Loc'd N Sports Podcast
Wine, Women, and Sports
Loc'd N Sports Podcast
Hoops Heatwave: WNBA Edition
Returning from our summer hiatus, we have a fun-filled episode of Loc'd N Sports! Lyse shares her exhilarating trip to Costa Rica to celebrate her cousin's 30th birthday, while Velz talks about her relaxing staycation. With Lyse planning a visit to Chicago and hoping to catch a Chicago Sky game, we dive into the buzz surrounding the WNBA. From increased attendance and celebrity sightings to the intense physical play on the court, women's basketball is heating up, and we can't wait to share our thoughts with you!
Moving on, we break down the current WNBA standings, spotlighting the dominant performances of teams like the New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx, and Seattle Storm. We highlight the stellar contributions of players such as Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Alyssa Thomas, Dewanna Bonner, Naphessa Collier, Skylar Diggins, and Nneka Ogwumike. The rookie class also gets special attention, with a focus on Angel Reese's standout season and the heated debate over the Rookie of the Year race between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.
We then take a deep look at the strategic moves for teams like the Dallas Wings, contemplating their injury challenges and the possibility of tanking for a better draft pick. The episode doesn't shy away from recent basketball controversies, media biases, and Olympic team roster discussions. Finally, we wrap it up by celebrating the early All-Star voting returns, noting the surging enthusiasm and engagement in the WNBA. So tune in for a comprehensive and engaging episode that captures all the excitement and drama of the season!
Grab a glass and a bottle of wine and LET'S TALK SPORTS!!!!
Follow us on:
Twitter - @LocDNSports
Instagram - @locdnsports
Facebook - https://facebook.com/locdnsports
Produced by : Chalyse "Lyse" Dishmon, Kevelle "Velz" Harmon, Blair Beezy, and Nuchie
Edited by: Blair Beezy
Music Produced by: KT on the Beatz
I like sports, and that's it.
Speaker 2:Yo, yo, yo, yo, it's the one and only Lise, and it's your girl Vels, aka Velly Vell, velly Vell, if that's what you want to call me, and together we are.
Speaker 1:Locked In Sports. Yeah, episode 29, y'all.
Speaker 2:Sir, we back, yeah, we back. Episode 20 nueve. Yeah, yeah, 20 nueve, wasn't sure at first. Yeah, episode 20 Nueve, wasn't sure at first. Yeah, and so, vente, nueve, we are back, we are back.
Speaker 1:We are back. I know, Did y'all miss us? I mean, it's been almost like a month it has. You know, A lot has happened, Vils. A lot has happened. And look, before we get into the episode, I think it's only right we catch up a little bit how you been. It's summer break for you. I know you turnt up. You ain't got to get up and go to work, deal with no kids. So you know how's your summer going. How's your summer been?
Speaker 2:treating you Honestly. My summer has been good. It feels like summertime right now, got the vibes, got the summertime vibes going. I mean I don't have any trips planned, though that's. The only disappointing thing is that I haven't been able to, you know, catch a flight anywhere, you know, and that's more so on me procrastinating and also just not doing it. You know what I mean. But I did want to take a trip and the summer ain't over, it's just July. Yeah, it's July, but I mean this is want to take a trip, and the summer ain't over.
Speaker 1:Um you know, it's just July. Yeah, it's.
Speaker 2:July. But I mean this is pretty much, this is pretty much it. Yeah, it's this last month, it's pretty much it. And then we back, you know pretty much, you know, for the early reporters got to get back to it. Um, but you know I'm excited. It's summertime. I mean, you know I'm enjoying my rest and just, you know, just getting a breath of fresh, just breathing. You know work can get busy. My girl said just work can get busy. So you know I'm enjoying this time off. I really am. So, uh, what about you? What you been up to?
Speaker 1:you know I don't have the luxury of having a summer break or some time off in the summer. You say this all the time.
Speaker 1:Yeah but it is because it's true and I'm hating, but no, I mean I've enjoyed, you know, just, I guess the weather we're in Texas, as y'all know, it's hot, but we ain't even really gotten to the thick of it yet, you know. So it's already like 100, some degrees, 95 degrees and uh. But anyway, I've been enjoying the summer vibes, though even though I have to get up and go to work every day. I have been enjoying the summer vibes, just, you know, hanging out poolside, grilling and things like that, which we actually just did this past weekend, which was needed. It was fun.
Speaker 1:Uh, I did happen to take a trip um, at the beginning of june um celebrated my cousin's 30th birthday. We went out there to costa rica. It was a vibe. Uh, it wasn't one of those, I mean, we turned up, but it wasn't one of those, like you know, clubbing type trips. It was more a rest, rest, relaxation, a reset being out there with nature and the rainforest. So it was cool, man, the vibes was good. I do actually have another trip kind of planned. I'm going to Chicago to go visit my sister. Okay, hopefully I can catch a sky game if they, you know, at home during that time.
Speaker 2:But just my luck?
Speaker 1:they probably won't be um, but I'll check. You gotta look it up yeah, I haven't yet, but I'll check it out and see um.
Speaker 2:But yeah, I mean, I'm just my birthday just passed, so you know, happy birthday belated yeah, you know you know, since we hadn't recorded since right appreciate that, so another trip around the sun.
Speaker 1:God is good, but other than that man, I'm just living, like you, I'm just living. It's been good. It's been good thus far. Well, that's good, it's good to hear. So you ready to get into the episode? Let's get into it. Alright, bz? Drop that beat.
Speaker 2:The WNBA. Yes, sir, wnba has been on fire.
Speaker 1:It has taken a life up on its own seems like. It really has.
Speaker 2:I mean, you know, and we've talked about this, but you know, more attendance at the games and more interaction, more support. It's been real, it's been good, it has been.
Speaker 1:Yeah, man, like celebrities, you know we had talked about, you know, growing the game, getting the celebrities out there and a lot of them have jumped on board and you see them sitting courtside. We go to the games, yeah, and you know, ain't no telling who falls through there, even at the wings games. You know what I'm saying. So I've been enjoying the growth of the game. I've been enjoying, you know, the physical play of the game We'll get there later but I've enjoyed everything about this season I have too, and I'm glad you know that I'm able.
Speaker 2:I've gone to more wings games this year than I ever have, like I've gone to wings games in the past. Uh, but thanks to my friend, um, and and, and my family. You know, girls is getting in them games and so I'm. I'm glad that I've been able to get to the wings games, support them, you know, although I do root for the aces as well, right, but just getting in there supporting them, the games have been fun. Um, you know I I just love to see the support of you know what's going on in the wmba.
Speaker 1:I love to see it yeah, and speaking of what's going on in the wmba, here is our current um standings. Uh, right now, the new york liberty are the number one team in the whole league with a record of 16-3. Are you surprised about the Liberty sitting at number one?
Speaker 2:I'm not because I mean the Liberty. They're still a super team, yeah, and you know they lost in the finals last year. So I'm not surprised. I'm not shocked. Stewie is still doing her thing. Sabrina has really stepped up this year and she's reminding everyone of who she is. Yeah, and so, um, john Coyle Jones, um, who else?
Speaker 1:Uh, um, um, um, Vandersloot, vandersloot.
Speaker 2:Uh yeah, I can never say her first name. That's why I said Lainey, yeah, but no, I'm not shocked to say you know, I'm not shocked, not shocked at all. What about you?
