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Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we've got

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Speaker 1: It's almost WNBA Draft time. Baby. It's Monday, April fourteenth,

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Speaker 1: and on today's show will be previewing tonight's draft with

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Speaker 1: Jordan Robinson, host of The Women's Hoop Show. We talk

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Speaker 1: about the importance of where a player goes versus when

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Speaker 1: the top needs for teams drafting early, and the college

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Speaker 1: players choosing to stay in school instead of entering the draft.

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Speaker 1: Plus a game Cock on the Move, Love Crown's a Champion,

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Speaker 1: and love in basketball in real life. That's all coming

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Speaker 1: up right after this. Welcome Backslices, Happy Monday. Here's what

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Speaker 1: you need to know today. Let's start with the WNBA.

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Speaker 1: In tonight's draft, thirty eight players will hear their names

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Speaker 1: called the Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City,

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Speaker 1: though just sixteen were invited by the league to attend,

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Speaker 1: including projected number one pick Page Beckers and National Championship

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Speaker 1: runners up from South Carolina Sanaiah Fagan and Tahina Pow Pow,

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Speaker 1: plus Notre Dame Sona citron USC's Kiki Eriefen TCUs Hailey

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Speaker 1: van Lith and French phenom Dominique Maloga. Before any names

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Speaker 1: are called, players will walk the Orange carpet with a

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Speaker 1: live show hosted by Hannah O'Flynn and one of last

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Speaker 1: year's most fashionable rookies, Los Angeles Sparks Rikia Jackson. You

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Speaker 1: can catch that on the WNBA's YouTube channel and in

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Speaker 1: the WNBA app starting at four thirty pm Eastern. Then

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Speaker 1: a full slate of ESPN show is beginning with an L.

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Speaker 1: Duncan hosted SportsCenter Live from Hudson Yards at sixth Eastern,

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Speaker 1: followed by WNBA Countdown at seven and the Draft at

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Speaker 1: seven thirty. Much more on the WNBA Draft with Jordan

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Speaker 1: coming up later in the show. More WNBA news. The

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Speaker 1: league is announced its inaugural Rivalry Week, presented by new

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Speaker 1: partner Ally Financial. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will

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Speaker 1: face Angel resind the Chicago Sky in prime time to

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Speaker 1: tip off Rivalry Week in August, with other featured matchups

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Speaker 1: including New York and Minnesota in a WNBA five Finals rematch,

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Speaker 1: and Atlanta and their new acquisition Britney Griner facing her

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Speaker 1: old Phoenix Mercury squad to college hoops, where another big

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Speaker 1: name looks to be on the move. Flashy South Carolina

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Speaker 1: guard Malaysia ful Wiley has entered the transfer portal. Ful

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Speaker 1: Wiley helped Don Staley's Game Cox to the Final four

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Speaker 1: this season and last year she was the SEC Tournament

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Speaker 1: thirty eight no season in a national championship win. Meantime,

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Speaker 1: this year's National Championship winners, Yukon, celebrated their victory with

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Speaker 1: a parade in downtown Hartford yesterday. Thousands of people were

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Speaker 1: and media outlets, march down the streets of the capitol

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Speaker 1: before speeches in front of the Excel Center, the huskies

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Speaker 1: second home, gino Oriama Pagebeckers and Asy Fudd addressed the crowd,

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Speaker 1: and Fudd returning next year to Yukon got the crowd

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Speaker 1: you guys are the best and let's run it back

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Speaker 1: next year. If Azy plays anything next year like she

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Speaker 1: To Hockey. Team USA defeated Canada two to one on

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Speaker 1: Sunday the World Championships behind goals from Lee's deckline and

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Speaker 1: Megan Keller. The US improved to three to zero in

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Speaker 1: group play, with one final group play match tomorrow against

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Speaker 1: at one pm Eastern against tournament host Chechia. Quarterfinal games

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Speaker 1: are on Thursday. In the NWSL, the Orlando Pride in

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Speaker 1: Kansas City Current ran their win streaks to four straight

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Speaker 1: to start the season with wins this weekend, Orlando defeating

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Speaker 1: San Diego Wave two nil with tallies from Debinia and

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Speaker 1: Gotham FC on Sunday, entering in the seventy third minute

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Speaker 1: North Carolina Courage to Volleyball. Love Volleyball has its first

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Speaker 1: ever champion crowned yesterday afternoon in Louisville. The title match

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Speaker 1: Madison Skinner and Logan Eggleston. Finally, Sports Illustrated has announced

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Speaker 1: a new six spor competition, the SI Women's Games, set

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Speaker 1: to take place this fall and air on SCRIPTS. The

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Speaker 1: competition will take place in Oceanside, California, over the course

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Speaker 1: Team World, with athletes facing off in individual and team competitions.

