1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Full Circle is an Iheartwoman's sports production and partnership with 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,439 Speaker 1: Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 2: You can find us on. 4 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: The iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all, 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: welcome back to Full Circle. And this is not just 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: any episodes. This is our All Star Weekend special. The 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: vibes are high and the league is heading to Indianapolis. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: But what's about to be the most talked about All 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: Star weekend the W has had yet? 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: Lexi, how's it going, girl? 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 3: I'm good. 12 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 4: You know, we're here in Connecticut. I'm having major PTSD 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 4: every time I come here from my rookie season. But 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 4: we're on the last game of our three game road 15 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 4: trip for two and zero, so we're feeling good. Vibes 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 4: are good, We're trending in the right direction. So yeah, 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 4: I'm excited. And we have three All Stars on our team, so. 18 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: I'm very excited. I love that. 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, very exciting for us. 20 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: Which is you were advocating for your teammates, sure to 21 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: get some All Star dods, so I'm happy for them. 22 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: So for the fans that are ready to tune into 23 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: All Star Weekend and are kind of like what's going on? Like, 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: what do I gotta put on the calendar? Here's what 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: you can expect. So on Friday July eighteenth, we've got 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: the three Point Contest and the Skills Challenge. Lexi and 27 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: I have talked about these a few times. But Lexi, 28 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: because you've got eyes on the w who do you 29 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: want to see in the three point in the Skills Challenge? 30 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 4: So you already know that I want to be in 31 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 4: the three point Contest bad but that dream will be 32 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 4: placed on the back burner for another year, which is fine. 33 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 4: I have a little list here of potential three Point 34 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 4: Contests participants. I'm not sure if they're doing only All 35 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 4: Stars or anybody, so I have two lists. The All 36 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 4: Stars that i'd like to see in the three point 37 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 4: Contest are Sabrina Kelsey Mitchell, Kayln Clark, Kelsey Plumb, and 38 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 4: Alisha Gray. And if they're including non All Star stars 39 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 4: Kmac Juel Lloyd, Sammy Whitcomb and Rachel Bannam, would love 40 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 4: to see them in the three point Contest. Now for 41 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 4: the Skills Challenge, something that I probably would never want 42 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 4: to participate in, but I. 43 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 3: Feel like I could do a good job in it. 44 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 4: But for All Stars, Skyler Daggens, Courtney Williams, Gabby Williams, 45 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 4: Alicia Gray, and then for not All Stars, I would 46 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 4: like to see Britney Sykes, Asrae Stevens, Aerield Atkins or 47 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 4: Tash Cloud. 48 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 3: Those are the players I would love to see in 49 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 3: each of those challenges. 50 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 4: And now allegedly everybody wants to tap in because there's 51 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: real bread on the line now, which wasn't the case 52 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 4: in the past. So nobody ever wanted to participate in 53 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 4: the Skills Challenge with three point Contest, but now since 54 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 4: it's sponsored by AFLAC and the money, the prize money 55 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 4: is crazy, I guess, like the requests to participate are 56 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 4: like insane, and for me, like the three point contests, 57 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 4: like that should be easy. You look at the three 58 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 4: point percentage and that's what you went vite and then 59 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 4: if they say no, then you go to the next one, 60 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 4: and if they say no, you go to the next one. 61 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 4: Shoe is a little more difficult to choose people for, 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 4: but I feel like the three point contest, like that 63 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 4: selection process is very simple. You're bringing the players with 64 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 4: the highest three point percentages and. 65 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 3: Then you go from there. So we'll agree it participates. 66 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: I'm excited. I love the three point contest, like literally 67 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 3: my favorite event. 68 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: Girl, I love it. 69 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: I was in the building when Sabrina beat steps record and. 70 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: I was masmerized, methmetized because I've been at a few 71 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: All Stars. 72 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 3: I need to see a Sabrina Kaitlyn Clark shootout. 73 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: Oh that would be so weird. 74 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 4: That's what the people want that people want to see that. Honestly, 75 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 4: I really want to see a Kayla McBride Sabrina Kaylen 76 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 4: Clark shootout. 77 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 3: That's really what I want to see. 78 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: But Sabrina, that girl. 79 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: I think that after doing NBA All Star and playing 80 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: in front of that hostile crowd because they weren't hostile, 81 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: I was, but it was nice, but like it was 82 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: a hostile crowd on social media, you know, because everybody 83 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: had this weird like if she wins this, if he 84 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: wins that, and her score would have won the men's 85 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: three point contest outside of her shoot with stet. 86 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 4: She didn't exactly what she needed to do in that moment, 87 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 4: Like that couldn't have She didn't big out anymore perfectly, 88 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 4: in my opinion, So you're right. 89 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: Like how do you agree? Like, how do you top that. 90 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 4: Like I feel like if she was like, you know, 91 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 4: I'm straight, I would be like, okay, I kind of understand. 92 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, but I also feel like the nerve that's hard 93 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: competition because the nerves really aren't How. 94 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 2: Is she going to be that skilled, like she's like 95 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 2: I'm the well. 96 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 4: I remember when but when Ali Quigley was playing, she 97 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 4: won it so many times we started calling it the 98 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 4: Allie Quickly Invitational, like that's what it turned into. 99 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 3: She literally she won every year. It was crazy. 100 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 4: So yeah, it turned into the Ali Quickly Invitational, So 101 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 4: it could become the Sabrina Invitational if she decides to participate. 