1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:00,360 Speaker 1: Now. 2 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 2: When we asked Fever head coach Stephanie White last week, 3 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 2: what artists you would like to hear again when we 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: bring her on, she said Adele. But she actually thought 5 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 2: about her for two and a half minutes. So I 6 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 2: think that means that we're now out of options. So 7 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: do we just go back to what are we doing 8 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 2: at any next week? Do we go back to Kitty 9 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: Chesney again? Is that what we do? 10 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: I'm not sure? Do we play the theme to Shawshank? 11 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: We can't play Oasis? Right? 12 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 2: We know that we ruled that out. Okay, The Fever 13 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 2: in action tonight taking on Las Vegas. It is the 14 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 2: Stranger Things. Jersey return for the Fever tonight, joining us 15 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: now on the program. Head coach of the Fever, who 16 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 2: stand at twelve and twelve after dropping one to New 17 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 2: York in their last outing, Coach, I'm going to begin 18 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 2: with this before we get into basketball. 19 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: I was just saying I'd. 20 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: Like to know and I'm going to trust you now, 21 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: when you were a student and basketball player at Purdue, 22 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: your major was what. 23 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 3: Aviation for my first two years in college and then 24 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 3: communications my last two years. 25 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: Okay, so aviation is perdue? Is I mean? 26 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: It goes without saying right. I mean, you've got two 27 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: of the most famous aviators in world history, both from Purdue. 28 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: When you were in. 29 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 2: Aviation, did you have to take any sort of like 30 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: meteorology classes or science of the atmosphere type classes. 31 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 3: Absolutely did. Yes, we had to take meteorology. We had 32 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 3: to take all of that, had to had to learn 33 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 3: about engines too. In fact, I had to take apart 34 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 3: and put together a car engine so I could figure 35 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 3: out how the engines worked with all the pistons and 36 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 3: everything else. And so it was. It was quite comprehensive, 37 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 3: not just you know, touching goes when you're taking off 38 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 3: and landing in airplanes. 39 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 2: So do you know the reason I ask, do you 40 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: have any idea within any sort of ballpark of accuracy 41 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 2: how you translate celsius to fahrenheit temperatures? 42 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 3: Absolutely not, because you know, we learned it in the 43 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 3: UH We learned it in the American fahrenheit back in 44 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 3: the old days. 45 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: Of course. 46 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: You know, I go over, like I went to England 47 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: for that concert, and they're like, now dress appropriately, it's 48 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: going to be third won fahrenheit. 49 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, wow, it's freezing. And I find out it's 50 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: you know, one hundred and ten. 51 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: I have no idea, So my point being right now 52 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,119 Speaker 2: outside or you know, or they said thirty one celsius 53 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 2: and that's like, you know, I mean, I don't know 54 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: what that translates to. But it was hot, right so 55 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: I'm assuming right now it's very high and celsius because 56 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: it is very warm. 57 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: But let's get to engines and talking about that. 58 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: There is a big question mark in regards to one 59 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: of the most important pistons within the engine of the fever, 60 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 2: that of Caitlin Clark. 61 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: Where do we stand? 62 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: What is the ladies you can tell us on what 63 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: she has learned in seeking medical opinion about the injury 64 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: she's dealing with. 65 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 3: I see what you did there too? That was that 66 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 3: was really good. 67 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: That's the second part. That's that communication. So I know that. 68 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: See I got into the communication aspect of the degree 69 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: also there right you did? 70 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 3: You did? It's it was pretty good, but no new 71 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 3: no new information outside of what we what we thought 72 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 3: with when she went to see the doctor. I mean, 73 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: everything is pretty much on far, which is aggravation of 74 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 3: that right growing And you know right now, there's there's 75 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 3: no timetable for a return. I think one of the 76 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 3: things that's so important is because there have been multiple 77 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: soft tissue injuries, is that we make sure number one, 78 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 3: that that she's she's fully healed, comfortable, confident when she 79 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 3: comes back, and number two that that we we take 80 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: our time. I know she wants to play, I know 81 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: we want her to play, but there have been multiple setbacks, 82 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 3: you know, to this point. So I want to just 83 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 3: make sure that that that we we give it it's 84 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: it's due, and give it it's it's it's time to 85 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 3: to heal as she continues to rehab, recovers, strength, train, 86 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 3: and build endurance again for when that return to play. 87 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 3: Timetable comes about. 