1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Levels to This is an iHeart women's sports production in 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: You can find us on the iHeartRadio. 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: Hey, what's going on, everybody? 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 3: It's your girl, Trika Foster Brasby And this is Levels 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 3: to This. This is the show where we talk about 8 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 3: the levels to the shit that women go through. And 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 3: I am super excited to be with you guys today. 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 3: I know, I know, like you only hear my voice, 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 3: you don't hear you don't hear Cheryl. And that's cool 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 3: because Cheryl is out here doing what she does. You 13 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 3: guys know, She's in Nashville, covering athletes, some Unlimited She's 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 3: also doing some personal stuff. 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: She's just being, you know, the goat that she is. 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 3: So I'm holding it down for both of us today. 17 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: But actually on today's episode, I felt like we needed 18 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: to kind of take a quick rewind to back when 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: I had a chance to moderate a conversation between two 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: of my goats, Cheryl Swoops and Cynthia Cooper. We were 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: able to kind of sit down and chop it up 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 3: during Fanatics Fest last year in June, and this was 23 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: such a great conversation. I mean, these ladies talked about 24 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: not only what it was like to play together, but 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 3: just the evolution of the WNBA and as we are 26 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 3: waiting for what the season is going to bring us. 27 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 3: As the WNBA is currently still in CBA negotiations, they've 28 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 3: now been given a timeline of March tenth in order 29 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 3: to submit their. 30 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 2: Final sheet of what this. 31 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 3: Season could possibly look like in their list of demands 32 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 3: and etc. If they want the season to start on time. 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: That's the deadline that has been given by the league. 34 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 3: So it's interesting to see what and how this season 35 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 3: is going to shape up, as it's depending on that 36 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 3: CBA being signed. But until then, we can literally have 37 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 3: a moment of nostalgia to hear what two of the 38 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 3: greatest in this game have to say about not only 39 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 3: where the w is now, but how far it's come 40 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 3: and some of the favorite players and stars of today's 41 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 3: generation that they love watching and look forward to. So 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 3: I hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as 43 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 3: I enjoyed moderated it. So let's just go ahead and 44 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 3: take this to the next level. 45 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 2: Hey, what's going on everybody? Hi, y'all doing y'all wonderful. 46 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 3: Thank you guys for joining levels to this podcast here 47 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: live at Fanatics Pat I'm Tarika Foster Brasby, and what's up, y'all. 48 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 2: I am your girl, Cheryl Swoops. 49 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 3: Y'all know Cheryl, the Hall of Famer, the four time champion. 50 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: I know we got a good guest. Oh, it's gonna 51 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 2: be fun. This is gonna be so much fun. 52 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: We have an incredible guest that y'all are gonna love 53 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 3: that's joining us today. But first before we get to 54 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 3: the guest part. Sure, how have you been here joining 55 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 3: Fanatics Fest? 56 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: I am too old for this, Oh my god, but 57 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 2: I have been having a blast. 58 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 4: You know. 59 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 2: You know what's funny? Are you an omerga? I'm an 60 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: that's your row. 61 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 3: Come on now, Okay, I'm gonna. 62 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: Bring him up on stage. We won bring Here's what 63 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 2: I'll say. It's been like there's a lot going on 64 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 2: at Fanatics Fest. 65 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: It is this was this is my first time and 66 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: I don't get like like starstruck. 67 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 2: But yesterday I saw a couple of people and I 68 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: was like, oh my god, like Tom Brady. Oh, so 69 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: you know you lost me? I know I did. 70 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: I can't sorry you do like him, but I know no, 71 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: but it's it's here's this is such a great place 72 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: to be, even if you don't collect like memorabilia, but 73 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: if you're a sports fan, to be able to come 74 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: to one place and you just never know who you're 75 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: gonna see walking. 76 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been a lot of fun. It's so true. 77 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: The same thing for me. So this is my first 78 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 3: time at Fanatics Fast. I'm incredibly excited to be here. 79 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 3: I'm also a wrestling fan, so I'm just waiting for 80 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 3: me and jay Us to have our moment. That's it, 81 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 3: so I can just eat real quick and then be 82 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 3: about my business. 83 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 2: Teaching me a little bit about what the word I am. 84 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: I got my glasses, I'm ready, ready phone letter? Is 85 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 2: that what you said? One word? Okay, you see me. 86 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 3: I'm with my people, I'm with my community. I'm with 87 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: my people. 88 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: I'm I'm the old school. 89 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: I'm like the the underdog and school. 90 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 2: No, I mean I'm an take her. 91 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take Yeah, he's here, he's at school. 92 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 93 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: I watched someone yard dog. Dog is old school today. 94 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 3: That's old school. I was there then. But it's all right, though, 95 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 3: We're gonna have a wonder time today. 96 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be fine. We gonna have we are 97 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 2: we are gonna have a wonderful time today. 98 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: So on our show, we talk a lot about a 99 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: lot of different things, but we are a women's sports advocates. 100 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: Do you guys love women' sports out there? 