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The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - WNBA Championship Edition, Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury breakdown

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WNBA Championship Edition, Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury series breakdown (00:25)

Phoenix Mercury (19-13, 5th place) vs Chicago Sky (16-16, 6th place)

Game 1 in Phoenix

CHI 91, PHO 77

Blowout win on the road for the Sky

Excellent shooting for the team (nearly 53% FG, 100% FT)

Turnover-ridden game for the Mercury

CHI led by Kahleah Copper (21 pts, 10 rebs, 3 asts & 2 stls), Allie Quigley (18 pts with 3 3pgs) & Courtney Vandersloot (12 pts, 11 asts & 5 rebs)

PHO led by Brittney Griner (20 pts, 6 rebs & 3 asts), Diana Taurasi (17 pts, 3 3pgs & 3 rebs) & Skylar Diggins-Smith (15 pts, 4 asts, 4 rebs & 3 stls)

Game 2 in Phoenix

PHO 91, CHI 86 (OT)

A tightly contested & physical match that went into overtime

Taurasi willing her team in overtime to the win

Sky went to the free throw line only 4 times compared to Mercury's 11

PHO led by Griner (29 pts, 9 rebs & 2 blks), Taurasi (20 pts, 4 3pgs, 4 rebs, 2 blks & a stl) & Diggins-Smith (13 pts, 12 asts, 7 rebs & a stl)

CHI led by Vandersloot (20 pts, 15 asts, 5 stls & 3 rebs), Quigley (19 pts with 3 3pgs & 6 rebs) & Copper (15 pts, 9 rebs, & a stl) 

Game 3 in Chicago

CHI 86, PHO 50

A remarkable blowout win for the Sky who led at the half by 22 pts

Tremendous defense effort, holding the Mercury to only 25.8% FG

CHI led by Copper (22 pts), Candace Parker (13 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts & a stl) & Diamond DeShields (11 pts, 5 rebs, 5 stls & 2 asts)

PHO led by Griner (16 pts)

Game 4 in Chicago

CHI 80, PHO 74

Down by as many as 14 pts in the 4th quarter, the Sky came charging back for the series-clinching victory

CHI led by Quigley (26 pts, 5 3pgs & 5 rebs), Parker (16 pts, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls & a blk), Vandersloot (10 pts including the basket that put the team in the lead for good in the 4th, 15 asts, 9 rebs & 2 blks) & Copper (10 pts, 2 rebs & a stl)

PHO led by Griner (28 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts, a stl & blk), Taurasi (16 pts, 2 rebs & 2 asts) & Diggins-Smith (16 pts, 8 asts, 2 rebs & a blk)

CHI wins their 1st ever WNBA title led by coach James Wade

Parker spent her previous 13 years with the Los Angeles Sparks, but decided in free agency to come back to her hometown of Chicago to bring home a championship in her 1st season with the Sky

Copper wins the Finals MVP beating out Vandersloot who you could make a case for winning it

For the Mercury, Taurasi says she returned to the team for the last year of her deal which will be her 20th season

Other players who could be looking at retirement: Sue Bird (SEA), Sylvia Fowles (MIN) & Parker although I doubt she goes that route

For next season, I'd imagine both the Connecticut Sun & the Las Vegas Aces will come roaring back after disappointing postseasons

COVID has kind of set sports out of sync with this CHI team who was a .500 team winning it all

All in all, a great season for the WNBA overall with the talk of expansion on the horizon

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 6 Roundup, the late and night games

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Week 6 roundup, late and night games (00:31)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 6's late and night games

ARI 37, CLE 14

Kyler Murray playing MVP-like football

It's becoming more of a James Conner backfield as opposed to Chase Edmonds

DeAndre Hopkins comes to life while still dealing with the injured ribs

Will have TE Zach Ertz who they just traded for from PHI

Kareem Hunt heading to the IR (calf); if Nick Chubb out with his own calf injury, fire up D'Ernest Johnson

Donovan Peoples-Jones stepping up with more defensive attention focused on Odell Beckham Jr; a waiver wire must add

