Injuries, absences, inconsistency and inexperience have the bottom-six teams in the WNBA stuck below .500. For several of these squads, it’s hard not to focus on what might happen in the future, from the end of this season to the offseason and beyond. Here’s the second edition of “WNBA Six Pack”:
Minnesota Lynx (11-13)
Following last night’s win over the Washington Mystics, the Lynx have won six of their last 10 games, situating them somewhat comfortably in the seventh spot in the standings.
However, a closer look at Minnesota’s win profile inspires little confidence in their ability to legitimately challenge a higher-seeded squad in the playoffs. Of Minnesota’s 11 wins, only two—both wins over Washington—have come against a team above them in the standings. And Wednesday’s win was over an injured-ravaged version of the Mystics.
All this raises the question: Should the Lynx just tank? The possibility of drafting Caitlin Clark, an admirer of Lynx legend Maya Moore, or Minnesota-native Paige Bueckers (if they declare for the 2024 WNBA Draft) certainly entices.
Over at Canius Hoopus, Mitchell Hansen recently addressed this conundrum, ultimately deciding that tanking is antithetical to the competitive culture that head coach and general manager Cheryl…
