Angel Reese Defends Chicago Sky Head Coach Amid Pressure to Make the Playoffs

The Chicago Sky are just two seasons removed from a WNBA championship and the team hasn’t missed the playoffs since 2018, which is why first-year head coach Teresa Weatherspoon is under pressure to lead the team to the postseason again this year.

And while some may be worried about the Sky rounding into form down the stretch and turning it on come playoff time, rookie forward Angel Reese thinks Weatherspoon has the team right where it needs to be.

“She knows it’s not going to be easy,” Reese told WGN News . “This is her first year too. So we kind of have to give her some grace. … It’s a long season, there’s still what 20 something more games left plus playoffs, so being able to listen to each other and have that relationship where coaches do listen to us and we listen to them and having that kind of relationship, I’m excited to go into the second half.”

Chicago (10-14) has 16 regular-season games left. ESPN projects the team to finish with a 17-23 record. Weatherspoon is just four wins away from tying Bo Overton and Pokey Chatman for the second-most victories among Sky first-year head coaches.

According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index , the Sky currently have an 83.6% chance to make the playoffs, an 11.8% chance of reaching the semifinals, a 1.8% chance of reaching the WNBA Finals and a 0.2% chance of winning a championship.

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