Mercury

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty hired Sandy Brondello as their new coach Friday, bringing her on after a successful run in Phoenix. Brondello led the Mercury to the WNBA Finals this year, and then parted ways with the team in the offseason. She had a 150-108 record in eight seasons with Phoenix, making the playoffs every year. “Sandy brings a wealth of coaching experience … [Read more...] about Former Mercury coach Sandy Brondello hired to lead Liberty

The Phoenix Mercury announced their full 2022 WNBA season schedule on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/8OMceirC4a — Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) December 9, 2021 For the first time in league history, 36 regular season games will be played in 100 days. In 2021, the WNBA played a 32-game season in 128 days that featured a 34-day break for the Summer Olympics. The Mercury are … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury release 36-game schedule for 2022 regular season

The Phoenix Mercury and head coach Sandy Brondello have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday. Hired as head coach in 2014, Brondello’s contract expired at the end of the 2021 season and will not be renewed. “My first move after taking over as general manager in 2013 was to hire Sandy Brondello as our head coach, and the basketball success we’ve achieved in … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury, head coach Sandy Brondello mutually agree to part ways

The Phoenix Mercury and head coach Sandy Brondello have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday. Hired as head coach in 2014, Brondello’s contract expired at the end of the 2021 season and will not be renewed. “My first move after taking over as general manager in 2013 was to hire Sandy Brondello as our head coach, and the basketball success we’ve achieved in … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury, head coach Sandy Brondello mutually agree to part ways

The WNBA is changing its playoff format to a more traditional bracket. The league announced Thursday that the postseason will consist of three rounds — best-of-three games for the first round and best-of-five games for subsequent ones — beginning this summer. The top eight teams overall will make the playoffs. “We have been evaluating different playoff formats over the past 12 … [Read more...] about WNBA changing playoff format to more traditional 3-round bracket

A championship may not have been in the cards for the Phoenix Mercury in 2021, but the team is taking away positive lessons and motivations from a disappointing result. Phoenix fell to the Chicago Sky 80-74 on Sunday in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. Chicago won the series 3-1 to take its first WNBA title in franchise history. Phoenix’s downfall came in the fourth quarter. The … [Read more...] about Mercury taking resiliency and poise away from WNBA Finals run

CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker returned home to bring Chicago a championship. She did just that, leading the Sky to the franchise’s first title. Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists and Chicago beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 on Sunday in Game 4. “This one is so sweet,” a champagne-soaked Parker said. “To do it with this group. I … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury fall short of WNBA title in loss to Chicago Sky

CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive effort to reach a record rout of the Phoenix Mercury 86-50 on Friday night, moving the Sky one victory away from the franchise’s first WNBA title. Chicago will look to close out the best of five series on Sunday. The Sky dominated on both ends, holding Brittney … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury fall to Chicago Sky in Game 3, face elimination on Sunday

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner and guard Skylar Diggins-Smith respectively made their sixth and fifth All-WNBA teams, it was announced Friday. Both are All-WNBA First Team for 2021. They are joined on the squad by league MVP Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun, plus the Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd. Griner previously made All-WNBA First Team in 2014 … [Read more...] about Mercury’s Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins-Smith make First Team All-WNBA