WEBVTT - Reaction to NBA schedule release + Olivia Miles DOMINATING the WNBA

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<v Speaker 1>The volume. All right, Well, good sindight here at the

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<v Speaker 1>volume Heavy Tuesday, everybody ophile. You guys are having a

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<v Speaker 1>great week. Just a quick episode for you guys today.

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<v Speaker 1>I had two things that I wanted to hit on.

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<v Speaker 1>The NBA dropped their first little bit of the schedule

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<v Speaker 1>for next season, the national TV games for the first

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<v Speaker 1>four nights as well as the Christmas Day slate. So

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk a little bit about my thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>on our first taste of what the NBA schedule is

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<v Speaker 1>going to look like next year. And then we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>talked much at WNBA on this show. I try to

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<v Speaker 1>take a break during the summer for the sake of

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<v Speaker 1>many reasons, but I do really enjoy the WNBA. The

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<v Speaker 1>talent level is off the charts, the basketball is excellent.

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<v Speaker 1>And I have some thoughts on Olivia Miles. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about what separates her from some of the

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<v Speaker 1>other guards around the league. So NBA schedule stuff Olivia Miles,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll get out of here. You guys are

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<v Speaker 1>the summer. All right, talks and basketball. So the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>schedule released a little bit of an a strange start

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<v Speaker 1>to Opening Night. They're adding a third game, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like an afternoon game. We're getting Celtics at Piston, so

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get to see the new look Celtics with Paul

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<v Speaker 1>George in at that forge spot, as well as the

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<v Speaker 1>Mitchell Robinson upgrade at the center position. We will also

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<v Speaker 1>get to see Ky Cunningham surrounded by more shooting with

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<v Speaker 1>the arrival of Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins as well.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see I would assume Jalen Duran will be there

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<v Speaker 1>at that point. Our second game of the night, seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers at Nicks. The debut of Lebron James and

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brown. With that new look seventy six Ers team,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see if Joel Embiid's playing at that point. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of time between now and then. He looks

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<v Speaker 1>thin and in good shape and getting some work in

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<v Speaker 1>this summer. It's probably a nice surprise for him that

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<v Speaker 1>he's actually had a healthy summer to actually get some

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<v Speaker 1>work in. So we'll see if they're able to make

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<v Speaker 1>it to Opening night. But if we're lucky and we

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<v Speaker 1>get to see all of them play, it's a very

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<v Speaker 1>interesting showdown because you're talking about a Knicks team that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be receiving their championship rings, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like a specifically tough type of first matchup

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<v Speaker 1>for that seventy six Ers team in the sense that

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers are very much going to be very far

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<v Speaker 1>from a finished product. When we're talking about teams that

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<v Speaker 1>have the most potential to improve from day one of

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<v Speaker 1>the season to the start of the playoffs, the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be on that list. Other teams as well, Miami, obviously, Toronto,

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<v Speaker 1>some of these teams that are going to have new players,

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<v Speaker 1>They obviously have a lot of potential to improve between

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the season. Minnesota is another team like that,

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<v Speaker 1>where like I wouldn't necessarily judge them on opening night,

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, the Knicks are about, as

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<v Speaker 1>I've said this on the show before, they have the

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<v Speaker 1>highest floor out of any team outside of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City and in San Antonio, meaning like, we just

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<v Speaker 1>know exactly what they are, we know exactly what they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play like. And so that kind of presents an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting challenge for the Sixers because it's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>wide range of outcomes for them in that first few

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<v Speaker 1>months of the season. They're gonna have knights where they

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<v Speaker 1>look amazing and nights where they look terrible. And so

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<v Speaker 1>opening night will be an example of you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of like random nature of a new basketball

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<v Speaker 1>team versus the steady nature of an existing you know,

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<v Speaker 1>team has a lot of continuity. The only other thing

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<v Speaker 1>that I would say there is sometimes teams that have

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<v Speaker 1>won the championship come out with a little less energy

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<v Speaker 1>than they typically do on opening nights. So maybe there'll

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<v Speaker 1>be some opportunity for the Sixers to get a win there,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we're gonna rematch to the Western Conference Finals,

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<v Speaker 1>the Thunder at the Spurs. This is just I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw some you know, people talking about like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers aren't on opening night. First of all, they're

