The Summitt WNBA Power Rankings, May 31 edition
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6. New York Liberty
Right now, the Liberty can’t quite reach their new identity of a more transition-oriented team, nor are they embracing the path to the Eastern Conference’s top record each of the past two seasons. A top-three defense last year is currently eighth in the league. And without a logical playmaker to push the pace—Lindsay Allen is helpful, but more of a halfcourt point guard—it isn’t easy to see how they solve this. Still, Tina Charles is Tina Charles.