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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"7th, 3 .25 in the morning, Rob's turn. For the first time in Nationals history, they lost a 1 -0 game on a lead off home run. Yes, Josiah Gray, the hard luck loser for giving up that Gunnar Henderson last, but his seven strikeouts in six innings were a fine end to a season. Anytime you could finish from a strong outing, it takes you into the offseason with a positive mindset. You feel like you can kind of check that box, so I've been able to have a last couple good outings, but this one obviously feels sweet to go into the offseason knowing that some of the changes are made over the last three outings, you know, have obviously breeding results. The Nets bats, however, have just team hits in three shutout losses to the O's this season. This game started minutes after the Orioles organization and the family of Brooks Robinson released a statement announcing the death of the first ballot Hall of Fame legend and beloved Birdland figure at the age of 86. WTOP alum Craig Heist has covered the O's for decades and told old WTOP Sean and Ann better human being than he was a baseball player. If you ask him for a couple of minutes of his time, he always gave it to you. You mentioned him being a broadcaster for the Orioles. He worked a lot of those games but we're all kind of a little bit in shock. No easy transition to the WNBA where Brianna Stewart won the closest three -way MVP race in league history edging out former Terp Alyssa Thomas and Wilson Asia before Stewie's Liberty beat Thomas' Connecticut Sun in Game 2 to even their second -round series said one game apiece. Rob Woodfork, WTOP Sports. Locally -owned Novak remains solid as a rock. Customers enjoy almost perfect power and competitive rates. A 99 percent reliability rating reflects Novak's strong electric system and dedicated employees. They help ensure dependable safe electricity 24 -7. While other costs are on the rise, Novak's base
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"Anytime you could finish on a strong outing it takes you into the offseason with a positive mindset. You feel like you can kind of check that box so I've been able to have a last couple good outings but this one obviously feels sweet to go into the offseason knowing that some of the changes I've made over the last three outings you know have obviously breeding results. The Nets bats however have just 14 hits in three shutout losses to the O's this season. This game started minutes after the Orioles organization and the family of Brooks Robinson released a statement announcing the death of the first ballot Hall of Fame legend and beloved Birdland figure at the age of 86. WTOP alum Craig Heist has covered the O's for decades and told WTOP's Sean and Ann. Better human being than he was a baseball player if you ask him for a couple of minutes of his time he always gave it to you. You mentioned him being a broadcaster for the Orioles. He worked a lot of those games. But we're all kind of a little bit in shock. No easy transition to the WNBA where Brianna Stewart won the closest three -way MVP race in league history edging out former Terp Alyssa Thomas and Asia Wilson before Dewey's Liberty beat Thomas's Connecticut Sun in Game 2 to even their second round series at one game apiece. Rob Woodfork, WTOP Sports. Alright, thanks. Rob, 226 an update on traffic and weather. Jess, they're on the corner. They were so happy. Who was? I just asked Allison's parents for their blessing to pop the question on Christmas Eve. Well, we better get going. Where? To Dominion Jewelers. You'll get to work with a designer to create a ring unique to your relationship. Really? I told you Dominion Jewelers is where you design the ring that says you're the only one for and me this ring was created especially for you. Handcrafted custom -designed jewelry. Dominion Jewelers in the heart of Paul's Church. We make it beautiful, you make it yours. By appointment only. WTOP at 227. You're
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"Luck loser for giving up that gunner henderson blast but his seven strikeouts and six innings were a fine end to a season anytime you could finish on a strong outing it takes you into the offseason with positive a mindset you feel like you can kind of check that box so i've been able to have a last couple outings good but this one obviously feels sweet to go into the offseason knowing that some of the changes are made over the last three outings you know have obviously breeding results the gnats bats however have just 14 hits in three shutout losses to the o's this season this game started minutes after the Orioles organization and the family Brooks Robinson released a statement announcing the death of the first ballad hall of fame legend and beloved Birdland figure at the age of 86 wtop alum craig heist has covered the o's for decades and told wtop and an Sean better human being than he was a baseball player if you ask him for a couple of minutes of his time he always gave it to you you mentioned him being a broadcaster for the Orioles he worked a lot of those games but we're all kind of a little bit in shock no easy transition to the WNBA where Brianna Stewart won the closest three -way MVP race in league history edging out former Terp Alyssa Thomas and Asia Wilson before Louise Liberty beat Thomas's Connecticut Sun in game two to even their second round series at one game apiece Rob Woodfork WTOP sports. Alrighty, thanks Rob as always coming up next half -hour after traffic and weather on the TLP in the midnight hour Wednesday for a new effort to avert a government shutdown but can it survive the politics the of moment I'm Mitchell Miller today on the hill. From taking on extra shifts to the years of hard work the success you've already had matters at University of Maryland Global Campus because we're a school for real life an accredited state
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"Cleaner. Hall of Famer 18 time major league All -Star considered the greatest defensive third baseman the game has ever known and Rick and Kim as a kid he was one of my sports heroes. Brooks Robinson's incredible performance in the 1970 World Series helped Baltimore defeat Cincinnati and earned him the nickname the human vacuum cleaner because Brooks caught everything at the hot corner. Robinson played his entire career for the Orioles today the team and his family issued a joint statement announcing Brooks Robinson's passing at age 86. He continues to leave a lasting legacy on the ball club Baltimore and the sport. Game two of the all important Mariners Astros baseball series begins at seven on a soggy roof closed kind of Seattle evening. M's The have only six games to go on the regular season schedule in must win mode if they are to catch in any Ever since then, we have come of the air. The Stroves and former Seattle Storm forward Brianna Stewart of the New York Liberty wins her second W. N. B. A. Most valuable player. Stewie, edging out Asia Wilson and Alyssa Thomas. Sports with sports of 10 and 40 after the hour Northwest News Radio. Hey, it's doctors King and Copstein from K2 Vision. If you're stage at the where you need readers, whether you've had Lasik or not, it may be time to consider K2 Vision. R. L. E. I tell my King Lasik patients, laser vision correction won't solve the eventual need for reading glasses due But K2 Vision R. L. E. will. It's not a question of if your lens becomes dysfunctional. It's when at that point you'll need reading glasses and could benefit from refractive lens exchange, a