1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Full Circle is an iHeart women's sports production and partnership 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: your podcasts. 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 2: Hey, y'all, welcome back to another episode of Full Circle, 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 2: the Women's Sports Round. If you didn't know you needed, 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: I'm Lexi Brown here with my girl Mariah Rose for 8 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: breaking down what's happening on the court, in this culture 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 2: and in our own personal growth because women's sports deserves 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 2: the full conversation. I'm so excited for today's episode. So 11 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: much has happened, So much has happened in a week. Guys, 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: I don't even know you know what. 13 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 3: First, let's always where we gonna start. Mariah, how are 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 3: you doing? How is your weekends? What are you up to? 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 4: How am I doing? How am I doing? 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 3: Angel? 17 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 4: Recently Atlanta Dream, I don't do it Dream? 18 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, our rare Atlanta win, rare Atlanta sports win 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: has happened. 20 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: Everybody w's in the Atlanta sports chat like the fair. 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: You know, you know what's crazy. 22 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 2: I had not seen a single Atlanta Dream fan on 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: my threads, not all summer. Never Today, They're everywhere I 24 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: have never seen so many Atlanta Dream fans. 25 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 3: I said, where did you guys come from? You know 26 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 3: how I mean? I see y'all on the stands. 27 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: I will say I Atlanta is one of my favorite 28 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: arenas to play in because y'all be lit and turns 29 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 2: up in there. 30 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 3: For sure. 31 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: No, I don't like how small it is. I don't 32 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: like how small it is, but it's a vibe. 33 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: It is a vibe. They need to get my girls. 34 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: Some more seats. They need to get my girls more seats. 35 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: But I will say I like the fact that it's 36 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: loud in there. 37 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 2: It's super loud, and I really just love the court, 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: like how it's dark, the contrast, Like, I just really 39 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: like that arena. The location sucks, not gonna lie. Uh, 40 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: it's like deep as hell in Atlanta. 41 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: And it's too small. 42 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 4: It's barely in Atlanta. Is Atlanta? 43 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: Jason, Yeah, it's too small. 44 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: And I remember when I first got into the league, 45 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: we were playing in the big Arena. 46 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: So let's go back there or find a happy medium. 47 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 2: They're gonna have to already know that some of their 48 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 2: games were already moved there. So yeah, I hope that 49 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 2: more get moved there because the Atlanta Dream deserves that 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: they're already a really good team before this trade happened. Okay, 51 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 2: we're gonna get into the trade later in the episode. 52 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 3: Okay, how are you. I'm wonderful, guys. 53 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm in Orlando right now, big chilling with my sister, 54 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: working out a little bit. 55 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel amazing. I feel good. 56 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: Free agencies finally started, so now I can see who 57 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: my new teammates are going to be, hopefully or if 58 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: I'm going to be on another team. Guys, I am 59 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: under contract in Seattle, but you know, shit happens. I 60 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: don't put nothing past nobody, respectfully, So y'all heard it here. 61 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: I want to be in Seattle. That is where I 62 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: would like to play this season. But things happen. So 63 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: we're going to sit patiently and wait to see what 64 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 2: happens in free agency this week. 65 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 3: The draft is this weekend. 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 2: A lot of exciting things are happening, and I'm in 67 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: such a really good space mentally and physically. 68 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: So you know, I'm on. 69 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 2: A protective contract, so whatever happens happens, and I'm gonna 70 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 2: be ready either way. 71 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 3: Training camp is coming up soon. When we actually. 72 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 2: Start on that day, I don't know because so many 73 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 2: people are not on a team right now, and we 74 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: have a preseason game on the twenty fifth, which is. 75 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 3: Crazy, which is crazy. It's a little bit crazy. 76 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:49,279 Speaker 2: Outside of this blockbuster trade which has set the interwebs 77 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: on fire, there was a very important game that happened 78 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: over the weekend. 79 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 3: It was a national championship. 80 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: Maria, I want you to describe the final four and 81 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: one word, t that was a good one. That's a 82 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: good one. That's a good one. Okay, my word would 83 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: be I don't want to I don't want to say 84 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: negative word. So I'm gonna just say tea as well, 85 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: because what the hell? What the hell? We're gonna address 86 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 2: the elephant in the room immediately, gino Ori, Emma, what 87 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 2: what I. 88 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 4: Was gott. 89 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: This was me? 90 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: Oh, if you're all listening, I'm just like appalled, shocked 91 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: and amazed that somebody got that man out of character 92 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: that way. I've never seen him act that way, let 93 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: alone Don like. 94 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 3: Like who has a cucumber don at all? 95 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: And then you know, for me, you know, it's past now, 96 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: like the championship has been played. Congratulations to UCLA, who 97 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 2: I said should have been the number one overall seed. 98 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 3: If you guys remember that's what I said. 99 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 2: I said it congratulations to Ucla. But the thing that 100 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: disappointed me the most about that, Actually, there's so many 101 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: things that disappointed me about that back and forth between 102 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: Gino and Down. The biggest thing for me was just 103 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 2: like how much of a distraction it became for the weekend, 104 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 2: how much attention it took away from the games from 105 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: South Carolina, even from Ucla. I turned on the TV 106 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 2: ESPN today when I was at the gym, and yeah, 107 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 2: they like spent five minutes on talking about South Carolina 108 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: and then they spent. 109 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 3: The rest of the time talking about Geno and Don. 110 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 3: And I don't like that. 111 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 2: Like, yes, competitiveness, frustration, all of the things that happens 112 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: at a basketball game, but the way he came at 113 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 2: Don sideways like that was absolutely ridiculous. 