102 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: But you never know because if they get if they 103 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: mess up that first rack, or if they mess up 104 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: like their rack, because everybody has like their one that's 105 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: their favorite, then it kind of gets shaky because from 106 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: being at three point contests, if they mess up that 107 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: first one life. 108 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 4: And it's a rhythm thing, and then you like don't 109 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 4: realize like how much time that really is, not so 110 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 4: or it's a lot of time, like for someone like me. 111 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 4: I remember I did the three point contest in college 112 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 4: and I did horrible because one we had to sit 113 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 4: and wait for so long, so by the time we 114 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 4: started shooting, we were all like just ice cold and 115 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 4: I have a really quick release, so I was like 116 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 4: moving through the racks and I like, look up, I 117 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 4: had like mad time left and I was like damn. 118 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: So that was an embarrassing outing for me, but it 119 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 4: was really fun. But like the girl who won was 120 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 4: like a really good shooter in college, but like she's 121 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 4: not even the she didn't even get to the WBA. 122 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 4: But that three point contest, like it's a mental thing. 123 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 4: It's like a timing thing, Like there's a lot that 124 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 4: goes into it. But it's really fun. So my dream 125 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 4: is still alive. Guys like I still want to be 126 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 4: I'm gonna go course, it's a lot my own three 127 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 4: point contest. I like that, and I'm gonna just do 128 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 4: my own. 129 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: I won't, but I'm a sport you, So. 130 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm excited. 131 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: Let's talk about these all Stars. So the rosters are 132 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: officially out. We've got Kaitlin Clark and if you said, 133 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: Collier as this year's captains, and they'll be drafting their 134 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: teams live on ESPN tonight, So you guys are gonna 135 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: hear this after they're already drafted, so we might sound 136 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: crazy giving our predictions, but or will sound great because 137 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: she've already seen what happens. But let's give some flowers 138 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: really quickly to our twenty twenty five All Stars starters. 139 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: You've got Caitlin Clark, Pe Collier, Aliah Boston, Paige Becker's, 140 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: Alisha Gray, Sabrina Yunescu, Nekka Gumake, saw too Sobili Brianna Stewart, 141 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: and Asia Wilson. 142 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 4: Snaps Snaps, flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers. You know, I 143 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 4: think this is a really good starting lineup. 144 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: When we asked Nikka if she was, like surprised, she was, 145 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 3: and we're like why, Like why why? 146 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 4: But like that's the thing like people really don't understand 147 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 4: about like these All Star games. It's like you really 148 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 4: don't know like if you're gonna be in this game 149 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 4: out of this game. Also, we're not even twenty games 150 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 4: into our season, so I even think, like just the 151 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 4: timing of All Star is so odd, Like it's like 152 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 4: a very small sample size. So really it's like if 153 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 4: you don't start the season off really hot, or if 154 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 4: you don't have like a three all you really need 155 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 4: is like three, four, five really good games to be 156 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 4: in consideration for All Star weekend because we're not even 157 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 4: twenty games into the season and the voting is over, 158 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 4: like they're about to like next weekend is All Star 159 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 4: and we're not even halfway through the year. So it's 160 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 4: like one of those things, like if you want to 161 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 4: be an All Star, that really has to be a 162 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 4: mindset unless you're like just one of them ones, like 163 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 4: you're gonna hoop regardless whatever your goals are. But like 164 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 4: if you are trying to get into the All Star 165 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 4: like and people could be like, oh, yeah, no, that 166 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 4: wasn't a goal, Like no, like you want to play 167 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 4: at a high level. Like there's a different mentality that 168 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 4: you have to have coming into the season if you 169 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 4: even want to be considered for All Star games. So 170 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 4: I'm always like super happy and impressed with these starters 171 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 4: because you get voted as a starter, Like you're being 172 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 4: acknowledged by the fans, You're being acknowledged by the media 173 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 4: and your peers, so like that's a big deal. And 174 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 4: people are complaining, Oh, it's is this a popularity contest? 175 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, part of. 176 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 4: It is a popularity contest. That's the whole thing about 177 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 4: being a professional athlete, Like you have to have like 178 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 4: the whole package, and like that's just the reality of 179 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 4: the situation. So yes, you might think that someone got 180 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 4: in that shouldn't have got in because they're popular. Well yeah, 181 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 4: like that's the whole point of All Star Weekend is 182 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 4: you bring in the players that fans want to see 183 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 4: and interact with, and you love seeing players playing on 184 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 4: the same team when their rivals quote unquote. So I'm 185 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 4: really excited for this, this this starting group. I think 186 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 4: it's a good one. I think they did a good job. 187 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 4: Every list isn't ever going to be perfect, but you know, 188 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 4: I think it's I think it's a good thing. 189 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 3: It's a good group for sure. 190 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:54,839 Speaker 4: Yeah. 191 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: I didn't feel like there was any surprises here at 192 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: all as far as the starters are concerned. 193 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 4: I think on the only surprise for a starter for 194 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 4: me was Paige, And I say that because she missed 195 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 4: some games and Dallas is not a great team right now, 196 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 4: so that was like a surprise as far as the voting, 197 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 4: Like her level of play obviously warrants her to get that, 198 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 4: but I was like surprised that it actually happened. So 199 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 4: like I mean, that's really amazing and exciting for her. 200 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: No shade, I'm a voter. I believe in voting and this, 201 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: that and the third. But she was gonna be on 202 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: that lesson about I mean, we see. 203 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 4: It were saying, I think what happened her missing all 204 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 4: those games. I was like, oh, well, maybe she'll just 205 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 4: be a regular All Star. But actually she came back 206 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 4: and was killing, And like I said, all you need 207 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 4: is like you just need like a good week. I 208 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 4: say that about the NBA too. A lot of those 209 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 4: guys they need like two weeks of like really good 210 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 4: play and like then they get their next contract locked up, 211 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 4: or they need one good series and you need one 212 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 4: good series in the playoffs and like your life is 213 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 4: going to change. 