Stepback Sisterhood

00:16:00 Intro

00:38:40 Jannelle’s experience in the All Star Weekend scrum

00:07:21 Nat (@nourishedbynat), Golden State Warriors fan, introduction

00:08:06 what got Nat into basketball

00:10:11 why Nat enjoys #NBATwitter

00:12:00 How is Dubs Nation feeling about Coach Kerr?

00:18:34 What Nat thinks about the Golden State Warriors local coverage of the team.

00:21:03 GSW and Kerr’s actions towards fans and critics of the team

00:21:26 Kerr’s discussions about Curry

00:23:12 Will people forgive Kerr if the Warriors get a good seed?

00:27:47 Coaching conversations and coach/superstar relationships

00:30:16 Kerr taking Curry for granted

00:32:31 Steph Curry is not signing up for “this” again and potentially leaving GSW?

00:33:26 Curry legacy and Kerr’s philosophies from Popovich

00:34:34 which team will miss the playoffs that will surprise people?

00:34:35 Nat’s Western Conference pick

00:37:02 Nat’s Eastern Conference pick00:39:12 if Golden State had a disappointing second part of the season why would that happen?

00:40:59 Steph legacy, continued.

00:42:28 Golden State’s realistic standing at end of the season

00:44:59 should you trust the Suns more than the Jazz in the playoffs?

00:48:08 don’t hop into our DMs Jazz Fans…

00:49:39 an attempt to defend the Jazz was made.

00:53:30 what makes Utah and Phoenix different this season

00:54:15 Jazz and Suns best players head to head 

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1:00 How did you get into Top Shot?4:00 Why buy a moment when you can watch highlights on YouTube?

6:00 How are NBA players involved?

12:45 What could be driving the recent success?

17:15 Are there Top Shot bots?

20:00 The thrill of opening a new pack

22:15 What are big moments we’d go after?

31:30 Is this Basketball Related Income (BRI)?

36:00 What are some things we might want to be cautious about--its still in Beta?

41:00 How do you store moments?

44:00 What is the best strategy to get in on a pack when it drops?

50:00 Are we going to give it a try? 

55:00 What are some other ways pop culture could pick up on this?

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00:00:15 Intro

00:00:35 Winter Storms in OKC and nationwide

00:01:24 How are team networks covering our favorite teams

00:01:30 Portland Trailblazers

00:02:20 Oklahoma City

00:06:31 Portland Trailblazers change in announcer

00:07:25 Jannelle’s background with Carolina Blitz

00:07:40 Golden State Warriors

00:10:02 Charlotte Hornets and Jannelle’s interview with Hornets announcer Eric Collins

00:12:52 Where are team announcing crews calling games in GSW/CHA/OKC?

00:13:44 Houston Rockets

00:18:37 How are the arenas like for different teams?

00:21:24 All Star Game returns

00:30:44 Why is the All-Star Game being played in the first place?

00:40:55 Remote All-Star Saturday Night Idea

00:41:51 NBA Commissioner and NBPA President should listen to the players

00:44:58 The National Anthem debate and Adam Silver’s enforcement.

00:58:50 What are we looking forward to from our teams this week.

00:59:11 Portland hearing more about the status of CJ

00:59:27 More than a 2 game winning streak for the Warriors

01:00:02 OKC getting through the “gantlet” of difficult upcoming games

01:01:27 The Rockets winning at least 1 game during the next week

01:02:40 Outro and plugs (follow us @stepbacksisters

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2:00 Kobe Bryant bringing attention to the WNBA and women’s basketball in general. 5:00 What is Mamba mentality and how do women in basketball reflect the Mamba mentality? 10:15 What would it take for WNBA to become more popular?14:00 How does sexism play into people not watching the WNBA?15:30 Is it a copout to say you don’t watch because women don’t dunk? 16:30 Addition of WNBA players to 2K19:30 Marketing strategies the league could use 26:00 Social Justice is the essence of the WNBA32:00 You came from a woman!41:00 Ways that the WNBA supports Black women. 46:00 Things that are fun to watch in the WNBA49:00 Parity in women’s game

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00:15 Intros

00:45 Oklahoma City Thunder w/ Amber

18:37 Portland Trailblazers w/ Tara

29:42 Golden State Warriors w/ Jannelle

43:08 Houston Rockets w/ Brit

56:37 Wrap up and end of show

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1:00 checking in with Brit on the James Harden trade. 

