1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,239 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're spelling 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: mischievous with a Y like Paige Becker's. 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 2: From here on out do your thing, Rook. The world 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 2: is yours. 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: In fact, we're calling Merriam Webster right now to have 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: them make that change official. In case you missed it, 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: we'll link to the Dallas Wing spelling b in the 8 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: show notes. It's Tuesday, July twenty eighth, and on today's 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: show we'll be chatting with Seattle storm forward and French 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: national team star Gabby Williams about the challenges that came 11 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: with joining the WNBA, her priorities for the ongoing CBA negotiations, 12 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: how her tattoos connect her to her family, and how 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: she got good at hiding those tattoos while playing for Yukon. 14 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: Plus a rare home loss, go in two for two 15 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: and it's time to dust off that believe poster. It's 16 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: all coming out right after this welcome back slices. Here's 17 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: what you need to know today. Let's start with swimming Worlds. 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: Two days into the World Championships in Singapore and Canadian 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: star Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals. One day 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: after winning the four hundred meter free. She took home 21 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: the world title in the two hundred meter individual medley. 22 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: At these World Championships, McIntosh could become the second swimmer 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 1: to ever win five individual gold medals at a single 24 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: World Championships. 25 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: That's a feat achieved. 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: Previously only by Michael Phelps, and the race many consider 27 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: the main event, the eight hundred meter freestyle competition featuring 28 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: McIntosh and Katie Ldeki, is still to come, with preliminary 29 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: heats on Thursday night and the final on Saturday morning. 30 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: Also at the World Championship, Scretchen Walsh won Team USA's 31 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: first gold medal at the meet on Monday, winning the 32 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: one hundred meter butterfly in World Championship record time to 33 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 1: the WNBA, The Minnesota Lynx's home win streak has ended. 34 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: The Atlanta Dream handed the Links their first home court 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: loss of the season on Sunday, winning the contest ninety 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: to eighty six. Britney Griner led the Dream with the 37 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: season high twenty two points along with four rebounds and 38 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: three assists. The ten time All Star has scored in 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: double figures in six of the team's eight games in 40 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: the month of July, including five of six games on 41 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: their current road trip. 42 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: More hoops news. 43 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: South Carolina forward Ashland Watkins has announced she's sitting out 44 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five to twenty sixth season, but she 45 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: does hope to return for her senior season next year. 46 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: A quick refresher if you forget Watkins' story. She was 47 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: a member of the game Cocks NCAA championship team in 48 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, but she was suspended for the start 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: of last season after she was arrested in August of 50 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four on assault, battery, and kidnapping charges. Now 51 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: those charges were later dismissed after she completed a pre 52 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: trial intervention program, and she returned to the team briefly 53 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: before suffering a season ending ACL tear. 54 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 2: In January. 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: On Instagram, Watkins wrote, quote, as most of you know, 56 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: this past year has been a roller coaster for me. 57 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: I usually like to keep my personal life private, but 58 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: every time I step out into the community, I realize 59 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: I'm not alone in this journey. 60 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: So many of you have shown me love and encouragement, and. 61 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: Because of that, I feel like I owe you a 62 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: little insight into what's been going on. I also want 63 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: the younger ones who look up to me to know 64 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: that tough times don't define you, they make you stronger. 65 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: With everything that's happened this year, I'm going to take 66 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: some time off to focus on myself, my community, my faith, 67 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: and my family so that I can grow as an 68 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: individual and attempt to master this journey of life. 69 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: End quote to Soccer. 70 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 1: The US women's national team has announced it will play 71 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: three friendlies in October and will honor two legends in 72 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: the process. The US is set to play Portugal twice, 73 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: with one game in Chester, Pennsylvania, and the other in 74 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: East Hartford, Connecticut. The final game, which will be held 75 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, is against an opponent 76 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: yet to be determined. Alex Morgan, who retired last year, 77 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: will be honored ahead of the game in Chester, while 78 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: Alyssa Mayor will be recognized in East Hartford, not far 79 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: from her hometown of. 80 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 2: Stratford, Connecticut. 