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Sky Could Benefit From Storm Firing Head Coach
Sep 16, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn gestures to her team during the second half during game two of round one for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs against the Las Vegas Aces at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images
The Chicago Sky's season ended sooner than the Seattle Storm's did. Entering this week, both former WNBA champions are watching the remaining four teams in the league compete for the 2025 WNBA title. Chicago won their one and only title four seasons ago in 2021. However, after a pair of disappointing seasons with two different head coaches, the Sky may have a potential replacement for current head coach Tyler Marsh. The four-time WNBA champion Storm announced they fired head coach Noelle Quinn. She not only was a former player of theirs on two occasions, but Quinn has been a part of Seattle's coaching staff since 2019. The Sky failed to make the playoffs in their first seven seasons. Chicago went through three different head coaches before hiring Pokey Chatman and qualifying for their first-ever postseason berth in 2013. That season, the Sky had Rookie of the Year winner Elena Della Donne and Defensive Player of the Year Sylvia Fowles. That was a dozen seasons ago. Since then, the Sky have never gone more th

This article first appeared on Chicago Sky On SI and was syndicated with permission.

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