Why’d you hit the basket support like that? Everybody thinks you’re so nice.
You’re not nice. Nice black, though. I see you playing defense. I literally play defense, though. I don’t think you don’t. Whatever. I mean, you you not defending me.
Oh, wow. Here we go. You lucky I quit. You’re lucky I quit. No. Here we go.
I was literally like the old parent that like plays their kid and quits right before they lose. That’s what I did. Right before they That’s why I retired.
What’s up everyone? Welcome back to Post Moves. I’m Candace Parker here with my co-host Aaliyah Boston.
Miss me? Look at that fresh braids. Did you notice? Look at my part.
I did. I was going to say something, but you had an attitude. So, I was like, “Let me just wait till the show. Let me just wait till the show to say I like your braids so I could get a smile.” The
listeners don’t know that Aaliyah be having attitude sometimes, but No, I know.
She cool. She cool. She cool. She typical little sister vibes. Uh, follow us, Postmoosh Show on all socials.
And don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcast. New episodes drop every Wednesday. And I do not have an
attitude. So, you have an attitude. It’s okay. It’s okay to have attitude.
No, I just feel like sometimes I don’t get my nap.
And you literally live by yourself. Or do you live by yourself? I don’t know if you live by yourself. Girl, don’t assume you live by yourself.
Don’t have something right now. But why are you so tired? Wait a second.
So, you live by yourself. You have Aussie goes to daycare. So, like, why are you tired? You should be able to get a nap.
No, I didn’t have time today. I didn’t have time.
So, now this is why you Okay, so she needs her nap. Um, you’re back from your road trip. I’m sure you got lots of naps on your road trip. How was that? I mean,
barely, but on the planes. But yeah, that road trip was long. I don’t know why it felt like that longer than like it was
supposed to. It was like 10 days, but we were we played every other day and it was like boom boom boom boom boom boom boom.
She’s pointing her finger around the country for those that are just not watching.
She was saying boom and the listeners are like, “We don’t know what that means.” Um, but yeah, she was doing geography with her finger of where they were.
You know, I’m actually not great at geography. See, this had nothing to do with anything, but I’m just not good at that. Like the whole like north, east, west.
See, you can tell me like where to go, but don’t tell me north. Like you can tell like north should just be like where am I?
But it’s hard. Yeah. Like people are like 405 and then you go north towards whatever. I’m like what?
Like I’m not doing that. Just send me the like please.
Yeah. I’m not I’m not very I’m not a compass.
Hall of Fame recap
Hall of Famer. Hall of Famer. How was it? Give me the whole rena. How’s the experience? Like, come on. And then you was outside after that. So, come on.
Oh, we Listen, I was not outside. Um, I stay inside. I’m 40. Uh, it was amazing.
It was so overwhelming with emotions and just um to be honest with you, I’m going to keep it real quick. It’s weird when you’re on stage and it’s like your
entire career, you’ve watched all the people that you’ve idolized growing up and they’re legends. And then when you’re on stage, all the legends are looking at you
and it’s just um it’s like a celebration of life for your basketball career. Yeah. Uh and so it was happy. It was amazing.
My whole family was there. Uh my son had a little bit in my speech where he was
not paying attention at all. And that was funny. Watching he was watching his trains video cuz he watches trains, locomotive trains 24/7.
like he can watch trains and he’s like knows all of them and can point them out and he’s watching the video and he sees himself on the big screen so he turns the camera around to show not like
that’s my mom up there. It’s more so like the train.
So that was amazing. But um having Allan Iverson show up wearing a suit that was my number.
Uh obviously Cheryl Miller I grew up watching her. Tama Catching’s Big Sis Dwade big bro. I mean, just the whole
weekend, all the Hall of Famers that were there that went in on my class. I played against Elena Deleadon forever. Sylvia Foul since I was 14.
Um, I still have the orange jacket hanging in my office. I don’t know quite what I’m going to do with it. Uh, you see the deep deep cut though. You see me? I was on my soft girl.
I was on my soft girl era. I don’t know what you you know what I’m saying. I was like, give me that deep t cut. But I was worried. I had a boob tape. Don’t worry.
So, it was okay. Um, but my daughter was just there. She’s been around for my entire career.
She was like, she put the jacket on me and it was just like that was cute.