Speaker 1:I'm not. I'm not either. My top three are the Liberty Sun and Aces, and we'll get to where the Aces are on the standings. So get to where the aces are on the standings. So no, um, the liberty being number one. It's a toss-up. It could have been the aces or the liberty. In my opinion, um, like you said they've, they were just recently in the finals last season, so their team didn't change at all. I mean, the core is still there. So no, no shock there, um, number two, that the connecticut suns sitting at 15 and four. Does this come of a bit of a shock to you?
Speaker 2:a little bit okay, uh, but you know, I still expected them to be good. But like sitting at the number two spot, I think is is big for them. Um, they're they're. They're making what they have well, they're doing what they can with what they have. I mean, mean, they still have Alyssa Thomas and Dewana Bonner, which she hasn't really been playing well this season. And then also I'm trying to think of who else the big girl that they have that plays down low.
Speaker 1:I like her Brie Turner.
Speaker 2:Yes, I believe she's on my fantasy team, either Brie Turner or Breonna Jones. It's Jones Jones, breonna Jones, yeah, and I, I mean they're they hoping right now they're definitely right now last 10 games are six and four. Yeah, so, uh, they keep, you know they they doing their thing.
Speaker 1:I'm, I'm, I'm a little shocked at where they are sitting right now, but, uh, not too shocked yeah, uh, same, I'm not too shocked, because even last season they were hanging around the number two, number three spot. Last season, uh, they was in that mix with the liberty, the aces and yeah, which. Yeah, so I'm not. I'm not shocked there. Um, dj kerrington, yes, she's turned her game around. I think she should win mip, uh, this year. Uh, because it seemed like she just did a whole 360 or 180.
Speaker 2:Whatever she did it.
Speaker 1:Okay, she did it. The lockdown defense that she put on Kayla Clark yes. First game of the season.
Speaker 2:Her defense period. She's a good defender. Yeah, she's going to lock you up and she gets a few buckets too.
Speaker 1:Yeah, she's improved. She was in a three-point contest last year. She didn't do that great but I bet if she was to participate again this year I think she probably could go further than what she did last year. But all in all, connecticut Sun, they are where they're supposed to be and they will give the Liberty a run for their money. Coming up out the east, I will say that I would not be shocked if the Sun come out the east.
Speaker 1:Melissa Thomas is just doing her thing. She's a triple double threat every time she steps on the court. Again. Dewana Bonner, like you said, she's kind of skidded a little bit but she's one of those top players. She'll be back. She will, I'm not worried about that. Tanya Harris has been also a good asset because she's maybe like the fourth option on that team, but she gets buckets, like she gets the buckets. So, yeah, no, connecticut's not doing their thing. Minnesota Lynx are sitting at number three with 14-4. We're not going to stay long on that. Minnesota, I'm not shocked. Nefesa Collier is a dog and she is definitely leading that team. Minnesota is not a sexy team and I've heard this and I agree that they're not a sexy team, but they play together, they play for each other and that's why they're sitting in number three. What do you think?
Speaker 2:Yeah, actually, that's one of the most recent games that I went to was to see the Wings versus the Minnesota. Lynx and Nafisa man, she is a buck, yes, she is. Like watching her play in person, like I swear that lady didn't miss. Like I'm sitting there watching this lady shoot all these shots, like and she was giving it to you all kinds of ways Under the basket mid-range short jumpers and they were not touching. I feel like they weren't touching the net. Yeah, they. Um, minnesota also just won the uh, commissioners cup. Yeah, they did versus the liberty. Actually, uh, which was a big win for them. Um, regardless, you know it doesn't go like towards their record, but, um, I mean, hey, look out, yeah, minnesota, hey, minnesota may sneak in here and and win this thing. There are a few teams that I think they can win the whole thing, but I mean they were in the playoffs last year. They just didn't make it too far. But they're playing some ball right now. Yeah, they are.
Speaker 1:Then Seattle Storms sitting at number four with 13-6. Good team. They're right where they're supposed to be. So I don't have much on that, with the additions of the Scholar Diggins and the NECA. Yes, what's her last name? Joy Lloyd, Joy Lloyd. Yeah, you know she's there.
Speaker 2:NECA Gouma K yeah so those two additions?
Speaker 1:Right, definitely, you know a good spot for them. Yeah, comes at a shot, but we can explain why. Right, the las vegas aces are number five, sitting at ten and six. Now, I'm not alarmed. Please, everybody calm down, it's okay. Uh, we were out chelsea gray for the majority of the season. You know, at the beginning, um, and I didn't know this, and this is a, I guess, guess, a salute to Chelsea Gray. She's the heart and soul of that team.
Speaker 2:Yeah, she is. I mean that's not a surprise, though I mean we can see that.
Speaker 1:I didn't know that. Okay, see, I know she, obviously she's a leader, but when they were literally the Aces had dropped down to almost like 7 or 8, they was fighting for a playoff spot. I mean, it's early, but they were fighting for a playoff spot at one point in the season because they couldn't win games and games. I felt like they should win, and when you think about the Aces, you think about that's a strong team from top to bottom. They have a bench. You know, of course, a crazy starting five. When you think about the aces, you think about that's a strong team from top to bottom. They have a bench. You know, of course, a crazy starting five. I didn't think losing Chelsea gray for a couple of months would put them, you know, fighting for a playoff spot If the season was to end today. Yeah, so I have hats off to Chelsea gray. I'm glad you're back, cause they this is on a four-game win streak and that's how they're able to sit at number five. What do you think?
Speaker 2:Yeah, she is one of the heart and souls of that team. I mean, I think, like we can see already, without Chelsea they weren't getting far Like Asia is playing some amazing basketball. She's playing MVP basketball, but she's not able to do it alone, Right? I think you know Chelsea, her bringing a ball up, having a, having a ball in her hands and making plays for her and her teammates. I think it was really really important and real vital for them to get her back. Um, so yeah, uh, but I can see them, you know um, going on a little run. I'm not sure when the season is going to come to a halt due to the Olympics, but I can see them gaining some momentum going into the Olympics and then, even after the Olympics, I think they're really going to be ready to work you know what I mean, they're still in the hunt right now.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean. Like I said, Asia is playing her butt off.
Speaker 1:Right now.
Speaker 2:She is my early MVP. Like she has my vote right now, Even though I don't get a vote, but she has my vote for MVP so far I agree.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no, I agree, man, she's pretty much leading in every stat.
Speaker 1:You know like points, rebounds, like Aja is just showing you all why she's great and why she is the face of the league, make no mistake. Number six is the Phoenix Mercury, sitting at 9-10. Seven is the Land of Dreams, sitting at 7-10. Number eight is the Fever 8-12. I want to kind of pause here. The Indiana Fever have found their way. If the playoffs was to start today, they would be a playoff team and, if you can recall, indiana didn't start out this hot Right. It was some learning curves there, but I think Indiana has finally figured out. You have to play through Aaliyah Boston. Okay, I get it, it's the Kalen Clark show, but the Kalen Clark show is not going to win you games. You have to feed a b and, as you can see that once you start feeding a b, good things happen, you start stacking up some wins here. Uh again, it's not a knock on kaylin clark, she's she's doing great, but the offense has to run through alia boston yeah, I agree, and I also just think that their chemistry is growing.
