This week, I wrote about each #WNBA team through their first 11 (or so) games. Discussing what I've liked, haven't liked, and am not sure about open.substack.com/pub/garththo...

This really got me lol. Kamilla just holding on to the loose ball with a big smile on her face #wnba

I'll never pass up an opportunity to complain about jersey colors. Aces are playing at home on a grey and black court, wearing red jerseys. There is nothing red on the court. The Valkyries are wearing white jerseys with a shade of purple that almost looks grey, so they look like the home team. #WNBA

Burton elbowing Gray should have been a flagrant 1 just like NaLyssa elbowing Gabby was a flagrant 1. Inconsistent reffing per usual. If you hit someone in the head/neck it should always be punished #WNBA

So awesome when 3 games start at the same time and breaks happen at the same time over and over #WNBA

I don’t know the last time I saw a team look as hopeless against a full court press as the Mercury. This quarter has been embarrassing #wnba

Kuier is all over the place on both sides of the ball in this third. What a stretch to bring Dallas back in it. #WNBA

That loose-arm flail was an automatic tech/flagrant a couple of years ago. They stopped calling it last year. Please just pick one. That's what we need. It's when you call it one game and ignore three of them in the next game that everyone gets driven insane. #WNBA

Turned on the Avs game and Vegas scored about 2 minutes later on a soft goal then Colton took a dumb penalty. Just going to turn it back off and apologize for my actions. Whoops. #goavsgo #nhl

Pretty crazy that Dawn Staley was trying to get more eligibility for Okot and now she's playing a real role on a contending #WNBA team, going toe to toe with the Aces. Obviously still early in the season but what she's shown already is super impressive. She's brought immediate impact.

Still missing Akoa Makani but Nogic might have become my favorite player on the Mercury in all of 4 games. Just a delight offensively and it can’t be understated this team would have looked lost in a lot of these games without her shooting. A perfect player to play off AT #WNBA

Kah really needs to clean up her shot selection yikes. Mercury are making basketball look difficult in this game. #WNBA

Those couple possessions late in the 4th that Washington blew - Prosper's bad pass to Austin and then Kiki missing the bunny - were really unfortunate. At least they're in OT with a chance to win but ugh those hurt. #WNBA

The Dallas Wings are quite unbothered about letting the Lynx get open lanes to the basket lol #WNBA

Early season observation on #WNBA development players: why are they limited to 12 games (out of 44) when NBA 2 way spots can play 50 games (out of 82)? 12 games is so few I feel like teams are discouraged to use them compared to a hardship.

Got a good laugh out of coach Nate's postgame presser from last night when questioned on officiating. "Right now if it's close, it feels like it's a foul" followed by a smile. Tactful. All 19 players who played last night committed at least 1 foul, Mercury had a 9 free throw advantage #WNBA

Mercury have a tough time moving the ball when the defense is really pressuring them. Lots of dribbling, ball getting stuck. AT missed a lot of shots (and FTs) and nobody stepped up outside of Kah & DB (who were inefficient). I already feel bad about thinking the Lynx may miss the playoffs lol #WNBA

I was worried with how the #Pacers protected that pick in trading for Zubac but the best players after the top 4 are guards which they don't really need more of. It's possible that the trade looks really bad a few years from now but Zu is still a great fit for them to contend now #nba

Burton is so good in space with the ball in her hands and Chen is zooming around out there too. Mercury might not have the best time against the Valkyries without Akoa Makani #WNBA

Did they get rid of the rule where you need to have jewelry covered in the #wnba ? Seems like everyone has their earrings and nose piercings uncovered. I don’t mind because having them taped up always looked weird to me or like everyone had a facial/ear injury lol.

