1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where no jump 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: shot have in tiny intellect possessing bros who don't know 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: jack about the WNBA need to keep their mouths shut 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: about what W players deserve and what w players have earned. 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, July twenty second, and on today's show, we're 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: bringing you my interview with Yukon Star Azy Fudd from 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: this weekend's live show in Indianapolis. We discussed how winning 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: a national championship showed her a different side of coach 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: Gino Oriema, how she handles moments of self doubt, how 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: working with the sports psychologists changed her game, and what 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of guests we can expect on her new podcast, 12 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: Butt Around and find out page backers plus loaded questions. 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 2: The second half is upon us and how. 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: To lose while still breaking a record. It's all coming 15 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: up right after this welcome back slices. Here's what you 16 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: need to know today. Let's start with the WNBA as 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: ten teams are returning to action tonight following the All 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: Star break, marking the official start of the second half 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: of the season. The five games tonight are headlined by 20 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: All Star MVP and a Visa Collier and her league 21 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: leading links hosting the Chicago Sky at eight pm Eastern. 22 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: Same time, the Indiana Fever visit All Star three point 23 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: champs Sabrini and Escu and the New York Liberty. 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: You can catch that one on ESPN. 25 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: Ahead of that Fever Liberty contest, Indiana coach Stephanie White 26 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: said Caitlin Clark is likely to be out again, still 27 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: recovering from that right growing injury she sustained last week. 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: We'll link to the full slate of games in the 29 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: show notes. More WNBA ESPN's Alexa Philippoo reported on Monday 30 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: that Belgian player Emma Mesaman is set to return to 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: the WNBA and will play for the New York Liberty. 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,559 Speaker 1: Per Philippoo's sources, Mesamon's arrival in New York is subject 33 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: to the time it takes for her visa to get approved. 34 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: Meisiman previously played seven seasons with the Washington Mystics, earning 35 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: Finals MVP honors in twenty nineteen following the Sticks championship win, 36 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: and she also played one season for the Chicago Sky 37 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. She's fresh off leading Belgium to 38 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: a second straight EuroBasket title. Earlier this summer and was 39 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: named tournament MVP. Also on Monday, the Liberty signed Stephanie 40 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: Talbot to a rest of season contract after Talbot was 41 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: waived by the Valkyries last week. More w The Athletic 42 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: conducted a survey of WNBA players, asking thirty nine veterans 43 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: for their opinions on a variety of topics, and the 44 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: results are fascinating. In response to the question, aside from 45 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: your own, what is the league's most well run organization, 46 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: twenty eight percent of respondents went with the Phoenix Mercury, 47 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: while twenty five percent chose the New York Liberty. It's 48 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: worth noting that polling began at the start of the 49 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,239 Speaker 1: season and continued, so the players who were polled earliest 50 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: might not have thought about the Golden State Valkyries as 51 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: one of the best run teams then, but might consider 52 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: them now based on what we've seen from that team 53 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: through just half a season of existence. As for the 54 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: worst run organization, a whopping forty percent selected the Chicago 55 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: Sky while twenty nine percent chose the Connecticut Sun. 56 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: No surprise is there. 57 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: The Athletic also asked players what issue is most important 58 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: in the upcoming CBA and seventy percent of players selected 59 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: higher salaries. As for which player will be the face 60 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: of the WNBA in five years, fifty three percent went 61 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: with Caitlin Clark, while rising USC junior Juju Watkins received 62 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: seventeen percent of votes. We'll link to the Athletic Survey 63 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: stories in the show notes, so make sure you check 64 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: them out for yourself. 65 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 2: Lots of good stuff in there. 66 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: Also, you can check out the Athletic Women's basketball show 67 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: No Off Season, where they did a couple episodes talking 68 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: about the research that they did and the results really good. 69 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: More hoops three on three league Unrivaled has announced thirteen 70 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: new NIL signings with current college players. The list is 71 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: headlined by the aforementioned Juju Watkins, UCLA's Lauren Betts, TCUs 72 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: Olivia Miles, and Yukon's asy fud In Sarah Strong. As 73 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: part of the deal, the players will participate in a 74 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: summit hosted by the league this summer in addition to 75 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: shooting promotional content. We'll link to the list of all 76 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: thirteen players in the show notes. Now, this isn't the 77 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: first time Unrivaled as partnered with the Next Generation ahead 78 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: of the league's inaugural season, Juju Watkins was announced as 79 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: an investor in the league, while lsus FLA J. Johnson 80 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: joined Paige Beckers in signing the league's first two nil deals. 81 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: Spend report that Johnson will continue our partnership with the league, 82 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: though unlike the first deal, this one. 83 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: Will not include equity in the league. 84 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: These nil deals are a smart move by Unrivaled, establishing 85 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: a relationship early ahead of efforts to recruit top talent 86 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: to play when they become eligible. At their pop up 87 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: at All Star Weekend in Indie, Unrivaled also announced plans 88 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: to add two expansion teams in twenty twenty seven to. 89 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: Track and fields. 