As far as a Plan C goes, Williams Arena is a very good option for a basketball team.
Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said as much Thursday in reacting to the news that her basketball team will play the 2017 postseason in Williams Arena on the U of M campus.
On general principle, though, another venue change has Reeve frustrated.
"No, it's not OK from the standpoint that it sucks we're in this position," Reeve said after practice Thursday, before the 17-2 Lynx prepared to fly to Atlanta for a game Friday. "But what we do as women is we're resilient. Unfortunately, we find ourselves in these situations often."
The Lynx were already displaced while Target Center renovations are being completed and are playing the 2017 regular season at Xcel Energy Center. The WNBA playoffs, which start in September, conflict with the Wild's preseason schedule. So the Lynx — who are a virtual lock to make the playoffs again — will be on the move again for the entire postseason as they attempt to earn their fourth WNBA title in the past seven years.
The WNBA's top two teams automatically receive byes into the best-of-five playoff semifinals. The championship round is also a best-of-five series. The Lynx had to play their first two playoff games at Xcel Energy Center last season because of scheduling conflicts at Target Center.
Reeve said she knew the playoff move to Williams Arena this season was a "strong possibility" and added she feels "fortunate the Twin Cities is able to offer the types of facilities we have."
Said Reeve: "We know we have a level of commitment from our owner that he cares about us. So I can feel good every night I go to sleep that I know Glen Taylor is advocating for our team. So if we find ourselves in this situation, it probably was a pretty challenging situation that they tried to work through and couldn't get the resolution we'd hoped for."