Plus, checking in on the teams that might be bound for the draft lottery
Emily Adler
Emily Adler (she/her) covers the WNBA at large and college basketball for The IX Basketball, with a focus on player development and the game behind the game.
Posted inChicago Sky, Features, Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Alyssa Thomas wreaking havoc, DeWanna Bonner struggling to fit
Exercises in how to make the sum either more or less than its parts!
Posted inFeatures, Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Washington Mystics, WNBA
WNBA notebook: Sonia Citron’s hot start, the return of Plum Ball and more
Our weekly look around the WNBA breaks down the electric debut of Sonia Citron, Kelsey Plum’s heliocentrism, Aliyah Boston’s power and more
Posted inFeatures, WNBA
The Next’s 2025 WNBA preseason awards and predictions
MVP, Rookie of the Year, and off-the-wall questions asked and answered
Posted inFeatures
Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V2.0
The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room
Posted inFeatures, NCAA Basketball, WNBA
The Sunday Notes column goes on hiatus (again)
You’ll just have to enjoy Easter and Passover without me (again)
Posted inFeatures, Mid-Majors, NCAA Basketball
A modest counterproposal: Win or go home
‘March Madness is designed to find the sweet spot between crowning the best teams and pure randomness’
Posted inFeatures, NCAA Basketball, WNBA
Adding team context to player development projections
Why our subconscious process should be systemitized
Posted inACC, Big 12, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Features, Mid-Majors, NCAA Basketball, SEC
Conference title check-ins: Final days of regular season
Assessing the regular season conference winners and tournament brackets across high- and mid-majors
Posted inFeatures, NCAA Basketball
Reactions to women’s college basketball from someone whose internet has been out for a few weeks
Catching up on two weeks of very hectic college basketball news and updates
