Breanna Stewart has yet to find her 3-point groove but she thinks its coming

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA.WASHINGTON — It’s not abnormal for Liberty players to linger on the court and put up shots after practice.

Breanna Stewart is one of the regulars who stays after shooting when she can. Wednesday was one of those days.Shot after shot, Stewart kept letting it fly from deep as she’s done countless times before.

She made more than she missed based on the eye test. Occasionally, though, assistant coach Olaf Lange stopped Stewart to remind her the basics of shooting mechanics — how it’s one fluid motion, with the bend in the legs working in unison with the body through her release. Stewart, 30, has been working on her shooting mechanics for more than two decades.But even the professionals sometimes need to get back to the basics, especially after an injury. “You want to make sure your lower body is where it starts and continuing to keep that flow,” Stewart told The Post.

“That’s just a point of emphasis and some things for me to keep in mind as I’m going through my shooting.” Stewart had a minor scope in her right meniscus in mid-March after her season with Unrivaled wrapped up.She later said she hurt it during the WNBA Finals.

At training camp, Stewart’s ramp-up process was slower given the “cleanup” procedure. Stewart has been a strong defender and arguably the Liberty’s best finisher around the rim.She’s getting to the free-throw line at a career-high rate, taking 7.4 attempts per game. But Stewart’s 3-point shot isn’t falling.

She is shooting 18.2 percent from deep this season.It’s her worst conversion rate from 3-point range through seven games in her WNBA career. Coach Sandy Brondello isn’t worried about Stewart’s low perimeter shooting percentage, citing how important she’s been in other ways. “She works really hard,” Brondello said.

“I know she missed a few s...

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