214 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 3: So that's kind of like what it's like with WNBA 215 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: All Star. 216 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 4: But I have some interesting stats surrounding these selections. If 217 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 4: you would you like to hear them, because you know, 218 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 4: I'm a stats girl, I. 219 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 2: Would love to hear them. 220 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 4: So basically, from what I've looked, I looked like the 221 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 4: past few years to corroborate this, you basically are automatically 222 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 4: in as an All Star if you're leading the league 223 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 4: in points, rebounds or assists. Like, if you're leading in 224 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: any of those categories, you ninety nine nine percent will be. 225 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: An All Star. 226 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 4: So this year those people are fee who's leading in points, 227 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 4: Angels leading in rebounds, and at is leading an assists. 228 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 3: Okay, every player. 229 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 4: That is an All Star this season outside of Courtney, Williams, Kiki, 230 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 4: and Satu are averaging thirty plus minutes per game, and 231 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 4: those three are averaging like twenty eight, so they're right there. 232 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 4: So again, you've got to be on the court a 233 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 4: lot to even have an opportunity or a chance. Again, 234 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 4: you will typically see the same eight to ten players 235 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 4: every year of All Star like you see in the NBA, 236 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,439 Speaker 4: Like you could have a shoe in no matter how 237 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 4: their team is doing, Like that's the type of consistent 238 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 4: performances that they're putting out, and like you're gonna have 239 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 4: the same like eight to ten players. 240 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 3: And then that's the fun part. 241 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 4: Abou All Star, Like, oh, who's the secret five that 242 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 4: go and slip in there, Like that's also a fun 243 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 4: part about All Star. I think that it's great that 244 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 4: the Fever have three players representing them because they are 245 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 4: the host city and the only other team with three 246 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 4: is the Seattle. 247 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 3: Storm, So shout out to us, shout out to the Fever. 248 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 4: And then at the end of the day, y'all like 249 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 4: All Stars all about optics, entertainment and fun. It's a 250 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 4: great armor, but like it's really not that serious to 251 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 4: the point where people need to be like outraged, up 252 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 4: in arms about it because there's only twenty two spots. 253 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 3: I'm pretty sure twenty two spots. 254 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: I always say that All Star is a popular larity contest. 255 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: It's fun. 256 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,599 Speaker 1: I don't think any money or contractual obligation to be 257 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: associated with All Star, like not making it and being 258 00:11:58,800 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: snubbed from it. 259 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: But all w all NBA, like those teams at the. 260 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: End, those are matter where we can start throwing hands 261 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: and have an issue. 262 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 2: Those matter. 263 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: That is not a popularity contest, but this is like 264 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: this is just for fun. For those who haven't seen, 265 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say who the reserves are real quick. So 266 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: you got Sonya Cetron, Kyler Diggins, Ryan Howard, Kiki, Eria Fenn, Kelsey, Mitchell, 267 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese At, Kayla Thornton, Courtney Williams, Gabby Williams, 268 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: and Jackie Young period. 269 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 4: Okay, guys, We're gonna give some more flowers to our 270 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 4: first time All Stars and the first time All Stars 271 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 4: this season. Our page Kiky, Sonia, Kayla and Gabby so 272 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 4: snaps and flowers for the first time All Stars, and 273 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 4: we have more. 274 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 3: About some of these first time players. 275 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 4: Yes, okay so Keikey and Sonya are the second Rooky 276 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 4: teammate pair that were chosen as All Stars since nineteen 277 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 4: ninety nine. That was the last time two rookies were 278 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 4: chosen to play an All Star Game together. 279 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: They might have not even been born no way, because 280 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: I was born in two thousand. 281 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 4: They weren't even born yet, which is actually insane. I 282 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 4: did not write that down. I just thought about that, 283 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 4: and that's insanity. So shout out to the rookie dynamic 284 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 4: duo in DC. One of my favorite stories this season 285 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 4: has been Kayla Thorton's. 286 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 3: This is her tenth season in the WNBA. If you 287 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 3: guys did not know. 288 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 4: She went undrafted in twenty fourteen and now is the 289 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 4: Valkyrie's very first All Star in franchise history. So flowers 290 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 4: for Kayla Thoron for getting her first All Star not 291 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 4: in year ten, like that's crazy. The amount of hard 292 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 4: ware that's accation it takes to even stay in the 293 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 4: league for ten years and not be an All Star 294 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 4: in any of those years, is like very admirable, and 295 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 4: like that's just the credit to her hard work, her passion, 296 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 4: her dedicated She was a WNBA champion last season, so 297 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 4: I'm glad to see her getting all the things and 298 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 4: she deserves it, And I think that's really telling of 299 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 4: what the talent looks like in the WNBA and how 300 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 4: important having real, genuine opportunity does for a player's career, 301 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 4: like it could change in an instant. All you need 302 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 4: is an opportunity. So really excited for Cayle Thornton. And 303 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 4: then the last person I'm really excited about, obviously is 304 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 4: my teammate Gabby Williams. 305 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: And I already told you all that she was going 306 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 3: to be an All Star and now she is one. 307 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 4: And she was so excited and was crying and stuff 308 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 4: when she found out, So like, I know, this is 309 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 4: like a really special moment for her, and you know, 310 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 4: I'm going to plug her again. I plugged her to 311 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 4: be an All Star. So obviously our manifestation is powerful. 312 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 4: We know this already first team All Defense and Defensive 313 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 4: Player of the Year and she's not. 314 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 3: Defense Player of the Year. It's because she don't rebound enough. 315 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 4: But we tell her that every day, Gabby, go get 316 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 4: some rebounds, girl, so she go get them rebounds. But 317 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 4: if she's not Defense Player of the Year First Team, 318 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 4: for sure, she's leading the league in steals and she 319 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 4: putting players in hell and clamps. So shout out to Gabby. 