Editing New York Liberty (section)

===The Cappie Pondexter era (2010–2014)===
The New York Liberty fared better in 2010, during Donovan's first and only full season as head coach. Led by newly signed high scorer [[Cappie Pondexter]] (formerly of the [[Phoenix Mercury]]) and the 2010 [[WNBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player Award]] winner Leilani Mitchell, the team made it all the way to the [[2010 WNBA Playoffs#Conference Finals|Eastern Conference Finals]], where they lost to the Atlanta Dream.

The team had high hopes for 2011, after the hiring of former [[2005 WNBA Finals|WNBA champion]] head coach [[John Whisenant]]. [[Janel McCarville]] did not report to training camp, seeking time with her family, and as such, was suspended for the duration of the 2011 season. This caused division and discord within the New York Liberty fanbase. [[Kia Vaughn]] was unexpectedly thrust into the role of starting Center.

The Liberty were originally scheduled to be displaced from their usual home court due to renovations at [[Madison Square Garden]] scheduled to begin in 2009. However, the renovation plans were delayed, and the Liberty played at the Garden in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty ended up playing in the [[Prudential Center]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], for their 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons while the renovations were ongoing.

Pondexter and [[Plenette Pierson]], along with improved play from Vaughn, allowed New York to be competitive early in the 2011 season. The team went into the [[2011 WNBA All-Star Game|All-Star break]] in third place in the Eastern Conference. In August, [[Sidney Spencer]] was traded to the [[Phoenix Mercury]] in exchange for [[Kara Braxton]]. By maintaining a fairly even standard of play, the Liberty made their way into the WNBA playoffs. However, the Liberty fell to the [[Indiana Fever]] in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Just before the [[2014 WNBA draft]], the New York Liberty traded Kelsey Bone, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft (Alyssa Thomas) and the fourth overall pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for WNBA All-Star [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]], who had requested a trade.

In February 2015, Pondexter was traded to the [[Chicago Sky]] for [[Epiphanny Prince]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandalow |first=Brian |date=February 16, 2015 |title=Sky send Epiphanny Prince to New York for Cappie Pondexter |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/basketball/7/71/372110/sky-send-epiphanny-prince-new-york-cappie-pondexter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216193348/http://chicago.suntimes.com/basketball/7/71/372110/sky-send-epiphanny-prince-new-york-cappie-pondexter |archive-date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=February 16, 2015 |work=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref>