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