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Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where I'm trying

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Speaker 1: to figure out how not to put my entire life

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Speaker 1: in a suitcase. An African safari means small planes and

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Speaker 1: check a bag that weighs like seventy pounds and have

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Speaker 1: someone else carry it. Of course, It's Friday, August twenty ninth.

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Speaker 1: The Happy Friday Slices on today's show will be getting

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Speaker 1: you ready for the home stretch of the WNBA season

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Speaker 1: With Women's basketball writer, podcast host, self proclaimed professional yapper,

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Speaker 1: and friend of the show Jordan Robinson. We dish on

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Speaker 1: the teams at the top as the postseason approaches, the

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Speaker 1: streaking aces, the battle for the six, seven, eight spots,

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Speaker 1: and more, plus a heated moment at the US Open.

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Speaker 1: We send our best wishes to mister and missus Swift,

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Speaker 1: and a social media troll surround and finds out it's

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Speaker 1: all coming up.

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Speaker 2: Right after this.

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Speaker 1: Welcome Back Slices, Happy Fria, Here's what you need to

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Speaker 1: know today.

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Speaker 2: In tennis news.

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Speaker 1: On Wednesday, Taylor Townsend picked up a second round upset

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Speaker 1: win at the US Open seven five six' to one

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Speaker 1: over world number twenty Five Elena. Ostapenco It's townsend's second

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Speaker 1: victory Over ostapenco in a short period of. Time she

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Speaker 1: also defeated her in straight sets at The National Bank

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Speaker 1: open In toronto earlier this.

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Speaker 2: Month it was a.

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Speaker 1: Good, win but it's the exchange that the two shared

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Speaker 1: following the match that's making. Headlines After townshend's, win the

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Speaker 1: two shook hands with each other and the chair, official

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Speaker 1: and then started talking and then. Shouting at one, Point

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Speaker 1: ostapenco pointed demonstratively At townsend and at the, court but

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Speaker 1: neither party back. Down crowd got into it, too dishing

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Speaker 1: out a cascade of. Booze video can show you better

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Speaker 1: than we can tell, you so we'll just link to

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Speaker 1: but we will tell you that in the postmatch on court.

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Speaker 1: Interview townsend shared this with THE. Espn, YEAH i, mean you,

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Speaker 3: Competition people get upset when they, lose and you can

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Speaker 3: some people say bad. THINGS i have no, CLASS i

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Speaker 3: have no, education and to see what happens when we

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Speaker 3: get outside THE.

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Speaker 1: Us Matthew futterman Of The New York times described the

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Speaker 1: mid match incident that seemed to Inspire ostapenko's comments in

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Speaker 1: a story On, thursday writing, quote late in the first,

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Speaker 1: Set ostapenko prepared to close into the, Net townshend fired

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Speaker 1: a groundstroke that ticked the net and looped up into the,

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Speaker 1: net from just in front of. It it Gave, townsend

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Speaker 1: who said she was shocked the ball went over and

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Speaker 1: next point and on to the victory For, ostapenko the

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Speaker 1: perceived snub of an apology lingered to the end of

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Speaker 1: the match and into the furious altercation end. Quote, now

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Speaker 1: apologizing for a net cord when the ball hits the

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Speaker 1: but it is not required by, rule And townshend is

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Speaker 1: sport acknowledge how silly and unnecessary it is to apologize

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Speaker 1: for what's ostensibly a lucky. Point of, course the language

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Speaker 1: that ostapenco used about the perceived snub seemed racially. Coded

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Speaker 1: townsend was asked in the postmatch press conference whether she

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Speaker 2: Inspired take a.

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Speaker 3: LISTEN i can't speak on how she felt about. It

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Speaker 3: i didn't take it in that. Way but, also you,

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Speaker 3: the furthest thing from the truth and the most the

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Speaker 3: thing That i'm the most proud of is.

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Speaker 2: THAT i let my racket talk because.

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Speaker 3: Ultimately i'm the one here sitting in front of you,

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Speaker 3: she's packed up and she's, Gone i'm.

