In this week’s episode, Tori gives us a detailed breakdown of each game, reveals her player to watch of the week and breaks down week 2 of WNBA team offenses, defenses, and more!-Follow me on social media:https://linktr.ee/toriphillips5-Chapters:00:00 Intro00:17 The BEST excuse you’ve ever heard 02:30 Double Feature this week03:11 Tori’s Player to Watch of the Week 03:18 Monique Akoa Makani04:25 Lynx vs Sun 12:20 Mercury vs Storm 17:56 Mystics vs Aces 25:00 Valkyries vs Sparks 25:22 Breaking down the Sparks 31:16 Liberty vs Fever 38:21 Wings vs Dream 44:27 Sun vs Dream49:12 Aces vs Storm54:20 Mystics vs Mercury 56:01 Sky vs Sparks 01:00:06 Liberty vs Valkyries 01:01:18 Wings vs Sun 01:03:21 Storm vs Lynx 01:06:04 Dream vs Sparks 01:08:14 Fever vs Mystics 01:09:44 Liberty vs Valkyries01:12:37 Sky vs Wings

In this week’s episode, Tori gives us a detailed breakdown of each game and shares her thoughts on what she expects from this season compared to last year. She also talks about the new rosters and offers some support to the new coaches. But she also has some tough conversations with others.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Housekeeping | Like & Subscribe | Poll Question

03:27 Poll Question

04:00 Episode reminders

06:53 Dream vs Mystics

13:43 Lynx vs Wings

16:31 The Wings deserve room for grace

18:22 Sparks vs Valkyries

25:40 Aces vs Liberty

26:10 Why I don’t enjoy watching the Liberty

27:17 Aces Analysis

28:15 Liberty Analysis

30:37 Sky vs Fever — sigh

31:15 Let’s have a real conversation

35:50 Things the Sky need to work on

37:30 The Fever

38:07 Storm vs Mercury

38:35 My open apology to the Mercury

41:35 The Storm …

42:32 Mystics vs Sun

44:55 What I like about the Sun

47:43 Lynx vs Sparks

51:58 Storm vs Wings

53:51 Why the Wings lost this game

57:30 The Storm redemption arch

58:57 Aces vs Sun

01:02:06 Dream vs Fever

01:09:02 Wings vs Lynx

01:12:42 Mystics vs Valkyries

01:16:51 Mercury vs Sparks

01:19:24 Fever vs Dream

1:27:29 Liberty vs Sky

This week on Girls Who Like Hoops, I’m breaking down the WNBA preseason from top to bottom. I go team by team to talk about roster surprises, big injuries, who got waived (and why fans are mad about it), and what these early moves say about what teams are planning. I’m also giving my post-preseason seeding list, sharing what I expect from each squad going into opening week, and getting into the tanking conversation—because yes, it’s already time to talk about that. Whether you watched every game or none at all, I’ve got you covered.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Housekeeping | Like & Subscribe

03:10 How I’m analyzing these Preseason games

03:50 The Connecticut Sun are for sale

05:26 Dallas Wings & The Size issue

12:36 Aces

16:08 Mystics

23:36 Fever

29:55 Connecticut Sun

33:19 Storm

37:36 Lynx

42:10 Chicago Sky

46:34 LA Sparks

49:06 Golden State Valkyries have made an enemy

54:09 Phoenix Mercury

58:30 Atlanta Dream

0101:58 Hard Truths of these waives

01:04:31 Back to Atlanta

01:05:40 Liberty

01:07:42 Post-Preseason Seeding !!!!

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In this week’s episode, Tori shares her insights on the Final Four and National Championship games. She delves into the factors that distinguish great teams from others, highlighting pivotal moments that have shaped the course of these games. Additionally, Tori takes the time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of UCONN & SC players, giving them the recognition they deserve. Furthermore, she discusses the potential of the Golden State Warriors securing a championship and the decision of Olivia Miles & Azzi Fudd to extend their college careers for one more year.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:30 Where I’ve been

01:10 Topics for the week

01:50 In Distress

02:59 Housekeeping

03:35 UCONN HAS BEEN MY PICK

05:45 Texas vs South Carolina

06:42 What set UCONN and SC apart from other teams

09:36 My thoughts on Texas

13:25 UCONN vs UCLA

21:08 UCONN vs SC

26:06 Geno’s Game Changing Timeout

27:00 Dawn Staley & Outside Opinions of The Gamecocks

28:34 Giving SC players their flowers

31:08 UCONN flowers

32:11 Azzi Fudd & Olivia Miles staying 1 more year

36:51 The Golden State Warriors

42:41 I need any team to beat the Liberty at this point

In this week’s episode, Tori shares her insights on the early WNBA pre-season playoff seedings and provides commentary on her list. She also addresses some concerns for the Dream this season and answers some tough questions about the Aces. Additionally, we take some time to discuss Unrivaled’s final week before the playoffs and explore what it will take for the Lunar Owls to become the first team to achieve the ultimate goal of winning the league championship!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Housekeeping

01:29 March Madness

02:47 Chennedy Carter

05:36 Excitement about the WNBA this season

06:28 Way too early WNBA seeding

08:26 New York Liberty Pre-Season Analysis

11:08 Minnesota Lynx

13:57 Indiana Fever

16:50 Las Vegas Aces

17:00 Are the Aces as threatening now as they were after their back-to-back championships?

