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Speaker 1: Hello everyone, Welcome back to another episode of Full Circle. LEXI,

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Speaker 1: Hey girl, how are you doing?

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Speaker 2: You know I'm doing good. I am doing good.

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Speaker 3: We're still blessed, we are still happy to be living

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Speaker 3: out the dream.

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 3: But you know, y'all, y'all people has been going on

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Speaker 3: in Seattle, so we can get into that later. But personally,

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Speaker 3: in health wise, I feel amazing. I feel great, So yeah,

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Speaker 3: how are you?

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Speaker 2: Mariah was late.

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Speaker 3: Today, guys because she blamed it on the long weekend,

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Speaker 3: So what was you doing running the streets?

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Speaker 1: Bo I just realized that four day work weeks. I

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Speaker 1: used to think that that was the best idea ever.

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Speaker 1: Not for a day dolly girl like me. It doesn't

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Speaker 1: give me enough time to slack off and like laxadaisically

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Speaker 1: do my tasks. I feel like there's been so much

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Speaker 1: to do today all day.

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Speaker 3: Meanwhile, I was in the gym at games and practices.

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Speaker 2: I didn't even know. I didn't even realize it was

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Speaker 2: Memorial Day.

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Speaker 3: Until the day was over and I was looking at

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Speaker 3: stuff and everything was closed, and I was like, why

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Speaker 3: is everything closed today?

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Speaker 2: I need stuff? I was like, Oh, it's Memorial Day. Oh.

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Speaker 1: It's so annoying because especially when you get a Monday off,

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Speaker 1: You're like, oh my gosh, I have so much I

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Speaker 1: can do. I can go to the car, Memorial Day nothing, nothing.

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Speaker 1: And the weather wasn't even nice in Atlanta. Oh, just terrible.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, what was it yesterday?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, we traveled, So my Memorial Day weekend was very uneventful.

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Speaker 2: Got two wins though, which is good. Two dupes.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we're going to get into that because Okay, so

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Speaker 1: based off of this week, Minnesota, the Liberty, Phoenix, and

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Speaker 1: Seattle are looking locked in. Meanwhile, there are a few

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Speaker 1: teams that are still figuring it out early in the season.

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Speaker 1: We're also going to get into the fact that Caitlin

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Speaker 1: is out for at least two weeks, and we're going

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Speaker 1: to talk about how this media frenzy going on people

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Speaker 1: aren't keeping you cute for sure. So today we're going

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Speaker 1: to get into who's rising, who's struggling, and who's just

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Speaker 1: playing getting weird LEXI, who were some of the teams

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Speaker 1: that stuck out to you this week.

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Speaker 2: I mean, you hit it right on the head.

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Speaker 3: Minnesota, the Liberty, US, the Storm and Phoenix and you know,

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Speaker 3: I have my handy dandy iPad here. You know, I wrote,

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Speaker 3: you know, some numbers because, like we said, people are

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Speaker 3: not keeping it cute. I want to keep things cute.

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Speaker 3: And the you know what's cuter, the cutest thing to

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Speaker 3: talk about basketball numbers because you know what, they don't lie.

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Speaker 2: Okay, they're unbiased, they're just there.

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Speaker 3: Okay, So I looked up some numbers so we can

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Speaker 3: go one through four for these teams. We can start

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Speaker 3: with Mini and yeah, let's let's break down Minnesota a

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Speaker 2: Mariah.

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Speaker 1: First off, just to give you guys an overview if

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Speaker 1: you miss some things. Minnesota is still undefeated. Nafisia Collier

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Speaker 1: is that girl. Okay, she's averaging twenty nine point five

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Speaker 1: points per game. And they're doing this without Caleb and Bride.

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Speaker 1: Courtney Williams and Alana Smith are quietly contributing with double

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Speaker 3: Absolutely, and we're gonna, we're gonna, we're gonna keep this

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Speaker 3: consistent with the with the numbers like we did in

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Speaker 3: the preseason overview, because it seems that a lot of

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Speaker 3: the things that we we said in those previous episodes,

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Speaker 3: if you guys want to look back and check, are

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Speaker 3: kind of aligning and planning out. There's a few surprises,

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Speaker 3: but no one has really like proven us like, oh,

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Speaker 3: we were way off. So we're gonna start with Minnesota

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Speaker 3: averaging eighty seven points per game, which makes them third.

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Speaker 3: Their field goal effective field goal percentage, which is twos

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Speaker 2: So we actually play the links.

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Speaker 3: By the time this episode drops, our game will have

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Speaker 3: the sauce. But we're prepared for them, and we both

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Speaker 2: It's gonna be a battle.

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Speaker 3: We both have very elite four players, versatile bigs, and

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Speaker 2: So I'm really excited for this game.

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Speaker 3: I've been getting a front row seat to all the action,

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Speaker 2: Know what's going on.

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Speaker 3: But this Minnesota Links team is dangerous like we said

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Speaker 3: they would be. And when you see teams with high

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Speaker 2: Like you always want, like.

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Speaker 3: The top teams that start at the top at the

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Speaker 2: So Minnesota Links have been looking real good.

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Speaker 1: For sure, since you guys are playing them this week,

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Speaker 1: We're gonna get into some key matchups this week or

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Speaker 1: your predictions are what you might be thinking. But I

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Speaker 1: those are the teams going up against each other.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, the Seattle Storm are looking good.

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Speaker 1: You guys took a huge leap in all power rankings,

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Speaker 1: Mekka and Skyler are looking timeless. Let's give Necka her

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Speaker 2: Good?

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Speaker 3: I mean, it's crazy because even when we were in

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Speaker 3: absolutely amazing because she's so good at it. I think

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Speaker 3: early today in the show to Mekka. I'm so excited

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Speaker 3: second time around. And yeah, she told me the beginning

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Speaker 1: Not at all. And Seattle's on a three game win

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Speaker 1: working out the kinks early. But what does count for

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Speaker 1: sure is that twenty point blowout of Vegas.

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Speaker 3: LEXI, what happened, you know, as j'on though there's some

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Speaker 3: we were just clicking on all cylinders. We executed our

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Speaker 3: So they're a different team at home. But you know,

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Speaker 3: I think everything that could have went well, and that

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Speaker 3: But it was a fun atmosphere. It was really exciting

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Speaker 2: Some numbers for the Storm.

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Speaker 3: We are averaging seventy nine points per game, which is seventh.

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Speaker 3: Our effective field goal percentage is fifty percent, which is forth.

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Speaker 2: If y'all don't know what.

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Speaker 3: Defensive offensive rating is, it's offensive rating is how many

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Speaker 3: So anything under one hundred is good, and then anything

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Speaker 3: score more points for possessions. Okay, so that's where that

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Speaker 3: let's not try and shoot more threes and make more

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Speaker 3: Let's try and do what we're really good at, and

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Speaker 3: that's scoring in the pain. But for me personally, you know,

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Speaker 3: that's not an ideal offensive situation. But again, once we

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Speaker 3: to talk about in their three point attempts, at some point,

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Speaker 3: I think my services will be needed and utilized. So

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Speaker 3: all I can do is stay ready for that and

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Speaker 1: Basketball is one hundred percent a team sport, and Lexi,

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Speaker 3: I think that's always something that role players struggle with,

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Speaker 3: You're cultivating a poor energy and a poor environment. And

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Speaker 2: Like, at the end of the day, that's what it's about.

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Speaker 3: And for me, I've always valued role players even when

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Speaker 2: It doesn't consume my entire life.

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Speaker 3: So before you fixed your fingers to type something weird

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Speaker 3: to me when I'm doing something that's not basketball related,

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Speaker 2: We can move on to the Liberty.

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Speaker 1: On that note, Yes, let's do it. The Liberty are

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Speaker 1: Tosh has been a great addition as we mentioned last week,

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Speaker 1: And they've got four games coming up this week, including

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Speaker 3: A tough week that Indiana. That Fever Liberty game was amazing.

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Speaker 2: She knows everybody's spots, she.

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Speaker 3: Knows how to get people the ball, and she just

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Speaker 1: Sure, And y'all, it's a little bit of a side note.