114 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 4: And I will say this. 115 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: To be fair, and I don't want to be on 116 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: the interwebs, you know, defendit ESPN because they be talking 117 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: about anything. I'll be getting annoyed at the topics every 118 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: single day. But wasn't much to talk about about. The game, 119 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: wasn't much to. 120 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 2: Talk about, and I hate that. I just feel like 121 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: it like it like deflated the team. 122 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: Be honest, did you did you actually intently watch the 123 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: whole thing? 124 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 4: Because I fell asleep? 125 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 3: So did I? I sure did. I'm not gonna lie 126 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 3: to y'all when I felt. 127 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 2: The last thing I remember about the game was Lauren 128 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 2: Betts on the on the bench like choking, and I 129 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 2: was like, is she okay? And then when they went 130 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 2: on that crazy run with her on the bench, I 131 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: was like, oh, brother, this is not looking good. 132 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 4: I can take my nap. Congratulations. 133 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 2: I unfortunately fell asleep, and I really I was fighting 134 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: for my life. 135 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 3: I really was. 136 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: But that game was so I mean, like we said 137 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 2: in the regular games the Sweet sixteen first second round, 138 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,559 Speaker 2: UCLA was playing at such a high level all year, 139 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: and they like felt to ask everybody throughout the tournament. 140 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: That's why I thought they should have been the number one. 141 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 2: Overall, see because they've been felt to ask in everybody 142 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 2: all year in a hard conference, So I'm not surprised 143 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 2: that they won. I picked South Carolina only because I 144 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 2: stayed with Don and I just. 145 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: Wanted I just want Don to have everything on earth. 146 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 2: Shout out, coach close like you did you did that 147 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 2: shit you brought in those seniors, y'all did your big one, 148 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 2: and she said our. 149 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 4: Team deserved more recognition and she demanded it. 150 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: She's been saying, yeah, she's been saying that all season, 151 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: like she's been sick about it. And I'm and we 152 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: talk about it all the time. Why LA media, national 153 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 2: media kind of always just shoot Ucla to the side. 154 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: I mean we know why, like LA is usc Land, okay, 155 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: but when you're you have a team like UCLA playing 156 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 2: at that level, like you kind of have. 157 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 3: To be like, all right, this can be UCLA's year 158 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 3: for now. 159 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 2: But I think they'll have six players that get drafted 160 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: this weekend, if not six, five, Like I said it, 161 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 2: you need two minimum WNBA players to have a chance. 162 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: They might have four or five that are on a 163 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 2: roster this summer. So we haven't seen a team that's 164 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 2: stacked in a while now that I'm thinking about it. 165 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 2: In college and usually it's Yukon that has that and 166 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 2: they're only all seniors. Girl, There's so many things that 167 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 2: we said in the last episode that happened. I'm like, 168 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 2: you guys have in order to be you call, you 169 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 2: got to catch them on a really bad day and 170 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 2: then you just got to play excellent, but then Geno 171 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 2: acting like that, that was unheard of, that has never 172 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 2: happened before. I've never the jersey things like that. 173 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: The jersey thing got me because I thought he was 174 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: getting a little bit too big for his bridges at 175 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: the half, which is crazy because as we both said, 176 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: like you talked about before, how Gino really respects the 177 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: game and et cetera. 178 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 4: Like this was unexpected. 179 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: But I thought he was getting a little bit out 180 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: of character at the half when he was talking about 181 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: their interview. 182 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, because I remember I put I put on threads. 183 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 2: I said, oh, oh, Gino or something like that, and 184 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 2: then when the end of the game happened, I said, oh, 185 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 2: times two because what First of all, I didn't see 186 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: Sarah Sean grip her own jersey. 187 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 3: I was. 188 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: I was on Geno side because I thought that game 189 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: was a bloodbath. But then they had a they had 190 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 2: the they showed it the receipts. 191 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 3: First of all, I've never seen somebody do that. 192 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 5: Kid. 193 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 3: That is one that is some strength. 194 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 2: First of all, And talking about strength, Raven Johnson was 195 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 2: guarding that girl the entire game and she. 196 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 3: Ripped her jersey in half. Yeah, so you know, what. 197 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: I'm not even I don't even have anything bad to 198 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 2: say about Raven for how she played in the championship 199 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 2: game because the baby was exhausted. 200 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 3: I know she was. 201 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 2: She was banging with Sarah Strong the entire game. I 202 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 2: think Sarah Sean has what like six inches on her maybe. 203 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 4: Like yeah, And that. 204 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: Had a huge impact on the game that Don made 205 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: that choice to put Raven. 206 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 2: On Yeah, And it was like when it first happened, 207 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 2: I said, huh, interesting, but then it worked. But then 208 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 2: I just feel like that took everything out of Raven, 209 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 2: not giving her no excuses. And I know that's She'll 210 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: never say that, like I was tired out to play 211 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: against Sarah Strong like that is Raven Food never say 212 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 2: anything like that. But from the outside looking in, I'm 213 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 2: like that probably was a huge contributing factor to why. 214 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 4: I know Gino complains a lot about the scheduling. To 215 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 4: his credit, when was the last time the men played? 216 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: Because I feel like they ain't played in a month 217 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: and their final four was when. 218 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 2: Oh wait, yeah they got two days? Why did they 219 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: get two days? Is it always like that? 220 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 4: I remember Gino complaining about this last year. 221 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 2: I always think get more falternating, Yeah, because that's ridiculous. 