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 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: Hello everybody, welcome to another episode of the Full Circle Podcast. 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: I'm Lexi Brown here with my girl Mariah Rose. Welcome, Hey, 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: lex Hey girl. We are fresh off of selection Sunday, 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: so we have a lot to get into. But first 8 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: let's do a little ketchup. Sash, and I'm gonna start 9 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: with you because you were just on the freaking Jennifer 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 2: Hudson Show and didn't tell anybody about that, so please 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: tell me how that happened, how that was. I was 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: on the show last year with some of my former 13 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: teammates and it was a blast, So I want to 14 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: know what your experience was. That was amazing, It was awesome. 15 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 1: They treat you like you're freaking beyond it, Like you 16 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,639 Speaker 1: get a dressing room, next that you have your own person. Yeah, 17 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: snacks and your own I was eating plantain chips and 18 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: they walked in and then that the plantain ships will 19 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 1: replace spirit time. I came back having my makeup dead 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: chep like they were so nice. Everybody was so kind. 21 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: I was just joking on TikTok about. Everybody keeps commenting 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: and they're like, can't wait to see your spirit tunnel. 23 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:12,639 Speaker 1: I'm like, girl, I didn't get a spirit tunnel. 24 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: I was gonna ask you didn't get a spirit We 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: didn't get one either. I don't think that was a 26 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: thing yet. I was like, can we go back so 27 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: we can get a spirit tunnel? 28 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: The main guest whatever, like actual big celebrity is there. 29 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: You deserved a spirit tunnel? 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: Thank you. No, it's okay. I I didn't need one. However, 31 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: I was ready just. 32 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: You were just I was just I was wacking you. 33 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: No, but it was amazing. Everybody keeps saying, girl, you 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: didn't tell me like you were like, You're like you 35 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: didn't secret. I'm like, how, I'm so weird about that stuff, 36 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: Like what am I supposed to say? So you're an athlete, 37 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: everything you do gets announced with a pretty little graphic 38 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: LEXI going to a new team, I would have to 39 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 1: make it. Hey, guys, guess what. 40 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: Wait, that's funny that you said that, because literally yesterday 41 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: on X I saw a man someone was making fun 42 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: of this guy because he made a graphic announcing that 43 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: he was going to be a pe teacher and he managed. 44 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: I was like, yeah, hell yeah, you should be excited 45 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: for getting a new job and a new opportunity. I 46 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: feel like more people should do that. 47 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: Actually, no, I'm going to start normalizing normal guys. Go 48 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: on to a new. 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: Job, make a graphic. Canvo committed exactly. Canva is free 50 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: and it's very fun to use. And I think that 51 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: more people should announce their achievements and relocations and if 52 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: they feel like it. But I think that would be 53 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: a cool thing now that I'm thinking about it. Small victories. 54 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,839 Speaker 2: You got to celebrate the small wins. 55 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: It was a fun experience. It was I was like 56 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: starstruck with Jennifer Hudson. It was special. 57 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: So she was a lot taller than I was expecting. 58 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: She's like my high she I. 59 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: Didn't even think of that until you just said that. 60 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: But she was like, I don't know what I expected her. 61 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: How tall I expected her to be. 62 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: She gives tallish, but you know that's like when you're 63 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: tall in Hollywood, that's still pretty short. But now she's 64 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: a legit tall person for a celebrity. Yes, but yeah, 65 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 2: you look so cute on there. I was very happy 66 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: when I saw that. I was like, oh my god, 67 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: Mari was on Jennifer Hudson's show. So I think that 68 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: was really that was really amazing for you and us. 69 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly for us. 70 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 2: Your wins are not my wins. I hope you know that. 71 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: Oh, of course, now we need a whole press tour. 72 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: Now we need to go on the late night shows, and. 73 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 2: We need to do everything. It's funny. I'm going on 74 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 2: an NBA show this weekend. And he was like basically saying, 75 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 2: it's like you want a press ray, I'll want a 76 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 2: press run right now. Speaking of the last podcast we 77 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: were on, which was amazing by the way, with the ringer. 78 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: Did you see the video that they put up? Did 79 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: you see it? No? Okay, so I didn't see it, 80 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 2: and somebody my dms started coming. Sometimes I go in there, 81 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: sometimes certain ones pop up, and I usually don't go 82 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: on my request, But for some reason I went in 83 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: there and people were in there like being mean as 84 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 2: about like calling me stupid and all this stuff, and 85 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: I was like, wait, what did I do? It was 86 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: from that conversation and remember when we were talking about 87 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: the CBA, they like clipped like a thirty second thing 88 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: about how we should be demanding more money. When I 89 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 2: was like, if you're doing well in your job, you're 90 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: gonna ask for a raise. They clipped that and put 91 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: it on the Ringer NBA page. Mariah No. Most viewed 92 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: video in weeks. It had like three thousand shares and 93 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 2: they had to turn the comments off. So I first 94 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 2: before I spaz on people, because especially I'm gonna do 95 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 2: this more too. I don't like when these big platforms 96 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 2: irresponsibly post things and then they're shocked at the response, 97 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: or they pretend to be shocked at the response. Y'all 98 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 2: knew exactly what type of response y'all were gonna get 99 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 2: posting that shit like all the stuff we talked about 100 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 2: in the three hours we were on that damn show, 101 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: because it felt like we were on there for three hours. 102 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 2: That's the small conversation y'all decide to post because there's 103 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: a little bit of outrage about our CBA negotiations right now. 104 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: So I look through their page first. Almost no w 105 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: content at all on there, and the few ones that 106 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 2: were on there didn't really have any views or comments 107 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: or anything. So I DM them and I said take 108 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: this down, I said, because if y'all are gonna be 109 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 2: in the comments fighting back, then take this down, because 110 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 2: now you've opened me and Mariah up to all this 111 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 2: weird energy because y'all don't want it on y'all's page, 112 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 2: So now they're just sending it to me. Now I'm 113 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: just getting it directly. Instead of y'all letting people fight 114 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: out in the comments, you've turned them off. Let me 115 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 2: read you what they said back. 116 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, I didn't even see that, but based 117 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: on my memory of the conversation, actually, this has been 118 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: something I've been thinking about a lot because people have 119 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: been an uproar about Shannon Sharp having that guy on 120 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: his podcast who was like problematic to black women and whatever. 121 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: There's been a whole thing about podcasts going on on 122 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: TikTok right now, and I feel very passionately that if 123 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: you are going to comment on something that was clipped 124 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: from a podcast, you need to go and watch the 125 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: whole episode before you have an avado. 126 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 2: Oh, that's that's so funny. You said that. I tweeted 127 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 2: that the exact same thing, Like I understand the concept 128 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 2: of clickbait, like everybody understands rage baiting, like that's literally 129 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: what social media is thriving on. But you cannot depend 130 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: on people to go into the whole. They're gonna click 131 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 2: on the link to the video and see that it's 132 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 2: two hours and gonna be like, I'm not watching this, 133 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: or where can I even find the context of this conversation. 134 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 2: I think that rapal and maybe we can start doing 135 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: this as well when we clip post a clip and 136 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: then in the caption or something, be like, listen to 137 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: this conversation at this minute mark or something like that. 138 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: Because I thought that our conversation about the CBA negotiations 139 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: was very well balanced. It made sense. But they clipped 140 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 2: that little part about you say it doesn't matter if 141 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: the WNBA loses money, but like you weren't talking like 142 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 2: we were talking about like how the NBA was No, 143 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 2: they didn't be like that, Bro, I didn't know about that. 144 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 2: Started the clip. I was like, we were literally talking 145 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 2: about how the NBA wasn't profitable for a little bit 146 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 2: as well until players like started, you know, showing up better. 