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Speaker 1: All right slices. A quick note on the WNBA's current

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Speaker 1: draft eligibility rules. This is info that should help you

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Speaker 1: understand why college players you might have been watching all

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Speaker 1: the rules for domestic prospects per the current CBA. A

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Speaker 1: which are defined as any person born and residing outside

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Speaker 1: as an amateur or a professional. Those players are eligible

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Speaker 1: by the quote unquote prioritization rule added to the CBA

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Speaker 1: ratified in twenty twenty. This is meant to keep players

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Speaker 1: in the States and available for their WNBA teams, not

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Speaker 1: read more about that and why there are calls to

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Speaker 1: a recent Front Office Sports story done by friend of

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Speaker 1: the show Annie Costable. We'll link to it in our

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Speaker 1: show notes. All right, we're going to take a quick

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Speaker 1: up with our last Thursday to chat all things WNBA

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Speaker 1: Draft Us. Now a returning champ, she's hosted the newly

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Speaker 1: renamed podcast, The Women's Hoops Show, formerly known as Queens

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Speaker 1: co authoring a book on the history of women's hoops.

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Speaker 1: I'm just tired reading it. It's Jordan Robinson, welcome back.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for having me back. Yes, I am always tired.

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Speaker 2: After my bio. That just means I got a lot

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Speaker 2: of tax forms to fill out because it's tax season.

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Speaker 2: That's all that means.

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Speaker 1: And you're getting paid, and you get paid.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I love it.

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Speaker 1: We are both a little punch drunk as a result

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Speaker 1: rest for the wicket because the WNBA Draft follows up

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Speaker 1: right after everyone thinks we get a break, No, sir,

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Speaker 1: so much to talk about. There's so much intrigue this year,

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Speaker 1: especially with players pulling out just weeks before the big

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Speaker 1: event at Hudson Yards, Manhattan. So before we even get

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Speaker 1: who will not be in New York City, starting with

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Speaker 2: It was pretty solid. So then she says, nah, I

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Speaker 2: were a lot of rumors of maybe they just weren't

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Speaker 1: I don't know anything about Olivia Miles sexuality or anybody

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Speaker 1: wonder if there's anything there, because she's not the only

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Speaker 1: So maybe Olivia is just like, listen, I've got enough

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Speaker 1: the stretch, especially in that title game.

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Speaker 1: Right, And I think thankfully there are a few more options.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I love I just heard the story. I hadn't

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Speaker 2: of her dunking at seven and like four different times

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00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:42,119
Speaker 2: you know how parents do.

430
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,200
Speaker 1: That they're like off a, drop step off a drop, stuff, no,

431
00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,760
Speaker 1: no no, momentum just. Standing, yeah.

432
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,119
Speaker 2: Incredible and she you, know she didn't even play that

433
00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,720
Speaker 2: much on The france national team because they are stacked over.

434
00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,840
Speaker 2: There but then she gets to go and potentially play

435
00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,560
Speaker 2: With Gabby, williams who was Her french. TEAMMATE i just

436
00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:08,200
Speaker 2: think that the idea Of Dominique, Malanga ezzie Magmagor Neca,

437
00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:13,360
Speaker 2: gombique just long and just play a two three. Zone

438
00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,479
Speaker 2: just have them at, wingspan arms, out nobody is getting in,

439
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,120
Speaker 2: there and then you Have Gabby williams And Skyler digg

440
00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:24,399
Speaker 2: And smith pressuring the. Ball i'm just thinking of, defense of,

441
00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:29,160
Speaker 2: length of. ATHLETICISM i think they should make this pick

442
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,760
Speaker 2: and that would be so much. Fun she's only, nineteen

443
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,159
Speaker 2: But essie was also only nineteen From australia when she

444
00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,880
Speaker 2: came to The. Storm so seeing her develop and her

445
00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,040
Speaker 2: just be the great player that she, IS i think

446
00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,879
Speaker 2: the ceiling is really high For dominie.

