She will be retiring after the 2016 season, and wants nothing more than another WNBA championship.
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Charles scored 22 points and Rodgers added 20 to help the top-seeded Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 79-74 on Tuesday night and advance out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
If there’s one similarity between the two teams, it’s that they’re battle tested. He said she doesn’t utilize all the weapons she has yet, because she doesn’t understand what a matchup nightmare she can be for the opposition if she just aggressively attacks with her quickness, strength and length. “That’s the feeling, so you’ve got to give all you can and hopefully some more”.
“You throw those out”, White said. “We’re trying to seize this moment and make this moment last as long as it can”. As for the Fever, they knocked off the Sky on Monday night to punch their ticket to a fifth straight Conference Finals appearance.
“This year especially, her defense is the best that I’ve seen it as a professional”, Laimbeer said. She was important in the Liberty’s Game 2 victory over Washington, with 12 points and six rebounds, but did not play in Game 3. “There is so much I can take from them”.
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The Liberty will begin the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday against Indiana.
Charles, who only had five points in the first half, took over in the third quarter, hitting shots from all over the court – including a 3-pointer. “It’s one thing I could do offensively, if I’m not scoring a lot I can get offensive rebounds”. “We have great communication with each other and also defense”.
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And though the teams of Liberty past were strong, Carson said, this one has an extra asset in the often grueling, best-of-three format. Herb Williams is doing a really good job of getting her out of her shell rather with a variety of moves rather than going to one certain move all the time. “We’ve had solid teams here, but the problem would be our depth…” There is an argument to be made that the current squad is close to its ceiling. “She was one-for-11 and she was not looking to shoot, I’m like “come on, she has to shoot”, Laimbeer said. “I hope people are jumping off the rafters”. Playing back-to-back nights is not unusual in the WNBA; New York did it five times during the regular season.
