NEW YORK, June 10, 2008 — Like every week during the season, it's time for the latest edition of the WNBA.com Power Rankings. We have a new number one! ... Though that could easily flip-flop after Tuesday night's Connecticut-Minnesota matchup on ESPN2. Let's be honest, the top six teams are pretty tough to call. But that's the beauty of these rankings: there's always room for discussion.

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2008 WNBA.com POWER RANKINGS: June 10
	TEAM (last week's ranking)	W/L	NOTES
1	Connecticut (5)	7-1	Mike Thibault's Sun have won four straight games, including last Friday's matchup against the then-unbeaten Lynx. Tamika Whitmore and Asjha Jones are both playing at an All-Star level and Lindsay Whalen may not be flashy, but she is quietly establishing herself as the league's most reliable point guard. But tonight's ESPN2 game in Minnesota could quickly take away Connecticut's top seed.
2	Minnesota (2)	6-1	The Lynx lost last Friday to the No. 1 Sun, but Minnesota remains the surprise of the 2008 season to this point. They bring a 3-0 home record into tonight's rematch with Connecticut, and with a win they could easily vault into the top spot. The Lynx are a close second to the Mercury in points per game and their offense is firing on all cylinders as rookies Candice Wiggins, Nicky Anosike and Charde Houston continue to impress and with third-year vet Seimone Augustus putting up MVP numbers. There are reports that injured point guard Lindsey Harding will return to practice today, as well.
3	Los Angeles (1)	4-2	Friday night, in front of a sold-out STAPLES Center crowd for their home opener, the Sparks had a 69-53 lead on the defending champion Mercury after three quarters. But they fell apart in the final stanza, getting outscored 32-10, and lost the game. Frustrating? Certainly. Any positives? Sure. Both Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie posted double-doubles on the night and Italian import Raffaella Masciadri is averaging over nine points a game off the bench.
4	Detroit (3)	7-2	The Bad Girls from the Motor City spanked Seattle and former captain Swin Cash as she made her return to Detroit and proceeded to win in Sacramento two nights later. But they lost the second game of a back-to-back the following day in Seattle. Katie Smith was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after posting two 30-point games and Deanna Nolan, Cheryl Ford and Plenette Pierson are still among the league's elite. The Shock might hit a speedbump every now and then, but they'll still be there at the end.
5	Indiana (4)	4-2	The Fever have had only one game over the last week -- a nine-point win at home over Houston -- and their only two losses on the season were both to Detroit. Still, Indiana has the league's best defense, allowing a league-low 67.0 ppg. Katie Douglas has five 20-point games in her team's six tilts so far this season and Ebony Hoffman and Tan White are both playing significant complementary roles.
6	Seattle (6)	6-3	The Storm have perhaps the best starting five in WNBA history. So how have they lost three times already? Well, a lot of it has to do with the comforts of home. The Storm are 5-0 at KeyArena in 2008, but just 1-3 on the road, including disappointing setbacks in San Antonio and New York. Despite the issues, Lauren Jackson is returning to her MVP form after a slow start and Sue Bird has already hit some big shots.
7	Phoenix (9)	2-4	The Mercury are back! Yes, they lost their first four under new coach Corey Gaines, but with consecutive wins over the Mystics and the star-studded Sparks, it seems as if the defending champs are inching their way back to their 2007 form. They'll continue to miss Penny Taylor, but with the league's top two scorers in Cappie Pondexter and Diana Taurasi, not to mention the league's top-scoring offense, the Mercury should continue to gel and wear their opponents out as the season goes on.
8	Sacramento (8)	3-4	Still one of the league's top defensive squads, the Monarchs are struggling at the offensive end, averaging just 69.86 ppg, second worst in the league. While Kara Lawson has stepped nicely into a starting role, Adrian Williams-Strong has been solid and Ticha Penicheiro is having the best offensive season of her career (averaging 9.8 ppg., 3.5 above her career mark), neither Rebekkah Brunson nor Nicole Powell are producing at quite the level coach Jenny Boucek likely hoped.
9	New York (7)	3-4	With wins over Seattle and Houston, the Liberty were primed to move up even further, but the frustrating loss on Sunday to Sacramento -- in which the team shot just 35 percent from the field -- hurt. Sunday's 2-12 shooting performance aside, Shameka Christon is turning into New York's go-to scorer. Furthermore, the young talent on the Libs' roster -- Essence Carson, Leilani Mitchell and Tiffany Jackson, among others -- should give Pat Coyle and her staff a ton of hope for the coming years.
10	Chicago (11)	3-4	Losing your 6-6 rookie center to an injury and winning two straight doesn't seem to fit... until you consider that the Sky's two wins in the last week were both against Atlanta. Still, in Fowles' absence, rookie head coach Steven Key has to be happy with the production of All-Star forward Candice Dupree and veterans Jia Perkins and Chasity Melvin. Despite being below .500, Chicago is still fourth in the East, good enough for a spot in the postseason.
11	San Antonio (10)	3-4	The disappointing Silver Stars are the league's worst shooting team, currently hitting just 38.7 percent from the floor, a statistic that won't be helped by the day-to-day status of All-Star forward Sophia Young, who strained her groin last week. Last year's MVP runner-up Becky Hammon is starting to heat up, averaging 18.0 ppg over her last three, and Belgian post Ann Wauters is getting back into the WNBA swing of things. There's little doubt that 2007 Coach of the Year Dan Hughes is on his way to righting the Silver Stars' ship.
12	Washington (12)	2-6	The league's lowest-scoring squad at just 68.13 ppg., but the league leaders in 3-point percentage, the Mystics are a bit of an anomaly. Alana Beard has been brilliant at both ends of the court and the front line of Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Monique Currie and Nakia Sanford has been solid, though unspectacular. There's a considerable fall-off after those four, however, as Nikki Blue is still out and stand-ins Amber Jacobs and Coco Miller haven't set the world on fire.
13	Houston (13)	1-7	Tina Thompson's Hall of Fame career keeps trucking on... but the rest of the Comets continue to struggle. Rookie Erica White has been better than expected and guard Matee Ajavon continues to get plenty of looks, but she is just 2-13 from the field over her last two games. Ajavon and veteran Mwadi Mabika are both shooting below 30 percent, and Tamecka Dixon's .358 clip isn't that much better.
14	Atlanta (14)	0-7	The Dream lost both ends of a home-and-home against the Sky despite Sylvia Fowles being sidelined by a knee injury. In their seven losses, they're getting outscored by an average of 15.43 points a game, worst in the league. On the positive side, though, veteran guard Betty Lennox is among the league's scoring leaders. Also, Jennifer Lacy has had two double-digit scoring games in her last three outings.