Speaker 2:Their camaraderie is growing. Kaitlyn is even though, yes, you do have to play through AB because she's one of the best players on the team, if not the best player on the team right now. Right, but I think that I think it's just that the chemistry is building, it's growing. They are starting to believe. Like they're young. At first you could kind of tell like they didn't know, like how it was going to work out because they were so young. You know, you got nalisa smith and, uh, leah boston, caitlyn clark just coming in, but now I think that they are starting to actually build confidence and they're starting to trust each other more on the court because, I mean, you can see it, some of the like Kaitlyn, she knows, like when her teammates is cutting down the lane, she's dishing the ball. You can just see the chemistry building like within all of them, not just Kaitlyn, but I mean, like you know, she does have the ball in her hand most of the time.
Speaker 2:But yeah, and they're playing with a confidence. Right now they're playing like okay, confidence. Right now they're playing like okay, maybe we can do this. You know what I mean Maybe we can. You know, let's see what we can do if we were to make the playoffs. Now, alyssa Smith, she hooping too. Yeah, I like that Alyssa as a role player. I don't know exactly right now what she's averaging, but I mean she's getting buckets and she's getting rebounds. Yeah, you know what she's supposed to be doing in that role. So, yeah, I like the way the Indiana Fever look right now.
Speaker 1:I definitely do, man, and Kaylin's also a triple-double threat. Now she hasn't gotten one yet, I don't believe. But she's flirting. She flirts with the game in and game out, and that's the thing. You know. Her passing ability is off the charts and unbelievable. Like you said, she makes those passes, man. She has a high basketball IQ, I think.
Speaker 1:And yeah, this is a stepping stone for the Indiana Fever. Man, again, we're still early in the season. We're almost at the halfway mark, but we're still early. Indiana could go up some more in the standings, so we just have to stay tuned. Next we've got number nine, the Chicago Sky, sitting at 6-11. We'll pause here too. Man, hey, chicago, I like that team, but the Chicago Sky needs shooters. They have no shooters. I like the core that they're working with. I like, now that they're starting Kennedy Carter, I think that was the best thing that they could have done was start Kennedy. Yes, she's a hooper in every sense of that word. She is a hooper. She's very passionate. She's going to dive on the floor for the loose balls. She's like the enforcer on that team and she goes, gets the money. Man, she's going to score her points, but that's what they're lacking. They're lacking scoring options. Marina Mabry, she's cool, but she's not consistent. We saw that last game I can't remember when they was playing the Fever.
Speaker 2:Thank God they squeaked.
Speaker 1:They squeaked by, they squeaked by with a win. But she missed two clutch free throws yeah, you know what I mean. And then she just went like one from nine, from downtown. You know you, we need some consistent scoring. Angel has been playing lights out. I don't know if you want to take that.
Speaker 2:No, I mean yeah, Angel, she's been doing her thing, so I'm not saying this disrespectfully. It comes at a shock because I thought Kayla was going to run away with the rookie of the year.
Speaker 1:I think we all did.
Speaker 2:But Angel had to remind us. No, no, no, no, I I've been putting on, I've been putting in work too right, absolutely like, and I came in here on a mission to show y'all that it's not just about her. You know, like, a lot of us rookies have talent right and she's been showing it. Uh, I believe you mentioned to me earlier that she got rookie of the month. Yeah, um, and right now. So she's averaging uh 13 and 11. Uh, about two assists a game right now. I'm not gonna lie. If they voted for rookie of the year today, like, I feel like it would go to angel yeah but I feel like she's in the lead period right now.
Speaker 2:Yeah, uh, that's just how I feel. I love her game, her passion. She works like. She works for her rebounds, she works for her points. Her game looks a little unorthodox.
Speaker 2:It looks a little it's not pretty all the time you know, I mean right, but she doing her thing on the court and I'm proud of her, I really am. Um, but, yeah, angel, uh, I, like you said they do need shooters. Yeah, um, they do need shooters and a point guard, yes, and a nice little guard. I think that this could be a year to where they just kind of like, you know, see, you know, they'll go into free agency and they'll go into the draft knowing exactly what they need. Now, seeing that you, and then not only angel, but cardoso, yeah, but seeing what you have in your big ladies or your big girls.
Speaker 2:Now, okay, we gotta, we gotta find somebody to have on the perimeter yeah you know, I mean um and yeah, well, I don't know, we'll see, we'll see, we'll see. But I do like what angel's doing this year yeah, I do too, man, and it's.
Speaker 1:It feels like she's getting back to playing like how she was at lsu. Yeah, you know what I mean. I think she's now feels comfortable in the league as well, like everyone had been saying prior to these rookies coming in, like it's going to be a learning curve, it's going to be another step you're going to have to take, and I think now she's getting more comfortable and that's why we're seeing her put on these double-double performances, like how she was in college.
Speaker 2:It just really made me mad. I just thought about it. I'm mad that the Wings passed up on her man, yeah.
Speaker 1:They made a mistake.
Speaker 2:Yeah, if you had the opportunity to go get Angel. You should have got her, because look at what she's doing and she could be a huge help to Arike right now.
Speaker 1:Absolutely Down low, and I'm glad you brought that up, because Arike takes a lot of shots, right, and I say this all the time. Man, arike is just a streaky shooter, like when she's hot, she's hot, lights out, but when she's off, she's off and she's off bad. Yeah, and you need and there's no shot at Tiara McCowan, there's not a shot at Kalani Brown, but you need somebody that can consistently rebound that ball, because when Arika is not hitting, you need somebody down there that's going to grab them boards, and Angel Reese, if she don't do nothing else she's going to grab them boards.
Speaker 2:She's going to rebound the ball.
Speaker 1:And she's going to put that thing back up and if she misses she's going to grab it again and put that thing back up. You know what I mean and that's what you need when you have a wild out shooter, like you do in a re-game. You, like you do in a re-game, you need a rebounder. Yeah, and this is where, like you said, dallas dropped the ball. They definitely did. Hey, there's games where McAllen is putting up 16 and 12, but they so far and few in between.
Speaker 2:You know again, that's not a shot.
Speaker 1:I love my Williams players. Man, we come out there and we support, you know, every home game when we can, but this is when you need ar5, baby, yeah and I'm trying to drop the ball there who did the wings draft? Uh, jc sheldon, a guard she plays um. I haven't been paying attention, but but if she's not making an impact, right angel is making an impact yes, and, and, and, and, and, and, that I want to talk to somebody from that organization to be like okay, so why with the fifth pick?
Speaker 2:what was your thought process going?
Speaker 1:you know, yeah so, um, we'll move on because we got a lot to get into. Uh, number 10, we got a los angeles sparks. Uh, their, their record is 4 and 14. They suffered a devastating loss, losing cameron brink to was it acl or achilles acl? So she's done for the season and she was. She was having a nice rookie season as well she was.
Speaker 2:She was, and I just feel like she was only going to get better, uh, the more comfortable she got playing in the league. But it sucks that, you know her rookie season had to come to an end like that. Yeah, nobody wants to obviously be injured. Injuries are part of the game, it is. You know you don't want to see one of the like popular rookies go out like that, you know I mean so, uh, hoping for a speedy recovery for her. I know she'll come back, you know, stronger than ever. Obviously she's gonna have to work really hard, um, you know, during the rehab process, uh, but yeah, I I was liking what Brink was doing too. She was getting them blocks off. She was averaging about 3 or 4 blocks a game. It sucks that they had to lose her like that.