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Speaker 3: I'm having so much fun. I'm just I'm just a

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Speaker 2: I'm a fan. I'm not an opponent. Like I really

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Speaker 3: So they also have a really good like fan experience,

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Speaker 1: So you could speak to it better than anybody else. Obviously,

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I will say, remember Weald, I mean when we

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Speaker 2: And that's exactly what they're doing.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, they all their role players.

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Speaker 2: But they're a tough team. They're gonna be a problem

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Speaker 3: She doesn't care who's in front of her, and that's

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Speaker 3: don't have the third piece of their Big three.

439
00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:07,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, they're looking really great. But unfortunately we have to

440
00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,199
Speaker 1: get into some teams that are figuring it out. And

441
00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,600
Speaker 1: this is going to be really fun to hear what

442
00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,040
Speaker 1: Lexi has to say numbers wise about this, because it's

443
00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,879
Speaker 1: easy to look be like you're not winning, but the

444
00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,680
Speaker 1: why is what's really important.

445
00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:19,400
Speaker 2: Yeah.

446
00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,679
Speaker 1: I want to start actually with the Chicago Sky just

447
00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,280
Speaker 1: because this has been such a hot button topic. But

448
00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,960
Speaker 1: it's looking like their offense hasn't been that great. I'm

449
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,760
Speaker 1: sure you have numbers to back that up. Angel Reese

450
00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,160
Speaker 1: is leading the league in rebounds again. But they played

451
00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,960
Speaker 1: Dallas twice this week, which will be interesting to see

452
00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,680
Speaker 1: because finally one of these two teams will get up.

453
00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:46,680
Speaker 3: In fun and to see Yeah, you know that place,

454
00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:47,520
Speaker 3: I love that.

455
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:48,880
Speaker 2: I love that.

456
00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,960
Speaker 3: Yeah, getting into Chicago for a team that hasn't seen

457
00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:56,040
Speaker 3: much success this season so far, they are the topic

458
00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:00,840
Speaker 3: of a lot of conversation, and the conversations that are

459
00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,240
Speaker 3: going on I don't really like because people are just

460
00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:10,600
Speaker 3: exerting their opinions based on personnel, like, there's so much

461
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:14,719
Speaker 3: more than the players on your team. Also, keep in

462
00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,359
Speaker 3: mind that out of all these teams that we're about

463
00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,679
Speaker 3: to talk about, these teams have the most turnover in

464
00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,360
Speaker 3: their personnel. So these teams are the teams that have

465
00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,840
Speaker 3: a lot of new coaches, a lot of new players,

466
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,480
Speaker 3: or both. So Chicago is one of those teams that

467
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,679
Speaker 3: has new coaching staff and a whole new team. And

468
00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,960
Speaker 3: for a player like me that that has been my

469
00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,240
Speaker 3: reality every season of my career, that is not an

470
00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:45,640
Speaker 3: easy thing to be a part of. Okay, I've only

471
00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:49,480
Speaker 3: been a part of first years of extreme turnover, and

472
00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,439
Speaker 3: then the next year it's another extreme turnover. So I

473
00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,280
Speaker 3: think this team needs to get a little bit more

474
00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:59,080
Speaker 3: grace because of the newness and the youth on this team,

475
00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:03,359
Speaker 3: Like this team is still very young. Numbers averaging seventy

476
00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,400
Speaker 3: points per game, which is twelve. Effective field goal percentage

477
00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,880
Speaker 3: is forty two percent. I didn't write down what place

478
00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,480
Speaker 3: that's is. They're offensive rating eighty four, which is thirteenth,

479
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,959
Speaker 3: and they're defensive rating one fourteen, which is also thirteenth.

480
00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,280
Speaker 3: So I think that a lot of people are hyper

481
00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:26,960
Speaker 3: focusing on their offense, which again, so many new pieces

482
00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,800
Speaker 3: up to that team, and they're trying to figure out

483
00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,440
Speaker 3: who goes where, who needs the ball the most, who's

484
00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,840
Speaker 3: going to be you know, option one, one, A, one

485
00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,600
Speaker 3: B if it's ab like it doesn't, it can vary

486
00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,560
Speaker 3: team the team, Like there's a lot of teams in

487
00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,520
Speaker 3: this league that have one, A, one B. There are

488
00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,680
Speaker 3: very few teams in this league that just have one

489
00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,520
Speaker 3: and then everybody else. So them finding that out is

490
00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,399
Speaker 3: going to take some time. But what doesn't take time

491
00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:59,280
Speaker 3: is defense. It takes a little bit of time because

492
00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,200
Speaker 3: different just have different philosophies.

493
00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,480
Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, defense is about

494
00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,240
Speaker 2: your energy.

495
00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,960
Speaker 3: And that's even something that I've been harped on being

496
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,880
Speaker 3: with the Storm, is that they need more from me defensively.

497
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,520
Speaker 2: So I'm hearing it every day.

498
00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,119
Speaker 3: I know how important it is, and it's something that

499
00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,600
Speaker 3: you can absolutely control, whether you play thirty seconds or

500
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,400
Speaker 3: thirty minutes, you can control your effort on.

501
00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:21,000
Speaker 2: The defensive end.

502
00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,120
Speaker 3: So people are so focused on their offense, their defense

503
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,440
Speaker 3: is very bad. Numbers wise, they're the last in defensive rating.

504
00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,400
Speaker 3: So I think if they're going to turn a corner,

505
00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,479
Speaker 3: the offense will come. I'm not concerned that they're going

506
00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,120
Speaker 3: to look like this the entire season. It's been three games,

507
00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,400
Speaker 3: but they can definitely lock in on the defensive side

508
00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,400
Speaker 3: of the ball, and I think that would definitely make

509
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,520
Speaker 3: a huge difference in how their games are going.

510
00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,600
Speaker 1: I have a question for you, Lexi. Going into the season.

511
00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,160
Speaker 1: This sounds a lot like the conversation we had about

512
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,800
Speaker 1: Phoenix in the sense that starting with defense and that

513
00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,720
Speaker 1: defensive effort and geling defensively led to more of an

514
00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,720
Speaker 1: offensive effort, you know what I mean. And I feel

515
00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,800
Speaker 1: like with Chicago, well with Phoenix, back to Phoenix for

516
00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,280
Speaker 1: a second, at being that leader defensively is a big

517
00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:11,000
Speaker 1: part of that, right for Chicago. Do you feel like

518
00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,320
Speaker 1: it's a problem with the effort of the personnelit that

519
00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:18,080
Speaker 1: they currently have or is this something that could be

520
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,879
Speaker 1: addressed And this is very early to be saying this,

521
00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,359
Speaker 1: but in some sort of trade or acquisition of a

522
00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:28,600
Speaker 1: defensive maybe a VET or somebody who is just like

523
00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,320
Speaker 1: a rock on defense, maybe like a Tosh, you know,

524
00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,000
Speaker 1: or or are they capable of that with the personnel.

525
00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:34,919
Speaker 2: That they have.

526
00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,399
Speaker 3: I mean, they have defensive players on that team, Like

527
00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,360
Speaker 3: I said, they're all getting used to playing with each

528
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:45,200
Speaker 3: other and playing defense. Everybody's like on a string. Everybody

529
00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,680
Speaker 3: has to be on one accord. So if you got

530
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,840
Speaker 3: two people locked into the defensive assignment and then the

531
00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,840
Speaker 3: other three are in la la land, it's.

532
00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,639
Speaker 2: Not going to work. It doesn't matter how good.

533
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,919
Speaker 3: Your Rottwilers are on your team, Like, everybody has to

534
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,600
Speaker 3: rise occasion because one player can't guard five.

535
00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:05,320
Speaker 2: Effort.

536
00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,080
Speaker 3: You know, I don't always like to harp on people's

537
00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:09,520
Speaker 3: effort because you have no idea what is going on

538
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,080
Speaker 3: in those locker rooms and those practices in those games.

539
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,320
Speaker 3: But I think it's just them figuring out how to

540
00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:19,120
Speaker 3: play with one another. Like you have an elite point

541
00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,399
Speaker 3: guard in Courtney van der Slut who's going to be

542
00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,520
Speaker 3: a Hall of Famer. You have Aeriel Atkins, who's a

543
00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,800
Speaker 3: champion and Olympian. You know, you have Rachel Bantam, who's

544
00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,600
Speaker 3: been around championship teams, has been an excellent role player

545
00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,120
Speaker 3: on every team that she's been on, can provide leadership.

