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Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where word to

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Speaker 1: boys to men, We've come to the end of the

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Speaker 1: road with producer Mesh. It's Monday, October thirteenth, Happy Indigenous

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Speaker 1: People's Day. Hope you take a moment today to find

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Speaker 1: people indigenous to your area. On today's show, Big Citrus

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Speaker 1: will react to the Las Vegas Aces WNBA finals, sweep,

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Speaker 1: tie a bow on the WNBA season, and send our

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Speaker 1: first born out into the world. Baby Mesh is leaving

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Speaker 1: the nest Third Growth plus the only good reason to

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Speaker 1: go to Times Square, Sorry Elmo, the NWSL sticking with

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Speaker 1: its commissioner, and Coco Golf picks up another title. It's

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Speaker 1: all coming up right after this welcome back. Here's what

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Speaker 1: you need to know today. Slices first, and most importantly,

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Speaker 1: a reminder that Mish is leaving us, and thanks to

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Speaker 1: a request from Super Slice Justin Baird, we'll start today's

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Speaker 1: news with a twenty one baby salute in Young Misha's honor.

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Speaker 1: Please remove your hats, place your hand over your heart,

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Speaker 1: and face a flag. Whatever flag you like. Okay, let's

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Speaker 1: move on. In WNBA news, the champs are here. The

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Speaker 1: Las Vegas Aces took care of business and completed a

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Speaker 1: sweep of the Phoenix Mercury with a ninety seven eighty

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Speaker 1: six win Friday night in Game four of the league's

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Speaker 1: first best of seven WNBA Finals. Asia Wilson really said

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Speaker 1: seven games. That's cute. We'll do it in four. This

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Speaker 1: marks the Ace's third title in four seasons and solidifies

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Speaker 1: their dynasty. Vegas is now the only team to win

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Speaker 1: at least three titles in a four year span since

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Speaker 1: from ninety seven to two thousand. The m Apostrophe VP

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Speaker 1: Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray put up numbers as well.

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Speaker 1: Both finished with eighteen points. Colia Kopper led the Merk

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Speaker 1: this season, and Alyssa Thomas contributed in true at fashion

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Speaker 1: a seventeen point, twelve rebound, ten assists triple double. But

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Speaker 1: it wasn't enough to keep the Mercury season alive. The

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Speaker 1: the first half, and Phoenix trailed by as many as

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Speaker 1: when head coach Nate Tibbets picked up two quick technical

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Speaker 1: Per ESPN, the head official for the contest told a

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Speaker 1: reporter that Tibbets earned his first tech for saying quote,

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Speaker 1: Monique a Cola Mokhanni. The head officials said Tibbets then

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Speaker 2: I mean, I just I think it's one of the

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Speaker 1: Now I'm inclined to agree with them. You can watch

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Speaker 1: l and it was Vegas standing at center court awaiting

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Speaker 1: their hardware from Commissioner Kathy Engelbert. When friend of the

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Speaker 1: Take a listen, and to present the trophy for YouTube TV.

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Speaker 3: Here's WNBA Commissioner Kathy Engelbert.

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Speaker 4: Thank you, Holly Well.

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Speaker 5: We're here today to celebrate a champion. Thank you to

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Speaker 5: all the fans. Phoenix had a great run to get here,

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Speaker 1: ESPN even had to blur the shot of Engelbert on

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Speaker 6: this journey, especially this year, and this one hits different

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Speaker 6: Probably a lot more adversity than any of us anticipated.

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Speaker 1: Now. That's a scene right out of our favorite sports movies. Damn.

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Speaker 1: The celebrations continue for the aces. They were recognized at

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Speaker 1: a parade in Sin City on Friday. The finals weren't

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Speaker 1: also good to TV network's advertisers, the league, and every

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Speaker 1: WNBA First and second teams. The first team includes Asia Wilson,

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Speaker 1: a season. To all of you, and again I ask,

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Speaker 1: can I borrow a dollar onto Track and Field Athlos

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Speaker 1: NYC has concluded another event full of glitz, glamour and

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Speaker 1: great athletes. In case you need a refresher. ATHLOS is

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Speaker 1: a professional women's track and field meet founded by Serena

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Speaker 1: for year two. On Thursday, ATHLOS held the first ever

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Speaker 1: You might remember that last year Megan the Stallion performed

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Speaker 1: founder Alexis Ohanian also got a favor from his wife Serena.

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Speaker 1: At the event, the tennis goats stepped out on stage

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Speaker 1: to evolve to the NWSL. On Friday, Sportigo is the

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Speaker 1: first to report that league Commissioner Jessica Hurrman has been

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Speaker 1: given a contract extension through the twenty twenty eight season.

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Speaker 1: in the coming years in later shows. More ONWSL speaking

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Speaker 1: of the Current, they aren't fair, y'all. They just aren't fair.