222 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 3: If that's the case, are. 223 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 4: They're playing it? No, they're playing to day. Today's Monday. 224 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: Their final four was Saturday, Saturday, so they got the 225 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: same amount of time Saturday. 226 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 2: Okay, because I was like, are they playing Tuesday? Because 227 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 2: I was like, it's usually boot boot boot boom they 228 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 2: get one days. 229 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 3: Don't let us, don't let us confuse you. With all 230 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 3: that being said, I'm. 231 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 2: Very excited to see Oh, we didn't even talk about Texas. 232 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 2: That was also a very surprising performance, especially for Madison Booker. 233 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 3: But games like that happened. 234 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 2: Guys like, do you want it to be in the 235 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: final four? No, but she has been excellent all season long. 236 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 2: So unfortunately she had a very rough game, Like it 237 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: was really rough, but it happens, and they still had 238 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 2: a chance to win. I feel like, did they Texas? 239 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: What was the score of that game? 240 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: I mean kinda kinda I mean considers a chance. 241 00:12:54,320 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 2: Considering how poorly Madison Booker played fi Okay, yeah, considering 242 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: how poorly mad As the Booker played, they still had 243 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 2: a legitimate chance to win that game. 244 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 3: They did. 245 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm really excited for the draft this weekend. Because 246 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: I have no idea who's going where, because we still 247 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 2: don't have the teams sett in Stone. I wonder if 248 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 2: there's going to be any trades on draft night. I 249 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 2: hope y'all all understand that the tournament for me, I 250 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 2: always think, and this is me if I was like 251 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: a GM, the tournament is like a way to boost 252 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 2: your stock. Like I don't think any any good or 253 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 2: bad game could make your stock go down because it's 254 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 2: about your body of work. So I don't think that 255 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 2: anybody's stock has fallen dramatically. If anything, it's because somebody 256 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 2: else like leapfrog them. 257 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 3: But I don't think anybody's in the tournament. 258 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: Like if they were a top five pick, that they 259 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 2: should be like second round or something, unless like that 260 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 2: many more people played that well that. 261 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 3: Were like borderline players. 262 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 2: But I don't think that people's performances, especially in the 263 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 2: final four. I don't think you guys understand what kind 264 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 2: of atmosphere that is, what kind of pressure that is, 265 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 2: And it's very fun, but it's very overwhelming. And if 266 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 2: you guys didn't know or forgot I was at I 267 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 2: went to two final fours, Okay, so I. 268 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 3: Know what I'm talking about. 269 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a very different environment and atmosphere, especially if 270 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 2: you're there for the first time. So I don't think 271 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 2: anybody's draft stock like plummeted based on the final four. 272 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 2: But I do think some players made a good case 273 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 2: for them to go up a few spots or if 274 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 2: they were in the second round, hop into the first round. 275 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 2: And that's why I love the tournament and the final four. 276 00:14:54,520 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 2: And yeah, I did think that As was the most 277 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 2: outstanding player though even though Lauren Betts played she played great, 278 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 2: don't get me wrong, But for those two games in Phoenix, 279 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: I thought Podcast was like the X factor in so 280 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 2: many ways, and I thought she should have won most 281 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 2: I think it's just the potames. Yeah, yeah, So I 282 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 2: mean shout out to Lauren Betts. She's overcome a lot 283 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: in her college career. She's a transfer kid. She got 284 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 2: to going with her. 285 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 3: Little sister, which is so cool. 286 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 2: And I know, y'all stick of that damn dance that 287 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 2: they keep doing and it makes it makes me laugh. 288 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 2: It makes me laugh now every time because every time 289 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 2: they win, they just do it. Oh my gosh, and 290 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 2: it's so cute. It's like the cutest little dance. But 291 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: they did it at the Elite eight. They did it yesterday. 292 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 3: I know everybody's like enough, but I was definitely like. 293 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: An keep doing it one thousand percent of doing the 294 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: same thing, and I wouldn. 295 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 2: Carel wait when I was. I already said when we 296 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 2: were my sophomore year at Maryland, we used to stroll 297 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 2: in pre game. We used to carol like their kids. 298 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 3: They don't know any better. 299 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 2: They're just having a good time, okay, but they are 300 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 2: running that dance into the ground as they should. And 301 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 2: I hope when they all see each other this summer 302 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 2: on their respective teams, they gather and do it together 303 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 2: or something like. They have to keep it going because 304 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: I think it's adorable. So shout out to UCLA, the 305 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 2: National Championships, the National champions of twenty twenty six, And yeah, 306 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 2: I do you have anything more to say about the 307 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 2: tournament before we get into. 308 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: Not only gave them their shout out and extensive detail, 309 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: I do want to say one more thing about Geno 310 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: and don I think part of what made it so 311 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: awful to me and unacceptable to me is Gino has 312 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: been so historically protective over the girls and women on 313 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: his team and very much acknowledges that he's a man 314 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: and a woman's face that has been very like defensive 315 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: of them. 316 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 4: And so for you to be a man in. 317 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: A woman's space as a coach, which is awesome, like 318 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 1: do your thing, but to like try to provoke a 319 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: black woman in that moment really bothered me because it 320 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: was like you were trying to get her out of 321 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: character to act the way we don't normally see Dawn act, 322 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: to like diminish our moment. And I wouldn't have taken 323 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: it as personally if after the fact he didn't double 324 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: down in the press conference then obviously got a tap 325 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: on the shoulder. 326 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 4: And then gave that whack ass like statement. 