Monique Billings
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I love that.
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So we kind of always had home court advantage for the first and second round for at least, I think, three years that we played in the tournament. And I loved it. First of all, you're sleeping in your own bed. You got a home cooked meal waiting for you. You know what I mean? Like it's comfortable. You're in your environment. You know that environment well. And I personally love it.
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Logan, I'm really interested to know, why would you say neutral sites opposed to home court advantage?
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Yes. What about you, my girl, Roz? You said you came on the show ready.
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I was just going to say, I think it's even more of an incentive to have a higher seed. Like you're getting to play at home. So it's like that makes you play harder. Like just wanting to be in your comfort zone. What you got for us?
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That's a mic drop moment, Roz.
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Yeah, of course.
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One, I would say is just strength. I think strength is a really big thing that might not be talked about enough, but that jump from the college game to the WNBA, you're dealing with a different body type. You're dealing with the best guards in the world. You're going to have a Brittany Sykes guarding you. You're going to have a Kalia Copper guarding you.
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And it's like, do you have the strength to get past these guards? So I think that's one. And two, when I came into the league, I had a vet who told me, Be great at something every day. Be consistent in that. For me, that's rebounding. Like that's my bread and butter. I might not hit a bucket. I might be having a terrible day on the court, but it's rebounding in that energy.
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So if like guards, players in general come into the league, knowing what their niche is, knowing what they're great at. I think that is what can solidify a player, especially two players like these. We know they're great. We know they can score. Everyone in the W can score. So it's like, how else can you fit into a system? Where can you shine? Will it be defense?
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Will it be hustle plays along with scoring?
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Totally. And I want to add to that. It's about fit. So it could be a great player, but just didn't fit in the system. Or there's already three, three players who play the same position. It's all about fit. Sometimes it's you're lucky and you got on a team that just needed you. And sometimes it's you're unlucky and you're on a team where it just wasn't a good fit.
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They didn't need you, but maybe you'll be able to get on another, another team that does need you. So it's,
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Well, we definitely had our first team bonding powwow over Zoom yesterday. It was cute. Very simple, casual, just getting to know each other, asking, what are you into? What kind of music do you like? What are just a couple little pain points that you're open to sharing and being vulnerable, which I thought was really cool. Everyone seems chill, competitive.
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That was a big thing that came up, a big theme, positive and excited. Everyone is just so excited to get to work. So the vibes are high already.
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Yeah. So for me, it wasn't a secret talent. It was just something, I think it was, what are you passionate about? I said, I'm a yogi and that I'm planning on being certified this year.
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Yeah, I will be intentional to do so.
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So I'm gonna put a positive spin on all of this. I see her writing her own story. She's always written her own narrative. You see her in commercials, walking into lanes and really owning the space that she's in. I think she'll do the same with her comeback. I'm excited to see that. I think this just adds to her story. It's just another layer and that's,
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a part of sports you you talk about enjoy the journey and the process this is just a part of the process it's unfortunate and but it's real it's real that the process is not always glorious it's not always beautiful but you don't know what it'll lead to so i'd like to take like i said a positive spin on this i think it's only going to add fuel to her fire and just make her so much more relatable for young girls to be able to see juju came back
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Love the bell. I'm doing great. How are y'all doing? So good. So good. So happy to see you. Wait, first of all, can we talk about the glow that both y'all have going on? I know you were in Miami. I saw the content. Yeah, the sun did y'all well, okay?
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I can come back to Juju overcame. I can overcome too. And so I think it'll be an inspirational type of thing. I'm really excited for her to be in her process. I know in a process when you're injured, you learn about yourself. You tap into new levels of yourself. I know she's going to go through that. And I'm expecting one of the biggest comebacks in sports history, claiming that now.
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Oh, great questions. I think it'll be a game definitely against K-State. K-State has a lot of momentum after that upset win. I think it's going to be a great battle in the post. Rhea Marshall, Kiki Uriah Finn will have their hands full down there. And like you brought up Poindexter just going off, I think eight threes, a career high.