permanent solution to distance intermediate and near vision problems. In other words, no glasses, no contacts and no readers and no cataracts. Exactly. After K2 Vision R. L. E. you will never develop a cataract. K2 Vision R. L. E. is quick and painless and because we performed over 100 ,000 procedures and followed the outcomes, we have the experience to know if R. L. E. is right for you. Schedule your free zoom consultation today at K2VisionRLE .com and let's get your vision feeling young again permanently. Go to K2VisionRLE .com If a kitchen or bath remodel is in the works, take it to the next level. Make your remodel a dream by scheduling some time with a design consultant from your nearest Keller kitchen and bath showroom. Elisa here and the Keller design consultants are always there to make your life easier. That's what separates Keller kitchen and bath apart from the rest. Their consultants are hands on with you every step of the way. They come with ideas. They'll take the time to sit down with you, understand your style, offer functionality advice, and show you all those cool Keller products that are hard to find anywhere else. Then they take it one step further by doing everything they can to communicate with you, your plumber and contractor to make sure your job runs smoothly and construction dates it stay on track. Check out a Keller kitchen and bath showroom near you for all the latest award -winning Kohler products. We're talking tubs, showers, sinks, faucets, fixtures, vanities, tile, and lighting too. Make your model a dream. Schedule your free design consultation at KellerShowcase .com. That's KellerShowcase Do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? Try Nervive Nerve Relief from the world's number one nerve care company. Nervive tablets contain alpha lipoic acid to relieve nerve aches, weakness,
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"Sports at 25 and 55. Powered by Red River. Technology decisions aren't black and white. Think red. All right, George Wallace here. A road trip for the Nationals, but not a long one. Not far. No, not at all. Nats and Orioles showing the next two nights from Camden Yards as they'll play a brief miniseries. The Orioles, the magic number is three to clinch the AL East title. Will be the first time since 2014. Josiah Gray against Kyle Bradish tonight. Nats at the bottom of that NL East coming off a split with the Atlanta Braves the other day. Commanders off today. Practice tomorrow at Philadelphia Sunday. Eagles 3 -0. 25 -11 score over Tampa yesterday. Now an eight -and -a -half point favorite on Sunday. Jets need some help. Backers signing QB Trevor Simi into that QB room. He'll go to the practice squad first and then probably be the Chiefs Bears in case you haven't heard about that game the other day. Was the most watched game on any network this week with 24 .3 million viewers. Were they expecting Taylor Swift to sing? That's they what exactly said. Speaking of ratings let's talk college as well Oregon and Colorado on Saturday. 10 .4 million on ABC. Most watched game in the 23 season. The peak inch was 12 .6 million viewers. The game was not close and WNBA the MVP is New York Liberty's Brianna Stewart. Closest race in league history. She beats the runner -up Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut by just seven points. George Wallace WTLB Sports. Thanks George. Coming up after traffic and weather. Growing The following concern about a government shutdown and growing calls for a US Senator to resign. I'm Mitchell Miller today 327 Kansas City State Company another americaneagle .com success story. Started in 1932 as a family -owned butcher shop today. They're a leading distributor of superior all -american steaks delivered right to your door ready for the grill and your taste buds. When it came to their website an average site wouldn't do. They chose americaneagle com to take their website to the next level. With a dramatic increase in competition and a softening market demand they two had challenges. Improve their brand presence and message and produce a positive return. americaneagle .com got to work and executed usability studies and detailed audits of site experience digital assets and marketing. The results an integrated digital marketing and customer experience plan organic traffic increase of 20 % and a long -term roadmap for success. If you love great steaks go to kansascitysteaks .com for website design, development and online solutions that bring efficiency and results visit americaneagle .com. If you need a results driven website call the team at americaneagle .com at 877 -WEBNOW1 that's 877 -WEBNOW1. you can be latino and not speak spanish you can be latino even if others believe you don't look latino today more than ever there's no one way of defining what it means to be latino but there is one way of defining how to make our community stronger being unidos because being unidos is the best way to create more and better opportunities for all of us unidos us the largest latino civil rights organization in the united states join
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"Where natural ability to or explore choice lies. These differences mean they think differently than regular folk and those are crucial to success. Don't worry you can learn cognitive flexibility it's just that some people are born with it. I'm Cooper Lawrence sports at 25 and 55 powered by Red River Technology decisions aren't black and white think red. Here's Rob Woodfork. Well the Nationals won a wild extra inning affair in Seattle 7 -4 a three -run 11th inning sparked by Elaine Thomas two -run double and roller coaster relief appearance by Jordan Weems helped them win it. Weems struck three out across both extra innings for the win and Thomas on this month by the way batting 333 sit safely in 14 of his last 15 games. We'll see if he can continue that on 4 o 'clock game later today in Seattle the Orioles got a solid six innings from Tyler Wells But he Credited was with the 3 -1 loss to the Reds the O's offense generating only three hits left nine men on base Shohei Ohtani, I don't think this guy's human the angels two -way stars Supported his Cause own on the mound with his first multi home run game on a night. He's also pitching he becomes a six player with 10 strikeouts and two home runs in a game since the mound moved to its current distance in 18. I Said so 1893 that is 130 years six players. That's Very very rare and of those six it seems like most of them were pitchers who happen to like have a game where they hit two fluke Home the runs guy who was like also dominant at the plate. Exactly. So yeah, I mean this guy leads the league in home runs He's also one of the best pitchers in the game. He's also the first player since 1900 to have multiple games with three hits and double -digit Strikeouts in a single season to John's point. Why isn't he a national? Because they don't like pay to for people. That's why Juan Soto is on the West Coast and we don't talk enough about Shohei Ohtani Nor do we talk enough about what Alyssa Thomas is doing in the WNBA the former Terrapin the first player with back -to -back triple Doubles three such games in a season and the first to seven career triple doubles Rob Woodwork WTOP sports ahead more on today's air quality alert. It's 927 response to diamonds directs Rex amazing finance offer has been off the charts. So we're extending it through this Saturday You can go into the holiday Weekend with some new bling and spread your payments over as long as five years with special financing Thousand or dollars save up on to $5 the spot.