88 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: When you were seeking more opinion, coach, were you, in 89 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: other words, when you heard back that there was kind 90 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: of nothing new to report. 91 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: Was that a good thing or a bad thing? 92 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 2: In other words, is there a frustration of not knowing 93 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: exactly what it is or was there a relief in 94 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 2: knowing that it was not more complex than you might 95 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: have thought? 96 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: Yeah? 97 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 4: I mean I think always when you're an athlete or 98 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 4: just a human being, right, you want to have more 99 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 4: than than one or two opinions, particularly when your body 100 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 4: is your is your you know. 101 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: Vessel, it's your it's what you do for your profession. 102 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: And so you know, making sure that that she making 103 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 3: sure that she got multiple opinions from you know, some 104 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 3: of the best in the business. And and I think 105 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 3: it's a relief to know that there's nothing worse that 106 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: what you had had anticipated, at least I'm speaking from 107 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 3: from you know, my perspective. I would never speak for Caitlin, 108 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 3: but I also think there's there with self tissue injuries, 109 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 3: there's always a little bit of frustration because it's never 110 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: one thing or another. You know, when you when you 111 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: sprain an ankle or when you have another injury, that's 112 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 3: that's pretty cut and dry. You have a clear timetable, 113 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 3: you understand uh what you're dealing with and how you 114 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 3: attack that process. And with self tissue injuries, they're so complex, 115 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 3: they're so frustrating and and and challenging. And I really 116 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 3: do just continue to nag until you have that time 117 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 3: to shut it down. 118 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 2: From your perspective, and again I'm not asking you to 119 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,239 Speaker 2: speak for Caitlin Clark, but from your perspective, Stepanie White, 120 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 2: you know, as an athlete, how do you think she's 121 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 2: doing just in terms of the frustration, the timeline and 122 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 2: everything that goes into dealing with something that she did 123 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: not have to deal with a lot in college, and 124 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: that is this navigating through missing time. 125 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, sure, it's frustration. You know, every competitor wants to 126 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: be out there on the floor doing what they love, 127 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 3: you know. Certainly, I know that you know and and 128 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 3: and to be able to do it, you know, at 129 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 3: a high level and feeling comfortable and confident in your 130 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 3: body and what you can do. So I'm sure that 131 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 3: there's frustration, you know. I'm also sure that there's frustration 132 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 3: dealing with multiple times, you know, and and adding to 133 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 3: that having All Star in Indianapolis and not being able 134 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 3: to participate. But you know, at the same time, being 135 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: an athlete, you know, you understand that there are times 136 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 3: where this is going to happen, and it's happened. Setbacks happen, 137 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 3: you know. Fortunately for Caitlyn, she hasn't experienced a lot 138 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 3: of injury and a lot of setback. Fortunately for her, 139 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 3: she also has a staff full of players who have 140 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 3: experienced a lot of injuries, between myself and Breon January 141 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 3: and Kareema Christmas Kelly, and so you know, we're our 142 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,239 Speaker 3: ability to help her navigate through the highs and lows 143 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 3: of what it means to rehab, recover and the frustrations 144 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 3: of you know, being in and out of the lineup 145 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: and on the floor fever. 146 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 2: Back in action tonight taking on Las Vegas. Stephanie White, 147 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 2: their head coach, is our guest here on Quari and Company. 148 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: You come off of after getting to the five hundred mark, 149 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: dropping back to back to New York in terms of 150 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: that particular matchup, what things can you learn from that, 151 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: in terms of what the liberty were able to do 152 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: or areas where you fell short. That are areas that 153 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 2: you look at and say, okay, learning example here that 154 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 2: we need to take away from this is blank. 155 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 3: That would be what I think first and foremost. You 156 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 3: know there you can't the margin prayer is so small. 157 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 3: You know, we had about a for for for thirty 158 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 3: four thirty five minutes of that ball game. They we 159 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 3: were really good, and against teams like New York, you know, 160 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 3: you can't afford to have those those four to five 161 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 3: minute stretches where you struggle because they're so dangerous. I mean, 162 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 3: they've got like six Olympians on that team. You know, 163 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 3: from various various countries around the world, and and their 164 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 3: depth and their ability to play inside and outside. You know, 165 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: with John Quell Jones returning, especially, so you can't afford 166 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: to have those lapses. You know, we the last two minutes, 167 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: two and a half minutes of the third quarter, they 168 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 3: went on a nine to ozer run and they were 169 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 3: able to carry that over into the first two and 170 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 3: a half three minutes of the of the fourth quarter. 