1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Full Circle is an iheartwoman's sports production and partnership with 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 2: Hey, everybody, welcome back to episode of Full Circle. Sorry 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: for our tardiness. You know, life be life in the 6 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: girlies are busy. And by the girlies, I mean Mariah 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 2: because right now I'm not really doing much, but we 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: are here together with y'all. We're wrapping up season one 9 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 2: of this pod. And yeah, so this was going to 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: be our college episode. It still is going to be 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: our college episode. First, Mariah, how are you doing? You've 12 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: been all over the place. I'm great doing all of 13 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: the things. I'm great. Guys. If you don't follow Mariah 14 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: on any socials, please do that. She's so entertaining. She 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: you know what I've wanted to ask you about this. 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: You've been bringing your tiktoks to the ground. Have you 17 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: been doing that? I've been doing that intentionally or you're 18 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: kind of just like fuck it, like I'm just gonna 19 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 2: the world. 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: So it's been being a content creator. If you guys 21 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: out there are are striving to do this or whatever, 22 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: like it's really important to diversify, you know. We learned 23 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: that when TikTok was about to die, and like everyone 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: was like, oh no, but I used to be My 25 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: fear of life used to be posting on Instagram, and 26 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,279 Speaker 1: my manager is always like, post reels, post reels, post reels. 27 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: So now I just like decided to just let it 28 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: go and I post every single thing I post on 29 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: TikTok onto reels in some form, whether that's my personal 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 1: page or my hopes for ADDIE's page. So the Graham 31 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: has been seeing and I feel like so many more 32 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: of my friends now are seeing my videos. 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: I literally on Instagram. Kate the algorithm, because you're absolutely right. 34 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: I've been seeing you a lot with your reels. You've 35 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: been making me laugh because it's funny because I'm like, 36 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: I just saw this on TikTok yesterday and now I'm 37 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: seeing it again on Instagram. But I've been seen you 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: more and I like hate that, but I also love 39 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: that because I think it is good for people to 40 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: just just post it, just post a shit. And I 41 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: tell my one of my best friends that all the time, 42 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: because she kind of gets nervous about posting. And I'm like, 43 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: what are you nervous about? But then I'm like, girl, 44 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: you haven't posted in a week, what are you nervous about? 45 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: So I need to start listening to my own advice. 46 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 2: I do hate reels, though they're embarrassing to me. 47 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: I know, I had to let go of the idea 48 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: that Instagram was for me to be cute only yeah, like. 49 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 2: Well, because you'd but your persona on socials you talk 50 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 2: a lot, so it's like even like some of the 51 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: girls I see on TikTok and then I find their 52 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: Instagram pages and they it's just all cute see things 53 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 2: like this. Don't imagine what your TikTok like. Even on 54 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: my TikTok, I don't really talk. I don't do much talking, 55 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: like just sitting in front of the camera just yeahp 56 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: in like my inner thoughts like you do, which I 57 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 2: think is so funny. I want to get there one day. 58 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: But I'm just like I don't really be having anything 59 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 2: to say like plan business practice this part. I'm just 60 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: like I'm just better, Like I've been doing this for 61 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 2: five years. I'm just better in like conversations, like because 62 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 2: people like some people are like so you're actually like 63 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 2: really funny, I don't. I didn't know that about you, 64 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: And I'm like, yeah, I'm not. I'm not a comedian, 65 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: but I'm I'm a quick thinker. I'm pretty witty, I think. 66 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 2: So it's like people will only catch me in most conversations. 67 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: But now, if y'alln't follow Marya on socials, please do that. 68 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: She's amazing, she's hilarious. She'll get y'all caught up on 69 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 2: everything from Love Island to the NFL, like whatever you need. 70 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: She's a one stop shot. Okay, first and foremost, before 71 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: we get into this college stuff. News broke yesterday about 72 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 2: our CBA negotiations, and obviously when that happens, everybody turns 73 00:03:54,600 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: into a WBA owner. It kind of major business entrepreneur. Major. 74 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: So I've been seeing all the commissioner of businesses that 75 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: they've never even had in their life. So, oh, guys, 76 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: Kennon got a haircut yesterday. By the way, if you don't, 77 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: if you don't recognize this hot dog behind me, it's 78 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 2: he got a haircut. He looks so cute, So cute. Okay, 79 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: So what news was shared yesterday is that the proposal 80 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 2: will include revenue sharing with a maximum salary of more 81 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 2: than one point one million dollars available to more than 82 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 2: one player per team, growing each year. The WNBA officials 83 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: updated the board on the latest proposal at meetings this week. 84 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: The new league minimum would be more than two hundred 85 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 2: and twenty thousand, with an average of more than four 86 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: hundred and sixty thousand dollars. These numbers would start in 87 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: the first year of the deal for more than one 88 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty players and increase over the length of 89 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 2: the CBA. So, yes, this is true, but this has 90 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: been the case four months. This is like, this is 91 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: not like they didn't yesterday. They didn't be like, oh, 92 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 2: here's the proposal we have and leak it. This is 93 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 2: the proposal that they gave us already that we've been like, no, 94 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 2: this is not what we want. Like they're there be 95 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: a messy right now and they're leaking information and I 96 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 2: think it's it's very calculated obviously, But this is not. 97 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: This is We've already known this. This is the proposal 98 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 2: that we were like no, because there's still not We're 99 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: still on a fixed cap, we're still on a fixed increase, 100 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 2: and the revenue sharing doesn't kick in until after everything 101 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 2: else is deducted after we hit this mystery mark and 102 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 2: nothing has changed people, So I know that everybody is 103 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 2: gonna get caught up in the big number. Which, don't 104 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: get me wrong, those numbers are incredible. I never thought 105 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 2: in a million years I would be able to see 106 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 2: those numbers at salaries for the WNBA during my career. 