WNBA Power Rankings For This New Season

Here's another look at the WNBA and this season which begins tomorrow! 

BTW....The Seattle Storm part mentions Breanna Stewart having played only 2 minutes in the pre-season, but she actually played 0 minutes and that was a boxscore error................

In the preseason matchup with the Mercury, with Stephanie Talbot at small forward, Candice Dupree at power forward and Ezi Magbegor at center starting alongside Sue Bird and Jewell Loyd, Seattle overpowered Phoenix 88-71. And the defending champs did it with Finals MVP Breanna Stewart playing just two minutes.

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From reading this and other WNBA articles this season and looking at the boxscores; one can readily see that MANY top players were absent or barely played! WNBA pre-season is primarily about whittling down the roster to 12 or 11 players and rating rookies to decide who you'll keep!! These games mean NOTHING, but give a coaching staff a better idea of which 1 or 2 players of the 5, 6 or 7 'extras' you have could best contribute to the team this season! That's why the entire James Wade / Gabby Williams breakup was really just a hard-headed coach's testosterone-fueled failure!! Gabby will be much better off playing for a team where her coaches actually appreciate her efforts and Coach Wade; although he's too hard-headed to admit it, will wish he had her on his team..................time heals all wounds and wounds all heels!!