81 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: We'll link to the full US women's national team schedule 82 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: and tickets in the show notes. 83 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: To Tennis. 84 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: Over the weekend, four time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 85 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: announced she's no longer working with coach Patrick Mori Tooglu. 86 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: The news comes after Osaka lost her second round match 87 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: at the Time Open, and ahead of Osaka's first match 88 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: at this week's National Bank Open in Canada. Osaka hired 89 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: Moritoglu just under a year ago, and in her Instagram 90 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: story on Sunday, she thanked him, writing, quote Mayor C. Patrick, 91 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: it was such a great experience learning from you, Wishing 92 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: you nothing but the best. You were one of the 93 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: coolest people I've ever met, and I'm sure I'll see 94 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 1: you around end quote to cycling. The Tour de France 95 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: Fem is underway and after three stages, Mary and Voss 96 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: leads the overall standings and will wear the yellow jersey 97 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: for stage four on Tuesday. Monday's stage featured a sprint 98 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: race following two days in the hills. Lorena Weebis won 99 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: the stage after a crash took out a handful of 100 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: top cyclists, including previous Tour de France Fem champion Demi Voloring. 101 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: While those involved in the crash won't lose time in 102 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: their general classification standing as they were just three kilometers 103 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 1: from the finish, it's unclear whether Voloring and the others 104 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: were injured too severely to continue the nine day event. 105 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: We got to take a quick break, y'all when we 106 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: come back. I caught up with Gabby Williams last week. 107 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: You'll hear our fascinating and very honest conversation. 108 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: Next joining us now. 109 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: She's an American French hooper who plays with the Seattle 110 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: Storm and previously played with the Chicago sky, La Sparks 111 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: and pro teams in Hungary, France and Turkey. A member 112 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: of the French national team, she went silver with her 113 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: squad at the twenty twenty four Pais Games and brons 114 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: at the twenty twenty Tokyo Games. A former Yukon Husky 115 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: who went to four straight final fours and went back 116 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: to back national. 117 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 2: Championships in twenty fifteen to twenty sixteen. 118 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: And at two time Gatorade Nevada Girls Track and Field 119 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: Athlete of the Year. In high school, she made her 120 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: first WNBA All Star team this year. She got her 121 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: first fake tattoo when she was twelve, but the one 122 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: she's got now are real. Stormhead coach Noel Quinn calls 123 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: her the French army Knife. It's Gabby Williams. Hi, Gabby, Hi, 124 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. Yeah, thanks for coming on. I 125 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: gotta start with the tattoos. I just love them, and 126 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: I love the creative way you had to hide your 127 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: first tattoo, big ol' rose on your shoulder. You're playing 128 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: at Uka, where visible tattoos are discouraged, so tell us 129 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: about your creative fix. 130 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, we would test it out a few things. It 131 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: was so ironic because Chris Daily, she did not like tattoos, 132 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 3: but the things she hated more than tattoos was tape 133 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: that cover tattoos or make up that cover tattoos. So 134 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 3: we tried to get like, She's like, no, that's even uglier, 135 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 3: Like it doesn't. She liked us to all have a 136 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 3: good aesthetic in our jerseys, and so we made it 137 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 3: look like an injury with canisio tape. So I just 138 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:29,559 Speaker 3: had a sore shoulder for four years. 139 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can't believe they never figured that 140 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: out and they never got you a fix. When you 141 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: wanted to add new tats, you had to like test 142 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: out placement in your uniform, right, so they were all 143 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: hidden all over you. 144 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. Before I would go get a tattoo, I would 145 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 3: always like put a sticky note or something on where 146 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 3: I wanted it, and then I would put my socks 147 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 3: on her sports bram and be like ask my teammates 148 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 3: like can you see it? No? Okay, then I'll go 149 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 3: get a tattooed. 150 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: Well, now that you're a pro, you're not beholden to 151 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: those rules. Now you got a full arm sleeve, You've 152 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: got tats everywhere. You have a couple anime inspired ones, 153 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: and I love the pees you had. You were inspired 154 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: by anime for your first player exclusive sneaker with Jordan Brandon, 155 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: head of the paras Olympics. 