jsloanjr said:
She is tired from playing hoops 12 months a year...
If so, most of the rest of the league -- at least the better players -- is much more tired by comparison. Maya smartly takes time off in the fall before joining her Chinese team and then again takes an extended break after the Chinese league wraps up its playoffs, even though she has played all the way into (and won) the finals each year. Meanwhile, Euroleague players have very little time after the WNBA season before they hit the hardwood overseas and then have to play almost right up until the start of the WNBA season in the spring. Many come to training camp late because they are literally just hopping off a plane.
The smartest move Maya has made in her career, after signing with UCONN, is her decision to go with the Chinese squad and take a lot of time for rest in both fall and spring !