The WNBA has had some heated rivalries in its long history. Napheesa Collier versus Breanna Stewart is right at the top. Two of the W\u2019s best forwards who have been battling it out on the hardwood for years, including in the 20204 Finals. The two former UConn Huskies are constantly in the conversation for the best player in the W, and it is in no part thanks to how ungurdable they are.<\/p>\n
Collier and Stewy have since grown close and even launched the new Unrivaled league together<\/a>. But that doesn\u2019t mean that the feud will ever be forgotten.<\/p>\n Collier recently sat down with Sue Bird to talk about what it\u2019s like going up against the two-time league MVP. The 28-year-old was refreshingly honest about both the highs and the frustrations of defending Stewart<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMy least favorite part, Stew\u2019s a great player. You can play the best defense you want, and she\u2019ll still make it,\u201d Collier<\/a> stated. \u201cSo that is sometimes frustrating cause I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh that\u2019s good D I\u2019m right there contesting,\u2019 plop. She\u2019ll make it.\u201d<\/p>\n While not an incredibly unique take, you know exactly what Collier\u2019s talking about. It doesn\u2019t matter if the defense is draped all over Stewart; she\u2019ll still hit that turnaround jumper or midrange pull-up like nobody\u2019s even there. Her play like that is a reason she has three rings in her WNBA career.<\/p>\n But despite Collier finding difficulties in defending Stewy, she also finds the fun in that frustration. \u201cI think the most fun part is honestly the same thing, same side of a different coin,\u201d she explained. \u201cShe\u2019s so good when you do get a stop you feel so good. Honestly, I feel like our games are really similar in the way we think and move. For me, I feel like a great defender when playing her because I feel like I know what she\u2019s going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEven if you contest, she\u2019ll make it,\u201d Collier reiterated<\/a>, as if no one understood how good Stewart was the first time she screamed it. It\u2019s understandable why these two formed their own league. The respect Collier clearly has for her rival is through the roof.<\/p>\n