147 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: So then once things get better, you asked for better. 148 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: So anyway, I sent it to them. I think it 149 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: was like a day or two after they had posted it. 150 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: They said, really sorry about what transpired with this. It 151 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: was never our intention for it to get out of hand. 152 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 2: I said, I don't know if I believe that, but 153 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 2: thank you anyway, because y'all are full of shit. Y'all 154 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: are full of shit. Y'all knew what exactly what y'all 155 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 2: was doing. Like, y'all, are they delete it? Yes, they 156 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: deleted it because you can't post something like that and 157 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: then turn the comments off. 158 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. 159 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: No, it was like the most viewed video that they 160 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: had in like a while. So I haven't seen like 161 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: any of these. 162 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: This is so side conversation, any of these like clips 163 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: of us that have gone crazy viral on Twitter. 164 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 2: No, Like I don't even like the one of us. 165 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: Talking about the narrative that the people don't want to 166 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: play the fever. 167 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: Oh wait, okay, let's go back to that because the 168 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 2: person who posted that on Twitter, and we're gonna we're 169 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: gonna get back to Twitter in a second. The person 170 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: who posted that on Twitter. I had them blocked because 171 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: when I was on Gills when we were talking about 172 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: the incoming rookie class, and you know, everyone was on 173 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: me about like hating on the rookies and I was 174 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 2: just like, I was not hating on the rookies. I 175 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 2: was telling y'all to stop shitting on the players that 176 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: are already in the league. There's like, why can't you 177 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 2: can uplift the rookies without talking about us, Like we 178 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 2: are trash, very simple, and the rookies can come in 179 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: and prove themselves, which they did and that's great, like 180 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 2: let's move on. And I've always stood on that, so 181 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: I guess for some reason, when we were talking about 182 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 2: how the veterans want to go play with a player 183 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: like Kaitlyn Clark, the Kaitlyn Clark brigade got wind of 184 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 2: it and then they were like, we love Lexi and Mariah. 185 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: They've they've changed their minds about I was like, nobody 186 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 2: changed their mind, but okay, thanks. 187 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: I've gotten torn up for being a Caitlin Clark hater 188 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: seven million meters. It's like you can't say anything that 189 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: is not and not even criticism, because I'm actually very 190 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 1: careful to not criticize her because I don't want to 191 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: deal with it. But you can't say anything that is 192 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: not praise about them taking it as an insult. And 193 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: it's like that's the thing about clips and taking things 194 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: out of context. It's like, not only are we very 195 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,839 Speaker 1: real about what's going on with other people, but we're 196 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: very real about ourselves, like we know, Like we're not dumb, 197 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: we know. And in the the clipping of our Angel 198 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: CBA conversation wasn't fair is because that started, I believe, 199 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: if I remember the conversation correctly, by us talking about 200 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: Angel Reese coming out and saying that the players are 201 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: going to sit out if they don't get what they want, 202 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: and you basically saying like, yeah, that's like could be, 203 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: that's like a worst case scenario, but like that's not 204 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: our goal. We're not trying like, hey, give us what 205 00:09:58,240 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: we want or we'll sit out. That's not like we're 206 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: not going into it. 207 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, guns blazing right, like, yes there's things that we want. 208 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 2: It look like you are. Yeah, it was very weird 209 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: that they posted that. So I had to say something 210 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 2: because I was like, this is irresponsible media coverage that 211 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,239 Speaker 2: we always talk about, like y'all just put things out 212 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 2: to get clicks to meet your engagement quota. I guess. 213 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: So that was annoying. And yeah, so we're going to 214 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 2: go back to Twitter for a second, and I know 215 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: that when people like make announcements of hiatuses and absences, 216 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 2: people are like just go like who cares. But I 217 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 2: am not ever going back to Twitter or x formally Twitter. 218 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 2: I'm not I'm not never going back I deleted it 219 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 2: or threads. Threads is also a hot mess. I the 220 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: things that I just read about myself accidentally. My first 221 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 2: step was, you know, let's delete it during the season. Cool. 222 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 2: That helped, like incredible decision that I made to take 223 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 2: to delete it during the season. Then when I came back, 224 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 2: I was like, let's stop searching my name. Let's stop 225 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 2: doing that. That's like self sabotage, self hate, Like, don't 226 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: do that. So I stopped doing that, and I would 227 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: just keep seeing my name popping up like here and there, 228 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 2: and I'm just like, what is actually wrong with y'all? 229 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: Because I really mind my business And people might not 230 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 2: think I mind my business because we have mics and 231 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: we're always talking about sports and stuff. But for the 232 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: most part, like we're not not for the most part, 233 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 2: we're not disrespectful, we don't spread lies, we don't attack 234 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 2: people's character, and I just feel like my character it's 235 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 2: like they can't figure out, like what exactly they don't 236 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 2: like about me, so they just say weird things and 237 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 2: it's mean, and people are like, you shouldn't You shouldn't 238 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 2: care about what people say, strangers say about you on 239 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 2: the internet. Why not, like you're not supposed to say 240 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 2: just sit around and say mean things about people. And 241 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: it's becomes a little bit too normalized for me on 242 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 2: that platform. So I just have to get off of it. 243 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: And I hate it because that's literally how I got 244 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 2: to this point was because of my platform on x 245 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 2: slash Twitter, and it is funny and it makes me laugh, 246 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 2: but I just I can't. I can't be on there 247 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 2: anymore because it's it's out of control. You know it too, 248 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 2: like you. 249 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: Are one hundred percent valid for not wanting to be 250 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: on there. It's the audience is I think if social 251 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: media platforms had a face, it would the face of 252 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: X would be what the owner of X is like, 253 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: like very they don't. They're not the biggest fan of 254 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: people like us. So it's like you could be doing 255 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 1: anything walking down the street, talking about basketball, which you 256 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: are a professional at, talking about the CBA, which you 257 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: are actually in those rooms and in those conversations about 258 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: like things that you know a lot about, but they're 259 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: still gonna hate. I think that it probably will be 260 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: good for you to get off the platform, just because, 261 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: particularly with X, they are very disrespectful when it comes 262 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: to the WNBA in general. Like the average audience, the 263 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: face of X, like I said, isn't somebody who is 264 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: very respectful of the w which I don't enjoy. But 265 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: my advice for any creators out there who absolutely hate 266 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,599 Speaker 1: X X hates me too. My sustent posts. Everything you 267 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: see that that comes from me. If you see my 268 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: picture and you see it on it's not slash Twitter, 269 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: it's not me. 270 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 2: I hate I hate it, And like I haven't even 271 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 2: put any of our clips on there because I don't 272 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 2: want to. And then I had to lock my tweets 273 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 2: up because they get to the wrong audience constantly, and 274 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 2: even when it was locked up, my tweets were still 275 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 2: getting shown to the wrong audience. So at this point, 276 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 2: now that I've locked it up, I've completely stopped speaking 277 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: my mind on there because now we have our own 278 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: platform to do that, which is amazing for us that 279 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 2: we can just do it here. So if y'all ever want, 280 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 2: if y'all really want to know what I'm feeling or 281 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 2: thinking about when it's coming to women's basketball. Y'all going 282 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 2: to have to come listen to the podcast now because 283 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 2: I'm not tweeting about it no more. And I even 284 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 2: remember last year, the last two years, espnW all those 285 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: pages used to take my tweets and put them on 286 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 2: their Instagram pages, like because they were funny or they 287 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 2: were true, but they would never ask me to use 288 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 2: the tweets they would they would just appear on Instagram. 