When I attended the New York Liberty’s last game against the Chicago Sky, I noticed something different that wasn’t quite the same during their championship campaign last season. Beginning with tip-off, I saw suffocation. That’s the type of defense the Liberty have been playing.
As Lucas Kaplan described things in his recap video, the Liberty’s ability to utilize multiple defenders and schemes to guard pick and rolls or DHOs, there’s no escape. While they are currently a bit lacking in the rebounding department with Jonquel Jones questionable, the Liberty should be able to get that together. When you’re 9-0, and winning by nearly 20 points a game, you can pretty much have, well a lot of liberty.