Thought that game showcased the duality of the Mystics - they can hang with a team like New York, but the lack of shooting and overall inexperience can bite them. Lots of free throws missed and those two late possessions that ended in Harmon threes stuck out. Probably should have won that one #wnba

Johannes had a stellar game offensively but I was also impressed by a few plays she made defensively. (Ignoring the last steal out of bounds was off her… 🤫). Great all around game from her! #wnba

Has to feel good for Atlanta to turn that game around in the second half and win it. Great shot by Paopao and nice block by Angel to seal it #wnba

Nogic is a hooper wow. She is having fun out there and her shot is crisp #wnba

Jessica Shepard runs the floor so well. Multiple buckets in transition this game from beating the defense down the court #wnba

One thing I noted about the Tempo is that Mabrey and Sykes are such volatile offensive players. Combined 10-36 from 2, 3-14 from 3 sums that up nicely. Impressed by the team defense tonight, little underwhelmed by the offense. Sabally had some great plays on both sides of the ball. #wnba

Congrats P.J. on your retirement 👏

When considering Natasha Cloud destinations I was asking the question "which team needs another guard" and it turns out the question I should have been asking was "which team doesn't really need another guard". Curious to watch what this team looks like #wnba

This week, I wrote my closing thoughts on the Suns season, reviewed each player on the roster, and discussed where I see the offseason going. #nba #suns open.substack.com/pub/garththo...

Love seeing Lexi Held getting buckets again. She showcased a ton of confidence as a scorer with the Mercury last year and while the Tempo have a lot of guards, she's showing early why she deserves a spot in that rotation. #wnba

Kathryn Westbeld tore her ACL and that sucks. She was great for the Mercury last year and was poised to be a key contributor again. Just not a fun bit of preseason news #wnba

Paige says she plans on addressing this only once

Hadn't looked much at the #WNBA schedule but ION is still doing that thing where they have 2 games start at the same time on Fridays. I don't understand why these games can't be offset by like 30 mins or an hour so that it's easier to flip between them.

Here are my 2026 #WNBA preseason power rankings, with teams divided into tiers. I also looked back on my rankings from the start of the season last year. Really looking forward to this upcoming season! open.substack.com/pub/garththo...

To prepare my brain for the 2026 #WNBA season, I wrote a post previewing each of the 15 teams (not sure if I'll still be able to do this when there's 18 teams): open.substack.com/pub/garththo...

Look at the Phoenix Mercury front office hard at work this offseason #wnba

Geno hold that L. Pathetic.

This year's Elite Eight games were decided by an average of 23.0 points per game, the largest average margin of victory in the round all-time, per ESPN Research. A testament to how the top four teams were, as they've been all season long, a tier above the rest.

New from me today: Full breakdown of how the Tempo/Fire expansion draft is going to work, and my protection lists and logic for all 13 existing teams (plus who that would leave available to select, obviously). #WNBA herhoopstats.substack.com/p/wnba-expan...

This AI generated ESPN commercial for women's March Madness is horrifying.

“He's a great teammate. His work ethic is bar none.” 🙌 The whole team pulled up to support Dillon at his high school jersey retirement this weekend!

First time the Suns have had a player score 40+ and 35+ in same regular season game since Nash and STAT on 3/31/08 🔥 (h/t Elias)

Mist were the better team but that call being overturned was such a lame ending. Fourth quarter of a championship decided on 11 points just feels anticlimactic. Fantastic season of #Unrivaled, even better than the first imo, but room for growth and changes. Phantom without AB should be proud too.

A sellout for 3-on-3 basketball at Barclays Center

It kinda feels like the #Unrivaled playoffs should be longer, like best 2 out of 3. I know the season can only be so long but kinda deflating to have it end in one game. Maybe shorter regular season. Or at least make the ending a higher score. That was a good game though! Rhyne cooked, Hamby closed

JALEN GREEN AT THE BUZZER

I'm a Jordan Goodwin guy but the transition threes can be a bit much

The Suns refused to stop shooting threes when they kept missing and their only other shots were Brooks clanking heavily contested fadeaways. It’s fine when he shoots like that when he’s making shots, but it’s disgusting to watch when he isn’t. What a pathetic loss to an undermanned Warriors team.

Paige has been tremendous defensively in this first half. Sucks the Breeze had to challenge that block in the first place. Stood up AT on a possession in the first quarter too. A fantastic all around game from her so far on both sides, she is just 1 of 1. #Unrivaled

"I woulda punched her" - Lisa Leslie 🐐 #Unrivaled