171 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: And against those teams that that just puts you in 172 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 3: a bond, put you in a hole. And and you know, 173 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 3: that's again a growing area for our team. You know, 174 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 3: they've got world champions and Leftal champions on their teams, 175 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 3: so they understand those those moments and we've got to 176 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 3: continue to grow through those and shorten those. We know 177 00:07:58,320 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: teams are good. New York is one of the best. 178 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 3: So obviously they were WNBA Championship champions a year ago. 179 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 3: But we've got to be able to find ways to 180 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 3: navigate runs and to minimize runs. 181 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: You know, you've got a good roster obviously. I mean 182 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: it goes without saying. 183 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: And I think Aery McDonald, as you've talked about, has 184 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 2: been a really good pick up for you guys that 185 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: Leah Boston's played well. Kelsey Mitchell goes without saying, but 186 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: Caitlin Clark is so important coaching. 187 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: We know that. 188 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: Okay, from a coaching standpoint, how do you kind of 189 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 2: navigate through making sure that you have a group that 190 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 2: is aware of the fact that they have a job 191 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 2: to do even without one of those pistons, while at 192 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: the same time knowing that when that piston comes back, 193 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 2: you have to immediately and the time is running out 194 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 2: on the acclamation period. So how do you keep the 195 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 2: focus there within the group that is playing well. 196 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 3: I mean, we talk about control and the things that 197 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 3: we can control, and this is a group who won 198 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 3: the Commissioner's Cup, you know, while Kaitlyn was not able 199 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 3: to play. It's a group who found a little bit 200 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 3: of groove, you know during that timeframe onunderstanding what it takes, 201 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 3: you know, being able to continue to to play confident. 202 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 3: You know, I thought there was a stretch there in 203 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 3: that game against against New York where we passed up 204 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 3: open shots, we second guests a little bit in ways 205 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 3: that that we we shouldn't and and and couldn't, you know, 206 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 3: So making sure we stay confident in one another, stay 207 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 3: confident in our process, say, connected with one another, knowing, 208 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 3: knowing that we have pieces that it that it takes 209 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 3: to to be able to be successful and put ourselves 210 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 3: in position for success. And then when Caitlyn comes back, 211 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 3: you know, it's the reacclimation period. The thing about about 212 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 3: bringing Caitlyn Caitlin back and losing Caitlyn in the lineup 213 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 3: is that she's got the ball in her hands a lot. 214 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 3: Uh So the things that we run, the way that 215 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 3: the ball moves, the attack from defenses is different, and 216 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 3: and and our looks on the floor are different. Her 217 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 3: gravity is so great that that it changes the dynamics 218 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 3: of how teams play us and and what we what 219 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 3: we tend to get. And so that is the single 220 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 3: toughest thing with her in and out of the lineup. 221 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 3: But you know, we have the pieces that have found success, 222 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 3: and you know, just being able to stay confident throughout 223 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 3: the ebbs and flows of a game is important. 224 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 2: As a competitor, Stephanie White, our guest head coach of 225 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 2: the Indiana Fever. As a competitor, Stephanie, when you look 226 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 2: back at your career, whether it be as a player 227 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 2: or a coach, I think one thing is that one 228 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 2: thing that makes all elite level athletes you know the same, 229 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 2: is just the competitive nature and focus. When you look 230 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: at yourself, would you say that you were more driven 231 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 2: by chasing the feeling of the top of competition or 232 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: by learning from and never letting go of your failure. 233 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 3: I think probably the never letting go of the failure, 234 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: because if you ask most most competitors, those are the 235 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 3: ones that they remember. You know, you don't remember a 236 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 3: lot of the wins. Heck, sometimes you don't even remember 237 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 3: the championships unless they're the big ones. Like if you 238 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 3: ask me about conference championships in college, I don't really remember, 239 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 3: but the but the national championship is the one I do. 240 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 3: But I remember the game where I had a double 241 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: double and one of them was turnovers and I didn't 242 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 3: make the game where I didn't make a field goal 243 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 3: at Notre Dame my junior year, you know, or the 244 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 3: game where I had eight turnovers my freshman year when 245 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 3: we were playing in Vegas tournament. You know, you remember 246 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 3: the negative stuff. You remember the failures, you remember the setbacks, 247 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 3: and that drives you to be better, at least for me. Uh, 248 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 