The media often ask athletes silly questions.
A reporter on a teleconference call Monday asked Maya Moore if she is concerned about high expectations for her in Minnesota this summer.
"I live in the land of high expectations at the University of Connecticut, so I feel I have been prepared very well for it," said Moore, whom the Lynx took with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. "I am looking forward to the challenge."
At UConn, Moore led the Huskies to two NCAA titles, a 90-game winning streak and a 150-4 record in her four-year career. The 6-foot guard accumulated about every postseason honor possible there, too.
When the ping pong balls in the WNBA draft lottery on Nov. 2 came out in the Lynx's favor, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion the long-struggling team would pick Moore with the top choice when April 11 arrived.
At 2:09 p.m. or so, the Lynx did, hoping the Maya Moore era will be better than the first 12 seasons. The Minnesota franchise has made the WNBA playoffs only two times in its history, 2003 and '04, and has never won a playoff series.
"Today could not be any more special for us and for the entire group of Lynx fans," said Roger Griffith, the team's executive vice president. "Every year the first pick has a chance to make a difference. But every once in a while that pick is above the ordinary No. 1 pick and this is one of those years."
Moore said Monday that she is happy going West. "I feel like the Minnesota Lynx are one of those teams that are just kind of on the border of breaking through," she said. "There is a lot of great talent there and a lot of potential to have a great season next season."