2024 WNBA Season: Playoffs

[nwhoopfan]

Sun made a late push, but both deciding games in the semis were surprisingly non competitive. Might be a bit ahead of myself, but I'm starting to think AT is never gonna win a Title. Not unless she leaves the Sun to go be a complimentary piece with another team that is already close to Championship level.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Disappointed LV lost, but at least Connecticut is out as well. I'm okay with either Minny or NY winning, although the Lynx already have plenty of trophies and Liberty have none.

 

[Vowelguy]

I can't decide which team I want to see win. On the one hand, the Sun have my Gamecocks Tiffany Mitchell and Ty Harris but I enjoy watching the Lynx style of play more than the Sun.

I've rooted for the Sun from its start as my home-state team. But with Mabrey ... and Dijonai ... and AT ...., while MN has Pheesa, had to switch to the Lynx.

 

[bballnut90]

Finals should be a GREAT series. It reminds me a bit of the 2012 and 2015 Fever/Lynx series, where Minnesota had star studded super teams and the Fever had scrappy teams led by 1 star and a bunch of support players, but at the end of the day, either team can win. This time the Liberty are the full fledged super team, and the Lynx are in the mold of the scrappy underdog.

I think this series is a toss up. Collier is playing better than anyone in the world right now and she has a solid supporting cast where players know their roles well and execute, and most importantly, they're very well coached. The Liberty are also playing great and look like a much improved team with Fiebich in the lineup. She has been a major weapon as a 6-4 wing with dead eye shooting. Sabrina is playing all-world right now and has been the standout so far for the Libs so far in the playoffs. JJ/Stewart are playing at about a 7.5/10 for what they're capable of, I think Stewart especially has a higher gear she hasn't hit yet, but she's playing quite well even if her shooting is a little off so far.

I'll be shocked if it's a sweep either way, realistically I think this goes 4, likely 5 games. I think the pressure is on the Liberty though. If they can't win a title after assembling these super teams the past 2 years (and getting past the Aces this year), it'd be a big disappointment.

 

[Bigboote]

Phee has 26/11/3/1/4. She is the only player ever to have 25/10 in 3 straight playoff games. Not A'ja, not Stewie, not Maya, no one.

I haven’t watched the W for all that long, but has anyone had such a sustained excellent playoffs? One sortofa clunker game, but every other has been fantastic.

 

[bballnut90]

I haven’t watched the W for all that long, but has anyone had such a sustained excellent playoffs? One sortofa clunker game, but every other has been fantastic.

That's a heck of an accomplishment. Others who have come close to the 25/10 record include:

Candace Parker in 2012:
25/9
32/9
25/11
33/15

A'ja Wilson in 2023:
38/16
34/8
30/11

A'ja Wilson in 2022:
33/13
34/11
23/13

In regards to having a pristine playoff runs without any notable mediocre games, some standouts after researching Basketball Statistics & History of Every Team & NBA and WNBA Players | Basketball-Reference.com:
Cynthia Cooper in 1998 (only 5 games played)
Lisa Leslie in 2001
Cappie Pondexter in 2010 (only 5 games)
Candace Parker in 2012 (only 4 games)
Candace Parker in 2013 (only 3 games)
Sylvia Fowles in 2017
Breanna Stewart in 2020
Breanna Stewart in 2022
Chelsea Gray in 2022 (maybe the best playoff run I've ever seen from 1 player)

 

[JellyBean]

Hats off to Connecticut. They made the playoffs exciting as always. The intensity levels were high and both teams did not disappoint. My beloved Lynx!! Well, done! Heck many of us fans did not expect this magical season. I figured that we would be playoff bound but not on this level. Congrats!