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Speaker 1: Here after the, Match astapanco made a statement of her

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Speaker 1: she quote told my opponent that she was very disrespectful

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Speaker 1: Quote we're all welcome to pick a side on the

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Speaker 1: third round and will face world number Five Mira. Andreva

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Speaker 1: TO Wnba, news don't call it a. Comeback after dropping

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Speaker 1: july The Las Vegas aces clinched a playoff birth and

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Speaker 1: On wednesday. Night Asia wilson continued stack in stats for

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Speaker 1: HER mvp campaign in this, one Leading vegas with thirty

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Speaker 1: show notching ten, points a career high tying eleven rebounds

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Speaker 1: Season Watching vegas claw their way back towards the top

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Speaker 1: Y'all speaking of teams trying to make the, playoffs The

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Speaker 1: Golden State valkyries are currently seventh in the standings and

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Speaker 1: hoping to stay in the. Pack head Coach Natalie nicasse

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Speaker 1: they've won nineteen games this. Season that's good for the

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Speaker 1: most dubs by an expansion squad in league.

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Speaker 1: Seattle storm have turned heads And nicasse herself has two

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Speaker 1: in immediate. Scrum On, wednesday she was asked about being

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Speaker 1: more on the basketball, court two games, tonight both On

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Speaker 1: spoiler for the number three team in the. League atlanta's

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Speaker 1: heard by now that there was yet another mass shooting

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Speaker 1: On wednesday, morning this one At Annunciation Catholic, school a

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Speaker 1: preschool through fifth grade primary school In. Minneapolis two children

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Speaker 1: head Coach Cheryl reeve was asked about the, shooting which

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Speaker 1: reeve In footy plenty OF nwsl action to catch this.

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Speaker 1: Weekend there are still nine match weeks left in the regular,

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Speaker 1: season but believe it or, not On, saturday The Kansas

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Speaker 1: FOUR nwsl games, tonight starting With Racing louisville and in

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Speaker 1: Plus then at eight The Orlando pride square off With

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Speaker 1: sent To England's Jess carter during the twenty twenty Five

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Speaker 1: Euros you might recall us telling you That, carter who

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Speaker 1: also plays for THE nwsl Side GOTHAM, fc shared a

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Speaker 1: statement about the abuse on social media back In. July she,

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Speaker 1: people writing this abuse think twice so that others won't

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Speaker 1: i'm hitting the road for An african adventure with my

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Speaker 1: mom and Super Slice Hobby, brad which means today's show

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Speaker 1: regular season. Ends as of this, moment two teams of

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Speaker 7: and their offense was really, stagnant and The Indiana fever

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Speaker 1: if anyone can actually make it. Work it's been tough

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Speaker 1: Right so we've got The Las Vegas, aces who many

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Speaker 1: is this the Real aces this last twelve games or?

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Speaker 7: night in and night. Out but she, said do not

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Speaker 7: Like it was just a lot of question, Marks and

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Speaker 7: this is The aces team THAT i was predicting to

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Speaker 7: this has been one of my favorite stories all season,

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Speaker 2: Turnaround. YEAH i think you're right on so many.

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Speaker 1: THINGS i do think maybe we didn't put enough stock

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Speaker 2: Out there's so much talent on this.

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Speaker 1: Team, style, chemistry, flow everything just didn't seem to work

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Speaker 2: Oh we're still figuring each other. Out it just seemed like.

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Speaker 1: to see a team snap their fingers and that's. It

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Speaker 1: they fixed all the problems that they.

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Speaker 2: Had so jury's still a.

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Speaker 1: Little out for me on whether they're this what they

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Speaker 1: Middle Asia wilson figuring out how to consistently hit threes

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Speaker 1: all game is going to be a, problem as if she.

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Speaker 2: Wasn't everyone should be garriflied.

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Speaker 7: Terrified if she is going to be shooting consistently from,

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Speaker 7: three there's no. Way you have to lock her out

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Speaker 2: Under thirty points a. Game that's. It there's no other

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Speaker 1: Consistency let's get to The New York, liberty the defending.

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Speaker 1: Champs solid twenty three and fifteen on the, season just

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Speaker 1: those Without Brianna stewart and earlier in the season a

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Speaker 1: long stretch without John Quell. Jones this team has excuses

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Speaker 1: yeah it's still The. LIBERTY a bunch of trees who

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Speaker 1: who's not, short they are. Huge so now With stuart,

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Speaker 1: All how do you stop a, fresh Healthy liberty.