Next up: ARI hosting HOU, CLE hosting DEN (Thurs night)

LV 34, DEN 24

Thought this team would be down for the count after losing HC Jon Gruden due to those emails

Derek Carr back in stride again

Still a timeshare with Josh Jacobs & Kenyan Drake

The LV receivers' pecking order: Waller, Renfrow then Ruggs/Edwards

DEN need to cut down the dropbacks for Teddy Bridgewater; too susceptible to hits

Must get more for the RB tandem of Melvin Gordon III & Javonte Williams

Noah Fant, who's playing solid ball, has a fine outing

Next up: LV hosting PHI, DEN visits CLE (Thurs night)

DAL 35, NE 29 (OT)

DAL offensive line does great job in keeping Dak Prescott clean & letting him operate

Ezekiel Elliot seems fresh now in this 60-40 split in the backfield with Tony Pollard

For those with shares in CeeDee Lamb should be pleased with this performance after a few weeks of being forgotten in the pass game

The buy-low window has officially shut in trying to acquire Damien Harris; keep in eye on Rhamondre Stevenson who could be the 3rd down RB

Next up: DAL on a bye; NE hosting NYJ

PIT 23, SEA 20 (OT) (Sun night)

Big Ben gets it done despite the rumblings about his arm strength

Najee Harris, the unquestioned bellcow RB, continues to get all the work

Alex Collins does nicely filling in for Chris Carson (IR/neck); help is on the way with Rashaad Penny coming off of IR

It seems that Geno Smith has a better connection with DK Metcalf as opposed to Tyler Lockett

Next up: PIT on a bye, SEA hosting NO

TEN 34, BUF 31 (Mon night)

Let's not fool ourselves any longer: Derrick Henry should be the 1st RB coming off the board in future drafts regardless of league types

Nice to see AJ Brown back to his old self after overcoming his hamstring injury

BUF run game totally shut down in this one

Great to see Stefon Diggs having the breakout game those with shares in him were waiting for

Bad news: Dawson Knox leaving the game with a broken hand

Next up: TEN hosting KC, BUF on a bye

Waiver wire picks:

QB: Tua Tagovailoa (MIA), Sam Darnold (CAR), Matt Ryan (ATL)

RB: Darrell Williams (KC). Khalil Herbert (CHI), Chuba Hubbard (CAR), Alex Collins (SEA), D'Ernest Johnson (CLE), Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)

WR: Christian Kirk (ARI), Jakobi Meyers (NE), Sterling Shepard (NYG), Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (TEN), Donovan Peoples-Jones (CLE), Kendrick Bourne (NE)

TE: Ricky Seals-Jones (WAS), CJ Uzomah (CIN), Zach Ertz (ARI)

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 6 Roundup, Thurs Night & the early games

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Week 6 roundup, early games part 1 (00:24)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 6's Thurs Night & early Sunday games, part 1

TB 28, PHI 22

When Gronk is out, AB becomes the guy Tom Brady looks to as a safety valve; what to do with Chris Godwin

PHI must revamp this offense in a hurry, Miles Sanders woefully underutilized; the RBs on a whole not used properly

Zach Ertz being dealt to ARI; Upgrade Dallas Goedert 

Next up: TB hosting CHI, PHI visits LV

JAC 23, MIA 20

Trevor Lawrence gets 1st win as a pro; JAC offense on the rise

James Robinson playing well beyond his ADP; RB2 floor with RB1 ceiling depending on the matchup

Tua Tagovailoa back after coming off the IR with the fractured ribs; MIA running game = dumpster fire!