It’s just surreal. So, um, took it all in. Uh, was excited to be able to, I don’t know, just be there with all the
people I love and really be in the moment. So, did you miss me?
I totally missed you. I was looking around. I was like, Aaliyah’s going to pop up. Like, you knew I was on the way. I know. I’m sorry I disappointed you.
No, it was amazing. And then um yeah, I had the party afterwards. Uh you was outside. That’s what I said.
I was outside. My family was there. My wife threw a great party. Um and we just had a great time, man. Like you know us.
We going to kick it. That’s one thing we going to do. We going to kick it. What was crazy was I knew we were parenting, right? Cuz all my nieces and nephews
were there. And um I looked on the dance floor and we were all on the dance floor like my brothers, myself, my nieces and nephews, so you know
exactly my daughter. And so I looked around and was like, man, we’re we’re doing something right because our kids are dancing with us. Um
yeah. So it was just it was amazing. So it is surreal. It’ll be something definitely to to look back at. So
hey, and and honestly though, in all the pictures, if you don’t mind, could you just edit me like Mhm. in the corner. Well, you said that
too fast. You didn’t make that you were gonna do that. I’m gonna do that. I’m I’mma do that.
I’m use my best picture.
Yeah. With the fresh braids in the scalp. I got you.
I got you. And then it was crazy cuz um got back from the Hall of Fame weekend, which was crazy. I didn’t feel like myself until like that Wednesday just
Hawaii trip
because we were so exhausted and it’s like next thing after next thing and um man had to go to Hawaii. Unfort I
had to go to I had to go to Hawaii. My daughter my daughter had a volleyball tournament. So had to go to Hawaii. Um
and how was Hawaii? Man, I want to move there.
I have never been to Hawaii, but it looks very nice.
And I started thinking I was like, do you know any hoopers that have come from Hawaii? Cuz you
know, I’m all about like the first, right? Like you said, I don’t know from Hawaii.
That’s what I’m saying. And I’m thinking I’m going to take my boys out there and they’re going to be like the sevenfooters from Hawaii.
Like the 7 foot backcourt from Hawaii. I see that. I can see that.
Period.
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Look, real talk. The best part of the game was never just the game. It’s the group chat blowing up, the hot takes at halftime, the debates that outlast the series.
But here’s the thing, it’s not just about the takes. It’s about the community that forms from those conversations. And right now for women’s basketball, that’s happening on threads.
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All right, it’s time for what we want to talk about, Fever Updates, cuz we got Aaliyah Boston back from her fiveame road trip.
Fever road trip recap
Um, that kicked off in actually Atlanta on August 16th. That was a long time ago. Jeez, that doesn’t that feel like a long time ago?
Yeah, that was a long time ago. I hope y’all had some off days. Um, girl, you got a win in Atlanta 95 91 in
overtime. You had a solid double double, 18 and 14, four assists, five steals, three blocks. Timson scored a career-high 20 points. She’s been playing really well for you.
She is hooping.
Like, she’s just and and and there’s a thing where it’s like you’re not going to ever throw her the ball and be like, “Yo, go get a bucket.” But like the ball
just finds her because of her movement and her feel for the game and she cuts at the right time. She don’t get she don’t get in the way of the offense. She
sets solid screen. She separates. So I really have enjoyed watching her like develop in you guys’ offense. I mean obviously knew she was a defensive
player. Uh but let’s talk about Kelsey Mitchell three-pointer with uh one minute and five seconds remaining to tie the game
which by the way is like man with a back court like Kaitlin and Kelsey and then now you shooting a three. It’s like sniping though they’re really sniping.
They Kelsey’s on a heater though. I mean she got the streak now for most 20 plus games. I think she’s up to like 25 like
Yeah. And it’s not even like barely making it either just like no I got 31.
She’s like she’s like 30 30 and just chill. I’m like oh my gosh.
But uh did you see the because obviously you guys went to overtime. You ended up coming out on top but the Dream had another possession to close the game.
Caitlin Clark’s meme moment
And did you see Kaylin’s reaction to the Dreams miss put back. Did you see it?
I we saw it after but like in real time you see nothing but we saw it after and I was like here we go. Oh my goodness.
Um like here we go. Yeah.
No, cuz like we just like peace, love, and happiness. We we will never be free.
