Only one game is on the slate for Thursday and it’s the Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx. This matchup is a tale of two seasons with Connecticut looking as good as ever, starting the season off looking like championship contenders, while Minnesota can’t find success and is at the bottom of the WNBA standings.
The Sun have been on a roll with four players averaging double digits in points; they’ve overwhelmed their competition and their sole defeat was against the New York Liberty, who have super team potential. It’s early, but the Sun are the best rebounding team in the W and top five in points, assists, steals and 3-pointers made.
For Connecticut to move to 5-1, they’ll have to continue relying on DeWanna Bonner’s scoring and Alyssa Thomas’ ability to clean up the glass and distribute the ball, as she’s averaging 5.2 dimes a game. On the defensive side, the Sun bigs will have to work on slowing down Naphessa Coller, who leads the Lynx with 16.6 points a night and is clearly the team’s engine.
If Minnesota wants to celebrate win No. 1 of 2023, Collier will need help. Can guards Kayla McBride and Tiffany Mitchell step up and help carry some of the offensive burden? What about forward Jessica Shepard? Can she have a double-double performance and take…