107 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: They're big numbers. They're big numbers, So don't we are 108 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: not picking our nose up at the numbers. And the 109 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: numbers are great. It's the system that's flawed. It's the 110 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 2: future that's flawed. This is just the salaries. We haven't 111 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: even gotten into housing. We haven't even gotten to benefits. 112 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: We haven't even gotten to travel, we haven't gotten into 113 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 2: none of that yet. So the fact that they're just 114 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 2: throwing out these big numbers with no context whatsoever is 115 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 2: very irritating, but it's strategic and applause to the ownership 116 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 2: and the league. Great y'all are doing what y'all are 117 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 2: supposed to do. But this is not like shocking breaking 118 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: news to the players. We've already this is. We've been there, 119 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 2: done that, seen this already. So I just wanted to 120 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: clear that up for anybody that cares that listens to 121 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 2: our show, because I've seen a lot of discourse on 122 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 2: the on the interwebs about it, and they're trying to 123 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 2: make y'all look on great exactly, and I hate that, 124 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 2: Like I hate that, Like, now, this is the this 125 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 2: is the the path they're taking. Is look what we're 126 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: giving them, Like they don't want this, because why don't 127 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: they want this money? I don't. And then it's just 128 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: like now, yeah we do. And especially with the times 129 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 2: that we're in right now, what the world is dealing 130 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 2: with and what is going on right here in the 131 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: United States. Yeah, like it very much looks like WNBA 132 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: players read the fucking room. And trust me, I get that. 133 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 2: I understand that, but like this is, this is this 134 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 2: is bigger than just salaries, guys. 135 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: So the fact that y'all are not even knowing. 136 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: What else is in the CBA, Like there's it's literally everything, everything, 137 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:51,679 Speaker 2: every benefit, every trainer, every medical, every where we stay 138 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: on the road, like everything is written in the CBA. 139 00:07:55,680 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: So and every w player I've talked to you about 140 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: the CBA has also mentioned the fact that, like, again, 141 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: salaries isn't the main it's the one thing that everybody 142 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: in the world is like, oh, WNBA players want more money, 143 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: they want more money, but there's also that other piece 144 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: of it of taking away your off season potential or 145 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: like that's. 146 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: A big thing. 147 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: It's like you might give me this money, but you're 148 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: taking away my opportunity to make money elsewhere that might 149 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: be more money than not money. 150 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: You're talking exactly exactly, and I mean speaking of those 151 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 2: off season opportunities. I mean, yeah, you can make you know, 152 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 2: a good amount of money in the w but like 153 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 2: not playing to your full potential, not the world not 154 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: seeing your personality, brand's not seeing you because you're the eighth, ninth, 155 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: tenth player on this team. You go to your other league, 156 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 2: you're a star. In most cases, you go overseas, you're 157 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: a star. You're broadening your reach, you're reaching a global audience. 158 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: So the fact that there is a chance that they're 159 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 2: also trying to take that away on top of everything else, 160 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 2: it's like, no, we're not going for it. And I mean, yes, 161 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 2: the number, the numbers look good, they're pretty, they're shiny, 162 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 2: they're big. There's something that we've never seen before. But 163 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 2: this whole situation is so much bigger than that. And 164 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 2: I even listened to Elena Beard on the Sarah Spain 165 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 2: Show shout out Sarah Spain talking about Project B and 166 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 2: like what they're doing over there, and respectfully, Elena like 167 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 2: gave nothing. She gave us no nothing, really, she gave 168 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 2: us like little crumbs, but like as far like Sarah 169 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: was trying, Like Sarah was digging, digging, and Elena was 170 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 2: like air tight. But like that's like her personality's like 171 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 2: very private and really good about stuff like that. But 172 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 2: basically the things that I took away like they're basically 173 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 2: trying to make like f one for basketball. That was 174 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 2: like her like summary of what Project B is. I mean, 175 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 2: she said they got a lot of money, they got 176 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 2: a lot of tech people involved, and they're trying to 177 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: make when men's basketball global. So when I'm listening to 178 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: like the players that they could potentially sign, you know, 179 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: I'm thinking of WNBA vets that have a presence in Europe, 180 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 2: so that have played many years overseas. I'm thinking of 181 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 2: actual international players that have never even been to the 182 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 2: w before. I feel like that's going to be more. 183 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: They're gonna have more international players than people probably think 184 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 2: they're going to have. I mean it sounds like a 185 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: really cool idea and she and she was very very 186 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 2: vocal on we're not trying to dismantle the WNBA like this, 187 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 2: We're not trying to compete with the WNBA. This is 188 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 2: just simply a different opportunity, a different look for women's 189 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 2: basketball players to make money playing sport they love. Like 190 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 2: she was very vocal about making sure that people know 191 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 2: that these off season leagues are not meant to dismantle 192 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 2: the W, Like these off season leagues wouldn't exist without 193 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: the W. So, if y'all want to learn more about 194 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 2: Project BE, you head to Sarah Spain's show. She interviewed 195 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 2: Alna Beard Duke Legend. So yeah, if y'all want to 196 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 2: know about that, head over there was. It was actually 197 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: a really good interview, but like I said, Atlanta was 198 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: very like limited with information she could share. But I 199 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 2: did learn a lot and it does seem like a 200 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 2: really cool thing. Anything else, CBA, WNBA. Oh, if y'all 201 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: don't know, Neka Goo McKay and Alyssa Thomas announced that 202 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 2: they were joining Project B, which I saw him was like, 203 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 2: oh my god, and I'm like, well, they are like 204 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 2: very seasoned overseas players so the whole concept of not 205 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 2: want to go overseas anymore, like that doesn't apply to 206 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 2: all players. Some players really really enjoy going overseas. I 207 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 2: was like fifty to fifty, like it was cool living 208 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 2: over there, but I was like, I miss my family, 209 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 2: I miss my friends. Living is