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<v Speaker 1>on Night two, which is still a premier night. And secondly,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Thunder and Spurs, the numbers they put up

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<v Speaker 1>in the Western Conference Finals in terms of TV ratings

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<v Speaker 1>were off the charts, and I personally, as a basketball fan,

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<v Speaker 1>thing that makes a ton of sense as an opening

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<v Speaker 1>night matchup, very very excited to see that one night

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<v Speaker 1>two Timberwolves at Heat. So obviously the debut of LaMelo

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<v Speaker 1>Ball and the new look Minnesota Timberwolves who knows will

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<v Speaker 1>be playing power forward at that point, but the new

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<v Speaker 1>look Timberwolves on the road against the new look Giannas

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<v Speaker 1>and Tenna Koompo Miami Heat. That should be fun and

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting challenge in the sense of Rudy Gober getting

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<v Speaker 1>to camp his ass right under the basket against the

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<v Speaker 1>team that doesn't have the shooting to space him out,

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<v Speaker 1>but obviously the enormous size of that Miami Heat frontline,

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<v Speaker 1>that should be a ton of fun to watch. Second night,

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me, second game Night two Warriors at Lakers. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been a rival real league has been promoting for

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<v Speaker 1>a while. I saw some people talking like, oh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because the Warriors an't Christmas Day too, They're obviously heavily

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<v Speaker 1>featured on Night two and say people are saying things like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors are terrible. Why are they getting all these

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<v Speaker 1>national TV games? And it's really simple. They have Steph Curry,

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<v Speaker 1>And like, is Steph older? Now? Yes, are the Warriors

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<v Speaker 1>a talented roster? No, but Steph Curry is still one

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<v Speaker 1>of the greatest shows in the sport, and I personally

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<v Speaker 1>want to watch him. I would love to watch him

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<v Speaker 1>on Christmas Day, and I'd love to watch him in

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<v Speaker 1>those a couple opening nights. And I think it makes

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of sense that Lakers team very very excited

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<v Speaker 1>to watch them with Walker Kessler and just to see

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<v Speaker 1>what they look like as a new look team again.

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<v Speaker 1>I have my concerns with them as a postseason team

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<v Speaker 1>because of the lack of starting caliber talent at the

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<v Speaker 1>three and the four, But I think they're gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>an awesome regular season team. I think they're gonna win

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<v Speaker 1>fifty games, and it'll be fun to watch them start

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<v Speaker 1>their season against the Warriors on Night two they've had.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lakers have had issues with the Warriors at times

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<v Speaker 1>in the blender they can put him in, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is a much more athletic Lakers roster with some of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that they added, and obviously much better defensively

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<v Speaker 1>at the center position. Night three Calves at seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>or the home opener for the new look seventy six Ers.

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<v Speaker 1>That'll be an interesting one two from the standpoint of

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<v Speaker 1>the Cavs ability to layer rim protection, and again, I

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<v Speaker 1>think the Sixers are going to have some issues with spacing,

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<v Speaker 1>especially early in the season as they kind of figure

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<v Speaker 1>out how to play with each other because they have

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<v Speaker 1>so much driving talent not a ton of catch and

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<v Speaker 1>shoot talents. That'll be interesting. Nuggets at Thunder is the

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<v Speaker 1>second game, Night three, the Night four Knicks at Celtics,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Rockets at Spurs. So those are your first

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<v Speaker 1>four nights of national TV games. Christmas Day Spurs at Knicks,

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<v Speaker 1>so we got to rematch the NBA Finals very much

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<v Speaker 1>would like to see what victor women Yama has for

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<v Speaker 1>us on that particular day. Heat at Celtics. Very fun

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<v Speaker 1>matchup between Giannis and Tenna Kompo and the new look

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<v Speaker 1>Heat versus the Celtics, the team that traded or that

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<v Speaker 1>failed to trade for Giannis. That'll be an interesting one.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers at Lakers. Obviously, Lebron James returning to Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 1>very fortunate for him that he's traveling on Christmas Day,

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<v Speaker 1>that he at least gets to be home with his family.

