The Liberty's mammoth Emma Meesseman lineup options have a Finals echo
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Fever coach Stephanie White needed only two words to sum up her reaction to news that marquee free agent Emma Meesseman verbally committed to play for the Liberty this season.
'Oh jeez,' White said, half in jest and half serious.
But that was a shared feeling around the league.
The rich got richer as the Liberty soon will add a former Finals MVP to bolster their frontcourt for their title defense.
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