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Well, you know, every time I come to the show, we got to go through our intentions. So I'll start us off. I would say my intention that I'm currently focusing on, I've been my unapologetic area. And when I say that, when I say that I'm walking into every space, every opportunity, like I'm meant to be there. not doubting, not questioning it and just being unapologetic in who I am.
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USC is really going to have to guard from behind the arc, but I do think it's possible. As far as winning a championship, I would love to be proved wrong. But with no Juju, I just, I don't know if I see that happening, if I'm keeping it real.
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Well, like you said, Notre Dame right now, they're playing like November Notre Dame, the Notre Dame that beat USC. That's what we're seeing in my bracket. I have them in my championship. I'm just saying. So we'll see.
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They have me a little worried. I can't lie and say that they didn't. But they've been playing well as of late. I think they'll get it together. And when I think of that program, I'm thinking of the women who have come through that program and shined in March. The Enrique Agumawales, the Marina Mabrys, Skylar Diggins. They are built for March.
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And so I think that they'll step up and thrive in the coming weeks. But I don't want to count out TCU. TCU has looked really, really strong as well. Haley Van Lift playing well. You got Emma Nopu. Had some big moments, big threes against Louisville. So it's definitely going to be a game. I got my popcorn ready.
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I'm very genuine. I'm authentic, but I'm about my business and I've been standing on my business this off season. And so I'm in my unapologetic era. That is my intention.
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That's a great point.
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Yeah, oh my goodness. It's been a very fruitful off season. I've been broadcasting since 2019, but it was like, I do a couple games and then go into my W season. It wasn't anything, I'm not going to say serious, but I just didn't have too many gigs, just getting my feet wet. But this season specifically, I really was able to do a lot of different work. And so I did, like you said, March Madness.
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I did my first NBA game with the Warriors. That was a lot of fun. Auch der Debut von ESPN 2 war super cool. All diese Vision-Board-Items kommen in Erfüllung. Es war großartig und ich hoffe, dass ich weitergehen kann. Wenn ich das in der Off-Saison machen kann und dann in der W-Saison spielen kann, dann ist das der perfekte Welt für mich.
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Du musst die Königin sein, wenn es um einen Schedule und einen Kalender geht.
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Ja, das ist eine wirklich gute Frage. Ich meine, wenn du es wusstest, wenn du dich daran faszinierst, dann machst du es. Wir sind Businesswomen. Wir machen es. Und das ist es. Es geht darum, Zeit zu machen für die Dinge, die wichtig sind, aber auch die Balance zu finden, damit du nicht verbrannt wirst. Also für mich bin ich groß auf Selbstwahrnehmung.
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Wenn ich reise, um ein Spiel zu spielen oder einen Art von Produktion zu machen, dann gehe ich wahrscheinlich in den Spa am Tag vorher, wenn ich es kann. I'm going to go get my nails done. I'm going to go get a facial. I'm going to do something for me. And you talk about pouring into your cup. I'm going to do something to pour into my cup because that's so important to me.
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Yeah, I would say that lane comes from my dad. He was a big... I don't know, he gave me the starter pack, I would say, of how to build wellness in my life. He would always tell me, mind, body, spirit, that's what you need to stay in alignment. And so from a young age, I was always hearing that and seeing him do it. I was seeing him eating healthy, but also having balance with that.
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So maybe 80% of the time, 90% of the time healthy, but...
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every now and then we're gonna go get a donut burger we're gonna go get a milkshake and that adds to that balance so it feels good to eat healthy because you know like when you do eat that grimy stuff you know you've earned it so i don't know just the different factors my dad has really poured that into me and it's just so important to me now i'm all about feeling good and i want people around me to feel good too so i love sharing that information as much as i can absolutely um i would like a picture next time you're eating a donut burger because i don't believe you
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A Donut Burger sounds gross. Better than a picture, you're gonna come with me next time I'm in LA.