546
00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,960
Speaker 3: So they have the pieces, they just got to figure

547
00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,240
Speaker 3: out where they go. And I always have been saying

548
00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:43,800
Speaker 3: that the thing with putting teams together is teams are

549
00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:47,840
Speaker 3: not like a jigsaw puzzle where one piece like you

550
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,560
Speaker 3: just need like this one specific piece to make this

551
00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,919
Speaker 3: puzzle work. I would say that building teams is like

552
00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:58,919
Speaker 3: a Rubik's que. You know, you can get to like

553
00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,159
Speaker 3: how it's been, but there's not one specific way to

554
00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,600
Speaker 3: get to that finished part of the Rubik's que, you

555
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,840
Speaker 3: feel me. So I don't think like the Sky are

556
00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,960
Speaker 3: like a player away from changing the whole season. I

557
00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,280
Speaker 3: think they're just figuring it out. So again, it's been

558
00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,320
Speaker 3: three games. Hopefully they can get a win. I mean,

559
00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:17,320
Speaker 3: we're gonna talk about Dallas. Hopefully they can get a win,

560
00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,080
Speaker 3: and like I said last week, like that first win,

561
00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:21,679
Speaker 3: like once you get it.

562
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,920
Speaker 2: Like it's a huge weight off your shoulder.

563
00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,800
Speaker 3: So I think whether Dallas gets their first win or

564
00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,119
Speaker 3: Chicago gets their first win, you're gonna see a shift

565
00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:32,119
Speaker 3: and energy from whoever gets that first win, for sure,

566
00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,199
Speaker 3: because that's how we felt when we played Dallas and

567
00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:38,120
Speaker 3: we had only lost one game. So I don't want

568
00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:42,159
Speaker 3: everybody to like overreact and stop being so mean to

569
00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,720
Speaker 3: the players, because damn, this season just started.

570
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:46,440
Speaker 2: For sure.

571
00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,640
Speaker 1: We had something to say about that a little bit later,

572
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,120
Speaker 1: but let's get into these winless teams because I don't

573
00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,720
Speaker 1: want to be sad or not anymore. So we're talking

574
00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,240
Speaker 1: abou Connecticut, We're gonna start talking about Dallas. I'm gonna

575
00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:03,680
Speaker 1: start with Dallas. Paidback on Pagebackers Day and pagebackers heard

576
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,680
Speaker 1: our town. She had a double double in her return

577
00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,119
Speaker 1: to Minnesota. But we can't deny the fact that this

578
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:13,760
Speaker 1: team is struggling and still trying to build chemistry. LEXI,

579
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:14,760
Speaker 1: what are the number seven?

580
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:18,720
Speaker 3: So they're averaging seventy eight points per game, which is ninth,

581
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,360
Speaker 3: forty four percent effective field goal percentage tenth. They're defensive

582
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,000
Speaker 3: rating one O six which is twelfth, and their offensive

583
00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,600
Speaker 3: rating ninety six, which is tenth, so they're in the

584
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,560
Speaker 3: bottom third of every category you can be in.

585
00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,119
Speaker 2: Again, do not hit the panic button on this team. Again.

586
00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,800
Speaker 3: This team has a whole new roster and a whole

587
00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:40,880
Speaker 3: new coaching staff.

588
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:42,880
Speaker 2: And I know this.

589
00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,840
Speaker 3: This was my coaching staff in LA so I know

590
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,880
Speaker 3: what they got going on over there, and it can

591
00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:48,600
Speaker 3: take some time.

592
00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,480
Speaker 2: But again, not hitting the panic button. I think they

593
00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,800
Speaker 2: can focus on how well Page has been acclimating to

594
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,800
Speaker 2: the WNBA. I think she looks very poised.

595
00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,440
Speaker 3: I know She's been getting a lot of credit for

596
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,720
Speaker 3: not being selfish enough, but that's part of Page's game

597
00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,920
Speaker 3: that everybody loves and why she was the number one

598
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,120
Speaker 3: pick is because she plays basketball the right way.

599
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,120
Speaker 2: She likes to get her teammates involved.

600
00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,239
Speaker 3: She's not going to take crazy shots, she's not going

601
00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,520
Speaker 3: to do anything ill advised. So that's something that I

602
00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,959
Speaker 3: think Dallas needs to embrace and figure out how to

603
00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:22,360
Speaker 3: utilize that part of her personality and aspect of her

604
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,760
Speaker 3: game more instead of forcing her to be something that

605
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,920
Speaker 3: she's not. Yes, cause she'd be more aggressive, sure, but

606
00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,880
Speaker 3: she's a rookie, So what do you guys really want

607
00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:30,320
Speaker 3: her to do?

608
00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,760
Speaker 2: So, yeah, I know she's a number one pick.

609
00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,000
Speaker 1: And Minnesota ain't no easy team.

610
00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,040
Speaker 3: And she held her own against Minnesota and US playing

611
00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,840
Speaker 3: Minnesota twice and US that's a very tough stretch to

612
00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,080
Speaker 3: start your rookie season, and I think that she's played

613
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,960
Speaker 3: excellent through it all. But again, like you said, building chemistry,

614
00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:51,120
Speaker 3: a lot of new players, a lot of previously role

615
00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,880
Speaker 3: players coming into these starting roles and different responsibilities and

616
00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:58,520
Speaker 3: expectation that takes some time to get used to. But again, defense,

617
00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,160
Speaker 3: you can control that being twelfth in defensive rating, Like

618
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:05,920
Speaker 3: that's not good, and I know that they're not purposely

619
00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,800
Speaker 3: trying to not defend, but these teams are very good,

620
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,000
Speaker 3: these players are very talented. It's very hard to get

621
00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,720
Speaker 3: stops in this league. So again not hitting the panic

622
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,720
Speaker 3: button for the Wings. Did I expect them to start

623
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,680
Speaker 3: the season, Oh four, No, But then after looking at

624
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:21,840
Speaker 3: their schedule, I'm not.

625
00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,080
Speaker 2: That like shocked that this is how they started. They

626
00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:28,880
Speaker 2: played against two teams that essentially kept their entire core

627
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:33,200
Speaker 2: together from the previous season, So this start isn't super shocking,

628
00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,480
Speaker 2: but you can stay positive with the way Page has

629
00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:37,080
Speaker 2: been playing.

630
00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,800
Speaker 1: And the Atlanta Dream in their first game and their

631
00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,400
Speaker 1: home arena, coming off of their home open hour, which

632
00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,040
Speaker 1: wasn't even in their arena, which was in the State

633
00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,840
Speaker 1: Farm Arena. I was there against the Fever after beating

634
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,880
Speaker 1: the Fever by one point right before, So it's like

635
00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,560
Speaker 1: the Dreamerer going into this game like we gotta get

636
00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,640
Speaker 1: a win. Yeah exactly. And you said it's hard to

637
00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,560
Speaker 1: beat the team in home opener, and not that this

638
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,160
Speaker 1: was their technical home opener, but it was their first

639
00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:08,040
Speaker 1: game and their arena, and so I feel like they

640
00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:09,120
Speaker 1: had a hard stretch.

641
00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:10,720
Speaker 2: This was not an easy stretch game.

642
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,520
Speaker 1: If I had a guess right now, put a little

643
00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,240
Speaker 1: prediction on it. I got the Wings getting their first

644
00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:16,280
Speaker 1: win again this Sky.

645
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,719
Speaker 2: Sorry, Okay, where are they playing?

646
00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,840
Speaker 3: If it's in Dallas, I will one hundred percent agree

647
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,880
Speaker 3: with you. If it's in Chicago, I will seventy percent

648
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:26,880
Speaker 3: agree with you.

649
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:28,280
Speaker 1: It is in Chicago.

650
00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,520
Speaker 2: Okay, well, I guess we're gonna see.

651
00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:32,640
Speaker 1: That changes things just.

652
00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:36,400
Speaker 3: A little bit, though not that much. Shout out to

653
00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:40,600
Speaker 3: the way guy, growing pains. They happened early in the season.

654
00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,920
Speaker 3: It's a long season. So last team trying to get

655
00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,480
Speaker 3: their first win, the Sun. What we got going on

656
00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,160
Speaker 3: with the Sun, Mariah.