101 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: Y'all make no noise if you love women's sports out there, 102 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 3: That's what I'm talking about, because we are taking over 103 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 3: in Fears and so if we're gonna talk about women's sports, 104 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 3: and if we're gonna talk about basketball in particular, the 105 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 3: only way we could do that is have the greats 106 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: who've ever done it to play this game to talk 107 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 3: about it. So you guys know the Hall of Famer 108 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: Ryl Swoops, But we have a very special guest who's 109 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 3: gonna join us right now to help us with this conversation. 110 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: And that's the other Hall of Famer, Cynthia Coopery. 111 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: Looky, y'all, I thought I thought you. 112 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: I didn't do that on purpose. I didn't do that. 113 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: I thought you thought you was gonna I'm out dead. 114 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 4: I thought I did give it a little something, But 115 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 4: I kind of threatened him back there. I was like, yo, 116 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 4: I better come out to some music to come out to. 117 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 3: It and did Oh my god, thank you for making 118 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: some time for us. 119 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 4: No, no, it's just it's my pleasure. I'm surprised you 120 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 4: guys an't invited him me sooner. 121 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: No, she's not. Don't do that about you got your 122 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 2: own shirt. I'm gonna have to talk to Esther. 123 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 5: You calling Esther out, we are gonna have to talk. 124 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: To I'm like, you're trying to that I play with you. 125 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 2: I mean, that's a good looking shirt. That's a nice shirt. 126 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: You just have a conversation with Esther. 127 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 2: How y'all doing, y'all doing good? 128 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's ask let's ask cool, like, this is our 129 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: first time in Fanatics Fest, Yes, since your first time. 130 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 4: This is my first time at Fanatics Fast. 131 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: And I didn't realize, you know, in. 132 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 4: My mind there was something that this was going to 133 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 4: just be about the NBA Draft coming up next week. 134 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 4: I thought it was surrounding that, and then I walked 135 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 4: in and there's all the sports and every signage, and ah, yeah, 136 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 4: it's amazing, amazing. 137 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: So have you seen anyone since you got here that 138 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: you're like? Because I told you, like, like, I don't 139 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: get starstruck. 140 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: Yesterday I met Tom Brady and I was like, oh, okay, yeah, 141 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: that is Tom Brady, the real Tom Brady. Have you 142 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: seen someone where since you got here where you were like, damn. 143 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know. 144 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 4: So I have a little bit of personality and I'm 145 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 4: really really shy. 146 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 2: No I'm not. 147 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 4: So I was in the green room with Tom Brady 148 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 4: and I walked over to him and told him there's 149 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 4: only one goat in this green room, and. 150 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 2: It was and she played basketball. 151 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 4: Okay, he laughed too, you know what I'm saying, So 152 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 4: to only want to go to loud and. 153 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 2: She ain't. I know she did say, I hope she 154 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 2: said it just like that. So let me say something funny. 155 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 3: I am loyal to my hate, okay, Like I am 156 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,559 Speaker 3: serious about my hate, right. And So I was working 157 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: a Vegas Aces game and Tom Brady was there and 158 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 3: the producer kept telling me to go interview tom Brady, 159 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: and I was like, hell, no, We're. 160 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 2: Not about to interview tom Brady. 161 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 3: So then I overheard him tell somebody else I would 162 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 3: prefer not to do interviews because I wanted to be 163 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 3: about the women on the court. So then I tell 164 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 3: my producer, See, he don't even want to talk to nobody. 165 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: That's the reason why I don't like him right now anyway, 166 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 3: just any reason to hate on that man. 167 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: I did get a picture with O Shae Jackson Jr. 168 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 2: I saw that. I was nice. I posted it immediately. 169 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 2: Are you tall? Are you taller than him? 170 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 4: Trada straight out of compa crazy? 171 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 2: Hey? 172 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 4: No, he called me talle as hell. He said you 173 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 4: tallest hell, I said he But and you're not. 174 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 2: I'm not. I'm shorter, I'm sure, but you're taller. The Yeah, 175 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 2: I saw that. This is this what it was like 176 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: in the locker room. Is this what you two were 177 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 2: like in the locker room? Sure was shy. 178 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: No, we didn't sit next to each other in the 179 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: locker room. 180 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're across the way. We had to practice, listen, 181 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: we had championships to win. 182 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, we were just different. Like our locker room. There 183 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: was no talking like before a game. It was everybody kind. 184 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 2: Of did their own thing. 185 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 3: Okay, okay, so y'all talked about it talking. I want 186 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,719 Speaker 3: both of you to walk me through. What was your 187 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 3: pregame routine? Did you eat something? 188 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 2: Did you like what was your What was your pregame routine? 189 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, my pregame routine was, I mean, I'm boring, So 190 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 4: I put some gospel music in because you. 191 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 2: Know I'm already hyped. 192 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 4: You don't need no music to hype me up exture 193 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 4: when I come out here on this stage right here, right, 194 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 4: So I put my music on, and then I would 195 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 4: go out for a pre game warm up. So I 196 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 4: did my own warm up first, so my shooting every 197 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 4: shot that I took in the game, I would practice it, 198 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 4: so I would shoot that shot in warm ups before 199 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 4: the game, including my layups. 200 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 2: Everything. I would shoot every shot that I was going 201 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: to shoot in the game. And then I'd. 202 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 4: Finished with free throws and go to stretching, and then 203 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 4: we would start the regular. 