The mandate for returning starter Iziane Castro Marques in the Storm's final two preseason games today and Saturday is simple: catch up.
After arriving late to training camp, the spry Brazilian forward did little to bolster her standing in last Sunday's 71-43 exhibition win over the New York Liberty. She made only one of seven shots and committed three turnovers in just 23 minutes.
Call it rust. Call it an exhibition tuneup. But the poor shot selection and careless dribbles looked painfully similar to the maddening sloppiness that drove coach Anne Donovan batty at times last season.
As the Storm readies to embark on a season filled with promise, it will use this weekend's games in Chicago and Minnesota to solidify remaining rotation questions -- perhaps most critically at the small forward spot.
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