90 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: Over the weekend, US runner Sinclair Johnson broke the American 91 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: women's record in the mile, clocking four minutes sixteen point 92 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: three to two seconds at a Diamond League stop in London, 93 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: taking three hundredths of a second off the previous record 94 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: set by Nicki Hilts in twenty twenty three. But get this, 95 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: Johnson's time was only good enough for fourth place. Ethiopia's 96 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: Gudoff Sagui won the race in four minutes eleven point 97 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: eight eight seconds. 98 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: That's the second fastest time in history. 99 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: More news from the world of athletics. Kenyon runner Ruth Cheppingeditch, 100 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: the women's marathon world record holder, has been provisionally suspended 101 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: after she tested positive for a band diuretic. Now, while 102 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: diuretics are not considered performance enhancing on their own, they 103 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: are banned as they can be used to reduce detection 104 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: of other substances. Sheppin Getich's case will now head to 105 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: a disciplinary tribunal, which will determine if she receives the 106 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: standard suspension of two years or a lighter punishment. We 107 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: got to take a quick break when we come back. 108 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: It's my conversation with Azy Fudd. I sat down with 109 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: her on Friday ahead of the weekend's all star festivities 110 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: stick Around. 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: I have the. 112 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: Honor of introducing my guest for today's show, the reigning 113 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, helping her Yukon team to 114 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five national title. She is now a 115 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: super senior pursuing both her MBA and another championship. A 116 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: former Gatorade National Girl Basketball Player of the Year, she 117 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: got her first college scholarship in sixth grade. That was 118 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: when the offer started. Host of the brand new podcast 119 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: fut around and find out the people's princess. 120 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: It's easy fun. 121 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: I'm so excited to talk about the podcast, but first, 122 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: let's just talk about your championship summer. 123 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: What's been the most fun thing you've done as a champion. 124 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, I've done some incredible things, but I 125 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 3: feel like just waking up every day and being like 126 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 3: I want a national championship, Like nothing tops that. 127 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that feels pretty good, except for SODA's. 128 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: You know, like going on cool shows and meeting celebrities. 129 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: Have you gotten to do some of that too? 130 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 3: When I was in New York, we went to a 131 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 3: Broadway show, or first we went to dinner at say Less, Yeah, 132 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 3: say Less, and we got to meet Alicia Keys, and 133 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 3: then she invited us to our Broadway show. 134 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: That was really cool, incredibly cool. 135 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was hard to like keep my chill, Yeah 136 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 3: I did. 137 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 2: Is there a celebrity that slid into your. 138 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: DMS or sent you a message after the title that 139 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: you're particularly excited to hear from. 140 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 3: I did get some really sweet messages, but I think 141 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 3: one of the cooler ones was being posted on Barack 142 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 3: Obama's story, Like it was just random, like I wasn't 143 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 3: expecting it, and like he didn't like send a message 144 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 3: or anything. 145 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 2: But just to see that was really cool. It's nice 146 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: to know he's watching. Yeah, yeah, I know, yeah, like 147 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 2: Obama knows who I am. 148 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: Exactly did you get to hear from your namesake, Jennifer Ezy? 149 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: She did reach out. I think I'm pretty sure she 150 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 3: was hard to keep track. Yeah, I'm really bad. 151 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: With Yeah, tell us that story about being almost destined 152 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: for basketball greatness from the moment you were given that name. 153 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, seriously. 154 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 3: So, Jennifer Easy was my mom's favorite player growing up, 155 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 3: and she met her one time at like some All 156 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 3: American care and right away she was like, I have 157 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 3: a daughter. I'm gonna name her Easy. I just stuck 158 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 3: with her, and I'm really glad she did. 159 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 2: I love my name. 160 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: So thank you, mom, Thank you Jennifer Easy. But yeah, 161 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 3: I mean, both my parents are coaches, they both played 162 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 3: college and professionally. So I grew up in a gym, 163 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 3: grew up with the name like I really it was 164 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 3: meant to be. 165 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: Was there ever a moment when you were a kid 166 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: where you were like that's enough basketball, or like I 167 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: don't feel like doing it today? Or was it always 168 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: something that you were into just as much as they were. 169 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 3: I actually didn't want to start playing basketball, like I said, 170 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 3: they coached, so I grew up like watching going to tournaments, 171 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: watch them coach, and I didn't want to play because 172 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 3: I saw the way that they yelled at their players, 173 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 3: and I was like, I don't I don't want to 174 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 3: be killed at So they made me start playing, and 175 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 3: then once I started, I fell in love with it, 176 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 3: and I was really bad at first. I liked it 177 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 3: because I liked my friends and my teammates. And then 178 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 3: when they were like, let's let's get extra shots up 179 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 3: after practice, I'd be like why why? And then I 180 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 3: learned to love the work and everything you put in. 181 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: So it took it. It took a minute, but I 182 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 2: love it. Something tells me you were never bad. I 183 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 2: feel like that's like when er models are like I was. 184 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: So awkward growing up and like we weren't. Something tells 185 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 1: me you always had it. How long did coach Gina 186 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: Oriama allow you to celebrate before calling or sending a 187 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: text about what to work on next? 188 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 3: He actually like they were very chill. All the alums 189 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 3: always told us like when you win a national championship, 190 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 3: like you're going to see a different side of them. 191 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 3: And that's kind of what it was like. We obviously 192 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 3: we went in and did stuff, but there was no 193 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 3: like usually or in the past we've lost in like 194 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 3: the next week, we're back in the gym because that's 195 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 3: what we want to do. But it was we would 196 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 3: work out when we wanted to, we'd go live together, 197 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 3: and then it was like you just text and request one. 198 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 2: It was. It was kind of weird. It was weird. 