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The Las Vegas Aces are off to a franchise-best undefeated start to the season, but if you ask head coach Becky Hammon, they’re not yet playing up to their potential.
“We’re starting to put the pieces together. I don’t think we’re playing our best basketball,” she said following the team’s 90-84 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night.
“I’m kinda happy we’re not playing our best basketball yet. We always wanna be improving and learning and building good habits. We’re growing on this road trip because we have been put on the ropes a little bit.”
After beginning the season with three double-digit wins, Las Vegas was taken to the brink against the 2-3 Atlanta Dream and the 1-5 Indiana Fever last week. On Tuesday, the first-place Aces held off the Sun despite a late surge from the WNBA’s second-place team.
Hammon noted that some players are struggling with shooting slumps. Candace Parker was 2-for-6 with five points on Tuesday, while Plum finished…