3: you know, that's what it was. And and when you chase, 249 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 3: when you chase success, and you chase titles, and you 250 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 3: chase all of that, I mean, that's that's ultimately, you know, 251 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 3: it's it's the end game, it's what you dream of. 252 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 3: But ultimately, you're chasing the best version of yourself. You're 253 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 3: chasing that elusive perfection that you're never going to get. 254 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 3: You're chasing growth, You're chasing being better than you were 255 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 3: the last game, or being better than you were the 256 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 3: previous year. You know, the result of that oftentimes ends 257 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 3: up being championships or individual awards or whatever it may be. 258 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 3: But it's the drive to be the best that you 259 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: can be that you chase, and it's fueled by the 260 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 3: failures that you've had along the way. 261 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 2: Have you had games where your team won but you 262 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 2: felt like it was a failure because they didn't do 263 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 2: something that needed to be worked on. 264 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. I think a prime example of that 265 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 3: is our last Dallas game, and we were big in 266 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 3: the first half, and we came out in the second 267 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 3: half and and just kind of played the game. You know, 268 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 3: I felt like that was an opportunity for us to 269 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 3: really learn what it meant to stay sharp, to not 270 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 3: play the score. They may have even outscored us by 271 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 3: a couple in the second half. You know, the last 272 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 3: I think four or five minutes of the ball game 273 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 3: wasn't as sharp and crisp as it needed to be, 274 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 3: you know. And that's that's the growth process of a 275 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 3: team that hasn't won championships, right. It's like you have 276 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 3: to approach the game, the possession the same way, no 277 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 3: matter what in ways that you see the New York, 278 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 3: the Minnesota, you know, doing, the Vegas is doing. And 279 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 3: I think that's again a growth process for our team. 280 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 3: And you know, I always always say this, and I 281 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 3: know it sounds cliche, but it's true. It's there's no 282 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 3: substitute for experience, and when you haven't experienced that at 283 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 3: this level, you have to grow through it. You have 284 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 3: to learn it. It's not something that's just in a 285 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:10,359 Speaker 3: in most players. 286 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 2: You know, the Stephanie White is our coach of course, 287 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 2: or our guests, I should say, the coach for the 288 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 2: indianaf or our coach as well for the Indiana Fever. Tonight, 289 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: back in action, taking on Las Vegas and getting back 290 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 2: into things. So you would like to see what tonight 291 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 2: obviously a win, but coming off of a now twelve 292 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 2: and twelve, the big thing that you want to see 293 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: that is going to show you that things are indeed 294 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 2: coming off the right direction, coming off the two losses 295 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 2: to New York would be. 296 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: What I want to see us with our defensive execution. 297 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 3: I want our defensive execution to be lead, our point 298 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 3: of attack, our disruption. I want them to feel us, 299 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 3: you know, nothing easy. I want to make sure that 300 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 3: we make them work for everything that they get, that 301 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 3: they take the shots that we're willing to live with. 302 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 3: And I want to see us take care of the ball, 303 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 3: gives ourselves opportunities for high quality shops, and make sure 304 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 3: that we're that we value every possession. 305 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: White Head coach Indiana Fever. All right. 306 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: Lastly, and most importantly, next time that we have a 307 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 2: conversation with you, we've done Kenny Chesney, We've done a deell. 308 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: What's next? 309 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 3: I think we got to go Jimmy Buffett. 310 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: All right, No way, we can't go. 311 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: Here's the thing though, we can't go Cheeseburger in Paradise 312 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 2: or Margaritaville because that's too obvious. 313 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 3: Right, you have it come Monday, let's go come Monday. 314 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: All right, fair enough, we can do that one. We 315 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: can do. 316 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 2: Jimmy Buffett is one of those you mentioned it we 317 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 2: talked about earlier. I mean, it is a It was, 318 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 2: I should say, a fabulous concert. And didn't everybody in 319 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 2: college at some point go through a phase where somebody 320 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 2: just had, like the Jimmy Buffett's greatest hits, and everybody 321 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 2: thought it was new and he didn't realize you were 322 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 2: listening stuff from fifteen years ago, you know what I mean. 323 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 3: No doubt, exactly, no question. 324 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 2: Back in the days when you were taking apart engines 325 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 2: and putting them back together. 326 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: I like it. 327 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 2: And now, of course trying to get that engine fine 328 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: tuned for the Indiana Fever tonight against Las Vegas. Coach appreciated, 329 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: all right, all right, thanks shake all right. Stephanie White 330 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 2: joining us on the program.