The Phoenix Mercury, even on the second night of a back-to-back, even missing Rebecca Allen and Britney Griner as they were on Wednesday night, will test you. Nate Tibbets’ new-look squad shoots the most 3-pointers in the league, generated by constant motion and five players on the court than can all set screens or be screened for.
And even if you can take away the 3-point line, you still have to deal with the league’s second-leading scorer in Kahleah Copper, a mid-range and paint killer.
Sandy Brondello said she’d be able to assess how prepared her Liberty were for the challenge in the “first minute.