crazy. That's where you 210 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 2: lose me. See a week cool. 211 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: It's not like going to Seattle or something where you 212 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: can go for a couple months or a couple of 213 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: weeks and come. 214 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: Back like, no, that's just far. It's far, and like 215 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 2: fresh out of college and you just get dropped into 216 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 2: a new country and you're just kind of like they're 217 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 2: just kind of like figure it out and you have to. 218 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, you're there to 219 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 2: play basketball, and they do not play when it comes 220 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 2: to basketball. I told you all the time, like you 221 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: live in the gym when you play overseas two a days, 222 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 2: like you wake up, you go to practice, you take 223 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 2: a nap, you go to your second practice, and now 224 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 2: it's nighttime and you're tired of shit, so you just 225 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 2: go to bed and you repeat, and that's it. And 226 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 2: you learn a lot about yourself when you're overseas. But 227 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 2: I had a nice time. I wouldn't like not like 228 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 2: if I had to go back, I wouldn't change anything. 229 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: But I interviewed an Olympic volleyball player and she was 230 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: talking about playing overseas because volleyball is different in the 231 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: way that there's not really there are now, but before 232 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: there all weren't really domestic professional leagues for women to 233 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: play about volleyball, like you played in college and you 234 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: could be the best player in the nation, and that 235 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: was kind of it if you didn't go overseas. And 236 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: she was talking about how when they would go overseas, 237 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: it would be fine when they were playing the language barrier. 238 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: But because everybody you speak volleyball, you speak basketball, you 239 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: kind of like you can get it. But she was like, 240 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,599 Speaker 1: outside of that, like trying to like foster relationships and 241 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: like make friends with my teammate. 242 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 2: It's hard. It's so hard, and they are very aware 243 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 2: of the language barrier, which I always appreciated that, and 244 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 2: then I tried to learn. I mean, my first country 245 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 2: was Hungry guys. Hungarian is such a hard language. They 246 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 2: have extra letters in their alphabet, like it is a 247 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 2: very hard yes, Like their language is like symbols and 248 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 2: like it's crazy. I tried really hard and then they 249 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 2: have the really heavy accents and it's just like, oh 250 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 2: my gosh, I went from Hungarian to Hebrew. When I 251 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 2: played in Israel, that was hard, and then French. I 252 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: did Spanish my whole life, so I was sol my 253 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 2: overseas time. Any of that Spanish did not help me 254 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 2: nowhere I was playing. So when I had shooting practices 255 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 2: in France, they made me count, like, they made me 256 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 2: use French numbers, and that was like my French practice detects, 257 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 2: and then a bunch of other things that I can't. 258 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: It was like so like I would we do shooting 259 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 2: practice and I make like what like nine out of 260 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 2: ten shots, and I'd be like nine or ten and 261 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: he'd be like what and I'd be like and then 262 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: I had to say it in French instead, and they're 263 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 2: all like, good job, le seed. 264 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 3: I felt like a little kid glass. 265 00:14:50,000 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 4: That's insane. 266 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 2: Okay, enough professional basketball time, Let's come back to the US. 267 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 2: I guess yeah, back to the United States with the 268 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 2: women's basketball that's going on right now, which is college, 269 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 2: and we haven't touched on college at all yet, so 270 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: this is gonna be like our little mini college catch 271 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 2: up recap for the season so far. Until we come 272 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: back in the new year, I don't even know where 273 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: to start. Where are we gonna Where are we gonna start? 274 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 2: Where were gonna start? Well, we could start with the 275 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 2: top twenty five top twenty five that my Dukies have 276 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: fallen out of. Not happy about that, you know what 277 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: I've You know, I didn't think that people really have 278 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 2: beefoot Duke for real, for real until like I got there, 279 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 2: Like when I was at Maryland, I thought like that 280 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: all that was made up, like people really like y'all, y'all, 281 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 2: y'all think y'all people take that. I was like, y'all, Like, 282 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 2: who do y'all think y'all are a dude? Like people 283 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 2: really don't hate y'all us, Yes they do, they do. 284 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 2: And I didn't realize that until I got there, and 285 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, like, y'all are like really most 286 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 2: hated no matter what, whether y'all are good or bad. 287 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 2: Duke is like most hated. And it was fun. 288 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 3: But like now as a fan, it's very annoying. 289 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: I don't like it. And I feel like the committee 290 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 2: was not They couldn't wait to kick them out of 291 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 2: the top twenty five for whatever reason. And actually, let's 292 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 2: talk about that game right now. If you guys didn't 293 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 2: know Duke West Virginia Duke West Virginia last week, there 294 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 2: was a little bit of a feisty moment at the 295 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 2: end of the first half, which I watched it and 296 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 2: I was like, okay, Like it wasn't It was not 297 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 2: that no punches were thrown, nothing, but benches were cleared, 298 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: which that if you guys do not know, if you 299 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 2: are on the bench and something an altercation happens on 300 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 2: the court and you leave your bench and step on 301 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: the court, you're ejected immediately. One of it could be 302 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 2: like your toe, the edge of your toe, if you 303 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 2: ever know, if you exit your coach bench area and 304 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: step onto the court, you rejected. So obviously they were 305 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 2: like because I saw the headline and it was like 306 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,959 Speaker 2: blah blah blah. Players ejected, and I was like, oh 307 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 2: my god, there was a fight. No its because they 308 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 2: they cleared the bench and you're not allowed to do that. 309 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 2: So that's why the players were rejected. West Virginia ended 310 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 2: up finishing the team the game with only five players 311 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 2: five and beat Duke at West Virginia they're twenty three 312 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 2: on the poll. Y'all let me okay, I'm glad that 313 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 2: you said that, because, yes, playing with five players and 314 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 2: losing is unacceptable as a top twenty program. Absolutely, But 315 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 2: can we like not disrespect these West Virginia players because 316 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,479 Speaker 2: they're now they're top twenty, they're top twenty five teams. 