156 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: Why do you love anime so much? 157 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: You even use clips of it when you're posting on 158 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: social and stuff like that. 159 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: It's just something I've I grew up with. Like I 160 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 3: don't even think I realized like, oh, I'm watching anime 161 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: until I kind of got older. I was like, oh, 162 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 3: this is actually a whole different genre. Like those were 163 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: just the shows that we watched as a kid, like 164 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 3: coming home and the first thing after school was always 165 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 3: like yu gi oh on you know Cartoon Network. And 166 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 3: so it's just something I grew up with and just 167 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 3: now it's cool because it's now it's community as I've 168 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 3: gotten older and just like getting recommendations from people and 169 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 3: just yeah, something that's always been a part of my life. 170 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: Well, you and your brother share anime tattoos, You and 171 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: your mom have the same Rolling Stones tattoo, You and 172 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: your sister have that rose together. The family that goes 173 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: through pain together remains together. Is this like the family 174 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: ethos here? 175 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 3: I think we all just get bored and that's just 176 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 3: how we were, like, oh, let's go do this, but 177 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 3: like this, But no, it's it's I like having something 178 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 3: with my family, but also something that's not like very 179 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 3: you know, direct like I don't know mom or something 180 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 3: no offense to anybody, but getting something of like, okay, 181 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 3: we both share this love of whatever, of this anime 182 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: or of the Rolling Stones or of rock music. So 183 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 3: it's kind of has like double meaning. 184 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's also just like this connection from 185 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,679 Speaker 1: Afar and you're you're traveling all over the world literally 186 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: for all the basketball and the places that basketball takes you, 187 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: so you have this thing on you that feels connected 188 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: to them. 189 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 2: Who is the. 190 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: Biggest candyass about getting tatted about the pain? 191 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 3: My brothers? Well, I haven't seen my youngest brother, like 192 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 3: I haven't seen him get one, but my little brother, 193 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 3: like when we got the same tattoo, I was like 194 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 3: just chilling and he was trembling. The bed was like 195 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 3: soaked they had to put the spray on him. So yeah, 196 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 3: my little. 197 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: Brother men are never going to beat the allegations that 198 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: they can't handle pain, Like we just know better. 199 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 2: And that's that's more proof. 200 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: One of your tattoos actually came courtesy of one of 201 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: your teammates, Marina Hahnnas, who actually also tattooed Sue Bird. 202 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: It is one thing to trust your teammate to set 203 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: a good pick and roll, but to actually put ink. 204 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 2: Into your body. 205 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: How worried were you when she went in and how 206 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: trustworthy were you that she did what she was doing. 207 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: I wasn't worried at all. I think I was like 208 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 3: the key is to have like low expectation. She was 209 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 3: more stressed than I was, for sure, like she was panicked, 210 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: like trying to do it even though it was her idea. 211 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 3: But I thought a lot of like my friend's tattooed me, 212 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 3: and she was definitely the most nervous about it. All 213 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 3: my other friends were like they did not care what 214 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 3: they were putting on my body, but the marine was 215 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 3: a lot more shaky. 216 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, you're crazy. 217 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 3: But it turned out great. 218 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't believe that. 219 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: Well, when you were at Yukon, despite the dress code, 220 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: tattoos didn't slow you down. You had one hundred and 221 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: forty eight and three record while you were there, just 222 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: unbelievable winning percentage. You get to the w you're drafted 223 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: by the Chicago Sky and that first season thirteen and 224 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: twenty one. How did you get used to losing? How 225 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: did you handle maybe for the first time your life, 226 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: not being on a team that dominated. 227 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean your whole rookie season, you're just trying 228 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 3: to keep your head above water in general, So there 229 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: was that was like the least of libraries. I was 230 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 3: like just trying to stay on the team, trying to 231 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 3: stay on the court. It was a lot different. But 232 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 3: it was like not necessarily the wins and losses that 233 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 3: threw me off, but it would be like the little 234 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 3: culture pieces that threw me off, and the things that 235 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 3: were maybe annoying to me as a kid at Yukon, 236 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 3: I actually appreciate now as an adult. You know, just 237 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 3: like running off the court during a time out, you know, 238 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 3: warming up properly, not having your phone during like halftime 239 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 3: or film. It was little things like that where I 240 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 3: was like, oh my gosh, it's like so much more 241 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 3: undisciplined here than at Yukon, and that threw me off 242 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 3: more than anything. 