657
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:52,160
Speaker 1: The Sun are winless and don't seem able to score.

658
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,960
Speaker 1: And I don't mean that to be mean. Okay, I'm

659
00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,400
Speaker 1: not one of these it's there's proof there. I'm not

660
00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,800
Speaker 1: one of these people covering the w just saying stuff

661
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:03,200
Speaker 1: because I saw some tweets. Okay, they have the lowest

662
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,760
Speaker 1: points per game and near worst three point percentage in

663
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,880
Speaker 1: the league. But Lexi, I'm sure you have a little

664
00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,880
Speaker 1: bit more for us. I just want to mention they

665
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,760
Speaker 1: have had some closed losses, but something is off.

666
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:16,040
Speaker 2: Something is off. I just think that the whole.

667
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,840
Speaker 3: There's just they have like a lot of interesting things

668
00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,320
Speaker 3: that went on leading up to the seasons, even when

669
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,920
Speaker 3: it came to like some of the players that they

670
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,520
Speaker 3: chose to wave. And yes, I'm very biased in that

671
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:32,560
Speaker 3: opinion because diamond Is Shields, one of our previous guests

672
00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,800
Speaker 3: who was very excited to have a fresh starting Connecticut,

673
00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,280
Speaker 3: was one of those players that was waved. So you know,

674
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:42,200
Speaker 3: I don't really got I got beefoot Connecticut because of that,

675
00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,680
Speaker 3: because that's my girl. But I know that basketball is

676
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,560
Speaker 3: business at the end of the day. But that's still

677
00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,840
Speaker 3: something that it's hard to see your friend go through.

678
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,960
Speaker 3: But like Mariah said, sixty eight points per game, which

679
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,120
Speaker 3: is thirteenth, forty one percent effective field goal, defensive rating

680
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,080
Speaker 3: eleventh at one oh five, and they're offensive rating eighty

681
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:02,600
Speaker 3: six at twelve. Again, this is a team, lots of

682
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:07,240
Speaker 3: new faces, new coach the team. They trying to sell

683
00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:10,760
Speaker 3: the team like, there's just a lot going on in Connecticut,

684
00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,960
Speaker 3: which looking forward, if we're going to be positive selling

685
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:16,840
Speaker 3: the team could end up being a very good thing

686
00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,480
Speaker 3: for this franchise. But when you're in the middle of

687
00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,400
Speaker 3: a season and you're dealing with that and people might

688
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,200
Speaker 3: be asking you how you feel about the team getting

689
00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:28,520
Speaker 3: sold and why can't y'all win and all this stuff,

690
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,920
Speaker 3: like it's like pile piling, piling.

691
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,200
Speaker 2: But again, just.

692
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:37,080
Speaker 3: Like Chicago, you can control what goes on defensively, so

693
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,880
Speaker 3: you know, you have one of the best scores in

694
00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:41,760
Speaker 3: the history of the WNB on your team, and you

695
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:46,280
Speaker 3: have probably one of the top isolation shooting slash scores

696
00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,920
Speaker 3: in Marina Maybry. So I think that their their offense

697
00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,360
Speaker 3: will get there again. It's just about meshing with new

698
00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:56,520
Speaker 3: players and figuring it out. Their rookie Rivers has been

699
00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,640
Speaker 3: a really bright spot for them as well. And sending

700
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,880
Speaker 3: prayers to her. She just lost her mother, so for

701
00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:02,760
Speaker 3: her to come back and be able to play at

702
00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:06,880
Speaker 3: a high level after that happened is amazing, So sending

703
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,399
Speaker 3: love and prayers to her for that.

704
00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:09,920
Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean.

705
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,040
Speaker 3: Again, this team, you might be able to hit the

706
00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:16,040
Speaker 3: panic button a little bit because they have a lot

707
00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:19,200
Speaker 3: of like veteran players, maybe not veteran WNBA players, but

708
00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:21,400
Speaker 3: they have like a lot of veteran overseas players.

709
00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,799
Speaker 2: And yeah, I mean I think if they.

710
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,799
Speaker 3: Let this these losses keep piling up, it's going to

711
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,839
Speaker 3: be a hard hole to dig themselves out of.

712
00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,080
Speaker 1: Well, speaking of letting the losses pile up, I want

713
00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,719
Speaker 1: to get into their future, what they have to look

714
00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,160
Speaker 1: forward to, because they will be playing the Indiana Fever

715
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:41,680
Speaker 1: on Friday without Caitlyn Clark. So let's talk about the

716
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,919
Speaker 1: Fever just for a second. The Fever are two and two,

717
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,200
Speaker 1: Caitlin Clark will be out for two weeks with a

718
00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:51,279
Speaker 1: quad strain, at least two weeks, and is this going

719
00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:53,759
Speaker 1: to be time for Kelsey Mitchell or do you want

720
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,600
Speaker 1: a bonner to step up. I'm interested to see what

721
00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,560
Speaker 1: this team looks like without Caitlyn Clark for the first time.

722
00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,480
Speaker 1: I want to know from you Lexi, numbers wise, how

723
00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,839
Speaker 1: does this team look and could a little bit of time,

724
00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,880
Speaker 1: especially this early in the season without Caitlin help the

725
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,800
Speaker 1: fever long term getting all of those other players a

726
00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:13,880
Speaker 1: little bit more involved.

727
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:19,200
Speaker 3: I'm very interested to see who they start. Are they

728
00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:23,440
Speaker 3: going to be point guard by committee and bring Sophie

729
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:27,759
Speaker 3: Cunningham off the bench or bring dB back into the

730
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:32,000
Speaker 3: starting lineup, or are they going to stay traditional and

731
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,600
Speaker 3: have Sidney Colson run the one for that team and

732
00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,719
Speaker 3: keep the starting lineup the same. So very interested to

733
00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:41,040
Speaker 3: see what lineup they go with moving forward.

734
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:41,759
Speaker 1: What would you do?

735
00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:42,520
Speaker 2: What would I do?

736
00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,600
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm putting dB back in the lineup and I'll

737
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:50,160
Speaker 3: have Kelsey Mitchell or Lexi Holl bring the ball up.

738
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,920
Speaker 3: Whoever has the less serve on ball defender is going

739
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,359
Speaker 3: to initiate the offense, I think, And then this might

740
00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,880
Speaker 3: be a great opportunity to get dB comfortable in this

741
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,640
Speaker 3: new situation, because she's kind of started off a little

742
00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,919
Speaker 3: bit rough this season, and I think it's just because

743
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,319
Speaker 3: she's on a new team. She was playing in a

744
00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,280
Speaker 3: very comfortable system that was very suitable to her style

745
00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:13,040
Speaker 3: of play for a lot of years, and to have

746
00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:16,439
Speaker 3: a change like that, it's difficult, and it doesn't matter

747
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,520
Speaker 3: if your top five score.

748
00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:19,320
Speaker 2: In WNBA history.

749
00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,759
Speaker 3: Adjustments to a new team and a new city and

750
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:25,239
Speaker 3: a new situation is freaking hard, and we're seeing it

751
00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,080
Speaker 3: happen with dB right now. Again, nothing to be worried about,

752
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,600
Speaker 3: because she's also a Hall of Famer and I think

753
00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:32,640
Speaker 3: she's going to be just fine. But I think this

754
00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,280
Speaker 3: is the perfect opportunity for them to start implementing her

755
00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:37,920
Speaker 3: skill setting into their offense, and I think she can

756
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:42,000
Speaker 3: compliment Leah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell really well with her versatility.

757
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:46,439
Speaker 3: That's a big lineup of Lexi Hall, Natasha Howard, dB,

758
00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:47,520
Speaker 3: Eleiah Boston.

759
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:48,239
Speaker 2: Like, that's a.

760
00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:52,080
Speaker 3: Massive lineup, so I think it'll be fun to watch

761
00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:54,080
Speaker 3: and see if they can if they can make that happen.

762
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,440
Speaker 3: But to get into some of their numbers, eighty eight

763
00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,560
Speaker 3: points per game, which is second, fifty one percent effective

764
00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,920
Speaker 3: field goal which is third, defensive rating is third at

765
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,120
Speaker 3: ninety three, and their offensive rating is third at one

766
00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:09,400
Speaker 3: o five. So they're top five in almost every category statistically,

767
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:12,799
Speaker 3: and it shows again two and two that's what they are.