317 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: So there's that wasn't a scrub team that they were playing. 318 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 2: Just because they had five healthy bodies doesn't mean that 319 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 2: they weren't capable to win a basketball game, clearly. So 320 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 2: people were like feeling a way about the Duke game. 321 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 2: And I can't believe y'all lives can't believe, can't believe 322 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 2: as if those five players that suited up for West 323 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 2: Virginia weren't college basketball players too. I don't I don't 324 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 2: see sound like such a fair Like yeah, that's insane. 325 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 2: No losing to five players. 326 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 5: I'm sorry, guys, these teams don't play more than five 327 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 5: players anyway, like like these again, I don't know, I 328 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 5: didn't see who was ejected or not ejected, but if 329 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 5: it was as many players that left the bench, those 330 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 5: girls probably wasn't playing anyway, for being honest, So, yes, 331 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 5: Duke should not have lost that game. 332 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 2: Don't get me wrong. When I saw that, I was 333 00:18:55,040 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 2: like Girley Pops. Let's know. But now West Virginia is 334 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 2: number twenty three in the country, so that's not some 335 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 2: bummy teams. People always have been asking me about what 336 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 2: I think about Duke. 337 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 3: I think they are a great defensive team. 338 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: I think the way Kara has taught those young girls 339 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 2: how to defend has been super impressive. Like I don't, 340 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 2: you don't see very many college teams move as a 341 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 2: unit defensively like Duke does. My issue with them has 342 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 2: been their inability to score the basketball. And it's been 343 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 2: like this for since Kara got there. And I don't 344 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 2: know if that's by design. I don't know if they 345 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 2: just do defensive slides all of practice and nothing else. 346 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 2: They're currently averaging sixty four sixty nine points per game. 347 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 2: Last year, they finished the season averaging seventy four in 348 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 2: the season before sixty nine. Right now, currently the top 349 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 2: five teams in the country are all averaging eighty four 350 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 2: points or more per game. I think in a few 351 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 2: of the highest teams are like in the hundreds. So 352 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 2: the game is shifting. We see it on all levels. 353 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 2: It's shifting to a more offensive mind did approach because 354 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 2: it's entertainment, it's fun, it's fast paced. The players are 355 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 2: more athletic, they're more skilled. So yeah, people, you know, 356 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 2: if offense wins game, defense wins championships. I don't know, 357 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 2: you need to really know. But if you can't score 358 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 2: the Royds A really like, you have to have a 359 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 2: really good offense, Like I think. I think that that 360 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 2: statement is so flawed in so many ways. As true 361 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 2: as it is, it's like no like, because here's the thing. 362 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: Even if you play perfect defense, if I score zero 363 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: and you score zero, we tied. 364 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 2: So that's still not all. And if you play excellent 365 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 2: defense and you make a few mistakes in the score 366 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 2: is like four to zero, you still lose. You have 367 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 2: to play the ball in the basket. And that has 368 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 2: been my thing with this dude team the last few years, 369 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 2: just they're not scoring at a high rate, and they 370 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 2: have players that can score. The player that I'm looking 371 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:19,959 Speaker 2: at is Toby. She's just a sophomore. She's just a baby. 372 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 2: But that team is very veteran led. They have a 373 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 2: lot of seniors and juniors on that team, so I 374 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 2: think they're going to be fine, Toby. I think it's 375 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 2: gonna have to make a major leap from last year 376 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 2: to this year. But they have to figure out their offense. 377 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 2: They're gonna have to. But them getting kicked out of 378 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 2: the top I think they were fifth. They went from 379 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 2: fifteen to out like that. It's bad. I was like, 380 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 2: I didn't understand that, But hey, I think they'll they'll 381 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,360 Speaker 2: find their way back. They're like the last team out 382 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 2: like they got like if they had like a few 383 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 2: more votes, they would be twenty five. 384 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 3: But I'm like, Yo're tripping kicking them out Like there were. 385 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: Some other big move there's some other big moves that 386 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: happened in the top twenty five. We got Michigan who 387 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: climbed eight spots number six after they beat Notre Dame 388 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: ninety three to fifty four. 389 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 2: Wow, see and Notre Dame only dropped six. I'm sorry 390 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 2: losing by fifty to a ranked team like you should 391 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 2: have got pedalized way more for that, way more than 392 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 2: losing by a little bit as like No, that was 393 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 2: that was actually ridiculous. I checked that score and I 394 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 2: thought there was a glitch on ESPN because I was like, 395 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 2: there's no way Notre Dame's losing like that, But after 396 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: looking at some of the highlights and even like the 397 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: games in the past that they that they started the season, 398 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 2: it's like, this is not the same Notre Dame team 399 00:22:56,440 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 2: that we've seen as of recent years. I think they 400 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: have limited offensive firepower, which is why Hannah Hildago has 401 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 2: taken the brunt of that responsibility offensively, which we saw 402 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 2: also last week when she had a record breaking performance 403 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: of forty four points in sixteen steals. 404 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 3: Which says what is absolutely ridiculous. 405 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 2: And people and you know I and I don't like 406 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 2: to bring the Internet onto our show, but sometimes you 407 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: got to kind of check the pulse of things, especially 408 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 2: with college because there's so many games going on at 409 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 2: the same time. People were like, well, it was against 410 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 2: a bad team. It was against a bad team. I 411 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 2: can respect the fact that no matter who's in front 412 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 2: of Hannah Hildago, she's playing balls to the walls, like 413 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 2: she does not care who her opponent is. She doesn't 414 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 2: play down to her competition. If she thinks your food 415 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 2: your food, if she thinks she can take the ball 416 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 2: from me, I mean sixteen steals. No, of course they 417 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 2: were back. Yeah, but it's like, even on the worst 418 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 2: teams that I've ever played in college, will I get 419 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 2: at sixty fucking steals? Like, right, that's very impressive. But 420 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 2: I will say, as a as a defender, if anybody 421 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 2: knows about defense, like a lot of a lot of steel, 422 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 2: when you get steals, you're gambling. You're guessing nine times 423 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,199 Speaker 2: out of ten, you're guessing where the ball is going 424 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 2: to be, and you are wrong more than you're right. 