Whats it like playing with Lisa Leslie?
CP: It was a lot of fun, obviously growing up and watching her, she is the WNBA. Just being a part of that and watching her and her helping me and mentoring me throughout the year, I learned a lot. We had a blast, it was a great year, I just wish it ended a little bit differently. SI: What about Coach Cooper? CP: Coop’s cool. I like him a lot. He’s a player’s coach, he really is. You can tell he’s from Pat Riley’s system because you can be at practice for 3.5 hours, two hour game day shootarounds, but he’s really focused. The guy doesn’t sleep — he sleeps about two hours a night and watches game film six hours, so he’s really dedicated and committed to the Sparks. SI: What’s the difference between Pat Summit’s coaching and Coach Cooper’s playing style? CP: Coach Cooper does a lot of his coaching in practice. During games he just kind of sits there and lets us mess up or lets us do great. He kind of lets us work through our problems. Coach Summit’s a little more animated and although s