199 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 2: This sounds like a kinder, gentler Gino. 200 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: And I had to say, we had him on the show, 201 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: and I was expecting more of the gruff old man 202 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: kind of guy that you hear about how tough it 203 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: is to play at Yukon and the standards that he said, 204 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: and he was so kind and nice and fun and 205 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: easy going. And I do think I've heard from players 206 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: who played for him back in the day that he 207 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: has gotten a little bit different as he's aged. What 208 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: do you hear from the alums about the Geno they 209 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: got versus the one you're getting. 210 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 3: Oh, they have some great stories, the great stories, but 211 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 3: they definitely say that he has gotten a little nicer 212 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 3: over the years, they tell like horror story practice like 213 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 3: practice stories, and I'm just grateful that I didn't experience that. 214 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 2: But he don't let that fool you. He is sweet. 215 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: He has his moments, but he is He still has 216 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 3: that toughness, that meanness in him. 217 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 2: He gets it out. 218 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, he said he's had to adjust as players have adjusted, 219 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 1: And there's a lot of conversation about that. The players 220 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: back in the day right or wrong, and in some 221 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: cases wrong. We're used to the kind of coach that 222 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: just screamed and screamed and that young folks these days 223 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: are like, no, we're good. 224 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 2: We don't really want to deal with that. 225 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: And so do you think you fit into the stereotype 226 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: for the more new generation of player or do you 227 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: want someone to really get on you and tell you 228 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: what you need to work and make you cry sometimes 229 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: in pursuit of greatness? 230 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: Which what's your style? 231 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 3: I definitely want him to get on me, and that's 232 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 3: that's how I was raised with my parents coaching me. 233 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 3: They did yell at me, even though I didn't want that. 234 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 3: So that's what I like, Like, I want someone to 235 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 3: I need that criticism, tell me what I'm doing wrong 236 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 3: coming out, how I can fix it what I can 237 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 3: get better at, but he doesn't yell at me a lot, 238 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 3: which again I won't complain about. I won't complain about, 239 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 3: but I definitely do get a little bit easier than 240 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 3: some of my other teammates well. 241 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: And also, like the coaches that want the most for 242 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: you and then are in tears when things go well 243 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: are the ones you want to work the hardest for 244 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 1: because you know it's that they like. It's just they 245 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 1: care and they and they want to see it be great. 246 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: This season was a huge one for you con before 247 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: you ever want it all, there was so much pressure 248 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: already on the team, and there was a lot of 249 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: conversation in particular about trying to get pagebackers the title 250 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: before she graduated, This idea that she would be the 251 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: most decorated and celebrated player you who didn't end. 252 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 2: Up with a ring before she left. 253 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: Is that something y'all talked about openly, like we got 254 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: to win this for Page let's address this in the 255 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: locker room, or was it more of a just elephant 256 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: in the room that no one wanted to say out 257 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: loud but everyone knew, like we really want to do 258 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: this for ourselves. 259 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 2: But also for her in her last shot. 260 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I wouldn't say that we talked about it too much. 261 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 3: I think it was just that thing that we all knew. 262 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 3: We all knew that was a goal. We all wanted 263 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 3: to win obviously, but then it was also that extra 264 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 3: like we wanted to do it for Page, for all 265 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 3: of our seniors, so it was their last go around 266 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 3: at it. So that was definitely the added like we 267 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 3: are such a close team that we want to do 268 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 3: everything for each other, and so that was we wanted 269 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 3: to win, but it was even sweeter going to do 270 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 3: it with them for them. 271 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: Did you have any thought right after you won to like, 272 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: ooh should I just leave right now? 273 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 2: On top? 274 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: Was there any part of you that was like, oh gosh, 275 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: now I got to go back and try again. 276 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 3: No, Honestly, it was like it made me more excited 277 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 3: to come back to do it again. So I think 278 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 3: getting a taste of what that felt like, what that 279 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 3: was like, it was like, Okay, I go, we need 280 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 3: to do this again, we need to make this happen again. 281 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: And honestly, I can't imagine being like I don't really 282 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: want to play with Sarah Strong another year. 283 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's like a that was on my 284 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 3: con list of saying it was like Sarah strong for 285 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 3: another year, Oh my gosh. 286 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: Should deal with whatever she's gonna bring in a second year. 287 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: You will be back for one more season and a 288 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: chance to go back to back. I'm sure you've heard 289 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: about the you know, championship hangover, how hard it is 290 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: to be hungry all over again, to want it as 291 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: badly once you've already won. How do you prepare yourself 292 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: as the leader of next year's team to make sure 293 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: that those who already have one championship want another one 294 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: just as bad. 295 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. 