289 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 2: And at first I was flattered, but then I got 290 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 2: annoyed because I'm like, this is y'all's job. Stop stealing 291 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 2: my tweets and putting it on y'all's platform. And then 292 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 2: y'all don't even promote me when I'm playing or doing 293 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 2: anything else. Y'all just going to steal my content. Now, 294 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 2: everybody thinks all I do is sit on podcasts and 295 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 2: tweet all day, like people really don't know that I 296 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 2: am a WNBA player, Like it's actually crazy, and you know, 297 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 2: you'll go look at my stats and you'll probably be 298 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 2: like unimpressed, which understandable. I get it, but I passed 299 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 2: the eye test. I really do, and it's very annoying 300 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 2: that the last two years I've been sick and dealing 301 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: with health stuff. So this new influx of fans literally 302 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: you know me as the podcasting WNBA player like but 303 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 2: not the WNBA player that podcast. So this summer, I'm 304 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 2: very excited to show this new fandom what type of 305 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 2: player I am, even though they could have watched me 306 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 2: in Nashville a few weeks ago. Even with that, the 307 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 2: way that they talk about my play and athletes unlimited, 308 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 2: they call it like the wnbag League, like they're just 309 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 2: so disrespectful like to me all the time, and I'm 310 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 2: just like, I was playing my ass off over there, 311 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 2: and y'all still found something weird to say. I go 312 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 2: on Gills talking about the trade. People are talking about 313 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 2: how I'm just sick all the time and I can't 314 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 2: be I can't stay healthy and all this other shit, 315 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 2: and I'm just like, can y'all just like let me 316 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 2: have my experience and share it in peace, like y'all 317 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: do everybody literally everybody else, like everybody always is trying 318 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 2: to tell me about my like how I should feel 319 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 2: about my personal experiences, and it's been happening for years. 320 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 2: So I'm just glad that we have this platform for us, 321 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 2: Like if we have five people listening, we have five 322 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 2: million people listening. Like I don't care, Like I'm this 323 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 2: is like, this is now my ex page. So Gray, Zoe, 324 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 2: y'all are going to be in on my journal sessions. 325 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 2: Those are our producers. Guys. This is my new this 326 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: is my real real outlet. Now it already was an outlet, 327 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: but now this is it. This is it guys for me, 328 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: because I'm done. 329 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: But I do want to say don't let Obviously everyone 330 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: says this, but with creating content and being online for 331 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: the last few years, I will say that I always 332 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: tell people the downside to my lifestyle, which is getting 333 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: to make videos for a living essentially, is the opinions 334 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: of others. Like being exposed to the opinions of others 335 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: all the time. It's not normal to I tell people 336 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: all the time that I miss being able to just 337 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: use my phone normal and not see stuff about myself 338 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: all the time. But something that's really helped me as 339 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: number one, just really accepting that as the downside of 340 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 1: my job and the fact that like I would rather 341 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 1: have that be the downside than some other stuff that 342 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: could be the downside of your job right. And then 343 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,959 Speaker 1: the second thing is normal people don't leave those kind 344 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: of comments, Like those people that are hating on you, 345 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: Lexi are not okay in the head, They're not normal people, 346 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: like normal basketball fans, Like I want you to know 347 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: the norm, Like ninety percent of people who have an 348 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: opinion about you aren't even telling you their real opinion 349 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: on the internet. Most of them are people who are normal, 350 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: who know that you're a WNBA player, who have probably 351 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: a very normal view of you, like hey, like oh, 352 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: an actual normal assessment of your game. 353 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 2: Haters are just a lot louder than those other people. 354 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: And really it's not just you, it's really all of 355 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 1: the WNBA players that do other things, which y'all are 356 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: getting the brunt of hate for that. But as the 357 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: WNBA grows and that becomes the norm and people like 358 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: you like Angel are at the forefront of being a 359 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: WNBA player that also does a lot of other really 360 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: cool shit, it'll become more normal and like the love 361 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: and the hate will balance out. But like we always 362 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: talk about your own little bubble of hate, everybody has that, 363 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: so it's like I completely understand, but just know not 364 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: everybody hates you. And has like a weird spinion of it. 365 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: Those people are just so loud you should not even 366 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: concern yourself with the opinion of sheep. If they could 367 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: be you and be a professional basketball player percent, they 368 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: would be, but they're not, and that's why they don't 369 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: like you. 370 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 2: So it's like I'm just like make them that. I mean, 371 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 2: that's where I'm at with it, and I'm glad, like 372 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 2: I have people like you in my life to like 373 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 2: remind me. But again, that's why I have to get 374 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 2: off of there, because right like I just can't. Yeah, 375 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 2: and sometimes it's hard to like not get caught up 376 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: in that and start second guessing yourself and all these 377 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 2: other things, like they are complete strangers, Like it is 378 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 2: a weird thing to have so many opinions from people 379 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 2: that don't know you. And then for as being the athletes, 380 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 2: like at the end of the day, like we still 381 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 2: have to go out and perform on the court, Like 382 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 2: that's still the main thing. Like I always like to 383 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 2: remind people, like I love playing basketball. I love basketball 384 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 2: so much. If I had to choose to just have 385 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 2: one job, if I had to have one as much 386 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 2: as I love doing this with y'all, I really do. 387 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 2: I would pick playing basketball, but I don't have to 388 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 2: do that, so that's a blessing in itself. But I 389 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 2: am off X guys. It was the end of an 390 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 2: era victor woman. 391 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: Yama was asked, I believe how does he deal with 392 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: all the pressure of being like the next face, the guy, 393 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: the one that everybody's talking about right now, And he 394 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: literally said, and it really stepped with me because I 395 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: need to be better about this. He was like, I 396 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: don't look at it like if I'm not seeing people 397 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: commenting on me and saying something about me all day, 398 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: because when you think about it at the end of 399 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: the day, it's not real, not real life, like the 400 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: people in real life, the people who actually know you, 401 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: like the people who actually know me, all my friend, 402 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: the family, you actually know me, like people who know 403 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: me in real life don't think that about me. So 404 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: therefore those opinions that come from people on the internet, it's. 405 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 2: Not real Like, it's not real at all. He's very 406 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 2: wise for his young age. That's not European shit, though, 407 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 2: when I'm telling you when I was playing over there, 408 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 2: like they don't. Social media is like not a thing, 409 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 2: like yes, you have like your influencers like you see 410 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 2: the girlies in Europe and stuff, but like as far 411 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 2: as like in the sports space, like they're kind of 412 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,959 Speaker 2: like getting with it a little bit. But I remember 413 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: my first year over there, they hated the fact that 414 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 2: I was on Instagram and stuff. They were like, why 415 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: are you posting in your jersey? Why are you posting 416 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 2: before the game? All this kind of stuff, And I 417 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 2: was like, I don't know, this is what we do 418 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 2: in America. I don't know. So yeah, they have like 419 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 2: a very