Finishing Big More Important to Seattle Than Scorching Start

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SEATTLE -- Embracing the adage that "It's not how you start, it's how you finish," the Seattle Storm refuse to be impressed by the success they've had to start the WNBA season. They will leave that to other people, plenty of other people.



They don't care that their 11-2 record is the best in the WNBA after Sunday night's 82-61 win over struggling San Antonio at Key Arena or that it's the best start in franchise history.



They pay no mind to the fact that they are 7-0 at home, or 8-0 against the teams in the Western Conference.



Or even that with just over a third of the WNBA schedule in the can, the Storm are clearly the best team in the league.



Because this is a team that knows all too well about a tough finish. Five straight years -- the last two with star Lauren Jackson sitting on the bench injured -- the Storm have gone home after the first round of the WNBA playoffs.



But what's happening right now is not irrelevant. It is a means to an end that Seattle hopes comes with a shiny trophy. It's laying the groundwork to change what has become the modus operandi at the end of the season.

 

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