The Connecticut Sun knew almost as soon as forward Brionna Jones fell to the floor last Tuesday in Seattle. It was an injury too many have seen or experienced, and it had all the telltale signs. Her outstanding season was over with a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the Sun once again will have to dig deep to overcome a key injury. They’ve had a lot of practice doing that.
But as long as the Sun have veterans such as DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas, there is also a lot of hope. Despite the devastating injury to Jones — a player whose upbeat personality adds so much to the Sun, along with her skills — Connecticut went 3-0 last week and stays right where it has been most of this season in ESPN’s WNBA Power Rankings: in second place behind the defending champion Las Vegas Aces.
The Sun were fourth in the preseason rankings, and let’s repeat what we said then: If we’ve learned anything about this franchise, it’s to not sell it short. Connecticut moved to the No. 2 spot after the opening weekend of games and has stayed there. This week, the Sun take on the…