different outlook on that than we do. And 420 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 2: I think that's why Wenby came over here, That's why 421 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 2: Yoki came over here. That's why Luca and them come 422 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 2: over here. I'll even put Shay in there because he's 423 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,239 Speaker 2: from Canada. Yuka, some of the top players in the 424 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 2: in the NBA right now, they're not from here. So 425 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 2: I don't think that the antics of our fandom bothers them, 426 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: because when you go over season play, you don't really 427 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 2: have access to the fans like that. Like I mean, 428 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 2: I haven't played overseason a few years. But they like 429 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 2: love sports over there, like they look like you saw 430 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 2: it for yourself. They do love sports, but it's like 431 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 2: different than how people love sports here, and that I mean, 432 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 2: we can get into a whole conversation about how like 433 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 2: the betting culture and all these other things have shifted 434 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 2: how people in the United States view sports, and that's 435 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 2: a conversation for that we can we could talk about 436 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 2: that forever, because the way the people react and respond 437 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 2: to sporting events now, when they got their money on 438 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 2: the line, they rent do and they're like, hmmt's do 439 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 2: I want to pay rent? Or do I want LEXI 440 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 2: to make four threes tonight? And I make three death 441 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 2: threats on the way, and I'm like, nobody told you 442 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 2: how to do that. 443 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: I do want to say a lot of the noise 444 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: surrounding you is going to change now that you're a 445 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: NA championship contending situation. 446 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 2: Oh girl, already the world is going to be sick 447 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 2: of us this summer. I hope y'all know that. And 448 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 2: you know what, I'm not an arrogant person, and I 449 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 2: was raised that way, very humble, but I know how 450 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: hard I work, and I know the situation I'm about 451 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 2: to be in, and I know what I need to 452 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 2: do to show up and help that team win. So 453 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 2: when we start getting rolling, and popping, like we're gonna 454 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 2: be on here popping our shit, and if things are 455 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 2: not rolling and popping, we're still gonna be on here 456 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 2: popping our shit because it's like that's what we're here 457 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 2: for to talk about women's basketball in the WNBA season. 458 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,479 Speaker 2: So we'll talk about my personal goals closer to the 459 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 2: w season. But don't let me. Don't let me start 460 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 2: checking off that checklist, guys, because to tell me nothing, 461 00:22:52,400 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 2: I love it. Let's talk about some women's college basketball 462 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 2: because Selection Sunday just happens, and I have my my 463 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 2: Duke shirts on. Shout out to play a society for 464 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 2: the for the for the gear. It's so cute, y'all. 465 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 2: Go get that. They have T shirts, sweatshirts, and sweatpants 466 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 2: and I got everything, So shout out to you. Play 467 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 2: a society for hooking your girl up. Okay, let's first 468 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 2: talk about the number one seeds, which are UCLA, USC, 469 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 2: South Carolina, and Texas. I think a lot of people 470 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 2: thought Yukon was going to be a number one seed. 471 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 2: Not sure why, but I'm happy with these number one seeds. 472 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 2: I think they got them correct. What do you think? 473 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 1: No, yeah, I think I think people I mean, to 474 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: be honest, people think that the people who thought that 475 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: Yukon would be a number one seed are like not 476 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: paying full attention and they just you know, hear in 477 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: no wise and they're like, oh dah, they're going to 478 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: be number one, you know what I mean. But no, 479 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: I think that it's scary. I think that that's a 480 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: dangerous place to be this year in my in my 481 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: number one seed number one, say just because like when 482 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: you're at the top, everyone's out to get you. Not 483 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: obviously for the beginning. That's the beauty of being a 484 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: number one seed, but as the tournament goes on, I 485 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know if I'm high. 486 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 2: On all of them. 487 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 1: It's basically what I'm getting at. 488 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 2: The only one seed that I'm not high on is 489 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 2: Texas and you know why because the fact that they 490 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 2: don't shoot any threes, yeah, is crazy. 491 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: And then on top of that, I do want to 492 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: mention little funsi facty because y'all know i'd be having 493 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: the facts, but you do. Ucla has never been a 494 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: number one seed. 495 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 2: Which is crazy. Good for them, yeah, good for them? 496 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: And I mean there are only two losses come at 497 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: the hands of one bun. 498 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 2: One bun, the juju bun, I will say, and this 499 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 2: is no shade or disrespect to UCLA, but this is 500 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 2: like the most unassuming overall one seed I think I've 501 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 2: seen in a while. Like, yes, their record is amazing, 502 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 2: like they've been dominant all season, but you kind of 503 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 2: are just still kind of like they're number one. They're 504 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 2: they're the number one, Like that's how I feel about them. 505 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: But I think that you know, they showed they showed 506 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 2: me in that championship game because they showed up well. 507 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: Don Staley feels snub by it by the overall by 508 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: not receiving the number one overall. 509 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 2: Isn't that funny? Like she's at the point where she's like, 510 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 2: we're not the best number one. We know we gonna 511 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 2: be number one, but the fact that we're not the 512 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 2: best number one, I think the committee too harshly judged 513 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 2: that Yukon loss. That was the when they got blown out. 514 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 2: That was that game. I think they like took that 515 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 2: game and they're like, yes, we can knock down down 516 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 2: a couple of notches because they lost to one of 517 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 2: the best teams in the country. But I'm like, I guess, 518 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 2: but that number one, because I remember my first year 519 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 2: we were a four seed, and then my second season 520 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 2: we were a number one seed, and I think we 521 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 2: were the worst number one seed. But a one seed 522 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 2: is a one seed. Y'all know you saw, We're t 523 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 2: see you? Is that number two? First of all, I'm 524 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 2: standing on that final four prediction. Their number one is Texas, 525 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 2: which okay, and then I didn't think they were going 526 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 2: to get a number two seed. I thought they were 527 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 2: going to be like a three or four. But the 528 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 2: two seed makes my prediction not so bold. I think 529 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 2: it's not a hot take that a two seed makes 530 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 2: it to the final four. 531 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: No, it's not. And like I said, and I will 532 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: say forever, they better with all that damn experience, right. 533 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 2: Okay, Wait, So the team I was talking about for 534 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 2: Texas is Creighton. So Creighton always sneaks up on teams 535 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 2: in the tournament because they are very well coached and 536 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 2: they shoot at a high level from the three point 537 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 2: line historically, So for them to get Texas second round 538 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 2: could be interesting matchup for Texas. I'm also very excited 539 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 2: about TCU Louisville matchup, which technically I don't find that 540 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 2: hvo of revenge game, because like your two schools removed, 541 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 2: so the revenge game would ultimately be like an LSU matchup. 542 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 2: But it's like a it's like a baby revenge. 543 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: I take that as an because they didn't they play. 544 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: Didn't that happen with LSU Louisville last year? 545 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 2: Did it? I think so? 546 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure they played last year, And I. 547 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 2: Know she's probably like, damn, are y'all serious? Again? 548 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, if that should happened last year, because I remember 549 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 1: thinking about that that as a quote unquote revenge game. 550 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: But I also wanted to ask you, because I don't 551 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: remember exactly why she left Louisville in the first place. 552 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: Was that her choice to go chase a championship with 553 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: LSU because of so then that didn't revenge. That's a 554 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: revenge game for them, right. 