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"25 and 55 powered by Red River technology decisions aren't black and white think red. Alright what you got Rob? I got a wild extra ending affair in Seattle if you're interested the national 7 -4 winners thanks to a three -run 11th inning sparked by Elaine Thomas RBI double and rollercoaster relief appearance by Jordan Weems he struck out three across both extra innings for the win and Thomas by the way batting 333 this month he hit faithfully in 14 of his last 15 games the Orioles got a solid six innings from Tyler Wells but he was credited with 3 the -1 loss to the Reds after the O's generated only three hits left nine men on base and Shohei Ohtani is not human the Angels two -way star supported his own cause on the mound with his first multi home run on game a night he's also pitching he becomes the sixth player with 10 strikeouts and two home runs game in a since the mound moved to its current distance in 1893 1893 I said 1893 as in 130 years ago yeah he's also the first player since 1900 to have multiple games with three hits in double -digit strikeouts in a single season were so spoiled to be watching him play I mean you're not kidding I mean we may never see anything like again this the Mystics looking to get back in the win column tonight against the Atlanta Dream in Washington's first game without Shakira Austin another former Maryland Terrapin made some WNBA history last night as Alyssa Thomas the first player with back -to back triple doubles she extends her own record to seven career triple doubles Rob Woodfork WTOP sports all alright Robin coming up after traffic and weather we don't want it but it's here Hayes from those Canadian wildfires makes a return 727 deck helmets biggest sale of the year half -off installation dreaming of a beautiful low -maintenance composite deck deck helmet is your answer we remove your old worn -out deck boards and rails keeping the existing structure and install tracks low maintenance composite decking restore your deck to new condition at a fraction of cost the call now for half -off installation one eight five five nine helmet for a free estimate that's one eight five schedule five online nine helmet at or deck helmet calm don't replace face with deck helmet look some choices in life are complicated others thankfully are much simpler like choosing there true is one checking are no overdraft fees lots of practical perks and when your life evolves and account balances grow we'll upgrade your perks automatically truest one checking one simple choice truest bank member FDIC doing business is a pleasure with a pallet barrel starch driving automotive treasure park it in your own garage for over 40 years Fair Oaks has believed lower prices and higher standards should be the norm I'm Melanie Funkhouser president of Fair Oaks visit us in the Chantilly Park Auto and get your lowest price of the Fair Oaks Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Ram online at fairoaksmotors com good morning at 728 and we have traffic and weather on the 8th starting Jack with in the traffic center with our Bellway delays we'll start in Maryland interloop south of town slowing after Branch Avenue down toward the Wilson bridge topside -out of loops gonna be slow from 95 to George Avenue then after old Georgetown Road into the big curve slowing as you make the ride south on the Baltimore Washington Parkway you're slow back before 410 there's a wreck of 202 over on the right shoulder the crash that was inside the district line south on DC 295 at Eastern Avenue that's gone slower traffic though trying to go into northeast wondering if we've got that work zone again maybe in the center of the roadway near South Dakota Avenue okay in Maryland expect delays topside outer -out loop of from 95 over toward Georgia Avenue 270 the slowing in Urbana it's heavy headed down toward Hyattstown again delay in Germantown and on the southbound spur 15 south near Rosemont Avenue in Frederick reports of some tired debris in the far right lane you'll find a 550 up in West of 194 closed apparently there was some sort of a wreck south of Steiner Smith Road in Dublin Road all right you're in gonna find Virginia 66 slowed east in Manassas then after the Fairfax County Parkway toward 123 delays coming out of the Springfield interchange on the inner loop off and on heavy slow up toward 236 Backlick Road north near Oriole Avenue the wreck on the George Washington Parkway down near Morningside Lane there we'd had an earlier crash there's a delay in Dumfries but it's 95 going south down near exit 152 the wreck has been moved safely over onto the right shoulder Jack Taylor WTOP traffic now that forecast here's Seven News first alert meteorologist Mark Peña good morning temperatures outside in the 60s to start your day mostly cloudy skies but later we're on going to see
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on WTOP
"Undetectives watch with a free trial Alexa Google home your smart speaker is our best friend and yours too for staying in the know wtop news on your smart speaker or in your pocket with a free wtop app or online at wtop .com time you listen 653 speed dating is making a comeback in a backlash against dating apps with pandemic isolation happily behind them people looking for love are meeting in real life and more ways to make physical connections Axios reports attendance at event bright events that mention dating or singles rose more than 60 percent in the early months of this year compared to the same time last year singles clubs are also seeing a divergence when experts as even those who are not immediately finding lover at least making new friends in the process you may scene have the commercials touting it now we're hearing more about a smartphone feature that lets you quickly fix pictures you finally take the perfect only to realize it's ruined by a bunch of strangers photo bombing in the background before you delete it listen up there's a google tool that clean that picture up in no time at all I'm Kim commando brought to you by NetSuite the number one cloud financial system get no payments or interest for six months net suite dot com slash cam at one point it would have taken expert photo shopper to remove those bystanders but not anymore google photos magic eraser can remove them you just open up your google photos app pick the photo then tap on the edit button and select magic eraser then let the app do its magic it will automatically try to identify the unwanted objects or people if the app gets it right just tap on the erase button to automatically remove them if it doesn't get it right take matters into your own hands draw over the objects objects with your with finger to erase them tap done and then just save the edited image again it's called magic eraser nasa the fbi and top tech execs get my daily tech newsletter and you should too at getkim .com sports at 25 and 55 powered by Maximus moving technology forward all right we get robbed this morning what's going on all right let's talk a little mystic shall we their three -game streak win ended with an overtime heartbreaker in new york yesterday but uh they in the liberty have split the first two meetings this season they meet two more times this season and they're only a game and a half apart in the standings so coach eric tibos is a us rivalry in new york is a natural rivalry we've played them in the playoffs we can have different personnel but you know those games you i have think enough pop to them anyway but i think it could down the road you know especially if you get to the last game or two and lots on the line yeah funny you bring that up they meet again july twenty first and in the regular season finale september the tenth both teams looking up at the east leading connecticut sign them for whom a former maryland terrapin made w u n b a history yesterday is alyssa thomas notched her second triple double in five days that is the shortest span between triple doubles by one player in league history or for career regular season triple doubles now a new w n b a record the nationals and oriel's each on two -game win streaks to win their respective weekend series and that's now in seattle open a three -game series with a mariner squad that just lost to the o's in baltimore rob woodfork w t sports o p all right robin up ahead on w t o p the latest on the unrest in russia an attempted uprising by russia's wagner mercenary group it's 656 prescriptions require an online consultation with a health care provider will determine who if appropriate restrictions apply see website for details and important safety information subscription required price varies based on product and subscription plan hey guys did you know there's a generic form of viagra that works just the same but is ninety five percent cheaper just
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on The Her Hoop Stats Podcast