447
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,879
Speaker 1: And playing, professionally playing around older, PEOPLE i think just

448
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:51,160
Speaker 1: changes that. Age it doesn't feel quite the same that would.

449
00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,120
Speaker 1: BE i, mean that's a unicorn type. Player that even

450
00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,520
Speaker 1: if you don't need, IT i think any team would

451
00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,200
Speaker 1: feel like they have to take. Her, yeah The Washington

452
00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,720
Speaker 1: mystics are going to play a huge role in this year's.

453
00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,480
Speaker 1: Draft they Sent Eryl atkins to The Chicago sky that

454
00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,520
Speaker 1: gave him the number three, picks so they've now got,

455
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,720
Speaker 1: three four and six In monday's. Draft NEW gm And

456
00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,960
Speaker 1: Jamie Lea whidaman new head coach In Sydney. Johnson what's their,

457
00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,480
Speaker 1: priority especially when they know they're dealing with those three

458
00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:17,920
Speaker 1: picks right almost.

459
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,399
Speaker 2: In a row, there their priority is. Everything we are

460
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:26,080
Speaker 2: getting the best available because we need it. Desperately you

461
00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,600
Speaker 2: do not have three picks in the first round if

462
00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,040
Speaker 2: you don't need, bodies just anyone that you can get

463
00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,199
Speaker 2: and building for the. FUTURE i think this is a

464
00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:40,200
Speaker 2: very important draft for them because The Washington mystics started

465
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,800
Speaker 2: out terribly last, season as we, know what was it

466
00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,000
Speaker 2: oh to, twelve oh and, Thirteen but then somehow we're

467
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:50,119
Speaker 2: still in conversations of potentially making the playoffs at the

468
00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,760
Speaker 2: end of the. Season so you have good Pieces Aliah,

469
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:59,320
Speaker 2: Edwards Shakira, Austin Britney. Sykes they just injuries were really

470
00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:03,600
Speaker 2: their biggest thing last year, healthy you add my picks

471
00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,719
Speaker 2: number three A Sonya citron coming From Notre, dame who

472
00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,600
Speaker 2: is going to be one of my favorite. ROOKIES i

473
00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:14,399
Speaker 2: already know because she is so. Versatile she can guard

474
00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:17,760
Speaker 2: the team's best, player she can spot up, shoot she

475
00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,280
Speaker 2: can drive to the. BASKET i feel like she just

476
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,160
Speaker 2: has the pro body.

477
00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:26,880
Speaker 1: Surprising size to write six to two at that guard, position, yeah.

478
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,800
Speaker 2: Exactly her size is really going to help her on

479
00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,920
Speaker 2: the next. Level and then a little controversial app, FOUR

480
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,280
Speaker 2: i Have Kiki. RIAFIN i know that she has dropped

481
00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,200
Speaker 2: and gotten as high as two from the start of the.

482
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,480
Speaker 1: Season she's after that first game With juju, out everyone

483
00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,920
Speaker 1: was like her stock's never been high. Er she went,

484
00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,320
Speaker 1: off and then the next two games you're, like you're

485
00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:48,600
Speaker 1: like five for twenty eight or.

486
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,720
Speaker 2: Where, yeah back to where we were. Before but she

487
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:53,240
Speaker 2: can't go.

488
00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:56,240
Speaker 1: Off it's a matter of trying to figure out what

489
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,679
Speaker 1: the difference was in those. Games was it the setup

490
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:00,960
Speaker 1: was which where she was getting the ball? Defender you

491
00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:01,560
Speaker 1: know all that.

492
00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:06,639
Speaker 2: To, me it's Potential. Kiki we've seen the greatness of,

493
00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:10,320
Speaker 2: her especially At. Stanford you know she was playing with another.

