1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Full Circle is an iheartwoman's sports production and partnership with 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 2: Hi, everybody, welcome to another episode of Full Service Podcast. 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 3: I'm Lexi Brown and I'm here with my. 6 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 2: Girl Mariah Rose. Hey, girl, we're both a little down bad. 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 3: Last week. 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: You first been me, but what happened to you? You 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: was living it up and then then what. 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, I went to Mexico. My boyfriend's prized with the 11 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 1: trip to Mexico. It was awesome, lived it up, and 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: then I got e colon. 13 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: My dream date, my dream date, cute. 14 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 4: But non literally literally my dream date. That's exactly why 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 4: he did it. 16 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh. Well, I'm glad you're feeling better. 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: And if you guys were watching the storm over the weekend, 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: you might have noticed my absence in Vegas. And that 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: was because I caught like a forty eight hour strips. 20 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 3: Throat or something like. 21 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 2: It was nuts, Like, I was feeling kind of bad 22 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: right before we left for Vegas, and then right like 23 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: right when we got to the hotel, I was like 24 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: bedrid and it was ridiculous. So the night before the game, 25 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 2: I was feeling bad, and then the next morning I 26 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: was feeling horrible, and I literally was in bed in 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 2: the hotel in Vegas the entire time, the whole day. 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 2: Watched the game on TV and then went to LA 29 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: and LA healed me slash, so did the antibiotics I 30 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: was given. So I didn't play in LA, but I 31 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 2: was fine ready to go. I was feeling better in LA. 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 2: I just didn't play. But that's what happened to me 33 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: in Vegas. If anybody was wondering or cared, it was 34 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 2: not Crones related at all. I mean, except for the 35 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: fact that my immune system is compromised daily. 36 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 3: But I'm better. 37 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: I'm healthy, and I think I re listened to our 38 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: show last week and I like heard it in my 39 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: voice that I sounded gross, but people will be like 40 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: that shell sexy voice. 41 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 3: But it's noted. It actually was my sick voice. So 42 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 3: we're bad. 43 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 4: I probably didn't even notice because I was sick right. 44 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: Like sickos last week. But we're back better than ever. 45 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: So let's get into it. What we got today. Mariah. 46 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: I'm a lot of excited to check in with you 47 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: next week because everything is so tight and like crazy, 48 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: but the playoff rights is heating up, which is over 49 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: a month left in the regular season. 50 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 4: How did we get here so fast? 51 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: Only two and a half games separate the teams from 52 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: fifth to ninth place in the WNBA. Every game now 53 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: impact seating in some sort of capacity. The aces are 54 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: seemingly back and form. The storm hit a little bit 55 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: of a skid, which we'll get Lexi's inside scoobon, and 56 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: Caitlin Clark's status is still uncertain before we get into 57 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: everything happening in the WNBA. 58 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: Now, we got to give a legend her flowers. 59 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: Diana Tarassi just dropped a new docu series with Prime 60 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: LEXI Have you seen it yet? 61 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 2: I haven't watched yet, but my mom gave me nice 62 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: quick synopsis. My mom does that. She'll be like, oh 63 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 2: my gosh, have you seen this? And I'll be like no, 64 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 2: and then she'll tell me the entire plot of whatever 65 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: I didn't see, and I'm like, okay, well do I 66 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 2: need to go watch it now? 67 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 3: But according to my mom, it was amazing. It was great. 68 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: It was refreshing to see DT get her flowers on 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: her terms. If y'all know how DT is like she's 70 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: she has a very like way about going about things, 71 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 2: So for her to get her own documentary and tell 72 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: her story her way is amazing. 73 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 3: So I definitely am gonna tap in. 74 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: We have a two week road trip coming up, so 75 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: I will have plenty of free time. I'm definitely gonna 76 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: tap into that. So we just wanted to give DT 77 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: her flowers and even that entire twenty tens era of WNBA, 78 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: Like I don't think I know for a fact the 79 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: new fans don't understand like what that era was like, 80 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: Like that was the era I grew up watching the 81 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: WNBA the twenty tens or like late two thousand, but 82 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: early twenty tens, there were some like legendary basketball being played, 83 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: and I don't think it gets enough credit now. 84 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 3: I don't think it gets shown enough love now. 85 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: And they definitely don't get compared enough, Like current players 86 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 2: don't get compared to those players enough, Like they either 87 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 2: get compared to college players or NBA players. But there's 88 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: like more than enough WNBA players that can be compared 89 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 2: to now. So for her to shed light on that 90 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 2: era of basketball was really amazing. So flowers for DT, 91 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 2: and oh wait, I do want to say something about 92 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 2: that twenty tens era. I wrote them down in my notes, 93 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: So this is a little tangent, guys. So I remember 94 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 2: last year. You know, DT got like a lot of 95 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: shit last season for pretty much everything or anything she 96 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: said regarding the rookie class or any players that were 97 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 2: younger than her, which was the entire league. So she 98 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 2: was getting on like constantly, and I was just always wondering, like, 99 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 2: do you guys really not know, like who Diana Tarassi is. 100 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: So in this twenty tens era, out of the top 101 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: twenty all time leading scores currently, twelve of them are 102 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: from this twenty tens era, and I would say thirteen 103 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: with an asterisk because Nekka was in that twenty tens era, 104 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 2: but it was like early Neka, So minus Neka, it's twelve. 105 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 2: So twelve out of the twenty top scores at WBA history, 106 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: we're in that era. Diana is the all time leading 107 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 2: score if you guys didn't know, and she actually reached 108 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: that milestone years ago, like a long time ago. We 109 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 2: just recently celebrated her getting to ten k but she 110 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: had been the leading scorer of like three years prior 111 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: to that. 112 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 3: So that's an amazing milestone. 