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Who helped the Mercury veterans when they were rookies?

By Alex Simon | May 28, 2019

SEATTLE - MAY 27: Sancho Lyttle #21, Michelle Snow #2 and Sheryl Swoopes #22 of the Houston Comets talk things over as they return to the court after a timeout in their WNBA game with the Seattle Storm on May 27, 2005 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. NOTE TO USER: User Expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2005 NBAE. (Photo by Jeff Reinking/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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SECAUCUS, NJ – APRIL 16: Sancho Lyttle poses for a portrait with WNBA President Donna Orender after being chosen #5 overall by the Houston Comets during the 2005 WNBA Draft on April 16, 2005 in Secaucus, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2004 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Sancho Lyttle (Rookie season/team: 2005 Houston Comets)

Player: The whole ’05 Comets

“I had Tina Thompson to look up to and play behind, so I sat on the bench and watch how they played and how they carried themselves on and off the court,” Lyttle said. I guess the whole team because they had won four championships. We had to respect that they had already won, and their work ethic in how they came in, played and practiced, get it done and go home. For me, it was kind of easy because I really didn’t know that much basketball, so I soaked everything that I could up. Because of who they were, you had to learn, because if you go in after them and you mess up, it’s like, ‘Didn’t you just see us do this properly?’ You had to take it in stride, but you had to soak it up really quick.”

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