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<v Speaker 1>That I expect to be a game. I'm curious to

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<v Speaker 1>see the Lakers reception of Lebron. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's been some beef between Lebron fans and Laker fans

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter in recent days, and all I would say

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<v Speaker 1>about that is, like stands can be a little crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>ignore him. I think for the most part, all well

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<v Speaker 1>meaning fans that are fans of Lebron enjoyed his time

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<v Speaker 1>at the Lakers and there's no hard feelings there, and

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<v Speaker 1>vice versa. Every Lakers fan that I talk to that's

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<v Speaker 1>a well meaning, you know, real basketball fan enjoyed and

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<v Speaker 1>appreciated Lebron's time there. Thunder at timberwolveshere rematch the Western

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<v Speaker 1>Conference Finals in twenty twenty five is our fourth game.

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<v Speaker 1>And then lastly, the Nuggets at the Warriors. Again, Warriors

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<v Speaker 1>getting a Christmas Day game because Steph is just that

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<v Speaker 1>much of a draw, and then obviously we'll get to

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<v Speaker 1>see Nicole Jokic in that game as well. So I

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<v Speaker 1>hate how excited I am for this slate. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we just had this crazy playoff run where we

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<v Speaker 1>worked a ton and feel so good to finally be

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<v Speaker 1>taken a little bit of a break and not work

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<v Speaker 1>as much over the summer. But Nan, we just had

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<v Speaker 1>such a fascinating off season and so much intrigue surrounding

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<v Speaker 1>several kind of new look teams and existing teams and

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<v Speaker 1>rematches that I'm excited to see, and I just I

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<v Speaker 1>can't believe it, but I can't wait to watch NBA

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<v Speaker 1>basketball again. We are literally about two months away, a

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<v Speaker 1>two months and ten days or so from being able

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<v Speaker 1>to dive right back into that NBA regular season. All.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about Olivia Miles for a minute. Olivia Miles

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<v Speaker 1>is having a ridiculous rookie campaign. She's shooting forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>percent on catch and shoot threes, thirty seven percent on

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<v Speaker 1>pull up threes. That's nuts. She hits them regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>play type, Like if she's in pick and roll, she's

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<v Speaker 1>shooting forty percent on pull ups. There if she's in ISO,

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<v Speaker 1>she's shooting forty three percent on threes there. If she's

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<v Speaker 1>in spot up situations, she's shooting forty one percent there.

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<v Speaker 1>Just outrageous jump shooting from the three point line. And

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<v Speaker 1>she is already one of the most prolific driving guards

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<v Speaker 1>in the WNBA. Her ability to get all the way

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<v Speaker 1>to the basket. She's shooting fifty nine percent at the rim,

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<v Speaker 1>which is insane for a WNBA guard. She's fourth. This

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<v Speaker 1>is this was crazy when I found this stat. Olivia

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<v Speaker 1>is fourth in the entire WNBA and makes at the rim.

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<v Speaker 1>She's getting to the rim eight times per game. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is where I wanted to dive into like the

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<v Speaker 1>low center of gravity stuff with her, because so I

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<v Speaker 1>think she's better than Caitlyn Clark. And that's not an

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<v Speaker 1>in I'm not trying to, like, you know, make this

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<v Speaker 1>about pitting Olivia versus Caitlin or anything like that. But

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<v Speaker 1>Caitlyn was the guard that came in a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>years ago and was kind of touted as the next

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<v Speaker 1>great guard in the WNBA, and there's been a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good I'd argue Caitlyn's underrated in large part for

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<v Speaker 1>the same reasons. Why Steph Curry has been underrated over

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<v Speaker 1>his career, and just the fact that she creates a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of advantages that drive team offense. And so even

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<v Speaker 1>though she can be inefficient sometimes even she can be

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<v Speaker 1>turnover prones sometimes even though she can have games where

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<v Speaker 1>she doesn't really score as much, she is an enormous

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<v Speaker 1>positive impact on a team offense that I think can

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<v Speaker 1>make her underrated sometimes. But to me, Olivia Miles represents

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<v Speaker 1>an even better version of what Caitlyn Clark has brought

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<v Speaker 1>to the table. And that's what's really fascinating with her

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<v Speaker 1>in her long term potential. And to me, it comes

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<v Speaker 1>down to her athletic traits, Like she is lowered to

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<v Speaker 1>the ground and stronger. What that means is it makes

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<v Speaker 1>it harder to knock her off of her line. We

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this all the time, the leverage battles that

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<v Speaker 1>occur in basketball games. I'm driving at you, I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to turn the corner. We're bumping each other. My right arm,

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<v Speaker 1>my right shoulder is in contact with your right arm