320 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 4: I'm so happy for her. She deserves it. 321 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 3: And these are the things about All Star that's like 322 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 3: that I love. 323 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 4: It's like you see people's like trajectories of their careers 324 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 4: being adjusted in real time when they are getting acknowledged 325 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 4: and their dreams coming trials for their work, whether it 326 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 4: takes eight years or ten years or your first year, Like, 327 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 4: it's always a nice thing to be acknowledged for the 328 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 4: type of player you are. So shout out to the 329 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 4: All Stars. This is a great All Star group in 330 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 4: my opinion. 331 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: Okay, so, since since you're happy with the group I have, 332 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: I have a. 333 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 2: Couple bones to pick. Second. 334 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: First, and before I pick my bone is how do 335 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: you think your dad was a WNBA coach? Maybe you 336 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: have more of an insight than me and can give 337 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: the fans some education as to what criteria these coaches 338 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: are using to select the reserves, because there were some 339 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: people that quote unquote could have been All Stars, but 340 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: their teams aren't great, and so I feel like that's 341 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: important to take into consideration personally obviously not in pages case, 342 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: but to take in consideration how their teams are doing. 343 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: So people have a few different mixed messages about what 344 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: the coaches are using. 345 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 2: We did talk. 346 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: About how the voting works in our last couple of episodes, 347 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: and I know that the coaches aren't allowed to vote 348 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: for their own players, so there's no unfairness there before 349 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: y'all start, But LEXI, how do they decide who the 350 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: reserves are going to be? 351 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 3: Honestly, I don't know. They're like, like you said, the 352 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 3: goalplayers don't get it. 353 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 4: But I will say, when it comes to All Star, 354 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 4: I don't think team success should have as much weight 355 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: as people think because you're an All Star. So it's like 356 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 4: you have to like actually watch some of these games 357 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 4: in totality to see the impact that these players are 358 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 4: having on the on their teams. So people probably like, 359 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 4: why is Kelsey Plub an All Star? Her team is 360 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 4: not winning? Well, if you watch them play. Kelsey comes 361 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 4: in and does her thing every game, every night, and 362 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 4: she's having a career year and scoring. 363 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 2: And at the end of the day, she's a star. 364 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 4: Yeah that's another thing, like your star power, like that matters. 365 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 4: And that's what I'm saying when. 366 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 3: It comes to All Stars, just like, yes, it's serious. 367 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 4: Yes it's an amazing honor and accolade to have on 368 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 4: your resume. 369 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 3: But again, it's not like end. 370 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 4: All be all, Like, oh, if you're never an All Star, 371 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 4: you're never gonna like get a contract that you deserve 372 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 4: or you're never gonna win a championship or da da 373 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 4: da da da. 374 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 3: So I don't know. 375 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 4: I mean, I guess it depends on what you value 376 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 4: because like, yeah, you have the fans, media and players voting, 377 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 4: which again I don't even know how many players actually 378 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 4: participate in the voting. I literally voted like the last 379 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 4: night that you can vote, because I was like, I'm 380 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 4: wait until the very last day because I take that serious. Obviously, 381 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 4: I've voted for Gabby Nekka and Skyler obviously, but like 382 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 4: then you have players that are like I was just 383 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 4: voted for all of my teammates, So like you have 384 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 4: players who are doing that. So it's like, y'all can't 385 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 4: really take that player weighted part. It's not that deep 386 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 4: because I guarantee you, like half. 387 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 3: Of the players probably didn't even participate. 388 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 2: People definitely were putting weight on it. 389 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: I saw people complaining that, oh, they're hating on this 390 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: person because they have her at this But it's a 391 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: good thing that you added that context of people, like, honestly, 392 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: if I wuld vote, not be voting for my damn TV. 393 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 3: It's that's what I'm saying. 394 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 4: So if you have, I'm gonna say, what, there's one 395 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 4: hundred and fifty of us roughly, I would say like 396 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 4: maybe eighty actually won and voted because like i'd see 397 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 4: you are when things get sent out, like people don't. 398 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 3: Check their emails. 399 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 4: People are like, that's the thing if there's no money involved, 400 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 4: it's like optional to everybody, Like it's a problem with 401 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 4: that's a problem with professional athletes that actually needs to 402 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 4: be fixed, Like check your freaking emails anyway, So we 403 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 4: say eight roughly eighty ninety probably filled it out. Probably 404 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 4: half of those voted just veteran teammates because I don't care, 405 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 4: especially the ones that are like I have no chance 406 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 4: of being an All Star. So let me just fuck 407 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 4: this whole thing up because I don't care. But the 408 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 4: right it was like me right, like all Stars like 409 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 4: a really special time, and like I've watched all these games, 410 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 4: I know what everybody's doing. I want people to be 411 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 4: in the All Star Game that deserve it, and I've 412 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 4: earned it, so I vote like people really care. I care, 413 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 4: So like if I was playing at an All Star liner, 414 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 4: I want people to acknowledge me and give me my 415 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 4: flowers and want me to be in an All Star Game, 416 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 4: So I like put that energy out. So I mean, 417 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 4: I think the rating that should be looked at the 418 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 4: craziest is the freaking media rankings because they also vote 419 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 4: for all the NBA stuff. We don't vote for that shit. 420 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 2: They do, though, and that's where, like we said, really matters. 421 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 4: The only media ranking that always pisses me off is 422 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 4: where they put Kelsey Mitchell at over and over and over. 423 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 3: I don't understand. 424 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 4: Kelsey Mitchell has been one of the elite scores in 425 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 4: our league since twenty twenty. I looked it up, seventeen 426 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 4: plus points since twenty two. 427 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 3: If there's a player. 