I understand why everyone in the universe is picking USC to win the Big 10 and Juju to win POTY in the conference, I get it I get it But man do I not agree USC has all the talent in the universe with Juju, Jazzy, and Saniyah - but they all are essentially clones of each other, ball dominant wings who are very good at creating off the dribble One of them (I'm guessing Jazzy?) is gonna have to run the offense and, I don't know how that works Meanwhile you've got a great freshman forward in Sara Okeke, who is, I say again, a freshman, and then I guess Fagan would be your other starter? Sus You would need a really good coach to balance all of this out and that is something USC does not have in Gottlieb - great recruiter obviously, but coach? Jury is out Meanwhile over in Michigan you've got a truly battle tested team over there that is well constructed and has great vets in Olivia Olson and Syla Swords, and of course you've got Iowa who finished 2nd in the conference behind the National Champs, only lost Hannah Stuelke and is replacing her with an awesome freshman of their own, and is adding a 1st Team All SEC player in Dani Carnegie to wreck shop Those are two well constructed, well balanced teams that are battle tested and have clearly defined roles USC is talented. They could be great! But there is a ton of redundancy on that team and no well defined structure and I'm just gonna have to see it They would not be my pick to win the conference.

This is an absolute, complete, and utter train wreck of a disasterclass in basic franchise management There are a billion reasons why the WNBA, or any other league, releases its playoff dates weeks and weeks in advance of the playoffs even beginning and this is right at the top of the list - so the franchises can deal with any potential venue conflict Remember how we had to wait a week from the semis ending until the finals started since both GSV and Atlanta swept their opponents and everyone was like, why don't we just start the finals now? This is why The fact that this was an issue solved at the 11th hour for games 3 and 4 is bad enough, but now here we are and game 6 is 72 hours away and we have no idea where it is going to be played? Actually unbelievable And here's the thing Considering the home court advantage Atlanta had in game 3 and 4, where it was loud as a jet engine in that big building If they go into that small building without the same home court advantage and lose, either to lose the series right there or to go back to Balhalla and lose there, Atlanta fans (and the team itself) will complain until the day they die that this blunder cost them the championship And you know what? They'll be 100% right