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Speaker 1: Kansas City already assured the number one seed in the playoffs,

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Speaker 1: already owners of the NWSL Shield defeated Gotham FC two

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Speaker 1: this week to the LPGA, where we finally have a

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Speaker 1: two time winner this season. TI player Gino Tittikul won

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Speaker 1: Jessica Pegoula. After Goff won the first set six', Four

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Speaker 1: The Front open In. June in her post match, Remarks

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Speaker 1: Serve she said That farrell quote originally didn't want me

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Speaker 1: Work coco stick with. Stubborn we got to take a quick.

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Speaker 1: Break when we come. Back we're Giving misha a big,

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Speaker 1: squeeze one last big citrus with THE og three coming up,

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Speaker 1: Next welcome Back. Slices we've been putting it, off but

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Speaker 1: this is Officially misha's last, day so this is our

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Speaker 1: last chance to have a chat before they head. Off

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Speaker 1: and also thanks to THE Wnba finals AND i guess

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Speaker 1: The Las Vegas aces for keeping it nice and clean

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Speaker 1: and finishing their series and this season right in time

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Speaker 1: for us to tie a bow on everything With mesh

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Speaker 1: before they. Leave so let's before we get to the sad,

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Speaker 1: goodbyes talk about The. Aces alex was, Right misha AND

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Speaker 1: i were?

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Speaker 4: Wrong WAS i?

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Speaker 7: Right we had seven? Games this was the opposite of seven.

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Speaker 1: GAMES i wouldn't say the opposite of seven. GAMES i

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Speaker 1: would say you were a lot closer to right than

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Speaker 1: people who picked the team who got swept to, win

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Speaker 1: which is what we. Did we were way, wrong fair,

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Speaker 1: enough fair, Enough.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, ALEX i would BE i would be rolling in

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Speaker 8: NOW i would be milking that for all it's, worth because, you,

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Speaker 8: literally If i'm remembering, correctly Said i'll just do it

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Speaker 8: just to be a contrary and just in, case so

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Speaker 8: if you're, WRONG i.

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Speaker 4: Win is that not what she?

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Speaker 1: Said pretty?

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Speaker 4: Much we're those not the words that came out of your.

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Speaker 7: MOUTH i, MEAN i also picked The aces to win last.

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Speaker 7: YEAR i Just i'm not going to rid Against.

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Speaker 1: Asia you. Can't you're, Smart you're.

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Speaker 4: Smart take your, victory Lap.

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Speaker 1: AS i saw a couple of different places post after

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Speaker 1: The aces. Won betting on The aces was never a long.

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Speaker 1: Shot SO i think when you've Got Asia wilson at

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Speaker 1: the helm of a, team, really no matter what else

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Speaker 1: coming out on. Top and The aces. DID i, MEAN

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Speaker 1: i think for, me for as exciting as it was

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Speaker 1: to watch her be, GREAT i was just, disappointed AND

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Speaker 1: i think the league has to be. Disappointed when you

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Speaker 1: think about the opportunity for more, games more advertising, money more,

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Speaker 1: viewers more, discussion more, conversation more, debate everything else that

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Speaker 1: comes with a tight, series and that comes with more,

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Speaker 1: games and it sucks to have the very first time

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Speaker 1: they're rolling out a seven game series be one that

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Speaker 1: does not need it or even.

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Speaker 4: Close at the same, time WHEN i think about.

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Speaker 8: The redemption arc for The Las Vegas, Aces i'm kind of, like,

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Speaker 8: ah but it's kind of worth it because to see

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Speaker 8: them go from losing by fifty three points to you,

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Speaker 8: Know i've Seen Asia wilson post many a TikTok about

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Speaker 8: people saying she individually was, washed the team was. Washed

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Speaker 8: they were no longer to Be aces Of. Old they

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Speaker 8: couldn't be a dynasty. Anymore and you, know getting to

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Speaker 8: see them shove that back of people's faces that kind

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Speaker 8: of makes it worth.

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Speaker 4: It BUT i absolutely what you.

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Speaker 8: Mean, like the opportunity to elongate a season that was

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Speaker 8: as insane as this one was definitely a missed. Opportunity But,

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Speaker 8: PHOENIX i think they. Overperformed like for the SEASON i

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Speaker 8: thought they were gonna. HAVE i still think they.

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Speaker 1: Overperformed, Yeah SO i think there are two different, conversations,

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Speaker 1: Right one is The aces perspective or the, story and

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Speaker 1: one is what the league would benefit the most. From

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Speaker 1: and definitely they would have preferred a longer a longer.

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Speaker 1: Series but, yeah the way The, aces essentially after that

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Speaker 1: fifty three point, loss put their foot on the gas

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Speaker 1: and never really let up. Impressive, yeah it's so.

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Speaker 7: FUNNY i was thinking back to some of those early

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Speaker 7: interviews that we had In june And. July you, Know

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Speaker 7: Ben pickman came on AND i remember he was, like,

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Speaker 7: YEAH i had The aces in the finals for my preseason.