204 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: Regular team warm up. What was your What was your game? 205 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 2: So here's the thing she said she was boring. I 206 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 2: was boring too. I don't know. 207 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: No, we didn't do all the extra stuff that they 208 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: do today, but I will say this, So Coop would 209 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: always go out and get her shots in before the 210 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: team started their warm up. 211 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 2: So and everybody knew, like, if Coop is getting. 212 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: Her shots up, go shoot at the other basket before 213 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: the other team comes out. But when Coop finished, then 214 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: either I would go or Tina would go, so the 215 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: three of us would get our own shots up before 216 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 1: the team came out, and then we would do our 217 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: team warm up. 218 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: But I mean I was the same. 219 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: I was like, give me some gospel music and let 220 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: me just go through the game in my head. 221 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 2: Listen, I we ain't got time for all that extra stuff. 222 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 2: It's like, let's find of it's that shfferent now it 223 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 2: really is. But you know what that's that that there 224 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 2: is a focus. 225 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 3: I feel like there's a focus in the right, Like 226 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 3: you know what the mission was, you know what you 227 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 3: need to do, so you was already focused on what 228 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 3: it was you need to do. 229 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 2: It got us toward champions It got too chairs eight 230 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: championships between sitting on this stage. That's crazy. 231 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 4: And I and I think another thing that's important, like 232 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 4: we didn't focus on anything that wasn't pertaining to the game. Yeah, 233 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 4: Like we weren't focused on getting a couple tiktoks and 234 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 4: social media. 235 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 2: Yeah we weren't. Really. 236 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 4: It was like, yo, we're here to play. It's business. 237 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 4: Let's get it done now. 238 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 2: You know what I think it's interesting. 239 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 3: What I think is interesting is that there are a 240 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 3: bunch of people who really don't realize how pats like 241 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 3: when we look at the when we look at the 242 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: w NBA now and we look at the arenas now 243 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 3: and we're like, oh my god, they're selling out, they're 244 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 3: packed out. But I'm like, maybe you're new here because 245 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 3: I remember that when the games were packed out. 246 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 2: Can both of you just kind of talk about. 247 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 3: What the atmosphere around women's basketball was back when you 248 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 3: all started the league, because y'all started the league. 249 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 4: Okay, I'm still a little jealous of the Cheryl Swoop 250 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 4: shirt right there, but stay right there and say, right there, 251 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 4: you are my good eye. 252 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 2: You are my good eye. Go don't go to my 253 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 2: bad eye. Go to stay with my good eye. 254 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 4: So I think, you know, when we played in the 255 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 4: wh what was the question about the atmosphere? And I mean, 256 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 4: I think the great thing about starting the league and 257 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 4: at the beginning of the league, there's always a level 258 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 4: of excitement around the game. Y'all we had to do 259 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 4: was go out there and perform. 260 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 2: So my number one goal was the game. 261 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 4: Game fans support, YEA, And the way you do that 262 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 4: is bringing your a game. You don't come in there 263 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 4: assuming anything. Everybody could get it. They could still get it. 264 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, Buriot, yeah, Piot. So I think that was 265 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 2: our focus. But sixteen thousand. 266 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 4: Screaming fans, the sea of red Houston comments and chanting 267 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 4: MVP and chatting. 268 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 2: Nim like that, that was that was the lick. That was. 269 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: That was nice, everything from chanting MVP and Coop and swoops, 270 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: even to the booths on the roads. 271 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 3: Yeah eighty, but even to the booze on the road. 272 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 2: Right. 273 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: I do think it's it's the new fans that really 274 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: have no idea what the venues look like then we did. 275 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: We played in front of sixteen seventeen, eighteen thousand. I 276 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: think the reason why it's it's highlighted today the sellouts 277 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: is because there are more eyes on it. 278 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 2: Yeah right, but we played in packed arenas. 279 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 1: But at the same time, to Coop's point, I don't 280 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: care if we were playing in front of sixteen thousand 281 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: or six hundred, we were still gonna give you the 282 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: same work period because for us, it was about bringing 283 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: your a game every single day, every game to gain 284 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: more fans to come out and watch and support, you know, 285 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: And I'm I'm glad, I know Coop is to see 286 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: where the game is today because this is where we 287 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: always hoped it would be. 288 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 3: There are a lot of people who will kind of 289 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 3: make comparisons about the physicality of the game and where 290 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: we are. 291 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: And I know we talked about this on a. 292 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 3: Previous show where I grew up a Detroit shot fan, right, 293 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: and I distinctly remember Planette Pearson giving Kansas Parker as. 294 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 2: A rookie that whole work in the and. 295 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 3: I was cool with it because that's that's the game 296 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 3: I grew up watching, you know what I mean, And 297 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 3: I understood. I remember, you know, we talked about Delisha 298 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 3: Delicia will get your elbow to the face fast. 299 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 2: See you see your face? 300 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 3: You see the memories came back real quick. God right, 301 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 3: So what do you say or can you speak to 302 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 3: the physicality of the game when you both were playing 303 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 3: in comparison to how new. 304 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 2: It feels to people right now? 305 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 4: Well, I will say, you know, Chryl Swoops was one 306 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 4: of the original stars of the w and so when 307 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 4: you're one of the original stars, then. 308 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 2: People are gonna come out and they're gonna be after you. 309 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 4: They're gonna try to attack you. I had to kind 310 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 4: of grow into that role, and I was older, so 311 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 4: I was a thirty five year old rookie. 