6 notes from 5 press conferences
"I missed like a bunny to tie the game, which really sucks." Breanna Stewart on her miss with the New York Liberty down two points and 17 seconds left in their season-ending loss to Atlanta. Guarded by Naz Hillmon, she said she needed better touch off the backboard.
Asked if he's been told he'll be back next season, Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said: "every communication I've had, the dialogue I've had, the answer is yes." On staff changes: "I have no idea, man." He gave no timeline for Satou Sabally's concussion.
"When I ask both refs if we have a reset timeout at the end and they tell us no, and then we leave the game with a reset timeout, it's pretty frustrating." Breanna Stewart, after New York's Game 2 loss to Atlanta left the Liberty down 0-2 in the series.
"This is their identity. It's not going to change for the series." New York Liberty coach Chris DeMarco on Atlanta's pressure, that swung the third quarter. Sabrina Ionescu said they drove into lanes without creating outlets. Breanna Stewart: Atlanta did the same in New York.
"It doesn't matter. We didn't win... I had 1 assist." Sabrina Ionescu brushed off her efficient shooting after the New York Liberty's Game 1 loss at Atlanta, saying her job is to get Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Leonie Fiebich and Pauline Astier going.
Breanna Stewart played 40 minutes again, and New York Liberty coach Chris DeMarco would not commit to a plan for her workload: "it's just going to depend on the rest days in between... we're just going to continue to monitor it."