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Remember we used to take hikes together too? I was gonna say, we'll go get a Donut Burger, we'll go hike.
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Ich höre einen Buzzer. Ich habe etwas auf der Flamme. Ich arbeite mit Players TV. Ich bin super gespannt. Ich kann noch nicht viel sagen, aber es hat viel zu tun mit dem, was wir heute gesprochen haben. Intention, Balance, solche Sachen. Ich werde in einer Interview-Rolle sein, für die ich wirklich gespannt bin. Also ja, bleib dran. Absolut. Vielleicht schliessen wir das Skript. Ich weiß nicht.
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Also habe ich in zehn Ländern gespielt. Das ist mein zweiter Mal, in China zu spielen. Das erste Mal, als ich ein Rookie war, war ich hinter den Ohren, weitgezogener, 21 Jahre alt. Und es war einfach eine völlig neue Erfahrung für mich. Ich wusste nicht, was ich overseas erwarten würde. Ich war da vier Monate. Und es war cool. Ich konnte es überleben.
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Dieses Mal war es einfach eine sehr andere Vibe. Ich gehe ins Jahr 8. So I understand how precious my body is. And it's not the same as that 21-year-old who can just run all day and not have to do as much recovery and not have to take as much time to rest. And so this time around, we're playing three times a week. It was very demanding.
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And my body was just like, sis, what are you trying to get from this? What are we doing? Und ich musste das hören. Mein Körper fing an zu schmerzen. Es fühlte sich nicht so gut an, wie es damals war, als ich dort anfing. Ich musste meine Optionen ausweiten. Ist das, mich zu servieren? Ich kann nicht die beste Version von mir sein für dieses Team.
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Ich muss mich entfernen, damit sie das, was sie brauchen, bringen können. Denn es ist ein Geschäft. Das Körper ist ein Geschäft. Das Team ist ein Geschäft. Und so musste eine Geschäftsentscheidung gemacht werden. Und ich musste meine Freiheit schützen, im Grunde genommen.
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Ja, tolle Frage. Ich glaube, es ist wirklich wert. Ich habe so viele schöne Lebenserlebnisse, Geschichten, Leute, die ich getroffen habe, Leute, die mich als ihre besten Freunde in all diesen Teilen der Welt genannt haben. Und ich bin wieder in verschiedenen Saisonen der Leben gesehen,
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quick story i needed a hair braider i was playing in russia in 2020 i go on instagram trying to find a hair braider i find a couple a russian couple they come to the house braid my hair barely speak a lick of english but we vibed and they became my friends i didn't have friends or family out there and i'm snowed in most of the time they would come over we would watch the matrix i would cook food because they never had like soul food or anything like that and it's like those experiences are so enriching and
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Dinge, von denen man solche Erfahrungen nicht kaufen kann. Ich habe so viele unglaubliche Erfahrungen wie diese bekommen. Ich denke, es ist wirklich wert. Ich denke, es hängt vom Spieler ab. Jeder hat verschiedene Prioritäten. Manche Leute wollen so viel Geld wie sie können, wenn sie Basketball spielen. Wenn du das Geld willst, hast du es auch im Ausland.
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Aber es gibt auch andere Spieler, die hier in den Staaten etwas bauen wollen und nur die W spielen. Oder sie fokussieren sich auf AU oder Unrivaled. Und das ist auch cool. Jeder hat verschiedene Prioritäten. Ich denke, es geht darum, zu wissen, was deine Prioritäten sind. Aber ich persönlich würde meine Erfahrung für nichts ändern. Wie gesagt, ich bin in die Welt gefahren.
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It's a restart. I'm so excited for this stop. Because it's not even a stop. I'm excited for this start, I should say. It's just something new. Yes, it's something new. So much to learn on both ends. This is a new franchise that wants to do it the right way. They're pouring into us as athletes, giving us the resources and allowing us to have an experience that all W-Players should be able to have.
