Back in October 2021, I wrote a piece on how the Washington Mystics were still a victim of the D.C. sports curse, despite winning a championship in 2019. And here we are almost five years later since that championship win and the curse still lingers even now…in a way. Most teams tend to capitalize and defend titles or even repeat but COVID, injuries, and even bad decision-making has been costly.
We all know the 2020 season was the “wubble” year so no need to rehash all that. However what needs to be addressed are some areas that contributed to the continued demise such as nepotism and drafting decisions that didn’t seem to keep longevity in mind.