113 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 2: Also, I want to put this into perspective for her 114 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 2: as far as how she talks about the game. 115 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 3: She has over four thousand. 116 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: Three point attempts almost fifteen hundred makes in her career. 117 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 2: Guess who the next tiest is for attempts and guess 118 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 2: the number Mariah, if you can take a guess, she 119 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: has over four thousand, about four thousand, So second, who's 120 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: in second place? 121 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 4: I have no idea, I have no idea. 122 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: So in second place is Sue Bird at around twenty 123 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 2: five hundred attempts. 124 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 3: And then the. 125 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 2: Next highest player who is still playing is Kaylea McBride 126 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: and she's at around nineteen hundred. So if that puts 127 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 2: the perspective where this three why she had so much 128 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 2: to say about the style of play and how y'all 129 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 2: the new fans, Oh, we love the three point shooting 130 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: and we love this, we love that, like she was 131 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: saying that because she been doing that, like Kylea McBride 132 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 2: is currently the best three point shooter our league in 133 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 2: my opinion, and she's at eighteen one, eight hundred and 134 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 2: sixty two attempts in six hundred and ninety five makes. 135 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: So she's still eight hundred makes away from catching DT. 136 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 2: So if that what's all about in perspective for the 137 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 2: new fans or anybody who loves twenty ten's WNBA and 138 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 2: loves Diana Tarassi like. 139 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 3: She was one of them once, like at all. 140 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 2: Like I think y'all like don't understand, would be like, oh, yeah, 141 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: she was our goat. Like no. 142 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: I also think with her being so vocal now about 143 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: the new rookie class and about the new era of 144 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: the WNBA blah blahlah blah, I think that the way 145 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: that she talks and the way that she comes off 146 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: feels brash to the new fans because they're sensitive as hell. 147 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 4: But they wouldn't have been able to handle that era 148 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 4: at all. 149 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: Like they when they see like a small little conflict 150 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: in the WNBA now, they act shop like could you imagine, 151 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: like DT kiss tech. 152 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: Guys, there was a whole brawl that happened at the 153 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: free throw line, like people was gettaged ragged across the court, 154 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 2: like this is not this is not era WNBA, Like no, 155 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: it's not that like it's been like this. 156 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: She's like Queen Petty, yeah, Queen Petty. Yeah. So that's 157 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: why like the little stuff that she said about Caitlin 158 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: or like she's gonna have a rough time, or like 159 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: just like small things that like I didn't even take 160 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: as hating or rude or anything. I'm like, you could 161 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: only imagine her in heat of the moment competition and 162 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 1: the twenty tens, when like nobody even really cared about 163 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: like saying whatever. 164 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 4: Anyways, y'all these new. 165 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 3: Fans, Yeah, y'all don't even know. 166 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: So you had, you had players like DC doing that, 167 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: then they would go overseas for years and years and 168 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 2: years and years. I don't know if y'all know that 169 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: Diana Zaarassi was paid one point five million dollars to 170 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: not play in the WNBA from her overseas team one year. 171 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 4: I didn't know that. 172 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: Fun facts I did see in the document when she 173 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: was talking about playing in Ukraine or Russia whatever, she 174 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: was talking about playing overseas, and she was saying, it's 175 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: crazy that I have to go to these countries to 176 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: get paid the way that I deserve and then do 177 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: but then come back and I'm playing against harder competition 178 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: in a harder league, yet the conditions are worse and 179 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: I'm the best player in the world, Like. 180 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, so when players are saying, hey, what we deserve, 181 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 2: Like we're standing on the shoulders of players like Diana Tarassi, 182 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 2: Diana Tarasi's, the Canis Parkers, the Sylvia Fowls, like those 183 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 2: players who really like we're playing for the love of 184 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 2: the game. Like, yeah, they were making a lot of 185 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: money overseas, I trust me. I've asked how much money, 186 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 2: Like I'm like, how much y'all playing overseas autumn damn years? 187 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: And they're like, cause we was getting we were getting 188 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: so much money over there, So yeah, you understand why 189 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 2: they went over there. But at the end of the day, 190 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 2: like you're still away from your family, you're in a 191 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 2: new country. 192 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 3: You know, it's it's taxing on your body. You're playing 193 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 3: like ten months out of the year. 194 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 2: So like I need more respect to be put on 195 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: those players as far as what they did for us 196 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 2: to get to where we are now, Like shout out 197 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 2: to the new players, shout out to the young players 198 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 2: that are getting the torch pass to them. They're doing amazing, 199 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 2: But like we cannot forget like how this all started. 200 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 3: And why we're even here to begin with. 201 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: So we wanted to give DT her flowers for her documentary, 202 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 2: So if you guys haven't seen it, make sure you 203 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: check it out. 204 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: When I watch it, I will. 205 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 2: Circle back and we can we can recap it, Summara, 206 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 2: if you ever have time to tap into it. 207 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 3: We'll both watch it and then we'll come back to 208 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 3: y'all and let y'all know. 209 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 4: I love a documentary. I am a nostalgia kaween. I 210 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 4: love a donkeys area, So I'm gonna watch for sure. 211 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 3: Look at the cannon cannon please, guys. My dog is 212 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: just all on the screen right now. We cannot play 213 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 3: right now, so I love it. 214 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 4: It's like we're on Basetime, literally, like that's what it is. 215 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: Sorry about my tangent, but let's get into what is 216 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 2: going on currently and what do we want. 217 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 3: To get into first? There's so much to get into, 218 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 3: so much is going on. 219 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: Well, obviously we have to talk about history being made 220 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: by Asia. 221 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 3: We have to. 222 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: Asia Wilson had a historic thirty point twenty rebound game. 223 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: It was the first and WNBA history. 