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Speaker 7: Preview and you, KNOW i look like an idiot now paraphrasing,

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Speaker 7: here BUT i think what stands out to me is

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Speaker 7: that back when The aces were, losing it wasn't, like,

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Speaker 7: oh they're, bad like sometimes we feel that way about,

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Speaker 7: teams like, oh they're just, Bad but it was always

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Speaker 7: instead for The, aces what's wrong with? Them why aren't

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Speaker 7: they doing? Better and that's a much more hopeful place

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Speaker 7: to be, in, Right, like it was clear that something

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Speaker 7: just wasn't, clicking and they made it, work and they

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Speaker 7: of the. Season and as we've seen a lot of

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Speaker 7: times in, sports if you can't make it work in

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Speaker 7: those final few, games then your name's not going on that.

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Speaker 1: Trophy, yeah and your point is a great. One it

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Speaker 1: was always when they're, clicking it looks like The aces of.

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Speaker 1: Old why can't they just keep that focus and that

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Speaker 1: efficacy throughout full? Games and they did that in the. Finals,

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Speaker 1: yeah they had a couple lapses where they let The

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Speaker 1: mercury back in from some pretty big, deficits but for

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Speaker 1: the most, part what we saw from The aces in

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Speaker 1: this final series was what we expected from them all,

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Speaker 1: season knowing the talent that they have and the coaching

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Speaker 1: that they. Have and speaking of, coaching you, KNOW i

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Speaker 1: was starting to butter Up tibbets early in the postseason

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Speaker 1: for the job he was, doing and by the, END

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Speaker 1: i was, like maybe it was just A gm putting

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Speaker 1: together a good. TEAM i, MEAN i still think that

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Speaker 1: what we saw down the stretch was definitely him being

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Speaker 1: outmatched By Becky hammond when it came to adjustments in.

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Speaker 8: I can't necessarily Say i'm surprised by that, either because

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Speaker 8: we're talking About Becky, hammond who was not only as

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Speaker 8: star as a player in this league and then went

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Speaker 8: and cut her teeth Under Greg, popovich, who you, know

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Speaker 8: men's or, women's one of the best coaches to ever do.

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Speaker 8: It SO i can't Say i'm necessarily, surprised BUT i

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Speaker 8: really do hope he learned from, this BECAUSE i don't

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Speaker 8: know what happens to The Phoenix mercury this. OFFSEASON i

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Speaker 8: don't know what happens to a lot of, teams, literally

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Speaker 8: but you, KNOW i, SEE i, mean they got to the,

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Speaker 8: finals you know WHAT i, Mean they still made it

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Speaker 8: to the, finals and SO i think he's gonna have

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Speaker 8: a lot of learning to. DO i hope he does

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Speaker 8: a lot of learning from. This there's no better film

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Speaker 8: film you get in the, finals you know WHAT i.

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Speaker 8: Mean and like you, said they put together a hell

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Speaker 8: of a. Team shout out to THEIR. GM i hope

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Speaker 8: they can figure out a way to keep a lot

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Speaker 8: of those pieces together so they can retool and look

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Speaker 8: even better down the stretch in crunch, time decision making,

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Speaker 8: wise on and off the, court and in the huddle next.

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Speaker 8: Season but, yeah he bless his, Heart that's What i'll. Say, blessed,

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Speaker 8: blessed Ni, herd.

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Speaker 1: Blessed let's let's, again let's hedge how much criticism we

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Speaker 1: offer someone who, did in fact lead his team to

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Speaker 1: the W Nba. Finals but, yes work to, do work

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Speaker 1: for so much of the league to. Do because we

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Speaker 1: ended up with a third aces championship in four, seasons

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Speaker 1: a true. Dynasty there were a lot of. Questions i'm

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Speaker 1: not gonna say best ever yet we did have a

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Speaker 1: four straight series to start the w with The houston.

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Speaker 1: Comments but, YEAH i, mean obviously this is a this

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Speaker 1: is a team for the. Ages what was your favorite

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Speaker 1: moment from the cell bration the post game on the

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Speaker 1: court shouted out. MINE i think there were too. MANY

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Speaker 1: i love the tambourine being whatever PRESENT i. WAS i

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Speaker 1: was pretty moved By Chelsea gray getting emotional about her

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Speaker 1: son And holly sort of being, like all, right let's

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Speaker 1: end this. Interview go grab, him go find, him go

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Speaker 1: give him a, hug And chelsea was, like where where is?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah that was.

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Speaker 8: Great, YEAH i gotta SAY i was really. Excited i'm

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Speaker 8: an Asu Arizona State Kronkite school grad and this took

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Speaker 8: place In. Phoenix obviously The aces wanted on the road In,

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Speaker 8: phoenix AND i got to see A Kronkite school.

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Speaker 4: STUDENT i am.

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Speaker 8: DEAN i don't think she's a student. ANYMORE i think she.