428 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 4: Out here in this league being disrespected, underappreciated. It's Kelsey 429 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 4: freaking Mitchell, and I say it all the time, and 430 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 4: that's my girl. I've been playing against her since high school. 431 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 4: Like she's been a nightmare for year ten plus years 432 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 4: for me personally. 433 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 2: You do also give her. 434 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 4: I'm just happy that she got acknowledged for this year's 435 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,880 Speaker 4: All Star Game. I mean, typically she is an All Star, 436 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 4: but it probably will be an extra special season for her, 437 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 4: especially with. 438 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 3: It being in Indie and the way she's just you know, 439 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 3: kept Indiana afloat. 440 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 4: She stepped up, Natasha Howard stepped up, Leah Boston stepped up. 441 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 4: All right, McDonald has been like so good for them. 442 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 4: I know we weren't talking about specific teams, but you know 443 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 4: i'd be getting mad when they'd be disrespecting my girl. 444 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 2: I'm glad that she got that opportunity. 445 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 4: For sure too so And and I know you got 446 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 4: some some snubs that you have in your head. 447 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,479 Speaker 3: I could see your little brain turning. 448 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 1: There's just one that I want to give my full 449 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: attention to. I was gonna come with a few. I 450 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: feel like giving you a few, Well I could, but 451 00:20:58,200 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: it takes. 452 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 3: Life a few two. But I feel like we have 453 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 3: the same one. Who is it? 454 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 2: Is it Brie Jones? 455 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: No? What what was your pretty psychs? 456 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 2: Oh yeah that that that sucks too. But I'm being 457 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 2: a homer, So. 458 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 3: This is a one hundred percent bias take from a riot. 459 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: She's okay, in her first season with the Dream it 460 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: looks and I'm not even really being a homer about this, 461 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 1: like she's new obviously. However, Comma, she is averaging fourteen 462 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 1: eight and two assists her game. Okay, she has been 463 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: one of the more efficient players in the league this season. 464 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: She's expanded her game. 465 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 2: Beyond the arc. 466 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: Okay, She's having a great season. And and it's not 467 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: like I know that team production. You know, you actually 468 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: made a really great point about that. I was gonna 469 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: bring this whole thing about how the Dream are actually 470 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: doing very well this season and how she deserves some 471 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: recognition for that. 472 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 2: However, you kind of just kind of my point. But 473 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 2: I still feel like the team is doing well. I 474 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 2: feel like she deserved a spot. 475 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: She's definitely a little bit more quiet about the way 476 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,479 Speaker 1: that she operates and goes about her business. And so 477 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: maybe that's not as like sexy for All Star, but 478 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: production has to count for something. 479 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 4: She's been an All Star before, And I've always said 480 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,199 Speaker 4: this about All Star. If you are selected as an 481 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 4: All Star ever in your career, like that should be 482 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 4: the bar, right, Like you have to be at that 483 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 4: level of production or better to be invited back. Like 484 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 4: I just feel like that's fair. That's like if you 485 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 4: write a paper, you get an A. 486 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 3: Whatever. If you turn it a paper that. 487 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 4: Doesn't sound or look like the same paper, you not 488 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,239 Speaker 4: gonna get an A. Again, You're gonna get a C 489 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 4: plus or a B plus because your teacher's gonna be 490 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 4: like he could do better. 491 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 3: I've seen you do better, and I want you to 492 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 3: do better. 493 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 4: So again, this is a whole conversation of why people 494 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 4: don't want to like set the bar for themselves up here, 495 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 4: because then once you uppear this, there's an expectation you 496 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 4: have for your expectation. So that's how I feel about 497 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 4: All Star selections. So I mean, in that regard, I 498 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 4: do agree with you. 499 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 3: Like Bree, I. 500 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 4: Think she is having a similar or better season than 501 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 4: her All Star season that she had in Connecticut, But 502 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 4: it probably didn't help that she's on a whole new 503 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 4: team with more All Stars, a completely new system and 504 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 4: new coach all that kind of stuff, and even Atlanta 505 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 4: like even they're like they're playing well, but they're still not. 506 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 4: Like I mean, the fact that the Links only have 507 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 4: two All Stars and they're the best team in the 508 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 4: league by far. 509 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 3: So I mean, okay, here we go, we go. 510 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 4: We don't have multiple snubs because and I didn't really 511 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 4: want to talk about because that's taken away from the 512 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 4: players that did get into the All Star Game. I 513 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 4: don't think there's anybody in the All Star Game that 514 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 4: shouldn't be So let me get let me make that 515 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 4: clear right now. 516 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm one of those annoying fans who brings up snubs 517 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: and then when you ask me, so, who would you 518 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: take off, I'm like, nobody. 519 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 4: Just let me have fun, right, So, Like, I don't 520 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 4: think that anybody that was selected should be taken off. 521 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 4: So I want to make that loud and clear. And 522 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 4: I said it twice for a reason. So, Okay, our 523 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 4: first snub, Bree Jones k Mac I just mentioned because 524 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 4: of the season she's having, but also the fact that 525 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 4: the Links are the number one team in the league 526 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 4: and they don't have three All Stars, but two other 527 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 4: teams do. So I can see where there's confusion there, 528 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 4: because how does that work. They are the best team, 529 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 4: the best record, why don't they have the most All Stars? 530 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 4: So I can see where there's some confusion there. And 531 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 4: then my next snub was Britney Sykes. Obviously, I think 532 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 4: a lot of people will agree with me there. She's 533 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 4: the only player that is averaging eighteen points per game 534 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 4: that was not selected as an All Star. People can 535 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 4: say what they want about their rookies, how amazing that 536 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 4: they're doing, because they are. But again, you cannot put 537 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 4: a team with that record. You can have three All Stars. 