Nearly a month into the WNBA season, it’s easy to identify the plot. Two teams have soared and just need to maintain their momentum. One team seems to have no momentum at all. And the rest are still trying to figure it out.
While the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty remain ensconced in the penthouse with the Dallas Wings in the cellar, the other 10 teams are moving up and down ESPN’s WNBA Power Rankings.
Injuries, as always, are taking a toll. That includes a season-ending right ACL tear for Chicago Sky veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot. She was hurt midway through the first quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Indiana Fever, casting a pall over a historic evening; it was the Sky’s first game at United Center, in front of the largest home crowd in franchise history. Chicago’s offense was already tepid with Vandersloot, who is No. 2 on the league’s all-time assists list, and it looked even worse without her.
By contrast, Indiana played well for the second game in a row without point guard Caitlin Clark (quadriceps) after losing its two…
