In professional sports, a coach often gets much of the blame when things are going poorly, and little credit when things are going well.
During the 2024 WNBA season, however, several head honchos have shown that they deserve credit—and then some—for the performances of their squads: the Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve, the Chicago Sky’s Teresa Weatherspoon and the New York Liberty’s Sandy Brondello. In turn, they’ve put themselves squarely in consideration for Coach of the Year honors, at least based on a half season of evidence.
Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx)
No, Cheryl Reeve has not lost her fastball. After a few wayward seasons following the retirement of franchise legends, Reeve has the Minnesota Lynx back in the position they occupied for much of the 2010s: near the top of the league and in contention for a championship.
While Minnesota made a series of shrewd offseason moves to upgrade their roster around a burgeoning MVP candidate in Napheesa Collier, Reeve has optimized those players’ contributions, with Courtney Williams thriving as a primary playmaker and Alanna Smith…