425 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 2: So I didn't watch the totality of that game. I 426 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 2: would love to see like how many steals she like 427 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 2: went for versus how many she got she had to 428 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 2: have gone unless it was just one of those games 429 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,959 Speaker 2: where like the ball was just finding her. And I 430 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,399 Speaker 2: think as good as a defender she is, she's averaging 431 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 2: seven steals a game right now, as good she is 432 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 2: at being having a mind and a knack for finding 433 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 2: the ball defensively, there is a level of her that's 434 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 2: going to have to learn to pick her battles and 435 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 2: not gamble so much, because when she gambles and she 436 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 2: gets is wrong, she puts her whole team at risk 437 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 2: of getting scored on. 438 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 3: Because now she's at a position year in rotations, So for. 439 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 2: Someone that averages seven steals a game like she's getting 440 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 2: like she's going for steals a lot, which means she's 441 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 2: putting her team in rotations a lot, because even if 442 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 2: you get your hands on one, you might not always 443 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 2: get it. But now you're flying over there, the ball 444 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 2: is going towards the basket, you're out of position. So 445 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: I think that's the growth that we'll see in her game, 446 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 2: especially defensively, because you can't always go for those seals, 447 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 2: especially when you're playing a team like Michigan, who's very good. 448 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 2: They've been they're underrated as far as like their player 449 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 2: development because they've had some players make really good jumps 450 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,719 Speaker 2: from last year to this year. They were taking care 451 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 2: of the ball. So excited for Michigan. They've always they're 452 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 2: always solid. Michigan's always solid. Notre Dame. They're missing Olivia, 453 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 2: Miles Bad, they're missing Sonya, they're missing Sonya, Centron even 454 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 2: batter So yeah, I mean that happens. Gods when people 455 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 2: graduate and leave, like they leave gaping hole on teams. Wow, 456 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 2: what do you think about TCU? And you know, and 457 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 2: that is that's transfer, that's where the transfers are going 458 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 2: right now. And the gaping holes that were left with 459 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 2: Haley van Lyth and Sedona Prince have been filled quite 460 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 2: nicely by Olivia Miles and other players that have transferred in. 461 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 2: I knew that TCU was going to be a better 462 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 2: team with Olivia Miles as their point guard. 463 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 3: She has such a great court vision. 464 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 2: They just beatn North Carolina State, which was a huge 465 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 2: win for them. So happy to see top teams playing 466 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 2: each other early in the season. It doesn't happen that often, 467 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 2: but when you when you get a matchup like that, 468 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 2: like you have to pay attention whether to both sides. 469 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 2: NC State. You know, they start off really really hot, 470 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 2: they've kind of like kick, kind of like a struggle 471 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 2: moment right now. But it's good to get that. That's 472 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 2: why you got to play good teams early. We don't 473 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 2: get into that in a second with the next team 474 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 2: we're about to talk about, because there has to be 475 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 2: some type of benefit or tick on you for the 476 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 2: tournament based on your non conference and yes, strength of schedule, 477 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 2: like yes, that comes into play, but oh, some of 478 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 2: these non conference games are so hard to watch. 479 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 3: And I've never been out of mid major. 480 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 2: My sister went to a mid major and My brother's 481 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 2: at a lower mid major right now, and they agree 482 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 2: to these games because they get money for them. So 483 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 2: I get annoyed with some of these coaches that put 484 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 2: their players in these really horrible, embarrassing situations playing these 485 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 2: Power five programs, but they're like doing it. They're doing 486 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 2: it for the program, like they're doing it for the school. 487 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 2: And that's just kind of the reality of college sports now, 488 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 2: like that It's always happened in the past, but I 489 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 2: just feel like now it's happening like way way more 490 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 2: because these smaller schools are trying to keep up with 491 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 2: these bigger schools as far as like being able to 492 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 2: give their players money, provide adequate stuff for their athletes 493 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 2: when they come play at their schools. It's like a 494 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 2: money raise, it's a money grab, and it's I've always 495 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 2: said the nil is ruining college sports, not at the top, 496 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 2: not the Power five. They're thriving in anile. This anile 497 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 2: era has been absolutely amazing for the Power fives. I'm 498 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 2: talking about all the other schools, the things that they're 499 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 2: the new hurdles that they are now experiencing for not 500 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 2: having the same amount of money, the same amount of luxuries, 501 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 2: the travel accommodations, Like there's so many things now that 502 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 2: are like being spotlighted at these smaller programs, and they're 503 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 2: trying to just get as much money as they can 504 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 2: playing these teams. Who did I see somebody beat somebody 505 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 2: by like eighty or something? And I'm just like, LSU 506 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 2: was that the game? Because I think I put it 507 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 2: on my story, Yeah, and I was like, I would 508 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 2: never pick up. 509 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: A didn't they play Georgia South? 510 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 2: I don't know who they play every I mean, LSU 511 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 2: is beating the crap out of people right now, and 512 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 2: Kim has and we're gonna ask I'm gonna ask Klanie 513 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 2: this when we interview her. Oh yes, uh uh breaking news. 514 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 2: We're interviewing Klannie Brown on our next episode. But I'm 515 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 2: gonna ask her about Kim, like why do you why 516 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 2: does she make y'all's non conference like that? Like why 517 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 2: does she keep doing that? And it's funny because now 518 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 2: people are really like, why are you doing that? 519 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 3: And she just She's like, because this is what I do. 520 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 3: I'm gonna keep doing it. 521 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna keep scheduling these terrible teams for my team 522 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: to beat up on. And we still gonna make it 523 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 2: to the Final four, so say something. So I'm like, 524 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 2: you're right, kid, because y'all do be making it to 525 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 2: the Elite eight and Final four every year, so you know, 526 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 2: I can't even say nothing about it. But I just 527 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 2: can't fathom a top five team playing, having the schedule 528 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 2: they have and being top five, they didn't even get 529 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 2: to the final four. Here's the thing last year. What 530 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 2: bothers me. 531 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: With what you're saying is that's exactly why I don't 532 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: think it should be allowed. 