296 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 3: I think that our team is super special in a 297 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 3: sense that everyone is super motivated on like by themselves, 298 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 3: and I mean you have to have that just to 299 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 3: be at Yukon. But like you can tell, and just 300 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 3: in our summer workouts, like you could tell like, yeah, 301 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 3: we won a national championship, but in May, like they 302 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 3: were putting in work on their own. We came back 303 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 3: in June and we had some really great summer workouts, 304 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 3: so it was really motivating to see to get that 305 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 3: kind of sneak peak of what the team's gonna look like. 306 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 3: But I think having everyone on the same Page that's motivated, 307 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 3: that's like locked in, like not letting the details and 308 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 3: the little things get brushed under the rug, like we're 309 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 3: addressing it. So I think we have a really good foundation. 310 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: Is it nice to be the big dog by yourself, 311 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: like the real og on the team now? Because you 312 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: know Page obviously, you guys had both been there a 313 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: long time and fought through various injuries and had these 314 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: great stories to get to the championship game. 315 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: But with her now onto the w you're the queen Bee. 316 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 2: Do you like that? 317 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 3: It's weird? It's weird being the oldest. I don't know, 318 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 3: like I feel old. Like freshmen are coming in they're seventeen. 319 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 3: I'm like, oh, they're talking about all like the high 320 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 3: school slang and brain rot and I'm like, we're not 321 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: that much apart, but it feels like it. 322 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 2: But it is. 323 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 3: It's gonna be weird not having her, obviously, but it's 324 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 3: gonna be fun and I'm super excited for what this 325 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 3: year is gonna hold for me. 326 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 2: Do you think you feel old? Now? Let me tell 327 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 2: you girl. 328 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: So, in addition to pursuing your MBA trying to get 329 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: another title, you're starting this podcast put around and find 330 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: out what can we expect? Tell us what you want 331 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: to talk about on the show. 332 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm super excited, and I'm excited because I think 333 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 3: it's just a way for people to get to know 334 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 3: more about me outside of what you see on the court. 335 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 3: Get to know like what my day to day looks 336 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 3: like something, some stuff about my family. My teammates will 337 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 3: have different people on. So I think it's just gonna 338 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 3: be fun. It's gonna be light. I hope people enjoy 339 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 3: listening to it, but yeah, I'm just gonna get to 340 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 3: know more about me. 341 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: Are there podcasts you like listening to that either you're 342 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: drawing inspiration from or you just are like, oh, that's fun, 343 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: Like maybe we'll do some of that some of this. 344 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 3: I like Cameron Brinks podcasts. I like her a lot. 345 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 3: But you've a podcast. You have two gifts for a good. 346 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: Game with Sarah Spin. Everyone's already subscribed. She's got merch on, 347 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: She's a slice. Our listeners are called slices. Don't steal that. 348 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: It also would it makes sense for your show, but 349 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: still don't don't steal it. 350 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 3: Do you have any suggestions for me? Any tips? 351 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: I would say, just be as authentic as you can be, 352 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: because everybody is there because they're already love you and 353 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: just want to know more, and letting people in on 354 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: stuff that you might even think is boring. Actually people 355 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: will love to hear about, like what are practices like? 356 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: And how are you balancing everything at school? And you know, 357 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: what are your friends who aren't athletes like on campus? 358 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: And do you sometimes wish that you could just do 359 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: what they do and not have practice every day and 360 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: all the demands of sports, Like, it's surprising how much 361 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: people just want to hear what the real stuff, even 362 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: if it doesn't seem that exciting to you. And also 363 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: like use page and all your fancy friends to bring 364 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: all the other athletes on like this podcast. Sue Bird 365 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: was the one who reached out to see if I 366 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: wanted to do it, and I was like, okay, but 367 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: I get your rolodex right and I haven't fully used it, 368 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: but I intend to. So make sure you use all 369 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: your fancy friends to help you book guests. 370 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 2: That's my other tip. 371 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: What are some of your favorite things that you want 372 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: to share with fans that they might not know about you? 373 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: Things you're into like TV shows and movies or food 374 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: or fashion. 375 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I do love food. I love to read. I'm 376 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 3: kind of getting into fashion, so that would be a 377 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 3: fun thing to talk about. But like, really, I plan 378 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 3: on talkic. I plan on being all over the place 379 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 3: from practice, class, my friends, my non athletic friends, my 380 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 3: art friends, really everything. 381 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 2: It feels like. 382 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: Also, the name fud around and find out. Every episode 383 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: you could have some sort of example of someone who 384 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: futted around and found out. 385 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: We're gonna have something like that. Okay, huh okay, all right, 386 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 2: I like that tease. 