I just think it’s hilarious. You and her literally cuz at the end of this year, at the end of the WBA season on Post News, we gonna have Meme Queen. We’re
going to have five memes that have happened or things that have happened throughout the year and we’ll have our postups vote as to which one is the top
one because you guys probably have top five. We probably probably have top five. Uh did you see the photo of Kelsey Mitchell going one
on four, but when you had 20 straight Yeah. Look at this. This is kind of like hanging in the loop. Seen that.
This is kind of like reminds me of the Anthony Black dunk where it’s like four defenders and he dunks on. That’s this one right here. Goodness. You can get some.
Crazy.
You can get some. And she finishing with her little right hand or her little off hand.
Miss PhD. That’s what we going to call her. Uh August 18th, you all went to uh Canada. Canada. How do you say it?
Toronto. Toronto. Canada. Uh and you all beat the tempo.
Obviously, we saw the Holly Row meme and the thing that went viral where she was literally could not get herself together looking around at the crowd in Toronto.
Just a soldout crowd. Just a testament to like the growth of women’s basketball.
You all got your fifth straight win in Toronto. Was it cool? Was this your first time playing? It was nice.
Yeah, my first time playing there. It was nice. The crowd was great though. They were great. They filled the arena. Like it was great. And they got loud.
Like I feel like there’s no better feeling than playing in just a loud crazy arena and that was the energy that they gave. It was fire.
And what um did you go were you I mean I know this is like a quick trip, but did you get to see Toronto at all? Like not I mean a little bit. It wasn’t like I
mean you walked I walked a little bit take got my steps in found a little Italian restaurant. Um but we didn’t really have time cuz we came to Atlanta
flew there played left went to like it was but they did have some good Italian though that possibly Yeah, I hear Italian food in Toronto is actually pretty good.
It’s crazy. It’s crazy. You know where else Italian food is really good? In Berlin. Berlin has really good Italian food. So we’ll get to that after this little World Cup. We might have to get
some Italian food. Uh, you all had a 33-point first quarter. 16 of those points came from Kelsey Mitchell on a heater. You had 16 six and three.
Monster block playing a little defense. Okay.
Little defense. I feel like I feel like I defend. Oh, and then you hit the basket support.
Why’d you hit the basket support like that? Everybody thinks you’re so nice.
You’re not nice. Nice black though. I see you playing defense. You on my you on my Listen, you got these last like six games to be on that like DP oi.
That’s the crazy part is I do play defense. I don’t think you don’t.
I mean, you you not defending me, but play a little defense. You lucky you lucky I quit. You lucky I quit. No, no, no. I think you’re lucky.
I was literally like the old parent that like plays their kid and quits right before they lose. That’s what I did.
That’s why I retired. Uh, obviously the moment of the game, you guys, you know, you won by six. It was kind of back and
forth, but there was a little separation, but Kelsey surprised us all with a heated moment. I’ve never seen her be heated like this ever in my life.
Kelsey goes off on Marina Mabrey
When Kelsey put her hand up like that, you just know when like you know when somebody is really
No, but like Kelsey being heated like this and then putting her finger in her face and Marina, she crazy. We all know I play with Marina. I love her to death,
but she crazy. But her looking off into the distance, it’s like separate crazies in this right here. So like Kelsey putting her finger in the face and
Marina just looking off into the distance like this. And then they just got teed up and we just kept going. Yeah. And then it’s like keep it moving.
Oh my goodness. I love it. Hey, this is getting closer to the playoffs. We about to see some real heated moments. Uh
August 20th you all lost to the Wings at Dallas.
Kelsey Mitchell tighter season high with 37 points. AB 14-9.
Fever were held to only 28 points in the paint and allowed 46 points in the paint. That stat and then listen. It’s not me.
You can you don’t need to do all that.
I won’t point any fingers but it’s not me. Uh Ambawa had a season high 32 points and
um obviously we saw the dominance of what the Fever were able to do. They kind of took the season series so
they’re up 2-1 on UL. Uh Paige and Kayn kind of got tangled up. We’re continuing the heated the memes and
“Don’t tell me to calm down”
the heated moments. Uh the lip reading experts are saying Paige told Caitlyn to calm down. But here’s the thing. I kind
of blame the refs a little bit because it’s like if you don’t hear a whistle and obviously Paige was trying to foul.