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Speaker 8: Graduated shout out to you either. Way who was one

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Speaker 8: of the, people Including, ben who was sitting next To

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Speaker 8: asia and the presser when she decided just to be

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Speaker 8: on silly goofy time and sit there with the rest

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Speaker 8: of the. Reporters so that was really. Cool but my

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Speaker 8: favorite moment has got to be A Melissa smith in

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Speaker 8: DJ N carrington meeting in the middle of the. Chaos

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Speaker 8: djna's on a knee, scooter you know WHAT i, mean

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Speaker 8: but still fly with the blazer. ON i don't know

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Speaker 8: if people saw it Had smith on one, side three

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Speaker 8: on the other. Side it was, blingy it was, sparkly

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Speaker 8: and it was so. Cute it was so cute to

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Speaker 8: watch her celebrate With Melissa, smith who you know her

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Speaker 8: first few years in the. League she's been in the

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Speaker 8: league for a few years, now but it's been ups and.

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Speaker 8: Downs man and for her to find herself on a

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Speaker 8: team like The aces in crunch time when they needed

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Speaker 8: a piece exactly like her and she shows up and

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Speaker 8: rises to the.

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Speaker 4: Occasion it was just really cool to see that payoff

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Speaker 4: for her and see them get to celebrate together with

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Speaker 4: their cute little.

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Speaker 5: Dog.

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Speaker 1: Oh it feels very appropriate that On misha's last show

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Speaker 1: they would make sure they could find the hoops and

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Speaker 1: gay ship.

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Speaker 4: THAT i had to do.

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Speaker 1: It if you are like all in on The Phoenix

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Speaker 4: Me it is, Me, okay, Yes.

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Speaker 1: Alex you pushed any agenda it's on your favorite. Moment you.

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Speaker 7: KNOW i love, tea and SO i was obsessed with just.

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Speaker 7: Watching as soon As Kathy engelbert and her neutral green

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Speaker 7: suit walked onto the. Court WAS i hoping that she

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Speaker 1: A full dealer's.

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Speaker 7: Showgirl but did you Say asia when people started booing.

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Speaker 8: show notes because that VIDEO i count of Jewel i've

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Speaker 8: Seen Dana.

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Speaker 1: Evans, yeah, well and Then Dana evans at the same

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Speaker 1: time was doing the lebron smiling through it. All can't

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Speaker 1: believe this is my. Life like right in that, moment

435
00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,919
Speaker 1: she was talking to someone about it unrelated to the

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Speaker 1: booing Of kathy and the double. Bird, Yeah, Alex i'm

437
00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,600
Speaker 1: not too mature to admit. THAT i also was, like

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00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,199
Speaker 1: let me, see let me see what's up With. Kathy

439
00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,919
Speaker 1: she sped her way through that trophy. Announcement she was,

440
00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,200
Speaker 1: like and congratulations to The. Aces they really had a great.

441
00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,280
Speaker 1: Season here you, go not wanting to be up.

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Speaker 7: There all.

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Speaker 1: Right, WELL i mean that's that's it for the twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty five w. Season any last thoughts to tie.

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00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,680
Speaker 7: For THE wnba, season there's only negotiations to. Happen well

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Speaker 7: agency maybe an.

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00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,639
Speaker 1: The off, Season alex says are technically the off, season so,

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Speaker 1: yes plenty more conversations to come And Bias niz to

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00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,800
Speaker 1: take care. Of but as far as the play on

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Speaker 1: the court and the season regular season and, postseason that

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00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,359
Speaker 1: part is. Over any last, thoughts any eulogies for twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty FIVE wnba. Season i'm glad it.

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Speaker 4: Happened sad it's. Over hags you know WHAT.

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Speaker 1: I, Mean hag. Happened don't cry because it's, Over smile

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00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:02,320
Speaker 1: because it. Happened i'm writing on your. Crack that's what

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00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,120
Speaker 1: you would write down the middle of the year. Book.

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00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:09,600
Speaker 1: Anyway my eulogy Is i'll just SAY i appreciate, that

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00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,200
Speaker 1: even though it was still toxic this, season it simmered

459
00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,040
Speaker 1: down a little from last. YEAR i felt like we

460
00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:19,040
Speaker 1: were talking more. BALL i appreciate that despite some pretty

461
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,600
Speaker 1: serious injuries which were a real bummer to folks Like

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00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:25,680
Speaker 1: Caitlyn clark And Brianna stewart And John Gwell jones And Ifisa.