555 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Louisville now, I think it's gonna be 556 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 2: the Louisville revenge game. Right she left, She up and 557 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 2: left for a ring and a bag, which duh, wouldn't 558 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 2: I mean, in hindsight, you're probably like that probably wasn't 559 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 2: the right decision, but at the time, like I don't know, Also, 560 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 2: when people judge people's decision making, what would you do 561 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 2: in that situation, Like, can we all be serious for 562 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 2: a second. You are one of the best players in 563 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,719 Speaker 2: the country. The team that just won a national championship 564 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 2: and rolling in money asked you to come poop with them, 565 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:12,680 Speaker 2: You're gonna say no. 566 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: I think people are harsh on her, even in the 567 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: I mean Kaitlyn Clark did put her on ice skates, 568 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: Like I'm not even gonna lie like that was just 569 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: from that. 570 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 2: That was bad. That was bad. 571 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 1: I will say in all fairness number one, that is 572 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: Caitlyn Clark. 573 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 2: That is like, right, she was putting everybody on ice 574 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 2: skates exactly how Why was everyone blew that out of proportion? Crazy? 575 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: And and if you were actually watching the game, which 576 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: is why there's so much nuance and all of this stuff. 577 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: I remember Angel getting hurt in that game. So much 578 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: went into that game that as to why LSU lost 579 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: beyond just oh, Caitlyn went crazy and if they lost 580 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: because Hailey couldn't guard her, like, so much more went 581 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: into that. And I believe Haley was sick during that 582 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: game as well. So anyway, it's the whole point is 583 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: it's like if you're actually watching, it's not like if 584 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: their season. Had they won that game, we would be 585 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: looking at the whole season differently. We wouldn't be looking 586 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: at us differently, like it's one game. The season wasn't 587 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: a whole thing. 588 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 2: The fact that even in college now that seasons can 589 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 2: be deemed failures, like it's college everybody, like, can we 590 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 2: please enough? I know there's money involved and players are 591 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 2: getting money now, but like the whole deeming season's failures 592 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 2: like making it to the If you make it to 593 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: the tournament, your season is a success. Exactly in college terms, 594 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 2: if you don't win a national championship, your season is 595 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: not a failure unless you were the favorite to win 596 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 2: a national championship, which honestly, that season, I didn't have 597 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: LSU winning back to back. First of all, it's very 598 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 2: hard to went back to back anything. So with a 599 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 2: new player, that high caliber player being added into the mix, 600 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 2: you have a superstar freshman coming in, like no, I 601 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 2: didn't have I didn't even have LSU winning that year. Anyway, 602 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 2: I had care last year, so did I. So I'm 603 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 2: like deeming things failures for these kids, like we got 604 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 2: to stop saying that, But I think that I do 605 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 2: want to shout out the committee, because I do think 606 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 2: they did a pretty okay job considering the realignments of 607 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:16,959 Speaker 2: all the conferences. You got to keep that into consideration. 608 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 2: They did put three ACC teams on like the same region, 609 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 2: which is kind of annoying because I always want an 610 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 2: ACC team to make it far. Duke, you and c 611 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 2: will be meeting in the tournament for the first time 612 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 2: in history. Wow, which they if they make it there, 613 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 2: if they make it to the whatever round. It is 614 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 2: the fact that Duke and North Carolina have never played 615 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 2: each other in the NCAA tournament ever on the women's 616 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 2: side is kind of nuts to me, Like, I can't really, 617 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 2: I can't believe that. And this is the first time 618 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 2: Duke and EU and See have both been really good 619 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 2: at the same time in a minute, So the fact 620 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: that they've never met up in the tournament prior to 621 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 2: this season, or the potential to, or maybe they had 622 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 2: the potential too, they just didn't. It's kind of nuts 623 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 2: consider how historic the rivalry is. So I hope that 624 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 2: match happens. 625 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: Are you scared of you? 626 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 2: I'm scared of what no I got Duke winning the 627 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 2: whole thing. We're not scared of anybody. 628 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 1: That's true, but but you could still have them winning 629 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: the whole thing and be nervous, you know what I'm saying. 630 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know it is crazy. So their second round 631 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 2: matchup could potentially be Organ and I'm not let me 632 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 2: you know, we got we have powerful manifestation power, so Universe, 633 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 2: this is not a manifestation. This is just the fact 634 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 2: that I'm stating. Okay, last time Duke was a two 635 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 2: seed and they played Organ in the second round was 636 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 2: when my senior year and we lost at home to 637 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 2: Sabrina's Organ team. So I'm like, the fact that that's 638 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 2: like the same matchup is happening again is actually kind 639 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 2: of crazy because what are the odds of that? But 640 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 2: that was I think that was Sabrina's first season or second. 641 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 2: She was baby. She was a baby Sabrina. I'm like, oh, 642 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 2: this girl is good, this little girl is nice. So 643 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 2: they came in and beat us, but we had a 644 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 2: lot in our defense. We did lose our starting point 645 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 2: guard at the time too. She toren me in the 646 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 2: game before on some bs, so we were not really 647 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 2: like feeling great, but we still couldn't won that game. 648 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 2: But we didn't. But the fact that that matchup could 649 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 2: happen again. Is crazy to me. 650 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: I want to ask how you feel about because I 651 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: know in like the first couple rounds usually the woman's ermit, 652 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 1: it's kind of like clear, Like I said that, when 653 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: you're the top dog, gets scary because of later down 654 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: the line, not because of the first. 655 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 2: Couple of rounds. No, it's borderline unwatchable at times. 656 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 1: Yes, but I'm asking this because I don't me personally 657 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: see any clear dominance this year. I think that there 658 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: was very clear dominance with South Carolina last year. Everybody 659 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: kind of assumed they were going to win, or that 660 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: there was going to be the Cinderella story of like 661 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: Caitlin winning, which ended up, you know, kind of being 662 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: the situation that we were in. But that's neither here 663 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: nor there. My point is with this year, with there 664 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: being no clear dominance of like, Okay, last year we 665 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: had LSU had a quote unquote super team and they 666 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 1: were the defending champs and blah blah blah, and South 667 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: Carolina had never lost in years and years. We don't 668 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: have that this year. So what are you thinking? 669 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 2: We don't have any We don't have anything. I'm like, 670 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 2: what have we been? What have y'all been doing all 671 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 2: season long to make this tournament fun and enjoyable. Like 672 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 2: everyone had every narrative on earth the last two years, 673 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 2: and now all of a sudden, y'all ran out of 674 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 2: narratives to push. I don't but I don't. 675 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: I disagree with that. I feel like there are narratives, 676 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: it's just there's no clear dominance. 677 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 2: Like there's narratives. 678 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: There's the Juju narrative, there's the page narrative. They're like 679 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: kid LSU. People think that they're sneaky. There's Duke Duke 680 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: U and C can play each other for the first time. 681 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: There are narratives, there's just no clear Oh, they're gonna win, 682 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: They're gonna win, They're gonna win. 683 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. And then South Carolina considering themselves underdogs is dangerous 684 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 2: to it insane because why do they feel that way? 685 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 2: Why did y'all make them feel that way? Like if 686 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 2: we were all smart, if everyone was smart, y'all would 687 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 2: make the fact that we people have gone out of 688 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 2: their way to make South Carolina not feel like they've 689 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 2: been the most dominant program in the last like five years. 690 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 2: Like why is Don Staley talking about being a damn underdog? 691 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 2: Like I love that about her. I love her passion, 692 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 2: and I feel like when you are that dominant, you 693 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 2: do have to like pull motivation from, you know, different 694 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 2: places to get your team to stay hype, and you know, 695 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 2: it's hard to be that successful. 