Portland Fire's Alex Sarama Shares First Year Lessons as a WNBA Coach and Breaks Down the Playoffs

On this episode of Bird’s Eye View with Sue Bird, we welcome Portland Fire head coach Alex Sarama to recap round one of the WNBA playoffs. Alex and Sue discuss the three-game series format and their takeaways from all four matchups: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (8) New York Liberty, (3) Las Vegas Aces vs. (6) Indiana Fever, (4) Atlanta Dream vs. (5) Washington Mystics, and (2) Golden State Valkyries vs. (7) Dallas Wings. Alex then dives into what it’s been like leading his first WNBA team, from learning an entirely new league to getting the Fire to embrace his constraints-led approach to coaching to planning for the offseason and beyond. Bird’s Eye View is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Follow Sue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbird10/   Follow Sue on X: https://x.com/s10bird   Follow Bird’s Eye View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birdseyeviewpod/  Follow Bird’s Eye View on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@birdseyeviewpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices