Liberty fans have waited 27 seasons for a W.N.B.A. title, and on Friday night, it showed. The atmosphere at Barclays Center was electric for New York’s opening postseason game against the Washington Mystics. Fans waved white playoff towels, booed every call that didn’t go their way and cheered for each celebrity featured on the scoreboard,
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What’s next for the Washington Mystics? After making the playoffs for the first time in three seasons last year, the Mystics hope to make the most of what many think could be the last year with their 2019 championship core together. Defense has been the identity of this team. Last year the Mystics anchored the
How far can the Washington Mystics go? That’s the question head coach Eric Thibault and his staff are trying to figure out entering the 2023 campaign. “We’re going to do everything we can to play with the type of fire and passion that they expect and they deserve.” Eric Thibault said during his initial press
When Mike Thibault was hired by the Washington Mystics in December of 2012, he was not worried about his legacy as a WNBA coach. “I was comfortable with what I had done in Connecticut,” he said during a Dec. 18th conference call. “If that was the last day I ever coached in the WNBA, I
The Washington Mystics ended the season with a 22-14 record, good for the fifth seed in the WNBA playoffs. They ended up losing to the Seattle Storm, unable to win a game in the series. Despite the disappointing exit, the season was a positive one for Washington. Elena Delle Donne was able to return and
In mid-June when the Washington Mystics played the Seattle Storm, Alysha Clark gave a very interesting sound bite on what it was like facing off against her former team. “Seattle is the type of team that if you aren’t locked in and make mistakes, they capitalize off of them,” Clark said. Seattle won that game,
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If you haven’t been paying attention to Mystics shooting guard Ariel Atkins this season, I highly suggest it. In a way, Atkins is the perfect player for the modern style of basketball. By the numbers, threes and layups are the most efficient shot in the game, and Atkins excels at leveraging her excellent three-point shooting
Following the snapping of their four-game winning streak last Friday, the Connecticut Sun enjoyed some well deserved time off before retaking the court on Wednesday. And they — immediately and authoritatively — got back to their winning ways. After blowing out the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday and putting away the Seattle Storm on Friday, the
On a night when Sabrina Ionescu didn’t make a single 3-pointer out of eight attempts, it was timely scores from Natasha Howard and Han Xu and the New York defense that helped the Liberty overcome the Washington Mystics 77-65. Two weeks ago when these two teams met, Washington’s drop coverage took away some of New
The Washington Mystics were already planning to have their Wear Orange game raising awareness of gun violence Friday night. The grocery store shooting in Buffalo on May 14 and the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 had already left vocal gun control advocate and Mystics point guard Natasha Cloud exhausted. And then, on
In a trade with the Washington Mystics, the Atlanta Dream landed the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft. The Mystics received the Dream’s 2022 No. 3 overall pick and 2022 No. 14 pick (second round). In addition, Washington has the right to swap its 2023 first-round pick with the 2023 first-round pick
The 2021 season ended disappointingly for the Mystics as they lost their final game of the season 83-77 and were eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season. The Mystics were better than their record indicated. They were mired by injuries throughout the season, with Elena Delle Donne only playing three
The Washington Mystics secured the top pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft which will be held next April. The results mark the first time in franchise history that the team Mystics have won the draft lottery. “This is a great day for the Mystics”, Washington general Manager and head coach Mike Thibault said. “It’s been