by Vegas Writer
Sunday, Aug 03, 2025As someone who has frequented Las Vegas Aces games - more as a season-ticket holder than a media member - I can tell you right now there is much more to what we're seeing on the surface with this team.
After seeing the Minnesota Lynx pummel the Aces by 53 on Saturday, it's becoming clearer this problem is more at the top than in the locker room.
From president Nikki Fargas to coach Becky Hammon - both sharing their roles with being co-general managers - the continuity this team once had is long gone.
A'ja Wilson looks frustrated, Jackie Young looks confused, Chelsea Gray looks exhausted and Jewell Loyd, well, she has to be wondering why she agreed to come to Las Vegas.
Nothing is working under Hammon any longer because the rest of the league has her figured out, and has surpassed everything she brought to the franchise four years ago.
I'm astonished the Aces are laying -8 points to the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday, considering these teams have split the first two meetings, including a two-point thriller the last time they met in Las Vegas.
Fact is, Golden State coach Natalie Nakase has done a better job with her troops than Hammon has done with the Aces.
The trade deadline is nearing, and since the Aces don't have a general manager, either Hammon or Fargas better do what they can to bring someone like Marina Mabrey in now that Dijonai Carrington has been traded to Minnesota, cause if there's one thing the Aces are missing, it's a defensive stalwart who isn't afraid to get in someone's face.
I'm already skeptical about what this roster will look like after this season, but if it doesn't make the playoffs, nobody after Wilson and Young should be safe.
Fold your cards, Becky. These Aces won't hold up.
After seeing the Minnesota Lynx pummel the Aces by 53 on Saturday, it's becoming clearer this problem is more at the top than in the locker room.
From president Nikki Fargas to coach Becky Hammon - both sharing their roles with being co-general managers - the continuity this team once had is long gone.
A'ja Wilson looks frustrated, Jackie Young looks confused, Chelsea Gray looks exhausted and Jewell Loyd, well, she has to be wondering why she agreed to come to Las Vegas.
Nothing is working under Hammon any longer because the rest of the league has her figured out, and has surpassed everything she brought to the franchise four years ago.
I'm astonished the Aces are laying -8 points to the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday, considering these teams have split the first two meetings, including a two-point thriller the last time they met in Las Vegas.
Fact is, Golden State coach Natalie Nakase has done a better job with her troops than Hammon has done with the Aces.
The trade deadline is nearing, and since the Aces don't have a general manager, either Hammon or Fargas better do what they can to bring someone like Marina Mabrey in now that Dijonai Carrington has been traded to Minnesota, cause if there's one thing the Aces are missing, it's a defensive stalwart who isn't afraid to get in someone's face.
I'm already skeptical about what this roster will look like after this season, but if it doesn't make the playoffs, nobody after Wilson and Young should be safe.
Fold your cards, Becky. These Aces won't hold up.
