Hitting the Hardwood - A Minnesota Lynx and WNBA Podcast

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Rachel Galligan, who is a writer, analyst and reporter for Just Women's Sports and Winsidr. 

The two discuss how Galligan got introduced into the world of writing, analyzing and reporting, what she enjoys most about what she does, the role reporting has on the WNBA and its exposure, what goes into breaking news on the WNBA and women's basketball, some of the personalities she has come across while covering the game, the WNBA season and how it has turned out compared to preseason expectations, the Minnesota Lynx and how they are playing this season, the current state of the Lynx and what could lie ahead in the future, and much more!

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Sponsors

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against your friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Playback is a virtual space where communities can stream live sports together, with everyone perfectly synced up. Hitting the Hardwood and Canis Hoopus are teaming up to host Lynx Live, your go-to location to watch and rewatch Minnesota Lynx games this season. Hosts Mitchell Hansen and Jack Borman will live watch or rewatch select games while interacting with fans, commenting on the games and more. Visit playback.tv/lynxlive to learn more!

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Sloane Martin, Minnesota Lynx sideline reporter and fill-in play-by-play and color analyst for Bally Sports North as well as women's basketball play-by-play broadcaster for Big Ten Network, FS1 and CBS Sports Network

The two discuss what it's like to cover the Lynx as a sideline reporter and analyst, the work that goes into broadcasts, what a typical game-day looks like for Martin and the Bally Sports North crew, the favorite memories Martin has experienced over the years of being around the Lynx and which players and coaches are some of her favorites she's covered, Minnesota so far in 2023 and what the outlook of the year should be for the Lynx, who the Lynx could target in next year's WNBA Draft, and much more!

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Sponsors

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against your friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Playback is a virtual space where communities can stream live sports together, with everyone perfectly synced up. Hitting the Hardwood and Canis Hoopus are teaming up to host Lynx Live, your go-to location to watch and rewatch Minnesota Lynx games this season. Hosts Mitchell Hansen and Jack Borman will live watch or rewatch select games while interacting with fans, commenting on the games and more. Visit playback.tv/lynxlive to learn more!

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Minnesota Lynx veteran guard Tiffany MItchell to talk all things Lynx at the one-month mark of the 2023 season.

The two discuss the start of the regular season for Mitchell and the Lynx, how it's been in her first year in Minnesota, why she chose the Lynx during free agency this offseason and what factors played a role into choosing Minnesota, her taking on a new position of point guard for the first time in her career, what adjustments she has made while taking on the point guard role, what Minnesota has to do to correct a disappointing start to the year, and much more!

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Sponsor

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Playback is a virtual space where communities can stream live sports together, with everyone perfectly synced up. Hitting the Hardwood and Canis Hoopus are teaming up to host Lynx Live, your go-to location to watch and rewatch Minnesota Lynx games this season. Hosts Mitchell Hansen and Jack Borman will live watch or rewatch select games while interacting with fans, commenting on the games and more. Visit playback.tv/lynxlive to learn more!

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen recaps a celebratory weekend for the Minnesota Lynx before being joined by Lynx President of Business Operations Carley Knox.

After revisiting the weekend on the court for the Lynx, Mitchell chats with Carley about the Lynx new Rebel Edition Uniforms and the meaning behind the design and purpose of each part of the jerseys. The two then chat about the Lynx's history of using their voices to help spark change and raise awareness for various things before talking about the organization's All-25 Team celebration and the celebratory weekend that took place at Target Center over the weekend.

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Sponsors

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by two-time WNBA Champion with the Minnesota Lynx, current co-owner and Vice President of the Atlanta Dream, and NBA, WNBA and college basketball analyst Renee Montgomery.

The two talk about what Montgomery is up to in her post-playing career, what it means to her to be the first WNBA player to become an owner and executive of a WNBA team, her thoughts on the WNBA season so far, what she's seen from her former team in Minnesota to this point in the year, what her time in Minnesota was like and her favorite memory with the Lynx, and much more!

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Sponsor

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Alexa Philippou, who covers women's basketball for ESPN.

The two talk about the WNBA now a little more than a week into the regular season, some teams who have surprised or disappointed thus far, teams who could make a push for a WNBA title, the construction of the Minnesota Lynx roster and what we've seen from the team thus far, what the end goal is for Minnesota, how Napheesa Collier can continue to lead the team, predictions for how Minnesota finishes in 2023, and much more!

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Sponsors

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Jack Borman and Leo Sun, who also cover the Lynx for Canis Hoopus.

The three discuss their recent roundtable piece at Canis Hoopus featuring predictions, expectations and early award winners for the Lynx this season, before diving into Minnesota's regular season opener against the Chicago Sky on May 19 at Target Center and more!

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Sponsor

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Kevin Pelton, who covers both the NBA and WNBA for ESPN and is the co-host of the Fabulous Peltoncast.

The two talk about what happened during the offseason and the shifting of the league's landscape that movement might have done, impressions of teams thus far leading up to the start of the regular season, what tiers teams reside within in the league standings, bold predictions for 2023, what the Minnesota Lynx look head into the year and a breakdown of the roster, best-case and worst-case scenarios for the Lynx this summer, and much more!

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Sponsor

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

Mitchell Hansen

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Lyndsey D’Arcangelo, who covers women’s basketball and the WNBA for The Athletic and Just Women’s Sports and who is the co-author of Hail Mary: The Rise & Fall of the NWFL.

The two discuss the busy WNBA offseason and the layout of the league, what to expect during the regular season, a few things worth watching when the games begin, new rule changes this offseason, how the WNBA can maximize its exposure, what we could expect from the Lynx in 2023, and much more!

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Sponsors

HOMAGE, a clothing site that offers a variety of vintage merchandise, is here to provide you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

BettorEdge, a Minneapolis-based sports betting company is your home to competing against you friends through its no-fee betting platform. Bet on the WNBA and other leagues by visiting bettoredge.com/lynx and receive a free $20 when using the promo code LYNX.

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Jeff Munneke, who is VP of Fan Experience for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx organization

The two discuss the upcoming season, what fans can expect while attending games at Target Center this summer, some theme nights and 25th season events that will be taking place in 2023, the buzz surrounding the team entering the new year, some of Jeff's favorite memories over the years and much more!

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Sponsor

We've partnered with HOMAGE to bring you Lynx and WNBA merchandise you'll love! Check it out at homage.sjv.io/HTHLynx or homage.sjv.io/HTHWNBA

Support

Subscribe to our weekly Hitting the Hardwood newsletter at bit.ly/HTHnewsletter

Get early access to episodes and an exclusive 3x weekly Lynx newsletter at patreon.com/hittingthehardwood

Follow Mitchell on Twitter @M_Hansen13 and follow the show at @HittingHardwood