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Speaker 7: Team not a lot of things you can do to

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Speaker 7: the beginning of the. Season when they started, undefeated it was, Like,

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Speaker 2: HEALTHIER i think we have to think about how.

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Speaker 7: Everyone else is, playing Because minnesota's playing so, well Because

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Speaker 7: Well The liberty have to kind of play catch up

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Speaker 7: it's this kind of fingers crossed weight and see if

434
00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,639
Speaker 7: everyone is able to make it to the playoffs and

435
00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,199
Speaker 7: make it through the. Playoffs But i'm going to be

436
00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:51,040
Speaker 7: disappointed with the additions Of Natasha cloud With Emma, miseiman

437
00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:54,320
Speaker 7: with them being able to win a. CHAMPIONSHIP i THINK

438
00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,679
Speaker 7: i was just hoping and everybody was hoping that The

439
00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,520
Speaker 7: liberty would be for sure one and two With, links

440
00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,399
Speaker 7: and that's just not the Real it still could.

441
00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,840
Speaker 1: Happen i'm looking back at when My Chicago sky won

442
00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,000
Speaker 1: it all coming out of the sixth. Seed they just

443
00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,480
Speaker 1: have to stay in those eight positions and if they are,

444
00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,560
Speaker 1: Healthy i'm telling you, WATCH i, mean. LISTEN i had

445
00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,840
Speaker 1: a very bad sample size in person recently when they

446
00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:21,639
Speaker 1: lost to The Chicago, sky which was, Wild but on

447
00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,040
Speaker 1: a good, night they look like a very tough team to,

448
00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,680
Speaker 1: guard a very tough team to deal with that, height

449
00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:28,240
Speaker 1: to deal.

450
00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:29,359
Speaker 2: With their ability to shoot from the.

451
00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,280
Speaker 1: Perimeter SO i think you might be, Right BUT i

452
00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,840
Speaker 1: also think you might have forgotten just how good they

453
00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,760
Speaker 1: looked at the beginning of the season when everybody was in.

454
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:41,600
Speaker 2: There, okay that's. FAIR i think that it's anything could.

455
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,280
Speaker 7: Happen Your Chicago sky of twenty twenty one proved that

456
00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,560
Speaker 7: to the point where they changed the playoff, schedules so

457
00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:53,119
Speaker 7: when it happened, again but they the idea of them

458
00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,760
Speaker 7: just having to work, HARDER i guess to get there

459
00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,720
Speaker 7: when The links are, like, yeah we're, wait, Hoasting we've

460
00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,800
Speaker 7: been at the top all all season, long that's, true

461
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,400
Speaker 7: can't DO i want a finals. Rematch of, course we're

462
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,880
Speaker 7: gonna get seven. Games it's gonna be so much fun

463
00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,520
Speaker 7: to see them go at it. AGAIN i think The

464
00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:12,840
Speaker 7: links just look more.

465
00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,159
Speaker 2: Poised, YES i, AGREE i.

466
00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,960
Speaker 1: Agree, yeah let's talk about The Atlanta dream because you mentioned,

467
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,919
Speaker 1: them AND i have to ADMIT i have not gotten

468
00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,320
Speaker 1: a hype on them AS i. Should this season twenty

469
00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,640
Speaker 1: four to, fourteen third best record in the league as

470
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,879
Speaker 1: of right, Now Ali Sha gray having the best season

471
00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,920
Speaker 1: of her career since the, Jump Ryan howard back, healthy

472
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,879
Speaker 1: you got The, Bigs jones and grind are clogging up that.

473
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,680
Speaker 1: Middle this is a team that has outperformed my. Expectations

474
00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,639
Speaker 1: so what AM i sleeping on when it comes to

475
00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:39,920
Speaker 1: The Dream no pun.

476
00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:45,840
Speaker 7: INTENDED i think that The dream have been sneaky like

477
00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:50,439
Speaker 7: they have. Been this sneaky good team that coming into

478
00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:51,120
Speaker 7: the YEAR.

479
00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:52,400
Speaker 2: I was excited.

480
00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,480
Speaker 7: About But i've also been let down By dream hype

481
00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:57,800
Speaker 7: in the, past SO i didn't want to get too.