224 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 2: When you talk about a person that just puts the 225 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 2: team on their back every single night, like that is her, 226 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 2: you know I was able to watch when we just 227 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: played them Honestly, it was really fun watching her go 228 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 2: against Dom. Honestly, that matchup was something I wasn't expecting. 229 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 2: I don't think the fans were expecting considering, you know, 230 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: Dom's limited minutes, So for her to be able to 231 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 2: go in and have the game that she had against 232 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 2: arguably the best one of the best players in the 233 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 2: WNBA right now, that was really fun to watch. But 234 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 2: like I know that the MVP conversation has you know, 235 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: not included Ajia Wilson at all, but like the way 236 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 2: that she's been playing, despite you know, the ups and 237 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 2: downs of the Aces of season, has been so impressive 238 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 2: and incredible and just every year, I say it all 239 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: the time, like she gets better every year. 240 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 3: She adds something new. 241 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 2: To her game every single year, and she's pretty much unstoppable. 242 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 2: So it's good to see her and Jackie and Chelsea, 243 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 2: you know, being the leaders on that team and riding 244 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 2: the ship like they're like no one thought that the 245 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: Aces were like not going to make the playoffs or 246 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 2: they were going to like just fold over and be like, 247 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 2: you know what, this season isn't working for us, so 248 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 2: we're just gonna like figure it out next year. But 249 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 2: like all you gotta do is make it to the playoffs. 250 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 2: You're peaking at the right time. Then it's dangerous. And 251 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 2: we said it last week. Whoever sees Vegas in the 252 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 2: first round, if they end up in that bottom half 253 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 2: of the playoffs. 254 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 3: Good luck, good luck to the luck. 255 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: That's a dangerous espectly, it's all the bottom. Like home 256 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 2: court advantage, I feel like it's been. This is the 257 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 2: most important home court advantage has been in playoffs, I 258 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: think in recent seasons, because one through eight, like you said, 259 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 2: there's two and a half games between what five and eight, 260 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: five and nine or whatever you said, Like, there's not 261 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 2: very much different in competition, and like, honestly, from two 262 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 2: through eight, it's like Minnesota is at the top just 263 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 2: going crazy. 264 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,599 Speaker 3: And then like everybody else is kind of just like 265 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 3: in the mix. 266 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: So I don't even like, honestly, I don't even know, 267 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 2: depending on how long Stewie's out and Kennedy Birk's out, Like, 268 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 2: I don't know if the Liberty will even finish at two, 269 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,719 Speaker 2: like I thought they had that lot, But I don't know. 270 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 2: With the Loway Atlanta and Phoenix I've been playing, you know, 271 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 2: I don't. 272 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 4: Know, Oh, Atlanta Atlanta. 273 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 2: Okay, we play them, do you guys? I will be 274 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: pay them twice in a row. 275 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 4: I will be at front row. I'll be front row, 276 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 4: front and center. We get home court advantage in the playoffs. 277 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 4: Oh my god, you guys better be ready. 278 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 3: You guys better be ready. 279 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 4: And my FAD's gonna eat. I'll be in custom dream merchant. 280 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: Oh see, okay, see now you remember last year or 281 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 2: last game he wants to You had to pick a team, 282 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 2: but you you going all dream all Atlanta dreamed out. 283 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean the playoffs, come on, now, I can't. 284 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 3: I can't. 285 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 4: I can't pass around with them. 286 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: That to make Asia Spee also much more impressive. It 287 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: was her fourteenth double double of the season and her 288 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: sixth career game with at least thirty and fifteen. 289 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 4: So yeah, she's her. 290 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 2: She's her, always been her, in her shoes every game 291 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 2: and a new pair of a ones like come on, yeah, 292 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 2: if she doesn't win MVP, she's absolutely gonna be in 293 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: the conversation. But even the season that she's having on 294 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: the back of her first release of a signature shoe, 295 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: like it's a. 296 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 3: Win, W's in the chat for Ah Wilson. W's in 297 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 3: the chat. 298 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: W's in the chat for sure, speaking of impressive stats, 299 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: At on a triple double streak, she's the first player 300 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: in history to have three straight in sanity. 301 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 2: Also, I do want to say we are gonna get 302 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 2: a little bit into MVP conversation. I guess we could 303 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 2: just sprinkle it throughout, but I will say that let's 304 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 2: talk about it. If At continues to play at this 305 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 2: level while Fee is hurt, there might be there might 306 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 2: be a way that at. 307 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: F surrounding is MVP this year. 308 00:15:54,560 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 2: Honestly, I say that because of yes, team success matters, 309 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 2: but sometimes your team can be so good it works 310 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 2: against you. 311 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 3: And I fear that that might happen with Feed. 312 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 2: And it's annoying because we saw it in the NBA 313 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 2: where it was like, well, this happened this year, but 314 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 2: this person should have won, and then this happened next year, 315 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 2: so the person that should have won last year, then 316 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: it ended up winning even though this person should have won. 317 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: And I fear that's starting to happen in our league 318 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 2: because I know a lot of people you know, were 319 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 2: upset that Fee didn't really even get any conversation about 320 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 2: MVP last year. People thought eight t was robbed two 321 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 2: years ago, which I was one of those people who 322 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 2: thought AT was robbed of her MVP, and compared to 323 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: that season, At is scoring higher and she has more assists. 324 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 2: She has a chance to average a triple double. Right now, 325 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: she's at sixteen nine to nine, so those are career 326 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 2: highs and points I think might be career high and assists. 