Coach’s tip helps Christon score career-high 32 points

CAREER HIGH: Shameka Christon (20), here pictured in a June 23 game against Minnesota, scores a career-high 32 points Sunday in the New York Liberty’s 89-86 WNBA victory over the Atlanta Dream. A sixth-year pro, Christon starred at Hot Springs High and the University of Arkansas before selected by the Liberty in the 2004 WNBA draft.

NEW YORK – Sitting on board the train after a tough loss Saturday night, Liberty coach Pat Coyle sat down with Shameka Christon to show her video of her shot.

Coyle had noticed a small flaw with Christon’s footwork that she wanted to correct.

Christon responded with a career-high 32 points, including a 3-pointer from way behind the arc to break a late tie, and the Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 89-86 on Sunday.

“Coach showed me something with my feet that was a little off,” said Christon, a sixth-year pro from Hot Springs who played at Hot Springs HIgh Schoo...

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July, 2009