327 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: A statement where her name like the whole thing I 328 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: didn't like, and it definitely rubbed me the wrong way. 329 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: And it's just a testament to Don's character because yes, 330 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: she did go off and say that she would be 331 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: his you know, you know what and you know when, But. 332 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 4: She could have very much blue cover in that moment 333 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 4: and didn't so shout out to her. 334 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 2: But I mean, I'll say one more thinking about that too. Yeah, 335 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 2: that apology was trifling. Not a fan of it, I 336 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 2: think based on the relationship that they both claim that 337 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 2: they have, Like I think Don deserved more than that, 338 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 2: more than a written statement. Whatever they do, I guess 339 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 2: privately is between them, but I feel like when you 340 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 2: disrespect someone publicly, you should also acknowledge and apologize to 341 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 2: them publicly as well. 342 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 3: So I'm hope hopefully that will come. Will it? Who knows? 343 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 2: But also I didn't really like the conversation surrounding down 344 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 2: as far as you know, she could have she wanted to, 345 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 2: as if we haven't seen Don be the most respectful, 346 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 2: level headed, even killed person in the women's college coaching 347 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 2: space for years. So I also didn't really like how 348 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 2: people were basically saying what Don wanted to do, what 349 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 2: she should have done, when she she did exactly what 350 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 2: she wanted to do and what she should have done, 351 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 2: which is be herself, be respectful, But still like, let 352 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 2: him know, I'm not the one to mess with that, 353 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 2: I'm not trying to play with Yeah, don't try me. 354 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: But for people to project what they thought she should 355 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 2: have and wanted to and could have done, I didn't 356 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 2: like that either, And like I said earlier, like it 357 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 2: just took over the entire weekend and I knew right 358 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 2: when it happened, I said, here we go. This is 359 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 2: literally going to be the story for the rest of 360 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 2: the weekend, and it was. And then the championship game 361 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 2: looking that way did not help with tell Waring, it 362 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 2: didn't help. So whatever, we can move past this. And 363 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 2: Gino was still amazing. Gino is still a pie everyman's basketball. 364 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 2: But he made a mistake and that was not good. 365 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 2: Both things can be true, So let pack up and 366 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 2: canceled Gino. 367 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 4: No, we can't people do. 368 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: First of all, you can't wouldn't work if we tried. 369 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: And second of all, it's not that serious, like there's 370 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: much worse. It's men in America. Literally we should worry 371 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: about before we worry about gin now. 372 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 4: But exactly because when I said we should have known, 373 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: we should have known what we about to see, well, 374 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 4: when we saw them little intro music videos they do, 375 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 4: which are so cheap, by the way, I love that, 376 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 4: and they had KK announcing uh yukon and it was 377 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 4: they hit to Whitney Houston, which they jumped me online 378 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,239 Speaker 4: because I was like, I talked about this and they 379 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 4: were like, it was Whitney Houston. Put some respect on 380 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 4: her name. Cool, but I want to dance with somebody, right, 381 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 4: and they're all like. 382 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: And then and then South Carolina's video came next, and 383 00:20:54,920 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: it was Hello by Cardi B. Soon that video hit 384 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: the screen and they were calling don the don da da. 385 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 4: I said, you know what, you know what this? 386 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 3: Yeah? 387 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, they not at. 388 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 2: All that's funny. I wonder if they got to choose 389 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 2: those songs, And. 390 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 4: That's what I was saying. 391 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: I was like, I wonder if they get to choose 392 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: the songs because. 393 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 2: That was literally like one of my most favorite parts 394 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 2: of the Final Four was filming those intro videos. 395 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 3: It was so fun. 396 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 4: It's so cute. 397 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: Obviously ours was not like it looks like now, but 398 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 2: it was still was still fun. It was still really 399 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 2: fun the Final four. Like overall, like congratulations to all 400 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 2: four teams and all the players that made it, because 401 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 2: that shit is not easy to do. Like getting to 402 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 2: the Final four is very very hard, and for all 403 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 2: these teams that have made made it there multiple times, 404 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,959 Speaker 2: shout out to y'all. And that takes a lot of dedication, consistency, 405 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 2: work ethic. 406 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 3: Time you have to play, you're playing until the end. 407 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 2: You know, some people get to go to their spring 408 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 2: break because they're not in the tournament. I mean, I'm 409 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 2: sure some people would rather be in the tournament, but 410 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 2: some people probably don't care and they want to go 411 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 2: on spring break. 412 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 3: So let's run up. 413 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 2: Applause for everybody, round of applause for everybody. 414 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 3: I guess we can segue into. 415 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 2: The free agency news currently, which so far the only 416 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 2: news has been Angel getting traded to the Atlanta Dream 417 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,919 Speaker 2: for pretty much nothing. 418 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 4: For them little were they unprotected picks. 419 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: I was. 420 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 2: I was shocked because she obviously is worth a lot, 421 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,199 Speaker 2: But again, I don't know what chicagot going on. And 422 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 2: I played in Chicago for five minutes and I saw enough. 423 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 2: I saw enough, and I wasn't even like an important 424 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 2: person on the team. I was like, got waves, got 425 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 2: brought back later. But everything that everybody says about that 426 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 2: organization is true. They have fumbled so many superstars it 427 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 2: makes absolutely no sense. It's diabolical. How many superstars they 428 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 2: just let walk because they don't like the organization. It's 429 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 2: the same story every single time. And I don't know 430 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 2: what they're gonna do over there. And the way the 431 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 2: league is growing right now, the way these owners are 432 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 2: investing in their in their team, and their players, and 433 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: you got the Chicago organization kind of just like, we 434 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 2: don't really care. It's not a good look. It's not 435 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 2: a good look at all. Actually, and you let a 436 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 2: superstar like Angel just walk away is insane. 