Yep, same section as that.

Yeah, we're much higher up than those end seats but the view is good.

I don't think you can say on balance that rebuilding teams have had a tough time in the WNBA and the alternative of the kind of tanking we'd see without a lottery would likely be far worse.

I'd say it worked out for both teams, but hard to beat how it turned out for Minnesota.

And Minnesota traded the 2010 pick with Renee Montgomery to Connecticut for Lindsay Whalen and the No. 2, but ran out of characters there.

Safety, actually

Hard to tell if Vit Krejci got the memo or he's just always this good now

The Hornets have the same record and a way better point differential than the Clippers!

I don't know that I would say "biased." There's a long ways to go, certainly.

Had this stat teed up before the conversation moved in a different direction: As well as the top four picks have played, Coward is number one among rookies in my wins above replacement player metric.

@deanolytics.bsky.social can explain this better but I think the offensive rebound rate translates to the REB category under half-court offense and OR is more about shooting on second chances relative to overall shooting.

Here's the NBA team net points page from ESPN Analytics using @deanolytics.bsky.social modeling that I referenced on the pod: espnanalytics.com/nba-team-4FA