Prior to the start of training camp, it was plausible to believe that the Connecticut Sun had had some potential and could be interesting.
But after five games, it seems that there’s not a lot of substance behind this roster and changes seem inevitable.
The numbers don’t lie
The Sun aren’t on the 2008 Atlanta Dream’s level of bad, but they lost their first five games by a total of 72 points, which amounts to 14.4 point differential per contest.
In two of those games, the Sun actually had a chance of coming out on top, especially against the Minnesota Lynx on May 23, when they entered the fourth quarter up 56-49. But Connecticut collapsed in the final 10 minutes and lost the game by six.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa active on the offensive glass gives the Connecticut Sun and extra possession, and Tina Charles gives them their largest lead of the game — 15. This would be sort of amazing for the Sun to pick up their first win over the 3-0 Lynx. pic.twitter.com/5tl8tTmNqS
— Danielle Hobeika (@DanielleHobeika) May 24, 2025
The story of that game is the nine fourth-quarter fouls by the Sun, which resulted in 12 points scored from the charity stripe by the Lynx, who effectively exploited the Sun’s physical play.
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