She was trying to foul right here. She’s fouling and then she fouls again. And I feel that a little bit. I mean obviously
Kaitlyn, come on man. But at the same time the rest like didn’t call the first one. So just call the first one.
I would have been I would have been like Paige though too. I’d been like calm down. I’m trying to foul you. No, I don’t care. Everybody just calm down?
I don’t care. Everybody just This is the person like in the history of ever. Does calm down ever work?
No, it doesn’t. Cuz now I’m even more mad cuz don’t tell me to calm down. Why would you tell me to calm down? Exactly. So that’s Yes. I’m here for that.
August 22nd, that was a game that a lot of people tuned in to uh your loss against the Liberty 109 102, but the
Fevers big three led the way. All of you all had 20 plus points and what can you talk about when you’re in a
Mental battle of the free throw line
game and you know that the separator is kind of the free throw line cuz early on you all missed some free throws. Does it become a thing?
No, but like how is it mentally? Like what do you guys talk about huddle?
I mean cuz you guys were 11 for 22.
Just focus. Just focus. But from the free throw line it’s I don’t know. You know, sometimes it’s just dang. Like I feel like that’s just what
it was. It was like damn. Okay. I mean, let’s try another one. Okay. Well, well,
but is there anything that is said about the free because I always wonder like the different philosophies because free throws are like sometimes you don’t
want to mess with people. I would go through spans where I would miss free throws and it I I would get in my head.
Yes. It’s just the mental battle. That’s literally what it is. It is like I mean people can tell you like you got this just make the next one or or take a breath and do all that but if you it’s
sometimes it’s like dang you just missed the first one. It’s like okay hold on hold on let’s find our way back.
I remember I was I was going through like a streak where I was just missing free throws for the Spark. That’s the worst.
And I would just walk up there knowing I was going to miss. So I would just go up there and everybody would see my face and be like uh cuz I was just going through this or everything. And Christy
Talber, you’re probably young, but like Angels in the Outfield, they used to do this like they used to flap their wings like angels when they would throw a
pitch like this baseball movie. And so Christy Toiver to make me laugh would go behind me and do this. And it just like kind of lightened the load a little bit.
Like it made me laugh and smile and like obviously I got out of it. But she had to resort to angels in the outfield to get me to hit free throws cuz I was
going through a span where I was like, I wish I tell you though. The worst the worst is literally when you hit that like when you hit that span of just it’s
just not going in. But then you sit there and you go practice them and you just shoot a bunch of free throws and you’re like calm and collective and you make them and you’re like, “Okay, great.
We got a touchback.” Then you go in the game and it’s like, “Wait, I just shot.” Yeah. I’m acting like I can’t shoot no more. Like I just shot so many by myself.
Yeah, shooting in the gym. But that pressure when you step to the free throw line, I’m telling you, it’s like a penalty kick. Everybody’s like, “How can you not make a penalty kick?” It’s like,
“All right, go up there and make one.” That’s what I said. I I think you need like a normal person next to anything on television just doing what’s just so you
could see how hard it is. Like surfing, it it looks hard, but not really, right?
No, it’s really hard. We need like a normal person doing it to see what it looks like. Uh back to the Liberty game real quick. Uh Feebish is back. uh which
I think she gave them a huge spark and with Satu um you know announcing that
she’s she’s gonna be out uh you know for World Cup Phoebe coming back it gives them a little bit more of their size.
She had 25 and five. So it’s good to see her healthy for the league. I’m not saying for the fever because um she she kind of for the league we’ll take
she was a she was she was a little bit of a matchup problem but we’ll we’ll we’ll go to the next game back to back.
You guys beat the sky at sky, ended the road trip on a high note, and now have the most wins in a season in franchise history. 25 wins and counting.
Win number 25
Fever shot 54.5% from three. Caitlyn had uh 37 and 10, new careerhigh eight threes, her fifth career with 30 and 10.
AB, you kind of sat on the sideline was like, “Y’all got it. Y’all got it.
I’m cheering them on.” Like, what? I was just round of applause.
Yeah. Three and0 on back toback. So, um, the fever have taken care of business.
Youth, youth is youth is wealth. That’s what we’re going to say. Uh, before the break, you all only have one more game,
which would be August 28th uh, at home versus Connecticut, which is nice. Then you have the Feeble World Cup break.
FIBA WC Break
Let’s talk about that because this World Cup break is a little later than most of the other World Cup breaks. You all only
have four games and most teams only have four games remaining.