Speaker 1:She said it was a block party and you all are invited. Send that number. 11 is the Washington Mystics. Send that 4 and 15. That has been a poverty team for a while now. They just haven't been good. Shout out to Waddella Dunn man yo that man.
Speaker 2:She took the year off.
Speaker 1:Aaliyah Edwards. She's doing her thing, she's carrying, she is, she's carrying, she has to. And I just want to make sure we shout out all the rookies, because this whole rookie class has been phenomenal, amazing, um, but I I, the mystics need so much help. I don't even know where to start. I don't even know where to start.
Speaker 1:But you know they were. They like when uh was a britney sykes she had came back um and they they had won like a couple of games. I think they even beat the Aces at one point, or the Sky or something like that. But then Sykes is out and we're back to losing again. So I don't know.
Speaker 2:Washington. Also Ariel Atkins. She's trying. I mean she's averaging 14-4-4. But it's just not enough. It's just not enough. I'm trying to see how many points Edwards is averaging, and it looks like she's averaging 8 pretty much 9, 6 and 1.
Speaker 2:I must have caught a good game or something she still has an impact on that team, but I just think that they are missing. Uh, deladon man, yeah, and deladon, like, if it wasn't for all the injuries, that lady would be great. Yeah, I agree, great, yeah, but it's a lot happening, like, obviously she's off the court, you know, and I know she, I think she helps, like take care of her sister and and I think, and then, but yeah, and then she just always injured.
Speaker 1:Yeah, always, always has been. Her whole career has been. It's not her fault.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean. It's her body. Yeah, it's just, it's just her body. But I really do miss watching her hoop. I think, you know, if she had been healthy could play like another five, maybe five to six or however long she wanted to play, you know? I mean, I really enjoy watching, you know, are you?
Speaker 2:saying she needs to hang it up. No, no, no, I don't want her to retire, I need to see what she looks like coming back, yeah, you know, come back, get it right, let's see. And if she, honestly, if she does get injured again, like as far as, like it puts her out for a few months, yeah like maybe three to six months. Then, yeah, maybe it may be time to hang it up, because it's just never gonna get right. It's never gonna be right.
Speaker 1:No, seems like and I think now she should be, if not 30, over 30. So yeah, you know, injuries you don't bounce, you don't? You know, once you get to that age, you know injuries are kind of harder to bounce back from. But uh, we we'll see next year if she comes back and what that looks like. But yeah, miss is going to have to do something.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Because they've been poverty man. And then number 12, our beloved Dallas Wings, are definitely the last team in the leagues and at 4-15, they're tied. I guess we're last with the Mystics and the Wings. So at this point let's just tank. Okay, paige Buckers to the Wings. Huh, let's just tank I ain't mad at that.
Speaker 2:Let's tank. I'm calling for a tank. I'm not mad at that at all. Huh, I'm not mad at that at all.
Speaker 2:I mean no, you want that Triumph women, let's get on. I would like coming out of the Olympics, like once they get Satu back because she's been out all season, they get her back with the team presently constructed, like as it is now. Yeah, I want to see what it looks like. I want to see if they'll make a push to at least try to make the playoffs. But I think, like you said, I think it's probably about time to tank.
Speaker 1:I think so, yeah, and I mean you're right, satu has been out.
Speaker 2:It's going to be tough.
Speaker 1:I believe she has a shoulder injury and you know, I just think, where you let's say hey, let's say you'll keep losing up until the Olympics, then I think we should go ahead and pull the plug on the season and let's tank for Paige, and then also, don't even bring Satu back at that point.
Speaker 2:Let her sit the entire season, let her be healthy. So don't even bring Satu back at that point. Let her sit the entire season, let her be healthy. Yeah.
Speaker 1:It just really sucks, though, because they made the second round in the playoffs last year and you thought this year, you know, we'll take that next leap, and it hasn't happened. And the reason why it hasn't happened which we had stated a few minutes ago is because Arike needs help. There's no other scoring option. There's literally no other option but her. Yeah, who else is going to step up and make those shots? Who else is going to step up?
Speaker 2:well, I will say she has a little help, so I'm not going to so like maddie secret, she stepped up her game this year but she's also out with an injury. Um. And then, um, monique billings. Like monique billings is actually doing a decent job at you know, I don't even know where she came from and shout out to shout out to Monique Billings and shout out to Odyssey Sims the other day and they allowed your girl to get a picture with them on the course. So appreciate y'all. Um, but yeah, I think so. Monique is averaging what? 10 and 8 right now. Okay, so I that's not bad for a role player. I'll take that from her. You know what I mean, maddie, before she got hurt, I believe she was averaging around like 14 to 16 points.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:And I'm going to fact check that. But yeah, it's just like she had a little bit, yeah, 14. Okay, pretty much 15 points, 40, 40 rebounds and one assist. So she had a little bit, but they are missing Satu, I think. With Satu, I think you know they would be at least in playoff contention.
Speaker 1:I do agree, man, because Satu had elevated her game last year and I just felt like she's figured it out, you know what I mean. And not have her on that court. You can definitely tell that something is missing and it is definitely the scoring. And we have been played with injuries pretty much all season. Man, like I said, Satu was out, natasha Howard was out for a little bit. Now you're saying Maddie's out, like so I mean we haven't had a cohesiveness all season. Yeah, and thank God they went out and grabbed odyssey sims right off the waivers. Man, we stand. Odyssey sims, man, she should have never left the team. She should have been there the whole time. Her first game back, she put up 18 yep and then guess what?
Speaker 2:they won that game against the links, I believe yeah, it was the linksx. You know what I mean.
Speaker 1:So the talent is there, right, it's just people are hurt. But I don't know. I just feel like, if it's going to look like this coming into the Olympics, yo man, it's tank and time. Tank. Tank for Paige. Tank for Paige. Tank for Paige. I'm about to start the hashtag tank for.
Speaker 2:Paige. Okay, I like that.
Speaker 1:I like that.
Speaker 2:And I feel like the Wings know also that they dropped the ball on Angel and so like I feel like that could be the plan, moving forward, tanking, and then also, you know, they're going to make sure they get a legit pick this time. Yeah, man Paige, and Dallas will not be a bad look at all man Paige and Reed man. Yeah, that's all right. Yeah, it won't be a bad look at all you know.
Speaker 1:So we're going to see, we're going to keep a close eye on these standards, man. Right now I would say those top the top dang. I mean it's so tight between six and nine Like it can go any way for those last few spots for the playoffs, man. So WNBA is just ramping up, it's just gearing up to be a wild ride come second half of the season.
Speaker 2:Yeah yeah, what else we got. Did you want to talk about the commissioner's cup?
Speaker 1:yeah, let's talk about that a little bit like we kind of touched on it already. Uh, it was liberty and in the links, yeah, like you said, links one um, and with the good thing about the commissioner cup, it also gives the ladies um an opportunity to make, you know, even more money you know, they split the five hundred thousand dollar prize amongst themselves. So that's another incentive to wanting to make it to the cup and also winning, and they also donate to charity as well, right.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I wasn't mad. I wasn't able to watch the entire game. I think I watched like the fourth quarter.
Speaker 1:It was the fourth quarter.