"Don't think this is like this is not indicative what she's gonna do this season just something I want to see a little bit more you know what I want and maybe I've just been watching too much of the Miami Heat but like I want a little bit of Jimmy Butler from Ariel Atkins like I'm scoring here I'm scoring explosive right now you know what I'm saying like like I'm the bleep now I'm freaking Butler like I'm going on freaking Atkins I'm beating you with the rip two dribbles jump stop score yeah I'd love to see just a little bit more just yeah I think she's totally capable she does a great great in the triple threat in my opinion I think she has a really good first step I think that sometimes she could do a little more but just like a little bit more like you know like f you in your in your programming I think you got you got three players that Sykes cloud and Shakira all kind of play with that like attitude I think Elena plays the attitude in like a more in a different way it's like yeah yeah she she's a superstar right you know it's a little different when you're over that fire no yeah it doesn't display it doesn't mean it's not there now exactly yeah it's it's it's in there but it's like here it's there and and I think Ariel really has that sort of you know she also has that yeah it's competitive fire but I want to be nasty I want to be like no this is mine like not only are we winning I'm beating you yeah and I want to see you just do that a little bit more sometimes and she she has I think she will she will be fine just uh you know a couple rough games but I think the Mystics overall that's our feeling with the Mystics too is like agree it'll be okay I think when they start playing teams that are not Connecticut and don't have Alyssa Thomas I think things get a lot easier now not just in terms of the basketball but in terms of like your life because you don't have to see Alyssa Thomas and Marie Jones and that massive team over there yeah I mean and the physicality and and that's not a negative I mean just saying like I mean all every team is physical okay so it's not like Connecticut's like this like overly physical team but they are disruptive and they're they're length especially on the perimeter is you know it's taking away passing lanes it's active hands in the in the passing lanes and it makes you think you know a couple of miscues down the stretch for Washington against Connecticut in the second game in particular were because they were very aggressive in the passing lanes and their ability to anticipate and go the other way and play Mystics basketball right steal and score and that's what kind of broke the game open down the stretch with you know a couple of miscues and it was just unfortunate Washington yeah so Connecticut's a dangerous team of Washington I mean they have time to get right they have Chicago coming up next that'll be a great game on the road on Friday so no games tonight though I know that's no NBA they're gonna replay NBA TV they're gonna replay some stuff I don't know but I don't want to watch I don't want to watch a game from last night oh yeah that wasn't look I'm glad the Boston Celtics are not gutless cowards like they showed in game three true but I didn't I didn't want to work out yesterday was it yesterday the day before I think it was the day before I was like I told I told my wife Emily I was like I don't want to work out today like I don't think I have that dog in me and she was like do you want to be like the Boston Celtics you won't just give up on the day I was like that's such a good that's such a good did you get up I went up and I worked out I was like I'm not going out like that good for the Boston Celtics I'm glad they decided not to go out like that game five will be very Emily shouts shouts to Emily but yeah no no basketball I don't know what I'm gonna do tonight and maybe I'm gonna watch all their basketballs that's yeah there's always something on you can find something is it Euroleague maybe Europe Europe aim if you got basketball suggestions tonight toss it toss it my way I got I got nothing but time oh I do gotta go to practice though we're both late for something so we should we should head out oh yeah we got it yeah Jordan's almost out of school he's not quite driving yet he can't walk home I know but he you know he has practice later than the same you said what you should run home get those legs stretch out yeah a good stretch yeah maybe one day but not today though you know mommy's gonna go get them so but anywho hey look there's so much WNBA news popping every single day so make sure that you come back here next time for more courtside with Christian Gabe as we keep you in touch with the pulse of the league okay with our popcorn and our cranberry juice with the lime no ice right here as we sit courtside being entertained by these dynamic young people these young women I'm telling you it's been so exciting just to see the sports world embrace the WNBA this season once again I love it so WNBA Twitter has been fun too just follow that hashtag if you're not already but also follow us on our Twitters our Twitters are in there Christi 51 W Scott that's me that's me it's building up yeah I'm getting it better it's good now she's Christy Scott it was her birthday yesterday oh yeah she just turned 30 just like me again are you still going with 30 my mom turned 35 a couple years ago I said 29 yesterday and holding but then I was getting some 25s and even a 22 yesterday but I think people are being overly kind but you know that's fine younger than me I just turned 30 I'm just I see we're the same good um but no I it was you know it was a fun day and no place I'd rather be than in the gym anyway I had a nice breakfast with my mom and then whole family came down well the kids well Jordan had practice so he couldn't come to the Mystics game but my mom my older son my daughter came and Jordan was busy getting another offer from division one school which is something we're gonna have to talk about in this podcast at some point we'll talk about it at one point but yeah he was in the gym but he was working out in the gym I was just in the gym like having a good old time and you know monumental and um NBC Sports Washington they were very sweet gave me a cake and my brother was there gave me some flowers and so it was really a sweet sweet night so I really enjoyed my my moment in time around the sun whatever it was awesome thank you Gabe I appreciate it and on that note we're going to get up out of here we don't have to go home but we got to get up out of here this time but come back right here on Her Hoop Stats podcast network for more courtside with Christy and Gabe with WMA news all season long and we'll see you next time
Winsidr WNBA Show
"alyssa thomas" Discussed on Winsidr WNBA Show
"Those are going to be games where you really get the sense that Connecticut in Washington have the tools to beat anyone any given night. It's still an uphill battle with how stacked. Like a Vegas is, that seems daunting right now, but at the same time, you've got experience and you've got that, especially when it comes to Connecticut, I saw that toughness and that edge that I think by nature comes with Alyssa Thomas, kind of that swagger that she brings to that court that identity of that team kind of gets infiltrated just by her being on the team. But I like the toughness I saw from Connecticut and Washington just really was encouraging, this is the Washington team that we have been familiar with. Yes, it's a little different because you have so many pieces secure Austin's making those strides. Eric tea taken over, but we saw how good that team can be. And we're no longer getting the sense that they're kind of limping into this 70% because they've got a couple injuries and things like that. And again, that hinges on Della Donna if she looks the way she looks, they can be right up there at the top of the conversation throughout the course of the season. Yeah, and I would say on the flip side of the New York side, it's just like opening night. It was interesting to me because if I'm gonna be real, like the major difference to me between opening night and the second game against Indiana, where stewie just goes off. They're making shots. It wasn't like the ball was going in. Obviously, look, the fever and the mystics completely different teams, but in the sense of like they both have such an elite paint presence and obviously one of them is a much more competitive team, but just like for the liberty, I think the questions are there. Who's going to be the paint presence for the liberty to do we want to bang down the all the time? Does JJ, JJ is always kind of had the ability to not have to do that having a list of Thomas having some of the other bigs who are on Connecticut and also just what's going to happen defensively on defensive rotations salute is not an elite defender and like to be blunt either Sabrina. So where is going to kind of that guard coverage is going to come from? I think don't get too high, don't get too low. I said this after game one on the playback. Game one of New York D.C. made D.C. look a lot better than they are in New York look a lot worse than they are. And that's what happens in the first three games. We react, we bubble over with excitement. But I'm excited to just kind of see where they stack up when, you know, look, Connecticut and New York are playing again soon. We got mystics Connecticut coming up again soon. And then we also got sparks aces. So I think there's going to be a lot of fun. All right, we had the fun of opening weekend, now we kind of get to, okay, where do you stack? And you get to kind of get secondary looks at some of these teams. Yeah, we've seen Canada. Yeah, we'll see Connecticut in Washington play each other again. I love that matchup. That's great. But you know, a week from now, we're going to have 11 more games under our belt. Looks at these teams where it's less of initial reaction, you know, and just kind of like, wow, this is what I thought was cool. These are my question marks. A week from now, it's going to be like, okay, we've seen this team play four times now, three or four times now. It may be more, again, they're playing basically every day at this point, but we'll have just such a better sample size of what we can talk about what we feel like the concerns may be. The identities of these teams, you know, and kind of what they're about, how they play, what they look like, we'll have a better picture, you know, a week later. Well, just to remind everyone because it's that time of the episode. Let's take them. Starting off strong for me. I'm up three one. I thought we were tied and then I looked back at it. We both said Connecticut. I said D.C. over NY, you picked Chicago. I said LA, you said Phoenix. And here's the thing, the one that I felt the worst on besides the Minnesota one, obviously. Was the LA Phoenix game, the closer that game got. From game time of all the other ones for like the two hour stretch until their game started, I was sitting there like, damn, shouldn't have put that bet down with Rachel. Phoenix is going to win. I was never thinking, why was I why did I take Phoenix? I know better. We both had such buyers. We're better than this. Why did I pick that? But I think I was just trying to be different. That's what I'm going to that's going to be my excuse. All right, Rachel, you're definitely different. So I'm up three one. You're two two. And hopefully it sticks like this for the rest of the season, but we'll do the next next games. We got Connecticut at D.C. now. So the sun at the mystics and then the dream, the Atlanta dream in Minnesota, I'm curious who you're going with. I'll I already have picked mine. I'm not going to show you, but I've picked mine. And you can go with whatever you want. I won't tell you mine. I'll tell you.
