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The WNBA season continues to ramp up with certain coaches continuing to bring the best out of their teams. Minnesota Lynx's Cheryl Reeve and Connecticut Sun's Stephanie White are two coaches who have strong cases to secure another COTY award. However, there are a couple of candidates who have something to say about that.
The league's landscape has changed with teams such as the Atlanta Dream and the Seattle Storm capitalizing on their current momentum to improve in the standings. Meanwhile, teams such as the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun have remained stable in their dominant stature.
The COTY race continues to be fluid as new candidates enter the competition with the opportunity to come out as the winner by the end of the season.
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Top 5 candidates for the WNBA COTY award
#5. Tanisha Wright
The Atlanta Dream are in fifth place (5-4 record) in the WNBA standings, courtesy of Tanisha Wright's coaching. The team previously finished in the same position last season and has the opportunity to improve.
Despite the team's offensive struggles (95.2 rating), they rank fifth defensively (97.5 rating). To be one of the best teams in slowing its competition down can be credited to the unit's buy-in mentality on their coach's philosophy.
#4. Noelle Quinn
Noelle Quinn and the Seattle Storm quickly turned their WNBA season around by winning six out of their past seven games after starting the season slow. Boasting a top-three defensive unit (91.9 rating), Quinn has found success in structuring the team's chemistry and maximizing her team's potential.
Last Friday, they secured an impressive 78-65 victory against the Las Vegas Aces.
#3. Cheryl Reeve
With a coaching resume that speaks for itself, Cheryl Reeve has the Minnesota Lynx playing excellent basketball. The team also ranks third offensively and second defensively.
Her ability to galvanize her team to excel at both ends of the court is a testament to her success as a coach.
#2. Sandy Brondello
Sandy Brondello gets the second spot on this WNBA COTY list with how she has helped turn the New York Liberty into a juggernaut. They have the best offensive rating (106.7) and have proven to be a challenging matchup to slow down.
With her intricacies on that end and her success in maximizing the Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart tandem, Brondello is in a great position to secure the award.
#1. Stephanie White
Stephanie White and the Connecticut Sun have only lost one game so far this season after winning their first nine games. Their defensive tenacity (90.4 rating) has led the way for them, while their offensive prowess (103.3 rating) has remained stable at fourth place.
With the kind of season she is having, White is in a prime position to win COTY in back-to-back seasons.
