Don't think that because Lisa Leslie retired from basketball that she's doing nothing but watching daytime TV and reminiscing about her illustrious career. She’s part owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, runs the Lisa Leslie Leadership Academy and most recently has started working as a spokesperson for UPS and the launch of the UPS Team Performance Index (TPI).
If there’s a common theme to this season’s four WNBA conference semifinal playoff series, it’s been this: No lead, regardless how great, can be considered safe.
The commonly accepted American sports mentality says second place is for losers. Atlanta has lost the WNBA Championship each of the last two years by a 3-0 sweep. But should that be considered failing? The truth is the Dream finished as the second best team in the W.