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"Now. Yeah. And do we think coaches should show you more W tape? Yes, of course. this is to her next point of like, they should be preparing us for the playing style. Yes and no, no, they shouldn't. You know, if I'm a college coach, Rachel, my job is to make sure, first and foremost, that our team and players succeed in their current position at the school. Do I want my players to succeed after in life? Yes, a 100%. And maybe this is like a poor take from someone who's never played collegiately and only covers pro sports. But you I at least from my perspective think that you have to understand that these college coaches will be fired if they decide on, you know, in whatever for this next season, we're going to play a style of game that will prepare our players better for the pros, keep in mind most of our players won't make it to the pros anyways because there's not enough spots for them. But we're going to change our style of play so that you'll be more prepared for the pros and then have a horrible season and get fired. Like, to me, you have to have success as a college coach, otherwise you don't have a job to prepare people for the W so I think it's a little bit of a catch 22. Maybe I'm oversimplifying it, but I am curious in your mind is that just a player who has faced the harsh realities of the real world or could I be am I not reading into it enough that, hey, maybe she had a couple bad days at camp. And maybe Nia clouding could be beating out Alexa. Like, you know what I mean? Well, I have to be really choice with my words here. Because obviously I'm extremely involved in the NCAA game and I'm extremely involved in the WNBA game. There's a lot. I could go on an entire show, rant about this, but I'm gonna choose not to. I really think it is a shock. It's a complete shock. You know, when you make that jump, every rookie, you know, who steps into training camp, they're surprised. It's been that way since the beginning of time. It's even like that way. When men make the jump from the NCAA to the pro leagues. You know, so like, what I'm hearing is just a player who's going through those adjustments in that jump. Now, if you want to say it's someone else's fault, then it's not just a part of the process that's completely fair, but it's still going to happen. You know, like you can't, we're talking about college basketball and we're talking about a jump to a league that's, you know, less than 30 years old, but still an amazing product is growing, blah, blah, blah, blah. You know, I'm sure camp is hard. Now imagine walking into these camps. And you're going toe to toe, you know, with Alyssa Thomas, and she steamrolling you in the lane and you're flying across and no one's going to sit there and help you up, you know? This is your job now. It intrinsically is different. Now granted, now you could make an argument about NCAA with NIL now at the highest levels is really starting to mirror the Pinnacle of financial gain and prose and whatever. But I mean, you're literally, it's a change. It's never not going to be a change. And I think that you are reading into it enough. I think camp probably for any roki is a challenge. I'm sure your head is spinning as it is when a high schooler goes to college and they're their freshman year and their head is spinning and they don't know what the hell is up and down what we're left or right. You know, I look at it as that's going to happen. And it's not necessarily about preparing, I think we've got to take some accountability as young women, I mean, get on social media and you can see plenty of wear your future employer is playing, where you can access that. You've got to take some accountability and dive into that more and embrace that more. We've talked about we've had draft picks that couldn't even name the WNBA player on our show. So whose fault is that? To me, it's an accountability thing. You know, if you want to study who your future employer is going to be, you got to do that work. That's all I'm going to say about that aspect of it, but I do think that, you know, we've talked about bridging that gap from the grassroots to the WNBA. Now we're talking about bridging the gap from collegiately to the WNBA. There's a whole lot of things we could talk about. So then on the other hand, I can't understand. You know, like the pro style play is vastly different than a college basketball style play. For sure, but there are two different entities. There are two different jobs. You know, it's like comparing apples to oranges to me. And what those college coaches, what Kim milky, what Geno, even down to, you know, the lower levels are trying to do to win games and to win their conference and go be competitive. Anyway, I'm going on a massive rant right now, but I do think you're probably reading it to just natural frustrations of a rookie in training camp.
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"Team and contributing. I think she can. You know, I know they've been speaking very highly of her recently, but those are the things that I'm kind of just thinking through in my mind. I was leading up to the show and just probably the two teams that I'm most focused on. I know everybody wants to say Las Vegas in New York. But I'm really intrigued with Indiana and Connecticut, specifically. Well, first of all, I completely agree. And Rachel knows and a few other people in the know know that there is a recent night that I had a little bit too much wine and a little bit too much afternoon coffee and just like went crazy deep down into all of the teams shout out as always to her hoop stats. Because they provide a necessity, which is salary cap information and details. So let's touch on some of these teams. First of all, why not talk about the liberty off of the gate? Liberty in Vegas because they're the two easiest teams to talk about in my opinion when it comes to the current specifics and the current play out that we're at now. So the aces have 11 on the books, basically. But if they want to keep Sydney Colson, who, you know, yeah, she's not pulling the biggest minutes, but if you look at the social media presence of the aces, it's pretty clear to see that they expect. No, you're totally right. But if they want to keep her on the team, they're going to either have to cut Asia shepherd. Or Kirsten bell. So it's going to be interesting kind of to see what they do there. Losing recent draft picks for a player who has shown importance, no doubt. But it's just an interesting aspect. There are also, look, some additions of Kayla George and Alicia Clark maybe make that decision a little bit easier. But keep an eye out for some cuts in that regard. And then the liberties is a more interesting one. It's a little bit more confusing, so bear with me, but in the general scheme of things when it comes to all these different teams, it's fairly fairly simple. They got 9 people in the books, 138 K in cap space. They can sign two straight up and play at 11. If they sign prints, they can't sign near a sabaly without cutting someone else. If they sign prints, have they signed prints, they can sign Han Zika or marine, obviously we know they want marine. So basically, the roster is set, and this is my perspective. I assume Han and marine make the team. And then it comes down to either Zika or sabaly if they cut DD or Jocelyn Willoughby. So if we want to skip from like in the weeds to just the end point, it comes down to either they keep Zika or solidly, but then they need to cut DD or Jocelyn Willoughby. So either you're saying, hey, there goes two high potential draft picks from recent years. High picks also. Or you're cutting, you know, didi who has shown an immense importance to this team, not just as a bench player who hypes up the team. But also as a role player. And then Jocelyn Willoughby, like, similarly, another player who not a superstar, but has shown importance on this team. So I will also say that Willoughby having a slightly larger contract in this case won't affect it. But in many cases, a very smart WNBA agent spoke to me one day and said, look, in the new CBA, it's going to be the death of the middle class. Take the lowest contract because you don't want 5000 to be a reason that you are booted from a team. Yeah fascinating point. So yeah, it's really interesting because most people are like, oh, make your money, make your money make your money. Yeah, that's cool and all, but like, that would you rather like guarantee to make it all or have the possibility of making 10,000 more. You know, it's the mystery box. Shout out to Family Guy or The Simpsons or whatever. That gets from. But the Connecticut sun. First team you talked about. Yes. In my mind, you have 9 locks. And that's dewana bonner, Alyssa Thomas, Brie Jones, Tiffany Hayes, Becca Allen, the tisha heideman, ty Harris, and DJ Carrington. Now you might say, sorry, and oh no, Olivia, Nelson ododa. That's the 9 in my mind that are locks. You could argue that oh no is not a lock. You could argue maybe ty Harris isn't. I would argue against that because I think they need that point guard. You could argue and teach a heideman what? I think she is a lock for sure. any of those 9 that you think are not locks? No, I agree with you. On that. So I think then people would then look at and