312 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 2: But I'm from watch who was giving them that work. 313 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 4: The sisters and brothers, the entire family could take could 314 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 4: go to the hoop. But my point is I didn't 315 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 4: mind being physical because I played overseas for ten years 316 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 4: and I grew up playing against God. So there was 317 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 4: no level of physicality that I had not already experienced. 318 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 4: So I'm rushing them off on my way to the whole. 319 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 4: She's a shooter and one, I'm a slasher. I'm getting 320 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 4: one right, So so you know that for me, it 321 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 4: was a very physical game. 322 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: It was physical overseas, and it was physical when I 323 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 2: was playing with the guys. 324 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 4: So they're gonna allow me to come back to America 325 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 4: play professional ball with girls. 326 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 2: I was like, I'm in. That's a that's without question. 327 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: My My thing is, listen, if you're gonna dish it out, 328 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: you also got to be ready to take it. 329 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, for real, And I love it. 330 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: I just like we don't have the conversation about the 331 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: NBA being physical. 332 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 2: We don't. In fact, we talk about how the NBA 333 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 2: is soft, But yeah, physical enough, right, don't we do that? 334 00:16:59,320 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: We don't? 335 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 2: Now with them, see what I'm saying. 336 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 4: We'd be like, I'll have to say this, if you 337 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 4: dish it out, you don't necessarily have to be able 338 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 4: to take it, but you gotta know somebody that'll take 339 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 4: it for you. 340 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 2: I talk it, but John, now it's coming back. It's 341 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 2: coming back. 342 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 4: I'm like to get back because I can't get kicked 343 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 4: out the game. 344 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 3: We got those teammates, you you know, everybody got that. 345 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 3: Everybody had that one player that you knew and whether 346 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 3: they were coming off the bench or like you knew 347 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 3: if they was in, they was in for a reason 348 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 3: what they was in for. But we also talked about 349 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 3: there's a difference between being a physical player, player that 350 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 3: that will that will take contact, and then being like 351 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 3: like like dirty, like intentionally trying to hurt. 352 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 2: So we're never trying to do that. 353 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 3: But the physicality, I love it. I absolutely love it. Sidebar, 354 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 3: your Italian is. 355 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 2: Still one point. See your part. 356 00:17:53,800 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 4: Taliana said, check walk on the quak. You'll why no 357 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 4: chan nobody here speaks Italian. 358 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 2: All all I heard was thank you. 359 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 4: I'm not saying gratia thank you all. 360 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I speak fluent Italian. Yes, I like very good. 361 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 3: I know like sometimes you you know, you hear that 362 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 3: if you don't use it, you lose it. So I 363 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 3: don't know how often you use it, but I'm like, wow, 364 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 3: every time I get. 365 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 4: Upset, I can't even say that word. 366 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: If she don't want to curse you out in English, 367 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: she gonna curse. 368 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: Italian officials got it, they got it. 369 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:36,959 Speaker 4: They used to get it, and I used to smile 370 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 4: and see it in Italian because the. 371 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: Ant sound so sexy and she's just cussing you out. 372 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 2: My going. I honestly love it. I love it. 373 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 3: I love it, but I do I do often wonder 374 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 3: of all the things that they do have now that's 375 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 3: different in the game. Is there something that maybe you 376 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 3: guys kind of wish you had back then when you 377 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 3: were playing, Like I know, nil is something that comes 378 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 3: up a lot. 379 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,479 Speaker 2: When I was gonna say, I got it right now. Money, 380 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: that's right. I mean, they're making it. 381 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 4: And listen, I am so appreciative and I love where 382 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 4: they are. Can you imagine I play I played in college, 383 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 4: so I have the two Churyls. Yeah, I have Cheryl 384 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 4: Miller two national championships and Cheryl swoops. Can you imagine 385 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 4: how much money I would have made just playing with them. 386 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, come on now, And. 387 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 4: I think that should go back to nineteen eighty one, baby. 388 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 2: My freshman year. She's trying to get she's trying to 389 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 2: say money ruling, we should forget side. But they didn't 390 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 2: go back far nack far enough. And here's the. 391 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: Thing, Like, it's okay to say that and and not 392 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: be jealous or hating of what they have today, right 393 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: because as she said, I am so great full for 394 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: where the game is and how much money these young 395 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: women are making today. 396 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 2: But if we're gonna be real. 397 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: And honest, absolutely, I can't imagine how much money I 398 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: would have made in Nilah at Texas Tech Yeah. 399 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 2: And then playing in the W. Yeah. 400 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: When you say is there something that we wish we had? 401 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: I wish My first Nike contract was twenty million dollars 402 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: for real, that's facts. 