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<v Speaker 1>and your right shoulder, and you're trying to slide. You're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to cut me off. If I can, like, like

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<v Speaker 1>knock you off of that line and turn the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm all the way to the basket. If you can

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<v Speaker 1>hold your leverage, you flatten me out, You make it

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<v Speaker 1>hard for me to turn the corner. Maybe I end

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<v Speaker 1>up having kind of like a banana shaped drive that

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't go anywhere. I have to pass the ball out.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a when you have a lower center of gravity,

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<v Speaker 1>it's harder to win that leverage battle, whereas if you're

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<v Speaker 1>more upright and thinner, it's a lot easier for defenders

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of wrangle you with physicality. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to call attention to two plays. We had

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<v Speaker 1>a you know, Caitlin Clark had a really rough finish

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<v Speaker 1>to a game. She missed a couple of free throws

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<v Speaker 1>that against the Aces that led to a game time

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<v Speaker 1>shot that sent into overtime. And then they were up

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<v Speaker 1>one with like fifteen seconds left, and she had Aja

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<v Speaker 1>Wilson in a switch and she's isoinger and she can't

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<v Speaker 1>really turn the corner, and she ends up trying to

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<v Speaker 1>bail out, like throw a lob pass into the post

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<v Speaker 1>that gets deflected. She falls on the ground. They run

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<v Speaker 1>out the other way, and the Aces end up winning

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<v Speaker 1>it at the buzzer, and then there was a play

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<v Speaker 1>a very different situation. It's a pick and roll for

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<v Speaker 1>Olivia Miles. The game they were up a out like

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<v Speaker 1>six or seven points, so it wasn't as big of

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<v Speaker 1>a possession, but Olivia Miles comes off the ball screen

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<v Speaker 1>Agia Wilson kind of steps up around the elbow area

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<v Speaker 1>and Olivia just hits her with this nasty kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like it's a move I've seen. I don't even know

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<v Speaker 1>what you would call it, but it's a move I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot of the advanced guards start to use

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<v Speaker 1>as of late, where like when they're coming downhill out

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<v Speaker 1>a player that's kind of on their heels, instead of

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<v Speaker 1>doing like a dramatic crossover, they like kind of throw

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<v Speaker 1>the ball to their other hand as if they're crossing

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<v Speaker 1>over while keeping their body turned towards the direction they

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<v Speaker 1>were originally going, and then as the ball hits that

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<v Speaker 1>right hand, they kind of like just barely fake with

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<v Speaker 1>like an in and out dribble to go that way,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they go right. It's kind of like a

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<v Speaker 1>delayed crossover dribble. It's very very hard to guard, and

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<v Speaker 1>it kind of functions as a hesitation dribble in the

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<v Speaker 1>way that it can kind of like get a defender

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<v Speaker 1>to freeze for a second, and she just comes off

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<v Speaker 1>the ball screen Agia Wilson's on her heels, she does

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of fancy left to right crossover buckles, Asia

0:12:56.520 --> 0:12:59.000
<v Speaker 1>goes right around her, gets a layup, and basically ice

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<v Speaker 1>is the game now. Again, not the same type of possession.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lot harder to guard a player that's coming

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<v Speaker 1>screaming downhill at you than it is in a straight

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<v Speaker 1>iso where you have opportunity to kind of close the

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<v Speaker 1>gap and disrupt rhythm. Right, So I'm not trying to

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<v Speaker 1>compare those two plays exactly, but I do think both

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<v Speaker 1>plays are representative of those athletic traits. Caitlin can struggle

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<v Speaker 1>to turn the corner and get leverage not just against

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<v Speaker 1>bigs but also against guards. It's not a strength of her.