696 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 1: But like I was gonna say, I feel like when 697 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: you listen to people who are great at any sport 698 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 1: or great at anything really speak, they always they're kind 699 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 1: of sickos, Like they're a little sick in the head 700 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: and they make themselves believe because when you're winning and 701 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: winning and winning and winning, like at a certain point, 702 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: it does have to get boring and you have to 703 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: come up with these little games in your head for 704 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: yourself of like, oh, they don't believe in me, they 705 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 1: hate me, Like like you're pulling out random narrative and 706 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,400 Speaker 1: it's like, who are you, what are you talking about? 707 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 2: What do you mean? Under dog? You're all on one seed. 708 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:04,439 Speaker 1: You won for like three years in a row. 709 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 2: Street y'all have won like four lost four games and 710 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 2: five like exactly. But that's what makes don so great though, 711 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 2: because she really is gonna have that entire team thinking 712 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 2: that nobody thinks that they don't they're supposed to win their. 713 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: Their home winship was what like two or three seasons. 714 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, and like madness, madness. 715 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,760 Speaker 1: But they have to do that because you're reigning champs. 716 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: You kind of have to make yourself think. No one 717 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: believes we can do it again. 718 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 2: No, absolutely. I think another storyline narrative that we can 719 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:39,280 Speaker 2: touch on is the fact that three IVY League teams 720 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 2: made it in the tournament. Yeah, three, which is crazy, 721 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:49,160 Speaker 2: like unheard of. That's incredible to the smart girlly pops. 722 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:53,240 Speaker 2: Like we talked about Harmony, who was the star player 723 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 2: at Harvard. We talked about her, We came for her 724 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 2: flowers earlier in one of our earlier episodes, and she's 725 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 2: been killing. She led the team to the championship and honestly, 726 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 2: them winning actually was probably the reason why they included 727 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 2: three teams because they weren't supposed to win the whole thing. 728 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 2: So I think that's really cool. So shout out to 729 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 2: the IVY League and the Harvard head coach, Carrie Moore. 730 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 2: I think it's her name, and she's a black woman, 731 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 2: so we love that, love that, and I think they 732 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:26,719 Speaker 2: said it was her second year there, so good for her. 733 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 2: Amazing the IVY League, like good for the smart girlies 734 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,360 Speaker 2: that also can hoop because they need love to. 735 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:37,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, you got the Big Ten has twelve teams in it, 736 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: that SEC following with ten, the ACC with a, the 737 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: Big Twelve with seven, and then the Ivy League Big 738 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: History with three teams in the mix for the very 739 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:46,879 Speaker 1: first time. 740 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think now it's going to be very interesting 741 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 2: for the tournament moving forward with this nil stuff. Because 742 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,400 Speaker 2: I was just talking to my friends and they asked 743 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 2: me about my Final four experience and they were like, oh, yeah, 744 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 2: who's on the teams that you lost to in the 745 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 2: Final four? And I listed like nine current WNBA players 746 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 2: between like two teams and they're like, what the hell? 747 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 2: I said, Yeah, that's how it used to be. You 748 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 2: used to have three, four or five potential WNBA players 749 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 2: on one team, and now you might have might have 750 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:24,640 Speaker 2: two per team. So I think that obviously is why 751 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 2: the tournament has so much parity now because the talent 752 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,720 Speaker 2: is more spread out, But it's because of the money. 753 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 2: So at some point the talent is gonna they're gonna 754 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:36,319 Speaker 2: gravitate to one conference, and I think that conference is 755 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 2: going to be the SEC because they have all the money. 756 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 1: That's a good point. 757 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 2: So they have all the money, and then I think 758 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 2: they're traveling isn't as ridiculous as what other conferences now 759 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:50,400 Speaker 2: have to deal with as far as traveling, like ACC 760 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 2: travel is now crazy, Big ten travel is now absurd. 761 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:56,879 Speaker 2: SEC is really the only conference where the conference makes 762 00:37:56,920 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 2: sense as far as so they have the best locations, 763 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 2: they have all the money. So how many teams did 764 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,839 Speaker 2: you say they put in the tournament this year? 765 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:08,600 Speaker 1: The SEC? 766 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 2: It was ten? Yeah, like, and I think that number 767 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 2: is just going to keep going up and up and 768 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:16,680 Speaker 2: up and up. 769 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: As far as like if you had to call it, 770 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: if you get out your crystal ball by the end 771 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: of the tournament, who were like the three the three 772 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: people we are we're going to be talking about. 773 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 2: Ooh, that's a good question. Ooh, because I don't want 774 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,720 Speaker 2: to say I don't want to be too loud and wrong. 775 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:37,280 Speaker 2: You know, there's so many amazing players playing that nobody 776 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 2: even knows about. And that's also one of my favorite 777 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:40,560 Speaker 2: things about the tournament. 778 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,640 Speaker 1: My follow up was going to be players to watch 779 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: that we prop that we might not know about yet. 780 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 2: But the three players that were absolutely going to be 781 00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:50,280 Speaker 2: talking about at the end of the tournament if things 782 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,440 Speaker 2: go the way that I'm envisioning them in my crystal 783 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 2: Ball juju obviously Hayley van Lyth and Paige and maybe 784 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:05,520 Speaker 2: a Nissa Morrow at LSU because she's been silently destroying everybody. 785 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 2: And then the draft is coming up, which, funny enough, 786 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 2: the draft picks are being tossed around, like speaking of that, 787 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 2: we didn't even talk about. Okay, we'll get back we'll 788 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,360 Speaker 2: get back to that. We'll get back to that. Okay, 789 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:21,440 Speaker 2: last thing we'll say is the three I know. I 790 00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:22,880 Speaker 2: was like, oh wait, we didn't even talk about that. 791 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 2: The three players that you should absolutely be looking at 792 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:31,319 Speaker 2: this tournament are I'm going to say Harmony Turner, I 793 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:34,200 Speaker 2: think that's her name from Harvard. Are Harvard Curly Pop. 794 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 2: I'm gonna say Georgia Amore at Kentucky. I'm listing seniors 795 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 2: because these are like seniors that are I think are 796 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,720 Speaker 2: done done so Harmony Turner I think she's a senior. 797 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,440 Speaker 2: Georgia Amore at Kentucky, who is a Virginia tech legend 798 00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:52,320 Speaker 2: moved to Kentucky. And Deja Kelly at Oregon. 799 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:54,839 Speaker 1: Do you think Ac Fudd is gonna go to the W. 800 00:39:55,400 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 2: I have no idea. Honestly, it will probably she she'll probably. 801 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: Go what would you advise her to do? 802 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 2: For me, I would advise her to go. I know 803 00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:09,000 Speaker 2: with the CBA stuff, it's like up in the air 804 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:13,839 Speaker 2: for a lot of these incoming rookies, which is understandable, 805 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,720 Speaker 2: but I don't know. I just feel like it's different 806 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 2: in the WBA with NBA. Like with the NBA, you 807 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,799 Speaker 2: have a window of open and closing because of like 808 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 2: the talent that's coming up very quickly behind you. For us, 809 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 2: it's like the talent of like your like branding space, 810 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,719 Speaker 2: Like you need to take advantage of your relevancy, and 811 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:38,000 Speaker 2: now that being more relevant is not frowned upon in 812 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 2: women's sports, like you can take all of that and 813 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 2: just bring it with you and maximize it crazy in 814 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,239 Speaker 2: the pros. For some reason, nobody thought that that's how 815 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:48,640 Speaker 2: it was going to work, But that's exactly how it worked. 816 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 2: They took their superstardom in college and turn into super 817 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,240 Speaker 2: duper superstars in the pros because now you're in control 818 00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:56,759 Speaker 2: of your own life and you're not tied to a 819 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:02,240 Speaker 2: university anymore. So, I guess or her, because she still 820 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:06,760 Speaker 2: is on that line of superstar in college and still 821 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 2: like people are still like we're waiting for that consistency 822 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,400 Speaker 2: from her and her being able to stay on the 823 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,719 Speaker 2: court and show what she can do. I don't know, 824 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:16,840 Speaker 2: She's just such a she's a tricky one, but. 825 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: I think that based on what you're saying, the sticky 826 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,839 Speaker 1: part for me is do you think that that relevancy 827 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: will increase without somebody like Page kind of taking up 828 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:31,400 Speaker 1: some of that space, or does somebody like having somebody 829 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:34,000 Speaker 1: like Page help you with that relevancy? 