494
00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,439
Speaker 2: Star she doesn't have to be that number one, option

495
00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,000
Speaker 2: especially when she goes to The, mystics especially as a,

496
00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,359
Speaker 2: rookie she doesn't have to be that go to. Player

497
00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,240
Speaker 2: if she can knock down that mid range at the free,

498
00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,480
Speaker 2: throw if she can rip and blow by a slower,

499
00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,919
Speaker 2: POST i think she will be a good. Pro AND

500
00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:31,840
Speaker 2: i say call Edd Elena, deladon call her she, retired

501
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,199
Speaker 2: tell her to work With, kiki AND i think that

502
00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,040
Speaker 2: could help her game and grow that a little.

503
00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,560
Speaker 1: Bit. YEAH i think also it's really sort of unfair

504
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,720
Speaker 1: to take the last two games of a season where

505
00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,359
Speaker 1: you have an entire game plan based around a superstar

506
00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,280
Speaker 1: that goes down, injured and then all of a, sudden

507
00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,399
Speaker 1: all the focuses on, you but you haven't really built

508
00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,440
Speaker 1: a new game plan around the team that you have out.

509
00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,639
Speaker 1: THERE i think that's a little bit. Unfair so certainly some.

510
00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,400
Speaker 1: Potential then you Mentioned Aleah. Edwards that is someone WHO

511
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,320
Speaker 1: i think after watching her On, unrivaled they probably already

512
00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,000
Speaker 1: know all this from seeing her in. Practice but if

513
00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,320
Speaker 1: you're that, TEAM i think you find some ways to

514
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,399
Speaker 1: create space for her because what we saw on the

515
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,879
Speaker 1: ONE b one especially is that she can take anyone

516
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,240
Speaker 1: AND i, think you, know there's a lot of enthusiasm

517
00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,959
Speaker 1: and excitement around her next season after what we saw In,

518
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,359
Speaker 1: unrivaled especially if she gets some. Help, okay so that's

519
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,879
Speaker 1: first two of those. Three she could get some backcourt

520
00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:33,520
Speaker 1: help From Maryland's, sellers From Kentucky's, amore even From haley

521
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:34,520
Speaker 1: van lyth.

522
00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,040
Speaker 2: Mm, hmmm, YEAH i like. That i'm trying to, think

523
00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,120
Speaker 2: who DID i have for? Six, YEAH i Have. SELLERS

524
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,760
Speaker 2: i Have Shyanne sellers From. MARYLAND i think her draft

525
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,359
Speaker 2: stock has definitely been on the rise because we were

526
00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,840
Speaker 2: able to see not only those fantastic games With Maryland March,

527
00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,439
Speaker 2: madness but what she's been able to do Under Brenda

528
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:58,200
Speaker 2: freeze her whole. Career she stayed At, maryland she has

529
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,320
Speaker 2: played with, stars she's played With Angel, reyes she played

530
00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:06,240
Speaker 2: With Diamond miller like she's been able to grow in her.

531
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,120
Speaker 2: Game AND i think she's just going to be that perfect.

532
00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,399
Speaker 2: Piece and WHEN i think of The mystics they lost

533
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:15,080
Speaker 2: To Tory, walker kimbro To atlanta and free agency And

534
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,280
Speaker 2: Chyenne sellers could kind of fit that. Role i'm just

535
00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:21,600
Speaker 2: going to come in off the, bench be a solid role.

536
00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,880
Speaker 2: Player i'm not going to shoot high, volume But i'm

537
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,600
Speaker 2: going to be. Efficient i'm gonna get, Stops i'm gonna

538
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,280
Speaker 2: make little Mistakes like that type of player is someone

539
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,840
Speaker 2: you need in the, mix and especially with this rookie,

540
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:34,399
Speaker 2: CLASS i think she can be that for The.

541
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:38,400
Speaker 1: Mystics, yeah number five pick goes to The Golden State,

542
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:42,360
Speaker 1: valkyries who didn't make the SPLASH i expected or they

543
00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,720
Speaker 1: hoped in free. Agency let's start there for a, second,

544
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,360
Speaker 1: LIKE i don't. Know i'm not a professional basketball player,

545
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:55,680
Speaker 1: barely BUT i feel LIKE i would want to go

546
00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,040
Speaker 1: to a brand new franchise with incredible, facilities a lot of,

547
00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:03,280
Speaker 1: enthusiasm incredible ambassadors on the men's, side and ownership that's

548
00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,240
Speaker 1: willing to throw a ton of money and enthusiasm behind

549
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,360
Speaker 1: this new. Team get to set some records and expectations

550
00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,200
Speaker 1: and be a part of this new. THING i was

551
00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,200
Speaker 1: really surprised that they weren't able to draw some bigger

552
00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,480
Speaker 1: names of free. AGENCY i was.