The playoffs are set pretty much. I think everybody is clenched that’s in the playoffs unless something happens
where somebody loses like six games and the other team wins five games. I think everybody is pretty much clinched if I’m
I think the only one that hasn’t is Dallas. I think yes, but they still but but they’re still they still have a 6 and a half game lead
over Portland Portland. And so yeah. Yeah. So they’re my point in is the teams that are going into this
break with nothing to play for. I wonder what they’re going to do during this break.
That’s what was on my mind. Bro, we’re coming in at training camp for let’s see, World Cup break is the 30th through
So for three weeks I’m coming in or two and a half weeks. I’m coming in and like we No, they’re going No, I think everyone’s at least going to get like a week and a half.
I’m just like we playing for the spirit of the game, like the joy of it. What is Seattle coming in for? For the love of the game.
Okay, well September 18th, I want to see how many people actually are participating in training camp. We need a list of that. September 18th, you guys
play Toronto away home against Washington with the series tied 1-1.
Minnesota links on the 22nd. Lynx are up 10. And then away Minnesota. So, it’s going to be interesting to see
how many teams sit. Minnesota will have clinched by then. Those last two games in terms of the first seed if they handle business like they’re supposed
to. Uh you all are still battling it out. You guys are three games. No, you guys are two games out of second.
You’re in fifth. And if playoffs ended today, you guys would play Atlanta, but you all are two games out of second place.
So, with five games remaining, so obviously we’ll get to playoffs later, but
it’s just kind of exciting. Uh Valks defeated the Lyns for the first time in franchise history. Watched that game yesterday. Uh the Valkyrie won 80 to 66.
Valkyries top Lynx
They’re in a standings clash right now.
A win for the Lynx would have secured the number one seed. So again, they are pretty, you know, um in the clear. They just got to get one more victory. The
Lynx were without Courtney Williams for the first time. She suffered a foot injury. She hasn’t missed a game in 11 seasons. That’s crazy.
Which is actually kind of crazy. Um yeah, that was a great game. I think it’s a playoff implications. Everybody was talking about the way that the
Valkyrie have defended Olivia Miles. She scored in single digits both times that she’s played the Valkyrie. So, that’s an interesting stat. Tiffany Hayes half court shot.
Steph Curry and the Warriors were also loving this right here, man. It must be something in the water. She held it, too.
It must be something in the water right there, man. Look at Steph. Steph.
Look at Gary Payton up there. Uh anyway, Valkyries went on to win 78 to 70 to
clench a WNBA playoff birth for the second time in its second season.
What athlete That got me thinking like what athlete would you pull would you want to pull up to watch you? I’ll wait. I’ll wait for your answer.
Um Oh, we’re going to wait for my answer. Yeah, I’m gonna wait. I think we should come back.
Okay. You can’t think of one athlete on the top of your mind that you would want to pull up.
I honestly think it would be cool if I honestly think it would be cool if Serena came to a game. Okay. I think that’d be pretty dope. Okay, that’s your answer.
Has came to She has came to a game.
Oh, and you know her man’s on the Colts. So, sorry. I forgot that you’re famous. My bad. Sorry. She’s like, “What athlete
hasn’t come to see us play?” Okay. You know what? One thing I love about this time of year, we talked about the spiciness, the heated competition,
Becky Hammon ejected
all that stuff. Um, Becky Hammond getting tossed in the second quarter of the Aces dream game.
Oh my gosh, we got our game. That was like the second quarter.
She didn’t even wait till they flip sides. She thought Asia got fouled at one end and then it was like a decision that she
made because you could tell you could tell people she got the first text one ref walked away and then Asia was trying to hold her back. Uh yeah, people on
social were confused what Becky was even mad about because it seemed like she was going off about the
Asia layup which maybe it was a foul but I don’t know if it was that egregious.
Um, but at the time sometimes you just get mad and it’s irrational. It’s that time of year again. Maybe we should ask that was like
the second quarter back the second quarter. Uh, maybe we should ask her similar to how we did DJ Jane when Dane got ejected and she had to go
to the back like what did she do? She tweeted and you know went on X or whatever or threads. Sorry. She went on threads.
Ask Becky what she um Yeah. I want to know what Becky did.