387 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: Also on the fashion side, I was talking to an 388 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: NWSL player recently, Ali sent Noor, and she was talking 389 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: about how exciting it was for the US Women's National 390 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: Team Players Association Ball that they had a stylist com 391 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: and just put racks and racks of clothes out and 392 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: she could pick anything, and it was her first time 393 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: really experiencing that. So I know you said you're just 394 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: getting into fashion. I think people would love to hear 395 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: stories about whether you're getting sent clothes to try on 396 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: and wear, or whether you're kind of learning what your 397 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: own personal style is with the help of people, because 398 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: it's such a huge part of women's basketball now. Is 399 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: that something that feels natural to you the intersection of 400 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: basketball and fashion, or are you having to sort of 401 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: like kick the tomboy part out and embrace embrace the 402 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: other side of yourself. 403 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely wouldn't say natural. I mean, I wore 404 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 3: a skirt last night and a skirt today for the 405 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 3: first time probably since my high school uniform. So I'm 406 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 3: trying to branch out, trying to do more. I love 407 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 3: I love dressing up and doing that, but the whole 408 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 3: like picking out clothes and figuring out. 409 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: That is where I need help. 410 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 3: So like a stylist, some of my teammates love fashion, 411 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 3: so they'll help me, But I do really want to 412 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 3: get into it worse. 413 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 2: It's fun. It is, it is. 414 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: And I think also like the way that women athletes 415 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: are now able to sell things be great, you know, 416 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: advocates for brands and outline is because they're so authentically 417 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: themselves and we really believe what they're telling us they 418 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: like and care about and watch and listen to and 419 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: where in a way that I think like standard influencers 420 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: were just kind of not buying it anymore. Like I 421 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: don't believe most of the people on the internet when 422 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: they say they use something, I'm like, Okay, we got 423 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: paid for this, whereas female athletes, I'm like watching them 424 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: play two hours with their makeup staying and I'm like, okay, 425 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: well there's an ad right there, like what is on 426 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: your face? 427 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 2: Let me go get that. And same with passion. 428 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: I think there's such an authenticity and realness to female 429 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: athletes that whatever they're wearing were. 430 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 2: Like, okay, we want that. 431 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,360 Speaker 1: So it feels authentic in a way that I think 432 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: back in the day when athletes were like overly sexualized 433 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: or were forced into a role that didn't feel authentic, 434 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 1: we didn't buy it. And now there's representation of all 435 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: kinds across every single part of women's sports, and that's 436 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: making for a lot of opportunities. And you have had 437 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: a lot of opportunities with brands already. How do you 438 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: balance all the demands from different sponsors and brands that 439 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: you work with already, and how do you decide which 440 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: ones you want to say yes to when you get 441 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: new offers. 442 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I have a super amazing team and my family, 443 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 3: my parents do a lot to help manage that load 444 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 3: for me, especially during the season. 445 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 2: It's tough, but I think. 446 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 3: Like my freshman year was definitely like the child years, 447 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 3: see how that went. And I've learned a lot about 448 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 3: you know, what I like things to take with me, 449 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 3: whether it's for a photo shoot, whether it's specific requests 450 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 3: for a brand. So kind of finding like learning what 451 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 3: you like, learning like what your non negotiables are, finding 452 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 3: brands that you want to align with, like that you 453 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 3: can like relate to, or that you want to put 454 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 3: your name behind. Like I want to be proud of 455 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 3: the partnerships that I have. I don't want to be 456 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,959 Speaker 3: embarrassed or be like, oh, like maybe I don't want 457 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: to put my name next to that. So I always 458 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 3: want to be proud of whatever I'm doing. 459 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's very smarter. 460 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: Their teammates at Yukon or alums that you've asked advice 461 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: for on how they handle sort of the balancing of school, basketball, 462 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: brand deals, media all that stuff. 463 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think a couple of really good resources have 464 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 3: been super and Renee Montgomery. They've been incredible and they 465 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 3: know so much and they also want to help. So 466 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 3: I think just getting to talk to them and picked 467 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 3: their brain a little bit has been amazing. 468 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 2: You picked two like moguls, like those aren't just a lums. 469 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: Those are team owners, multi hyphen it business women. 470 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: Is that something you aspire to later in your career? 471 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 3: I think that'd be incredible. I mean, I'm getting my MBA. 472 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 3: I don't know what I want to do with it. 473 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 3: I don't know anything besides hopefully you're playing pro. But 474 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 3: I think what they've been able to do and build 475 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,959 Speaker 3: for themselves is so amazing and I definitely look up 476 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 3: to them and I want to be like them for sure. 477 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 2: Well, you already have a company name, right, the People's 478 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 2: Princess TM. Right, we could trademark that. What's the origin 479 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 2: of that nickname? I actually don't know. I really don't know. 480 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 3: I think Page made a comment about how I'm the 481 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 3: princess because coach doesn't yell at me, and somehow that 482 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 3: morphed into people calling me the Peopils says, Yeah, I'm 483 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 3: not really sure. 484 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 2: I know I'm not mad about it, though. Yeah. 485 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 1: I think you can really lean into that whenever it's 486 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: useful for you, especially for like brands. You can figure 487 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: out if there's you know, if there's different activations or again, 488 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: like when you expanded to your multi hyphen a business 489 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,239 Speaker 1: woman era, you could just sit on a throne and 490 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: order people around. 