403 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 4: And you were the first's your own shoe. So you know, 404 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 4: the other thing that I will say is I love 405 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 4: I love the support. Yeah, and the whole hoo fly 406 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 4: and everything that's been generated around the W. I love 407 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 4: the attention, I love the media coverage, I love the 408 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 4: physical play. I love every single thing that these women 409 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 4: are getting, not just in the W but also in 410 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 4: the NCAA. Yes, they deserve it, they've earned it, they've 411 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 4: put in the work to get it, and it's only 412 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 4: going to grow from here. And I think as we 413 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 4: started to WNBA, that was my dream, yeah, right, to 414 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 4: lay a foundation, to lay the foundation for who's coming next, Yes, 415 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 4: so that they don't have to go overseas and learn 416 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 4: another language, and to find out where their money is. 417 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 2: Yeah. Right, So that was the goal, and we were successful. 418 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 2: You guys are absolutely successful. And I'm glad you bring 419 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 2: up the new generation. 420 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 3: And USC because there is a star at USC right now, 421 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 3: I mean a star. And I think of what we've 422 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 3: seen this recent class do between last year, twenty twenty four, 423 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 3: this new class of twenty twenty five, which has been stellar, 424 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 3: and then I think of what twenty six and twenty 425 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 3: seven can bring with Juju Watkins, right, just kind of 426 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 3: how impressed are you with her? One playing at your 427 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 3: alma mater and then two just where the future of 428 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 3: women's basketball is going. 429 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, So I'm super impressed with the athletes that are 430 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,360 Speaker 4: playing and nowadays the athletes that are coming out of college. 431 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 4: Last year's class, this year's class, next year's class, and 432 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 4: and so on. I think when you are, when you 433 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 4: grow up and you have an opportunity to dream of 434 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 4: playing in a W because it exists, that it's a 435 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 4: different level. Now now I get a chance to start 436 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 4: working out earlier, start training sooner, and now I get 437 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 4: to the W Moore season more ready, more ready to 438 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 4: perform in the same way in college. 439 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 2: Now you're ready. 440 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 4: For the media when you get into the W because 441 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 4: of all of the attention you get in college, right, 442 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 4: all all of the social media, You're ready to do 443 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 4: all of that by the time you get to the W. 444 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 2: And that's because you you have grown up dreaming of playing. 445 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 4: Professional basketball, and then you win and put in the 446 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 4: work to become a professional basketball player. And I think 447 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 4: that's a huge difference than when we when we grew up. 448 00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt. I would just say this, Juju Walkins 449 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 2: is the real deal. 450 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 4: Oh I'm sorry, I had forgotten the question ahead, So 451 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 4: I start on a whole another of them, you know, 452 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 4: But let me just tell you about Juju real quick, y'all. 453 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 2: She is a beast, yes, And I'm gonna tell you 454 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 2: watch your beast because you could tell when nobody's watching. 455 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 4: She putting in work there once she have a bad game, 456 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 4: she's not blaming anybody. She's looking in the mirror and 457 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 4: she's in the gym working on her craft. You can 458 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 4: tell she loves it. You can tell she's passionate about it, 459 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 4: and you can tell that she wakes up every morning 460 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 4: trying to be great, not good, not just go through 461 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 4: the motions, but be great, be the best. And when 462 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 4: you have that type of mentality, you apply to everything 463 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 4: that you do right, so you. 464 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 2: Don't have to become a professional basketball player. 465 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 4: Wake up every morning trying to be the greatest CEO, 466 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 4: the greatest person every single day. 467 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 2: That's right. You can clap it out dah for sure, 468 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 2: no doubt, for sure, no doubt. I mean, what else 469 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 2: am I going to add to that? I mean, sorry, 470 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 2: I forgot time. 471 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: I would just say one like I hated to see 472 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: her go down because everybody was like, yep, usc gonna 473 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: go to the final four. 474 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 2: Some people even had to win it. 475 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: What what I love about Juju, in addition to everything 476 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: that Coop just said, is just that that competitiveness that 477 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: every time she steps out on the floor like she 478 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: is bringing that work. 479 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 2: She's a she's a. 480 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 1: Big body, strong guard, y'all thought I would say about 481 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: bad Bill. 482 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 2: I say that. I don't say that, not bet. 483 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: She's a She's a big body guard who's strong, plays 484 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: both ends of the floor, a three level score. You know, 485 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: people talk all the time about players in the in 486 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: in n C double A that could leave. 487 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 2: College early and go to the pros. 488 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: They've said that about a few players, and I've been like, Nah, 489 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: she couldn't do it. 490 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 2: Juju Watkins, it's that girl. 491 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, Juju could do who could do it? She absolutely could. Yeah, 492 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: And it's no disrespect to the w But. 493 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 4: Juju is that good. 494 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 2: She's that mature already. Yeah, she's that mature as a player. 495 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 3: I will say, though, that I love the fact that 496 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 3: the Women's Game does not allow you to leave before 497 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 3: twenty one or your senior year. 498 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 2: I love that, But it's selfish that I love it. 499 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 3: I love it because I feel like fans and people 500 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 3: who love the game and watch the game get an 501 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 3: opportunity to see you grow. They get an opportunity to 502 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 3: see you develop. It feels like you become a part 503 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 3: of the family, and that's how you get the Asia 504 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 3: Wilson's of the world, who has the whole game cognation 505 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,439 Speaker 3: behind her or the Page Beckers of the world that 506 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 3: has the whole Huskies behind you. You go to these 507 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 3: games now and you see these players that have the 508 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 3: college connections, and I don't care if that's the reason 509 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 3: why you're here. 510 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 2: You're here because you fell in love. 511 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 3: With some then and now the door will open for 512 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 3: you to see other people in other players and love 513 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 3: this game. And I don't feel like we always get 514 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 3: that on the men's side because they leave in the 515 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 3: first year. You didn't get to build that connection, right. 