After a 7 game win streak the Lynx are stumbling again. They need to start getting younger next season. Maya and Big Syl are still fine but they've got to bring in some new pieces around them.
Too much is being made of age. Taurasi is the same age as Whalen. Whalen’s just not in great shape. It’s never been something she’s strived for. Brunson had 12 rebounds in the last game against the Sparks. She’s a vegan. I’d say she has another season left in her.
Losing Howard was obviously a tough loss. Reeve messed up on that. She didn’t think Howard was worth max.
Zandalasini is a good young player.
I think Reeve was surprised by Parker starting this game, and didn’t have a great game plan from what I could tell. Fowles only took 7 shots against a fairly poor defense (up to this point). Maya was frequently triple teamed and she didn’t seem very prepared for that. Reeve’s subbing was really suspect.
The Lynx lost to Indy and Chicago last year and they still managed to win the championship. Wouldn’t judge too much on one game, but people often do.