327 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 2: But if she can, like if she can get a 328 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 2: C is an average of a triple double, and she 329 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 2: in the Mercury finished two or three absolutely two, she 330 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 2: might get that. She might make it hard for people 331 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: to not give her MVP because I don't think a 332 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 2: player's ever averaged a triple double in the WNBA, So. 333 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 3: I'm gonna put that in perspective. 334 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: I checked the twenty twenty five w NBA MVP odds 335 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: and prior to fees injury number one in the odds 336 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: obviously in a piece of call year, and just behind 337 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: her is AT, very closely behind her before the injury, 338 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: and the closest person to At is Asia Wilson, who 339 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: is like significantly behind At. 340 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 4: And the odds so that day have. 341 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 3: Ah, those are only three that they have the top. 342 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: Five and the odds or the top four in the 343 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: odds because the like it drops off significantly after four 344 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: is the Visa Collier, Alys, Thomas, Asia Wilson and then 345 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: Stewie and Stuie and what hurt Yeah yeah according to 346 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 1: Fanuel Sports and six yeah. 347 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 2: And that's another one with Stuwie and the Sabrina is 348 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 2: that because people look at their teams like as being 349 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 2: so well balanced and so stacked, it could work against 350 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 2: them as far as MVP, because not that anybody cares 351 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 2: about what I think about MVP, But for me, my 352 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 2: five would be. 353 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 3: Fee in order. 354 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 2: This is in order pie at, Alicia Gray, Kelsey Mitchell, 355 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 2: Sabrina is five for me and Stuwie and Sabrina probably 356 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 2: could be one A, one B. But because Stuwie did 357 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 2: get hurt recently and Sabrina has kind of like upturs 358 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 2: out her output scoring and assists, I've put her in fifth. 359 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: But again, what Kelsey Mitchel? 360 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,479 Speaker 2: Come on, why are we not talking about how Kelsey 361 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 2: Mitchell has carried this Indiana Fever team. I'm not gonna 362 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 2: say by herself, because Natasha Howard and Aliah Boston have 363 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 2: been really good in this stretch as well. 364 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 3: But the way that the MVP. There's not really is 365 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 3: there like an MVP ladder, Like do we do that? 366 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 3: Like the NBA does. 367 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 4: No, there isn't. I tried to check it before. 368 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 3: Where's that at? 369 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 2: And I feel like we talk about it on gills 370 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 2: all the time, Like as the season goes on, you 371 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 2: shrink the ladder, and then when the end of the 372 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 2: season comes for voting, you only have three people to 373 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 2: choose from, So a random person doesn't get a first 374 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 2: place vote that has zero chance of winning, and now 375 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: you're taking a first place vote from somebody else, Like 376 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 2: it should go from like eight players, and then six players, 377 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 2: and then four players, and then the last like month 378 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: or so of season, it should be like three or 379 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 2: four players, and then those are the three or four 380 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 2: players you get to choose from and rank them one 381 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 2: through four. Like so a random player doesn't get a 382 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 2: first place vote from their local journalist because. 383 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 3: They're like, right, I love them, so we're gonna give 384 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 3: them a first place vote. Like no, I hate that. 385 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 4: Like here's my question when it comes to MVP. I 386 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 4: always want to know this. 387 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: I wish I could, like if we were voters, I 388 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: wish we could get our perspectives on this because I 389 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: want to hear this from the voter so bad. When 390 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: it comes to voting for MVP, what's more important being 391 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:39,479 Speaker 1: the most valuable player on the best team, winning per 392 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: se or carrying your team like be your team wouldn't 393 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: be anywhere without you? 394 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 4: Kind of. 395 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 2: I really think it's like move the goalpost, move player 396 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 2: to player, and we see it in the NBA as well, Right, 397 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 2: it's the weirdest thing. I wish that when a person 398 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 2: picks the media member chooses their MVPs or whatever, like 399 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 2: they have to like write a sentence why they Why 400 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 2: why did you choose this person? Because it could be 401 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 2: like a very valid reason, but because their team is 402 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 2: really good. I don't think that's a valid reason or 403 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 2: why they didn't pick this No, we're not even talking. 404 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 2: Don't even tell me why you didn't pick this person. 405 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 2: Just tell me why you picked the person you chose. 406 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 2: We're not even gonna talk about why you didn't pick 407 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 2: this person. That's how I feel about when people talk 408 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 2: about their favorite players. Tell me why you love them 409 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,239 Speaker 2: so much. Don't tell me why you don't like them, 410 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 2: why you don't like them or this one or compare them. 411 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: Just tell me all the things that you love about 412 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 2: your favorite player, and I'll tell you all the things 413 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 2: that I love about my favorite player, and then we 414 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 2: could just. 415 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 3: Be like la la la la la. I love this 416 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 3: player and. 417 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 2: You love that player, and I think you sports fans 418 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 2: too well to Yeah, it's so annoying. Like you guys know, 419 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 2: you can like as many players, free will like all 420 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 2: the players if you want. 421 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 3: You don't have to dislike. 422 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: But people are like that with everything, musicians, rappers, you 423 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: you have to pick a team, like are you. 424 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:10,119 Speaker 2: Gonna go to jail? You like multiple things? Are you 425 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 2: gonna go to jail if you like the villain in 426 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: a Disney movie? 427 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: Like if you like if you like Drake and Kendrick Lamar, 428 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: people that's allowed, Like people don't allow that. 429 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 2: To the chair electric chair, you cannot like both things 430 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 2: Like you can like whatever you want, just tell me why. 431 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 2: But if you give me a weird reason, I'm gonna 432 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 2: tell you it's a weird reason. But if it's valid 433 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 2: and you have facts and data. 434 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 4: But for the MVP voting, are you are you this 435 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 4: year more holding more value to better team or to 436 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 4: better plays? 