538 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 4: So whatever decision making process went to including those two 539 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 4: and not Brittany Sykes, we will never know. 540 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 3: But I hope that. I mean, it's just gonna fuel 541 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 3: her fire. 542 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 4: I feel like she don't need any more of that 543 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 4: if y'all know, Britney Sykes. 544 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 3: So beware to the rest of the league. For the 545 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 3: remainder of the season. There needs to be a new 546 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 3: We need. 547 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 2: To find a new word besides snub. 548 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 4: Snub is it just seems it just seems so harsh, like, yeah, 549 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 4: but it is. 550 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 2: It's a harsh thing. 551 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 4: You got overlooked, Yeah, overlooked and not acknowledged. It's like 552 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 4: literally a definition of snuff because I had to look 553 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 4: it up because I'm like, are we using this word right? 554 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 3: Yes, we are using it right. 555 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: It's one thing to look at from a fan or 556 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: a media or a voter perspective. 557 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 2: It's a whole nother thing when it's you. 558 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: I couldn't imagine how personal that is because I take 559 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: stuff personal. 560 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 2: That is very small and very unnecessary. 561 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,680 Speaker 1: I couldn't only imagine if I'm if I'm a huge 562 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: part of this system that we're running, and you acknowledge 563 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: a couple of my teammates and you don't acknowledge me, 564 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: or you know what I'm saying, Like that kind of 565 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: thing would really bother me, especially when that's your job 566 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: that you show up to work every single day. Everything 567 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: that happens that in that locker room, in that system 568 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: is because of you. You know what goes on behind 569 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: the scenes, and to get ignored would be very hurtful. 570 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: So snub is the perfect word, and it's a very 571 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: negative thing. Now it really becomes a big thing when 572 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,400 Speaker 1: it messes with people's money in the sense of like, oh, 573 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: I could have gotten this bonus, because if I would 574 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: have done this or that. 575 00:25:58,320 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 2: When you start messing with people's. 576 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: Money, that's a whole other conversation because that really piss 577 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: me off. 578 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 4: No, for sure, I guess there is no other word 579 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 4: but snub The only time I felt snubbed in my 580 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 4: life as a basketball player was when I was at 581 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 4: Duke and I didn't win AC Player of the Year, 582 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 4: but they gave me Defensive Player of the Year, which 583 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 4: was fine. Also, but I was like preseason player of 584 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 4: the year and they picked someone else, and I was 585 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,959 Speaker 4: just kind of like, okay, I mean our stats were 586 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 4: the same, they like they I think the tiebreaker was 587 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 4: team's success, which when it comes to ones like that, 588 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 4: I'm like, okay, like no, So obviously that still irks 589 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 4: me to this day. 590 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 3: It was eight years ago. 591 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,360 Speaker 2: See it's a big deal. It's a big deal. 592 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 4: But I still went Defensive Player of the Year, which 593 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 4: was great. I think that was like a year down 594 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 4: but still grateful and blessed. But I was like, I 595 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,640 Speaker 4: will I will never get over that. So yeah, I mean, 596 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 4: I can't imagine how they feel when you feel like 597 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 4: you have the body of work, you have the stats 598 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 4: to match, and you don't get acknowledged and you don't 599 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 4: get that All Star or not, like I'm sure that 600 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 4: that burns or they could not care, like we don't know. 601 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 4: I didn't ask them, we don't know. This is just 602 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 4: us saying if it happened to us. But again, as 603 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 4: a team sport, I. 604 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 2: Think anybody would care. 605 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, but again, I feel like as the league grows, 606 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 4: they're gonna have to add more players to these all 607 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 4: star rosters, like maybe just two more. 608 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,199 Speaker 3: Having twenty four would solve a lot of problems, and. 609 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 4: They're gonna have to add more. We're about to have 610 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 4: two more teams. You have to add more all stars. 611 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 2: So yeah, they're gonna have to or it's just gonna 612 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 2: get harder. 613 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 4: Or make the player voting mandatory or something like if 614 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 4: you guys don't do this, you're getting fined like something 615 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 4: to make it right, like an even playing field. 616 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 2: Now, let's talk strategy. 617 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,360 Speaker 1: If you were one of the captains, Fee or Caitlyn, 618 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 1: who would be your first pick and why? And who 619 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: would you be praying that the other coptain doesn't take 620 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: before you, which would be probably be your first pick. 621 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 4: Okay, so you know, I have a lot of different 622 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,199 Speaker 4: points of view here of what angles people are going 623 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 4: to take. So for Fee, you know, I have her 624 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 4: safe pick Courtney Williams her PG, someone that she's familiar with, 625 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 4: played it unrivaled, playing well together. Here they can get 626 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 4: all the content, media stuff, do it all together. It 627 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 4: will be great for the links, like they'll be able 628 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 4: to just capture them at the same time. 629 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 3: Like that's the safe pick. 630 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 4: That makes sense, spicy pick Sabrina your archemicist in a sense, 631 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 4: because y'all just beat them in the finals. But I'm 632 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,360 Speaker 4: sure that fans would love to see them play together 633 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 4: because they're so super They're both super talented, and Sabrina 634 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 4: is such a different player than Courtney. 635 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 3: I think it would be really cool to see how 636 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 3: Fee plays with a player like Sabrina. 637 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 4: Who I hope that they don't pick first or second 638 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 4: is Courtney obviously from what I said before, because I 639 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 4: think it's just overall the benefits of having them on 640 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 4: the same team like just overshadows anything else. 641 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 3: What about you, who do you think that Fee should pick? 642 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 2: Okay, so here's the thing. 