If the Steel spent the weekend shopping it would have zero impact on its season.
The combined Otago and Southland team has already secured top spot in the ANZ Championship, regardless of the outcome of today's fixture with the Swifts in Sydney.
It is a legacy of a tremendous season in which the Steel has gone through the campaign undefeated.
The only hiccup was a draw in round two against the Tactix - hardly a reason to leave the European Union - so you could forgive the Steel if it lacked an edge come game time.
The franchise can, however, join the Swifts (2010) and the Firebirds (2011) as the only teams to go through the round robin unbeaten.
That is reason enough not to drop the bar. But perhaps the more pressing reason not to let the performance slip is the coach Noeline Taurua.
As easy going as she may be, she is not about to let her side drift into the playoffs.
"Momentum is running really positively for us and we don't want to break that,'' Taurua said.
"And there is an opportunity to go through undefeated ... and that is a challenge for us.''
The Swifts will be desperate to win so they can clinch top spot in the Australian conference and secure a better run through the playoffs.
Of all the teams in the competition the Swifts are probably the best equipped to disrupt the Steel's attack end.
With Silver Ferns midcourter Laura Langman patrolling the circle edge, and intercept king Sharni Layton prowling the backcourt waiting for an opportunity to get in front of her opponent and nab a turnover, the Steel will have to be extra careful in getting the ball to towering shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Reid.
The Steel's preference for firing the ball in from distance may need tweaking, and the heat is certain to be turned up on the Steel's midcourter pairing of Gina Crampton and Shannon Francois.
And that is because the Swifts' athleticism, and the speed at which they are able to move the ball through court, means they often convert turnovers rapidly.
However, Taurua does not want her players to shrink or look to play too differently.
"We want to be very assertive and dominant rather than reacting to what they want to do. They are a quality side and we are looking forward to testing ourselves knowing that in a couple of weeks we could meet them again.''
While the Steel would not be diverting from what has worked so well, Taurua said the team had introduced "a bit more variety'' this season instead of just relying on the long ball in to Fowler-Reid.
Her wonderful holding game has been a huge asset for the Steel but that game plan has proved too predictable as well.
Historically, the Steel has struggled to win games in Australia with just two wins. And in eight games between the two teams, the Swifts hold a 6-2 advantage.
Interestingly, there are four survivors from the team's first ANZ Championship match in April, 2008.
Steel defender Wendy Frew donned the WD bib for that game while Megan Anderson (nee Dehn) played GA.
Anderson is part of the Swifts coaching team now.
Swifts midcourter Kimberlee Green and shooter Susan Pettitt are the other survivors.