768
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:15,879
Speaker 3: I don't think that's like a great picture of how

769
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,520
Speaker 3: good this team is. But again, lots of new pieces,

770
00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,440
Speaker 3: so yeah, I think this is a great growth moment

771
00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,520
Speaker 3: for this team that has put so much I don't

772
00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,720
Speaker 3: want to say pressure, but a lot of the responsibility

773
00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:31,000
Speaker 3: has fallen on Kaitlyn Clark's shoulders the last season and

774
00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:32,920
Speaker 3: coming into this season, so I think this is a

775
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,560
Speaker 3: great time for the rest of the team to step

776
00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:38,600
Speaker 3: into their roles because they've all been playing really well.

777
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,120
Speaker 3: So I don't think that this team is gonna skip

778
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,120
Speaker 3: a beat and no one's going to make up for

779
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,520
Speaker 3: her three point shooting and her logo threes or anything

780
00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:49,600
Speaker 3: like that, so it's going to look a little different.

781
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,239
Speaker 3: But I think that they can absolutely win without her,

782
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:53,480
Speaker 3: and I think that's going to be a good thing

783
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:55,920
Speaker 3: for them moving forward, because when you're winning and then

784
00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:59,440
Speaker 3: you insert a superstar like Kaitlyn Clark back into the mix,

785
00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,800
Speaker 3: that's probably one of your ideal situations. So to be interesting,

786
00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:06,000
Speaker 3: I'm just excited to see what lineup they roll out,

787
00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,280
Speaker 3: you know, so we'll see.

788
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,520
Speaker 1: Agreed, this team is gonna be fun to watch regardless,

789
00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,440
Speaker 1: but it is. It is a blow to lose Caitlyn

790
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,000
Speaker 1: because I love her game. So me and Lexi both

791
00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:20,400
Speaker 1: are hoping that Caitlyn gets well very very soon because

792
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:24,600
Speaker 1: it's more fun when she is available for all of us.

793
00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:30,560
Speaker 1: So get well soon, speedy recovery to Caitlin. Okay, next,

794
00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:32,000
Speaker 1: and this is the last team we're gonna get a

795
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:35,680
Speaker 1: deep dive into before y'all comment. Everybody's gonna get talked

796
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:38,160
Speaker 1: about every point during the season, but we're trying to

797
00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:41,080
Speaker 1: keep the episodes a little short for y'all. Okay, so

798
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,239
Speaker 1: if you if you have a team you really want

799
00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:45,040
Speaker 1: us to get into, if you're watching us on YouTube, whatever,

800
00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:46,680
Speaker 1: make sure you comment and let us know. Otherwise I'm

801
00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:51,640
Speaker 1: not gonna know. Okay, the Las Vegas Aces, y'all blew

802
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:55,920
Speaker 1: them out, Okay, But outside of just that, it has seemed,

803
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,560
Speaker 1: at least for a spectator, like a little bit of

804
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:03,080
Speaker 1: inconsistent play. Jewel is shooting just thirty one percent on

805
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:07,480
Speaker 1: the season, and I'm curious, based on the numbers or

806
00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,240
Speaker 1: based on what you have seen, is this a real

807
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:13,400
Speaker 1: slump or just a little bit of early season weirdness.

808
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,920
Speaker 2: I want to say early season weirdness.

809
00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,480
Speaker 3: Again, this is in the group of teams with a

810
00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:22,640
Speaker 3: lot of personnel changes. Some of their numbers sixth in

811
00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:27,040
Speaker 3: points per game, ninth in effective field goal percentage, tenth

812
00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:31,759
Speaker 3: in defensive rating, and sixth in offensive rating. So not

813
00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,680
Speaker 3: great numbers wise for a team that we're used to

814
00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:37,880
Speaker 3: being top of the top of every statistical category for

815
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:42,480
Speaker 3: the past few seasons. What I think that fans sometimes

816
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,279
Speaker 3: don't understand, like when trades happen, is like you're not

817
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:50,680
Speaker 3: like replacing again jigsaw puzzle.

818
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:52,000
Speaker 2: It's not a jigsaw puzzle.

819
00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:55,680
Speaker 3: Like what Kelsey Plum did for that Vegas team is

820
00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:57,560
Speaker 3: not going to be the same thing that Jewellloyd is

821
00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,000
Speaker 3: going to bring to this Vegas team. And I think

822
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,439
Speaker 3: I think anybody who was thinking that needs to get

823
00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,120
Speaker 3: that out of their head or you're going to be

824
00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:06,680
Speaker 3: disappointed because Jewel Lloyd is not Kelsey Plumb.

825
00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:08,000
Speaker 2: Okay.

826
00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:11,480
Speaker 3: So with that being said, you bring in a score

827
00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,480
Speaker 3: like Jewel on a team like this that has been

828
00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,200
Speaker 3: running like a well oiled machine for years, it's going

829
00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:21,080
Speaker 3: to take some time to adjust. I think that the

830
00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:24,920
Speaker 3: Seattle game was kind of a one off because it

831
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,960
Speaker 3: did look like they were like trying to feed Jewel,

832
00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:29,759
Speaker 3: probably a little bit extra because it was her first

833
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,520
Speaker 3: game back in Seattle. At least from where I was sitting,

834
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,880
Speaker 3: that's what it looked like. She started the game off amazing.

835
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:36,680
Speaker 3: I think she had nine points in the first quarter,

836
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:38,560
Speaker 3: so I thought she was like gonna go for forty.

837
00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:40,080
Speaker 3: I was like, oh no, we got to stop her.

838
00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:43,080
Speaker 3: But she cooled down and then they didn't adjust to

839
00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:46,520
Speaker 3: her being cooled down, and we capitalized off that. I

840
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:51,000
Speaker 3: think that something that was also underrated about Plum is

841
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:54,080
Speaker 3: even though she's not a point guard, she can slide

842
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:57,840
Speaker 3: to the one if necessary, and then that's when Chelsea

843
00:40:57,920 --> 00:40:58,800
Speaker 3: Gray would get loose.

844
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,319
Speaker 2: That's when you know Jackie could get a little bit

845
00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:01,680
Speaker 2: more loose.

846
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:04,040
Speaker 3: Even though Jackie had a decent game against US as well,

847
00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,399
Speaker 3: and she's shooting the ball extremely well from three, and they.

848
00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:08,839
Speaker 2: Don't have that right now.

849
00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,200
Speaker 3: They don't have someone that can give Chelsea a break

850
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,200
Speaker 3: from running the offense. Because Chelsea is an elite scorer,

851
00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,560
Speaker 3: as we've seen her entire career. How we definitely saw

852
00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:21,000
Speaker 3: her and unrivaled how she was getting busy in that league.

853
00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:24,120
Speaker 3: I know fans probably were expecting more of that in

854
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:27,040
Speaker 3: this but this is not that. It's a completely different

855
00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:30,160
Speaker 3: style of play. It's a different game, the spacing is different,

856
00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:32,000
Speaker 3: so many things are different. But I think they're going

857
00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:35,000
Speaker 3: to figure it out. Becky Hammond one of the best

858
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,720
Speaker 3: coaches in the league, and she's only been in probably

859
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:39,480
Speaker 3: league history, and she's only been a coach for a

860
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:42,800
Speaker 3: few years, and she's already stamped again, no need to

861
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,279
Speaker 3: hit the panic button. And I'm interesting to see what

862
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:47,759
Speaker 3: changes and adjustments they make when we see them again

863
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,800
Speaker 3: very soon, because that's what again, what the season's about,

864
00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:54,040
Speaker 3: is making adjustments and playing chess, and then Asia's doing

865
00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:57,560
Speaker 3: Asia things. She had kind of an off game against us,

866
00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:00,160
Speaker 3: and I'm going to credit Neca and Ezzie for playing

867
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,239
Speaker 3: excellent defense because she is not an easy person to

868
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:05,960
Speaker 3: stop or frustrate or anything like that. So I think

869
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,759
Speaker 3: that we locked into our game plan extremely well and

870
00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:11,000
Speaker 3: Nika and Ezzi did an excellent job on her, but

871
00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:16,040
Speaker 3: that that doesn't happen often, you know, with hers, so again,

872
00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,680
Speaker 3: no need to hit the panic button. A lot of

873
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:21,040
Speaker 3: new faces. I think they're also trying to figure out

874
00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:23,880
Speaker 3: their rotations. They played like their whole team. I know

875
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,480
Speaker 3: it was a blowout, but they had a lot of

876
00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:29,359
Speaker 3: their bench in early, which that's something that Vegas isn't

877
00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,640
Speaker 3: known for doing, is going to their bench early. So

878
00:42:31,719 --> 00:42:35,399
Speaker 3: even seeing that change is different for us. So they're

879
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:37,840
Speaker 3: gonna be fine again. I think they're gonna make the playoffs.

