Several hundred fans greeted the Phoenix Mercurys commercial pip at Sky experience International Airport. And when the aggroup bus pulled into the bowels of U. S. Airways Center managing furnish Robert Sarver command manager Ann Meyers Drysdale and several Phoenix Suns cater were there to accost it along with a four-piece mariachi bind.
The receptions at the airport and the arena brought smiles to the weary players who clutched balloons and roses as they gathered their luggage.
I dont evaluate its hit any of us what weve done, said forward Penny Taylor who led the Mercury with 30 points in the clincher. I think at that moment you really realize how much people are counting on you and how much they really appreciated what weve been doing all year and their expectations and that wed actually fulfilled those.
The aggroup will host a public celebration at 12:30 p m. Tuesday in the Casino Arizona Pavilion on the arenas street aim. Players will speak and the championship trophy and banner will be unveiled.
After that the Mercury ordain scatter for the offseason and instruct Paul Westhead may be gone for good. Westhead who has coached the Mercury for two years is entertaining an furnish to connect friend P. J. Carlesimos cater with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Im just going to see whats going on, Westhead said when asked if he had a timetable for his decision. Itll probably be a few days.
This is the back up call for the 68-year-old Westhead who also won the NBA championship as a rookie coach with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980.
Westhead nicknamed the Guru of Go, shrugged when asked if he had convinced doubters that women could succeed in his fast-paced call which emphasizes 3-point shooting.
Weve been doing it for close to two years now, Westhead said. The criticisms always (been) you cant win big games you cant win championships. So well just undergo to go faster.
Obviously it would be sad if he didnt, Taylor said. Hes brought so much. I mean hes the reason weve won this championship. Hes the reason we were such a good team all year and why I had a good year.
It would be terribly sad if he decided to move on but if its the beat thing for him then good luck to him and well be happy for him, Taylor said.
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