463
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:30,880
Speaker 1: Collier we still had a dedicated and invested audience who

464
00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,560
Speaker 1: were showing up for games in person and on. TELEVISION

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00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:39,520
Speaker 1: i appreciate, that you, know The Indiana fever gave their

466
00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,119
Speaker 1: fans a hell of a run after what could have

467
00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,320
Speaker 1: been a really disappointing year that was built up between

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00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,199
Speaker 1: The All Star game at home Without caitlin to the

469
00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,159
Speaker 1: end of the season and the postseason Without, caitlin there

470
00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,000
Speaker 1: was still so much for them to cheer for and

471
00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,080
Speaker 1: so much for them to be excited about heading into next,

472
00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,240
Speaker 1: year which is just such a gift From Steph white

473
00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:02,399
Speaker 1: and those. Players and just heading into this offseason and the,

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00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:07,159
Speaker 1: NEGOTIATIONS i have to SAY i mentioned in a previous.

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00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,960
Speaker 1: SHOW i went On Katie nolan's Podcast casuals and talked

476
00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,760
Speaker 1: about the negotiations and how the players are looking for

477
00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,680
Speaker 1: revenue split and all. This And i've been in our

478
00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,520
Speaker 1: space and the women's sports space for about two years

479
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:24,600
Speaker 1: now and out of the normal regular sports discourse space

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00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,000
Speaker 1: quite so. Much and the comments on the clip That

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00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:33,320
Speaker 1: casuals And katie posted To, Instagram we're so. Disheartening it

482
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,639
Speaker 1: was such a retread over and over of complete and

483
00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:43,840
Speaker 1: utter ignorance to, reality and it just made me reinvigorated

484
00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,320
Speaker 1: to have these conversations using data and facts and to

485
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:54,040
Speaker 1: help educate people on professional sports revenue versus profit valuations versus.

486
00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,880
Speaker 1: Reality how much money is reported as. Lost i've said

487
00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,480
Speaker 1: it in a previous, show just a couple of years.

488
00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,760
Speaker 1: Ago the, end a third of teams reported a. Loss

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Speaker 1: that does not mean that THE nba is bad business

490
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,200
Speaker 1: and no one wants. In that means sports teams work

491
00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,400
Speaker 1: differently than other business, models and there are also other

492
00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,320
Speaker 1: business models that operate in the red for a long

493
00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,960
Speaker 1: time with a belief that there will be profit in the.

494
00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,679
Speaker 1: Future the idea that we only talk about women's sports

495
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,960
Speaker 1: as a space where they should shut it all down

496
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:26,440
Speaker 1: and they're not deserving of, anything and their whiny, YadA

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00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,960
Speaker 1: YadA YadA is such a tell for the misogyny that

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Speaker 1: still runs. Rampant AND i Message, KATIE i, Said, Man

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Speaker 1: i'm so sorry that's still your comments. Section great, engagement

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Speaker 1: hundreds and hundreds of. Comments they all suck great. Engagement

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00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,360
Speaker 1: would love for women's sports to have as many dedicated

502
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,120
Speaker 1: fans wanting to chat about it all the, time and

503
00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:50,119
Speaker 1: also hate it for you because that comment section is

504
00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,119
Speaker 1: flames and it's all so angry and ignorant and so.

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00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,960
Speaker 1: Misogynist So i'm just made me more grateful for our

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00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,760
Speaker 1: show and for the space that we get to work

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00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:02,040
Speaker 1: in and also dedicated to changing people's minds in this

508
00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,560
Speaker 1: offseason spreading facts and.

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00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,160
Speaker 7: Numbers, yeah when people call us out on our, show

510
00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,160
Speaker 7: it's usually like people with a decent point who listen

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00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,919
Speaker 7: to the, argument who come in with their own take and.

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00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,280
Speaker 1: Experience, yeah sometimes it hurts my.

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00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,240
Speaker 7: Feelings a little, bit but, like at LEAST i know

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00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,760
Speaker 7: that they're not saying it Because i'm a, woman right.

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00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,440
Speaker 1: Right these comments just ignored literally everything we said in

516
00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,560
Speaker 1: favor of a narrative that they've elected to believe regardless

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00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,480
Speaker 1: of facts and. Reality SO i guess it's in keeping

518
00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:35,479
Speaker 1: with life right, now but still disappointing. Me she got

519
00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:36,679
Speaker 1: a eulogy for the season in.

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00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:42,160
Speaker 8: General, uh in, general you, know despite everything that's still

521
00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,679
Speaker 8: up in the, air all the things that we've already,

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00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:48,560
Speaker 8: mentioned THE cva, negotiations the general vibes Between kathy and the,

523
00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,399
Speaker 8: players the you, know, officiating the coaching changes and all.

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00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:56,320
Speaker 8: That generally, Speaking i'm still so so so proud to

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00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:58,280
Speaker 8: SAY i was in on the ground floor for a

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00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,280
Speaker 8: league like, this you know WHAT i, mean and to

527
00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:04,480
Speaker 8: see how much motivation and drive there still is to

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00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:09,480
Speaker 8: make this the basketball utopia that women's basketball aficionados and

529
00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,679
Speaker 8: fans and casuals alike want it to.

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Speaker 4: Be And i'm still.