880
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:40,640
Speaker 3: I think Jewel is gonna start shooting the ball better

881
00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:43,000
Speaker 3: once they figure out their offensive flow.

882
00:42:43,239 --> 00:42:44,960
Speaker 2: So yeah, I think they'll be fine.

883
00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:48,680
Speaker 1: Being able to get Asiel Wilson off her step even

884
00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:52,040
Speaker 1: a little bit is a huge whatever, y'all and a

885
00:42:52,080 --> 00:43:06,000
Speaker 1: good sign yea, where the storm are going. So you

886
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:09,640
Speaker 1: guys might not know this, but me and Lexi obviously

887
00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:12,399
Speaker 1: we've be texting throughout the week seeing the stuff. You'll

888
00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,520
Speaker 1: be saying, what people, what's going on in the world,

889
00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:16,480
Speaker 1: and nine times out of ten, we just keep it.

890
00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:18,920
Speaker 1: We just keep it within us, within I message. But

891
00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:23,239
Speaker 1: as responsible people covering this game who want to keep

892
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,919
Speaker 1: things very, very positive, and we have made our valw

893
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:27,480
Speaker 1: to do that and we will continue to do that.

894
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,319
Speaker 1: I do want to take a minute just to say

895
00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,920
Speaker 1: what are we doing? Just because Lexi alluded to it

896
00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:36,200
Speaker 1: a little bit earlier in the show, but I wanted

897
00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:41,360
Speaker 1: to talk about a very irresponsible article that was written

898
00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:45,360
Speaker 1: I won't get into detail, but by a big sperience platform,

899
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,799
Speaker 1: by somebody who probably went to journalism school for four

900
00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:51,880
Speaker 1: years and likes doing this now. But they wrote an

901
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:54,440
Speaker 1: entire article about Angel reason I will say it was

902
00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:57,640
Speaker 1: her specifically because that adds an important layer to the conversation,

903
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:04,760
Speaker 1: but they used fanto tweets as sources for the entire article. Lexi,

904
00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:06,960
Speaker 1: I am got well.

905
00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:09,719
Speaker 3: I texted I said it to Mariah because I didn't

906
00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:12,000
Speaker 3: even I didn't even search. I don't even know what

907
00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:15,680
Speaker 3: I was searching. It was nothing related to this article.

908
00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:18,560
Speaker 3: I think it was maybe Stats for a gat. I

909
00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:21,480
Speaker 3: don't know what I was searching. It wasn't Angel Reese

910
00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:22,839
Speaker 3: and it wasn't the Chicago Sky.

911
00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:24,000
Speaker 2: I can tell you that for a fact.

912
00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:26,000
Speaker 3: But this is one of the first articles that showed

913
00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:29,920
Speaker 3: up on my Google search and I click it because

914
00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:32,640
Speaker 3: it looked like a TMZ headline.

915
00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:34,279
Speaker 2: First of all, read through it.

916
00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:40,480
Speaker 3: No official sources have validated this entire think piece, but

917
00:44:40,719 --> 00:44:42,320
Speaker 3: we're gonna throw some fan tweets.

918
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:44,920
Speaker 2: What I texted Maria, I said, is this allowed?

919
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:49,520
Speaker 3: Like just because you say no official sources has been cited,

920
00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:53,440
Speaker 3: can you still write an article that you just pulled

921
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:56,040
Speaker 3: out of your ass and found mean.

922
00:44:55,880 --> 00:44:58,120
Speaker 2: Tweets to support your bullshit.

923
00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:03,080
Speaker 3: I don't understand that, especially with so many amazing things

924
00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:07,000
Speaker 3: going on to the WNBA right now amongst all thirteen teams,

925
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:10,480
Speaker 3: that this is what we are still doing a whole

926
00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:13,160
Speaker 3: year later, after we saw what the season was like

927
00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:17,520
Speaker 3: and how lazy the coverage was. I do not see

928
00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:22,560
Speaker 3: an ounce of improvement of the overall coverage from big

929
00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:25,200
Speaker 3: platforms like you said. Like we said last week, there

930
00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:28,400
Speaker 3: are a lot of smaller creators that are responsibly covering

931
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:31,000
Speaker 3: the WNBA, and we appreciate y'all, and y'all are doing

932
00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:34,239
Speaker 3: great and keep doing what you're doing. When we have

933
00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:38,280
Speaker 3: these conversations, we're talking about the big dogs. We're talking

934
00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:44,320
Speaker 3: about these platforms that are supposed to do things responsibly,

935
00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:48,720
Speaker 3: have sources, not people that go on Twitter and pull

936
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:50,680
Speaker 3: mean things just.

937
00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:53,480
Speaker 2: To get clicks on your article.

938
00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:57,279
Speaker 3: And I'm just like baffled, just like you were when

939
00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:59,000
Speaker 3: I saw that, because at the end of the day,

940
00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:01,600
Speaker 3: we are people. These are human beings. You can't just

941
00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:05,440
Speaker 3: say random things. These are people that are part of teams,

942
00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:06,680
Speaker 3: part of organizations.

943
00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,279
Speaker 2: Everybody's on the internet. You can't ignore everything. I'm sorry.

944
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:10,719
Speaker 2: I know you guys are like just log off, just

945
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:11,279
Speaker 2: log off.

946
00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:16,040
Speaker 3: No, Like the world is online, okay, so yes, you

947
00:46:16,080 --> 00:46:17,879
Speaker 3: can log off, but you're not going to be able

948
00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:21,360
Speaker 3: to skip over everything. So it was just really disappointing

949
00:46:21,360 --> 00:46:23,799
Speaker 3: to see that from a publication.

950
00:46:23,400 --> 00:46:24,400
Speaker 2: As large as that was.

951
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:28,680
Speaker 3: That was like super disappointing to see this early in

952
00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:29,520
Speaker 3: the season.

953
00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:32,960
Speaker 1: As a basketball fan who is saying not just that,

954
00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:34,960
Speaker 1: but that was like a really stark example, but a

955
00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:37,600
Speaker 1: lot of examples this week of just irresponsible coverage. I

956
00:46:37,719 --> 00:46:40,600
Speaker 1: want to say that number one. We're using that very

957
00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:43,239
Speaker 1: specific example so that you guys aren't just saying it's,

958
00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:46,719
Speaker 1: oh my gosh, it's rage. It's people just saying people

959
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,919
Speaker 1: are being mean, but there's not actually anything to point

960
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:50,600
Speaker 1: to it. It's not about being mean and it's not

961
00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:54,160
Speaker 1: about feelings. It's about being responsible, because that kind of

962
00:46:54,239 --> 00:46:57,120
Speaker 1: rhetoric is dangerous. It's dangerous to the players themselves, it's

963
00:46:57,160 --> 00:47:00,399
Speaker 1: dangerous to the league, and it doesn't help anyone. As

964
00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:03,880
Speaker 1: me and Lexi have stated using the numbers throughout this episode,

965
00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:07,000
Speaker 1: the Chicago skuy are in a rebuilding sort of time.