482
00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,000
Speaker 7: Excited new coach And Carl, smith we knew what was

483
00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:02,720
Speaker 7: going to. Happen we knew they were going to shoot

484
00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,880
Speaker 7: threes in kind of this running gun. Style but then

485
00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,320
Speaker 7: the free agency signings Of Bree jones And Brittany, griner

486
00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,520
Speaker 7: we were, like, well how is that going to fit

487
00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,639
Speaker 7: into the mix of shooting a lot of. Threes so

488
00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,439
Speaker 7: again it was a lot of question, marks especially for

489
00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,600
Speaker 7: our first year head coach coming to THE, wnba but

490
00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,679
Speaker 7: they have proved everyone, wrong like we can shoot, threes

491
00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,480
Speaker 7: we can be. Big they also started Bringing beg off

492
00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:33,400
Speaker 7: the bench recently and that has been. Helping also riddled by,

493
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,439
Speaker 7: injuries the fact that they are third when they missed

494
00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,879
Speaker 7: a month Without Ryan howard and now they're Missing Jordan canada,

495
00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:45,920
Speaker 7: again those are the things that still. Them being able

496
00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,160
Speaker 7: to hold three makes me way more confident that WHEN

497
00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,080
Speaker 7: jc comes, back they'll have a point guard to be

498
00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,640
Speaker 7: able to run their system like they were all season,

499
00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,560
Speaker 7: long and they're going to be. Solid the thing with

500
00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,560
Speaker 7: The Atlanta dream, though is that they're there have been

501
00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:05,720
Speaker 7: some moments where they could shine even brighter and they've fallen.

502
00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,800
Speaker 7: SHORT i think of The Commissioner's, cup they pretty much

503
00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,199
Speaker 7: had that in the, bag like they just needed to

504
00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,280
Speaker 7: win one game to be able to go to The Commissioner's.

505
00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,320
Speaker 7: Cup that was to defeat The. Liberty they had already

506
00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,880
Speaker 7: beaten them. Before they couldn't do. It they fell short

507
00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,919
Speaker 7: and recently in these close, Games Ryan howard her shot

508
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,440
Speaker 7: selection at the end of the games last second draw,

509
00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:30,720
Speaker 7: Up i'm, Like, god.

510
00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:34,200
Speaker 2: You guys are so, Close BUT i don't believe put

511
00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:35,200
Speaker 2: it all to be able.

512
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,280
Speaker 7: To get, it put it all together and get over

513
00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,199
Speaker 7: the hump when the playoffs are on the, line or

514
00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,159
Speaker 7: when it's a close game at the.

515
00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:43,399
Speaker 2: End so that's my.

516
00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:47,439
Speaker 7: Hesitation BUT i think Nas hillman is someone that we

517
00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,840
Speaker 7: need to talk about more and who has needed to

518
00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,960
Speaker 7: be in the most improved category Sixth player of The.

519
00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:58,160
Speaker 7: Year for most of the, year she has completely changed

520
00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,560
Speaker 7: her game and turned into a three point shooter because

521
00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:05,160
Speaker 7: of carl S mesko's offense and taking on the challenge

522
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,840
Speaker 7: of a lot of defensive, assignments and has been a

523
00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:11,120
Speaker 7: key piece outside Of Alicia gray having her career Year

524
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,160
Speaker 7: Ryan howard doing all star. Things Na's hillman has also

525
00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,320
Speaker 7: been a piece THAT i don't think we talk about.

526
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:21,560
Speaker 1: Enough one team we have talked about here Because i've

527
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,240
Speaker 1: been excited in surprise since the start of the season

528
00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,040
Speaker 1: is The Phoenix. Mercury top of the table for much

529
00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,120
Speaker 1: of the. Season No Dinah, tarrossi No britney grind or no.

530
00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,920
Speaker 1: Problem Alyssa thomas is putting up triple doubles night and night,

531
00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:37,679
Speaker 1: Out Sawtu soabai the unicorn that she, Is Kalia copper.

532
00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,199
Speaker 1: Consistent then they add To Wanna bonner midway, through like

533
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:46,119
Speaker 1: this is a surprise for me BECAUSE i expected time

534
00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,000
Speaker 1: to adjust a new, look a new. Roster they haven't needed.

535
00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,240
Speaker 1: Time how dangerous can they actually be when it comes

536
00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:57,320
Speaker 1: to the. POSTSEASON i think they can be very. DANGEROUS

537
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,680
Speaker 1: i was right there with.