533 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 2: Like obviously, nil is a great thing. Y'all know. 534 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: I don't want to take money out of nobody's pockets. Okay, 535 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: especially not an athlete. But I do think it needs 536 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: to switch up a little bit. They should not be 537 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: allowed to get paid to go like by the school. 538 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: Like that should not be a thing, Like the schools 539 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: resources should go to the program, et cetera, et cetera, 540 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: et cetera. 541 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 2: Like they should not be like. 542 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: Paying salaries for players and like trading them and that 543 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 1: is a mess. And you're right, it only screws everybody else, 544 00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: the little guys, because they don't have the money to 545 00:30:58,800 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: do that. 546 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 2: There's no parody and there's no room for growth. It's 547 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 2: the rich get Richard or the Portra that's like the parody. 548 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 2: I think they should do said parody because the parody 549 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 2: that we were so excited about happening has now just 550 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 2: completely reversed. Like there's there's no more parody. Like I 551 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 2: was looking at the top twenty five, there's no like 552 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 2: mid majors anywhere like Lash Usually it's Creighton. Fairfield has 553 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 2: always like been there the last few years. Creighton has 554 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 2: always ends up in the top twenty five by the 555 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 2: end of the year, and uh, there was one more. 556 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 2: It was like either South I think it's South Dakota State, 557 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 2: I think, or North Dakota State, one of those. They 558 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 2: always end up in the top twenty five at the 559 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 2: end of the year because they are they have a 560 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 2: really good record and they like blow through their conferences. 561 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 2: But now it's like you have these players at these 562 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 2: mid majors and they jumping ship to these bigger schools 563 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:58,239 Speaker 2: because they want money. So like the parody that we 564 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 2: were loved, that we were starting to love about women's 565 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 2: basketball is now like is gone completely. Like the top 566 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 2: twenty five is all power five and there's like and 567 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 2: there's no like one or two in the other receiving votes. 568 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 2: And that's it, Like. 569 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: We're starting to lose that thing in college sports that 570 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: I love so much about it that makes it's like 571 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: that identity part of it, where like I'll never be 572 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: in Atlanta Hawk, but I will I've been a Georgia 573 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: bull Dog because I went to school there, and like 574 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: you know, growing up in Georgia, people dream of going 575 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: there because their granddad went there. We just talked about 576 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: this with Andrea, like her wanting to go to Tennessee 577 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: her whole life, and we literally talked. 578 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 2: About this with her. 579 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: Had nil been on the table and she'd been offered 580 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: all this money to go to some other school, she 581 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: might have never went to the school that was her 582 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: dream school to begin with in the first place, and 583 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: like had that pride to be there. And so it 584 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: takes all of that away, Like which sucks for a 585 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: kid who's very impressionable, very young, their kid, so they 586 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: have no money coming into this situation, and you got 587 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: an eighteen year old taking care their whole family off 588 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: of going. 589 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 2: To school, and it's just like it puts them in 590 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:04,959 Speaker 2: a bad situation. 591 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: Of course, they're going to be impressionable to choose the 592 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 1: school that might not be the right fit for them, 593 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: or jump ship from a school that they really. 594 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 2: Love because they're gonna pay them for like I don't 595 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 2: like at all. I want them to get their brand 596 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 2: deals and get their money. But that yeah, because now 597 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 2: I feel like now where it's getting mixy is the 598 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 2: schools being able to pay And I'm just like at 599 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 2: one point and it's and it's it's interesting because they're 600 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 2: never going to be able to like initiate like a 601 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 2: salary cap system or a contract because then you're not 602 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 2: amateurs anymore. So that's never going to happen. And if 603 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 2: it does, then they're gonna have to unionize, like they're 604 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 2: already trying to start that, the unionization of college athletes, 605 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 2: Like that's already in the works. Elizabeth was telling us 606 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 2: about that, like back in January when we interviewed Elizabeth Williams. 607 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 2: I'm just like, like, what what do you do? Like 608 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 2: I'm seeing players be at a program for three years, 609 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 2: build something incredible, make crazy tournament run, and then they 610 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 2: out because they want money. Like I don't, I don't 611 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 2: care what any of them say. They are not y'all 612 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 2: not try to win championships, Like ring chasing culture doesn't 613 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 2: exist in college I'm sorry it doesn't. That's a pro 614 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 2: sports thing. These players are leaving for a bag and 615 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 2: that's fine, But now I'm just like, where's the fine? 616 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 2: Where's this? Like the storytelling is now? Like I don't 617 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 2: even honestly, I don't even know what what the storylines 618 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 2: are in women's college basketball right now because so many 619 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:37,800 Speaker 2: people moved around. And that's been our issue with men's 620 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 2: college basketball for many, many years. Even before Nio, guys 621 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,320 Speaker 2: were just like just bouncing around, like how can I 622 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 2: get to the league easier? Or what will give me 623 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 2: a better path to the league. Now it's just like 624 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 2: where can I get the most money? And at this point, 625 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 2: like I don't. I'm gonna find where's the team with 626 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 2: the least amount of transfers. And I'm saying this as 627 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 2: a transfer kid. Guys like I was a trans kid, 628 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 2: so I understand like how hard it was for me 629 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 2: to make that decision and there was no money on 630 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 2: the table and I had to sit out. So my 631 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 2: experience bring back situ, ass down and think about your decision, 632 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,319 Speaker 2: make think about what the choice you just made, because 633 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,360 Speaker 2: that's what I had to do my first year in Durham. 