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And so I'm already impressed, very grateful for that. And at the same time, I'm going into Year 8. I know in my career that I don't have eight more years to go, right? Me personally. I probably could if I wanted to, but I know myself. I know that I don't want to play eight more years. And so me knowing that I'm in the second half of my career, I want to enjoy it.
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And it's just such a blessing to be able to be a part of history in a new situation in a city that I've never lived in. My parents are from here, so it's very full circle for me. So like I said, it's a restart for me and I'm very grateful and excited.
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Ich würde sagen, das Legitimum, das ich auf die Leute verlassen hoffe, ist, dass ich wirklich hart gearbeitet habe. Ich war ein hartes Arbeiter und eine gute Person. Das sind die zwei Dinge, die ich am meisten zahle. Punkte, Rebauen, all das ist cool. Natürlich will ich gewinnen und auf dem Platz sein, aber...
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The long lasting impact is who you are as a person and how you're felt through all of the stops that you go through. And what I've learned is everyone's journey looks different. It's not always going to be a pretty picture, but it's a mosaic. Für mich habe ich gelernt, wie man Menschen auf dem Weg beeinflusst.
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Letzte Saison ging es nicht so, wie ich es wollte, aber im Hinterkopf ging es so, wie es notwendig war. Denn wenn es nicht so ging, hätte ich jetzt keine solche Möglichkeit. Platzierung ist alles. Ich bin eine Frau der Glauben. Und ich weiß und vertraue, dass Gott mich wo ich sein soll. Wenn ich in einem Markt bin, wie kann ich den Markt positiv beeinflussen?
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Die Leute um mich herum, wie kann ich für sie ein Licht sein? Denn du weißt nie, wer dich schaut. Du weißt nie, 20 Jahre später werden Leute sagen, Mo, du merkst es nicht, aber die Art, wie du als Pro jeden Tag gezeigt hast, deine Mentalität, dein Mindset, das hat mich so viel aufgeräumt. And so I know that there's a bigger picture and a bigger reason for all of this that we're going through.
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Again, it's not just about the wins and the losses, but it's like, how are you being a light? How are you impacting people around me? And so I would say that's the legacy that I'd want to leave. That's my focus now as I'm in year eight.
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Ich meine, erstens bin ich so glücklich und ich bin einfach so gebeten. Ich bin in wirklich guten Situationen und ich fühle mich, dass es für jeden situationell ist. Es hilft, wenn du für Trainer spielst, die dich lieben. Und das war meine ersten Jahre in Atlanta. Mein Trainer war hoch auf mich. Er liebte wirklich, wie ich spielte. Und das hilft mir sehr, zu stecken.
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Ich denke, es geht auch darum, zu wissen, was du zu einem Team bringst und das jeden Tag zu bringen. Es ist fast wie eine Nische. Also für mich ist das Rebounding. Das ist mein Athletismus, mein Hustle. Das sind meine Geschenke. Das ist natürlich für mich. Und wenn meine Schüsse nicht fallen oder wenn ich das, was ich durchführe, weiß, dass ich darauf relying kann, das ist mein Hintergrund.
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Du wirst das egal haben. So I think it's all about knowing what you bring. And again, it's all about fit. How you stick on a team is if a team needs you and if you're able to fit on that team. Those are the most important things. And again, everyone's journey kind of looks different. Sometimes it's ugly, but once you find that pocket where you stick and it's like, oh, this team needs me.
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I went through that last season. Ich war nicht am schönsten auf dem Papier, aber ich hatte meine beste Saison. Ich war auf Teams, die das, was ich brachte, nötig waren. Das war so ein Geschenk, sich neu zu positionieren und zu pivoten. Das sind nicht unbedingt schlechte Dinge, die manchmal als schlechte Dinge gesehen werden.
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Wenn es dich in eine Situation stellt, in der du dich hochladen kannst, ist es am Ende ein Winn. Ich denke, es geht darum, zu wissen, was du zu einem Team bringst, ein Star in deinem Rollen zu sein. Das ist das wichtigste. Absolut.