WRs DeVante Parker (shoulder/hamstring) and Will Fuller IV (IR/finger) out for this London game

Next up: JAC on a bye, MIA hosting ATL

GB 24, CHI 14

Aaron Rodgers lets the CHI fans know he still owns them

For those who drafted Aaron Jones not expecting him in a timeshare with AJ Dillon

Khalil Herbert saw all the work as both RBs David Montgomery (IR/knee) and Damien WIlliams (COVID) were out

Anyone with shares in Allen Robinson II in a bind with Justin Fields having a better connection with Darnell Mooney

Next up: GB hosting WAS (A-Rod/Adams stack in DFS a must), CHI visits TB

CIN 34, DET 11

Joe Burrow seems to have gotten into a rhythm for one of the hot teams in the NFL

Joe Mixon continue to prove the naysayers wrong about him

Tyler Boyd the odd man out in the WR room with JaMarr Chase & Tee Higgins seeing the targets

Jared Goff tied to a mediocre offense unfortunately; Jamaal Williams no longer seeing the volume of his RB mate D'Andre Swift

Next up: CIN visits BAL, DET visits LAR

IND 31, HOU 3

Jonathan Taylor with a monster game in a juicy matchup; Marlon Mack looking to get moved at trade deadline

TY Hilton returns but suffers a quad injury; Parris Campbell injures foot after the 51 yd TD; WR corps becomes thinner

Brandin Cooks still viable regardless of the offense around him

Next up: IND visits SF (Sun night), HOU visits ARI (ouch!)

LAR 38, NYG 11

Matthew Stafford enjoying a MVP-like season

My apologies to Darrell Henderson truthers; Michel won't overtake Henderson unless injury occurs

Robert Woods fall back down to earth; it's a Cooper Kupp season in LA

Danny Dimes also comes back down to earth after monstrous game last week

Sterling Shepard usually produces but is tough to own because of his injury history

Next up: LAR hosting DET (Stafford's revenge game!); NYG hosting CAR

Week 4 roundup, early games part 2 (45:32)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 4's 1pm games, part 2

KC 31, WAS 13

Patrick Mahomes shows up in the desperation game to salvage their season

Darrell Williams filled in admirably for Clyde Edwards-Helaire (IR/knee)

Taylor Heinicke a poor performance in what was on paper a great matchup

Antonio Gibson at this point is a 2 down RB thanks to the presence of JD McKissic

Ricky Seals-Jones doing his best Logan Thomas impression; must add 

Next up: KC visits TEN; WAS visits GB

MIN 34, CAR 28 (OT)

Kirk Cousins' success is tied to solid RB play; rather see less volume for Dalvin Cook

Bad news: Christian McCaffrey to miss several weeks

Next up: MIN on a bye; CAR visits NYG

BAL 34, LAC 6

Not a great outing for Lamar Jackson

Total timeshare between Devonta Freeman, Latavius Murray & LeVeon Bell

LAC offense put up a stinker

Next up: BAL hosting CIN, LAC on a bye

The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - Fantasy Basketball 101

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Fantasy basketball 101 (00:31)

A full breakdown of how to join a league, what to look for in the various different leagues, how to prepare for your draft, what to do on draft day as well as the do's and dont's for your drafted team

Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - LAR vs SEA recap and my Week 5 value picks

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Jaguars vs Bengals (00:25)

A recap of the game with the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks including the Russell Wilson injury

Value picks for Week 5 (09:35)

My value plays at QB, RB, WR, TE, D/ST and QB stacks for Week 5

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 4 Roundup, the late and night games

Show Notes

Week 4 roundup, late and night games (00:29)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 4's late and night games

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 4 Roundup, the early games

Show Notes

Week 4 roundup, early games part 1 (00:25)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 4's 1pm games, part 1

Week 4 roundup, early games part 2 (44:38)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 4's 1pm games, part 2

Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - JAC vs CIN recap and my Week 3 value picks

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Jaguars vs Bengals (00:28)

A recap of the game with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars

Value picks for Week 4 (11:40)

My value plays at QB, RB, WR, TE, D/ST and QB stacks for Week 3

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 3 Roundup, night games; Week 4 waiver wire pickups

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Week 3 roundup, the night games (00:33)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 3's Sunday and Monday night games

Week 4 waiver wire pickups (15:57)

Discussing the hot picks from the waiver wire for Week 4

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 2 Roundup, more early and late games

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Week 2 roundup, more early and the late games (00:26)

Breaking down all the NFL action from Week 3, some more early and the late games