The New York Liberty harped they were a 'pick-your-poison' team in their first-round sweep. The phrase was one of the first things Connecticut Sun head coach Stephanie White said about her next opponent, and she used it again minutes later.
Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner celebrates toward guard Tyasha Harris after Harris made a three-point basket during the second half of Game 3 of a WNBA first-round basketball playoff series against the Minnesota Lynx, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Minneapolis. The New York Liberty harped they were a “pick-your-poison” team in their first-round sweep.
“Those two are playing out of position and have been since Breezy’s injury,” White said. “And they’ve just continued to rise to the challenge, to be great leaders, to be tough competitors, to step up when the moment is biggest.” Connecticut went 0-4 against New York in the regular season. The Sun will need that third scorer, and possibly a fourth, to steal one on the road and possibly knock the Liberty out.
“We’ve been through it all,” Stewart said. “We’ve been up 20, we’ve blown the lead, came back [and] won, we’ve obviously lost. … We’ve been battle-tested. We’ve gone through all the things in the regular season for these moments.” Washington and Las Vegas had success against them by being physical and keeping the Liberty from getting too hot from 3-point range. The crowd, which is turning out at sold-out levels for big games, feeds most off of Ionescu’s deep 3-pointers. Opposing coaches often call timeouts amid roars.
They do not have a true point guard on the roster and could use one to direct the offense, particularly early in the season to avoid losing skids that have caused woes for two consecutive years. They ranked ninth in points per game and had the worst defensive rating in the playoff field.
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