Speaker 2:Yeah, commissioner's Cup is very interesting. It's pretty much the same as the end season tournament, you know, in the nba. Um I don't understand, though, why they don't count the game towards the record. Just count the game and the stats yeah like I don't understand why they why?
Speaker 1:because that would have them play more games than everybody else. You know what I mean so well. It's not fair. One extra game it extra game, it's one extra game. But that's not fair, though, Because when it comes to like seeding and playoffs, True true, true but yeah, so I really didn't have much about the Commissioner.
Speaker 2:Cup. I didn't have much either, but yeah.
Speaker 1:So basically that's where that in-season tournament and it actually came from the WNBA league. The NBA kind of got that idea from them. So that's pretty tight, our rookie watch man. It's time to start talking about ROTY. I got strong cases for both. I'm talking about Kalen Clark and Angel Reese. I mean at the beginning, like we kind of said early in the episode, that we had the Kaylin Clark effect going Like no it's.
Speaker 1:Kaylin. But I also said, though I said, you know, I felt like man, you know, if she can get them in playoff contention, yeah, and her numbers support that, yeah, you know she's very deserving of it. But this past month, oh boy Angel's been on a tear and that cannot go unnoticed. Man, I know people you know have things to say, but I mean, it's not easy to score double-doubles in 10-string games, regardless of the fact. So that's something to be said, what you think, bill.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think it's a tight race right now. It could go to either one of the two yep and it's strictly out of these two, like yeah, I love rakia jackson, I love edwards and you know everybody else, but I think it's just a two-woman race yeah, they're not putting up the numbers that these ladies yeah, at this point, yeah, um, and also shout out to angel for breaking that record, that double-double record.
Speaker 1:Yeah, let's give a clap for Angel Woo.
Speaker 2:She almost didn't get it, and the conspiracy theorists out there believe that. Who was it? Who were they playing? Who were they playing? Was it? Who were they playing? Who were they playing? Uh, anyway, long story short, uh, they believe that the girl from the opposite team fouled her on purpose so she can get the record. I think that was a kind gesture, though, you know, I mean, even though you're not supposed to cheat the game like that, but still like they want to see her win. Yeah, you know, I mean, and so I'm glad she was able to get to the free throw, free throw line and get that extra point to get them 10 points, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1:That's what's up.
Speaker 2:Yeah, but yeah, yeah, right now, if we had to vote today, I'm going with Angel, taking Angel Just today, you know, even with the Indiana fever and playoff contention right now, because I mean it was just because it was unexpected of how she's playing right now. Right, I felt like she would play, but I didn't know she'd be playing as well. And I mean she was just Rookie of the Month this month. Like she's putting in work, she is, she is putting in work and so and this is not a knock on Caitlyn, because, shoot, I had her early, I had her as the early Rookie of the Year, yeah, as the early rookie of the year. Yeah, I mean, yeah, um, but, and and like like we just said, it's a close race, it's not, it's not too far apart, it's not. I mean, you got caitlin throwing 13, 14 assists in the game you know, I mean like that's tough this is, this is for a rookie like that's tough.
Speaker 2:That's tough, you know, I mean angel getting 16, 17 rebounds, yeah, like that's.
Speaker 1:No, she's not averaging that, but like she's capable.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and so it makes it. It makes it tough, I you know.
Speaker 1:Shout out to the voters, man, cause that's going to be a tough choice, that is a tough choice, man, and I just real quick because I just want to kind of put some stuff in kind of perspective here.
Speaker 2:You know you be reading a lot and I need to stay out the comments.
Speaker 1:Um, I I hate that they compare kaylin clark to angel reese and angel reese kaylin clark. You know not, not, not real basketball fans. We're just talking about these weirdos on online. Well, we can't right, we can't compare kaylin clark to angel reese because they first of all they play two different positions, right. One's a forward, one's a point guard, right. So I can't base angels game against kaylin's because they don't even play the same position, right? Kaylin has the ball in her hand. She controls the game. That, that's what controls the offense.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean. Yeah, the offense, um for all the non-basketball people.
Speaker 1:So the point guard is the person that dribbles the ball up the court. They have and they set the play and they put everything in motion. That's what a point guard does. A forward they sit there and they hold their own down on that block and they try to be visible to get the ball down low to go up for a shot. Angel can't make any points without getting the ball thrown to her right. So to compare them, it's just unfair, right? You have to compare angel to another forward. You have to compare kaylin to another guard. You can't compare them to each other because they just simply don't play the same position and the the time they have with the ball is totally different. Um, so we have to stop that. Let's stop that because because, truth be told, you're all wrong. You're just wrong. You're just wrong. Um, and how about this?
Speaker 1:Kaylin is great at what she does for a rookie and Angel is great for what she does as a rookie. Because, because you cannot take anything away from her If she's putting up. What game did she have? Like it was like a phenomenal game. She put up like 20-some points and like 13, 14 rebounds. I mean it was sick, yeah. So that's what she's capable of doing and that is great for her and her position. Kaylin putting up 20, 10, and 12 is great for her at her position. Kaylin putting up 20, 10, and 12 is great for her at her position. So let's everybody relax. I just want to tell everybody to relax and get some basketball knowledge, and if you don't have any basketball knowledge, then shut the hell up.
Speaker 2:What you think, vales, you got anything you want to add on that? You said it all. Didn't you have something to say about Ocho?
Speaker 1:yeah, man Ocho. So you know the I want to call it something but I can't think off the top of my head, but the, I guess the head across the head. That was heard all across the world, which is so baffling to me because so a few weeks ago, when the sun played not the sun, I'm sorry when the fever played, the sky, and Caitlyn was going up and Angel swiped her across the head accidentally going for the ball, I knew in that moment when I saw it I was like, oh, this is going to be everywhere. I even text you. I'm like this is going to go crazy.
Speaker 2:I was watching the game, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:I was like this is going to go crazy. And lo and behold, it was on CNN. I have never in my life that's crazy Seen a foul be put on CNN.
Speaker 2:That is insane.
Speaker 1:So it's like we keep feeding into this narrative of hate and it's just like man, we just, we just want to watch the game. Man, we like to see hard fouls, we like to see the chippiness we was watching. What was that game we was watching?
Speaker 2:Mercury and um.
Speaker 1:Mercury and Fever and it was chippy. But chippy makes for entertainment. Chippy is exciting, it's competitive. I don't feel like that was done with malicious intent. It wasn't. It was a basketball play, I show. And he did say it was a basketball play, but then he went on to say things like, although you're right and very condescending by the way uh, although you're right, it is a basketball play, but when kennedy carter hip checked kaylen and you jumped off the bench and you were excited, uh, that wasn't a basketball play, you're right, it wasn't. It was not a basketball play, I show. It was not what kennedy carter was, not a basketball play. She was wrong, but did nobody die did?
Speaker 2:anybody die? Did anybody get hurt?
Speaker 1:did? Did we see blood? It's okay, it's okay, it's okay to get hip checked. Okay, because if you hip check me, okay, I'm like, okay b, I got you I got you.
Speaker 2:Next time I'm coming down, you know what I'm saying, like why, why are we?
