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After an incredible 9-0 start to the season, Connecticut was finally handed their first loss of the season, courtesy of the 10-2 Liberty. They have the two best records in the league, and their matchup was as exciting as it was expected to be, with New York outscoring the Sun 25-15 in the fourth quarter to win 82-75. Sabrina Ionescu (24/3/5/2) and Jonquel Jones (22/8/5/1/4) led the way for the Liberty despite six players scoring in double figures for Connecticut.
On the flip side, it has been a season to forget thus far for the Mystics. Despite being a playoff team last season, Washington has lost their first 12 games of the season. However, aside from Ariel Atkins, this is a very different lineup for the Mystics. Two-time MVP Elena Delle Donne announced in February that she’d be taking a break from basketball. Natasha Cloud is now in Phoenix. Brittney Sykes had an excellent first game of the season, and then injured her ankle in game two and hasn’t played since. Shakira Austin has only played in six games because of a hip injury. To make matters even worse for Washington fans, the Fever still have a worse combined record over the past two seasons. If the season ended today, the Mystics would only have the second-best odds at the top pick, despite being winless.
Of course, the big news from this past week was the announcement of the Olympic roster.
Unfortunately, instead of praising a talented roster, the discourse has centered around the exclusion of Caitlin Clark. Instead of engaging in the justification of why each player on the roster is deserving, we’ll just take a positive fantasy spin. Clark had less than a month between her final college basketball game and her first WNBA preseason game. Still, she’s averaging 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. She has been one of the best players in fantasy hoops despite not having a true offseason. Now, she’ll get the chance to recover from a long season and train to be even better in year two.
Week 5 games played:
3 games- CONN, LV, LA, CHI, SEA, IND, ATL
2 games- MIN, WAS, DAL, PHX
1 game- NY
At least one team has played…
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Author : NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-06-10 15:15:20
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