With Sylvia Fowles retired, the Minnesota Lynx have transitioned to the Napheesa Collier Era. Collier was sensational, making the All-Star game for the third time in her career. But her success didn’t translate to a winning season, as the Lynx ended the year 19-21. That was still good enough for a playoff berth as the No. 6 seed and a matchup against the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun. Minnesota did win a playoff game to force a winner-take-all Game 3, but, unfortunately, they were blown out by the experienced Connecticut team.
Year one of the Collier Era featured signs of hope before ultimately ending in a whimper. Here’s more on everything that went right and wrong, as well as what’s next, for the Lynx:
What went right?
Everything started and ended with Collier. She led the team in points (23.7), rebounds (8.0) and blocks (1.3), making her the epicenter of the Lynx’s system. The result was Collier keeping Minnesota in games they surely wouldn’t have been in without her, as she carried the team on her shoulders. With Collier on the roster, Minnesota always had a…