553
00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:22,440
Speaker 2: SHOCKED i couldn't believe, it especially because of everything that you.

554
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:27,440
Speaker 2: Said but the basketball part that you forget or you're

555
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,720
Speaker 2: not thinking, about Because i'm also looking at all the

556
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:34,640
Speaker 2: shiny newness of a team One, historically expansion teams are

557
00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,800
Speaker 2: not very. Great we just know. This they are building

558
00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:41,480
Speaker 2: a team out of expansion drafts and they're kind of

559
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,080
Speaker 2: getting as much as they can, get so they usually

560
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,240
Speaker 2: finished towards the, bottom and maybe some of these stars were, like,

561
00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,160
Speaker 2: Eh i'm tired of being at the. BOTTOM i want

562
00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,200
Speaker 2: to win, now SO i want to go to a team.

563
00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,120
Speaker 2: There the other part is a lot of these free

564
00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:58,720
Speaker 2: agencies were, cored so they the. Teams if they were

565
00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,080
Speaker 2: going to go to The, valkyrie The valkyries had to

566
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,720
Speaker 2: trade something in order to get. Them So i'm thinking

567
00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:07,040
Speaker 2: of A Kelsey, plumb. Right she was definitely the name

568
00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,200
Speaker 2: That i've thrown out. There Natalie nikasse is the head

569
00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,120
Speaker 2: coach of The. Valkyrie she came from The. Aces i'm, like,

570
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,320
Speaker 2: okay they're gonna Get Kelsey. Plump but when The aces are, like,

571
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,920
Speaker 2: well who are you gonna give for? Them and it's

572
00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,600
Speaker 2: a bunch of these great players but not enough to

573
00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,320
Speaker 2: amount to a. Superstar so when you hear The valkyries

574
00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:30,960
Speaker 2: talk about the disappointment and free, AGENCY i Think Kendrick

575
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,760
Speaker 2: andrews reported on. This they, said we just didn't have the.

576
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:39,080
Speaker 2: Capitol we didn't have the roster to trade for these

577
00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:43,880
Speaker 2: superstar level, players and you gotta work with what you.

578
00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,640
Speaker 2: GOT i think they have some. Dogs you Get Tiffany,

579
00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,760
Speaker 2: hayes you Got Kate, Martin Moe, billings one of my.

580
00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:55,480
Speaker 2: FAVORITES i love her a lot of effort. Players so with,

581
00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,200
Speaker 2: THIS i Have anissamorrow going.

582
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:02,239
Speaker 1: Here, ooh what a fit because with those players that

583
00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,960
Speaker 1: would be so fun're they're getting every loose ball.

584
00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:12,600
Speaker 2: Rebound you will never question the effort of this, group

585
00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,840
Speaker 2: AND i think she would fit. IN i Know Anis

586
00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,760
Speaker 2: tomorrow is, undersize but what she showed us In March

587
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,520
Speaker 2: madness IS i can shoot the, THREE i have a mid,

588
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,640
Speaker 2: RANGE i have more to my. Game But i'm also

589
00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:25,760
Speaker 2: going to give you a double double at the bare. Minimum.

590
00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:29,600
Speaker 2: Yep so we saw that With Angel, rees the effort

591
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,640
Speaker 2: and the rebounding transfers to this. Level AND i think

592
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,200
Speaker 2: In tomorrow at five to The, VALKYRIES i like.

593
00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:39,160
Speaker 1: IT i like that. Too, okay so after That mystic's third,

594
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,520
Speaker 1: pick we'll go to The Connecticut sun at seven and.

595
00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:44,360
Speaker 1: Eight this team kind of needs. Everything they lost their

596
00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,560
Speaker 1: entire starting. Five right, now it's Basically Marina maybry and

597
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: the rack of spices that she got from Dje itt.

598
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,640
Speaker 1: Unrivaled there's some. Players no insult to the players that are.