243 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 1: I actually really love that because I do think there 244 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: are so many people, even the wildest and most unruly, 245 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: who reject structure at first and then understand the place 246 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: it can play. Like after you have those fundamental pieces 247 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,959 Speaker 1: of structure, then you can be creative and work outside 248 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: of them in a way that works with a team. 249 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: It's so hard for those of us on the outside 250 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: to understand the cultural differences between teams. We could see 251 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: the wins and losses, we can hear the players talk 252 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: about it, but it certainly sounds like for you, you 253 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: understood the winning culture at Yukon came from the little things. 254 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 2: Were you hesitant to speak up about it as a rookie? 255 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: Did you feel like you could. 256 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: Say anything on the sky about how that lack of 257 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: discipline might be contributing to that lack of wins? 258 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 3: Absolutely not. 259 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 2: I was not there. 260 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 3: I did not dare, like I said, I was just 261 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: trying to keep my head aflow and I was just like, well, 262 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 3: I guess I just have to be okay. With this 263 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 3: now and then I would talk to like other Yukon 264 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 3: players in the league and they would say, like, you 265 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 3: have to find a balance of it, like you aren't 266 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 3: a kid anymore, but you still need to like those 267 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 3: are the things that will make you a great player, 268 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 3: and we'll keep you in this league as well. And 269 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 3: I also learned that a lot of W teams and 270 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 3: W players loved playing and having Yukon players on their 271 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 3: team for this reason, So I. 272 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 2: Bet they did. 273 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: You know, you've talked about how you lost confidence early, 274 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: you got kind of defeated early in the W since 275 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: you had that experience and now are thriving and seem 276 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: to have figured out what it is to be a 277 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: pro player and excel. Are you able to pass that 278 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: knowledge on to youngsters, either on the Storm or on 279 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: your team in France or in places like the WNBA 280 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: All Star where you have rookies on your team. 281 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 3: Of course I try to talk to I should touch 282 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 3: on rookies as much as I can, and I try 283 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 3: to let them know I've been in their position, like 284 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 3: I haven't. It's taken me a long time to kind 285 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: of really find my footing in the league, So I 286 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: think that they can maybe resonate a bit more with 287 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 3: things that I say, especially like having AC on the team, 288 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 3: Like AC even knows what it's like to be cut 289 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 3: and to come back and then be a three time 290 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 3: WNBA champion. So just I think it can resonate a 291 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 3: bit more with players when they hear things from players 292 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 3: like me who've had to leave the league and like 293 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 3: go get my confidence or go get you know, my paycheck. 294 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 3: So I tried to just like let them know that 295 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 3: I know that where they're coming from. Because also as 296 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 3: a rookie, I remember feeling like I'm just doing everything wrong. Oh, 297 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: and so I try to be that person be like no, 298 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: you're not wrong, You're just a rookie, and like here's 299 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 3: how we get through it. 300 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, Alicia Clark is AC. 301 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: You also are teammates with Dominique Malonga, fellow, you know, 302 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: French national team superstar up and comer, but so young, 303 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: so young coming into this league. What are the conversations 304 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: you've had with her about being patient? 305 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 3: It's been fun but also like a little stressful for 306 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 3: me because like I've just I feel like a big 307 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 3: sister her. Yeah, I know what she goes through, like 308 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 3: what she comes from I know where she comes from. 309 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 3: I've played in France and I know, like it's completely 310 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 3: different than how we do things here. So it's been 311 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,599 Speaker 3: kind of fun like watching her like I know what 312 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 3: she's going to react to to like yeah, that's different, huh, 313 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 3: Like they don't do that. So it's been fun. And 314 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 3: I know a lot of things like the professionalism of 315 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 3: things like she's not used to we don't really have 316 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 3: that in France. But also I'm letting her know that 317 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 3: like I've played for NOE too, I've been a first 318 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: year player for NOBE and stuff, and letting her know 319 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 3: like how to how you've scored points with NOE, you know, 320 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 3: like hey, she expects us from you. Just kind of 321 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 3: being like a. 322 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 2: No Way being Noel Quinn, Noel Quinn. 