Did she watch the game? Does she have the half time speech like when people come in? I really want to know. I want to know.
Uh Neca Agum, this is big news. After 15 seasons in the league and 13 with the LA Sparks, Neca Agum will retire at the end
Nneka Ogwumike announces retirement
of this season. She became the Sparks all-time leading scoreer in field goals made, steals, and double doubles. The first overall pick in 2012 draft, she
was my rookie. uh 2016 league MVP, 2016 champion, 11time all-star WNB PA
president. And honestly, I think it’s time to check in on threads because women’s basketball and threads, we like
to get into it. Uh Jay_bug12 asked, “Who is a player that got drafted by a team that you think will also
retire with that team?” Asia Wilson is for sure retiring with Aces. I see Jackie retiring with them, too.
That’s good. I can see like Sabrina staying in New York.
People think she’d go to the Bay because she from there.
I mean, maybe, but I feel like I just feel like New York is like, you know, I don’t know.
I mean, Sloot Sloot is probably going to retire with this guy. She got drafted by this guy, retired with this guy. So, I
would see Sloot. Um,
yeah, that’s that’s what I got. I think everybody there’s a possibility that, you know,
you could choose to go somewhere else, but right now those are probably the two. I would say Sabrina or Sleep would be the two.
Yeah. Yeah.
It’s always good. It’s always fun to go back home, though. Just throwing that out there.
Uh we already talked about the standings um as of this recording uh which is Tuesday.
The Minnesota Links have clinched their number one. Golden State uh would right now be playing Washington, which would be an insane matchup.
Minnesota would be playing Dallas right now.
Um let’s see. Vegas would be playing New York and you know playoffs are all about would be this this
what I’m saying this first round is about to be insane. It doesn’t matter how we flip-flop and flop flip whatever you want to do these first rounds I mean
Atlanta Indiana and it’s best of three right? Yeah. No, I think I think it’s fine.
It’s best of three cuz I know with prime we’re covering first round and it’s best of three. Um, I think the second round is best of five and then it’s seven.
And then it’s seven. And then it’s seven.
Uh, is this the year the Lynx get over the hump? Could Fee and Olivia. Nope. When? Sorry. Not their time.
No. I don’t know if I should be the ones asking this question because this could be no for everything to you. Like, not it’s not their time. I’m sorry. They
could try again next year. This is our time.
Hey, I I think all of the questions for postseason are valid. Um, it’s going to
be exciting. I just love great basketball. I really do. And obviously, you know, things happen at this point in the season.
I hate to see players go down at this point in the season. Something to keep our eye on as well. Melissa Smith going down.
Oh, no.
For Yeah. For so sad. I Vegas um and she was having such a great
year. That’s the thing. Like she was having such a great year and then also um the buyout with Phoenix buying out
Dana Bonner. There’s three teams that she can go to that have the money to sign her. Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, and the Dallas Wings.
It’s interesting because I think maybe before I don’t know if I would have looked at the Aces as somebody to
sign DB, but now with Nelissa Smith out, it might be a possibility. So, we shall see. Other big news in the WBA. Lots of big news. I need like a synonym for big.
Gigantic news. Uh 2027 AT&T WBA Allstar weekend is headed to the Bay.
Going to the and Fran.
That’s actually going to be like pretty dope.
So, first time All-Star weekend will be hosted by Golden State Valkyries. I mean, it’s their third season, so everybody calm down. But, uh, it is time to start planning for 2027 because, you
know, we going to do a live show. We going to pull up. You already know.
So, Bay Area, college basketball schedules are starting to drop and you guys already know how serious we take college hoops around here.
Women’s college basketball schedule drops
Cops up, baby.
This is SEC territory. Can we be on the same team for a second? Can we’re we’re both in the SEC. We like SEC basketball.
I get that. Like I said, up.
So, of course, we have to check in on our teams and see what we’re working with in conference play this season.
Uh obviously, we know how last season went. Whatever blas
If you ain’t first, you’re last. and you guys made it to the national championship game and y’all came ringless like us. It don’t matter if you’re not first.
But but we want a ring in the SEC though, man. Whatever. We talk about the big dance count. If we want to count SEC championships, let’s go.
Okay.
Uh we know how last season went. You all finished and one. Who did you all lose to? Texas, I think.
No, it wasn’t Texas. It was uh No, you guys lost early to Wait, please don’t yell at me right now.