966
00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:11,279
Speaker 1: They have so much turnover, a new staff, they're trying

967
00:47:11,320 --> 00:47:14,399
Speaker 1: to figure out new personnel, a new system, everything, and

968
00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:19,759
Speaker 1: to keep this team continuously so so high up you

969
00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,279
Speaker 1: weren't even researching them in the news, and not for

970
00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:24,360
Speaker 1: things that have to do with that. I think that

971
00:47:24,719 --> 00:47:26,400
Speaker 1: conversations that have to do with that are more than

972
00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:29,480
Speaker 1: valid what they can do better offensively and defensively. But

973
00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:32,400
Speaker 1: conversations that are team Z headlines about the team that

974
00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:35,359
Speaker 1: are harmful, that are using fan tweets from people who

975
00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:40,000
Speaker 1: specifically hate players just to what continue the narrative of

976
00:47:40,080 --> 00:47:42,600
Speaker 1: why people should hate this players shouldn't like them, or

977
00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:45,759
Speaker 1: why this team is bad that have no basis, and

978
00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:48,960
Speaker 1: actually why the team isn't performing. I'm not even gonna

979
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:51,320
Speaker 1: say underperforming, because this is exactly what we said was

980
00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:54,840
Speaker 1: going to happen before the season started. But it doesn't

981
00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:57,920
Speaker 1: allow the team space to grow and get better. It

982
00:47:57,960 --> 00:48:01,879
Speaker 1: doesn't allow for the WNBA to push stories that are

983
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:05,320
Speaker 1: positive and the actual best teams and players and storylines

984
00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:07,600
Speaker 1: going on in the league. It's just overall harmful. So

985
00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:09,640
Speaker 1: we just wanted to mention that just so that you

986
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:13,000
Speaker 1: guys know, when you're looking up things about the WNBA

987
00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:15,400
Speaker 1: or reading about the league or basketball in general, not

988
00:48:15,480 --> 00:48:18,640
Speaker 1: just a w any sport, make sure you are paying

989
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:21,640
Speaker 1: attention to what these sources, even the big dogs, even

990
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:23,680
Speaker 1: the ones you're watching on TV every day and have

991
00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:27,719
Speaker 1: millions of dollars and have real trained journalists working for them.

992
00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:31,279
Speaker 1: Make sure you're like, hmm, this headline says that this

993
00:48:31,360 --> 00:48:34,279
Speaker 1: girl and this team hates this girl, but all the

994
00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:37,160
Speaker 1: sources are fans tweets. That's probably not an article you

995
00:48:37,160 --> 00:48:39,920
Speaker 1: should be listening to. Go find a source that's a

996
00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:41,239
Speaker 1: lot more reliable than that.

997
00:48:41,239 --> 00:48:43,120
Speaker 2: That's all I'm gonna say exactly.

998
00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:47,440
Speaker 3: This is exactly what we've been talking about since we

999
00:48:47,480 --> 00:48:51,560
Speaker 3: started this podcast, and the fact that there's been absolutely

1000
00:48:52,920 --> 00:48:57,000
Speaker 3: no improvement at all and now.

1001
00:48:57,320 --> 00:48:59,319
Speaker 2: It's just getting worse and worse and worse.

1002
00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:05,880
Speaker 3: A very interested to see what coverage happens in this

1003
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:10,600
Speaker 3: league now that Kayla Clark is injured, Like now, Cay,

1004
00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:14,280
Speaker 3: y'all cover the league like you're supposed to, Yeah, instead

1005
00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:19,040
Speaker 3: of being weird when she's playing. Absolutely she's getting all

1006
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,560
Speaker 3: of the headlines because she's playing at an insane level.

1007
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:24,640
Speaker 3: She's playing. She's one of the best players in the league. Absolutely,

1008
00:49:24,680 --> 00:49:26,560
Speaker 3: you talk about her, but there's.

1009
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,600
Speaker 2: Other players playing at a high level as well that

1010
00:49:29,160 --> 00:49:30,480
Speaker 2: y'all refuse to talk about.

1011
00:49:30,600 --> 00:49:33,280
Speaker 3: And even at the high level that she's playing, people

1012
00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:37,439
Speaker 3: are still putting her in these very weird, unfair, non

1013
00:49:37,480 --> 00:49:40,080
Speaker 3: basketball related conversations. And I thought we were going to

1014
00:49:40,120 --> 00:49:42,680
Speaker 3: be past that this season, but clearly we're not. So

1015
00:49:42,719 --> 00:49:44,320
Speaker 3: maybe this will be a good time for y'all to

1016
00:49:44,360 --> 00:49:49,320
Speaker 3: get your lives together and tighten up. Because it's not cute,

1017
00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:51,839
Speaker 3: And we asked y'all to keep it cute last week,

1018
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:54,759
Speaker 3: so we gonna ask you again, can we please keep

1019
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:59,200
Speaker 3: it cute and keep about basketball. Yes, nobody cannot be criticized,

1020
00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:00,919
Speaker 3: Yes all you want.

1021
00:50:01,080 --> 00:50:02,560
Speaker 2: I have not hit a three all season, and I

1022
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:03,960
Speaker 2: say I'm the best shoot in the league.

1023
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:06,480
Speaker 3: I still believe that. But I can't shoot shots that

1024
00:50:06,520 --> 00:50:08,239
Speaker 3: I don't get. I don't can't shoot shots that I

1025
00:50:08,280 --> 00:50:10,240
Speaker 3: haven't taken. I can't make shots that I haven't taken.

1026
00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:13,680
Speaker 3: But best believe. I'm in that gym every day working

1027
00:50:13,719 --> 00:50:16,960
Speaker 3: my ass off, So I'm still standing on that. So

1028
00:50:17,080 --> 00:50:19,520
Speaker 3: y'all could criticize me all y'all want. Y'all don't think

1029
00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:21,239
Speaker 3: I have a little head, a little voice inside my

1030
00:50:21,280 --> 00:50:23,239
Speaker 3: head being like, girl, why you ain't play Like we

1031
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:24,759
Speaker 3: work so hard for you to get on the court,

1032
00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:26,759
Speaker 3: and now the season's here, you not on the court.

1033
00:50:27,040 --> 00:50:27,160
Speaker 2: Like.

1034
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:31,520
Speaker 3: I'm absolutely not immune to criticism or questions or anything

1035
00:50:31,600 --> 00:50:33,960
Speaker 3: like that. But that's why we have this show because

1036
00:50:34,440 --> 00:50:39,360
Speaker 3: everybody needs to be having spaces for criticism, critique, positivity,

1037
00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:40,759
Speaker 3: but never negativity.

1038
00:50:41,120 --> 00:50:44,480
Speaker 2: Okay, so that was my mini rants. Amen.

1039
00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:45,399
Speaker 3: Yeah.

1040
00:50:45,440 --> 00:50:49,600
Speaker 1: The takeaway from me and Lexi's very heated rands today

1041
00:50:50,280 --> 00:50:54,239
Speaker 1: is let's not act like fan tweets or facts. Let's

1042
00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:57,520
Speaker 1: stop pitting women against each other to farm clicks Okay,

1043
00:50:58,320 --> 00:50:59,680
Speaker 1: I'm not going to say what the network is, but

1044
00:50:59,719 --> 00:51:01,919
Speaker 1: then one sports network that everybody watches and I watch

1045
00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:03,960
Speaker 1: every single morning as part of my morning routine. Now

1046
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:06,600
Speaker 1: that Caitlyn Clark is injured, which sucks for me as

1047
00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:09,160
Speaker 1: a basketball fan, but also very interested to see what

1048
00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:11,560
Speaker 1: you guys talk about for your one woman sports segment

1049
00:51:11,600 --> 00:51:15,320
Speaker 1: a day other than just that one player. And speaking

1050
00:51:15,360 --> 00:51:18,120
Speaker 1: of Kaitlyn Clark's injury, because she very much did have

1051
00:51:18,160 --> 00:51:22,160
Speaker 1: a place in the MVP odds to close out for today, Lexi,

1052
00:51:22,280 --> 00:51:24,200
Speaker 1: because we've already been through some of the big matchups

1053
00:51:24,200 --> 00:51:27,400
Speaker 1: that are coming up this week, what are you seeing

1054
00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:30,959
Speaker 1: as far as the MVPA race is concerned, Very early

1055
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:32,799
Speaker 1: in the season, But I love overreaction.