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Thank you. And yeah, I'm chilling.
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Love you. Appreciate you. Love you too.
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Been able to meet all but Juste. She's still abroad right now. But Cheyenne and Caitlyn came, I think, last week. And so we went to like a Warriors game. And it was cool being able to spend some time with my little Ricky babies. Und du hast gesagt, wer ich glaube, den größten Einfluss machen wird. Das ist eine gute Frage.
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Ich meine, lass mich erst durch ein Praktikum gehen und sehen, wie wir als Team aussehen. Aber ich glaube, beide waren Steals. Ich glaube, beide waren Steals in der Draft, die hier auf der Stadtside sind. Und dann Juste, ich glaube, sie kommt vielleicht nächste Saison. Also ich denke, sie wird ein bisschen Zeit haben, um ihr Gehirn richtig zu machen.
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Sie hat ein ganzes Jahr, um herauszufinden, was sie braucht, bevor sie in die Bay kommt. I think all three were great choices. It's funny watching it. I had no idea really what direction they were going to go in. And so, yeah, I'm just excited to see how it all comes together.
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I think so. I think the biggest thing Coach wanted is good people who work hard. From what I've seen on the court from all three of those ladies, totally see that. I think that's going to be our identity. Like I said, good people that work really, really hard.
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First pick, I'm going Rekia. For a very short time, she was my rookie when I was in LA. And... Ich liebe es, wie sie geblasen ist. Ich glaube, sie hat viel geblasen. Sie steigt einfach selbst ein, die Dinge, die sie auf dem Platz machen möchte. Also habe ich Kia. Was sagst du, Roz?
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And we gotta shout out Kate Martin too, she's my new teammate. So hopefully my girl doesn't get mad for me not picking her, but I love my girl Kate.
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That's a good choice. I'm going Tiff Hayes. She was my vet in Atlanta for five seasons. Now my teammate here at Golden State recently has created her own brand. I think it's called Soraya. It's a clothing brand. Sia. Sia. Okay. You're messing it up. My bad tip. But I'm super excited for her and her brand. I like the content that she's been putting out.
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I see her doing a lot more of that type of stuff. Obviously the clothes are fire. She's getting into the fashion space. Saw her the other day at practice. I'm like, what's she doing for the rest of the day? She was like, I'm about to go do a photo shoot. I'm like, Tiffany Hayes doing a photo shoot? Like this is unheard of years ago.
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So I think she's stepping into new lanes and really getting into that new motion.
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Done put this league on her back for a very long time. She's the president of the WNBPA. Always so graceful and elegant, but so fierce on the court. You don't want to go against her. Motion-wise, I see her stepping up her fit. She posts on the Gram. I'm like, okay, Neg, heard you. And Logan had mentioned Businesswoman. I think with Caitlin Clark, I totally see that with Nneka.
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One day owning teams or... I don't know, being the Commissioner of the W one day, I see that for her. And so I just always have admired her motion.
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What's up, Moe? What's up? First of all, thank you for the intro. I'm always happy to be on the good follow show pod.
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I love that. Yeah, I mean, similar, I think, to the last time that I joined. Just being present. There's so much going on in our lives. We were talking off air about our moving and traveling and all the things that we're doing together. It could be hard to be right where our feet are. I'm here in the Bay Area now, about to embark on this new journey with my new team, which I'm so excited for.
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But I'm just really focused on being joyful through it. And joy comes being in the present. So that's what I am intentional about these days, being right where my feet are.
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It is birthday season. We're tourists. Yes. Yes. When is yours, Mo? May 2nd.
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I know that birthday month is very reflective and like a time to not only set intentions, but like to take a moment for yourself. So like, what is your intention going into your birthday week? I know this past season of life has been crazy in a good way for you. Like, where are you at with everything?
