The Washington Mystics have gotten off to a very slow start, losing their first six games of the 2024 WNBA season. They are the only winless team in the Association.
Saturday’s blowout loss to the Seattle Storm was one to forget, but here is a recap of their more promising performances and some of the biggest takeaways from those games.
May 17: Mystics 77, Sun 84
The Mystics’ matchup with the Connecticut Sun, their second game of the season, was very close throughout; in fact, Washington held the lead entering the fourth quarter.
Both teams started off slow offensively, but the Mystics were able to get some key shooting from Karlie Samuelson, who has been shooting the ball very well to start the season. Her quick release means she’s always a threat to shoot the long ball, no matter the quality of pass.
The defense was good for the most part, until the offensive process bogged down for Washington, which negatively impact the defense and everything then spiraled. That has been the story of the Mystics season so far; they have remained competitive in most games this season, which is a testament to good coaching and steady improvement, but haven’t been able to hang on for wins.
Gonna have a lot of fun with the Mystics defense this year, methinks.
-Aaliyah Edwards…
