fact that her killers havent been arrestednew facesno 1 pick sabrina ionescu is one of seven rookies on the new york liberty roster this season the most of any team in the league and the most to be on a roster in at least a decade while ionescu is one of the most recognizable new players in the wnba there are a bunch of talented firstyear players expected to make an impact including satou sabally dallas bella alarie dallas chennedy carter atlanta and ruthy hebard chicago there are also two new coaches in the league with walt hopkins taking over the new york liberty and marianne stanley coaching the indiana fevershortened seasonteams will play 22 games this year facing all the other franchises twice there will be no fans in attendance and no travel to other cities which should save some of the grind on the bodies of the players the playoff format will be the same as its been for the past few years with the top eight teams making the postseason and the no 1 and no 2 seeds getting byes to the semifinals the first two rounds will be singleelimination playoff games