question, well, why isn't he a cloud in the lock? The reason I don't think she's a lock is basically with cloud and on roster, right? With their ten players. If you include her, they don't have enough money to sign Alexis Morris. Their pick from this past year or so, well, practical they could actually, but that's not here nor do. Essentially, because of where players are drafted, the base contract that they're signing is slightly different scales and only having 62 and cap space and Alexis Morris being a 65 cap hit based on where she was drafted, that puts them in a tough situation. Now the question I have is Nia clouden is somebody of The Old Guard. We both know how much Kurt Miller love cloud in, but does that mean specifically that she's going to get a shot on this team? I don't think so. I mean, not to say that she won't get a shot, but to say that the person who drafted you and had you in mind for a certain role is no longer there, Ken Alexis Morris jumped that. Now, the call me a jerk call me hater yeh, call me whatever you want. And also keep in mind that this is on the assumption that Becca Allen is healthy and tiff Hayes comes over and plays on time and all that jazz. Right. Which I don't like to, especially in the W where they are not as forthcoming or revealing about injuries, especially ones that happen overseas, see countless examples just this year. I always like to assume that the players are healthy, unless told otherwise. But so for me, the interesting aspect is I'm looking at cloud or Morris, right? Maybe one of these others cracks it. We saw that they got rid of Kiki the other day. Which is a whole nother discussion of why you're cutting people that early. What's the reasoning behind it? But that's a different episode. But I look at this and I go, and I'm curious for you, Rachel. I know you didn't see the exact post because I was the one who dropped a rage bomb on you. Now, Alexis Morris has been very vocal since being drafted about how she did not feel prepared for WNBA training camp. And I think a fair pushback to some of the things she said was a lot of what she was putting on the teams in college, in my opinion, should be put on the players. One of the things she said is like, we need to be watching more W well, that's a you thing, not your coach thing. Yes. I've been screaming that for
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"Loose mentally types and Arthur Ashe quote that I lived by. And it makes sense, right? Because you don't want to go out there like tight minded. Afraid to make a mistake. Or not playing to your true potential because, you know, you don't know what the coach may say. Listen, and don't use that as an excuse either for coaches who are intense and asking you to be your best, don't use it as an excuse like they're mad at me. Nobody's mad at you. Listen, we want to win, okay? You can't just want to win. And coaches know they need your best in your role to win. So how do you get the best out of them? You tell them what you need from them. We need your best. We need you to fight in your role. Okay? And we need to make sure that we're working together, right? And it's all about team. I mean, I don't care however you cut it. You can split hairs all you want to. But it's all about the collective mentality, letting the players know that you trust them, hoping the players feel it and trust you back. But that's just the key. And I think that's what we saw with Marilyn. We saw it written up on the chalkboard of the whiteboard, whatever. In the locker room. And then throughout the game, you saw, you know, the execution from the players. So, I mean, kudos to the players for that because sometimes you write up what you want. And you go out there and it's not happening, man it is so frustrating. So I get it, but you know, it went from the whiteboard to the court for the Turks. One, and the defense led into their offense. I mean, 26 fast break points, Brian Alexander lavender Briggs. Abby Myers killing it on the offensive boards like, yeah, we're talking about the defense. Marilyn couldn't miss a shot either. They did miss a shot. They got the offensive rebound. And it was just like, hey, it's a beautiful night in college park. They've had a few of those this year on the men's and women's side. Great crowd, like great, great energy happening with the turf. So it should be marquee win for them. And I think they're making the case for a once again. I mean, we just got the second top 6 to reveal. We'll talk about that a little bit. There are two seed, but you know, the wonderful thing about college basketball, unlike college football, is that you get a chance to make your case in the postseason. You get a conference tournament. They have this game against Ohio State. You know, they build how to stay on the road. They win a couple tournament games, maybe win the whole Big Ten tournament, then I think they're kind of a lock for a one. Maybe if they even make it to the championship and lose to really good Indiana team, they may have a case there too. So I found this to be the win that you could have pictured with this Maryland team when they got together this off season. In terms of seeing how that team came together and now it's finally all gelling for them. But you know, I think also, you know, we should take this time, you know, everything that you just said about this team and how they were coached and how they were put into the right positions to execute. I think it all makes the case for Brenda freeze being a coach of the year candidate. I mean, she loses two great players national I wish to anchor Reese and it's still coming back and making a case for a once a year. I mean, I think she's just done a phenomenal job with this team. And against really great competition because Iowa is a really good team to let you that score fool you. Ohio State's a really good team. Indiana's a great team as well. She has a case for coach of the year in my opinion. Yeah, I mean, how not? I guess is the question. I mean, they had that statement went earlier in the year over UConn in December. Had never done that before. And I think, you know, just looking back over Brenda freeze's career. And I know it's about this year being coach of the year. But put a pin in that thought for two seconds because we're maybe 20 seconds. Anyway, but just flashback to when Alyssa Thomas was coming through. And went to two final fours. And on one of those teams that ELISA Thomas was on when they went to the final four, I believe they had 6 healthy bodies, what happened so they had four players who had knee injuries, ACLs, or meniscus situations, right? I think it was two ACLs to MCLs or maybe three ACLs. But anybody, they were all out. Anyway, all four players were out with knee injuries. Like, not coming back. And then they had one who had mono. So she couldn't play. So I'm like, oh my gosh, like, how do you practice? I remember I had one of the games like around this time of year, you know? Like, what are your practices look like? Because you have 6 guys out there. You have to get super creative. I mean, you can't do three on three. The whole time. How do you emulate and get your scout done, you know, and they have the scout players, but at the same time, you know, they weren't going full throttle with what they could do on the court in practice. So in the games, they could have legs and sometimes during the games Brenda free said the timeouts were to get some rest. It wasn't like it wasn't a momentum feel, you know, what you feel a time out, like you just feel the time out. I still do. I mean, I didn't coach this year, but I'm watching games, so I'm like. And then sometimes they do it sometimes they don't. But you feel it. It's a feel. It's a rhythm. The beautiful part about basketball is that it's so rhythmic, right? You have to love that about the game. So it's a feel. So anyway, she would call time out to give the players a break, you know? But they made it to the final four. So she's been here done that. This is not her first rodeo in terms of getting the right pieces together. And pushing them to the standards of Meryl and basketball. And when you see what they've done this year, in particular, with 9 new players, 9 of them, 9 of them, okay? And one returning starter. One, just one, one, returning starter and diamond Miller. It's pretty incredible to think about. And I'm not just saying this as an alum because other people have said this too. So don't play with me. Don't at me, even though should I say about my Twitter or no. Yeah. But don't at me because someone's being foolish and just hacked my Twitter so I haven't been we're going to find you. Yeah, assist ridiculous. I don't know. And I need that. But anyway, that's why I have my IG name there. Whatever. Whatever but still, don't hit me on IG with any negativity about what I'm saying. Because it's true. And find some lack of truth in what I'm saying. So stop playing with me. Don't make it about anything other than what it is and that's what's right in front of us. What Marilyn has been able to do is present their best selves. And they've been able to play, well, in big games. So it's just going to be very interesting how they close out on the road, at Ohio State. Like you said, it's the Ohio State senior night. So you know that's always full of emotion.