Like Missouri or lose to Missouri? Oh, it was No, it wasn’t. I could tell you who it was. It was Oklahoma.
Okay. I’m like, y’all lost early.
We did lose to Texas. Yeah, but it was Oklahoma in overtime. Oh, that game upset me. I was in studio watching it. I was like, I can’t even do my work. Sign me up.
Exactly. Exactly. But who lose? What was your record at home? Um, we actually started off 6 and0 and then SEC was a
doozy. Uh, but obviously South Carolina overall 36 and4 conference 15-1 SEC tournament actually runner up to Texas.
No.
Yeah, you guys lost to Texas and then NCAA runner up. So, um, they like number two. They like being number two.
And I mean, you didn’t even make it. Um, call him Shay Gilas Alexander.
Lost second round. Lost first round in the tournament. Wow. How is that?
Like I said, if you’re not first, you last. That’s that’s my thought process. I’m like, we no participa brought home.
She her team got third place. I was like, take that thing off there. Don’t even take that thing off your neck. We don’t put that up in the We don’t. But
we got to be locked in January 28th, though.
January 28th. I’m putting that on a calendar. January. And it’s at Tennessee, correct? Yeah, I’m there.
Okay, I bet I’m really excited about this. So, January 28th is a date that we are going to circle. We are also going
to circle that February 21st match up against LSU. That’s always a good one. The Texas matchup. Do you guys play Texas?
Yeah. Uh where? Oh, I see it. January 3rd. You guys are January 3rd.
Okay. Sorry, I didn’t see the Longhorn.
Okay. Well, we got some key matchups circled and then Tennessee schedule.
I mean, you only I mean, you play LSU pretty like last. That’s Yeah, we play LSU February 25th, which I like playing the tougher teams earlier
because they don’t they haven’t figured it out yet. Haven’t figured it out.
February, I’m like, dang it. Look at this run. We got We got South Carolina on the 29th. We about to have a doozy of
February, man. Yeah, this is about to be rough, but uh it’s really a fresh squad. So maybe it’s best y’all wait.
But listen, sometimes it’s like the surprise attack. You No, I know. That’s what I’m saying. It’s a fresh squad.
We don’t know and neither does anybody else. So that’s Yeah, that’s what we’re going to do. I I I mean, obviously I think Texas is going to have to revamp
because Rory Harmon is gone. Madison Booker’s still there, still a bucket.
I’m still a firm believer if you have the best player on your team, you always give yourself a chance because offense is so important. But obviously South
Carolina still there.
Yeah, Michaela Blakes’s another one. We gonna have some exciting, you know, bucket getters. But in terms of teams, like South Carolina, what was that stat I read where you guys have nobody on your roster under six foot?
Like, yeah, nobody on your roster under six foot. Please use that length. Please. You guys are going to be the monsters.
She’s going to throw it off the backboard and duck it. Oh yeah, cuz we got Big O. She could dunk. That’s what we going to do.
And Ashlin, and the French.
Yeah. Well, all I know is Don Don talking about it’s a guard’s world, but she done proved that correct. She ain’t recruited no guards. She out here recruiting six, five.
They’re big guards. They’re big guards.
Don, I call I I call your bluff. You think you know the deal. You know who runs the world. It’s always going to be post.
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things up, let’s get into our AT&T fan connection. Connecting changes everything. Okay, first question is from mandy_mood_.
Happy Kobe Bryant Day. What’s your favorite Kobe memory?
I actually posted one of my favorite memories. I was at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and we’re all just like standing
around before opening ceremonies and I kind I have a camera and I’m asking everybody like where are you from? Where you from? Where you from? Like we’re
representing us. Where are you from? So I go to Chris Bosch. He’s talking about Dallas. And then I pan back over to Kobe
and Kobe’s like I’m global. And I’m like, if there is one thing that just is solid and like Kobe is
gonna come up with some stuff that you just like, really? That’s what you gonna say? Talking about Italy, uh, you know what I’m saying? Philly, uh, everywhere.
LA, he global. And it’s true cuz everybody in China when I went over there and played is named Kobe. So, um, you get to pick your American name and
there are five billion Kobes. So, Kobe is global. Um, I always smile at Kobe
Day because it it just reminds me of how much a competitor and how amazing it was to like know him and to be in his orbit.