516 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 3: And I also don't think you get to build that development. 517 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 3: Like there is no G League for the WN now, right, 518 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 3: So where else do you go to develop and to 519 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 3: hold in on your crafts, you know, if you don't 520 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 3: have a personal trainer, if you don't have whatever. 521 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 2: So I love that they still have to stay. I 522 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 2: was just gonna say, I think that's gonna change here soon. 523 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 3: It might. 524 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think one is going to change in two. 525 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 4: You know, when you look at the Caitlyn Clark, the 526 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 4: Angel Reese, when you look at those two players in 527 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 4: that draft class with Rakia and cam cam So when 528 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 4: you look at that that was the first rookie class 529 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 4: that brought the fans from the NCAA over to the W. 530 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 2: That was the first class that bridge that gap. 531 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 4: That we've been trying to bridge for years and years 532 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 4: and years. With the fan support you get at Yukon 533 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 4: and the fan support you get at the Sun's game. 534 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 2: So I think I love it. 535 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 4: I love that you can stay and you can create relationships. 536 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 2: Not just with the university but with fans. 537 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 4: Right and now you can bring those fans over to 538 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 4: the W and they'll see a brand of basketball that 539 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 4: they had never been into. 540 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 6: Absolutely, absolutely, So I have a question for Coop because 541 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,679 Speaker 6: people people ask this question all the time, like what 542 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 6: player today reminds you of yourself? 543 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 2: If there is. 544 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 4: One great question, you know I was when God made me. 545 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 4: He yeah, no, off the court definitely won to one. 546 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 2: But I will say the. 547 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 4: First player that came to mind all aways stick with 548 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 4: that one, and it's a Rique. 549 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 2: I could see it. Yeah, Rique, She's she a beast. 550 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 2: You know. 551 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 4: I wasn't a shooter, per se. I was more of 552 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 4: a slasher And the only reason I shot my shot 553 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 4: was to get to the rim. The only reason I 554 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 4: went left was so that I could go back right. 555 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 4: I'm just saying I'm gonna score the right. 556 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 2: I was on the right wing. I'm gonna go right. 557 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 4: I'm a fake left and go right. I'm gonna shoot 558 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 4: the ball and go right. I'm gonna go on the 559 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 4: left side of the floor and go right. I'm just 560 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 4: saying I'm going right. 561 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, And they still still couldn't stop it. I 562 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 2: would hear the coach. I would hear the coach on 563 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 2: the bench yelling player to the right, player to the right. 564 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 2: I was jaff steph left and they go. 565 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 4: Right. 566 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 2: That's a good one. That's a good one. That's a 567 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 2: good one for me. It's like no brainer. I would 568 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 2: say Rikia Jackson. Oh, I was in my head Rackuia one. 569 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: Just her length yep and her ability to get in 570 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 1: passing lanes and defend just getting out in transition. She 571 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: has a nice little pull up jumper she gets to 572 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: the hole. Yeah, I was in a way like Cooper's 573 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: far shooting like I was shooting. But that wasn't like 574 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: the three ball wasn't my strength. Yea. It was more 575 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: of a I'm gonna go left, I'm. 576 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 2: On jab fake you right, I'm gonna come back one 577 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 2: to dribble left, pull up. 578 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely Rikia Jackson. In my head, I was thinking Rikia. 579 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 3: I see Rikiya first of all the way that she 580 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 3: just continues to move and develop. And there's a new 581 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,719 Speaker 3: player right now who I can't wait, like I've been 582 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 3: seeing her over the last two days and she's continuing 583 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 3: to find herself. 584 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 2: She was injured. Anissa Morrow ansa to Morrow. I love, 585 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 2: I love a new sascy and you. 586 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: Know, and a lot of people are like, she's undersized, 587 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: so how will she fare at the next level? 588 00:29:58,760 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 2: Yep. 589 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: My thing is, I don't really care how big or 590 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: small you are. If you haven't, you haven't. And Anissa 591 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: is a rebounding machine's strong, she's physical, she competes, Yes, 592 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: and I agree with you. I can't wait to see 593 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: how good she's gonna be in I asked. 594 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 3: Her yesterday, I said, where did you get your nickname from? 595 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 3: She said, I got my nickname in high school. Needs 596 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 3: to be so I got into high school? And she said, 597 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 3: I got into high school because I was quiet, but 598 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 3: I was fierce on the court. And they've been talking 599 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 3: about I was too small to play in the post. 600 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 3: They've been talking about I was too small to play 601 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 3: in the post. The whole time. She said, I don't 602 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 3: give a damn how small you think I am. 603 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 2: I'm a beast. 