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Speaker 8: Really really hopeful and really REALLY i don't, KNOW i

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00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,000
Speaker 8: still have a good feeling in the pit of my

533
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,399
Speaker 8: stomach WHEN i look AT i mean men's leagues generally,

534
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,560
Speaker 8: speaking BECAUSE i don't want to really watch those, leagues

535
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,320
Speaker 8: but also WHEN i look, at you, know kind of

536
00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,560
Speaker 8: the cultures around, them not just on the, interwebs but

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00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,320
Speaker 8: like you, said in the front offices and, THINGS i still.

538
00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:35,560
Speaker 4: WORRY i still wonder.

539
00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:39,600
Speaker 8: About whether or not all those people really care about

540
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:41,920
Speaker 8: the fans really care about the. Product and on the w,

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00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,440
Speaker 8: side we're still working on, it you. Know BUT i,

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00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,520
Speaker 8: mean The mercury did what they did because now they

543
00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:51,000
Speaker 8: have a, new, full new practice, facility all that stuff

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00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,239
Speaker 8: to work. With you got so many teams seeing an

545
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,440
Speaker 8: influx of, money seeing an influx of resources and you're seeing.

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00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:57,800
Speaker 4: The product on the court continue to.

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00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,800
Speaker 8: Improve so the proof is really in the pudding with this,

548
00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:05,080
Speaker 8: league and you, know we're at a point where there's

549
00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,840
Speaker 8: a hurdle to jump. Over BUT i feel still really

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00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,360
Speaker 8: confident in the, players AND i won't say in the,

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00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,120
Speaker 8: leadership but you, know in the minds around the game

552
00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,960
Speaker 8: that are putting their best.

553
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:17,320
Speaker 4: Foot forward to help elevate.

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00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,200
Speaker 8: It so still very, proud very proud of this, League

555
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:21,360
Speaker 8: still very happy to be a.

556
00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:24,800
Speaker 4: Fan, Man there's nothing like. It there's just nothing like.

557
00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,200
Speaker 7: It as we enter this kind of moment of, transition

558
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,880
Speaker 7: leaving this, season entering what is likely to be a

559
00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,920
Speaker 7: new era of the W i've been thinking back to

560
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,680
Speaker 7: kind of the reaction that was had around THE cba

561
00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,440
Speaker 7: when it was last announced in twenty, twenty and how

562
00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,120
Speaker 7: it was, celebrated how it was seen as this pivotal

563
00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,880
Speaker 7: moment in women's, sports like it was something that the

564
00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,640
Speaker 7: players were proud, of and rightfully, so because it had

565
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:55,960
Speaker 7: groundbreaking protections in, it groundbreaking, bonuses and it set a

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00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,240
Speaker 7: new bar for women's, sports and the fact that it

567
00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:02,440
Speaker 7: has become so outdated five years is being.

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Speaker 1: Fantastic m.

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Speaker 7: Hm so one of the THINGS i was thinking about

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00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,920
Speaker 7: AS i was watching these, finals AND i know we're

571
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:12,440
Speaker 7: done shitting On Nate, tibbett but Even Becky. Hammond, Right

572
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:15,560
Speaker 7: so the two highest the two highest paid coaches in

573
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,960
Speaker 7: THE wnba make in over one million dollars.

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00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:19,040
Speaker 1: Each, well the.

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00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,520
Speaker 7: Salary cap in the w right now is still one

576
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,480
Speaker 7: point five. Million you have a coach out there who

577
00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,960
Speaker 7: is making two thirds of what the entire rosters make

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00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,600
Speaker 7: in and that has got a. Change AND i think

579
00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,920
Speaker 7: as we think of this next moment in women's, sports

580
00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,200
Speaker 7: we have seen owners invest right and so they are

581
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,640
Speaker 7: able to invest in things that don't have a salary

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00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:43,120
Speaker 7: cap when they want, to so the, facilities the coaches,

583
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,440
Speaker 7: salaries stuff like, That and so what will the league

584
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,640
Speaker 7: look like if owners are also able to pay players?

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00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,200
Speaker 7: More And i'm excited by that AND i hope that

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00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,280
Speaker 7: five years down the road again we're, like oh my,

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00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,000
Speaker 7: god that twenty twenty FIVE cba.

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00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,200
Speaker 1: Sucks completely, agree but.

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00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,480
Speaker 7: Only in the the perspective of twenty. Thirty so, yeah

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00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,040
Speaker 7: that's less of a eulogy as it.

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00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:11,120
Speaker 3: Is maybe a, priligy a celebration of. Life the PRILIGY

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00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,640
Speaker 3: i made up a. WORD i do that sometimes. Confidently.

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00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,480
Speaker 1: UH i completely agree, Though and then it's such a great,

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00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,840
Speaker 1: point like if you're investing in every other, part what

595
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,480
Speaker 1: will it actually look like when you can invest in

596
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,640
Speaker 1: the players who are the whole point and the. Product

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00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,560
Speaker 1: speaking of, Eulogies mesh isn't, dying but might as well

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00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:33,360
Speaker 1: be uh dead to us after they. Leave just, Kidding

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00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:34,600
Speaker 1: we're gonna make you come.