437 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 3: It's insane. 438 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 2: But from a player perspective, I'm super happy for her 439 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,360 Speaker 2: because this. 440 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 3: Is my next point that we might talk about for 441 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 3: a little bit. 442 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 2: Historically, rookies that get drafted are like set up for failure, Like, 443 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 2: if you really think about it, prior to this CBA, 444 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 2: you get drafted everybody, all the rookies are basically making 445 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 2: the same amount of money, So it doesn't really matter 446 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 2: where you get picked at. You're unprotected unless they decide 447 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 2: they want to protect you, which they typically don't. And 448 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 2: then you very rarely end up on a team that 449 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 2: is a good fit. Like it's very rare that a 450 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 2: rookie gets on their team and the first team they 451 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 2: land on, like, that's the one. I will ask you this, Marian, 452 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 2: how many how many top ten picks remained on the 453 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 2: team that they were drafted to for three or more 454 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 2: seasons in the last five years. 455 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 4: In the last five years. 456 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: This is counting people to who are like waved and 457 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: only only only top ten picks. 458 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 3: This is only the top ten picks. 459 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 2: So if I've expanded it to like drafted players, this 460 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 2: number would be way lower. But I'm just saying top 461 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 2: ten picks that stayed three plus years, which is technically 462 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 2: their rookie deal. 463 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 4: Okay. 464 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: I would say, and last how many years? Five in 465 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: the last five years, so that's forty fifty players did 466 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 1: only only the only ones that if that's it's five years, 467 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: like we don't know about like the sophomores from last year. 468 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 2: Or like well, lash the last year. I'll say last year, 469 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 2: this year already. 470 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 3: Has already gone. 471 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 2: This is one is already let me answer the question. 472 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 2: Last year one has already gone. And from two years ago, 473 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 2: five of them are already on new teams. 474 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, of the last five years, let's 475 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 1: say five to seven. 476 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 3: Okay, you went you went lower. 477 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 2: It's eleven, okay, okay, But I compared it to the 478 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 2: NBA they have thirty three. I know it's a larger 479 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 2: sample size for the NBA because there's more teams, but 480 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 2: the fact that only eleven this okay, let me let 481 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:02,640 Speaker 2: me rewind a little bit. This is just players that 482 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 2: aren't on that team. This doesn't include players that are 483 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 2: just not in the league anymore either. 484 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 4: That's what I was asking, was my question. 485 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I didn't even get into that. 486 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 4: That's why my number was so low. So, Okay, here's 487 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 4: the thing. 488 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: I think a lot of times when it comes to 489 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: drafting a player, I agree with you that they're set 490 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: up for failure because you're drafted into like whatever the 491 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: hell they already got going on and all those and 492 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: the better you are, the worse off you are, because 493 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: the worst organization has the opportunity to pick you right. 494 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: And I think in a lot of situations, especially with 495 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: this new rookie class, not they're not even new. 496 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 4: I don't even know why he's saying that, what are 497 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 4: they about to be juniors now. 498 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 3: Thirty? 499 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: Because they were the class. They were the class, right 500 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: and I still feel like they're like they're but group 501 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,719 Speaker 1: at page up in there and group of the girlies 502 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: that are coming in right. I feel like with them 503 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: it brought a new dynamic as well because of like 504 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: the star power, like that this was dumb of Chicago 505 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: financially marketability wise, like this was done on a lot 506 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 1: of levels. But I will say on the court, right, 507 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 1: like you get drafted the worst team. That's how it is, 508 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,239 Speaker 1: It's how it always has been, and this situation is 509 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 1: gonna be good. The place that you go has to 510 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: make a concerted effort to make that that situation that 511 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: they have gone on to work for you. I eat 512 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: Indiana Fever did a great job with that. They made 513 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:28,360 Speaker 1: so many adjustments for her. 514 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 2: Yes, and you know you have that situation very rare. 515 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 2: I think the last I would say, like the last 516 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 2: player that that happened with was Asia in our draft 517 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 2: class if I'm gonna and maybe Sabriena too. But the 518 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 2: way that they just just went all in on their rookie, 519 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 2: that doesn't happen very often in the WNBA, but I 520 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 2: think it will now, especially with how much money your 521 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 2: first second even I would say top what is it 522 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 2: actually almost top eight, So I guess eight is the lottery. 523 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 3: I don't know. They all make more than the VET minimum. 524 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 2: In their first season, so picks one through eight are 525 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 2: high priority off rip And in the last cbay, the 526 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: money was so low it was easy to trade, it 527 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 2: was easy to waive, it was so easy to just 528 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 2: treat rookies like afterthoughts, and that's not going to happen anymore. 529 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 2: And I'm very excited because now rookies can come in 530 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 2: with a sense of certainty. They don't have to come 531 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 2: in so anxious and nervous. They're making a bag off 532 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 2: rip based on their body of work in college, which 533 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 2: is what it's always been about. Your body of work 534 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 2: is what gets you drafted. Okay, so, and I. 535 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: Hate you off of their first like five to ten 536 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: games or whatever it is, when they get so much. 537 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: It's the craziest adjustment. It happened so fast, Like that's 538 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: not new. 539 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 2: I think everyone now, like these new fans, like we're 540 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 2: getting new fans every season. 