437 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 2: Well, at least for me, if I was a voter, 438 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 2: bare minimum is your team has to be like above 439 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: five hundred, and then after that we can get into it. 440 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 2: So like, if you're carrying your team and you have 441 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 2: more losses. 442 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 3: Than wins, I'm not I'm not. I'm not voting for that. 443 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 2: Honestly, I don't care if you're scoring one hundred points 444 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 2: a game. Part of you being value the value is 445 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: the value added is winning. 446 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 4: That's the Asia Wilson dreamt this year. 447 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 2: But now they're they're getting there. They're getting there, so 448 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 2: they keep winning. Then it's gonna make this MVP race 449 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 2: very interesting. But because the Links have been so dominant, 450 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 2: like you would think the obvious thing is the best 451 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 2: player on the best team is the MVP. But we 452 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 2: all know it's not that simple and sports are not 453 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 2: that cut and dry and black and white, like there's 454 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 2: a lot of things. The way that the Links are 455 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 2: playing without feet, they still look they still look like 456 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 2: the number one team. Like if a random person tuned 457 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 2: in to the Links playing as of late, they probably 458 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 2: would have no idea that the current favorite for the 459 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 2: MVP was missing. 460 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 3: That's how good the Links have been. 461 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: Playing, right, And people need to remember that MVP voting 462 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: is subjective, like anything else. It's really people's opinions, Like 463 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: it's not fact based. Obviously, it's sports, so there's stats 464 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: behind it. But we talked about this at the beginning 465 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: of the season. In order to make a case for MVP, 466 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 1: you kind of have to come out to a hot start. 467 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: Your team has to have a hot start, like you 468 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: have to have that momentum of us talking about you 469 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: being the MVP up until the All Star break for 470 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: it to sustain itself. 471 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 3: Here the season. 472 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 2: And also the worst thing for Asia is the seasons 473 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 2: she had last year was so ridiculous and historic and amazing, 474 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 2: Like people are gonna be like, oh, this was her 475 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 2: MVP season, so we're going to compare this one. So 476 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 2: how are we gonna give her another one machine to 477 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 2: play at this level? So like, that's just that's the 478 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 2: crowd of being great. That's the crown you the crown 479 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 2: you wear for being great. You just got to keep 480 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 2: out doing yourself. 481 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 4: Well, it's the same treatment Lebron gets in the m NBA. 482 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: That's going to compare to Nicole Joki. 483 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, he would win it every year if we gave 484 00:24:58,640 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 4: it to the best player every year. 485 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 3: So they can't, Right, there's just so many things. 486 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 2: But that's why at least the at least with the 487 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 2: voting process, you can just shrink it down to where 488 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 2: all the votes are going, where they should be bare 489 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 2: minimum to the players that have a real chance of winning, 490 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 2: Like it probably is really nice to see yourself get 491 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 2: a random first place vote for MVP, Like I know 492 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 2: that probably it probably feels good to the player, but 493 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 2: like it's a waste of a first place vote. 494 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, we're not here to make y'all feel good. I'm 495 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 4: sorry they need and. 496 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 2: We are still on the lookout for the fourth place 497 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: Asia Wilson voter. They have not revealed themselves yet, so 498 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 2: we are still we are still looking for you, because 499 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 2: why would. 500 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 4: You do that, hater, Like, they're never gonna announce. 501 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,239 Speaker 2: That you'll lose all you if you are, Yeah, your 502 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 2: credibility would be to the ground to hell, Like why 503 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 2: would you do that? 504 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: Well, speaking of the Links looking like a number one 505 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: seed and looking like they have the MVP when they don't. 506 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: Right now, I'm curious post free agency, just looking at 507 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: how all of these moves and trades and crazy shakeups 508 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: are working out for everybody. 509 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 4: What are you seeing from Djna Carrington? 510 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 3: Oh, my gosh, you know, I hope that. 511 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 2: If or when the Links win, they like give a 512 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 2: piece of something to the Dallas Wings front office. 513 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 3: To thank them. 514 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,120 Speaker 2: For giving them the because that's that's the only hard 515 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,959 Speaker 2: where they got this year, for giving them a missing 516 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 2: piece that we didn't even know that they were missing. 517 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: Djana has seamlessly fit into the Minnesota Links system. And 518 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 2: that's the thing about the Minnesota Links. They are a system. 519 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 3: They are a well oiled machine, and when you are that, 520 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 3: it's very easy to just plug in players. 521 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 2: Talented players, high IQ players like Djona is always where 522 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 2: like she's gonna cut to the right place. 523 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 3: She's gonna cut to where you're not. 524 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,479 Speaker 2: She's gonna pick up full court, she's gonna guard your 525 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 2: best player, she's gonna block the shit out of somebody. 526 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 2: Like that edge, I feel like Courtney and Kmac have it. 527 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 2: Jess Shephard also has been so great for them this season. 528 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 3: Like the three of them. 529 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 2: Combined had like like an edge to them, the edge 530 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 2: DS brought. They didn't have that, I don't think. So 531 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 2: she's bringing that off the bench and in her first 532 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 2: few games with the Links, she's averaging fifteen points in 533 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 2: five rebounds. 534 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 3: So yeah, I. 535 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 2: When the trade happened, I was like, what are we doing? 