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WNBA Finals Showdown: Can the Underdog Mercury Dethrone the Dominant Aces?

WNBA Finals Showdown: Can the Underdog Mercury Dethrone the Dominant Aces?

Jackie Powell: The Mercury pose many challenges to the Aces and that includes how Las Vegas will attempt to guard Alyssa Thomas, the Mercury’s point forward that essentially operates on the floor like a point guard rather than a front court player. If A’ja Wilson is assigned to guard Thomas, the Aces run the risk of having to play their Defensive Player of the Year and MVP on the perimeter rather than protecting the paint and protecting the rim.

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But besides how the Aces decide to guard Thomas, the most obvious challenge the Aces will face is how the Mercury approach physicality on both ends of the ball. The Aces struggled defending Aliyah Boston for that very reason and so how will they handle the ways in which Thomas can overpower opponents on offense while also suffocating them on defense.

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