The Mystics start a two-game road trip tonight, traveling to San Antonio before heading to Connecticut on Sunday.
Ms. Smith goes to Washington » Crystal Smith is expected to be in uniform for the Mystics for the first time tonight, relieving point guard responsibilities from Alana Beard (20.6 points per game, 4.2 assists, 3.6 turnovers) and Amber Jacobs (1.7 ppg, 1.8 apg, 1.3 tpg). Hopefully, she can make some free throws — the Mystics are shooting a league-low 60.7 percent from the line.
Hammon headed to Beijing, but Beard? » San Antonio guard Becky Hammon is a four-time WNBA All-Star and finished second in last year’s MVP voting. Perennially snubbed by USA Basketball, she will represent Russia in this year’s Olympics after becoming a naturalized Russian citizen during the WNBA offseason. Beard upped her chances for the U.S. team with a career-high 33 points vs. Phoenix on Tuesday.
