEY ALL DESERVE A NICE VACATION.......

[Ryan]

Why hasn't Becky Hammon been asked to try out? She had a phenominal season.

[Jin]

Ryan, my thoughts exactly. After reading the article, the first thing that popped into my head was why Becky Hammon wasn't playing for the team. It could be personal reasons why she isn't doing it because the way I see it, they would be crazy to not offer her a chance to try out.

[Abran]

I don't think she was invited to try out. My wife and I heard on a telecast that Coach Hughes was baffled as to why she wasn't offered an opportunity. But then again we could have heard wrong and she could have held out for personal reasons. But I did enjoy seeing her on the Detriot/Phoenix halftime show.