491 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 2: I like the sound of that. Yeah, yeah, all of 492 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: your minions. 493 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: You were at an espnW summit back in twenty nineteen. 494 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: You were part of what we call Voices of the Future, 495 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: which is all up and coming youngsters that we think one. 496 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 2: Day might have a future. 497 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 1: And honestly, it felt inevitable back then that you would 498 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: be sitting here a national champion on your way to 499 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: the W Has there ever been a moment throughout your 500 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: career from being a youngster. 501 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 2: To now where you doubted that where you. 502 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: Felt like I'm not going to make it or you 503 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: had fears that the hype was too much. 504 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 3: Definitely, And I think both of those times were when 505 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: I was hurt coming back. I think I even I 506 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 3: think I had a moment this past season where I 507 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 3: even doubted myself and not not like coming back, being 508 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 3: in the season like mid season, like this is I 509 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 3: don't know, but just having those moments, and I feel 510 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 3: like it really grounds you, like it really makes you reset, 511 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 3: take a step back, look at things, and like, okay, 512 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 3: like take a deep breath. 513 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: I think what we marveled at was in those moments 514 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: where you were in a slump where things weren't quite right, 515 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: like you found yourself out of it and back on 516 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: top so quickly and re establish yourself so quickly, And 517 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: it felt like mentally you were in such a great 518 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: place to be able to say, shrug it off, not 519 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: a great night, and now I'm back. How have you 520 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: come to that kind of mindset? How have you found 521 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: the best tools for yourself to make sure if you 522 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: have a bad night or if something feels off, you 523 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: don't linger in that well. 524 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 3: First of all, I have an incredible support system around me, 525 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 3: with my teammates, my family. I also started to talk 526 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 3: talking to someone as we're talking to a sports psychologist, 527 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,199 Speaker 3: and I think that's been the biggest game changer this 528 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 3: past year for me, Just like learning how to like 529 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 3: as an athlete, like you always wold to push through 530 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 3: and so you do. But being able to talk about 531 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 3: these things and figure out different strategies to be able 532 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 3: to bounce back a little bit faster. I think that 533 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 3: has been just the biggest thing for me, So be 534 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 3: able to, you know, not let those things bother me 535 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 3: as much that I'm roll off like next one's going in. 536 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 2: Really believe it. 537 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 1: You have accomplished so much at such a young age. 538 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: I love that you're like, yeah, I'll just get my MBA. 539 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: I don't really know why yet, but I'll figure that 540 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: out and then I'll use it for something while I'm 541 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: dominating the world in many other ways as well, which 542 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: is just so impressive for someone your age. 543 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 2: How do you stay humble when necessary? How do you 544 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 2: make sure that the main thing stays the main thing? 545 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: Where you know that hoops is what got you here, 546 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: so you got to keep hooping and keep being great 547 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: and keep working to keep it going. 548 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 3: I think a big reason for that are my parents. 549 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 3: They raised me that way of being humble and never 550 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 3: been one to brag or want to be in the spotlight, 551 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 3: like I will hype you up till I die. I 552 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 3: don't need to be get the attention. But I am 553 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 3: very aware that, you know, basketball is what got me here, 554 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 3: That's what's allowing me to do these incredible things, meet 555 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 3: these amazing people, be here with you, so being able to, 556 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 3: you know, keep that the main thing, but also like 557 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 3: use that to my advantage as much as I can, 558 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 3: by having a podcast, by being here with you, by 559 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 3: doing all these cool things. But I think, like my parents, 560 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 3: they will never let me if I ever like, we're 561 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:33,360 Speaker 3: even I missed the workout this morning and my mom 562 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 3: is not happy. So they'll make sure that the main 563 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 3: thing is always the main thing. 564 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 1: All right, Mom and dad, we cannot do wind sprints 565 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: in these shoes. Okay, So don't get any ideas. The 566 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: exponential growth of women's sports is so exciting, but it 567 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: does bring with it some unsavory things. That includes gamblers 568 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: who are gambling on women's sports and reaching out to 569 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: the women who you know, had a bad game and 570 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: they didn't hit their parlay, or folks who send toxic 571 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: messages to the opponents of their favorite players. How do 572 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: you stay grounded and not get overwhelmed by the number 573 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: of people watching your games and invested in the outcomes? 574 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 3: Well, for me, when I play, I always get nervous, 575 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 3: but I think like taking a minute before the game 576 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 3: or even like at halftime to just like look around 577 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 3: the stadium and appreciate, like sometimes like just going through 578 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 3: the motions, like we're used to having a big crowd. 