538
00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:03,040
Speaker 7: YOU i was not a believer in This Phoenix mercury.

539
00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,280
Speaker 7: Roster on, paper this was pre Do Wanna, bonner but

540
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:07,600
Speaker 7: it was a lot of.

541
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,919
Speaker 2: People we just didn't. Know they have a lot of.

542
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,800
Speaker 2: Rookies they pulled.

543
00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,119
Speaker 7: And did some scouting THAT, i even THOUGH i love this,

544
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:19,399
Speaker 7: game did not know what these players could bring and shocked.

545
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:25,040
Speaker 7: Everybody they have been shooting the three so, well and

546
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:29,159
Speaker 7: especially when they started the, season and that is always

547
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,720
Speaker 7: a weapon that you can pull out in the postseason when.

548
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,399
Speaker 2: You're at, home when you need a.

549
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,680
Speaker 7: Game Sammy wickham is going to come out of nowhere

550
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,320
Speaker 7: and have a twenty point game because she can light

551
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:41,760
Speaker 7: it up from beyond the arc like.

552
00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:46,200
Speaker 2: That Catherine, westbeld like all of these players can really really.

553
00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,119
Speaker 2: Shoot and then you have the.

554
00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:55,720
Speaker 7: Engine you Have Alyssa, thomas who unfortunately probably won't win

555
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,840
Speaker 7: THE Mvp award even though she is so deserving and

556
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:04,840
Speaker 7: having career triple. DOUBLES i feel like we have gotten

557
00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:08,720
Speaker 7: used to, it, unfortunately but it is a really hard

558
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,400
Speaker 7: thing to do what she has been able to. Do

559
00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:17,920
Speaker 7: AND i, GOSH i think when you have An Alyssa

560
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:22,720
Speaker 7: Thomas Adwana, bonner these are players who have made it to.

561
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:29,120
Speaker 2: The, finals who have won, championships who have been there.

562
00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:34,359
Speaker 7: Before that experience alone makes them so deadly when it

563
00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,399
Speaker 7: comes to the, postseason AND i think that's going to

564
00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,000
Speaker 7: carry them a lot farther than other.

565
00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:41,520
Speaker 1: Teams, okay, so as we're recording right, now the six,

566
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,920
Speaker 1: seven eight spots are The Indiana, Fever Golden State, balkyries

567
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,680
Speaker 1: and The Seattle Storm. Sparks just a couple games, back

568
00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,080
Speaker 1: mystics aren't yet out of it is the current top,

569
00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,880
Speaker 1: eight the eight you think most deserve to see the,

570
00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,920
Speaker 1: postseason and the eight that you think Will.

571
00:28:56,560 --> 00:29:03,640
Speaker 7: Oh my, goodness that is such a good. Question, okay

572
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:09,920
Speaker 7: let me go one by. One The fever somehow still

573
00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:14,960
Speaker 7: being able to make the playoffs would be, remarkable like

574
00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:20,960
Speaker 7: injury devastation this, year a huge shock to the system

575
00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:25,040
Speaker 7: because nobody thought that The fever would be hanging on

576
00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,680
Speaker 7: by a thread when you especially at the start of

577
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:31,760
Speaker 7: the year with their huge free agency. Acquisitions SO i

578
00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:37,280
Speaker 7: think just despite everything they've been, through would love to.

579
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,160
Speaker 2: See them make the.

580
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:43,000
Speaker 7: Postseason The Golden State valkyries my second favorite.

581
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:43,440
Speaker 2: Story of the.

582
00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:47,320
Speaker 7: Year they totally deserve to be in the playoff, run

583
00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,960
Speaker 7: especially With Cayleer thornton going, Down SO i just want

584
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:52,920
Speaker 7: to see what they would.

585
00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,440
Speaker 2: DO i think that would be really good.

586
00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:59,719
Speaker 7: ENTERTAINMENT i think they could play spoiler to someone at

587
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,120
Speaker 7: least a couple games here and, there just by the

588
00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:02,640
Speaker 7: home court.

589
00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:09,440
Speaker 2: Advantage SO i did, strategy, strategy not only she is

590
00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:10,320
Speaker 2: so so.

591
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,640
Speaker 7: Good so if, anything just for them to get that

592
00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:17,080
Speaker 7: experience and to be the first expansion team to make the,

593
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,200
Speaker 7: POSTSEASON i want that for them.