643 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: If I were going into All Star and I were drafting, 644 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: I would want to pick my teammates because I'm a 645 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 1: loyal girl. But just looking at it at it from 646 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: the outside. I would kind of want to pick people 647 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: whoever I think is the best that I probably wouldn't 648 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: get a chance to play with otherwise, or somebody that 649 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 1: would be very unexpected, like somebody that I just would 650 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: be like, I would have so much. 651 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 2: Fun playing with her. So I'm trying to think if 652 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 2: I'm Fee. 653 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: I'm not, I'm probably not gonna pick Stewie, but me 654 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: as Mariah, I would pick Stewey for sure. 655 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 4: But like, imagine if they came in and they were like, 656 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 4: I'm picking all bigs and Kaylee, you could pick all 657 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 4: the guards and we don't play like that. 658 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: That would be insane. That'd be insane. I'll be so 659 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: mad at them. I'm not gonna watch that. 660 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 2: No, they they need to come in with hilarious Okay, 661 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: low key. 662 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: Fee would not do this because of the nemesis thing, 663 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: but I would probably pick who I would want the 664 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: other person to pick less, like who would be more beneficial, 665 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: And so I would either choose maybe Stewie or Sabrina. 666 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: I'm sounding like really liberty heavy right now, but because 667 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't Wantkaitlyn to pick her and then her to 668 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: like fuck me up. You know, you know, like mess 669 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: me up. And then who I would hope the other 670 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: person of the pick. I would Hopekaitlyn does a pick STEI. Yeah, 671 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: I don't want those problems. 672 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 4: I mean, And then for like on the other side 673 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 4: with Kaitlyn like her safe pick, same as with fee 674 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 4: Aliyah Ellieah. For sure, they have great synergy, They're familiar. 675 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 4: I mean, I would even put Kelsey Mitchell in there 676 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 4: as well. 677 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 3: That's why I say hope is still available would be 678 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 3: Kelsey Mitchell. 679 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 2: Spicy pick. 680 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 4: Y'all already know what a spicy pick would be. Angel 681 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 4: Just pick her, pick her first, Just pick her first. 682 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 2: Wait, I didn't even think of that. I didn't even 683 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 2: think of that. Wait, that is so tea. She better 684 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 2: do that. That would And. 685 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 4: I say spicy not It's like not like a negative spicy, 686 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 4: It's like a oh, I'm interested in this. 687 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 2: It's all of branch. It's an olive branch. 688 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 4: And like, yeah, the hypothetical beef that we have everybody 689 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 4: made up in their heads. But I think it would 690 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 4: be hilarious and great if she chose her. 691 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 2: I would love that. I don't even have an answer 692 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 2: beside that. 693 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:04,239 Speaker 4: And there's a chance that Kayla don't even play like 694 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 4: so you don't even gotta be able to court with 695 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 4: her if you don't want to be for real, for real. 696 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 4: But I just feel like everything is aligning right now. 697 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 3: For where that is possible. 698 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 4: And I think it would be great because it's an 699 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 4: All Star game and it's fun and it's for shitsing 700 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 4: gigs and it's, like I said, for optics, entertainment and 701 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 4: fun and there's not anything more fun and entertaining than 702 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 4: that shit right there. 703 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: So and seeing them on the court last year together 704 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: was fun. That was a lot of fun. 705 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, because yeah, they already they already did it when 706 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 4: they played against the Olympic team. So it's not like 707 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 4: it's not like an impossible thing. We've already seen it. 708 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 4: But for her to actually choose her, I think would 709 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 4: be cool. 710 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 3: It would be fire. 711 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 2: I would love that. 712 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 4: We shall see and then you go, you go and 713 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 4: get all the rebounds? Didn't they break the rebound record, 714 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 4: assist record? 715 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 3: Like right here we go do it again? Because last 716 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 3: year's All Star gas fire that has happened. 717 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 2: I can't think of something that would be more like entertaining. 718 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 2: Do you understand? 719 00:31:58,080 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: I will get I'm going to click on the Instagram 720 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: and feed would be that for six days. 721 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 3: The media day lacked y'all, I have shit to talk about. 722 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 3: I see. 723 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 2: If I were her PR team, I would force her to. Yeah. 724 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 4: I'm like, y'all know if y'alla has been gone real 725 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 4: quiet when it comes to the WNBA the last few weeks. 726 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 4: So here we have y'all seen to talk about since 727 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 4: y'all are hush mouth all of a sudden. So yeah, 728 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 4: I'm excited for All Star weekend. I don't know if 729 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 4: I'm going or we're going or not, still up in 730 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 4: the air. 731 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 2: I'll be there, so you better. 732 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, now that there's much an Indie that's my birthplace, 733 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: ain't nothing there. 734 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 3: But I really wanted to. I really wanted to take 735 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 3: a little vacae. 736 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: And you know what, if I were actually a player 737 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: in the league, I would want a hundred percent be 738 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: in Cabo and not in Indianapolis. 739 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean even all. 740 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 4: Like I said, last last season's All Star was my 741 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 4: first All Star because I'd made a promise to myself 742 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 4: that I would not go unless I was participating or working, 743 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 4: and that was like a goal I set. So I 744 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 4: finally got to go to work which was really fun. 745 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 4: I got to do the Orange carpet. It was really fun. 746 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 4: This year, maybe something similar, I'd be doing some work things. 747 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 4: I would love to support my teammates obviously, but sorry. 748 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 3: This break is nice, much needed for a lot of players. 749 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 3: So it was amazing. 750 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 2: It's like spring break at school. 751 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: Literally, you don't want to go to school for spring 752 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: break unless you go out like the Spell and Be 753 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: or something. 