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00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,360
Speaker 7: Back, yeah you're gonna do some more big citrus right, Right.

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00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,120
Speaker 8: Yeah you're Gonna you're gonna hit the phone and we're

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00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:42,120
Speaker 8: gonna schedule a.

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00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:46,560
Speaker 1: Time we're gonna. Talk we're gonna. Check, OKAY i have

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00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:48,160
Speaker 1: some final words for you at the end of the.

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00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 1: Show But alex mish any thoughts on our final show

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00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,440
Speaker 1: with THE og, three.

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00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,880
Speaker 7: THE og, Three, WELL i just want our listeners to

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00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:03,200
Speaker 7: know what a fantastic Partner niche has been in this.

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00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:09,320
Speaker 7: Endeavor just such a supportive, teammate such a joyful light

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00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,320
Speaker 7: as part of this. Group just a very even keel

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00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:15,920
Speaker 7: person who is always keeping the boat rocking and. Rolling

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00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,840
Speaker 7: i'm really mixing some metaphors, here but you're worth A.

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00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,200
Speaker 1: Niche it's boats to.

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00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,080
Speaker 7: Rockin i'm gonna miss you so much because you are

615
00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:27,040
Speaker 7: a rare human who can do everything from edit tape

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00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,320
Speaker 7: to stay, organized to write, scripts.

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00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,120
Speaker 1: To be a fantastic voice on the.

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Speaker 7: Mic and SO i am very happy that we've had

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00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,160
Speaker 7: this journey together And i'm gonna miss you a.

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Speaker 1: Lot thank, You.

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Speaker 8: Alex i'm not gonna cry because that's a. Cliche i'm

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00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,280
Speaker 8: not doing. It i'm not doing. IT i will Say

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Speaker 8: i'm very very, proud very, proud very proud to be

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Speaker 8: a part of THE og three Of Big. Citrus we've done,

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Speaker 8: yeah we've done over three hundred episodes in fifteen. Months,

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Speaker 8: okay we've kept up the, Quality we've kept up the

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00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:07,920
Speaker 8: impact and the the you, know sincerity and genuineness in

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00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 8: what we're Saying sarah and you as a. Personality like

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Speaker 8: folks who don't know behind the, Scenes sarah writes a

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Speaker 8: lot of, stuff but me And alex write a lot

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00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,280
Speaker 8: of stuff For, sarah and you, know for us to

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00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,880
Speaker 8: kind of get on one accord about like what the

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00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:22,640
Speaker 8: show's voice is going to, be and what we want

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00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,480
Speaker 8: to stand for and how we want to connect with

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00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,680
Speaker 8: people and how we want to impact people's lives.

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Speaker 4: Has been extremely, special extremely.

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Speaker 8: SPECIAL i can't say, that you, Know i've had an experience.

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00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:38,720
Speaker 4: Quite like that in a job, before you know WHAT i.

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Speaker 8: Mean this is a first of its kind thing that we,

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Speaker 8: did you know WHAT i, Mean and that also came

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Speaker 8: with a whole, other you, know a lot of, work

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00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,240
Speaker 8: a whole other you, know folder that we had to

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00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:54,840
Speaker 8: open up and work. On but you, Know i'm really

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00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,440
Speaker 8: proud of the work we've. Done i'm proud to feel

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00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,000
Speaker 8: Like i'm leaving, better you know WHAT i, Mean LIKE i, learned,

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Speaker 8: learned Like i'm a better, producer a better fan of

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Speaker 8: sports generally, speaking after working on this, Show i'm honored

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Speaker 8: to have heard from so many incredibly, talented extremely smart,

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Speaker 8: people people with such an enormous amount of empathy for other.

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Speaker 8: People and you, know the lessons we've heard from guests

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Speaker 8: and the things that they've said and the stories they've

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Speaker 8: shared has carried me through some tough, days you know

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Speaker 8: WHAT i, mean because it's we're all still living our, lives,

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Speaker 8: right we don't just exist in this podcast. Bubble but

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Speaker 8: not to, mention like the guests were, wonderful you two

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Speaker 8: are wonderful as. Well you, KNOW i get to work

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Speaker 8: with some, wonderful, empathetic, smart talented.

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Speaker 4: People And i'm a firm, believer you, know AS i Know.

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Speaker 8: Sarah we've talked about this one on, one like every

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Speaker 8: experience in this life gives me SOMETHING i can, use

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Speaker 8: And i've gotten shit ton of somethings from, This So

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Speaker 8: i'll never be able to LOOK i had an orange

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Speaker 8: or an orange life.

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Speaker 4: Without smiling a little. Bit so myself ever. Again And

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Speaker 4: i'm really just so.