21:22 Seattle Storm

22:57 LA Sparks

24:08 Dallas Wings

25:44 Phoenix Mercury

27:16 Atlanta Dream

29:38 Chicago Sky

31:34 Washington Mystics

32:25 Golden State Valkyries

33:12 Connecticut Sun

34:02 Unrivaled Final Week Recap

34:42 Laces vs Phantom

38:38 Owls vs Rose

43:19 Laces vs Mist

47:12 Vinyl vs Phantom

51:36 Owls vs Mist

54:29 Vinyl vs Rose

56:45 Unrivaled Playoff Thoughts

In this weeks episode Tori does a game by game breakdown of this weeks Unrivaled Games, discusses what she’d like to see from some WNBA duos, and Skylar Diggins-Smith DAWG mentality. She also breaks down what sets certain teams apart from others in Unrivaled, creating spaces for positive conversations surrounding women’s sports, and much more!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:11 Girls Who Like Hoops Twitter Page & TikTok Live

02:29 Vinyl vs Laces Analysis

03:00 Aliyah Boston

03:49 More Vinyl Stats

04:48 Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard & The Dream

06:25 Dearica Hamby, Rae Burrell & the Sparks

08:40 Laces | Betnijah Laney Hamilton Injury

09:28 Laces Stats

11:33 Mist vs Phantom

13:14 Courtney Vandersloot deserves her flowers

15:04 Mist Analysis

16:36 Phantom

17:20 Katie Lou next to Skylar and them

19:00 Satou — we gotta lock in

20:03 BG, Natasha Cloud, and what the Phantom need to win

21:30 Owls vs Vinyl

22:30 Skylar Diggins-Smith is a DAWG

23:43 What separates the Lunar Owls from other teams

28:05 Game Analysis

31:20 Mist vs Rose

35:17 Creating positive spaces for women’s sports

39:53 Rose analysis

44:16 Rose vs Laces

48:07 Phantom vs Owls

In this weeks episode Tori talks Unrivaled game and analysis, her concerns about Satou Sabally and the Phoenix Mercury. She also discusses Chicago Sky trades, her excitement for the Storm this season, her thoughts on Marina Mabrey’s trade request, Napheesa Collier hate and much more!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:38 Where I’ve Been

02:47 Trades and Signings

03:00 Marina Mabrey Trade Request

06:18 Other WNBA Signings & Pickups

07:50 Alysha Clark and The Storm

09:20 Dana Evans & Aces Trade

10:20 Grace Berger & The Lynx

10:54 Tiffany Mitchell, Leila Lacan, and more

12:13 Chicago Sky & Washington Mystics Trade

15:00 Lou Lopez, Kristy Wallace & Diana Taurasi Retirement

16:13 Chennedy Carter

16:49 Owls vs Mist

17:11 The Conversation Around Napheesa Collier

19:25 Owls vs Mist

24:07 My Thoughts on the 1 v 1 Tournament

27:29 Round 1

32:40 Round 2

34:08 What I didn’t like about the tournament

35:13 2nd Round

38:37 The Worst Matchup

39:45 Satou Sabally & The Mercury

42:28 Quarter-Finals

44:45 Semi-Finals

45:50 Phee vs Aaliyah

47:03 Rose vs Vinyl

50:21 Phantom vs Laces

53:43 Owls vs Rose | Angel Reese Masterclass

57:34 Mist vs Vinyl

1:00:12 Owls vs Laces

1:02:14 Vinyl vs Phantom

1:03:08 Aliyah Boston

1:03:38 Phantom

1:05:06 Phantom vs Rose

1:07:20 Mist vs Laces

In this weeks episode Tori talks WNBA free agency trades, signings, and waives while analyzing which teams are contending for a championship. She also discusses A’ja Wilson’s new shoe and apparel while breaking down Unrivaled matchups, ejections and more!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:16 Thank you for the support :)

00:48 Housekeeping | Rate the Podcast

02:18 Poll Question

02:42 A’ja Wilson unveils shoe and appeal!

03:25 4 Team Trade | Thoughts & Doubts for the Mercury

05:29 Dallas Wings Trade Pickups

06:53 Indiana Fever chip loading

9:29 The Aces have to make a move

10:32 The Connecticut Sun

11:44 Sky and Sun Trade

12:32 New signings and waived players

17:33 The changing landscape of the WNBA

18:46 Weekend 3 of Unrivaled

18:54 Phantom vs Rose

25:16 Lunar Owls vs Laces

31:38 Mist vs Vinyl

39:31 Ejections, The Flopping Issue, & Injuries

45:25 Rose vs Laces Analysis

48:23 Mist vs Phantom

51:20 Lunar owls vs Vinyl