Speaker 1:making this a thing, y'all? It is sports On CNN, though. Like that's crazy. Like shouldn't y'all be talking about who's going to be president in a few months? Why don't you give a damn about what's going on in WNBA? Oh a foul. And you know what's so crazy? In the NBA finals, I believe PJ Washington did something to either. It was either Al Horford or Christos Pazingas. I can't. I don't even think I've seen him on Instagram, and it was very blatant.
Speaker 2:I can think of another play that happened years ago when James Harden was still playing with the OKC Thunder and Middle World Peace, aka Ron Artest, like, bowled him in the side of his face to the point to where it was pictures going around James Harden the whole face was going to the left.
Speaker 1:I mean both of them.
Speaker 2:It could have gave him a concussion no to the left, I mean both of them. It could have gave him a concussion.
Speaker 1:That didn't make CNN or SportsCenter. It probably made sense.
Speaker 2:It wasn't on CNN, it wasn't worldwide news and the fact that you have a play on CNN that Angel is actually going for the ball. It was literally accidental her going across it was a hard foul. That's it Caitlin wasn't even worried about because she knew it wasn't no like malicious intent and when no ill will, then she was literally trying to block the ball. She was trying to block her from making a layup that was all got caught on the head free throws and everything.
Speaker 2:She was ready to shoot the free throw. She wasn't even worried about them, reviewing it at the table, like she was just like okay, I know I shoot free throws. So like here we are like let's stop, yes, let's stop. It's. It's not a black and white thing, it's not a caitlin versus angel thing like these. Look, these young women are literally just playing basketball. I need y'all to get out y'all feelings. Man, like, first you talk about the wmba. Oh, it's too soft, I can't watch women play. Now, all of a sudden, it's World War 3, world.
Speaker 1:War 4, like what are we doing? They hate each other. They just really hate each other out there like no they're competitive.
Speaker 2:So it's just like if me and Lisa were playing on opposite WNBA teams. Right, I'm going at Lisa on the court, but we gonna be cool afterwards and that's what I see. Just like Angel said before, like me and Caitlyn don't hate each other, but she but Angel is riding with her team. So, yes, she did jump off the bench whenever Kennedy did that, even though Kennedy was wrong, but she's supporting her teammates. That's what the Indiana Fever need to start doing. Support your teammates, support Caitlyn. Like worry about that. You know what I mean. Like this stuff is getting ridiculous. It's annoying.
Speaker 1:Like it's just basketball. It's just basketball. You're making it tough for the real fans to watch. You know when? All this extra commentary? Actually I'm not done with you. Bring your ass back here, boy. Um, then you talked about her shoes because she had the joker custom rebox right and you said well, you said you want to be the villain, but you don't want to be a villain. But then he wears rebox. Okay. So here's the odd show, because when, when you get off your knees and then maybe you can hear me, you're funny.
Speaker 1:Angel is not trolling caitlyn. Newsflash, she's not trolling caitlyn, she's trolling you, she's trolling y'all. Right, y'all made her the villain. So no matter what she does, she, she can go out there and say you know I, I'm on free health care for everyone and let's live in peace and harmony. Guess what? You weirdos all you I chill included gonna find something wrong with it. Because every superhero needs a villain, needs a every what is it? Protagonist needs an antagonist, like that I mean because you've created this narrative here. So, no matter what she does, she's always gonna be in the wrong. So, yeah, okay, I embrace the villain, I'll be the villain. I don't think she really wants to. I don't think that that's really her.
Speaker 1:Y'all, always, y'all, y'all watching her games and and drawing conclusions by something that's happening on the court. You don't know her outside of a chicago sky uniform or lsu uniform. You don't know her when she leaves that arena. So you're just making assumptions on a person that you really don't even know, which is annoying as is. And kaylin talks and I just, and I hate this, this kaylin angel thing, but it's just like, because it's just a big topic here, kaylin has more technical fouls than reese. So what does that say? Is she a dirty player? Is she does she? Is she classless? Does she have an attitude? Is she ghetto trash? I mean, this is what y'all be saying. Look, this is I don't even repeat what y'all be saying. I read it, I see. So, like angel has like what? Like one?
Speaker 1:I believe kaylee leads the league in technical fouls, but we nobody's saying anything about that. I wouldn't even give a damn, my damn self. But at least make it fair. If you're going to call somebody classless because of how they're playing, then Kalen's classless too, because why do you have so many technical fouls? That means you're doing dirty things. You don't just get technicals for no reason. So something. Either you're saying something to the ref, you're saying something too loud, or you're making dirty ass plays for you to get a technical foul.
Speaker 1:That just come on now, and I and the rest have been terrible this season as well. Like we said, referees are just terrible across all leagues, and they have. They have definitely shown up in the WNBA and they suck, but there's something to be said there too. So I don't say if, if, if something's good, if one thing's good for the goose, it's good for the gather. So you can't pick and choose who's being classless and who's not when they're both doing the same damn thing. It's competitive. Things get heated, things get said. Val's made a good point. Me and her are going to talk ish all game.
Speaker 2:You know we might get a little physical with each other, but after that we good, because the game is over now.
Speaker 1:But when we're in that state, we're competitive and we want the best woman to win and if I think I'm the best, she thinks she the best you know we got to figure it out.
Speaker 2:Now we got to duke it out and see who really is, and then after that we cool.
Speaker 1:So, acho, like, please stop feeding this narrative of hate, and Lashawn McCoy too, get off your knees as well. Bro, like, wipe the corners and stop, because I feel bad for Joy. Sometimes she be up there, she be trying to make sense and then she realize there's just no making sense and it's, I think. And the thing is, I think they just shucking and jiving, I think they tap dancing because they know that's what's going to get the people going. It's clickbait. I hope they really don't feel this way, but in case they do, you both are idiots. You both are idiots and you don't even watch the WNBA enough to even have an opinion on what's going on anyway.
Speaker 1:So you get on these platforms. You're talking loud and you don't even know what the hell you're talking about. So just sit this one down and let the ladies do it. Let the Joy Taylors do it. Let the Taylor Rooks do it. Let the Monica Minuts do it. Let the LaChyna Robinson's do it. Let them do it. Let the Andrea Carter's do it. Like, let the ones that actually been around the game Huh, who else? The Chenaise? Yeah, let them do it. You know what I'm saying. Let them do it. Y'all watching the game I don't know where blinder's on. I don't get it, but um, I ain't gonna keep going on. I show you suck, lashawn mccoy, you suck, and that's all I got to say about them this all right.
Speaker 2:Well, speaking on or staying on the same topic of pretty much wmba, um, you want to get into the olympics?
Speaker 1:yeah, let's get into this Olympics. Of course it's just like more drama, more drama, always drama. I just don't never remember it being as much drama, because it's just we want to go to the game, but just when the different odds come on, it just changes everything but hey you gotta take the good with the bad, right right. So the Olympic team who's all on that team? Uh, I know asia, um chelsea.
Speaker 2:It's uh nafisa yep collect uh copper, chelsea. Gray brenny griner um sabrina nescu. Joel lloyd kelsey plum brianna stewart. Uh diana Kelsey Plum, brianna Stewart, diana Taurasi, alyssa Thomas Asia and Jackie Young.
Speaker 1:That is a tough Olympic team.
