It didn't hurt when Burke said although she had a good coach at Providence she would've killed for a chance to play for Geno. Just sayin'.
I remember hearing her say that. I would not be surprised (I'm guessing here) if Kara Lawson felt the same way. She'll never admit it, or say it on air.
Here's a little background on Kara Lawson -
At the
University of Tennessee she played under the legendary coach Pat Summit (1999-2003), and was part of the team that defeated the U.S. women’s national team that went on to win gold in Sydney in 2000.
A two-time all-American, she led her team to three NCAA Women’s Final Four appearances in 2000, 2002 and 2003. Lawson is only one of three players in Tennessee history to garner first team All-SEC honors in all four years.
An Academic All-American, she graduated with a degree in finance. As a senior she won the Torchbearer Award, the highest undergraduate honor at UT. Lawson was the recipient of the NCAA’s Top VIII Award, which recognizes the top eight student-athletes across all divisions and all sports for their contributions athletically, academically and in their communities.
Lawson began her broadcasting career shortly after graduating from college and worked as a studio analyst on the Sacramento Kings’ local broadcast on Comcast Sports Net from 2004-07.
Kara Lawson joined ESPN in 2004 as a women’s college basketball analyst while playing point guard for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA.
In seven seasons with the Monarchs (2003-09), Lawson started at point guard,
leading the team to the WNBA title in 2005. She was a 2007 WNBA All-Star and the recipient of the 2009 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. In the 2003 WNBA Draft, Lawson was selected by the Detroit Shock in the
first round (fifth overall) but five days later, was traded to the Monarchs.