594
00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,080
Speaker 2: Now The Seattle, Store.

595
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:28,280
Speaker 7: By the grace Of, god somehow they are holding on.

596
00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:29,640
Speaker 2: To this eighth.

597
00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:35,640
Speaker 7: Spot they have been lucky in the sense that The

598
00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:37,400
Speaker 7: sparks and mystics have not.

599
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,640
Speaker 2: Been able to win a couple close games.

600
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:47,360
Speaker 7: That people above them haven't completely lost. Control but The

601
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,960
Speaker 7: Seattle storm is a really good, team but they have

602
00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:55,600
Speaker 7: not figured it out and people have very much figured

603
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,440
Speaker 7: them out on how to beat. THEM i think Nekau

604
00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:05,000
Speaker 7: maka having an incredible season that we haven't really been

605
00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:09,400
Speaker 7: talking about because we've just been so confused at why

606
00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,719
Speaker 7: The Seattle storm have been losing so. Much there's no

607
00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:17,280
Speaker 7: way this team should have nineteen, losses like, honestly there's

608
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:20,000
Speaker 7: no reason for, that and especially when it was a

609
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,080
Speaker 7: what was it a seven game losing streak at one.

610
00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:28,560
Speaker 7: Point SO i think right now The sparks are playing.

611
00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,480
Speaker 7: BETTER i think them Getting cameron bring, Back Kelsey plumb

612
00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,959
Speaker 7: is putting up career. Numbers Rakia jackson gets me so

613
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:41,600
Speaker 7: excited about the future of THE wnba And Deerica azure

614
00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:46,840
Speaker 7: both having unconventionally great seasons for The sparks and they

615
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:50,920
Speaker 7: have put it together at the right. Time is it

616
00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:55,360
Speaker 7: enough to pass The Seattle. STORM i would like that storyline.

617
00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:58,520
Speaker 7: BETTER i think that they are more deserving right now

618
00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:04,200
Speaker 7: because of how Poor seattle has been playing and could

619
00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,560
Speaker 7: They Seattle storm could turn it. Around they have the,

620
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,880
Speaker 7: veterans they could turn it around in the, postseason BUT

621
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,360
Speaker 7: i just don't believe. IT i don't believe in this

622
00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,800
Speaker 7: team anymore because of what they showed me all. Season

623
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,840
Speaker 7: SO i would want The sparks to get in at

624
00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:18,960
Speaker 7: that eighth spot.

625
00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:22,400
Speaker 1: Well and, interestingly The storm actually get The sparks pick

626
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:25,200
Speaker 1: in the draft twenty twenty, six their first round. Pick

627
00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,640
Speaker 1: and this is a team that we've sort of, wondered

628
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,080
Speaker 1: are they four right now or are they building for

629
00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,560
Speaker 1: an next? Year dominique no. Longer early on was just

630
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:34,840
Speaker 1: getting her feet. Wet now we've seen her consistently putting

631
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:40,600
Speaker 1: up double. Doubles neka obviously the every single season matters to,

632
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,760
Speaker 1: her she's later in her, career but it was kind

633
00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,680
Speaker 1: of a question mark about whether this team was intent

634
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,840
Speaker 1: on getting it right now or looking. Ahead and to your,

635
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,880
Speaker 1: POINT i think some of the, inconsistencies the maddening, inconsistencies

636
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,239
Speaker 1: especially down the stretch of close, games has made it

637
00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,280
Speaker 1: really hard to get a read on this. Team so

638
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 1: sometimes when they're playing, Well i'm, like, OH i want

639
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:04,480
Speaker 1: to see them in the. Postseason they could mess some shit.

640
00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,600
Speaker 1: Up and then Sometimes i'm, LIKE i don't know if

641
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,800
Speaker 1: they've earned. It they just they just aren't showing up

642
00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,560
Speaker 1: in and out every single. Night to your. Point The,

643
00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,640
Speaker 1: fever on the other, hand have been inconsistent for very obvious.

644
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:17,520
Speaker 1: Reasons all the injuries that you, mentioned including Losing Said

645
00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:20,000
Speaker 1: colson And aarry McDonald for the, Season Kaitlin clark missing

646
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,920
Speaker 1: more than half the season with a couple different. Injuries

647
00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:24,280
Speaker 1: can you even get a read on how head Coach

648
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:26,360
Speaker 1: Stephanie white has done in her first year back with

649
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,560
Speaker 1: this team with all the injuries that we've, Seen it's.

