Semifinals Preview: Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx won their single-elimination matchup with the Phoenix Mercury in a nailbiter, holding onto an 80-79 victory. While they have made it through the gauntlet of single-elimination play,…
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Semifinals Preview: Seattle Storm
In what feels like the blink of an eye, the WNBA playoff field has been whittled down from 12 teams to four. Single elimination is a thing of the past…
Semifinals Preview: Connecticut Sun
Soo, I was wrong and I should have known better. I read all about the #disrespeCT movement from 2019 before covering the Sun this year. I listened to DeWanna Bonner…
Semifinals Preview: Las Vegas Aces
It’s time to admit that I was wrong: I did not think the 2020 Las Vegas Aces were going to enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed. Why not?…
Second Round Team Preview: Connecticut Sun
40 minutes. Is Alyssa Thomas in need of a nickname? Because it might be time to start calling her, “40 minutes.” Even the most indispensable players in the WNBA usually…
Second Round Team Preview: Phoenix Mercury
Improbable heroes make for sleepless nights. Not the bad kind of sleepless night, tossing and turning in apprehension about what lays ahead, just waiting for the alarm clock to pierce…
Second Round Team Preview: Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx will face a familiar playoff foe in the second round of the 2020 WNBA playoffs Thursday night. During the Lynx’s title-contending run from 2011-2017, the Phoenix Mercury…
Second Round Team Preview: LA Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker has a decision to make. She can either be passive or aggressive but she can’t be both. “I do feel as though there are…
First Round Team Preview: Chicago Sky
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of the 5-out offense, it was the age of the turnover-riddled team, it was…
First Round Team Preview: Phoenix Mercury
On August 22nd, it was reported that Brittney Griner was leaving the Wubble. On August 23rd, the Phoenix Mercury edged the Washington Mystics, 88-87. That was the same day Jacob…