WNBA Podcast: Connecticut Sun midseason check-in with Molly Yanity

Podcast: Sun midseason check-in with Molly Yanity

By Ben Dull | Jul 18, 2019

UNCASVILLE, CT - JULY 12: Brionna Jones #42, Natisha Hiedeman #2 and Morgan Tuck #33 of the Connecticut Sun smile during a game against the Phoenix Mercury on July 12, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) /

State of the Sun near the midway point

In the latest episode of the Locked on Women’s Basketball WNBA Podcast, host Ben Dull is joined by Molly Yanity of The Athletic WNBA for a midseason check-in on the Connecticut Sun.

Topics discussed in the episode include:

their 9-1 start
the five-game losing streak
Layshia Clarendon‘s injury
All-Stars Jonquel Jones and Alyssa Thomas
relative shooting struggles of Jones, Jasmine Thomas and Courtney Williams and why they’re due for a scoring uptick
searching for answers from the bench, including the battle for playing time between Brionna Jones and Kristine Anigwe
Natisha Hiedeman re-joining the team after being one of the final cuts before the start of the season and how Clarendon’s absence affects their flexibility
the solid two-way play of Bria Holmes off the bench and how Morgan Tuck can make more of an impact coming off a solid 2018 campaign

The Locked On Women’s Basketball Podcast also produced team-by-team season previews with local experts, which can be found

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