I believe/hope we are going to have some truly great playoff series the next couple of years.
Atlanta has been playing way over their heads the last four years and cannot improve in the draft as a result. Another outstanding player to keep opponents honest would put them over the top. Trade? Free agency? They are too easy to game plan against right now.
Chicago is going to get better. They are my choice in the East; Admittedly, not a very difficult one.
Connecticut needs to regroup around Tina Charles; As with Atlanta, another prime time scorer/playmaker. Backcourt? Frontcourt?
The Lynx may have helped Minnesota shake off the curse of the Hershel Walker trade with the two trades with Connecticut that brought them Lindsay Whalen and the draft choice that would become Maya Moore. Amber Harris, so far, appears to be a bust. If she makes a liar out of me, Minnesota will keep this run going for at least another four years. When you have a core as good as Moore, Augustus, Whalen, and Brunson, all you need is a serviceable post player like Janel McCarville. In the Mystics game VAMike, Milford Husky, and I attended back in June, McCarville was an obvious liability. While others may be impressed with and marvel at Minnestota's playoff run, I truly believe it was more a function of favorable matchups unable to exploit the obvious weakness. As long as Minnesota maintains that core four with Maya Moore, they will compete in the upper echelon.
Los Angeles and Phoenix will both be better the next couple of seasons.
The jury is still out on Seattle.
New York, a tough out two seasons ago needs to get very lucky in the draft. By that I mean there has to be an impact player out there of whom I am presently unaware.
Tulsa is a disaster; Difficult to fathom that this is the franchise formerly known as the Detroit Shock.
Washington, who matches favorably against Minnesota, has me believing that they can be a very good team. However, I would be hard pressed to explain why.