754 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 3: Today, you also got something to do. 755 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: I got to see what Indiana has to offer because 756 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: Phoenix at the Bar. 757 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 4: Hot Yo, that was even They said that even the 758 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 4: first year in Vegas was even better than Phoenix. 759 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: I disagree with that, and I was, yeah, I so 760 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: disagree because I think it's incredible. 761 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 4: My standard for also weekend is extremely high because Phoenix. 762 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 2: But I'm just not a Vegas girl. 763 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: Like I, I don't really want to walk through a 764 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: hotel to get to where I need to be. 765 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 3: And I'm cool off Vegas smoke and darkness. You're like 766 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 3: in a dungeon. 767 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I don't like to spend more than two 768 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: or three days in Vegas, and the four whatever days 769 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: I was there for all start that was too many. 770 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 2: So I'm cool off that I've. 771 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 4: Been in Vegas one time in college and I was like, Okay, 772 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 4: Vegas is kind of cool. 773 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 3: I was young, I know no better. So the Aces 774 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 3: got to Vegas. 775 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 4: Like I remember it was my rookie year, was their 776 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 4: first year there, and everybody like circle in Vegas on 777 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 4: the calendar, like, oh. 778 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,760 Speaker 2: We can't wait to go to Vegas. 779 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 4: We go out because we were in freaking Connecticut, so 780 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 4: of course we was just dumb hype to go to Vegas. 781 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 4: Like fast forward eight years, Vegas are like, oh, brother, 782 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 4: we got to go back to Vegas and go sit 783 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 4: in a hotel with all the casino and it's hot 784 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:36,760 Speaker 4: and all this other stuff. 785 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 3: So Vegas was the first two years though. It was 786 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 3: so funny. 787 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,399 Speaker 4: We're like they got a crazy advantage because everybody's coming 788 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,839 Speaker 4: in and turning up and going out all night and 789 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,320 Speaker 4: laying by the pool and all this other stuff and. 790 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 2: Like, and they have a great fan base. 791 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 4: Their fan base is fire. So but I said Valkyrie's 792 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 4: they might have the best home. 793 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I haven't seen it in real life. 794 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:58,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's crazy. 795 00:34:58,160 --> 00:34:58,800 Speaker 2: I can't judge. 796 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 4: And now we're finnah see, because I think I read 797 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,760 Speaker 4: somewhere that like they had a very home heavy schedule 798 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 4: so far, so like they haven't really played many road 799 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 4: games yet, so they're like two completely different teams home 800 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 4: versus road. Yeah, that's a good amount of teams as well. 801 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 4: That home court advantage is real. Unless you're playing in 802 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 4: the Commissioner's Cup, home court advantage does not exist. Facts. 803 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: It's very interesting with Chase Center because the Warriors are 804 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: very different home and away too, Like very different. They're 805 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 1: either incredible at home and horrible away, or they've had 806 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 1: times where they haven't been that great at home or no. 807 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 1: I feel like they had a year where they were 808 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 1: like they won like one game out of twenty away 809 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: and they were like undefeated at home, Like they had 810 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 1: a crazy season like that. 811 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 3: But you know what it is. 812 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 4: It's the threes. I'm telling you it's the threes. And 813 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,920 Speaker 4: it's something that I've been paying so close attention to. 814 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 3: This is a tangent. We love tangents. 815 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 4: Valkyries are leading the league in three point attempts, are 816 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 4: dead last in the percentage, right, so they're putting them up. 817 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 3: We don't have in our game. 818 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 4: So like basically the equivalent of like dunks in our 819 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 4: game are like threes like crazy threes making it their 820 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 4: a one threes getting. 821 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 3: Like that's like our equivalent logo. 822 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, like the logo three is like our dug equivalent 823 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 4: at the moment. So when they hit a three, like 824 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 4: even in Golden State, like it feels like the three 825 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 4: was twenty points, but it was only three. 826 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 3: Like sometimes I'll look. 827 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 4: Up at the scoreboard in some games like that's across 828 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 4: the board. But definitely for a team that shoots a 829 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 4: lot of them, you look up and like you might 830 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 4: even have had more three makes than them, but it 831 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,839 Speaker 4: feels like they made a hundred, right because of how 832 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 4: the crowd reacts to them. 833 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:39,719 Speaker 1: And they're comfortable because they're at home, so they'll they 834 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 1: can make a little bit more of those then and 835 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: you know, live by the three, dow by the three 836 00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: we talk about all the time. So if you're at home, 837 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:46,360 Speaker 1: in your comfortable space and you can make more of 838 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:48,279 Speaker 1: those and you're getting more of that crowd reaction, you 839 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,439 Speaker 1: want to shoot more of those. And then it goes 840 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: back our gigs where if you're away, that don't really work. 841 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 4: You missing threes on that road road game, oh my god, 842 00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 4: it's it feels like you're minusing points but that's like 843 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 4: a thing because I would look up sometimes and be like, hell, 844 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 4: they only made five threes and you feel you think 845 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 4: that they made like nine or ten. 846 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 3: So yeah, that's like. 847 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 4: A Golden State thing because they playing just like them. 848 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 4: But yeah, they literally are dead lasting percentage, but they 849 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 4: are putting them hose up. 850 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 3: They do not make sense. 851 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 4: But yeah, that home court advantage, So that's that's a 852 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 4: real thing, y'all. Unless Commissioner Cup Championship. Because every home 853 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 4: team is lost. 854 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 2: Oh god, that's insane. How that happen. 855 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,239 Speaker 4: I don't know. I don't know, but we need to 856 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 4: tighten up because that's weird. Every year the home team 857 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 4: has lost. 858 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:38,840 Speaker 2: That is weird. Well, guys, we are so excited for 859 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 2: All Star weekend. Tune in. 860 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 4: There's a lot of games going on this weekend, y'all, 861 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 4: so tap in, tune in. Thank you guys for tuning 862 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 4: in with us another week on the. 863 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 3: Full Circle Podcast. 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