830 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:35,880 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying, right exactly. 831 00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:38,840 Speaker 1: That's a sticky thing. It's like Page could. 832 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,640 Speaker 2: Believe and that I could be what she was exactly, 833 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 2: or she can leave and y'alloge is back to Yukon 834 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:49,399 Speaker 2: right because no one's bigger than the program right over there. 835 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 1: That's a good point. 836 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:54,560 Speaker 2: You gotta be realm exactly. So I don't know if 837 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,399 Speaker 2: she has like the personality for that. Which is something 838 00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,279 Speaker 2: that I do love about her is that she just 839 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:02,000 Speaker 2: goes out there hoops. That's also what I like about Page. 840 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 2: She goes out there on hoops. But she does kind 841 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:07,160 Speaker 2: of that little edge to her that everybody loves, so 842 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:11,240 Speaker 2: a little spice yeah, Spice in that one, Yeah Dejah Kelly. 843 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:14,359 Speaker 2: I mean their match second round would be against Duke, 844 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 2: So I will not be rooting for her in that 845 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,480 Speaker 2: moment because I don't want her to beat Duke, but 846 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:22,359 Speaker 2: I do want to have a good game because yeah, 847 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:25,879 Speaker 2: she's she's about to get drafted. So I always root 848 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 2: for the seniors because it's very what have you done 849 00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 2: lately for the w because fair y'all gonna be in 850 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:34,760 Speaker 2: training campbell to us in about a month. My gosh, 851 00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:36,080 Speaker 2: isn't that crazy? 852 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:38,720 Speaker 1: That turnaround is so unfair? 853 00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:43,600 Speaker 2: Literally a month I go to Seattle. So camp starts 854 00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 2: April twenty seventh, and the final four is the first 855 00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:49,319 Speaker 2: weekend of April. I want you all to really think 856 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:54,160 Speaker 2: about that, because that's insane. You are in your last 857 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:56,880 Speaker 2: game of college and three weeks later you are in 858 00:42:56,880 --> 00:43:01,080 Speaker 2: a WNBA training camp. Yeah that's regular, Like, that's normal. 859 00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,160 Speaker 2: We've just found a way to deal with it. But 860 00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 2: like as you get older and you're like watching the 861 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,319 Speaker 2: younger ones come in and they're just like frazzled, Like 862 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,280 Speaker 2: is that what I look like when I came here? 863 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:13,680 Speaker 2: Just like I don't know what the hell is going on? 864 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 2: I don't know what's what's happening right now. I don't 865 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:17,600 Speaker 2: know if that's ever going to be able to change 866 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,319 Speaker 2: because of the timing of our season, but like just 867 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:23,960 Speaker 2: get to the process. Yeah, I mean it's nice to like go, 868 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 2: you don't have an off season, No, you don't, and 869 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:28,279 Speaker 2: you don't have like time because people were like, well, 870 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,720 Speaker 2: you guys should have like a WNBA combine or something, 871 00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:33,279 Speaker 2: and I'm just like, well, like when, yeah, you have 872 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:36,000 Speaker 2: time for that. And then also like that's not necessarily 873 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:38,280 Speaker 2: fair because you have you'll have players that are playing 874 00:43:38,360 --> 00:43:40,400 Speaker 2: till the last week in April. They don't want to 875 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:43,200 Speaker 2: go do a combine the last three weeks of college. 876 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:45,640 Speaker 2: They want to enjoy their last three weeks of college 877 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:48,480 Speaker 2: and mentally prepare for their next step. When you have 878 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,480 Speaker 2: players that have been at home for three weeks who 879 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 2: can't wait to get to a combine, like that wouldn't 880 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:54,799 Speaker 2: necessarily make sense to me. 881 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:57,960 Speaker 1: And you've got the players that are, like you said, 882 00:43:58,000 --> 00:43:59,960 Speaker 1: the brand players, because now that's not being found of 883 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:03,839 Speaker 1: that's like encourage where if in a combined situation that 884 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:06,880 Speaker 1: might expose some of that, they might not be in 885 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,680 Speaker 1: that position right for the brand. 886 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:10,200 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying, so right, and you don't 887 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,920 Speaker 2: want and you don't and you don't want that because like, 888 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:17,719 Speaker 2: for what, there's no reason to do that. So yeah, 889 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:22,760 Speaker 2: okaysh weekend this weekend, tune into the games, guys, support 890 00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:26,120 Speaker 2: women's basketball, support women's sports, and cheer for Duke. 891 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,600 Speaker 1: Tune in for real, y'all because don't be in the 892 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:31,440 Speaker 1: comments complaining and be making videos complaining, and don't be 893 00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:33,120 Speaker 1: watching the games. That shit pissed me off. 894 00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:35,960 Speaker 2: Or go pull up, pull up to a game if 895 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:38,840 Speaker 2: it's near you. They're all at their home, the schools, 896 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:42,319 Speaker 2: the four seeds. So if y'all, if y'all are near 897 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:45,200 Speaker 2: one of those schools, pull up to the tournament games, 898 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:55,480 Speaker 2: pull up. We must talk about the trade. 899 00:44:55,640 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 1: Thank god, because you called it is that crazy? 900 00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:02,319 Speaker 2: I CA and you know what, and people you have 901 00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:05,600 Speaker 2: inside information? I do? I do. I did not have that. 902 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:08,000 Speaker 2: That was that was not told to me. That was 903 00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:11,279 Speaker 2: just something that I thought would make sense as far 904 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:13,640 Speaker 2: as all the movement that was going on. So yeah, 905 00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:17,760 Speaker 2: if y'all didn't hear or see, Natasha Cloud was traded 906 00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:21,920 Speaker 2: to the New York Liberty over the weekends for the 907 00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:25,480 Speaker 2: seventh pick I want to say, mm hmm, and as 908 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:29,160 Speaker 2: second round pick a future second round pick, so that 909 00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:31,680 Speaker 2: is now like the fifth first round pick that has 910 00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:34,799 Speaker 2: been traded away. Don't know what that says about the 911 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:37,840 Speaker 2: draft class coming in. I don't know if there's even 912 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 2: an opinion to be formulated based on that, but it 913 00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:46,359 Speaker 2: looks like teams want to win now and are loading up. 914 00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:49,360 Speaker 1: What I had a lot of people asking me about, 915 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:51,399 Speaker 1: and I feel like you can speak too much better 916 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:54,520 Speaker 1: than I could, is people are confused. Number one, what 917 00:45:54,680 --> 00:45:58,439 Speaker 1: does that say about the value of a draft pick 918 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:02,359 Speaker 1: in the W versus? Because I feel like in the 919 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:05,560 Speaker 1: m NBA people are used to a pick kind of 920 00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:08,440 Speaker 1: just being like supplemental to you're giving us a player 921 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:12,720 Speaker 1: kind of thing, you know, Whereas it's like a player 922 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:16,400 Speaker 1: like Tash, I feel like that people consider a high 923 00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,840 Speaker 1: caliber player. It's like, oh, she just went for a 924 00:46:18,840 --> 00:46:21,160 Speaker 1: couple of picks. So it's like, what does that mean 925 00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:24,440 Speaker 1: to fans who are new about the caliber? Like what 926 00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:25,520 Speaker 1: a drive pack means? 927 00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:28,919 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean honestly, for me and I talk about 928 00:46:28,960 --> 00:46:31,319 Speaker 2: this in our like CBA meetings, there's like really no 929 00:46:31,560 --> 00:46:36,040 Speaker 2: rhyme or reason to anybody's contracts that they get like 930 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:39,400 Speaker 2: your number goes up based on how many years you played, 931 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 2: and that is all. So there's no you don't have 932 00:46:43,640 --> 00:46:48,239 Speaker 2: to have any postseason awards, there's no like things that 933 00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:50,880 Speaker 2: you have to achieve to get x amount of money. 934 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:54,200 Speaker 2: So you don't have to really put so so much 935 00:46:54,320 --> 00:46:56,239 Speaker 2: value on these trades going on, which is why you 936 00:46:56,239 --> 00:46:59,880 Speaker 2: don't really see very many mid season trades because the contract, 937 00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:04,480 Speaker 2: like the production in the contract sometimes don't match up, 938 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:07,200 Speaker 2: Like you want this player for this player, but their 939 00:47:07,239 --> 00:47:10,399 Speaker 2: money is so vastly different, even though they technically seem 940 00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:13,120 Speaker 2: like the same caliber of player. You go to the 941 00:47:13,160 --> 00:47:15,560 Speaker 2: salary cap and you're like, damn, this person is making 942 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:18,120 Speaker 2: almost twice as much as this person, but this person 943 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:20,920 Speaker 2: is averaging five more points than the person making this 944 00:47:21,239 --> 00:47:25,120 Speaker 2: because they just there's no way to organize it. Which 945 00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,560 Speaker 2: is something that I personally have brought up in our meetings, 946 00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:29,839 Speaker 2: is are we going to do something about that? Because 947 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,279 Speaker 2: NBA has it like to get a super Max, you 948 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,879 Speaker 2: got to be first team or second team All NBA 949 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:37,799 Speaker 2: or whatever. I don't think it's gonna get that specific 950 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:43,040 Speaker 2: because we're not doing those big of contracts. But I 951 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:45,400 Speaker 2: am a firm believer there needs to be something in place. 