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The Washington Mystics have had a difficult start to the season. What positive takeaways, if any, are there to glean from their first stretch of games?<\/em><\/p>\n The Washington Mystics have gotten off to a very slow start, losing their first six games of the 2024 WNBA<\/a> season. They are the only winless team in the Association.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s blowout loss to the Seattle Storm was one to forget, but here is a recap of their more promising performances and some of the biggest takeaways from those games.<\/p>\n The Mystics\u2019 matchup with the Connecticut Sun, their second game of the season, was very close throughout; in fact, Washington held the lead entering the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n Both teams started off slow offensively, but the Mystics were able to get some key shooting from Karlie Samuelson, who has been shooting the ball very well to start the season. Her quick release means she\u2019s always a threat to shoot the long ball, no matter the quality of pass.<\/p>\n The defense was good for the most part, until the offensive process bogged down for Washington, which negatively impact the defense and everything then spiraled. That has been the story of the Mystics season so far; they have remained competitive in most games this season, which is a testament to good coaching and steady improvement, but haven\u2019t been able to hang on for wins.<\/p>\n Gonna have a lot of fun with the Mystics defense this year, methinks.<\/p>\n -Aaliyah Edwards expertly navigating the cross screen \u2014 Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) May 19, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMay 17: Mystics 77, Sun 84<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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-Timely double from two passes away
-Ariel Atkins peeling off the double to pick up the cut
-The cutoff from Julie Vanloo vs Rachel Banham
-Block to end it pic.twitter.com\/Sq1iKbfpy1<\/a><\/p>\n