Speaker 1:It is and I know the drama that had been. I don't know, it's probably died down now. People have moved on, but it was. You know Kayla should be on that team and I can understand points points right, because she gets views, but it's not about views, right? This is about winning right, and I, I know I look at this roster and I'm trying to figure out. Who are you taking off for caitlyn clark? So let's play. Who are you taking off for Kaitlyn Clark? So let's play. Who are you taking off for Kaitlyn Clark? If you look at this roster, who do you think should be removed in order for Kaitlyn to join the team? I'll wait.
Speaker 2:What position does Kelsey play?
Speaker 1:Kelsey is a guard. She's like a 2-3.
Speaker 2:So well, if it was anybody? If it was anybody, for me it would be Kelsey.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 2:Why? I just feel, like you know, even though Kelsey is still good, don't get me wrong she's a bucket getter. She's going to knock down some shots. She's going to get to the cut.
Speaker 1:I don't really know, I just feel like, honestly, I was. Well, this is my opinion yeah, get into your baby, get into what we want.
Speaker 2:I did want to see Caitlyn on the Olympic team.
Speaker 2:I just felt like it was a great opportunity because you know, the Olympics only happen every four years and she'll probably be on the next one yeah, but it would have just brought more and more attention to women's basketball, in which it's still going to be attention brought to women's basketball Because, I mean, the women have been dominating in the Olympics for a long time at this point. So, honestly, I don't really think it even. I mean, it matters who's on the team, but I really don't think it really mattered. But I think Caitlin would have been a good look on the Olympics team. Now, I'm not mad at the squad. I wasn't one of the ones like, oh, she should have been on the team, like you know, I mean, but it wouldn't have been bad to see her on there. I really wanted to see that. I mean, she'll even angel a little bit, but it was more so caitlyn for me now angel looking at the big girls, like you wasn't replacing Brittany Griner in Asia.
Speaker 2:You're not replacing them. Now, what I don't understand is why don't they have like so I think it's what 12 of these girls? Why don't they have like a 15 roster team? Like anything can happen. You get all the way over to paris y'all in practice or something somebody gets sick, somebody get hurt. I don't understand why the roster isn't at least 15. You know deep um, that doesn't make sense to me. Like you've strictly got it right at 12 and I think the men do the same thing, right, um, but if, like I said, if it was anybody, it would be Kelsey Plum. But at the same time, I mean, kaitlyn is a point guard, kelsey is just, you know, she's on the wing, she's a guard.
Speaker 1:I'm not giving up Chelsea Gray for Kaitlyn Clark, not right now well, we just gotta make sure Chelsea is ready.
Speaker 2:She just got to make sure Chelsea is ready, right? True, she just got back, true, you know what I mean, true? And then, okay, let me ask you this yeah, what other point guard could have been on this list? That's not on this list, because I know Jewel Lloyd is a point guard. Chelsea Gray, breonna Stewart, she doesn't play point. Oh no, brianna Stewart, she doesn't play point, does she? She a? Forward um another point guard, like point guard, like like taking Kaitlyn Clark out the picture who else in the WNBA that's bringing up the ball could have been on this team.
Speaker 2:Well, okay is she?
Speaker 1:is she gonna be?
Speaker 2:playing for um.
Speaker 1:So I had heard that you know Nigeria had kind of wanted her to come play for them.
Speaker 2:That wouldn't be a bad move, so I don't know if she's accepted. If they had, it'd be them yeah.
Speaker 1:I mean, we don't know them, Nigerian girls Child they're right.
Speaker 2:Okay, no disrespect to my Niger ladies, but hey, they get their head beat in in child it's a different type they say the same, that's crazy no disrespect, though I say that respectfully respectfully.
Speaker 1:Y'all gonna get your head beat in.
Speaker 2:That's crazy, but yeah besides what other point guard that you can just think of if you can't think of one? That's crazy, but yeah, besides, what other point guard um that you can just think of if you can't think of one?
Speaker 1:I can't not off the top of my head who I would take other than those guys or those girls. Um, nah, that'd be it. I mean, if anything, I would say this I would have made Kaylin. That'd be it. I mean, if anything, I will say this I would have made Kaylin, maybe, if, if, if it was open to 15, she would what, what do you call those people that like on standby?
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:She'll be like a standby for me, right, like a practice player.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you know what?
Speaker 1:I'm saying Like she'll be a standby. But here's the thing Y'all calling for Caitlyn to play in the Olympics and she doesn't get any PT, so she'll just be there just sitting.
Speaker 2:But see, that's what I said too. So I'm like, okay, we don't know if she would have got PT or not, because I mean she's doing her thing right now. She hasn't proven anything.
Speaker 1:She hasn't proved anything players have proven right some, some of these have already been to the olympics already.
Speaker 2:I think everybody on this team has olympic. Uh, I think this is khalia's first. Okay, this is our first.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but she's a dog and she's putting up numbers with phoenix. So, like you know, and they're so crazy and I don't know if I should say this, I think I'm gonna say say whatever I saw. Do you watch Power? Of course.
Speaker 2:No, no, it was BMF.
Speaker 1:Do you watch BMF? No, not anymore.
Speaker 2:Ah, never mind, okay, never mind, but I guess for the ones that watch.
Speaker 1:BMF. This is probably bad, but if you watch BMF and they say that Khalil Cooper look like Henrietta, I don't even know who, henrietta, I know but the ones that watch like I, and then when that I was like, yeah, she do like henrietta ass, but that's probably bad. I'm sorry, claire copper, I don't mean it like that, it was just funny and stuff, but anyway, and it's really not a compliment, but I mean it's not, but, but I love her, though, man, she's a hooper dog like yeah you know what I'm saying so I'm sorry, please like yeah, okay, let's get back on it.
Speaker 2:So let me ask you this do you think that the roster uh, constructed as it is now, is perfect, as is?
Speaker 1:I think you got the best of the. I think you got the best players in the league. I probably would have put DeJuan Abano on there, though.
Speaker 2:Yeah, what about Aaliyah though?
Speaker 1:Aaliyah Boston.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think Aaliyah would have worked too.
Speaker 1:I think so. So you got Griner, you got Asia.
Speaker 2:Who else? Who's all the big girls? And again these athletes are coming off injury.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Chelsea Gray, brittany Griner, who else on here? Everybody else has been pretty much healthy, but that's what scares me, yeah, is that they've come and they didn't start the season. They just started playing.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but Brittany Griner is tall. No, no, no, you know, no, no no, no, I won't be g on it like six, eight like you gotta. You gotta, I mean, because some of these euros, some of these I don't know what they're putting in the food, in the water, and with these euros, girl, did you see that?
Speaker 2:17 year old did you? Seven foot 20 man she's about to come in and wreck. Yes, she is shot they are building. They're building players overseas they are Like I can't wait to see what she does, Because why is a woman?
Speaker 1:7'7" or whatever. The hell she is man. That stuff is crazy, she ain't even working for them points.
Speaker 2:She's literally just putting the ball in the basket right there, Like who's going to be able to stop her? I think the only thing with her would be shape, keeping her in shape. Getting everything down that court, I think the only thing with her would be shape, keeping her in shape, getting her up and down that court. I need to see how she runs. But yeah, stuff about to get crazy.
Speaker 1:When she get to somebody, college, she going somewhere. Man, I put that lady right there on that block and just put your hands up, sweetie, just have your hands up the ball coming to you. No, that's literally going to be interesting moving forward. I'm going to be interesting moving forward.