323 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 3: Excuse me. Yeah, So just trying to be like the 324 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 3: liaison for Dawn because I know she's coming from a 325 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 3: completely different world, So being like Okay, when Noel says this, 326 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 3: you need to do this. If she does this, it's 327 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 3: nothing against you or you know this, like you need 328 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 3: to get better whatever. So just trying to be like 329 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 3: a little bit of a translator British a liaison because 330 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 3: she just comes from a different world. 331 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, we all heard Rakia Jackson talking about how she's 332 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: not going to be the first player in the W 333 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: to get dunked on. So spill the tea who has 334 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: Dominique dunked on in practice? 335 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 3: Just our practice players. 336 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: Okay, none of you has gotten it yet. 337 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 3: She's too nice to us. 338 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: Okay, I think year two. I think year too. Some 339 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: of you are going to get it too. Once she 340 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: finds her condence. 341 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 3: She'll start filling herself a bit more. 342 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 2: Feisty in practice. 343 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: So you started your career with this guy, Like I said, 344 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: you ended up with the Sparks, and then you make 345 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: it to Seattle, a respected franchise, great facilities. How much 346 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: of a benefit do you think it is for players 347 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: and a team when they've got it good practice facility, 348 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: a great arena, great ownership support. Because as the W 349 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: continues to grow and investments are different around the league, 350 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: we see some of the teams that don't have new 351 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: ownership groups or don't have new capital raises kind of 352 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: fallen behind when it comes to that. How much do 353 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: you think that in the end, wins and losses and 354 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: success depend on that kind of stuff. 355 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 3: It's always easy when all we have to do is 356 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 3: just think about playing basketball. We don't have to worry 357 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 3: about anything else. And I think that was like coming 358 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 3: from a Chicago to a Seattle. I never want to go. 359 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 3: I don't I don't want I don't expect anything less. Now, yeah, 360 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 3: I think that's I can't expect anything less at this point, 361 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 3: like you just get used to a certain standard of 362 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 3: like how things are ran from like an operations standpoint, 363 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 3: where you know, I don't have to worry about if 364 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 3: I'm going to have this on time, I don't have 365 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 3: to worry if I'm going to have food. I don't 366 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 3: have to worry how I travel. Just little things that 367 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 3: I think that allowed me to just put all of 368 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 3: my energy onto the court. 369 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: And we've been able to see it. 370 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: Your success has been incredible, both with the Storm and 371 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: also with your French team. You've played a lot lot 372 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: overseas and a handful of countries in different leagues. How 373 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: different is it playing in the W right now versus 374 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: European leagues. 375 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: It's very different. It's very different because as the league 376 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 3: is growing, we're seeing a lot less W players playing 377 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 3: overseas too, and so it is becoming like the game 378 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 3: is becoming even even more European where it used to 379 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 3: be like a little bit of a mix. And I 380 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 3: think also the league having unrivaled in AU athletes unlimited 381 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 3: have allowed them to stay in the US too, So 382 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 3: a lot of players, not everyone enjoys going overseas, and 383 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 3: I think that's given them a good option to have 384 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 3: income outside of the W. So the game is becoming, yeah, 385 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 3: much more europe In and it is a bit harder 386 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 3: to I think, to like adjust my game when I'm 387 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 3: overseas to the WNBA. 388 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know you mentioned it. 389 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: Players used to have to go overseas to supplement their 390 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: W income. Now it feels like the W is starting 391 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: to be the standard bearer for women's pro hoops. Are 392 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: you hearing conversations on your French team or when you're 393 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: over now about getting the leagues there up to the 394 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: standard of the W. 395 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 3: Yeah. I think Turkey is trying to do their best 396 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 3: with it, for sure. That's why you see more most 397 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 3: people are playing in Turkey right now, even other Europeans. 