536 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 2: Are we just saying here in Minnesota Lynx win everything, 537 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 2: Win every game from here on out. Here's the like 538 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 2: spark plug that y'all kneeded off the bench. So I 539 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 2: think I'm really happy for Djine. She even said in 540 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 2: the media their first game with the Links was the 541 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 2: most fun she's had playing basketball on a long time. 542 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 3: And I know how that. 543 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 2: I know what that feels like. I felt that way, 544 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 2: and I feel that way. Athletes are limited, so I 545 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 2: know what that feels like. So you know, I'm tired 546 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: of it. I feel like we, like I said, this 547 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 2: is like the Minnesota Lynks hype train over here. I 548 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 2: love watching good basketball. I love watching good basketball, and 549 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 2: they played good basketball and we've been seeing it. They're five, 550 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 2: another last five. They have the best offensive rating in 551 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 2: the league, the best defensive rating in the league. 552 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 3: And they play New York three times in the next 553 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 3: nine days. 554 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 4: Wow, that sucks for New York. 555 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 2: They had already played them one time prior to this episode. 556 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 2: So they have two more games against New York in 557 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 2: like a week. 558 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 3: So great. 559 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 2: Minnesota gets rest and they get to play the same 560 00:28:53,880 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 2: team that's crippled with injuries. Right now, Wow, good for Minnesota, right, 561 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 2: but they look yeah, yeah, they're looking very much unstoppable. 562 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 2: It's it's giving dynasty if they can keep the team together. 563 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 3: I don't know. We don't like to throw the d 564 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 3: world out. 565 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, be careful and I'm sorry. Speaking of we're gonna 566 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: get clipped. We're gonna clip and it's gonna be like dangerous. 567 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: Speaking of New York, they are holding onto that number 568 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: two seed by a thread. 569 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 4: Brianna Steuart is expected to be back around. 570 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: Late August, but they have a brutal August road schedule ahead. Meanwhile, 571 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: Atlanta is tied for number two after beating Phoenix and. 572 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 4: Things are looking up in the South. 573 00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: LEXI, what are your thoughts obviously, if I'm predicting, I 574 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: mean Minnesota. 575 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 4: Three times you said yeah Atlanta. 576 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 2: I know I can't say dynasty, especially to them. They 577 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 2: haven't even won anything yet, So don't clip me when 578 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 2: I say that. But it's like that's what they keep comparing. 579 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 2: They keep comparing this core group to the team that 580 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 2: won all those championships, and I see so many similarities 581 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 2: in how they play versus how they played with Simone 582 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 2: and I and them. So I'm sorry that I threw 583 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 2: the premature dynasty out there and they haven't even won yet, 584 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 2: but they just are playing so great. 585 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 3: But back to Atlanta they are. 586 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, as I said, the Liberty might not finish number 587 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 2: two because Atlanta or Phoenix is going to finish number two. 588 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 2: We play Atlanta two times in the next four days, 589 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 2: five days. I think we have one game here tomorrow 590 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 2: in Seattle, and then we go to Canada and play 591 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 2: them in Vancouver, which is exciting watching them. 592 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 3: And scout and stuff like. 593 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 2: They don't look very different than when we played them 594 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 2: a month ago when we went on the buzzer beater. 595 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 2: Ryan's back, which is great, even though her last game 596 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 2: she was zero for seven in her return, but even 597 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 2: her gravity and presence on the court makes such a 598 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 2: huge difference. Nas Hillman my sixth win of the year, 599 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 2: who was starting for a few games. So I need 600 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 2: to go her to go back to the bench before 601 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 2: she gets disqualified for six man. I don't know how 602 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 2: many games you have to play coming off the bench 603 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 2: to be qualified. I'm sure she's more than qualified, but 604 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 2: I need her to go back and be her six 605 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 2: Woman's self. She was three for seven from three to 606 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 2: their last game. They're five another last five, and two 607 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 2: of those wins are against the Phoenix Mercury. So, like 608 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 2: you said, they are trending in the right direction. And 609 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 2: I feel like I say this every week. I'm for 610 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:43,239 Speaker 2: these games are for us. 611 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 3: These two aren't for it. Like shit, we're on a 612 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 3: losing sheet right now. 613 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 2: So if we could get one or two wins against 614 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 2: a team playing the way that Atlanta's playing, that would 615 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 2: be great for us. It would be great for our record, 616 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 2: it would be great for our vibes. Honestly, we could 617 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 2: use some winning vibes right now. So again that's why 618 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 2: Lisha's in my conversation for MVP, because no one had 619 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 2: the Dream in. 620 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 3: The top three. Did we? I don't think we did. 621 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 3: I don't even know if we had them in the 622 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 3: top three, we had them in. 623 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 2: The playoffs, obviously, no we didn't. But that coach he might, 624 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 2: I mean he could. He could get Coach of the 625 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 2: Year as well. I mean again, all these obvious awards 626 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 2: that you want to give to the best team with 627 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 2: the best record, and the MVP, like yes, people will 628 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 2: be like, oh yeah, Cheryl should win Coach of the Year, 629 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 2: but I wouldn't be surprised if the Atlanta coach could 630 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 2: win Coach of the Year. 631 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 5: Because a lot of people, is it coach of the 632 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 5: Year worthy to be coaching the best team that was 633 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 5: supposed to win anyways, that wins the finalst Like, obviously 634 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 5: she's a great coach. 635 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 4: But I'm saying, like that's like yeah, yeah. 636 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 2: Also, I just feel like, and this is no like 637 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 2: shade to her coaching or anything, because I played for 638 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 2: Cheryl and I thought she was an amazing coach. It's 639 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 2: very hard to manage egos and talented teams like that. 640 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 3: That is a skill that she has mastered. 641 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 2: If you guys know anything about her previous teams that 642 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,960 Speaker 2: were filled with five four or five Hall of Famers 643 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 2: and they won four championships, Like, that's not easy to do. 644 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 2: To manage egos, and having an ego is not a 645 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 2: bad thing, guys. Like, if you are a professional athlete, 646 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 2: if you're a professional at anything, if you think you're 647 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 2: really good at anything that you do, you're gonna have 648 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 2: some type of an ego. 649 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 3: It's called confidence. 