650
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Speaker 7: HARD i think she's doing the best that she. CAN

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Speaker 7: i think that this is just there were such high

652
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Speaker 7: expectations For Caitlyn clark's team in year, two and When

653
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Speaker 7: Kayln clark isn't even on the, floor you can't you

654
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Speaker 7: can't even gauge how many games they would have won

655
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Speaker 7: or could have, lost OR i just don't feel like.

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Speaker 2: Their record is a full.

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Speaker 7: Picture if if everybody was healthy and if everyone was

658
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Speaker 7: there those glimpses that we did see that were, Intoxicating

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Speaker 7: LIKE i will never forget That Fever liberty. Game that's

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Speaker 7: how The fever got into The Commissioner's, cup and it

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Speaker 7: Was caitlin being her best. Self Aliah boston is her best.

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Speaker 7: Self When Caitlin clark is on the, floor you had

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Speaker 7: every all the others knocking down, shots doing their. Roles

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Speaker 7: Natasha howard is, incredible AND i think we've seen glimpses

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Speaker 7: of that.

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Speaker 2: For maybe like four.

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Speaker 7: GAMES i want to, say but it's hard to say

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Speaker 7: that for the entire. SEASON i Think Stephanie white has

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Speaker 7: tried her, best AND i feel very confident in her, knowing,

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Speaker 7: like all, right IF i had everybody, healthy we would

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Speaker 7: be having a different conversation about this. Team and she

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Speaker 7: knows that her, receipts her resume speaks for. Itself SO

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Speaker 7: i think they're just hoping that everybody comes, back And i'm, like,

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Speaker 7: whoop we'll try it again next.

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Speaker 2: Year.

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Speaker 1: Yeah and that's what's going to be so difficult about this,

677
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Speaker 1: offseason that there could be a ton of movement and

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Speaker 1: all the work put in with a build toward the

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Speaker 1: future might have to be shaken up by different. ROSTERS

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Speaker 1: i do think If clark gets healthy enough to be

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Speaker 1: in the, postseason it's really hard to get a read

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Speaker 1: on what's really going on with.

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Speaker 2: Her injury, wise but if she comes.

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Speaker 1: Back hard to say they have enough pieces or enough

685
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Speaker 1: time on the court together to really factor into the.

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Speaker 1: Postseason but to your, Point i'd like to see them in.

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Speaker 1: It it feels like such a lost season for a

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Speaker 1: team that puts so much investment into this second year

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Speaker 1: Of Caitlin, clark The All Star, game everything. Else just

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00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,239
Speaker 1: a lot of disappointments for The fever all season. Long

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Speaker 1: so be nice to see them at least get in,

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Speaker 1: there get a couple, games even IF i don't know

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Speaker 1: that they'll have the chemistry to put it. Together The

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Speaker 1: valkyries that you mentioned potentially A coach of The year

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00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:49,880
Speaker 1: season For Natalie, nicasse especially since many me included really

696
00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,080
Speaker 1: questioned the makeup of this roster coming. IN i was

697
00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:56,200
Speaker 1: surprised they couldn't get more big free. Agents Kayla, Thornton Veronica,

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Speaker 1: Burton Tiffany. Hayes you see these. Names they're great, players

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Speaker 1: but they're not house. Names how did they make it

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Speaker 1: work without? Superstars and how are they continuing to make

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Speaker 1: it work Without?

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Speaker 7: Thornton it is one hundred thousand percent buy. In this

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Speaker 7: is a wonderful. EXAMPLE i hope high school, coaches college.

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Speaker 7: COACHES i hope they are all telling their team to

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Speaker 7: watch The Golden State valkyries. On it doesn't matter if

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Speaker 7: we have a superstar or, not if everyone is bought into.

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Speaker 2: The system to the goal the idea of we are

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Speaker 2: a defense.

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Speaker 7: First this is a scouting, report this is what we're gonna.

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Speaker 7: Run this is the example of, that and The Golden

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Speaker 7: State valkyries have shown that time and time, again where

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Speaker 7: we were all, like who are these? Players where did

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Speaker 7: they come? From what country did you pull them? From

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Speaker 7: how do we pronounce their?