579 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 3: It's amazing, but being able to really take in like oh, 580 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 3: like there's fifteen thousand people here who paid for tickets, 581 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 3: Like took the time out of the day to come 582 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 3: to this game like that is special and I will 583 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 3: always be grateful to have that. But also, yeah, fans 584 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 3: are crazy. Like I've had teammates I don't really check 585 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 3: my dms and stuff from Raynod. Well sometimes I do, 586 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 3: but that kind of thing. I've had teammates get death 587 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 3: threats after we lost last year or whatever in the 588 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 3: final four, and people just like people are not okay, 589 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 3: they need to have their phone taken. 590 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 2: Agree, Yeah, but what do we do about it? 591 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: Right? 592 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: There's so much conversation around it, but the behavior of 593 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: so many people doesn't change. So you have to have 594 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 1: your own way of navigating and your own approach to it. 595 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 2: And everybody is different. 596 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: Like some people literally like you said, don't read any comments. 597 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: Some people read them but are able to kind of 598 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: put them file them away as like I didn't ask 599 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: that person for their opinion, so why would I give 600 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: their opinion any space in my head? 601 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:26,719 Speaker 2: What's your approach? 602 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: How do you figure out how to like interact with 603 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: fans or read the things you want to read without 604 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: letting it get you down? 605 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I love interacting with fans. When I 606 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 3: see messages like that, it's like these people are hiding 607 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 3: behind their screens. They couldn't live a day doing what 608 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 3: I do, and I'm fully aware of that. So, knowing 609 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 3: that the people around me, in my circle are the 610 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 3: only voices and opinions that matter to me, I think 611 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 3: that's where I don't let that stuff bother me. 612 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,160 Speaker 2: Period. Look at that. 613 00:27:55,200 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: You're ahead of the game. We saw pagebackers in the trailer. 614 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: Can we expect her to be an early guest on 615 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: the pod? 616 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 2: Oh? 617 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 3: For sure? 618 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 2: Yeah. I got to use the people around me. Yeah, 619 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 2: what's that? So I have to use the cool people 620 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 2: around me? Yeah, so I'm. 621 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,719 Speaker 1: Saying, so you're already taking my tips. Wow, look at 622 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: that faster, fast learner. 623 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 2: Do you want to be on my pod? One? Okay, perfect, 624 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 2: get two people on my bot. Let's go, Well, who 625 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 2: else do you want to get on? 626 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: Let's hear some dream guests so that we can have 627 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: all the important folks in the room that might know them. 628 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 2: Hook you up. I'm gonna get Alicia Keys in the pod. 629 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 2: That your bff. Yeah, I'm my bff for besties. Excellent suggestion. Yeah, 630 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 2: your other bff. 631 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 3: I don't even know. I want like everyone though. Also, 632 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 3: I do have a super amazing co host Ashanti. She's 633 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 3: in here somewhere, so shout out to It's gonna be 634 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 3: a lot of fun. I'm remember really excited and we're 635 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 3: gonna have fun when you get on the podcast. 636 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 2: Awesome, tell us about a shanty. We kind of just met. 637 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 2: Not all loss about podcasts setup. Yes, okay, but I 638 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 2: really like her. 639 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 3: Okay, First, she's got well, yes, very well, she's got 640 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 3: great energy. I think she's just gonna she's gonna bring 641 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 3: all the vibes of the show cool. I'm a little 642 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 3: more on the mellow side. So she's gonna good. 643 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 2: Okay, she's ready sugar and spice. Okay. 644 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: So you don't have that many ideas for dream guests yet, 645 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: so we need to fill those in for you. I 646 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: would like you to get all the Hall of Fame 647 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: basketball players that came out of Yukon. Just start there. 648 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: That's nice and easy. And then do you want folks 649 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: outside of basketball? Do you want other athletes or celebrities? 650 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 2: I do? 651 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 3: I want everyone that sounded crazy like I think Cocoa 652 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 3: Golf would be a really cool one to have. I 653 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 3: love her, I do love her so definitely other athletes, 654 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 3: Like I wanna if there's like a foodie or something 655 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 3: to talk about books with. I want some of my 656 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 3: regular friends from campus. 657 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 2: I want yeah, yeah, cool. Well I just wrote a 658 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 2: book so we could talk about that when I come on. 659 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: Okay, Perfect Runs in the Family by Sarah Spain and 660 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: Dela McCall. 661 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 2: I feel free to buy it. Well, we're so excited 662 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 2: for the podcast. We're so excited for. 663 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: Your final This is your final year at you gun right, 664 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: You're not going to pull any random extra years out 665 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: of your pocket. 666 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: No, no, okay. 667 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: And then the last thing I want to ask you 668 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 1: is about looking ahead. What's the dream for you? Like, 669 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: when you're thinking about what's next, do you operate a 670 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: year from now, six months from now, five years from now? 671 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: Like what kind of goals do you set for yourself? 672 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: Really far out or real close? 673 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 3: Both long term ones? And then before each year, I 674 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 3: set goals. And then, like I said before games, I'll 675 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 3: set goals, just have intentions. But I love I'm I've 676 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 3: been a goal setter for a while. I love having 677 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 3: like something in front of me to look at to 678 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 3: keep me motivated, and I remind myself of like why 679 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 3: I'm doing something. 