599
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,560
Speaker 1: THERE i did look up their roster and like six

600
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,960
Speaker 1: of the players currently listed don't have a. Photo i'm,

601
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:02,080
Speaker 1: like are these made? Up did you make these people?

602
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:05,719
Speaker 1: Up what is the priority for the new head, Coach Rashid.

603
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,920
Speaker 1: Miziun that's a great.

604
00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:11,760
Speaker 2: Question what DID i say for the? Mystics The sun

605
00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,520
Speaker 2: will take anyone and. Everyone that's probably gonna be the

606
00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:19,960
Speaker 2: most interesting training, Camp sarah, like, honestly because it's it's wide,

607
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,760
Speaker 2: Open like you can go into a training camp and be,

608
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:26,400
Speaker 2: like oh, Cool i'm the superstar of THIS wnba team

609
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,080
Speaker 2: THAT i was just on out of. Nowhere there is opportunity.

610
00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:35,480
Speaker 2: THERE i Have Hailey bandlyth going to The sun here

611
00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,920
Speaker 2: AND i think that one The sun need, Everything but

612
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,240
Speaker 2: she could be kind of this anchor person for a

613
00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:47,360
Speaker 2: team and figure out HER wnba roots and what she

614
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,440
Speaker 2: wants to be and what type of player she wants

615
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,360
Speaker 2: to be on this is it also weird THAT.

616
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:55,520
Speaker 1: I like associate her with. CASINOS i don't know what it,

617
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,960
Speaker 1: is BUT i feel Like Hailey bandlth is like the

618
00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,760
Speaker 1: perfect player to be on team that's in a.

619
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:04,320
Speaker 2: Casino maybe just, money maybe because she JUST i.

620
00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,760
Speaker 1: Mean she's, money she's. CLUTCH i don't. Know there's a vibe,

621
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:08,680
Speaker 1: there there's a.

622
00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:13,400
Speaker 2: Vibe it's a perfect. Match she likes. Casinos let me

623
00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:19,880
Speaker 2: stand you to The connecticut. Side it's in a. Casino so,

624
00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:24,200
Speaker 2: yeah nobody really who's been in the w wants to go.

625
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:28,280
Speaker 2: There so that's why they've been pulling some international players

626
00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,280
Speaker 2: and they will build some rookies.

627
00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,040
Speaker 1: To fill out this roster and remind, ME i think

628
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:36,920
Speaker 1: and believe and hope that they're one of the ones

629
00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,800
Speaker 1: that's planning a new facility or AM i just wishing

630
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:40,280
Speaker 1: that into?

631
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:44,440
Speaker 2: Existence, yeah we are definitely wishing. THAT i think when

632
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:48,760
Speaker 2: there is such a mass exodus and everyone has all

633
00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:53,360
Speaker 2: the players have just shit on your facilities and saying

634
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,200
Speaker 2: you're playing in a boys and girls. Club you need

635
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,800
Speaker 2: a break crown like yesterday if you want.

636
00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,080
Speaker 1: ANYBODY i just made that up out of hope For

637
00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,640
Speaker 1: marina and everyone. INVOLVED i just don't want them to

638
00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,480
Speaker 1: be practicing next to a child's birthday party. Anymore but

639
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,319
Speaker 1: they will indeed be doing.

640
00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:14,319
Speaker 2: That, Okay welcome To haley.

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Speaker 1: Bends all, right what else do you have your eye

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Speaker 1: on heading Into monday? Night anything else team wise or

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Speaker 1: player wise that you'll be watching. For maybe A Kate

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Speaker 1: martin moment where a player is ostensibly there to support

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Speaker 1: other people and then randomly gets the.

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Speaker 2: Call oh, man you, Know i'm just excited again when

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00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,800
Speaker 2: we talk about. Fit there could be some really fun

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00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:39,279
Speaker 2: fits that come out of, this you. Know one THAT

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00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:43,600
Speaker 2: i love Is Georgia amore potentially going to The la

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Speaker 2: sparks her With Lynn.

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Speaker 1: I've heard the sky, too Which i'm, like come, here

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Speaker 1: give Us. Sundawalter, yeah that could be.

