In many ways, the 2022 WNBA Finals, which tip off Sunday, are the culmination of a playoffs that predictably followed the regular season data. The matchup features the top two teams in the league by net rating, the Connecticut Sun (+9.5) and the Las Vegas Aces (+7.7). It’s the league’s best offensive team in the […]
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 […]
You might have thought that the 2021 WNBA postseason, complete with Candace Parker returning to the top with her Chicago Sky and Diana Taurasi slamming (and breaking) doors, was as dramatic as the WNBA could get. Buckle up: The offseason is here, the movement is about to begin and things are going to get frenetic. […]
The level of frustration in Bill Laimbeer’s voice was palpable as he reckoned with a third game this season in which his Las Vegas Aces had been held below 70 points by the Connecticut Sun. “You give credit to Connecticut, they played a hard basketball game,” Laimbeer said after the Aug. 24 matchup. “They did […]
After missing the 2020 season, Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun is making an impressive MVP case this year. She’s already won the admiration of another MVP. “She reminds me of myself with her length and how she shoots the ball,” 2013-14 NBA MVP Kevin Durant told Business Insider in July. “I’m a huge fan […]