398 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 3: Everyone's going to Turkey because they're doing their best to 399 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 3: adjust their league. You know, they're trying to be friendly 400 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 3: with the W and keep W players in their league 401 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 3: and make it work. Yeah, I think the ultimate goal 402 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 3: for everyone is just to play one time a year, 403 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 3: you know, one season. We don't want to have to 404 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 3: play multiple seasons. That's that's the whole point. But unfortunately, 405 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 3: the income in the W just isn't appealing enough for 406 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 3: us to only only play in the W, right it 407 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 3: would make it well, I think that's the ultimate goal, 408 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 3: is for us to only play W, or only play overseas, 409 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 3: or only play un rival whatever, But right now it's 410 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 3: just the income in the W is just not as 411 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 3: competitive with the other league. So that's why you still 412 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 3: see players playing multiple leagues a year. 413 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's the prioritization rule, which you sort of understand 414 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: as the W is trying to invest more, spend more. 415 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: But as a result, it does make it difficult for 416 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: players to try to do both if they want to 417 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: supplement their income. And you've talked about this before and 418 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: talked about the W sort of feeling hostile to other 419 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: leagues around the world, and when you were discussing the 420 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: recent CBA negotiations, you said, quote, it's very clear that 421 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: the league wants to push away all other leagues. It 422 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 1: would make sense if they were paying us more here, 423 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 1: but it still isn't the case even with the new proposals, 424 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: and it's very clear now that they want to push 425 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: Unrivaled out, push athletes unlimited out. What kind of messages 426 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: or actions are you seeing from the league that inspired 427 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: that comment about pushing out AU and Unrivaled. 428 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 3: They were pretty clear about, you know, well, obviously we're 429 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 3: adding teams, and we can't add this many teams and 430 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 3: like play seven games a week. If they still stays 431 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 3: between May and September, we're just not going to be 432 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 3: able to play every single day, like just whatever. And 433 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 3: so of course we're going to have to lengthen the season, 434 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 3: and I think that is the ultimate goal. But if 435 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 3: they length in the season and force us to not 436 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 3: play in these other leagues, maybe I won't be in 437 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 3: the W if I get a much better offer from 438 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 3: Unrivaled or from another team overseas, and I think a 439 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 3: lot of players are thinking about that. I think Unrivaled 440 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 3: saved the wnbas but this year because a lot of 441 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 3: players made it on time to training camp, which is 442 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 3: ironic that the W doesn't like Unrivaled, because the W 443 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 3: wouldn't have had a lot of players without unrivaled because 444 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 3: of prioritization. So yeah, it's clear that they want to 445 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 3: link in the season, which obviously they need to for expanding. 446 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 3: But again it's it's it's business. 447 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: Show me the money, show me the money. Well, in 448 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: your season, more games can't go somewhere else more money. Yeah, 449 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: it's just economics. How has it been this season? First 450 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: season with forty four games? A lot of players have 451 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: talked about needing more time to recover, you know, having 452 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: a lot of games and back to backs. 453 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: What's been like for you? 454 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been a lot more compact this season versus 455 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 3: previous seasons that I've personally played with w even though 456 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 3: I've played you know, a full season three years sgo. 457 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 3: It is my last fool season. It has been pretty strenuous. 458 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 3: You see a lot of like knocking on, but we 459 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 3: have seen like a lot of injuries that I think 460 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 3: have come from fatigue. This is different for us. I mean, 461 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: we haven't been playing these many games, and I think 462 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 3: it's just getting more and more strenuous as we add 463 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 3: teams and try to compact it. So yeah, I think 464 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 3: we are a little bit nervous about the expansion teams 465 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,959 Speaker 3: because We're just hoping that we expanded in a way 466 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 3: that's responsible for the player safety. 467 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: And expand roster spots on the teams that exist so 468 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: that it's easier for players to have that rest or 469 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: whatever else. 470 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 2: Two last quick ones for you. 471 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,919 Speaker 1: You skipped your O basket this year to put your 472 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: focus on the wn This Storm team. How much of 473 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: that felt good, like I really want to prioritize this, 474 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: and how much of that felt sad like you wanted 475 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: to be there for your French team and it was 476 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: sort of a no win. 477 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 3: Same thing when I was suspended in twenty twenty one 478 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 3: was the problem was like the salary camp and not 479 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 3: being able to happen with players on our cert. Unfortunately, 480 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 3: we had three acls in the offseason, and I just 481 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 