offense

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd drives past Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young in a WNBA game.

Sunday Notes, Week 5: What makes a good or bad offense, featuring Seattle and Atlanta — plus Jewell Loyd

By Emily Adler / June 25, 2023

Sunday Notes, your weekly journey into trends and analysis around the WNBA for this week

Five Washington Mystics players stand on the court waiting for action to resume. Their facial expressions are neutral to dissatisfied.

What explains the Washington Mystics’ early-season inconsistency?

By Jenn Hatfield / June 13, 2023

They’ve been up and down from quarter to quarter this season — but there’s still time to fix it

Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin elevates and shoots the ball with her right hand as Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones closely contests.

Career-high performance shows how Shakira Austin could unlock Mystics’ offense

By Jenn Hatfield / May 22, 2023

‘She’s spinning and shaking and all that stuff’s coming out’

Washington Mystics players and staff stand in a loose circle at halfcourt and talk at the end of a practice.

2023 WNBA season preview: Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / May 15, 2023

‘Underdog’ Mystics could challenge WNBA’s superteams with elite defense, improved offense

Washington Mystics players Natasha Cloud (far left), Alysha Clark (22), Elena Delle Donne (11) and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (32) confer during a game against the Minnesota Lynx at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2022. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra)

Are the Washington Mystics ready for the playoffs?

By Jenn Hatfield / July 29, 2022

Currently tied for fourth, the Mystics have a big opportunity this week to improve their playoff seed — and answer some lingering questions

While standing firmly on the ground, Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan holds her right arm out to her side and blocks a layup attempt from a mid-air, out-of-control Minnesota Lynx off-ball guard Aerial Powers

What’s behind Aerial Powers’ offensive struggles?

By Lucas Seehafer / July 2, 2022

Powers is in the middle of the worst offensive season of her career. But her good moments suggest how she can right the ship

How Myisha Hines-Allen busted out of her early-season shooting slump for the Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / June 11, 2022

Hines-Allen and the Mystics went back to the 2020 playbook

How the top offense in the Pac-12 has Utah on the precipice of history

By Matthew Walter / February 25, 2022

There have been fireworks coming from Salt Lake City this season

How Stanford’s run-it-back offense is going: An X’s and O’s appraisal

By Sam Hwang / January 20, 2022

The Cardinal have made some tweaks to style and substance