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"alyssa thomas" Discussed on Winsidr WNBA Show
"Agency. Now that we're kind of through the thick of it and you can talk a little more openly, you're able to kind of core, maintain Brie Jones, letitia Hyde man. We talked about ty Harris. I think you and I were talking about how much we just loved ty Harris and what she brings tip Hayes, Olivia Nelson dota. What are your just overall general thoughts? Cinnamon, going to as much detail as you want about just the free agency you guys just had and being able to put the pen to the paper of all the things you just talked about in the roster that you've built. Yeah, you know, it's a combination of things in, you know, I'm very thankful that I don't have to be a GM and have to worry about not just the combinations, but the numbers and all of that too. But one of the things I think is really important, particularly in Connecticut and what I feel like Connecticut has done a really good job of is have a balance of veterans of those midyear players who are in the year three, four, 5, and rookies. You know, it's a team, and I think it's really important that you develop the players that you draft so that you're not having to start over and rebuild in the draft. Like, this is really the first year that we've seen, you know, such movement such drastic movement in free agency. Typically, you build a WNBA team through the draft. And you're not getting mostly everybody could offer the same thing that everybody else could, right? And so it was like you're building your team and your franchise through the draft. And once they're done, you're rebuilding through the draft. And so for us, I wanted to make sure that number one, keeping Brianna Jones was huge. You know, she is a player who, you know, from the time I was covering her in college to the time that I took the job. It's just you're in awe of the way that she had continued to improve. And fly under the radar and be so successful. I mean, to be a most improved player to be a 6th player of the year to be an all star, and she hadn't really even been a cornerstone of anything that was going on in the organization on the court. And she's ready for that. She's ready to be that go to. And so to be able to keep her as really that centerpiece was huge. And she and Alicia Thomas play really, really well together. So that was big for us. You know, I think natisha heideman is one of the up and coming really, really good guards in our league. You know, she was playing, she was playing behind jazz Thomas, but she had gotten thrown into the fire and let a team to a championship game. You know, to the finals. And you know, I think for her, just to continue to grow and continue to get better, you know, she was the best three point shooter by percentage on the team. It was important to keep her because I think she's a good young talent that we can continue to develop. And I can not wait until breon January can work with her every day. And help her become an elite guard in our league. So keeping her was really important, you know, I think ty Harris has the potential to be a really good garden this league too. And she's been buried. You know, and hasn't really had much of an opportunity to blossom. And I think that she's ready. And, you know, oftentimes, and we see this a lot in the WNBA, and in our league, and we've saw it from the time this league of the league's inception, is sometimes it's just getting on the right team, like getting around the right people and you can just flourish. It's not always where you're drafted. It's then finding finding that next spot that fits. And I think ty has an opportunity to come in and to be really successful. I love the way that she can run a team. If you can be a point guard on a team that Don staley coaches, you know, you know that you're ready. You know that if the best point guard who ever played our game and dawn staley trust you, then we should trust you, right? And I think that ty Harris has the ability to run a team, you know, obviously she can play off the ball too and knock down shots. I think that that's going to be big for us. She can do some things defensively. I think she's an underrated defender. Really good in the two man game. And so I'm really looking forward to what she can bring. You know, Olivia Nelson a daughter is a young post player that I think can really develop in our system. And if you're going to play behind Brie Jones and Alyssa Thomas every day in practice, you're going to get better. I also like the fact that she played in a system at Connecticut that utilized their big to facilitate. And we will utilize our big to facilitate. She was a great passer in college. She was a great facilitator, and will utilize her in this way as well. And she can develop in our system and in our franchise and I think that she's got great great upside, great potential. And a great mind for the game. Now, I think Becca Allen is going to be big for us too. The ability to stretch the floor, be another long player. I mean, we haven't even talked about DB because obviously we're talking about free agency, but the ability to have the one of honor and Rebecca Allen, you know, on the wing or swing into the fore, if we need them to stretch the floor, is really going to help us.
