Roz Gold-Onwude

Another misstep during the playoffs is

there was critique that there were very few rotations in the playoffs.

In these games, the starters did not have it at times.

And those starters raised their hand and said, I was not my best.

And in many ways, it seemed that Coach Brandello was going to live or die with them versus going deeper into her bench.

And for some people, those rotations or lack of may have been a head scratcher.

For me, those are smaller things.

I think the bigger message that we're getting from the Liberty is that, and this is from the Liberty organization and franchise, all those people up at the top, the message is that

A first-round exit is not the standard.

It will not cut it.

And not with all that talent on the roster, not with all of those finals MVPs on the roster.

Liberty played with three finals MVPs.

Not with the investment of an $80 million practice facility coming.

Not with the pressure of rising ticket prices that their fan base has been very vocal about and the disappointment of that.

It signals to me that the Liberty...

are highly competitive and they're willing to be really bold right now.

And perhaps as a sign of accountability to themselves, to the fan base, to New York, and that they're saying right now that first round exit, not the standard, the only standard is championship.

The other thing I would add, too, is that the Liberty job is high profile.

You know, that's a shiny job.

The next coach for the Liberty could honestly be anyone.