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Zuerst einmal. I was like enamored by you when I first met you because I'm like, who is this woman? She's doing all the things I want to do. Like she just flows from within and with that, like from outside too. And at that time, I'm probably like 18, 19 years old. So I'm just like, oh my gosh, fangirling. And you were so kind. It was at Pac-12 Media Day.
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And so from there, I was like, that's big sis. I need to learn from her because she's doing all the things that I want to do one day. And then, yeah, as the relationship grew, it's funny because like we started becoming friends, but you would interview me after the game. So it'd be like, hey girl, will you get them shoes? Okay, what you doing? Like, you know what I mean?
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Like the relationship started to grow. And then, yeah, you invited me to that Lakers practice. And I, at the time, broke college student.
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took an uber to get there and I didn't even care how much it costed because I was like this is such an opportunity like I need to go I need to be in the building and you were always so kind and just gracious towards me and it's nice that the friendship has continued to evolve because like a lot of times you hear about a young girl admiring someone and she wasn't kind to them or she kind of turned them down no you can't come to the Lakers practice with me you were never like that you were always real always so kind and genuine even to this day so I'm forever grateful
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Yeah, definitely the start of a new era. I think that they had a pretty solid season last year. So I think if they're able to just kind of pick up where they left off, keep building off of that, a team with a mix of young and with some vets, I think that helps. Having a veteran point guard in Vander Sloot, I think is super helpful. It's going to be great for a player like Angel Reese.
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So yeah, I'm really excited to see what they do with their pieces.
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I think they ended in a great place. So I think they'll pick up from where they left off for sure. When you look at them, it's like, how are they so dominant? How do they do this at such a high level? But I think it's just the work ethic that they put in. I have a lot of respect for them. Such a hard team to play against. A team that you think...
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If you're battling with, sometimes you're going back and forth, but then they just have, when I played against them last year, closed out all of those games that I played against them. So they're very experienced having played in a game five in a finals, coming back with a lot of heat.
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Roz, you definitely hit all the points. I'll keep it short with this one. I mean, it looks like the Aces definitely shook things up in free agency, but their season team, a lot of great vets, a lot of star power on that team. So yeah, I definitely agree with you. I see them having a better season than last season.
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When I think of Seattle, I think of just a gritty team, very gritty. I think that starts with both NECA and with Skylar Diggins. They just have that energy about them and playing against them. It's nothing easy at all. Bringing Gabby Williams in for a full season. You brought up Malanga. She looks fantastic in her preseason game. Another rookie who's come in and it's looked very seamless.
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So I'm expecting big things for them. I think that they might have felt like they underachieved in playoffs last season. So I think they're coming back feeling like they have a lot to prove, a lot more in the tank. Another team that's kind of brought back their key players. So I think they're going to come back where they left off.
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Yeah, it was like a little homecoming being able to go back playing Phoenix. A lot of great vibes there. They were pretty good playing against them. I think that, like you said, it's early, but it already seems like they bought into Coach Nate's system. They know how they're trying to play. They want to play fast. They want to play positionless. A.T. being able to be the point forward.
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She was looking for Saw II. Kalia Copper didn't play in that game. But I think when she returned, she steps in and it's like their big three is just so dominant. Hard to guard. They have great role players as well. Kalani Brown bringing size off the bench, having to play against her. Celeste Taylor, another player who I played with last season. I think she has stepped up her game a lot.
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So you brought up the word sleeper team, Logan. I definitely see them being a sleeper team as well.
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Super young team. We keep bringing up the word rejuvenated, but I think that's what I see here with this team. Roz, you brought up the two players that came to my mind. Maddie Segrist, I think she had a great season last year. Again, you brought up AU. I think she's coming in with a lot of confidence.
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And then I think Dijon A2, I think those are the two players that are going to be aggressive to score, should be aggressive to score, looking to score. I think both of them could have breakout seasons. And yeah, I'm excited to see Dallas.
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I do. And she has a couple coaches on her staff, actually, that are from the Pac-12.
