Maya Moore crouched, tensed, then exploded from the low block to behind the three-point arc. She took a pass, turned, planted, jumped and shot.
Short, left.
Moore, the Lynx's star forward, scowled. This was long after the team's final practice before Friday's season opener. Most everyone else was gone. But Moore had struggled a bit with her shot for a couple of practices, and that was long enough. So, over and over, she set up low, burst to the perimeter, took a pass and shot.
Finally: swish.
Moore, who had (gasp) even launched an air ball late in practice, was starting to find the range. She hit from the right elbow, from the top of the key, over and over. Finally, after hitting yet again from the left elbow, she pumped her fist, smiled and walked off, leaving the Target Center main floor empty.
If you think Moore, entering her fourth season, has bumped up against the ceiling of her considerable talent, think again. Or just watch her work long after most practices have ended.
"I have to do more," Moore said. "I have to do it at a higher level. I'm going to continue with the same work habits, but just increase them. It's the little things at this point."
More, really?