After a successful All-Star game in Las Vegas, it’s time to re-start WNBA action and continue with the second half of the season. However, before we do that let’s take a look at the current state of the Coach of the Year race.
Tanisha Wright: Atlanta Dream
Tanisha Wright is in year two as head coach of the Dream and she’s been fantastic. In year one, she won 14 games, the most Atlanta had won since 2018, was named the Associated Press Coach of the Year and finished second in the WNBA Kia Coach of the Year voting.
In year two she has the team at 11-8 and looking ready to make the playoffs for the first time in five years. That improvement might be enough to get her COY honors. If they continue to win at their current pace, it’ll be hard for another coach to have a better argument than Wright.
Becky Hammon: Las Vegas Aces
Okay, now hear me out. Yes, Hammon won the award last season. Yes, the Aces are defending champions. Yes, they added players like Candace Parker and are a super team. However, they have lived up to the hype and that’s a credit to the Las Vegas players and their coaching staff working together to stay hungry, play up to their ability and take each team’s best effort and still reach the halfway mark at 19-2. If they are able to win it all and…
