We are down to the wire, in the first week of the 2-week final of the fantasy women’s basketball playoffs. At the end of this scoring period, most leagues will have crowned their champion.
So, more than ever, streaming should be the move for everyone whose team is still vying for the chip. In one of the leagues I’m in, I barely squeaked out a win in the semifinals because my opponent used nine of his 10 weekly add/drops and really padded his output for the week.
That is the type of energy that we all need to be on during this time, so let’s take our weekly trip around the WNBA to identify the lightly rostered players who are producing solid numbers.
Moriah Jefferson, G, Phoenix Mercury (Rostered in 47.5% of ESPN leagues): Jefferson popped for a season-high 20 points on Sunday in a game where Diana Taurasi (toe) didn’t play. Taurasi is listed as day-to-day, but has missed two straight games and the Mercury were officially eliminated from playoffs consideration on Sunday. It isn’t clear when or if Taurasi will be back on the…