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Speaker 2: FUN i can see that playing Behind Courtney vandersloot would

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00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,560
Speaker 2: be great for her. Career but then on the other,

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Speaker 2: hand you could learn from A Elsea plumb Who she's

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00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,080
Speaker 2: also in that dog class With Kelsey, plum so maybe

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00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:07,880
Speaker 2: that chemistry kind of goes. There But Lynn roberts loves the,

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00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,560
Speaker 2: three loves to play, fast AND i Think Georgia amore

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00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,959
Speaker 2: could work really well. There but then on the other hand,

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Speaker 2: too WHICH i think might be a little bit of a,

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00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:20,680
Speaker 2: sleeper Is Sanaia rivers FROM Nc. State not a lot

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Speaker 2: of people have her HIGH i don't think she needs

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00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:25,319
Speaker 2: to be a high draft. PICK i think she is

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Speaker 2: pro ready with her, body with her, athleticism she reminds,

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00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,560
Speaker 2: me and she could be something like A Rikiah. Jackson like,

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Speaker 2: yeah going To minnesota at eleven Under Cheryl reeve and

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Speaker 2: the development that we know that she Coach reeve, Does

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00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,600
Speaker 2: like that makes my basketball mind so happy at that

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Speaker 2: potential for. Her SO i think there are some solid

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00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:53,160
Speaker 2: players that we were able to watch all college season.

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00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:56,399
Speaker 2: LONG i hope they get a. SHOT i hope they

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00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,439
Speaker 2: make a. Roster but it's just making me more excited

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00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,640
Speaker 2: about the debt you in, general because there's there's bucket

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Speaker 2: getter's top to bottom on all these.

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Speaker 1: Rests, well you also mentioned like good, fits as in

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Speaker 1: fit for the team they're, On but what about other?

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00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,360
Speaker 1: Fits what about the fit check who's gonna win the

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00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:13,880
Speaker 1: game within the game on draft?

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00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:20,440
Speaker 2: Night oh my, gosh, WELL i mean page just last

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00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:24,200
Speaker 2: year she came with that all white, suit which is kind.

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Speaker 1: Of like you're doing. Great yeah, yeah, camera it was.

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00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,440
Speaker 2: Like a number one. Fan but now she's gonna be on.

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00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,960
Speaker 2: Stage so we loved that fit last. Year she could

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Speaker 2: go it has to top. That it's, oh it's gonna be.

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Speaker 2: Great SO i Have paige winning winning that, award there's.

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Speaker 1: Gonna Be it's gonna be. GOOD I i feel like.

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00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:52,799
Speaker 1: TOO i haven't really checked out her, fits BUT i

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00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,880
Speaker 1: feel like she is the kind of person THAT i

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00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,919
Speaker 1: could see all of a sudden going big on. Draft

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Speaker 1: they were, like, okay, YEAH i, Was, YES i can

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Speaker 1: see new.

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Speaker 2: Hair, YEAH i love. This but also has always she's

693
00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,839
Speaker 2: been coming to drafts like the past three.

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Speaker 1: Years she might just show up in a swimsuit from

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Speaker 1: That Sports illustrated. Shoot she might just roll in, rolling,

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00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:20,319
Speaker 1: rolling some, big fuzzy dim Awar why why is this

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00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,000
Speaker 1: my impression of what's going on and.

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Speaker 2: What's her connection to? Casino somebody out think she has.

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00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,879
Speaker 1: One i'm just making it. Up. Uh producer said they're

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00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,400
Speaker 1: gonna have the best. Fit, Okay, Okay i'm just, saying

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00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,640
Speaker 1: you put it out there. Now So i'm gonna find

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00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,279
Speaker 1: a full body shot And i'm gonna be boop boop.

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Speaker 1: Boop here's WHAT i. LIKE i don't like. This this

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Speaker 2: yeah too.

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00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:54,520
Speaker 1: Late you're getting the fit check you're getting the fit. Check,

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Speaker 1: Jordan thank you so much for coming. On it's been

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Speaker 1: a whild couple of, days but it's so fun to

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00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,439
Speaker 1: chat with you about this for so, long looking forward

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00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:01,120
Speaker 1: To monday.

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00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:03,280
Speaker 2: Night so thanks thanks for having.

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Speaker 1: Me thanks so much To jordan for taking the. Time

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Speaker 1: that was a. Blast we have to take another break

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