The Phoenix Mercury have now lost five straight games and sit at 2-7 after another loss to the New York Liberty. The frustrating part? Phoenix did a lot of things well enough to win. Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper each scored 15 points, the Mercury forced 17 turnovers, and held New York under 70 points deep into the fourth quarter. But poor shooting, a massive rebounding deficit, and another offensive drought proved too much to overcome.

Erika, Stephen & Gil break down what went wrong against the Liberty, whether this losing streak is exposing bigger issues, and what the Mercury need to fix before the season slips away.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – Mercury drop 5th straight game

2:30 – Moral victory?

4:30 – Reaction to adversity defines a team

6:00 – This is NOT tanking. It’s adversity.

9:00 – SPG’s Keys in review

11:00 – Reserve scoring

13:30 – Merc need more from Kahleah Copper

22:00 – Natasha Mack’s LOUD impact

28:50 – Do expectations change at all? (no.)

31:00 – Rotations 34:30 – The last 2 minutes…..

37:00 – DeWanna Bonner

44:00 – It’s going to be okay

51:45 – Looking ahead on the schedule

57:38 – Arena energy MATTERS