Four victories last week, including a record-setting one against the Connecticut Sun, give Liberty hope to hit No. 1 spot soon.

Those were valid questions, but they meant that the Dream's returners largely got overlooked. There wasn't much talk about how Smesko could help elevate those already in town. After the first few weeks of the season,

Both the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty are 7-0 to start the WNBA season, but something has to give. The New York Liberty finally got over the hump and won the franchise's first ever WNBA championship last season. They had to take down the Minnesota Lynx to do it, however, which was no easy task.