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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The Dallas Wings are built on star power.They have two of the brightest young stars in the league, with Paige Bueckers in her first playoff games.
They also have Azzi Fudd, but she has been out with an injury for the majority of the season.When the Wings received the #1 overall pick for the past two years, this is what they envisioned and what they were looking to build.
However, it really isn't Bueckers, and certainly not Fudd, who is making the impact in this one.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Te-Hina Paopao (2) during the second half at College Park Center on June 24, 2025.
(Chris Jones-Imagn Images)Instead, this series was extended by Arike Ogunbowale.If you haven't watched her play, I compare her to Jamal Crawford, Lou Williams or Jordan Clarkson.
She is a starter, and most of those guys were role players or sixth-man candidates.Ogunbowale has been a starter, but can't really carry a team on both ends.
She certainly put the team on her back in Game 2, dropping 45 points in 42 minutes of action.She was incredibly efficient as well, shooting 52% overall, 63% from deep, and almost 90% from the free-throw line.The Golden State Valkyries are built on being a deep, well-rounded squad.
That can't always work in the postseason.If you haven't noticed in basketball, you need stars to win.
It isn't like the best player always wins, but just because you are a deep team doesn't mean you're the best team in the postseason.We've seen it over and over — you need a deep team to keep from getting too tired, and you need role players that can contribute, but you also need a guy (or in this case, a woman) to ta...