1056
00:51:34,520 --> 00:51:37,000
Speaker 3: For me, it's very interesting at what my list is

1057
00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:40,440
Speaker 3: because there are players that are my teammates and players

1058
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:44,040
Speaker 3: that after today I have played against, and then team

1059
00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:47,520
Speaker 3: players that I've already played against. Obviously Fee number one

1060
00:51:47,600 --> 00:51:50,000
Speaker 3: right now playing at a super high level. The Links

1061
00:51:50,040 --> 00:51:54,040
Speaker 3: are undefeated, and I think that this MVP push started

1062
00:51:54,040 --> 00:51:56,359
Speaker 3: for her a little too late last season, so they

1063
00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:59,239
Speaker 3: wasted no time this season, rightfully, so, so I got

1064
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:01,840
Speaker 3: Fee in the car conversation. I'm gonna throw Necko or

1065
00:52:01,880 --> 00:52:04,799
Speaker 3: Skuyler in there for the Storm. When you have a one, A,

1066
00:52:04,920 --> 00:52:08,719
Speaker 3: one B, these conversations get a little hard because what

1067
00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:11,000
Speaker 3: they both do add so much value and bring so

1068
00:52:11,080 --> 00:52:12,960
Speaker 3: much to the team. How do you choose one to

1069
00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:15,520
Speaker 3: put in an MVP conversation. But because we're so early

1070
00:52:15,560 --> 00:52:17,560
Speaker 3: in the season, I'm throwing them both in there. I'm

1071
00:52:17,560 --> 00:52:20,200
Speaker 3: gonna throw do the same thing for the Mercury, throwing

1072
00:52:20,239 --> 00:52:24,120
Speaker 3: At and Satou in there. I think people are starting

1073
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:28,520
Speaker 3: to really see how talented Saw two is. She has

1074
00:52:28,520 --> 00:52:31,320
Speaker 3: struggled with injuries over her career, but when she's healthy,

1075
00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:34,440
Speaker 3: she is one of the best players in the WNBA.

1076
00:52:35,120 --> 00:52:37,360
Speaker 3: And I'm praying that she has a full, healthy season

1077
00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:39,600
Speaker 3: because the way she has started has been very elite.

1078
00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:42,400
Speaker 3: And then At, she was a favorite for MVP a

1079
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:45,080
Speaker 3: few seasons ago, and if she can keep her numbers

1080
00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:47,319
Speaker 3: like they are right now and lead this team to

1081
00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:49,560
Speaker 3: wins in the playoffs, it she'll absolutely be.

1082
00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:51,200
Speaker 2: In the conversation again.

1083
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,319
Speaker 3: And then for the Liberty, you know, it's hard to

1084
00:52:54,360 --> 00:52:58,200
Speaker 3: be have an MVP player when the whole team is hooping,

1085
00:52:58,840 --> 00:53:01,680
Speaker 3: So I just put the Liberty and I don't have

1086
00:53:01,719 --> 00:53:04,920
Speaker 3: a specific player because every game has been somebody different

1087
00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:07,680
Speaker 3: that's gone crazy. But absolutely a player from the Liberty

1088
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:10,440
Speaker 3: is going to be in contention for MVP, at least

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00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:14,279
Speaker 3: be in the conversation because you have to include a

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00:53:14,320 --> 00:53:16,719
Speaker 3: player on the best team, which as of right now

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00:53:17,080 --> 00:53:20,239
Speaker 3: is the Liberty, I think, even though.

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00:53:20,320 --> 00:53:22,880
Speaker 2: Uh is it the Links? I don't know.

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00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:24,480
Speaker 3: I'm not going to say that today because we play

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00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:26,279
Speaker 3: them tonight, so I'm not going to say that about

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00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:28,160
Speaker 3: the Links. So I'm going to say the Liberty are

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00:53:28,200 --> 00:53:31,279
Speaker 3: the best team right now. But when you have a

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00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:32,919
Speaker 3: team playing at a high level like that, it's hard

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00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:35,840
Speaker 3: to just pinpoint one specific player. So I'm just going

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00:53:35,920 --> 00:53:38,359
Speaker 3: to put player from the New York Liberty. But again,

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00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:40,640
Speaker 3: Stewie is always a shoe in.

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00:53:40,680 --> 00:53:44,000
Speaker 2: For MVP conversation every season, that's how a lead of

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00:53:44,040 --> 00:53:44,920
Speaker 2: a player she is.

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00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:47,520
Speaker 3: But this is going to be a fun MVP race,

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00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:49,600
Speaker 3: I think. And it's so early in the season and

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00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:51,840
Speaker 3: so much can change and so much can happen, and

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00:53:51,880 --> 00:53:54,120
Speaker 3: our season is very short, so you really got to

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00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:56,359
Speaker 3: get off to a hot start early to you know,

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00:53:56,520 --> 00:53:58,440
Speaker 3: get a little bit ahead of the curve. And I

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00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,040
Speaker 3: think that's what those players are doing, and I'm really

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Speaker 3: excited to see how the rest of the season pans

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00:54:02,920 --> 00:54:04,800
Speaker 3: out for this MVP race.

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Speaker 2: For sure.

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Speaker 1: My take for the MVP race is that number one Liberty.

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00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:11,800
Speaker 1: Just like we talked about Big Ellie being the face

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00:54:11,800 --> 00:54:14,399
Speaker 1: of the team and nobody else probably even caring about

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00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:17,400
Speaker 1: that shit, is that I think that that team is

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00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:19,879
Speaker 1: so loged in on winning a championship it's not even

1118
00:54:19,960 --> 00:54:23,440
Speaker 1: giving somebody is trying to make an MVP push. Obviously,

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00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:26,359
Speaker 1: Stewie is the best player, but she's been a winner

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00:54:26,360 --> 00:54:28,480
Speaker 1: of her whole basketball career and I'm not just talking

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00:54:28,520 --> 00:54:31,239
Speaker 1: about the W and so I think for her it's

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00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:34,120
Speaker 1: like winning is the number one thing. I think you

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00:54:34,160 --> 00:54:36,760
Speaker 1: can say the same thing so far for Nakan Skyler,

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00:54:36,840 --> 00:54:40,799
Speaker 1: like the one A, one B situations, But as far

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00:54:40,840 --> 00:54:43,319
Speaker 1: as the links are concerned, yep, there's a very clear one.

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00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:46,799
Speaker 3: Yes, I will say, out of all the teams that

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00:54:46,920 --> 00:54:50,239
Speaker 3: don't have a one, Minnesota absolutely is one of the

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00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:53,040
Speaker 3: teams that has a one A, two three.

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00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:55,399
Speaker 2: They ain't no one A, one B over there.

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00:54:56,120 --> 00:55:00,200
Speaker 1: So yeah, ah, so I think that this is this

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00:55:00,360 --> 00:55:03,560
Speaker 1: is Fees MVP to grab, But it's early.

1132
00:55:03,320 --> 00:55:06,839
Speaker 2: In the season, very early, very early. We gave our

1133
00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:07,800
Speaker 2: flowers earlier.

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00:55:08,040 --> 00:55:11,080
Speaker 3: So if you guys did not peep who we gave

1135
00:55:11,120 --> 00:55:13,680
Speaker 3: our flowers to, we gave them to Mekka Agum mackay

1136
00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:17,840
Speaker 3: for top ten, passing Candice Parker for ninth.

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00:55:17,840 --> 00:55:19,880
Speaker 1: Right ninth all time leading scorer.

1138
00:55:20,160 --> 00:55:23,759
Speaker 2: Like, are we serious? Are you kidding me? So?

1139
00:55:23,880 --> 00:55:28,200
Speaker 3: Flowers aging freaking backwards, So shout out to Mekka flowers

1140
00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:28,480
Speaker 3: for you.

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00:55:29,080 --> 00:55:31,240
Speaker 2: Do you have anything else? Do you have any flowers

1142
00:55:31,239 --> 00:55:32,360
Speaker 2: to give? Any other flowers? No?

1143
00:55:32,760 --> 00:55:34,960
Speaker 1: How can I not give them the Madam President after that?

1144
00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:39,360
Speaker 2: Congratulations, you get all the flowers? Okay Meikka, Okay, y'all.

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00:55:39,480 --> 00:55:41,440
Speaker 2: We're never going to keep these episodes as short as

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00:55:41,480 --> 00:55:44,240
Speaker 2: we think we are. But it's Basketball's fun, y'all.

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Speaker 3: And if you having fun listening, keep tuning in, spread

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Speaker 3: want us to tap in with more, and thank you

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00:55:52,600 --> 00:55:55,560
Speaker 3: again for tuning in to an episode of Full Circle.

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Speaker 2: We will see y'all next week.

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