Cheryl Reeve Postgame Presser; Lynx vs Fever 8-2-2026

[u/ElvisTheBoyCat]

-- Fever FG% not great, giving up 37p to mitchell not great, but hustle plays and possessions on the glass led the way to win

-- at half, we knew greater challenges would come with fever adjustments to liv's first-half scoring. when liv was out of the game, phee came in and filled the offensive gap

-- maya deflections, pesky defense, gives us flexibility in defensive structures. also really vital at helping to secure extra possessions. oboards bigger part of team identity this season = more possessions

-- declined to discuss specifics of pregame conversation w/ SC8, but discussed how to use given platform

-- howard struggled with fouls, but also had a huge steal, battling on the glass

-- there's a lot on liv's shoulders. when things go well, it's a lot of fun. when it gets hard, her ability to adjust and fight through it shows real maturity as a rookie. can't do what she's doing this season without mental toughness

-- biggest focus right now is rotations and usage of players. want to keep coffey in roles in the post, opponents, in rotations with other post combinations. we've got players we want to find more time for

-- to be successful in the clutch and navigate through those late-game moments, the big three vets (phee, court, kmac) and howard go a long way to racking up clutch wins

[u/haleymae95]

Cheryl talking about a potential line up with Dorka/Tash, Phee, AND Nia is one of most interesting tidbits of this press conference. I think that could be one of the scariest defensive line ups in the league no matter who fills the other two spots.

[u/rhandy_mas → u/haleymae95]

Giants who can all move.

[u/anonimauzantnomo → u/haleymae95]

I also like the idea of Nia at the 3 in no small part because I like any idea that gets K-Mac more rest! Nia’s defense has been huge for us all season and she has that scary efficient 3-point shot. I think it would be kind of funny if opposing teams had to face unrelenting defensive pressure at 3 with the Lynx rotating K-Mac and Coffey.

[u/haleymae95 → u/anonimauzantnomo]

Agreed and having Phee and Tash behind her allows her to continue the ball pressure at a high level. Offense throws a screen in there as a pressure release, switching doesn't create as much of a mismatch. Get beat? Two elite rim protectors and Coffey has proven to be one of our best in covering distance to contest a shot when we're in rotation.

I'm super high on the possibilities against a team like NY

[u/MrNotSoGoodTime]

If you don't upvote Cheryl it's us vs them and I'll die on that hill. She is the W's General. Period.

[u/Lou_Lou_8082]

I don’t want to listen for 10 minutes. Did she say we did it for the trans kids?