What's going on with the Liberty? + Portland Fire Continues to IMPRESS

We have more regular-season basketball to react to! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones begin with the New York Liberty, a team with championship aspirations in search of health and overall consistency. They discuss some of the schematic differences from last year's Liberty team -- and how teams are guarding them differently -- and their overall need for balance and flow. After talking about the Toronto Tempo on Friday, the guys check on the league's other expansion team, the Portland Fire. Fresh off another win against the Liberty, the Fire find themselves above .500 before entering a tough slate of games. The guys talk through their core principles on both ends (a ton of pick-and-rolls, pristine spacing principles, random aggression defensively), the empowerment of the entire roster, a budding Most Improved case for Carla Leite and much more. Finally, the guys check in on the Seattle Storm as they're quietly above .500 as well. They talk through the early aggression of the guards, Flau'jae Johnson's usage, the debut of rookie Awa Fam, and their overall excitement for the group whenever Dominique Malonga and Ezi Magbegor make their returns. If you ever have NBA or WNBA questions, email us at [email protected]. 0:00 Welcome 4:44 New York Liberty 23:53 Portland Fire 34:56 Seattle Storm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🟣 Your definitive source for 24/7 sports news, analysis, and insider reporting! We deliver expert commentary across the NFL, NBA, MLB, College Football, WNBA, and Combat Sports and more from the most trusted voices in the game. 📺 STREAM & SUBSCRIBE (24/7 Access) 🔴 WATCH NOW: The Yahoo Sports Network is streaming LIVE 24/7! Click here for non-stop shows and breaking news. ► https://bit.ly/3WKcAX8 ✅ SUBSCRIBE to the Yahoo Sports Channel! Never miss our full episodes and exclusive interviews. ► http://bit.ly/YSportsYT 🏈 GET AHEAD IN FANTASY: Subscribe to Yahoo Sports' NEW Fantasy Channel for daily insights, waivers, and rankings! ► http://bit.ly/47f7Ui4 🏀 ALL THINGS NBA: Subscribe to Yahoo Sports' NEW NBA channel to stay up to date on all things around the league, including player breakdowns, trade rumors and MUCH more! ► https://bit.ly/48NLbKM Follow us everywhere! Our Site ► http://www.yahoosports.com Instagram ►   / yahoosports   TikTok ►   / yahoosports   Snapchat ►   / yahoosports   Twitter ►   / yahoosports   Facebook ►   / yahoosports