952 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:48,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, so these mid season trades can happen because 953 00:47:48,280 --> 00:47:51,520 Speaker 2: they are necessary. Sometimes exactly last it was like the 954 00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:53,680 Speaker 2: first time we saw that happen was like a mid 955 00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:56,919 Speaker 2: season trade. And then sometimes they just like they don't 956 00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,680 Speaker 2: really make sense because the money got a match. So yeah, 957 00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:01,759 Speaker 2: I don't. I first was like, damn, they must not 958 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,839 Speaker 2: really think that this draft class is very strong. But 959 00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:06,839 Speaker 2: I don't think that either. I think that teams are 960 00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:09,719 Speaker 2: just getting what they need, and some teams are in 961 00:48:10,280 --> 00:48:13,400 Speaker 2: rebuilding mode and we're gonna be young. And then some 962 00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:15,880 Speaker 2: teams are like, we want to run it back, like 963 00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:19,040 Speaker 2: New York clearly just stated we want to win another 964 00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:23,440 Speaker 2: championship this year. And then you know, teams like US Seattle, 965 00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:26,359 Speaker 2: you know, we've loaded up on some veterans Indiana too. 966 00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:30,160 Speaker 1: So I've always said in sports, for a team that 967 00:48:30,239 --> 00:48:32,800 Speaker 1: goes far in the playoffs, it makes absolutely no sense 968 00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:35,880 Speaker 1: to be like, Okay, now let's start over, let's rebuild. 969 00:48:36,120 --> 00:48:37,440 Speaker 1: Like that makes literally. 970 00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:41,000 Speaker 2: THENBA like that's what it's been, and I'm glad to 971 00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:43,080 Speaker 2: see that it's it's starting to change a little bit. 972 00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:45,600 Speaker 2: I think with this new CBA, you're going to see 973 00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:49,759 Speaker 2: more intention with building rosters, keeping rosters together. And I mean, 974 00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:51,920 Speaker 2: I think that's why Vegas was so dominant for so 975 00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:53,799 Speaker 2: many years, is because they were able to keep that 976 00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:56,879 Speaker 2: core together for so long. Same with the Minnesota Links 977 00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:59,040 Speaker 2: when they won all those championships. You had the same 978 00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:02,239 Speaker 2: core group together for years, which is why everyone was 979 00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:06,160 Speaker 2: so confused and disappointed in Connecticut because they had their 980 00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:08,719 Speaker 2: core together from literally the whole time I've been in 981 00:49:08,760 --> 00:49:10,799 Speaker 2: the w and they weren't able to get it done. So, 982 00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:12,839 Speaker 2: I mean, that's why they had to ultimately blow it up. 983 00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:15,640 Speaker 2: But well, you know an understatement, Yeah. 984 00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:19,239 Speaker 1: They don't have any of their starters. That's insane. But 985 00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:22,880 Speaker 1: what you were saying is interesting because they really can't, 986 00:49:23,200 --> 00:49:26,560 Speaker 1: Like there's no way to really build a winning roster 987 00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:29,319 Speaker 1: without holding on to a winning roster that you either 988 00:49:29,440 --> 00:49:33,480 Speaker 1: drafted or like kind of nurtured over an extant amount 989 00:49:33,520 --> 00:49:35,759 Speaker 1: of years, because you can't really be like, Okay, I 990 00:49:35,840 --> 00:49:38,080 Speaker 1: have this valuable piece that isn't really working for me, 991 00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:40,319 Speaker 1: and you have that piece that'll be perfect for me, 992 00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:43,239 Speaker 1: So let's just trade that. Because in the MMBA, those 993 00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:45,640 Speaker 1: would be worth being paid pretty equally. Those would be 994 00:49:45,680 --> 00:49:48,879 Speaker 1: worth pretty equal value, whereas in the WNBA, because you're 995 00:49:48,920 --> 00:49:52,200 Speaker 1: like younger in your career, it's like your contract might 996 00:49:52,239 --> 00:49:55,480 Speaker 1: be worth much less than theirs is. And it's like, okay, 997 00:49:55,520 --> 00:49:57,120 Speaker 1: well I'm not trading you for a much less player 998 00:49:57,320 --> 00:49:57,800 Speaker 1: that's older. 999 00:49:57,840 --> 00:49:59,319 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying, Because most teams aren't trying 1000 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:02,680 Speaker 2: to get exactly. So it's like, it's gonna be interesting 1001 00:50:02,680 --> 00:50:04,840 Speaker 2: to see if there's a way we can combat that 1002 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:07,920 Speaker 2: with the with the new negotiations, because it's also going 1003 00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:10,759 Speaker 2: to hold front offices more accountable to what they do. 1004 00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:14,799 Speaker 2: I've watched front offices destroy players' careers because of their 1005 00:50:14,840 --> 00:50:17,319 Speaker 2: poor decision making. I haven't been watching it for years 1006 00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:19,839 Speaker 2: because it almost happened. It almost destroyed my career. Like 1007 00:50:20,320 --> 00:50:23,200 Speaker 2: not saying that people in the front offices are dumb 1008 00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:27,440 Speaker 2: or stupid or whatever. Sometimes you make poor decisions, it happens. 1009 00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:31,760 Speaker 2: But the decisions that front offices make affect the players directly, 1010 00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:35,680 Speaker 2: and it might not be immediately, but like down the line, 1011 00:50:35,719 --> 00:50:39,080 Speaker 2: you'll look back and be like, damn, why did they 1012 00:50:39,120 --> 00:50:41,160 Speaker 2: do that for me? Or damn, why did they do 1013 00:50:41,239 --> 00:50:43,160 Speaker 2: that to that person or that person? But they've been 1014 00:50:43,160 --> 00:50:45,799 Speaker 2: able to like it's like they've been playing. They've been 1015 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:48,839 Speaker 2: like treating the WNBA like freaking monopoly or some shit. 1016 00:50:49,080 --> 00:50:52,520 Speaker 2: Like again, like we need to start taking it more serious, 1017 00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:54,239 Speaker 2: like these contracts. 1018 00:50:54,360 --> 00:50:57,000 Speaker 1: Now, what do you think about about the fit? 1019 00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:01,400 Speaker 2: Well, I always said Sabrina her best games and her 1020 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:04,160 Speaker 2: best seasons when she has an elite point guard. She 1021 00:51:04,320 --> 00:51:07,880 Speaker 2: herself is an elite point guard, but she at the 1022 00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:12,080 Speaker 2: pro level, she is better at the two. So that's 1023 00:51:12,120 --> 00:51:15,560 Speaker 2: why Slut was so good for her this past season. 1024 00:51:15,840 --> 00:51:17,960 Speaker 2: And now they're bringing in a young a little bit 1025 00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:22,720 Speaker 2: younger player that defends, that's a great leader, willing passer, 1026 00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:25,560 Speaker 2: she can shoot a little bit better than Courtney vander Sloop. 1027 00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:29,640 Speaker 1: So already a dog, but like has a chip on 1028 00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:32,360 Speaker 1: her shoulder because I don't think that the way that 1029 00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:33,959 Speaker 1: Phoenix did her. 1030 00:51:33,800 --> 00:51:37,239 Speaker 2: A champion already, she already has championship experience. So now 1031 00:51:37,239 --> 00:51:40,600 Speaker 2: you have an entire starting lineup of WNBA champions, which, 1032 00:51:41,360 --> 00:51:45,120 Speaker 2: like you lost a champ, you replaced her with another one. 1033 00:51:45,239 --> 00:51:47,600 Speaker 2: So shout out to the Liberty for making that happen. 1034 00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:50,520 Speaker 2: I'm very happy for Toash because, like you said, that 1035 00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:53,840 Speaker 2: whole situation in Phoenix was not cool, and she deserved 1036 00:51:53,880 --> 00:51:56,680 Speaker 2: better than that, and I don't know if she could 1037 00:51:56,719 --> 00:52:01,760 Speaker 2: have been put in a better situation than this. Actually 1038 00:52:01,800 --> 00:52:05,120 Speaker 2: in New York defending champs. Chip on Your Shoulder just 1039 00:52:05,160 --> 00:52:08,400 Speaker 2: finished up a great season of Unrivaled, got some monies. 1040 00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:11,560 Speaker 2: You know, things are great for toash Cloud. I'm very 1041 00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:13,560 Speaker 2: excited for her. Yeah, and that's like one of my 1042 00:52:13,600 --> 00:52:16,359 Speaker 2: really closest friends in the league, so I always love 1043 00:52:16,400 --> 00:52:18,760 Speaker 2: seeing her do well. She just was on the Pivot, 1044 00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:21,120 Speaker 2: had an amazing episode on there. We need to get 1045 00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:23,360 Speaker 2: her on this show, now that I'm saying this, we do. 1046 00:52:23,480 --> 00:52:25,200 Speaker 2: We do need to. She's one of the players that 1047 00:52:25,239 --> 00:52:27,000 Speaker 2: I would love to have on here, So we're gonna 1048 00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:30,040 Speaker 2: try and make that happen. For sure. I can't. I mean, 1049 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:32,279 Speaker 2: I know this is March Madness time, but like, I 1050 00:52:32,320 --> 00:52:34,839 Speaker 2: can't wait for our season to start. I can't. It's 1051 00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:39,200 Speaker 2: gonna be so fun like spicy. But I think this 1052 00:52:39,239 --> 00:52:41,680 Speaker 2: season's gonna be like a fun spicy. Last year it 1053 00:52:41,760 --> 00:52:44,480 Speaker 2: was not a fun spicy. It was like a weird spicy. 1054 00:52:44,719 --> 00:52:45,120 Speaker 2: Last year. 1055 00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:47,480 Speaker 1: A lot of things were new. Yeah, whereas I feel 1056 00:52:47,520 --> 00:52:49,480 Speaker 1: like things have settled, like the dust has settled a 1057 00:52:49,520 --> 00:52:52,480 Speaker 1: little bit, and not that that's gonna quiet any of 1058 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:54,239 Speaker 1: that annoying ass noise that we were talking about at 1059 00:52:54,280 --> 00:52:57,759 Speaker 1: the beginning of the show. But it might. Y'all will 1060 00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:00,279 Speaker 1: be able to deal with it a lot differently able 1061 00:53:00,280 --> 00:53:00,760 Speaker 1: to sound. 1062 00:53:00,680 --> 00:53:03,840 Speaker 2: Oh for sure. Yeah, And I think it's just the 1063 00:53:03,880 --> 00:53:08,000 Speaker 2: respect now is there. I think AU and Unrivaled happening 1064 00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:10,960 Speaker 2: in the off season has people locked in earlier to 1065 00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:14,000 Speaker 2: the w which I think is really cool. So yeah, 1066 00:53:14,239 --> 00:53:17,600 Speaker 2: I'm excited. It's gonna be fun. Countdown a training camp. 1067 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:19,560 Speaker 2: We're a month away, people. 1068 00:53:19,440 --> 00:53:22,239 Speaker 1: Well, before we go, I just want to give a 1069 00:53:22,239 --> 00:53:26,080 Speaker 1: little bit of a flower bouquet. Yeah, the Rose from 1070 00:53:26,239 --> 00:53:29,880 Speaker 1: Unrivaled because I called them my team from the beginning 1071 00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:34,480 Speaker 1: because for obvious reasons. But then I'm not let gonna lie. 1072 00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:35,319 Speaker 1: Y'all won't look it too good. 1073 00:53:35,320 --> 00:53:39,439 Speaker 2: At the beginning, they are not. They were not, and 1074 00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:43,960 Speaker 2: so to turn around like this, Yeah, so seam Rose 1075 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:47,040 Speaker 2: from Unrivaled, you guys, get the flowers of the day. 1076 00:53:47,320 --> 00:53:51,480 Speaker 2: And then shout out to coach Nola because she deserved 1077 00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:54,360 Speaker 2: that moment. So I'm very happy for her. She was 1078 00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:56,600 Speaker 2: my coach in LA with the Sparks, so for her 1079 00:53:56,640 --> 00:54:02,120 Speaker 2: to be young and underrated and obviously counted out. Like 1080 00:54:02,200 --> 00:54:04,399 Speaker 2: I know, that moment meant a lot to her, So 1081 00:54:05,160 --> 00:54:07,960 Speaker 2: I'm very happy for them, very excited. Now we can 1082 00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:11,040 Speaker 2: lock into the women's college Tournament, the draft, and then 1083 00:54:11,800 --> 00:54:14,640 Speaker 2: our season. So it's a lot of women's basketball on 1084 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:18,160 Speaker 2: the way and you guys know exactly where to find 1085 00:54:18,200 --> 00:54:21,359 Speaker 2: it right here on the Full Circle Podcast. We will 1086 00:54:21,360 --> 00:54:25,320 Speaker 2: see y'all next week. 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