3: couldn't bring it to myself to leave us with like 482 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,679 Speaker 3: nine eight or nine active players because the league salary 483 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 3: cap wouldn't allow us to bring somebody else. Yeah. So, 484 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,959 Speaker 3: and even before I came to Seattle, you know, they 485 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 3: were open and they were okay with me going to 486 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 3: your basket if it was really like my dream. But 487 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 3: I couldn't just do I couldn't do that to my 488 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 3: teammates and especially all that Seattle has done for me. 489 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 3: It just it didn't make sense for me to go. 490 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 3: And then of course seeing that France didn't meddle, that 491 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 3: didn't help. But like that obviously made me feel worse 492 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 3: about it. But yeah, I don't know. I don't know 493 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 3: what kind of adjustments we're going to have to make 494 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 3: in the future. Yeah, as as the French Federation. But 495 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 3: it did, it did staying a little bit. 496 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: You will probably receive this advice as well as I 497 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: do when my husband gives it to me. But you 498 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: can't do it all, is what he always says, what 499 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 1: I'm sad about, and. 500 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: I'm like, that doesn't help. 501 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 3: Fix it, But then you want to prove them wrong. 502 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 2: I know, I'm like, I can do it all. Watch 503 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 2: me as I pass out, Oh my bed. 504 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: Last question for you obviously, like you said, the storm 505 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: is a big focus for you, and you guys have 506 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: a lot of talent. 507 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 2: End of the season is it win or bust? 508 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: Or how do you decide what a successful season looks 509 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: like with this current iteration with young players and new 510 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: players and everything else. 511 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 3: We talk about peaking at the right time, so it's 512 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 3: hard to say, like win or bust? Because you can't. 513 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 3: That skips a lot of steps. Yeah, you know, it 514 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 3: skips a lot of steps. And I think, okay, we're 515 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 3: going we're basing the season off of quarters, like first 516 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 3: eleven games, second eleven games, and we're just trying to 517 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 3: be better every single quarter and like check our progress 518 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 3: every time. So right now we're focused. We're starting the 519 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 3: second half of the season, so yeah, we just we 520 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 3: can't dip. We just have to keep getting better and better. 521 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: I loved what Yanna sante to Cumbo said about that 522 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,239 Speaker 1: after his Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated and someone asked if 523 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 1: it was a failure, and he said, if you can't 524 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: find the joy and the win unless you win it all, 525 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: then it's not worth it. Like there's so much more 526 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: to be found in the successes along the way and 527 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: everything else. Well, my success is getting to chat with 528 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: you and getting to watch you play. I absolutely love 529 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: watching you play. I was scord side for the All 530 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 1: Star Game, and I just especially loved watching you have 531 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,360 Speaker 1: fun out there, mess with your teammates, messed with your opponents. 532 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: So enjoy the rest of the season was great talking to. 533 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 3: You, Thank you, sir. 534 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: Thanks to Gabby for taking the time, we got to 535 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: take another break. When we come back, we get excited 536 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: for the return of Biscuits with the Boss, the Diamond Dogs, 537 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: and being a goldfish. 538 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: Welcome back Slices. 539 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 1: We love that you're listening, but we wanted to get 540 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: in the game every day too, So here's our good 541 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: game play of the day. Follow Gabby on social media 542 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: and check out those tats. We'll link to her Instagram 543 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: in the show notes. 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Rating five 552 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: out of five stars from Keeley Jones at The Independent 553 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: Woman Review. 554 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 2: Ted Lasso is almost Backslices. 555 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: Filming is underway around Kansas City, and the cast is 556 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: having fun with extracurriculars like an on stage sing along 557 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: with Mumford and Sons, whose frontman Marcus Mumford wrote the 558 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 1: show's theme song. 559 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 2: They'll be out filming Across. 560 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: The Pond later in the year, with ted Lasso reportedly 561 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,360 Speaker 1: returning to England to coach a women's soccer team. 562 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 2: Guys, we needed. 563 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: Ted Lasso during COVID, and we need it even more 564 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: during the apocalyptic, fascist, authoritarian hellscape that is twenty twenty five. 565 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 2: In fact, we don't just need it, we are owed it. 566 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 2: We deserve it. 567 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: To paraphrase Roy Kent, you deserve a show that makes 568 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: you feel like you've been struck by lightning. 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