Speaker 2:I'm going to keep an eye on her yeah, I really need to figure out china, right? Yes, I need to figure out her name. She's gonna be nice. Well, I'm not saying that she's gonna be nice, but she's gonna be a problem she's gonna be a problem you can't stop that.
Speaker 1:No, there's no women that are seven foot currently in the league right now. You know you got some six eight, some six nines, but that's seven foot seven here. A little bit different, that's a little different yo so, but I mean to get back onto the olympic thing, man, I just feel like I don't know. Man, she would be a good practice player, a good if somebody got.
Speaker 2:How about this, if somebody, when they?
Speaker 1:get to paris might get hurt and can't go. I think she should be the next call in. I think she should get that call to come over you talking about.
Speaker 2:Kaylee, if they get over there to.
Speaker 1:Paris and somebody can't go as a guard. I think she should get that call to come over and she could definitely afford a PJ?
Speaker 2:Yes, she can. I'm sorry we're going back. Go ahead. The young lady we were just talking about 7'3" 17-year-old. Her name is Zane, I think that's how you pronounce it. She had 44 and 14. 20 or 22 field. Like what are we doing? Like stop, I know. And why didn't she have more Right? Like, those girls look like elementary kids standing there. So she was killing them. So I think she's probably gonna be playing for team china this summer oh yeah, that's gonna be a problem.
Speaker 1:I'm sure she will. I mean, that'd be smart. I definitely want on the team.
Speaker 2:But yeah, um, yep, I think you know, like you said, somebody gets hurt, they'll give caitlin the clock or call, depending on the position. Really, I guess, yeah, um, you know, the position needs to be filled. So, yeah, I think so, I think so. I think that's all I have for the Olympics, me too. What about you?
Speaker 1:No, that's it, man. I'm excited to see you know what happens and how we do Bring home that gold, as always. So we'll keep a close eye on it. One more topic before we get out of here is you know the All-Star game is coming soon. I believe it is july 20th or 21st, 22nd, somewhere off in there, the uh, july 20th july 20th I was right.
Speaker 1:So, uh, that was the all-star game, and this year is gonna be a little different. It's gonna be the whoever's on the all-star team against, uh, the usa team. So I think that'd be do that though because what if you play for like what?
Speaker 2:what if you're?
Speaker 1:Yeah, it'll just probably you know, probably go to the next Like. So, for instance, I'm glad you asked that Right now. These are the early all-star voting returns. Right Tonight they will be listed or given out. Whoever made the all-star team. That will be posted tonight during one of the games that's going on this evening. But right now asia wilson is leading the votes with 217 773. She is basically number one pick for the all-star team. So for this instance, right, she's on the usa team, so she, she will get the all-star nod, but she won't be playing for the all-star team. Uh, the next player is kaylin clark and she comes in at 216,000 votes 216 427, of course, votes. So that would make kaylin clark the number one vote getter. Right, well, asia would be no one voting, but she would be taking Asia's spot because Asia's playing for USA. So it would probably move down like that. Aaliyah Boston she coming in at number three with 171, 864,000 votes.
Speaker 2:Okay, they like.
Speaker 1:Aaliyah yes. Brianna Stewart coming in at 151,984. Arike Agunwaleale coming at 130,000. Sabrina Ionescu 118. Angel Reese 118. Kelsey Plum 117. Nafisa Collier 103. And D'Erica Hamby at 97,000. And I want to say this real quick because I found an interesting stat and it's a testament of the growth Last year, aja Wilson got the number one pick or the number one nod for All-Star and her votes were only 34,000. Okay, in 2023, all-star, her votes were 34,000. This year, all-star 24, at the time when this was posted, she was sitting at 217,773 votes. That is showing you how much the game has changed in a year. Yep, and regardless of all the drama whatever's making you tune in, we see the changes being made and you can just tell by just simply off the all-star votes. I mean, you can also tell by the packed out arenas and things like that. But I'm just excited. I'm cool with any of these players making the all-star team. They all deserve it. They've all been having a great season. They've all been having a great season. They've all been having a great season.
Speaker 2:What do you think? I agree, I can't wait to see Team USA versus Team WNBA. That's going to get a little spicy. I hope it's chippy. I want it to be chippy. Normally they sister-in-law and they play and joke around a little bit, but I think this year it's a little bit different. I think so too. It's going to be a little different, and it's also going to be nice to see Kaylin and Angel play on the same team.
Speaker 1:Yes.
Speaker 2:Yes, I would love to see that.
Speaker 1:Maybe that'll bring some harmony within these comments, man, when they see Kaylin ditch the Angel for an assist and she put it up, and then maybe everything could be right with the world again. Hopefully I doubt it, but we'll see, um, and and another thing, and then we're getting out of here and I'm about to get back on my soapbox real quick because it just came to my mind um, we're talking about the selling out of the arenas. So everyone says, like you know the kayla clark effect, how you know when she comes, she sells out, she does, she does. Kayla Clark has real fans that actually show up. If Angel fans actually showed up to the games, angel could sell out those same arenas. See, all Angel fans are on the internet.
Speaker 2:Y'all fans are on the internet.
Speaker 1:Y'all hype her up on the internet but you don't come to her games, so that's the difference, angel fans, that is the difference between Kayla Clark and Angel Reese. Kayla Clark fans, they coming.
Speaker 1:Yeah, they are In droves. They coming on tour buses to come see her. Angel Reese fans y'all just sit online arguing with Kalen Clark fans. Y'all not showing up to the game. Because if you look on social media, angel has more followers than Kalen. So if all the Angel followers would show up to her games when she's in your town, it would look like when Kalen be coming into town to y'all arenas selling down to have to move. But see, y'all don't do that. So that's on y'all. So you can't. You know what I'm saying. So what I'm trying to tell people like no Angels, our fans, they just don't show up and Caleb Clark fans do. So you know we got to do our part. You know what I'm saying. Like people, fans of these players, go to the game. You can't just rah-rah behind a computer screen. That ain't doing nothing. You actually got to get up out your seat and go and watch these ladies play. So that's all I had to say, vils, about that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I'm good, I'm good on WNBA. You got anything? Nope, that's it All right y'all. Well, you know we had to come back and kind of get back in the flow of things. It's been a while, man. There's a lot of WNBA action happening and it's gotten to a point now that we got to have like separate episodes just for the WNBA. You know, before we had to like kind of put it all in together, but the way this thing has taken off, like sometimes this has got to be a WNBA episode.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:And this is kind of what it is. So, for all my WNBA fans, I hope you enjoyed episode 29 just as much as we did, because I thought we had a good one. So, as always, please, please, please, please, please, follow us, like, share, subscribe, you know, know, do all those things please, because we, you know, we want to keep bringing y'all content, but we want to make sure you know I'm saying y'all listening to us when we bring it um. You can follow us on facebook, at locd, the letter n sports, spelled the correct way, and also on instagram by the same name locd, the letter n sports, spelled the correct way. And also on Instagram by the same name L-O-C-D, the letter N sports spelled the correct way.
Speaker 2:And where else can they find us, vails? You can also find us on X, aka Twitter, at L-O-C-D, the letter N and sports spelled the correct way.
Speaker 1:Alright, and that's all we got until next time. It's the one and only Lise, and it's your girl.
Speaker 2:Vails aka Vailie Vail, if that's what you want to call me and together we are locked in sports.
Speaker 1:Peace. I like sports, and that's it you.
