The WNBA semifinals are set, and it is hard to argue that anything less than the true cream of the league has risen to the top. Yes, the seventh-seeded New York Liberty gave the Chicago Sky a Game 1 scare, and the sixth-seeded Dallas Wings countered the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of their series. […]
Few franchises in all of pro sports have been as consistently good as the Connecticut Sun without ever actually winning a league championship. Over 24 seasons in the WNBA, Connecticut’s 55.7 winning percentage ranks second among active teams (third if we include now-defunct franchises). No other active team with a better than .500 record has […]
Game 5 of the WNBA Finals was defined by a battle of injured stars and a flurry of controversial calls. But the Washington Mystics were unfazed in the final few minutes of the fourth quarter as they pulled away to secure an 89-78 victory over the Connecticut Sun. For the first time in franchise history, […]
It is easy to get lost in the individual and team-wide offensive brilliance of the Connecticut Sun. There’s Jonquel Jones, currently fourth in WNBA history in true shooting percentage, who just enjoyed a 32-point outing in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. There’s Courtney Williams, who scored 26 in Game 1, with a signature midrange […]
Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller has an offensive philosophy built around making his players take the most efficient shot — typically chances around the rim or threes. The Sun, who face the Los Angeles Sparks in a best-of-five playoff semifinal matchup starting Tuesday, finished this season with the third-most efficient offense in the league […]