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Speaker 8: Honored to have been part of the gang and one

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Speaker 8: of the folks that helped to do something that's never

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Speaker 8: been done. Before so, yeah thank y'all for every kind. Word,

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Speaker 8: also folks who are, listening thank you for the. Dms

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Speaker 8: thank you to the three people who stopped me in real,

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Speaker 1: All my, god we're up to. Three, yeah we're up to.

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Speaker 8: Three and so, yeah it's just been so, cool in

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Speaker 8: such an honor to be part of this.

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Speaker 1: Show, WELL i get so many compliments AND i always

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Speaker 1: pass them on to you about you on the mic

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Speaker 1: i just think you're incredibly. TALENTED i told you that

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Speaker 1: It it's like so clear to, me you're just a.

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Speaker 1: Natural and even if it requires us losing you for

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Speaker 1: you to get closer to those jobs that you deserve

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Speaker 1: very hard to. Replace we've got like five subs that

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Speaker 1: are going to be filling in as we look for

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Speaker 1: RIGHT i have more to say on. Me i'm gonna

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Speaker 1: do it after the break when we come. Back it's

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Speaker 1: so hard to say goodbye to. Wait it's boys to men.

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Speaker 1: Again they really cornered the market on. Farewell so welcome, back.

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Speaker 1: Slices we love that you're, listening but we want you

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Speaker 1: to get in the game every day. Too so here's

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Speaker 1: our good game play of the. DAY i mentioned it

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Speaker 1: in the, open but do take a moment today to

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Speaker 1: find out what native land you're living, On learn about the,

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Speaker 1: what happened to, them and pay somemers back to the

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Speaker 1: groups that are indigenous to your. Area we'll actually link

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Speaker 1: MESH i know you're gonna do it. Anyway you probably are.

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Speaker 1: Already we've told you this a million. Times But mesh

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Speaker 1: the j rnalist on all the socials so you can

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Speaker 1: keep up with them even if they're not in your

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Speaker 1: ears every. Day we always love to hear from. You

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Speaker 1: you love this, show you love it because of what

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Speaker 1: THE og, Three, Misha alex AND i have, built because

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Speaker 1: of what each of us has brought to the studio

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Speaker 1: and the meeting room every single.

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Speaker 7: Day.

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Speaker 1: NOW i had ideas and plans and segments and all

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Speaker 1: sorts of thoughts WHEN i signed on to do the

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Speaker 1: first ever daily women's sports. Show but When misha And

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Speaker 1: alex got hired and we started to actually dig into

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Speaker 1: what the show would look like and sound like every,

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Speaker 1: day that's when the real magic. Happened misha's point of,

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Speaker 1: view lived, experience, perspective sense of, humor chill. Vibes, seriously

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Speaker 1: the chillis best vibes you'll ever be. Around they all

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Speaker 1: have informed the voice of the show and the half

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Speaker 1: hour to an hour of companionship that we wanted to

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Speaker 1: be for y'all every single. Day AND i hope sometimes

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Speaker 1: you get the chance to work with someone who sets

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Speaker 1: the temperature with their, energy, positivity, level, headedness desire to,

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Speaker 1: learn great, attitude commitment to hard, work and just playing

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Speaker 1: cool juju Like, misha or maybe you are that, person

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Speaker 1: which what a gift for your friends and. Coworkers we're

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Speaker 1: super pumped For misha as they head back to higher

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Speaker 1: ground productions to work With, Michelle obama and, others even

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Speaker 1: as we say, again Thanks, obama and we will of

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Speaker 1: course be watching and listening wherever they're coach and hoops

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Speaker 1: colin hoops and analyzing Hoops we're gonna miss, You, mish

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Speaker 1: but not too much, because like we, said you, know

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Speaker 1: we're gonna make you come back and hang out with

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Speaker 1: us every once in a while for. Free this time,

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Speaker 1: Though Also, Alex you're not allowed to leave like ever.

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Speaker 1: Ever now it's your, turn. Y'all great, Review thanks for,

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Speaker 1: Listening see you. Tomorrow good, Game, aces good, Game, misha You.

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Speaker 1: Misha we hate. Goodbyes Good game With Sarah spain is

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00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:31,839
Speaker 1: An iHeart women's sports production in partnership With Deep Blue

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Speaker 1: sports And. Entertainment you can find us on The iHeartRadio,

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Speaker 1: App Apple, podcasts or wherever you get your. Podcasts production

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00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:42,320
Speaker 1: By Wonder Media, network our producers Are Alex azzie And Misha.

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Speaker 1: Jones our executive producers Are Christina, Everett Jesse, Katz Jenny,

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Speaker 1: kaplan And Emily. Rutterer our editors Are Emily, Rutter Britney,

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Speaker 1: Martinez Grace, lynch And Gianna. Palmer our associate producer Is Lucy.

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Speaker 1: Jones production assistance From Avery loftis And i'm Your Host

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Speaker 1: Sarah spain