680 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. I feel like. 681 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 3: My goals this year another national championship, get drafted and 682 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 3: then number one. 683 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 2: I mean that would be great. 684 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, but like I said, I'm getting my MBA. 685 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 2: I have no idea what I want to do, so I'm. 686 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 3: Kind of just hoping that I don't know, I'm going 687 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 3: to meet someone super cool like you, and yeah, I 688 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 3: don't know to go from there. 689 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: Well, if things work out, if you're like I don't know, 690 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: it's super you won't have to figure that out for 691 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: like twenty two years. You can wait a long time 692 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: before you have to be the business. 693 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 2: I was gonna say the bitch word for your parents 694 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 2: are here. I feel like I'm you know, I have 695 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 2: to be careful. They might make me run wind sprints. 696 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: Last question, because you said it, do you have a 697 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: Are you a vision board? Girly when you say you're 698 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: looking at your goals to see them or do you. 699 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 2: Mean you just write them down? Writing them down? 700 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 3: I'm not a vision board. 701 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:54,719 Speaker 2: No vision okay, well, no back what we work on together? 702 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 2: I kind of want to know. 703 00:31:56,200 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, okay, everybody send Asy your vision board ideas 704 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 1: for her, what you think she should put on there 705 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 1: for the next five ten twenty years of greatness. 706 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 2: It was so great to catch up with you. Everybody. 707 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 2: Subscribe to the pod. 708 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: The trailer is out now so you can hit allo Azybud, 709 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: thank you, Thanks so much to Easy for joining me 710 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: in Indy, and welcome to the Iheartwomen's Sports Network slate 711 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: of shows. Also big shout out to all the fantastic 712 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: folks who showed up to our live show. We have 713 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: to take another break when we return. We've had just 714 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 1: about enough of these broke boys watching billionaire's pockets. 715 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 2: Welcome back slices. 716 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: We always love that you're listening, but we want you 717 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: to get in the game every day too, so here's 718 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: our good game play. 719 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 2: Of the day. It's an easy one. 720 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: Subscribe to Aasy's new podcast, fud Around and find out 721 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: we'll link to it in the show notes. 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As the photos and videos of the WNBA 729 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: players wearing pay us What You Owa shirts ahead of 730 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: the All Star Game continue to circulate, the comment sections 731 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: beneath them continue to circle the drain, and you won't 732 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 1: be surprised to learn it's pretty much all men saying 733 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: that these women don't deserve better pay, from brokeass boys 734 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: who live on social media, to ignorant radio hosts and 735 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 1: uninformed sports analysts who haven't done a minute of work 736 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: to understand the context around the CBA negotiations, but are 737 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 1: all suddenly experts in w finances and how leagues operate. 738 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: I've been looking for all those protect female athlete folks 739 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: in the mentions and not seeing any. Instead, all folks 740 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: saying the W has been getting a quote unquote handout 741 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: from the NBA for years. How can a league exist 742 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: if they report losses? Ever, and how can you ask 743 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: for a higher percentage of the no money that you make? First, 744 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: you only call it a handout in the W, you 745 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: call it an investment. In every other sport, losses are 746 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: only catastrophic and detrimental to the league. In the W, 747 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 1: we call losses intentional strategy. For every other startup and 748 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: nascent league or company, including the NBA. In fact, ESPN 749 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: uncovered that as recently as eight years ago, a full 750 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: half of the NBA's teams don't generate a profit on 751 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 1: their own. Sports accounting is not black and white, and 752 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,799 Speaker 1: anyone who does the work to understand it knows that 753 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: now the NBA are part owners of the WNBA, and 754 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: just like all other pro sports owners, they invest in 755 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: the product because of a belief in future growth. See 756 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: literally every other loss reporting league in its early years. 757 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: So we've got these billionaire NBA owners who are choosing 758 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:55,280 Speaker 1: to pay gigantic expansion fees to get into the business 759 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: of the W this year with new teams, knowing that 760 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: the w is good business. But we got these brocass 761 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: boys continuing to whine on their behalf. 762 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:05,280 Speaker 2: It's pathetic. 763 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: We'll talk about this more in a future show, no doubt, 764 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 1: but in the meantime, stay out of the comments sections 765 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: for your mental health. 766 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 2: Now it's your turn, grate and review. Thanks for listening. 767 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: See you tomorrow when we'll be bringing you my conversation 768 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: with Candace Parker from All Star Weekend. Good game, Azy, 769 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: good game, unrivaled. You having to add asterisks to World Records. 770 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,400 Speaker 1: Good Game with Sarah Spain is an iHeart women's sports 771 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You 772 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: can find us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 773 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. Production by Wonder Media Network, 774 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: our producers are Alex Azzie and Misha Jones. Our executive 775 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: producers are Christina Everett, Jesse Katz, Jenny Kaplan and Emily Rudder. 776 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 1: Our editors are Emily Rutter, Britney Martinez, Grace Lynch, and 777 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: Gianna Palmer. Our associate producer is Lucy Jones. 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