541 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 3: These new fans. 542 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 2: Are like appalled at how quick everything is happening. But 543 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 2: right now everything just seems so crazy because of the 544 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 2: CBA stuff delaying everything, but getting out of the tournament 545 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 2: and getting drafted and like a two week span is 546 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 2: very regular, And I hope that can change one day. 547 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,479 Speaker 2: I don't know if it will, but the fact that 548 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 2: these rookies now, these gms now have to really think 549 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 2: about who they're drafting and what situation they're bringing these 550 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 2: players into and how they're going to build around this 551 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 2: team or how this player is going to fit into 552 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 2: the team that they already have. I think it's so 553 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 2: amazing and I'm so again I'm always gonna harp on this, 554 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 2: and people would always just be like, shut up, le 555 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 2: se because it was me. But I have felt this 556 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 2: way since I got into the league, that they drafted 557 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 2: so carelessly and just they didn't care about what player 558 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 2: went where, and everyone was so caught up on best available, 559 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 2: best available because all the money was the same, so 560 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 2: it didn't really matter who you picked at one versus 561 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 2: six because it was like a six thousand dollars difference 562 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 2: or something like nothing crazy, and it was all player 563 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 2: on money. I think I made like fifty k my rookiear. 564 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 2: It was ridiculous. So I think enough of us that 565 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 2: were drafted and never really we're given a real opportunity 566 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 2: to find a home or you know, develop into a 567 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 2: star quote unquote, like not everybody can be a star, 568 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 2: but so many players don't even get a chance to 569 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 2: become a star because of where they get drafted. I 570 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 2: think enough of us survived to this next CBA where 571 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 2: a lot of us turned into very vital role players. 572 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 2: But saw like what this rookie to role player pipeline 573 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 2: was looking like and we wanted to change it, so 574 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,959 Speaker 2: we did. And I'm very excited for these rookies, and 575 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 2: I know it all is happening really fast, and you 576 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 2: know they're going to be making all this money and 577 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 2: they're going to be in the w NBA and they 578 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 2: were in college five minutes ago. But I'm so excited 579 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 2: for them and their journey now because it's going to 580 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 2: look so different than what so many of our journeys 581 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 2: look like. And that just makes me so happy for them. 582 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 2: Like I also wanted to even dream of this. 583 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,239 Speaker 1: It really helps bring it back to Angel and your 584 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: original point, right, like her getting to go from what 585 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: they win ten games i'l time I had them sure 586 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: of same games, her going for a situation for multi games, 587 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: one of the biggest names in the sport at such 588 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: a young age. Our eyes on her, judging her if 589 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 1: they win, if they lose, it's all on her shoulders, YadA, YadA, YadA. 590 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 4: Going from a situation like that to going to a 591 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 4: playoff team. 592 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, yeah, that's like best case scenario, literally, I think. 593 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 2: And again, so many teams are like one or two 594 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 2: pieces of way I would absolutely consider Angel a piece 595 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 2: of a championship team for sure. She did it in college. 596 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 2: She can absolutely do it at this level. But she 597 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 2: has to be the right situation. But that's the truth 598 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 2: for every player that plays professional sports. Your environment matters, 599 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 2: the culture matters, your teammates, everything matters. And that sounds 600 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 2: like an obvious thing, but people really don't realize how 601 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 2: many things go into play to be successful. One so 602 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 2: just win games in general and then win a championship, 603 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 2: Like there's a whole other layer of things that have 604 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 2: to be working for you to get to a championship 605 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 2: level team. Everyone is very excited about this Lanta Dream team. 606 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 2: How many of them are under contract? Still, let's go check. 607 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 2: You know what's so funny about these salary caps? Now, 608 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 2: this shit looks like Monopoly, Like everybody's salary caps are empty, 609 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 2: every single team, damn near Because the funniest one is 610 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,000 Speaker 2: the funniest one is Vegas. They have their entire salary 611 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 2: cap available, Like it's so crazy. Okay, so the Atlanta 612 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 2: Dream currently have pow Pal and Taylor Theory under cont Okay, 613 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 2: so their whole team is still free agents. If they 614 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:34,360 Speaker 2: can keep that core group together of Leash, Ryan Nas 615 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 2: and Jordan Canada. 616 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,879 Speaker 3: They're gonna be uh, They're gonna be tough. They are 617 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 3: gonna be tough. 618 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 2: I cannot think of a better team that she could 619 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 2: have landed on, now that I'm thinking about it. I 620 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 2: didn't even I didn't think that Chicago were gonna they 621 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 2: were gonna come up off her. Honestly, I thought they 622 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 2: were gonna just double down on bringing her teammates that. 623 00:34:58,120 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 3: Wanted to help them win. 624 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:02,399 Speaker 2: I just don't think enough people wanted to go there, 625 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,280 Speaker 2: so they had to come up off her, which again 626 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,439 Speaker 2: I'm still surprised. 627 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 3: That that easy. 628 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 2: I think three Jones BG, that's going to be an 629 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 2: interesting thing. What's gonna happen there. I don't even even Nas. 630 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 2: She's a restricted free agent. So that's good for Atlanta 631 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 2: because the way Nas played, I feel like a lot 632 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 2: of other teams will be banging on her door and 633 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 2: free agency. But she found a really nice spot on 634 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 2: that dream team, so I think they're gonna work really 635 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 2: hard to keep her there. And they had a really 636 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 2: good season, and then you add a player like Angel 637 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 2: like they're real contenders. 638 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 3: In my opinion, mind, you we shouldn't have lost that 639 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 3: playoff series either. So who did y'all lose to Fever? Yeah? 640 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, fever and we were all we were up the 641 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 4: whole time and fumbled it. 642 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I remember. I 643 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 2: remember because you were there. 