634 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 2: Is this really like where I want to be? And 635 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 2: if it's not, you better make it the place you 636 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 2: want to be, and you better make the most out 637 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 2: of your situation because you not leaving again. But even 638 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:36,280 Speaker 2: me talking from the experience of a transfer kid, like it, 639 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 2: my experience is so vastly different than the experience of 640 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 2: transfer kids now, Like I can't even I don't even 641 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 2: think I have to preface anything by saying, oh, guys, 642 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:48,919 Speaker 2: I was a transfer kid too. It's not the same 643 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 2: as it was when I was in college. But I 644 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 2: feel like, speak on the transfers. We can't even just 645 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 2: get into the biggest transfer. I felt like that surprised 646 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 2: every It didn't really surprise anybody that watched South Carolina closely. 647 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 2: This wasn't surprising that she left. And now that we're 648 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:13,399 Speaker 2: also talking about LSU is Mikaylae Mikayla fu Wiley who 649 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 2: left South Carolina to go to their arch nemesis LSU. 650 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 2: I can't wait for that game. 651 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,399 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, I. 652 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,760 Speaker 2: Cannot wait for that game. Whenever it is, it's probably 653 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 2: some time in freaking March or something. She's currently leading 654 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:34,959 Speaker 2: LSU and scoring. I will say one thing about Kim 655 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 2: is she lets them girls off their leash quick and quickly. 656 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:44,800 Speaker 2: So we were just talking about their non conference schedule 657 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,279 Speaker 2: and it's it's horrible. I hate it. 658 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 3: But Els she looks despite that, LS she looks very impressive. 659 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 2: Flage looks great. Mikayla Williams looks great. Mikayla looks good. 660 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 2: She's coming off the bench though, which was surprising, but 661 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 2: she's leading their leading score are currently. 662 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:07,719 Speaker 3: Did you see their little online beef they had l 663 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 3: s U? 664 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:12,279 Speaker 2: Did you see that? No? Right, it's always happening with 665 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 2: them because they're like the they're like the you know 666 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 2: what we need to do next our next college episode, 667 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 2: which will be once conference play starts. I want to 668 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 2: like categorize like the top teams into like things that 669 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 2: like women can digest. Like we gotta like call it 670 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 2: like you know what I mean, Right, we gotta figure 671 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 2: it out because LSU is something and I usually don't 672 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 2: do this until March, but yeah, we need to do 673 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 2: it because LSU, I mean, they've been those girls for 674 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:53,720 Speaker 2: some time now. So yeah, as we as we stated, 675 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:59,840 Speaker 2: their non conference is boo boo, and they played Charlotte 676 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 2: last week, and you know women's basketball fans do not 677 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:10,240 Speaker 2: play internet detectives. Charlotte. Two players from the Charlotte women's 678 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:13,759 Speaker 2: basketball team posted a TikTok dancing with the words, and 679 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,840 Speaker 2: it was like a point of view, LSU's finally playing 680 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:20,399 Speaker 2: some real competition or something like that. 681 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,640 Speaker 3: Right, they were dancing. I think they posted two videos. 682 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 2: Right, you know they the internet caught that quickly, clocked 683 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 2: it quickly, and I think LSU beat them by sixty 684 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:43,879 Speaker 2: ended up beating them by like sixty or something. How 685 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,920 Speaker 2: did they not know this was going to happen? You 686 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 2: know what I love? You know what I will love. 687 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:49,839 Speaker 2: I love that they weren't duck in smoke. I love 688 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 2: the confidence. But no, no, no, no, no, no no no. 689 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if I love that, because they might 690 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: if I were on that team be like, why did 691 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: you do that? 692 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 2: Apparently the coach anyway, apparently the coach made them take 693 00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 2: it down at like halftime of the game or something deleted. 694 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 2: But like maybe the internet is forever, honey, Like you 695 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,719 Speaker 2: should have just halftime of the game. You should you 696 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 2: should have stood ten toes because you know that that 697 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 2: video wasn't going nowhere you got to stay ten toes right, 698 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,279 Speaker 2: So yeah, they ended up losing by like fifty and 699 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,720 Speaker 2: then LSU. I think they had five or six technical 700 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 2: files throughout the game for like taunting the bench and 701 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 2: the party. So it loved it. And if y'all want 702 00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:37,320 Speaker 2: to know, the type of energy that LS you always 703 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,320 Speaker 2: come in with is that And that's why I've always 704 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 2: been able to even respect them despite their bad non 705 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 2: conference schedule. Like when the moment comes, they usually ride 706 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:48,279 Speaker 2: more than more times than not, they rise into the 707 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 2: occasion and they backing up, you know, all of the 708 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 2: things that they have and just them being who they are. 709 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:58,799 Speaker 2: So LS she's number five right now. They've probably been 710 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 2: like the most fun team watch in my opinion, even 711 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:06,640 Speaker 2: though like their team, their games have been bad. I 712 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 2: can't think of any other team that I've actually watched 713 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:11,600 Speaker 2: multiple games of. And I will do a better job 714 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:15,479 Speaker 2: at that one conference place starts because I can't watch 715 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 2: some of these games. Also got to show love to Connecticut. 