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"Front, different franchises, you know, it was just kind of like, all right, where stuff going to end up is kind of the way I felt in my mind. I know that you were in discussions with other teams and had been a hot name, but what was it about Connecticut that was so appealing to you? Yeah, a few things. One, certainly the roster. I mean, this is a franchise that has had great success, really since its inception. But particularly over the last four years, Kurt had done an outstanding job, putting a team together and preparing them night in a night out and competing for championships. And, you know, there was a roster that reminded me a little bit of our teams in Indiana in that on paper, you know, there were times where you're like, how do they keep winning? But they had that Gritty that toughness that just ability to put themselves in positions for success. And for opportunities for success. And so I like that about the group. And the franchise, you know, I had known many people who have worked and played in the franchise that just raved about the way that they take care of their people about how much they love having the team, how much they value human beings in the organization. And you know, it's an organization that from day one from the time the Orlando miracle became the Connecticut sun. No matter who was playing, no matter who was coaching, there was a level of success year in and year out. And that's from Mike Tebow to and Donovan. And Kurt continued that as well. I mean, Lindsay whalen, the Katie Douglas, tanisha. I mean, everybody who played in the organization, it just didn't matter. And they were always always right there. Always in the hunt. Always in the conversation. And so it was an organization that I certainly have respected from afar. And then the opportunity to work with this group was just too good to be true. You know, Rachel and I kept talking about this team how they were built for long-term success a few years ago. And we all know the history of the sun and you just did an amazing job of kind of running down the history of the sun. So I appreciate that. Perfect segue. But I think it's been kind of clear that a few changes, at least from Rachel and I's perspective. A few changes needed to be made for them for them as the team to ascend to that next level. To the ultimate goal, winning championship rings. And so I'm curious for you. This isn't about past coaches or anything like that, but just like when you interviewed and we're thinking about like, okay, I could be moving into the helm of this team. What were the changes in your eyes, whether it's style of play or warm up routine or whatever it is. What were the changes that you think you can help this team do so that you can ascend to that goal of winning rings? Well, I think first and foremost, when you watch this team and look at this team analytically, it's like we needed to get better three point shooting. It was one of the worst three point shooting teams in the league, couldn't clear out space for great interior players. And that's not a knock on players that were there. It was just the way that the team was built. And so needing to get players who could really space the floor and who can really open things up for a Brianna Jones or an alys Thomas is going to be important. Consistently. And I think style of play too, you know, for me, I think that when you have somebody like Alyssa Thomas, who is the ultimate point forward and the way that she sees the game and the way the feel that she has for the game and being able to rebound and go and initiate offense, you know, being able to push in transition is huge. I felt like covering this team in the past, everything on the offensive end, where most things on the offensive end were very difficult. And they were amazing defensive team and always prepared and always executed at a high, high level, but it seems like just struggled to get easy buckets on the offensive end. So I wanted to be able, I want to be able to open it up. I want to be able to get up and down the floor a little bit more. I want to be able to put players in positions to be successful and get easier shots and higher percentage shots for our team. And so you'll see a little bit different style, not as much running plays as hopefully, you know, learning how to make plays, learning how to make each other better. Finding ways to get the best shot on the floor and make it a little bit easier for our team. So let's run down your free
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"To me, it just doesn't, it doesn't make as much as that. I think to flip it back to Dallas. What they're doing is they've created a team that they really like, I think. They brought in Natasha Howard this year, resigns here, Macau and, you know, they have Veronica Burton who had a nice rookie season and is going to be even better. And then they have satsu sabi and dime the shields. The dynamic between Enrique and diamond is going to be a little weird. I think diamond will shoot better from three, but that's not the fit, but it's not going to be how mabry and rique were. It's going to have to be a little different. Right. So that's going to take some time like you said at the beginning of talking all this. That's going to take a lot of adjustment. But then they have another three first round picks. This season, they have the picks coming up in the future. This franchise is set up to continue growing. And I always see people asking, what's the plan in Dallas? I think it's a fair question. And I wrote in my newsletter ball and ordered that subsector account. I wrote about I wrote about how it's kind of like, you know, I don't know, I don't know if you ever play two K but in two K, you know, when I get a new franchise, when I get a new franchise, I like immediately trade everyone. You know, I trade all my trade all the players for draft picks. I kept bringing guys that I want. I change up everything. And I want to have to do something in the video game. So I want to do another. Yeah, we learned deal. I think Greg bibb has kind of like had that mentality. It's like, hey, this move is good. I'm going to do it. And that's great for roster building. But at some point, they need to turn the corner into team building. And I think this has to be the year for them with you should travel as the head coach has to be the year for them with a recast or leader, it has to be the year that they start going from this, hey, they have a lot of talent to, okay, this team is ready to compete and win. I think this year they have enough talent to do so. So I like what Dallas is building personally. No, I like it. Again, you know, just to have the pieces to be able to build to continually build and add to, you know, who's around Enrique goomba Walla. I mean, it's her squad right now. And no shade to anybody else. But we all clutch performer on that team. And she wants those moments. So I love that for her too. To be able to own that role and to have that trust from Greg bibb and the coaching staff as well. Just to know that we're working to get pieces around you. I mean, if I'm a rique, I'm like, let's go, you know? Let's bring them because you know how she's built, right? She wants to win. So just to have that trust from everyone in the organization, I think, is a plus for her too. It's her team. That's her team. And they did lose Alicia gray. And to a certain extent, that wasn't their choice. I think Alicia, honestly, I don't know if her problem was with the franchise or the role. I think almost what the role because she's saying, I'm a better player than the touches you're giving me. Right. I don't disagree with her. So, and so losing Alicia is a big deal and I'm not trying to. Downplay that at all. She's a big deal. Losing Marina is a huge deal. Yeah. But I just think they're kind of built, they're built well now, and they have playoff experience. They have players that they can rely on, and they have a good base for playing good defense. And that's been a problem in Dallas, you know, they got their stuff together at the end of the last year, but they're going to have to really lock in on that end of the court this year. And I think they can. So shouts Dallas, I think it's a good move. There's a New York and Phoenix element to this. I don't feel like getting into the minutiae of it. There's a lot of stuff going on. It's more minor moves, more minor moves. I do want to talk about one more major move, even though we're going along. Yeah. Tiffany Hayes. To Connecticut. For the number 6 pick from Atlanta. I love that. I love that. I love that move. Yeah. I love that. I mean, Tiffany Hayes, I mean, you know, she had some injury issues. But I mean, her presence, we were talking about leadership too. Her presence as a leader is, I mean, that's what Connecticut needs right now, right? They've lost some pieces. Obviously, John called Jones and others, but I just think that that's a perfect fit for her. And Connecticut with Stephanie white being the head coach there in her first year with the sun. I just think that's going to be a great combo with having her there. And Brie Jones resigns. Actually for a little bit less than the max, which is interesting. But you look at this team. We're talking about we're talking about Chicago. This team is full of dogs. Thai Harris tip Hayes, the wanna bonner, Alyssa Thomas, Brianna Jones, that's what you're starting 5, you gotta teach a heideman come off the bench in the cloud and our girl coming off the bench. I think they're a little thin, but I'm looking at it and I wanted to do power rank is on this episode. We're not gonna have we're not gonna have a chance to do it. But I'm like, they're right in there. You know, I'd say that with them and them in Washington are really close to each other in terms of competing with those top two teams in New York and Las Vegas. Yeah, I think tip, I mean, it's really hard to lose someone like John Cole Jones and still stay good. Yeah. You know, you look at teams that lose superstars. They don't tend to stay in contention. Right. This team did that with this move. And I think they should be really, really excited for what tip brings to kinetic and she's honestly something they need. That outside in sort of player who can spot up a little bit, that's exactly what they need. I think it's going to be really good for them. Obviously they take a step back though. I'm not trying to say they tip haze and John Paul Jones the same thing. They stay pretty close to where they were. Absolutely. And they get, you know, Atlanta gets a number 6 pick out of that. And I think that's good for Atlanta. I'm super young team that's continuing to grow and get better. I thought they had a phenomenal season last year for the youth that they had on the floor most of the time. So I think at number 6 pick in exchange for Hayes is a good move for them on the other side too. Oh yeah. Oh yeah, for sure. I like it. I like that move actually. So that's a win win. That's a win win. We'll say it. It's a win win. And it's great for Tiffany Hayes. She had when she was 12 years at 2018. 2018, they make the semifinals. Yeah. She was incredible.
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