650 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 2: But sometimes okay, we'll call it an ego, but you 651 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 2: still have to manage those and figure out how to 652 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 2: make them all work, and Cheryld does a really, really 653 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 2: good job of that, And I feel like that is 654 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 2: why people always have her name and for a Coach 655 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 2: of the Year, because of the way she's able to 656 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 2: manage these superstars that she has on our team. Atlanta Coach, 657 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 2: you know, a lot of us, me included, had questions 658 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 2: about how she was he was going to acclimate his 659 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,760 Speaker 2: style of play with having two of the most talented 660 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 2: centers in the league on the same team, and he's 661 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 2: managed to do it quite well and dealing. 662 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,280 Speaker 3: With injuries to one of his all stars. 663 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 2: So I know no one is asking us for any 664 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 2: of our input, but for Coach of the Year, like 665 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 2: I'm putting at the Atlanta Dream coach if his name 666 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 2: is not in the conversation at all, like that's a disservice, 667 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:38,439 Speaker 2: especially in his first year. 668 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 3: This is his first season. 669 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 2: Like what he's done with that Dream Team and how 670 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 2: they're playing and how they've bought into his style very impressive. 671 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 3: So we have our hands they. 672 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 4: Finished with the number two spot. I don't see why not. 673 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, we gon have our hands full the 674 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,919 Speaker 2: next two games. But I'm excited the game we played 675 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 2: against them was it was a great game, It was exciting, 676 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 2: but buzzer beaters, so they want their get back for sure. 677 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be fun. 678 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, you the Storm and these exciting close games like 679 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: are y'alls r rest? Okay? 680 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 4: Just to give the people a little I'm watching of 681 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 4: what's going on. 682 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: The Seattle Storm are currently and a five game losing 683 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: streak at the eight seed, but working on integrating Britney 684 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,399 Speaker 1: Sykes into the lineup. Had a close loss to LA 685 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: that hurt the playoff cushion just a little bit, but 686 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:34,879 Speaker 1: still time. Obviously, everything is so close between five and nine, 687 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: so don't count them out at all. 688 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 4: Lexie inside scoop, what is going on? 689 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:48,319 Speaker 2: So the last five games we've lost by two, four, four, four, 690 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:55,320 Speaker 2: and three, I know, and two of them are against 691 00:35:55,360 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 2: the Sparks, I know. But one of the games, I mean, 692 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:05,279 Speaker 2: let's look at my stats real quick, guys, just for fun, 693 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 2: just for shits and gigs. 694 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 3: Ever since I said I was eleven points. 695 00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 4: Away from a lot of them, yea a week later, I'm. 696 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:23,839 Speaker 2: Still a week later, I'm still seven points away. So yeah, 697 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 2: out of those three games, I only, I mean out 698 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:29,439 Speaker 2: of those five games, I only played in three of them, 699 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:33,359 Speaker 2: and then I've only played a total of twenty six minutes. 700 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:37,480 Speaker 3: Since August first, So that's cool for me. 701 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 2: We, like I said last week, our vibe has just 702 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,240 Speaker 2: been inconsistent across the board. We went through some changes, 703 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 2: personnel changes that takes time. Sykes has been a great addition. 704 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,720 Speaker 2: If you guys watched us play. She brings great energy 705 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 2: on both sides of the ball. She's now our leading 706 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 2: scorer after two games. She's averaging twenty one and five 707 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 2: assists I think in two games. 708 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:04,960 Speaker 3: Which is great. 709 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 2: We needed, you know, some consistent, more consistent scoring, I 710 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 2: feel like, high powered scoring. And now she's in the 711 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,879 Speaker 2: starting lineup, which I wasn't shocked that that happened after 712 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:16,879 Speaker 2: one game, Like you don't bring an all star over 713 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 2: and not give her all star minutes, So getting used 714 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 2: to that. 715 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 3: The rotation is shifting once again. 716 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm absolutely not in it now like I thought I 717 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,319 Speaker 2: wasn't in it at first, I'm definitely not in it now, 718 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 2: which it is what it is. I think the one 719 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 2: bright spot throughout all of this is the way Dom 720 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 2: has been playing, and I'm so happy to see her 721 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 2: getting Like some real minutes, some real run, especially at 722 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:50,280 Speaker 2: like the end of the games when games are closed. 723 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,680 Speaker 2: She's getting the ball, She's making big plays. So I've 724 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 2: been watching Dom like work really hard since training camp, 725 00:37:57,239 --> 00:38:00,799 Speaker 2: like or whenever she got here, Like she has been 726 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:02,360 Speaker 2: so locked into her process. 727 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,240 Speaker 3: She's been so locked into her workout. 728 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,839 Speaker 2: She's been getting stronger, and I've just been seeing her 729 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:10,439 Speaker 2: like confidence grow every single day, even though she wasn't 730 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 2: really getting the minutes that you know, a lot of 731 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 2: people were probably expecting her to get. So for her 732 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,880 Speaker 2: to be like the youngest player to get back to 733 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:20,800 Speaker 2: back twenty and ten games, one against Deerica Hanby and 734 00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 2: Cam Brink, you know, super talented bigs in LA. The 735 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:28,719 Speaker 2: next against you know, Asia Wilson and Alissa Smith, like 736 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 2: two also super. 737 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 3: Talented bigs in our league. 738 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 2: Like, if we can find anything positive throughout this like 739 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:39,200 Speaker 2: five game losing streak, which sucks, it's you know, seeing 740 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 2: Dom like reach this potential like so quickly. 741 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:44,880 Speaker 3: Guys, she's only nineteen. 742 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,960 Speaker 4: She's just seeing a bright spot in the future. 743 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:53,440 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, Like she's literally a baby, and just 744 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:58,439 Speaker 2: the dunk is coming. I can feel it, And when 745 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,359 Speaker 2: she does it, I cannot wait. I hope she does 746 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 2: it at home, and it actually be kind of cool 747 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:05,759 Speaker 2: for her to do it on the road, but like 748 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 2: her first endgame dunk, being at home would be fire. 749 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 5: Like. 750 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:12,200 Speaker 2: Even today in practice, we were we were doing scripting, 751 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:13,800 Speaker 2: doing five on zero and we were just in a 752 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 2: regular pick and roll and I threw her up the 753 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:19,799 Speaker 2: ball and she just dunked it like off the roll, and. 754 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:22,840 Speaker 3: I was like, oh my god, it's COVID. It's COVID. 