604 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 3: Down there now, Dan, that's the mentality of a player 605 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 3: to your point, that wants to be great, and I 606 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 3: love that for her. So it's a I mean, it's 607 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 3: a lot of it is so many players I think 608 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 3: that are gonna put on for this next level in 609 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 3: its next generation, we could, you know, kind of touch 610 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 3: to it. Caitlin and Angels and Cam and Anissa. But 611 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 3: I will say that I think this twenty twenty five 612 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 3: class as a collective are so impactful. 613 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 2: I look at Senaya Rivers, Senaya. 614 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: Rivers and Zaiah James instantly coming in and playing ball. 615 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 2: I look at a Kiki Aria Finn. 616 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 4: Girl, Yeah, Kiki balling, Yeah yeah. 617 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 2: He ky Sonya Citron. Just like instant impact. 618 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,719 Speaker 3: Right, So when you think about, you know, the evolution 619 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 3: of this game and its totality from the talent, from 620 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 3: the crowd, the media coverage, just you kind of spoke 621 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,239 Speaker 3: on it. But just like how proud are both of 622 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 3: you of where to be able to see you know, 623 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 3: how you say you want something to happen, but then 624 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 3: it actually unfolds before your eyes and I don't think 625 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 3: enough people take the time to really live in the moment, 626 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 3: to see what is, what is, what is happening. So 627 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 3: as both of you are living legends and living in 628 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 3: the moment, just how proud of what you see this 629 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 3: game have evolved to become. 630 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 4: I'm super proud, and I'm super proud because I know 631 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 4: the effort that goes into being great. I know the 632 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 4: effort that goes into being a star and coming it 633 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 4: and bringing it every single day. You know, if you 634 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 4: want to know one another thing about Juju, she didn't 635 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 4: bring it when she was playing, you know, a low 636 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 4: level team. She brought it every day. And when they 637 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 4: expected UCLA to beat the Trojans in Ucla, she brought 638 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 4: it then as well, Right, So she didn't just come 639 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 4: to participate. 640 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 2: She came to win. And I think that's what I'm 641 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 2: proud of. 642 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 4: When you start looking at these athletes and the stars 643 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 4: of the W, now you can tell that the W 644 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 4: is in the right hands and they're in good hands. 645 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 2: I love that. 646 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, I mean one hundred percent, I think, and 647 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: I said it earlier. You know, when the W first started, 648 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: we were just excited to have a lead, yes, right, contracts, 649 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: flying charters, sitting middle c not much. 650 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 2: Let all those things didn't matter. They did, but they didn't. 651 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: And to see where the game is today, all the eyes, 652 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: the tension, the media rights, the media contracts, the money 653 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,560 Speaker 1: the players are making today, on and on and on, 654 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: I'm like. 655 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 2: A proud mom. 656 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: Yes, right, you sit here, you go through all the 657 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: things that we had to go through so we could 658 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: make it better. 659 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 2: So they have it better today than we had it. 660 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it's a great feeling to see where we are, yes, 661 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: but it's a better feeling to see where we're headed. 662 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: To see where we're headed, Yes, that is that's a 663 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: great point. I am so proud to be able to 664 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: cover this league. I've been watching the w since it 665 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: started back in nineteen ninety six. And let me tell 666 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: you that what's interesting is that, you know, I grew 667 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: up in an era where after college it was kind 668 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: of maybe there's the ABA, you know, maybe you. 669 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 3: Can go overseas, but that was it. But kids today 670 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 3: are growing up and being born where there is no 671 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 3: other like, they don't know any better, they don't know 672 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 3: any they don't know a world where women's basketball and 673 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 3: the WNBA doesn't exist, and that is incredible. But I 674 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:26,320 Speaker 3: will say there were perts of growing up and watching 675 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 3: the WOFOL because as we talk about marketing, I distinctly 676 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 3: remember they used to be these little WNBA commercials with 677 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 3: Kyla Pratt, and Kyla used to be pulling up on 678 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:41,320 Speaker 3: people and the question is trying to check them about 679 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 3: what they're doing and not doing right. She was clocking everybody, 680 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 3: see and she specifically pulled up on y'all. Now when 681 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,320 Speaker 3: she pulled up with Cheryl, Cheryl was out there pushing 682 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 3: Jordan into swing and shit mana her business and kind 683 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,400 Speaker 3: of little twelve year old self is going off about 684 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:00,799 Speaker 3: why Cheryl want doing when she's to be doing the game. 685 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 2: And Sharyl looked at her and said, girl, where is 686 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 2: your mama? And I felt like that was for real. 687 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 2: That was not scripted. It couldn't have been. Oh my god. 688 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 3: And I distinctly remember Kyler pulling up on Cooper having 689 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 3: lunch with Tina. 690 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 2: Ask you what Tina was? 691 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 3: Let me asking why Coop went passing the ball to Tina. 692 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: And Tina over there instigating your Santina's face, right, yeah, 693 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: I and coo, tal mom, what you mean like I'm passed? 694 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 2: If she was out there. She was like she was 695 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:28,280 Speaker 2: fired open. 696 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 3: I would love for y'all to kind of take me 697 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 3: through the behind the scenes of having a twelve eleven 698 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 3: year old child come and check you about your game. 699 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. So, you know, when you're doing commercials. 