Sun rise

HARTFORD, Conn. - The best musical of the modern era is Hadestown and not Hamilton (although Hamilton is awesome), and if you know it, you know Orpheus "can make you see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is." If you closed your eyes and imagined an alternate universe Thursday night, you saw how the future of the WNBA could have been in Connecticut: 14,000 people packing Peoples Bank Arena and most decidedly involved as the game went down to the wire. Excited plays, superstars grabbing the game by the throat down the stretch, a very good entertainment product minus perhaps the myriad and lengthy reviews. Yes, the WNBA took some chances to keep the Sun in state, but this is the Basketball Capital of the World after all and are always going to support their team just as much (if not more) as any other team in the league, even as its growth continues unabated. It was, of course, Paige Bueckers (and a little Azzi Fudd) that brought a decent amount of the 14,000 to...

  I am back. Kind of. For now, at least. Sincere apologies to people who checked in here to see what was going on with the Connecticut Sun, and have seen nothing for the last couple of weeks. Like pretty much everything in life, there are several reasons for my absence: I’ve had to deal with some personal stuff, some medical stuff, and some family stuff. But I can’t deny that it’s also been pretty darn depressing to follow the Sun this season. Obviously the record is frustrating and some of the games have been tough to watch, but if I look inside myself, it’s not really about that. When it was announced the Sun was going to Houston, it hurt, but it wasn’t immediate. However, as every day goes by now, we’re one day closer to the end and, in a way, watching them makes me sad. I think there was part of me that was holding out hope for a miracle and everyone to magically reverse course and find a way for the Sun to stay. The Hartford Civic Center (where tonight's game will be played) c...