716 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:24,360 Speaker 2: South Carolina always solid, always one two two one one two. Yeah, 717 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:29,759 Speaker 2: Connecticut Connecticut just looks they just always looks just well 718 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 2: oiled machine, so impressive that every year, you know, can 719 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:37,800 Speaker 2: have new players I've got. You have a player like Page, 720 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,600 Speaker 2: leave and you come back and you don't look like 721 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,400 Speaker 2: you've missed a beat at all. And that's definitely a 722 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 2: credit to coaching, but also the culture that Gino has 723 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:52,880 Speaker 2: built in Connecticut. Speaking of Connecticut, before we leave, I 724 00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:56,360 Speaker 2: want to talk about my top players right now in 725 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 2: the Power Five. I won't get into many details why 726 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:03,440 Speaker 2: I don't got to explain up into y'all really, especially 727 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,320 Speaker 2: when it comes to this. This is just opinions. Okay, 728 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:08,799 Speaker 2: this is just opinions based on stats. But here I 729 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,160 Speaker 2: go explain it stats and what I've seen eye tests, 730 00:41:11,239 --> 00:41:14,279 Speaker 2: and then we're gonna talk about a few freshmen that 731 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:16,560 Speaker 2: you guys should keep an eye out on. So, for me, 732 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 2: top five players in college right now the Power five 733 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:25,200 Speaker 2: Talia Scott who plays at Baylor, Sarah Strong and Azy 734 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:28,480 Speaker 2: Fudd who are at Yukon Live McGill who is at Florida, 735 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 2: and Madison bookerhera at Texas. I will say, like, maybe 736 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 2: these won't be the top five. I'll say like, these 737 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:37,840 Speaker 2: are like my favorite five right now, Lexi's faves. I 738 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 2: think Sarah Strong. 739 00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:40,479 Speaker 3: Is the best player in college basketball right now. 740 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:47,720 Speaker 2: She's insane. She's a sophomore's pro ready. Body is pro ready, 741 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,560 Speaker 2: her skill set is pro ready. So I'm just really 742 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:52,320 Speaker 2: excited to see her. I think Sarah Strong is the 743 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,680 Speaker 2: best player in college basketball. And the fact that Gino 744 00:41:54,880 --> 00:42:01,400 Speaker 2: just continues to sophomore pro ready. Body is pro ready, 745 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,080 Speaker 2: her skill set is pro ready. So I'm just really 746 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:08,200 Speaker 2: excited to see her growth. And the fact that Gino 747 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:15,000 Speaker 2: just continues to collect these gems. Even though people swear you, uh, 748 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:21,160 Speaker 2: Yukon uh, whatever it is, supremacy is dead. It is 749 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,759 Speaker 2: not absolutely is not dead. It never will be right 750 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:27,279 Speaker 2: after they want, never will be never will be dead 751 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 2: like they thought. And I always gonna kill me, do 752 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:32,680 Speaker 2: you know what you got? And he's risen above it, 753 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 2: like come on now. 754 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,319 Speaker 1: If anything, it's helped him because those girls make money too. 755 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:41,800 Speaker 2: So that Yukon brand is strong, that culture is straining. Yeah, 756 00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:48,400 Speaker 2: I have honorable mentions MICHAELA. Blake, Hannah Hildago, Attie Crooks, 757 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:51,360 Speaker 2: Joyce Edwards, and flaw Je. So those are like my 758 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:55,680 Speaker 2: ten faives that I'm keeping a close eye on uh 759 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:59,720 Speaker 2: this season because well, I love scoring two I also 760 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:04,160 Speaker 2: love defense, but then I just love well rounded players. 761 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,000 Speaker 2: That's something that I really like to see, especially in 762 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,840 Speaker 2: a college game where you really have to do a 763 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:11,440 Speaker 2: little bit of everything to be noticed a little bit. 764 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:14,839 Speaker 2: So I think those ten players are doing a really 765 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 2: good job of helping their teams win, but also showing 766 00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:21,839 Speaker 2: who they are on and off the court. So those 767 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,320 Speaker 2: are my faves. I don't know if you have any faves, Marian. 768 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:27,560 Speaker 2: I know you don't. You're not as tapped into college 769 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 2: basketball as No, not. 770 00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:33,120 Speaker 1: Yet, like it's still too earn right, you feel me. 771 00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:35,080 Speaker 1: But I will say I could have told you. I 772 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,200 Speaker 1: could have told you that Sarah Strong was going to 773 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:41,560 Speaker 1: be like this after last Yeah, so this was to 774 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:42,120 Speaker 1: be expected. 775 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:45,760 Speaker 2: I'm really excited for her. If we're talking about probably 776 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,000 Speaker 2: the two most pro ready players right now, it's Sarah 777 00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:53,440 Speaker 2: Strong and Madison Booker. Like Madison Booker she's at Texas. 778 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,800 Speaker 2: If y'all don't know, like, she's so much fun to 779 00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:59,680 Speaker 2: watch and they kind of remind me of each other 780 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:02,920 Speaker 2: their style of play and the way they play. I 781 00:44:02,920 --> 00:44:05,280 Speaker 2: would like to see a Sarah Sean Madison Booker matchup 782 00:44:05,320 --> 00:44:08,840 Speaker 2: this year. I would love that committee make it happen 783 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:13,160 Speaker 2: because I know y'all could do that. And yeah, some 784 00:44:13,239 --> 00:44:17,359 Speaker 2: of the freshmen that I've been clocking a little bit, 785 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:23,880 Speaker 2: Jazzy Davidson alias Chavez Blanca Queenez. I think that's how 786 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:28,239 Speaker 2: you put out your name. Aliah Crump and Lena Girardi. 787 00:44:29,080 --> 00:44:32,799 Speaker 2: Those are some diaper dandies. We don't really use that 788 00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:36,719 Speaker 2: in women's college, and I think we should. Those are 789 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 2: some freshmen that are hooping right now on really good teams. 790 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,759 Speaker 2: And yeah, I'm excited for them for just you know, 791 00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:46,759 Speaker 2: we're seeing the little caterpillars right now and see what 792 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 2: they blossom and grow into. Who knows they might change 793 00:44:50,239 --> 00:44:52,799 Speaker 2: the age and the new CBA. Who knows they might 794 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:54,400 Speaker 2: do that. We might see some of them in the 795 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:58,520 Speaker 2: w very very soon. I doubt that, but God would 796 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:03,440 Speaker 2: not shock me. But but that's nothing that. Let me stop. 797 00:45:03,719 --> 00:45:05,879 Speaker 2: We haven't even talked about that in our meetings. Let 798 00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:08,560 Speaker 2: me stop lying to the people. That has not even 799 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:12,000 Speaker 2: come up in a single meeting, doesn't come up one 800 00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:13,879 Speaker 2: time in a meeting, is lowering the age. So let 801 00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:18,320 Speaker 2: me let me shut up, bigger fish, no facts. Okay, 802 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:19,839 Speaker 2: I know this episode was a little bit all over 803 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:23,759 Speaker 2: the place, guys, but there's there are a lot of 804 00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:26,440 Speaker 2: good things happening in women's college basketball, and I'm excited 805 00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:29,000 Speaker 2: for us to cover it in the new year. When 806 00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:32,680 Speaker 2: we get, you know, a little bit more competitive matchups, 807 00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:36,839 Speaker 2: we get to see how everything starts to shake out. So, yeah, 808 00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:41,160 Speaker 2: anything else you want to add, Mariah, listen. 809 00:45:41,719 --> 00:45:43,560 Speaker 1: I hope for your sake, doo Gee can get back 810 00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:46,240 Speaker 1: in the We'll be back. 811 00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,759 Speaker 2: Okay. We were one we were one shot away from 812 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:51,440 Speaker 2: the final four last year. Guys. 813 00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:55,120 Speaker 3: Was it the final four when they lost to South Carolina? 814 00:45:55,440 --> 00:46:00,120 Speaker 2: Yeah? Right, because we were like, we're so no is 815 00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:05,320 Speaker 2: the lead day game? Right? Yeah? 816 00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:07,200 Speaker 1: Because we were all making fun of you for having 817 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:08,440 Speaker 1: them in your. 818 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:11,840 Speaker 2: Final Yeah, sure word? And I was almost I was 819 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:16,160 Speaker 2: one three pointer away from being right all right? Canon, 820 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:18,839 Speaker 2: well Cannon saying, get off this right. 821 00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:21,440 Speaker 1: So, thank you for tuning in to another episode of 822 00:46:21,440 --> 00:46:24,560 Speaker 1: Full Circle. 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