A bad time for a bad effort. Everything lined up for the New York Liberty to improve their playoff standing on Saturday night against the Phoenix Mercury. However, the team picked a bad time to not bring the effort needed to win and suffered a disastrous loss as a result. Their effort was simply unacceptable and puts them in a mess of their own making. The L also cost the Liberty the season series vs. the Mercury and are now ninth in the standings. The opponent tonight will be the Dallas Wings. Like the Liberty, the Wings are battling it…