644 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:03,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. 645 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 3: But now you guys are being rewarded. 646 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: You know that is like I don't think you understand. 647 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: I don't think you're shaning and Atlanta loves Yeah. Oh yeah, 648 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: there's gonna be dream fans that came about the the 649 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:24,759 Speaker 1: The Hawks are good right now. Yeah, speaking of the Hawks, guys. 650 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 3: I got my Magic City hoodie in the mail. It 651 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,839 Speaker 3: came you ordered one. I ordered. 652 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 5: That. 653 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 2: It came in the mail. I thought I wasn't gonna 654 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 2: get it. Guys, it's so cute. People were complaining about it. 655 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 2: They're like, I could have made this at home. Then 656 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:46,240 Speaker 2: make one at home, then shut up. It's so cute. 657 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 3: I don't have it. 658 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 4: It was so cute. 659 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 3: I'll show Yeah, it's so cute. 660 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 2: I got a nice oversized Magic City in big letters. 661 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 3: So Atlanta, y'all want to come up? I lo the 662 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:02,920 Speaker 3: come up. Stop being fair Weather fans for once. Can 663 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:03,759 Speaker 3: y'all get like a. 664 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,880 Speaker 2: Full three sixty five? Y'all are always okay until football 665 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 2: season rolls around NFL, not college NFL. I need y'all 666 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:14,439 Speaker 2: have a full sports cycle of. 667 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,399 Speaker 1: I cry on Thursday and then I'm happy again by 668 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:19,239 Speaker 1: Saturday on. 669 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 2: Saturday, or you're happy on Saturday and cry on Sunday 670 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:22,720 Speaker 2: and Monday. 671 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, facts, but this Saturday always come back. 672 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 2: I need the Atlanta sports fans to have a full 673 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 2: three sixty five of loyalty and see what happens the sports. 674 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,280 Speaker 3: That's what that's the problem. 675 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 2: The sports gods have a favorite y'all because y'all are 676 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 2: too wishy washy. It's the same thing for La, and 677 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 2: that's why La had to go to Disney World. The 678 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 2: Lakers had to go to Disney World and win. You know, 679 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 2: it happens with the Lakers, the Clippers, the Sparks. Like 680 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:57,280 Speaker 2: the fans are too fickle. You need to lock in, Okay, 681 00:37:58,080 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 2: lock in Atlanta. 682 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 5: So that's a great point. 683 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 3: Atlanta's gonna be lit. Who else? That's all. 684 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,399 Speaker 2: That's all the free agency news so far, which I'm 685 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:26,320 Speaker 2: surprised about, and of course that's that's what the first 686 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:27,239 Speaker 2: news was. 687 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 3: Was that bomb. 688 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 4: She said, I'm getting out today. 689 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 1: She said, we got a text last night from Terry 690 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:42,400 Speaker 1: that free agency opens tomorrow. She said, okay, period, I'm 691 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: out of here right now. 692 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 3: And she wasn't even a free agent. She wasn't she 693 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 3: wasn't an agent. 694 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 2: That's so funny, but I'm very excited. They said that 695 00:38:56,160 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 2: her jersey's already sold out, which is fire. Somebody on 696 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 2: Twitter who is funny as hell has the roster update 697 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 2: graphics from various teams and they post fake updates with 698 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:16,400 Speaker 2: them and they make my heart. 699 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 3: They make my heart hurt. 700 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:22,200 Speaker 2: And she's funny like because once you read the update, 701 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 2: you're like, this has nothing to do, like this was 702 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 2: this is not even like basketball roster update related, but 703 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,359 Speaker 2: it just gets your attenngine and she does it all 704 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:36,520 Speaker 2: the time and it sometimes comes across my feed. 705 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 3: And I'm like, the hell, it's not real. 706 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:46,799 Speaker 2: It is four forty five pm Eastern on Monday, April six. 707 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 2: Free agency has just started, guys, So I wish we 708 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:53,080 Speaker 2: had more free agency tea to spill by this time, 709 00:39:53,120 --> 00:40:02,919 Speaker 2: but we unfortunately don't. Next week, obviously, free agency will 710 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 2: be full swing. The drafts will have been completed, so 711 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 2: next week's episode is going to be turned up before 712 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:17,879 Speaker 2: we go. Oh wait, talking about I want to give 713 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 2: a shout out to the transfer portal and her rebrand 714 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:23,360 Speaker 2: the last few years. 715 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 3: Girl, you are doing your big one with the rebrand. 716 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:28,239 Speaker 3: You used to be. 717 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,880 Speaker 1: The transfer portal used to be the kiss of death 718 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:35,360 Speaker 1: for players like Ah. 719 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 2: You go into the portal, you are problematic. You hate 720 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:44,279 Speaker 2: your coach, Your teammates hates you. You're the worst teammate ever. 721 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 2: Now people are being encouraged to go in there. 722 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:51,480 Speaker 4: Oh All Tennessee said, I'm out. 723 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 3: They have zero players. 724 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: Zero. 725 00:40:54,800 --> 00:41:01,320 Speaker 3: Well, that's outrageous, that's outrageous, zero play. They're gonna have 726 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:03,640 Speaker 3: to hold try outs like TCU did that one year. 727 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:05,440 Speaker 4: I'm sorry. It's the coach. 728 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 2: And she not going nowhere. So I hope she finds 729 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 2: players that like her, she figure out adjust her style. 730 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 2: That's the only well. She don't got adjust nothing because 731 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 2: they all left. So she even find people that are 732 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:25,080 Speaker 2: going to buy into her philosophy and system because they 733 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 2: clearly did not work with that last group. I've never 734 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:30,840 Speaker 2: seen an entire team transfer when there was not a 735 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 2: coaching change. 736 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 3: Usually the coach leaves and the players leave too. I've 737 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:38,280 Speaker 3: never seen. 738 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 4: They said the coach isn't leaving. 739 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,800 Speaker 3: Bye bye, we're out of here. 740 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 2: I yeah, the transfer portal rebrand has been just incredible. 741 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:55,520 Speaker 2: Like now it's like the portal of opportunity and happiness 742 00:41:55,560 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 2: and all the things. Because when I try. First of all, 743 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:05,839 Speaker 2: when I transferred, I had to do it secretly. I 744 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:11,040 Speaker 2: didn't even tell anybody. I finished my semester and told 745 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:15,359 Speaker 2: my coach in her office and I left. That's how 746 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:18,720 Speaker 2: it happened. I was so scared. I was so nervous. 