New York Liberty 5-4 After 9 Games — Bounce-Back Season or Cause for Alarm? | WNBA 2026

New York Liberty 5-4 After 9 Games — Bounce-Back Season or Cause for Alarm? | WNBA 2026

From Gotta Get Up! by Erica L. Ayala

June 3, 2026 · 1h 43m · Season 4 · Episode 10

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The episode discusses the New York Liberty's performance in the early 2026 WNBA season and evaluates key players and strategies.

🔴 Recorded LIVE June 1st at 7:30 PM ET. The New York Liberty entered 2026 as favorites to win the WNBA title. Nine games in, they're 5-4 — and the last two wins came against a 2-7 team while turning the ball over 30+ times. Winning ugly is still winning. But is it enough? We're going live to break it all down. 🗽 Is Betnijah Laney-Hamilton more valuable off the bench than in the starting lineup? 🗽Can Breanna Stewart sustain this workload over a full season? 🗽 What's the honest assessment of Jonquel Jones so far? 🗽 And what is the long-term role for rookie Pauline Astier in Chris DeMarco's system? These are the questions that matter right now — and we're not sugarcoating the answers. 0:00 — Welcome & intro: Is it too early to panic about the Liberty? 1:41 — Guest intro: Jackie Powell joins the show 3:24 — Stewie on managing expectations: "We want to win in October" 5:22 — Jackie's history with Gotta Get Up + breaking down the Phoenix wins 59:24 — Dogs vs. assassins: Does this Liberty team have enough edge? 1:03:40 — Getting Jonquel Jones into her flow state 1:07:52 — The Sabrina Ionescu question: point guard or shooting guard? 1:12:47 — Is it the coach or the roster…

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Host: Erica L. Ayala

Guest: Jackie Powell

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Organizations: New York Liberty, WNBA

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