With eight wins and zero losses, the Minnesota Lynx are well on the path to repeat, if not best, last year’s 30-win season. Approaching the end of the season’s first quarter, let’s dive into what’s working for Minnesota.
MVPhee… please?
Napheesa Collier is rightfully praised for a plethora of abilities, but perhaps her most under-appreciated skill is her evolution. For the last three seasons, it’s felt like surely we’re seeing the peak form of Phee. And every following year, she levels up.
Through seven games this season, she’s forcing the hand of MVP voters. At a league-leading 25.1 points per game, she’s practically filling out the ballots herself. As remarkable as it is, her scoring pales in comparison to her defensive dominance. In last week’s win over the Seattle Storm, Phee recorded five blocks and two steals…in the first quarter alone.
Collier is shooting a career-best percentage from 3, 2, and the free throw line. I jokingly referenced the 50/40/90 club in a recent article about the Mystics while talking…
