Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz discuss the likelihood that New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart wins her third WNBA MVP this season. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
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Stewie showed out in the Liberty season opening win versus the Sun.
You see the stat line there.
I will remind you the Sun suck, but it’s still an impressive stat line, 31, 10, 2, and 3.
Big old weekend, and it was a massive weekend for the W. So just like that, they’re back and we’re gonna play one of our favorite games.
It’s On Target or On Something.
This is where we’ll pull out a big take, and we’ll figure out whether it’s on target, heck yeah, or whether they’re like me on a Friday night and they’re just on something.
So, we’ll start with Stewie’s performance.
Caroline, on target or on sea- on something this season, Stewie can be, can absolutely win her third WNBA MVP.
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100% on target.
W- w- I mean, why not?
If Breanna Stewart stays healthy, she is one of the best players in the league.
You saw it right there against the Sun.
She also shot 60% from the field, followed it up with a 23-point performance against a very young and hungry Washington Mystics team.
I mean, I view this Liberty team as a title tier, even without Sabrina Ionescu right now, who’s hurt.
but they are absolutely a championship contender.
So if Breanna Stewart can continue, can continue to lead this team, can continue to lead this team, I just had a, you know, a, in the locker room and as a leader on the team, but can continue to lead this team on the court, well, she’s one of the best players on one of the be- what I think is going to be one of the best teams in the league.
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That absolutely chock- checks some MVP boxes.
I think the only thing that can get in the way of Breanna Stewart winning another MVP is health and availability.
That, the, this Liberty team got bit by the injury bug last year.
It’s the reason why they had a first round exit in the postseason.
So as long as she can stay on the court, yes, 100%, I think that’s on target.
She can win another MVP