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The bagel's hard. I'm already seeing. I love the energy in this city, the synergy. As a team, we're figuring our stuff out. It's been exciting to get on the floor. You know, everyone is curious to see what we're going to look like. I want to say we're just as curious, too, because we're still figuring it out game by game. But the willingness is there. The want
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Yeah.
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to work hard for each other, the want to buy into Coach Natalie's system. I think we're all doing those things as a team. We're working really hard. I mean, every team has worked extremely hard in their camps, right? But me being...
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daily with my team um being able to see the work being able to see the growth i think our chemistry will continue to grow our identity uh we want to be killers and so i uh think that if we bring that defensive mindset that grittiness um tough mentality i think that we'll get there but i'm really really excited for this season for us what is your team strategy on the offensive end
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A lot of spacing. Coach Natalie likes spacing and she wants to play fast. She wants layups. She wants threes. She wants versatility. She wants players not really having to think too much, but just being able to play together in a good flow type of way. And I think that's something that we'll just build, continue to build over time. We had a lot of people in our training camp.
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And so trying to figure out who they're going to keep. I know they have tough decisions to make there. But yeah, I think offensively, just being able to have flow and rhythm and a lot of spacing.
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They're super deep, like talking about problems to have. I definitely see someone like Niara actually getting more minutes. I think she was a key factor of why they won that game, that last game last year in the WNBA finals. She came in, brought that spark, brought that energy. And I think that's something that we'll see with New York. They're so deep. You just named a whole bunch of players.
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I'm like, dang. You're right. I got to guard all these players, lifting them off in my head. Missing Benajalini, obviously, is something that I'm not going to say will hurt the team, but they're definitely going to miss her. But Rebecca Gardner being able to be there to step up. Yeah. UCLA Connect. Johannes off the bench as well. Like these are lethal guards.
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And so, yeah, the Liberty, they do seem like they're picking up right where they left off.
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Yeah, I mean, it's a rebuild season from what it looks like to me. They might not see it that way, but they have new players, new faces. They have a vet like Tina Charles, which the young ladies like Mauro are able to look up to. I think it's Mabry's team for sure. If she's able to run the show well, And the team kind of gets behind her, you know, having Diamond to Shield will be great.
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I think they have a lot of key players and it can actually talking about relocation that can kind of bring maybe an exciting buzz. We don't know where that's going to be, but that's something that can be kind of exciting. I think they might be a sleeper team. I think they're going to be better than people expect.
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I'm in the Bay. I've been growing my roots out here for a couple weeks now. First game of the season is this week. I'm excited.
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It's nice as a rookie being able to have those reps, for sure. And it's like, keeping it real, you're fighting for spots. And so it's like, you want to be able to, in preseason, in camp, have an opportunity to show what you're doing.
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Yeah, I totally think so. They look scary. Good. They look like just a really, really great team. A lot of great vets, a lot of energy, obviously around Caitlin Clark. I think they did a great job in free agency, bringing the right type of players into this market. So I think if they can figure their stuff out, they're going to be scary.
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Oh, man. And those are the ladies that I have to guard. They were actually the team that I was most interested to see in the preseason because I'm just like, hey, how is this going to work? You know, you have two very dominant bigs who have normally typically played the five position. Okay, what does that look like? Obviously, you know, we see them stepping out shooting threes.
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That seems to be a big identity for the team. I'm actually really impressed with Tahina Pow Pow. She's looked really good. She just looks comfortable. It looks like a seamless transition for her from college. So that's been nice. Obviously, Ryan Howard is going to do Ryan Howard things. No drop off there at all. Alicia Gray as well.
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Um, having played for Atlanta for so many years, it seems like they have like an identity shift going on. So I think that's really cool to see their team that I'm really looking forward to play against.
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I see a lot of just young energy. I think if they're able to figure their stuff out as well, they have a new coach. So, Roz, you brought up the word rejuvenated earlier. That's what I see as a possibility for this team.