755 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 1: I know it is. 756 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 2: The people need it, so honestly, I love the way 757 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 2: Dom's playing. She was so upset after the last game, 758 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,120 Speaker 2: and I love seeing that too, because that means she cares. 759 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:36,800 Speaker 2: But we all talk about how Page got Rookie of 760 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,239 Speaker 2: the Year locked up with Sonya and Kiki right on 761 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 2: her heels. But if Dom was getting the opportunities that 762 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 2: she was getting now, I think a little bit sooner, 763 00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:46,719 Speaker 2: Don would absolutely be in the. 764 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 3: Conversation for Rookie of the Year. 765 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 2: And I feel like if she is at this trajectory 766 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,800 Speaker 2: for the rest of the season, she will be in 767 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 2: the conversation. I don't feel like she has enough time 768 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 2: to overtake Paige, but like she could take Sonya and 769 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:04,760 Speaker 2: Kiki for sure, Like they're gonna be They're all gonna 770 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,400 Speaker 2: make all rooky team for sure. But I feel like 771 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:11,200 Speaker 2: Dom is just the glimpses that she's shown the last 772 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:15,760 Speaker 2: few weeks. I'm like, she's gonna be a prob Blum 773 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:21,160 Speaker 2: like nineteen nineteens Goring twenty. It's in on Asia Wilson 774 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:25,200 Speaker 2: bro Like, that's unbelievable, unbelievable. 775 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 3: So we're going through what we're going through. 776 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 2: But that's something that we can look at and be 777 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:34,520 Speaker 2: happy about and excited about having Dom, having Sykes here. 778 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 2: So this is a great opportunity this week for us 779 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 2: to get back on track. So, yeah, what's going on 780 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 2: in Seattle? 781 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:41,959 Speaker 3: Guys? 782 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,479 Speaker 1: We've pretty much been over the playoff picture the current 783 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:49,160 Speaker 1: one through eight seeds. How tight the standings are from 784 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 1: five to nine, only two and a half games apart. Uh, 785 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 1: there are a few teams that could realistically move up 786 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: or fall out in the next two weeks. Obviously the 787 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:01,640 Speaker 1: Dream could get that top that number two spot. The 788 00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 1: New York Liberty have to hold on to their spot 789 00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:07,320 Speaker 1: even though they don't have their star. It's a mess, 790 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: but I will be watching hopcorn in hand Lexi, what 791 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: are the people need to be looking forward to this week? 792 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,560 Speaker 2: What we what do you like like all of the games, 793 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 2: Like you said earlier, every game matters, Like even even Minnesota, 794 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,000 Speaker 2: like if they they can't slip up either because they 795 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:25,879 Speaker 2: are only six. 796 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:29,399 Speaker 3: I mean, no, they're gonna be fine. They're gonna be fine. 797 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:34,520 Speaker 2: But everybody else, like every game literally matters. We're in 798 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,320 Speaker 2: eighth place. So I was talking about those teams that 799 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 2: you don't want to catch in the first round, Like, 800 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 2: I'm I'll throw us in there too if we get 801 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 2: our if we get our shit together in these next 802 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 2: few weeks, and we happen to be outside of the 803 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 2: top four, Like, we're not even a team that you 804 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:51,080 Speaker 2: probably want to see in the first round early either 805 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:52,399 Speaker 2: if you're home court. 806 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,879 Speaker 3: So we're at eight right now. 807 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:58,400 Speaker 2: The Sparks are right behind us, and the Mystics are 808 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:03,719 Speaker 2: right behind them. So as far as playoff picture, ten 809 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:09,680 Speaker 2: teams are very much still fighting for playoff spots. You know, Chicago, Dallas, 810 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:13,239 Speaker 2: and Connecticut are out. I'm pretty sure they're going to 811 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:18,840 Speaker 2: be eliminated in the next few games, probably, but you know, 812 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 2: Minnesota has five losses and everyone else has eleven. To 813 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 2: seventeen losses. So the team I have my eye on 814 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 2: for sure are the Aces because they are seeming to 815 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:36,240 Speaker 2: turn their things around. And then I'm looking at the Sparks. 816 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:38,520 Speaker 2: This will be like their first time back in the 817 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:41,719 Speaker 2: playoffs in like four years, a long time. I don't 818 00:42:41,719 --> 00:42:43,719 Speaker 2: know how many years. It's been a long time since 819 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:46,800 Speaker 2: the Sparks have been in the playoffs. And you know, 820 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:49,160 Speaker 2: I feel the way I feel about my situation with 821 00:42:49,239 --> 00:42:51,879 Speaker 2: the Sparks, But the Sparks being the playoffs is good 822 00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:54,759 Speaker 2: for the WNBA, So no, I don't want them to 823 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:57,920 Speaker 2: overtake our spot. They can overtake someone else's spot in 824 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,360 Speaker 2: the playoffs. But I think it would be like a 825 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,640 Speaker 2: really cool thing to see the Sparks back in the 826 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:06,800 Speaker 2: playoffs because it's been a long long time. But this 827 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,120 Speaker 2: next month of season is going to be crazy and 828 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:14,800 Speaker 2: it's exciting, exciting times, exciting exciting times. 829 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:18,040 Speaker 1: I can't wait and I can't wait to recap it 830 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:21,359 Speaker 1: all with you. Well we kept it actually forty five 831 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:22,480 Speaker 1: minutes today, so. 832 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:27,000 Speaker 3: Guess yes, look at us, Look at us. 833 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 4: I love that for us. But LEXI, thank you so much. 834 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: I am so excited to see you next week. And guys, 835 00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,640 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to another episode of Full Circle. 836 00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:38,520 Speaker 1: See ya, thanks for listening to Full Circle. We'll be 837 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,840 Speaker 1: back next week with more basketball for the. 838 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,239 Speaker 4: Girls, by the girls. We want to hear from you. 839 00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:45,920 Speaker 1: Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell us 840 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,360 Speaker 1: what you want us to talk about. Full Circle is 841 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: hosted by Lexi Brown and Mariah Rose. Our executive producer 842 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:55,359 Speaker 1: is Jesse Katz. Our supervising producer is Grace Fuse. Our 843 00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:58,880 Speaker 1: producer is Zoe Dang Club. Listen to Full Circle on 844 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:02,760 Speaker 1: America's number one cast network, iHeart, open your free iHeart 845 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:05,200 Speaker 1: app and search full Circle with Lexi Brown and Mariah 846 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:06,280 Speaker 1: Rose and start listening.