Whenever a franchise comes into the season as a defending champion, the hope from fans, players, and the front office is to get back to the mountaintop once again. But what happens when, after all that hope and hype, your team gets sent home in the first round of the playoffs? Well, the usual and some would say the easiest step is to change the head coach. And after the New York Liberty were knocked out in the first round by the Phoenix Mercury, head coach Sandy Brondello has been relieved of her duties.

This decision comes as quite a shock, as not even a year ago, Sandy Brondello led the team to its first-ever WNBA championship. Moreover, she had significant backing from her star players, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu. In fact, when the question about Sandy coming back next year wa

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