And so, um, super special to be able to have his birthday and then Kobe day and then now to to know his little
girls. I mean, man, one of his little daughters makes the same Kobe face that he makes and it just makes me smile every time. So, um, yeah, happy Kobe day.
Were you a eight or a 24 fan? Like what was your favorite Kobe? 24. 24.
I don’t know. I like baby figuring it out. Kobe eight was kind of I don’t know. Anyway. All right. Next question
at 808. I saw the Sparks asked this question and need y’all’s answer, too.
Is the WNBA logo doing a left-handed or right-handed layup?
Well, if it’s like flip, you know, when you take a picture, it’s like the other way. What do you think?
I mean, it’s giving left. Looking at it like this, it’s giving a left-handed layup. How many people really go left, though?
So, but I think, you know, you take a picture, it’s flipped. So, I think it’s a right-handed layup. It’s a right hook.
Oh, actually, now that I’m looking at it, I’m front facing, but actually looking at it this way, back facing, it’s right. She’s going like that.
Yeah, I think she’s doing it right-handedly. Yeah, that’s kind of looking at it front facing first, but because again, like what are you
paying homage to the 12 lefties in our league?
That’s what I was going to say. How many people are actually going left? I mean, not very many.
The scouts literally sit on their right hand, but Okay, so next question is from overtimethoughts22.
Thoughts or thoughts? Thoughts. Either way. Thoughts. Thoughts. Thoughts. Thoughts or thought? Thoughts?
Thoughts? Thoughts or thoughts? Thoughts.
If logistics could be worked out for any team in this league, where do you see DB going?
I personally feel like at this point, especially if you’re getting a buyout at this point in your career, um, and you
want to go play to win a championship, I mean, the best odds in doing that, especially with the news with Melissa Smith, I would think she would go to
Vegas. Um, Vegas. How you said that? Vegas. How do you say Vegas? Vegas. Vegas.
Vegas. Vegas. Okay. I didn’t sound like that.
I think she’s going to Vegas, but I mean, listen, maybe Dallas,
maybe New York. New York has the size already. I don’t know. I think best case scenario would probably be
Vegas. Uh, the next question is from fastbreak_fan_.
For a player who’s meant so much to the game, what do you think about Russell Westbrook retiring without getting that final season or proper sendoff?
Honestly, are you washing clothes? No. Wait, is that me?
Oh, yeah. Sorry, my clothes are drying. Okay, keep going. Keep going.
I was like, wait, yeah, that sounds like something spinning. Um, I think some players you don’t I mean,
the sendoff became a thing with Kobe, right? Like I don’t think MJ got a send off. And I’m not saying it like that,
but I think you can appreciate somebody’s game the way that you appreciate it. And to be honest with you, Russell Westbrook’s meant so much
to the game of basketball um to triple doubles. I mean, just basketball in
general. And so to me, I think this was his his great sendoff. If you look at it, Michael B. Jordan narrated he was
able to do it the way he wanted to with his wife and his kids. So, um I think he did it the way that he wanted to. He said he had a couple more offers and
could have played, but you got to do a tour. What? You gonna do a tour with the Sacramento Kings? Like, nah, you’re not doing a sendoff tour with that.
He did it how he wanted to. Here, go King Slay. Try to.
All right. Next question is from Twilight 7. I got a question. Candace with She don’t read the rundown. She don’t read.
Sorry. Okay. I got a question. Candace, with this new All-Star 2026 Shooting Stars event, would you want to do that in the future? And who would you want to be on your team? You can’t pick Aaliyah.
You should still pick me, kids.
Well, first of all, I don’t know if I would want to do the Shooting Stars event. I feel like it’s a lose-lose for me. First of all, I’m admitting that I’m old.
Okay.
Second of all, Okay. But I think the person that I would want on my team, I
mean, if I can’t pick Aaliyah, I’m picking a shooter. So, I’m picking either Kelsey Mitchell or I’m picking
um who’s like a shooter? Kelsey Plum or I’m picking Chelsea Gray. All
everybody’s shooting above 40 something percent. So, I’m picking shooters. Straight up shooters. We trying to win.
We’re trying to win here, Aia. We’re not trying to lose. We’re not trying to get third place trophies. I get that. You’re right. We’re not happy with runners up.
No, we’re not. We win or you lose. Exactly. I’m with you.
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