2004 Connecticut Sun season

WNBA season

team = Connecticut Sun
year = 2004
wins = 18
losses = 16
conf = Eastern
conf_place = 1
coach = Mike Thibault
arena = Mohegan Sun Arena
playoffs = Lost in WNBA FinalsThe 2004 WNBA season was their 6th season and their 2nd in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the second consecutive season and were successful.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sun's 2003 record, they would pick 8th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. However, the Sun traded the pick to the Houston Comets.

WNBA Draft

Regular Season

Playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Washington Mystics. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Washington, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Sun lost the first game, but won the next two to advance to the next round.In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the New York Liberty. The Sun and the Liberty had identical records and each team had won two of the four meetings against each other in the regular season. The Sun attained home-court advantage however, because they beat the Liberty by more than the Liberty beat them. The series would be played with game 1 at New York and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Sun swept the Liberty and game 3 was not needed.The Sun advanced to the WNBA Finals. The team would be facing off against the Seattle Storm. The Storm had the better record so the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Seattle. This was the last year the league played the finals in a best-of-three setup. The Storm beat the Sun 2 games to 1 to win the WNBA Finals.

Depth

Player stats

*http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2004/

Awards and Honors

*Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Nykesha Sales, and Lindsay Whalen were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
*Nykesha Sales was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
*Wendy Palmer-Daniel was named the Most Improved Player.
*Nykesha Sales was given the Off Season Community Assist Award.
*Nykesha Sales was named the "WNBA Player of the Week" for the week of June 27th, 2004.

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