Connecticut is averaging under 80 points per game, this could hurt them deep in the playoffs against powerhouses like Washington(88.6 PPG) and Las Vegas(82.0 PPG). The Sun starters will need to remain healthy and stay in the game. Prepare themselves to play 30 minutes plus per night. The bench is averaging 4 points per game. But hopefully, the playoffs will bring an unforeseen spark to the reserves and propel the Sun to championship status. <\/p>

I am excited for the playoffs to begin on September 11. I know all eight teams will bring the fire and the flash. All the reason why Connecticut Sun are real playoff contenders. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Connecticut Sun have officially clinched a playoff spot. I believe they have all the pieces to take the championship this year. Jonquel Jones and Alyssa Thomas are still holding onto that All-Star fire as both of them are averaging points in the double digits (Jones 14.8, Thomas 11.0). If they keep scoring and rebounding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":21828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[2385,2606,2607],"class_list":["post-21658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-jonquel-jones","tag-alyssa-thomas","tag-courtney-williams"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n