747 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 2: I had a whole year of not playing to look 748 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:29,400 Speaker 2: forward to, and I was terrified. And now people are like, 749 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 2: the conversation is that how can this player get better 750 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:36,799 Speaker 2: for next year? It's where can she go next? What 751 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:41,960 Speaker 2: school could she go to next? Or he like, it's 752 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:45,200 Speaker 2: it's crazy. The portal is portally. I understand that there 753 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:47,920 Speaker 2: are situations that you need to do better. We don't 754 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 2: know what goes on behind the scenes. I understand that, 755 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:54,480 Speaker 2: but I feel like you should only get to you 756 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:57,560 Speaker 2: only should get one free transfer, and then you got 757 00:42:57,560 --> 00:42:59,359 Speaker 2: to sit your ass down after that. 758 00:42:59,480 --> 00:42:59,840 Speaker 4: I agree. 759 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:05,319 Speaker 2: I think I still feel like kids should have unlimited transfers. 760 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:06,160 Speaker 3: Do what you want. 761 00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:09,239 Speaker 2: Freedom is yours, but you should not be able to 762 00:43:09,239 --> 00:43:11,719 Speaker 2: transfer schools year after year after year, because that not 763 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:15,200 Speaker 2: only affects you, which you might not feel the effects 764 00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:17,640 Speaker 2: of that till a little bit later, but it affects 765 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:21,400 Speaker 2: your teammates and the team, your future teammates. Like if 766 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:23,759 Speaker 2: you're just popping around from team to team to team, 767 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 2: you gotta think about everybody else, Like it's affected by 768 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:32,440 Speaker 2: this happening, Like it's a mess. It's it's a mess, really. 769 00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:35,440 Speaker 2: But now recruiting, they go straight to the portal. I 770 00:43:35,480 --> 00:43:38,720 Speaker 2: saw coach Jo shoutout. Coach Joe put out a video 771 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:41,440 Speaker 2: today talk about we ready for the portal. 772 00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:43,960 Speaker 3: I said, what is going on? 773 00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:49,600 Speaker 2: She is funny as hell for that, But like ten 774 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,520 Speaker 2: years ago, absolutely not. 775 00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:54,600 Speaker 1: The transfer power was a foreign. Well, they're not bit 776 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 1: in place. They're not requesting to transfer schools. They're requesting 777 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: a trade basically, that's all. 778 00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:07,000 Speaker 2: And a salary increase, yeah, or whatever they want whatever 779 00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:10,000 Speaker 2: the kids. Whatever these kids are asking for these days, 780 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:15,800 Speaker 2: it's insane, Like y'all don't even want to finish your 781 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:18,120 Speaker 2: classes before you announce your transfer. 782 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,359 Speaker 3: You don't want to enjoy classes. 783 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:22,520 Speaker 1: Please, I'm making four hundred thousand dollars a year to 784 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:23,880 Speaker 1: play basketball at this school. 785 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:27,600 Speaker 2: Classes and then I'm gonna go make then I'm gonna 786 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:30,799 Speaker 2: go make that in the next level too. No more 787 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:34,600 Speaker 2: pay cuts, guys, no more pay cutsses. 788 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:36,160 Speaker 4: You can forget about. 789 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:41,360 Speaker 2: Oh, it's just a mess. It's a mess. Okay, Transfer Portal, 790 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:43,600 Speaker 2: you know what. That's why IM gonna give my flowers too. 791 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 2: I'm giving my flowers to mistransfer Portal because wow, the 792 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:50,840 Speaker 2: just what you've turned into. 793 00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:52,719 Speaker 3: You've come such a long way. 794 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:56,560 Speaker 2: I mean, yes, it's it's annoying how many players transfer, 795 00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,960 Speaker 2: but the fact that players can just choose their own 796 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:02,719 Speaker 2: destiny whenever they want, however they want. The athlete in 797 00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:07,360 Speaker 2: me loves the empowerment of it all, but the you know, 798 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:10,680 Speaker 2: basketball purest oldhead and me hates it so much because 799 00:45:10,719 --> 00:45:14,040 Speaker 2: I think it's ruining basketball. But shout outs or you 800 00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:16,160 Speaker 2: get your you get your you get your flowers for 801 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:18,759 Speaker 2: the rebrand because it's very impressive, and. 802 00:45:18,719 --> 00:45:21,120 Speaker 4: I'll be the bad guy bring back the seven. How 803 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 4: this is od. 804 00:45:23,440 --> 00:45:24,359 Speaker 3: Get your ass down. 805 00:45:25,719 --> 00:45:28,520 Speaker 4: I'm gonna give Welcome to Atlanta flowers angel rees. 806 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:29,080 Speaker 2: Dumh. 807 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:30,760 Speaker 4: I'm sting her a peach tree. 808 00:45:31,320 --> 00:45:32,040 Speaker 3: You know it's funny. 809 00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:35,000 Speaker 2: My mom literally texts me She's like Maria is probably 810 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,640 Speaker 2: gonna freak out. My phone. 811 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:42,040 Speaker 4: My phone overheated, bro, like my phone blew up. Well, 812 00:45:42,080 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 4: my friend girl news to me. 813 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:46,640 Speaker 1: She texted the group chat said Angel rees to Atlanta, 814 00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:47,760 Speaker 1: and I said, quit reading. 815 00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:50,160 Speaker 4: The AI post, like please get on Twitter. 816 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:53,400 Speaker 2: I didn't believe it at first, but I was like, 817 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:56,920 Speaker 2: they like posted a. I mean, I don't Honestly, I 818 00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:59,000 Speaker 2: don't believe anything I read on the internet. It took 819 00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:02,040 Speaker 2: me like ten posts of seeing it to be like okay. 820 00:46:01,719 --> 00:46:04,680 Speaker 4: And I had to see her when she posted it. 821 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:09,360 Speaker 2: Even when I even when I see the screenshot of that, Nope, 822 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:12,200 Speaker 2: I don't believe that that either. I've seen too many 823 00:46:12,239 --> 00:46:15,719 Speaker 2: fabricated things on this internet. But after I saw some 824 00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:20,600 Speaker 2: like Taylor Rooks and all of them started tweeting it out, 825 00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 2: threading it out, I said, Okay, this is legit first 826 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:27,480 Speaker 2: bomb of free agency, and we love that, we love 827 00:46:27,560 --> 00:46:32,640 Speaker 2: the drama, we love Angel to Atlanta, and I'm really 828 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:37,040 Speaker 2: excited to see what else happens. So if y'all want 829 00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:40,480 Speaker 2: to keep yourselves updated, get all the tea. I might 830 00:46:40,520 --> 00:46:44,160 Speaker 2: even have some tea that I could spill that people 831 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:49,040 Speaker 2: don't know about because I'm on the inside. Keep tuning 832 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:53,319 Speaker 2: in subscribe like Share. We love y'all, appreciate y'all hanging 833 00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:55,160 Speaker 2: out with us again. This has been another episode of 834 00:46:55,160 --> 00:46:58,440 Speaker 2: Full Circle. We will see y'all next week. Bye. 835 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:01,000 Speaker 4: Thanks listening to the Full Circle. 836 00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:04,040 Speaker 1: We'll be back next week with more basketball for the Girls. 837 00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:06,239 Speaker 4: By the girls. We want to hear from you. 838 00:47:06,520 --> 00:47:08,759 Speaker 1: Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell us 839 00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:11,160 Speaker 1: what you want us to talk about. Full Circle is 840 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:14,560 Speaker 1: hosted by Lexi Brown and Mariah Rose. Our executive producer 841 00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:18,160 Speaker 1: is Jesse Katz. Our supervising producer is Grace Fused. Our 842 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:22,240 Speaker 1: producer is Zoe Danklab. 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