Liberty Believe They Can Still Win It All Despite Rocky Regular Season

The New York Liberty are entering the WNBA playoffs without home-court advantage after a regular season that swung between dominant stretches and uneven performances. Despite the lower seeding, players and coaching staff say the team has not lost confidence in its championship aspirations.

New York's inconsistency over the course of the season means the Liberty will need to win games away from home to advance through the postseason bracket, a tougher path than the one they hoped to secure earlier in the year.

Still, the team points to the experience gained from previous playoff appearances and the depth of its roster as reasons it can overcome a difficult draw. Players have described the mindset heading into the postseason as one of urgency rather than panic, arguing that seeding matters less once the playoffs begin and every team is fighting for the same trophy.

The Liberty's path will test that belief immediately, as road games in the WNBA playoffs typically favor the higher-seeded, home team. How the team performs in its opening series will offer the clearest signal yet of whether its title talk is backed up by on-court results.

League-wide, the postseason field is shaping up to be competitive, with several teams entering the playoffs with momentum. For New York, the message from within the locker room remains consistent: seeding reflects the regular season, not a prediction of what happens next.