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<v Speaker 1>She can struggle to get downhill if she doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a screen, Whereas one of the things that's made Olivia

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<v Speaker 1>is so good to start her career is she can

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<v Speaker 1>turn the corner. She can beat people off the dribble

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<v Speaker 1>without necessarily needing a screen. Because of her low center

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<v Speaker 1>of gravity, She's a little bit faster, and so she

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<v Speaker 1>wins those leverage battles as she's trying to get downhill.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that that is what, in combination with

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<v Speaker 1>her shooting ability, has made her so good. She just

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<v Speaker 1>has incredible ball control, like her ability to handle the

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<v Speaker 1>basketball that combined with her downhill athletic traits, she can

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<v Speaker 1>like she has these like it almost looks like she's

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<v Speaker 1>holding a pizza, where like she'll gather the basketball with

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<v Speaker 1>her hand underneath it. It's kind of like a palm, but

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<v Speaker 1>not really. But she has such good control over the

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<v Speaker 1>basketball that she can do these single hand gathers where

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<v Speaker 1>when she's getting downhill she'll kind of turn her hand

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<v Speaker 1>over and extend the ball out, which allows her to

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<v Speaker 1>fend off with her body and protect the basketball by

0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:25.320
<v Speaker 1>extending it out away from her body. And then she

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<v Speaker 1>can get out and extend and finish at the rim.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it just she's deadly on pull up threes.

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<v Speaker 1>She's deadly off of the catch. She has a nasty

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<v Speaker 1>handle and great athletic traits in the ability to turn

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<v Speaker 1>the corner with speed with the fancy gatherers, and finishing

0:14:43.400 --> 0:14:46.240
<v Speaker 1>ability around the basket. Again, like a lot of NBA

0:14:46.320 --> 0:14:50.320
<v Speaker 1>guards struggle to finish around the high fifties when they

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<v Speaker 1>get into the pain, and so I just think she's

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<v Speaker 1>got an incredible set of skills that already are making

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<v Speaker 1>her one of the best players in the WNBA, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's just gonna go up from here. Like she's a

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<v Speaker 1>great passer, She's already seventh in the WNBA and assists

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<v Speaker 1>per game. She's been the best pick and role player

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<v Speaker 1>in the WNBA by a mile this year, one point

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<v Speaker 1>one to two points per possession including passes. According to Synergy.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the best among twenty six players to run

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<v Speaker 1>at least two hundred pick and rolls so far this year,

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<v Speaker 1>big lead over Jackie Young, who's currently in second place.

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<v Speaker 1>She's got a five or six points per one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>posessions behind her. Again, I think she's already quite a

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<v Speaker 1>bit better than Kaitlyn Clark. Not an insult to Kaitlin Clark.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think, you know, if we're gonna say Caitlin's

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<v Speaker 1>the next great guard in the WNBA, we gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>honest about what we're seeing about Olivia. I think she's

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<v Speaker 1>just better, and I think you could make the case

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<v Speaker 1>that Olivia is already the best guard in the entire WNBA,

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<v Speaker 1>and most importantly, and this is the biggest piece of this, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think she's riveting to watch. I actually find

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<v Speaker 1>myself watching a lot of WNBA because I personally love

0:15:52.760 --> 0:15:55.840
<v Speaker 1>basketball and I think they play great basketball, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I just enjoy watching it. And there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>new young talent in the league that's injecting a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of energy. Like I've Paige Becker's and her scoring bag

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<v Speaker 1>and just her ability to chain together counters and shoot

0:16:07.840 --> 0:16:10.480
<v Speaker 1>over both. She's like Kobe. She's literally like watching Kobe.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been so much fun to watch her. Obviously, Asia

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<v Speaker 1>Wilson's amazing if he's a collier. It's been good to

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<v Speaker 1>see her get back onto the court and recapture some rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>The league is stacked of talent. I genuinely enjoy watching it.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't cover it on the show as much as

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to, simply because of the fact that I

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<v Speaker 1>worked so hard during the w during the NBA season

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<v Speaker 1>that if I turned around and covered it extensively. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, it'd be hard on my marriage with Like

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<v Speaker 1>I put my wife through a lot in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>how much I work during the NBA season. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to do that to her again during the off season,

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<v Speaker 1>so I try to take a break. But I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to give some thoughts on Olivia because I've just

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<v Speaker 1>found her to be like insanely talented, but most importantly

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<v Speaker 1>riveting to watch. She moves different than most WNBA plays.

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<v Speaker 1>There's like a flashiness on the screen and just the

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<v Speaker 1>way her body moves, and she's a savage competitor. She

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<v Speaker 1>wants to rip your heart out. She has these moments

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<v Speaker 1>where you could see her success shine through in these

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<v Speaker 1>like passionate yelling, screaming, like I love to see that,

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<v Speaker 1>just that, like that desire to be the best that

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<v Speaker 1>you can see just coming off of her. I just

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to watching her career in the w It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a lot of fun watching Olivia this year.