NEW YORK — A desolate Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot sat beside coach Sandy Brondello on the podium following the New York Liberty’s 70-69 Game 4 loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals, ending their season short of fulfilling their championship aspirations.
They didn’t offer profound insights.
Then Stewart and Vandersloot were asked to describe their level of disappointment.
“High,” Stewart said, before raising her eyebrows and shrugging a little.
Vandersloot nodded, her gaze drifting away from the person asking the question, before responding softly, “Yeah, it’s very high.”
For most teams bringing in three new starters, a Finals appearance would be considered a successful year. Especially considering the Liberty had not been to the championship series in over two decades, nor had won a Finals game since the 20th century.
But Stewart, Vandersloot and Jonquel Jones arrived to Brooklyn in February, and the Liberty never backed away from…
