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Message: [QUOTE="Jackalope, post: 2335031, member: 8"] Not sure if this was mentioned anywhere, but there is a great Maya Moore story in this recent article in the Washington Post: [URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mystics/a-well-oiled-machine-minnesota-lynx-roll-toward-sixth-wnba-finals-in-seven-years/2017/09/16/12e8e392-9afb-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html?utm_term=.24e9a3491792"]‘A well-oiled machine’: Minnesota Lynx roll toward sixth WNBA Finals in seven years[/URL] "The Minnesota Lynx coach was standing at midcourt with reporters crowded around her Thursday in Minneapolis, leaning in to hear over the music that blared during warmups ahead of Game 2 of the WNBA playoff semifinal series against the [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wnba/']Washington Mystics[/URL]. Reeve barely paused to excuse herself, twisted out of the scrum and barked “Chapel! Chapel!” at Maya Moore, who was shooting at the other end of the court. Reeve turned back to reporters and continued as the star guard walked to the locker room. Reeve’s yelling is a normal pregame scene for Minnesota. Moore, a devout Christian, gets too engrossed in her warmup drills to remember to head down to the team’s chapel service before every game, an important part of the 2014 WNBA MVP’s routine. Mid-interview or not, it’s Reeve’s job to remind her." What I think is great about this story is that it illustrates how focused Maya is.... and that it ends up being Reeve's job to make sure Maya doesn't miss her pregame praying ritual. There was probably some related incident in the past, and Cheryl Reeve now makes sure that Maya is completely mentally ready for the game! [/QUOTE]

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