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Speaker 2: Name doesn't? Matter they're hoopers.

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Speaker 7: And THE gm did an amazing job of putting together

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Speaker 7: complimentary pieces that all work. Together Veronica burton is also

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Speaker 7: one of those names for most improved. Players she is

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Speaker 7: shining in a role that puts her as a point,

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Speaker 7: guard puts her as a scorer and a defensive, presence

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Speaker 7: which she has always been Since. Northwestern so it has

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Speaker 7: just been fascinating to see everything come together.

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Speaker 2: Because you have a good coach that the players trust and,

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Speaker 2: say you, Know Natalie, nicasse what are we gonna? Run

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Speaker 2: what's the scouter report On Caitlin? Clark what's the scouter

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Speaker 2: report on every?

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Speaker 7: Team superstar and they have limited them under their scoring

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00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,640
Speaker 7: averages for most of the. Time and that is because

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Speaker 7: what's the. Deal what do we gotta.

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Speaker 1: Do give us our marching orders and we will execute,

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Speaker 1: that and.

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Speaker 2: We're gonna go do. It we're gonna go do.

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Speaker 7: It not all teams do, that not all players want

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Speaker 7: to do. That so that's WHAT i.

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Speaker 2: Think is the main.

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Speaker 1: Thing so we're watching all these teams that are going

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Speaker 1: to be battling it out down the. Stretch question for,

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Speaker 1: you how do you think coaches are going to manage

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Speaker 1: THEIR mvp candidate stars when it comes to balancing playing

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Speaker 1: time versus rest when they've sewed up a, spot versus

741
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Speaker 1: trying to move around to try to get the right.

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Speaker 1: Matchups what do you think we're going to see from

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Speaker 1: these coaches who might have very different ideas about what

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Speaker 1: the right thing to do is for their.

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Speaker 2: STAR i would.

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Speaker 7: Be so curious if we're going to be able to,

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Speaker 7: see especially in those first, rounds superstar is playing heavy.

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Speaker 7: MINUTES i think that this season has put a glaring

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Speaker 7: spotlight on how many, games how little. REST i feel

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Speaker 7: like the league, said, oh we gave you charter, flights

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Speaker 7: so you can't complain about these back to.

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Speaker 2: Backs this is what you.

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Speaker 7: Wanted, right and it has not taken into a full

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00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:55,960
Speaker 7: count of rest and, recovery and it has felt like

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00:38:56,040 --> 00:39:00,560
Speaker 7: there's just so many injuries and so many people not

756
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:05,000
Speaker 7: able to be on these bright, Stages like we're having

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00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:08,480
Speaker 7: These links And liberty games in the middle of the.

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Speaker 7: Year we're really excited about. It but both of the

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00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,320
Speaker 7: superstars are out with injuries because their bodies are. Tired

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Speaker 7: so you don't want that in a game seven in the.

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00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:22,440
Speaker 7: Finals so how do we pace in these early? Rounds

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00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,280
Speaker 7: how can we use the strategy of get an early

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Speaker 7: lead so we can rest In Asia, wilson so we

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Speaker 7: can rest A Brianna stewart to make sure that the

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Speaker 7: one day in between these playoff games they can get

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Speaker 7: the most. Rest so this is a whole other conversation

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00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:43,319
Speaker 7: about the others. Too who else is going to be

768
00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,200
Speaker 7: able to step up so that we can rest our

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Speaker 7: superstars to make sure they're going to be in the

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00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:54,640
Speaker 7: game and healthy when we get to the finals or

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00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,799
Speaker 7: the later in the playoffs to hit those.

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Speaker 1: Shots, Well i'm going to be trying to keep tap

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Speaker 1: on all the action from the continent away AND i

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Speaker 1: look forward to seeing how it all shakes out over

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00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,640
Speaker 1: the next couple, weeks the final weeks of regular season.

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00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:10,759
Speaker 1: Action you got us ready for. It we couldn't have

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Speaker 1: asked for. More thank you so, Much.

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Speaker 2: Jordan thank you for having. Me oh we got a dance,

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Speaker 2: too Because i've got me really excited NOW i want

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Speaker 2: the playoffs to.

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Speaker 1: Start thanks so much To jordan for joining. Us we

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Speaker 1: got to take another break when we come. Back sports

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