700 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 4: And you're not an actor or actress, you have a 701 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 4: level of anxiety, right like. 702 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:48,920 Speaker 2: You don't know. 703 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 4: You wanted to look real, you want to do a 704 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:51,760 Speaker 4: great job. 705 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 2: But then I didn't. You didn't have to act. 706 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:57,320 Speaker 4: When it came to Kyler, she came and she was 707 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 4: really like that at the moment, only got my line 708 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 4: out my mouth and. 709 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 2: She was like, yo. But Tina was. 710 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,919 Speaker 5: Zoping, yo, you should have passed her to Paul. 711 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 2: I'm like, I will next her. She was like, assuming 712 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 2: there is the next time. 713 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 5: I'm like, yo, somebody get her, like for real, Like 714 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 5: she she really was like that, and I you. 715 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 2: Know, we just minded our business. 716 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: I'm pushing my cand we just doing our own thing. 717 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 1: And she talking about does he have a jump here? 718 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 2: I had to jump shot. 719 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: At his ad was like, he's he's over the living MYNSL. 720 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:33,360 Speaker 1: She was like, I had to jump shot at his age. 721 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 1: But the part when I was like, girl, where is 722 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,879 Speaker 1: your MoMA. I really like that was for real. 723 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,239 Speaker 5: But I wanted to be like, girl, if you don't 724 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 5: get you, she was so good she was she to watch. 725 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 2: Her grow up right and be the actress that she 726 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 2: was today. 727 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that the part and Tina didn't say 728 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 1: a word, right, but what she said to Tina tell 729 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: a Tina Coop needs to know. 730 00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,680 Speaker 2: It looked like I was over there like me to 731 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,320 Speaker 2: know what I was VP. 732 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 4: You start throwing out stuff like that when you feel 733 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 4: like they're attacking what. 734 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 2: She was like. But I was MVP and I was wilde. 735 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 2: I was just so let me shoot it. I know 736 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:17,399 Speaker 2: that's the right, y'all. It was deep. 737 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 3: When I tell you, those are the things that like 738 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 3: forever live in your head all the time. You will 739 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:27,440 Speaker 3: never ever ever forget those moments and those marketing moments. 740 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 3: And I'm like, I have got to know what it 741 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 3: was like filming of commerce because I probably would have 742 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 3: popped off, okay, my little girl. No, No, you absolutely 743 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 3: would have absolutely would have forgot that I was acting. 744 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 3: I would have forgot, yeah we're before we get out 745 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,800 Speaker 3: of here because we only got a few minutes left. 746 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 3: I would love to just kind of give both of 747 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 3: you to kind of tell us, you know, like, what what. 748 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 2: Do you I don't want to say what are you 749 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 2: doing now? 750 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 3: But like we always talk about having our legends give 751 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:56,480 Speaker 3: back to the game, and I think both of you 752 00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:58,800 Speaker 3: are giving back to the game in different ways. So 753 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 3: I would love for you to share how you're giving 754 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:02,439 Speaker 3: back to the game and what it is that you're doing. 755 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 4: Cool. Yeah, my passion is teaching, So I train. So 756 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 4: I have a couple of pros that I trained. I 757 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,759 Speaker 4: have a couple eleven twelve year olds that I had. 758 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 4: This one guy walk up to me in the gym 759 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 4: and he just was like cool, cool, can you fix 760 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 4: my son's shot? I was like, yeah, I can fix 761 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 4: his shot, Asa, And Khalil was like I told Khalil 762 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 4: I could fix ASA's shot, right, And that started me 763 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:35,239 Speaker 4: with training. I have some babies. Everyone from the six 764 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,000 Speaker 4: year old kid you're about to turn who I have 765 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:39,879 Speaker 4: him in and out step back. 766 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's on and popping. I love that. I love that. 767 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, I mean, I just I think it's 768 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: important that we continue to be involved, right, and we continue. 769 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,919 Speaker 2: To help elevate and grow the game. 770 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:56,799 Speaker 1: So for me, besides our podcast, doing basketball camps and 771 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 1: just being a mentor. You know, I think where the 772 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 1: game is today and with all the talent and just 773 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 1: everything that comes these players' way every single day, I 774 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 1: think it's nice for them to have someone who's kind 775 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:14,800 Speaker 1: of been there, done that, gone through it, but someone 776 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,360 Speaker 1: that they can reach out to and you know, just 777 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:19,479 Speaker 1: try to give them a little bit advice along the way, 778 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:23,319 Speaker 1: but absolutely just trying to continue help grow this game 779 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: and elevate this game and keep believing in what the 780 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:28,320 Speaker 1: women are doing. 781 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 2: I love that. I love that. Well. 782 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:32,640 Speaker 3: First of all, can we make some noise for Chryl 783 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:36,400 Speaker 3: Swoops and Cynthia Cooper. Thank you guys so much for 784 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:40,359 Speaker 3: tuning in on every podcast or wherever you get your 785 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 3: podcast guys. 786 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 2: Thank you guys. 787 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 3: I really, really really hope you guys enjoyed that conversation, 788 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:48,840 Speaker 3: because I certainly did even hearing it again. 789 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 2: It's like, man, y'all are so dope. 790 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,800 Speaker 3: We are so lucky to have so many great minds 791 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:58,239 Speaker 3: and so many legends of this game to still be 792 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:03,360 Speaker 3: around to kind of share the stories and share the memories, 793 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:07,640 Speaker 3: and you know, just what we can just really what 794 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 3: some of us who are fortunate fortunate enough to watch 795 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:15,600 Speaker 3: just kind of remember and and look forward to to 796 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,440 Speaker 3: continuing to evolve as some of the new stars like 797 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 3: they mentioned Juju Watkins and some of our our new 798 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 3: groat new goats that we will continue to love on 799 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 3: w Asiah Wilson. 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