2:15 Generally satisfied with the return on the trade, with plenty of picks.

4:00 Knew that it was going to be a complicated trade when dealing with such a big super star. 

5:15 Looking forward to seeing how Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are going to fit together. 

6:15 Rockets basically got back what they lost when they traded Russ. The Rockets now have leverage in the form of those picks. 

7:45 Now we can see Stephen Silas coach. The undrafted players have been playing well for them. 

9:30 Whose team is it in Houston now? It will probably be by committee for now. 

11:30 Remains to be seen how things will work out with Oladipo--if he says, resigns or gets traded. 

12:30 Tilman Fertitta has not shown that he is a good owner/governor. 

13:30 Harden in Brooklyn, how does it he do it? 

14:30 On paper it looks good. The biggest question is how it works between Kyrie and Harden. Kevin Durant can fit in however he needs to. 

16:00 Brooklyn gave up a lot of depth.

18:00 The three superstars have experience. And they can score. All they have to do is be mediocre on defense. 

20:00 What could stop them? The only thing that can stop them is if they stop themselves. 

22:30 Harden will likely be able to work it out with Kyrie because he hasn’t had a critical mass of really good players around him, and he won’t have to carry so much of the load. 

26:45 Harden is dedicated to his craft and loves the game. 

28:00 What kind of respect has Harden got?

30:00 Rings culture: When did it become a thing? 

30:45 WHen LeBron went to Miami it was really magnified. 

31:40 Players who lost championships vs Michael Jordan were great players

32:00 When LeBron went to Miami it magnified ring culture because it set expectations that you just had to have 3 superstars in order to win. Took away from teams who were building towards a championship who might just not have won. 

36:00 Not winning a ring should not negate the accomplishments of someone who doesn’t win one. It also could overhype people who didn’t do as much but were on teams that won. 

38:15 Media, Inside the NBA in particular, doesn’t give enough context to fans about this.

40:45 Can we just leave JaVale McGee alone? 

44:00 Listening to NBA players on podcasts gives a better insight into who they are. They can talk more freely.

48:15 Media has more options than ever, mainstream is trying to adopt what independent channels are doing.

51:00 Ripple effects of the Harden trade: more options for Western Conference All Stars.

53:00 Caris LeVert - hoping he gets the medical attention he needs and we can see him in Indiana. 

57:15 Mental toll of injuries - don’t assume you know what is going on with everyone.

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00:35  COVID and what’s the NBA going to do with their procedures?

00:47 Jannelle’s thoughts about the NBA’s process

01:50 Tara’s thoughts about NBA’s communication about the COVID protocols

02:47 Tim Cato (@tim_cato) from the Athletic reporting: https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/1348323465619775495?s=20

03:15 Brit’s thoughts about the current application of the NBA protocol rules

05:13 Gary Washburn (@gwashburnGlobe) from the Boston Globe reporting about it being “unknown how Jayson Tatum contracted COVID”: https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/1348007465015779333?s=20

05:39 Jannelle “that still doesn’t make sense” about how the NBA is interpreting the CDC rules

05:52 Brittany “The league is trying to force games to be played… even where there is a risk of a player being exposed”

07:25 Brittany: Teams making up/exaggerating injuries when they only have 8-9 players available

07:50 Tara: Concerns with players who are not sick getting physically injured

08:21 Amber: “I’m just confused” about the COVID protocol process and how can Adam Silver keep everyone happy while keeping the player’s safety first

10:42 Brittany’s explanation of the 10-day contract changes reported by Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42): https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1347956504721285120

11:35 Suggestions for the NBA to improve the COVID protocol process

11:36 Brittany’s suggestions to the league based on the updated hardship exception: https://twitter.com/britrobotista/status/1347965339036839937?s=20

11:37 Brittany suggestion 1: emergency activated roster spots

11:51 Brittany suggestion 2: list of players who are available to play (and not currently on a NBA roster) who are actively tested in case of emergency call up.

12:08 Brittany suggestion 3: provide more COVID exceptions through hardship rule

12:55 Brittany suggestion 4: single day contracts (using NHL model of the “emergency player”)

14:09 Amber’s feedback on Brittany’s suggestions/recommendations for the NBA

14:33 Expansion of rosters to 15 players

14:40 Brittany: NBA “needs to expand the roster further

15:29 Would the Player’s Association (NBPA) need to approve these changes?

16:33 Brittany proposed plan “can’t be implemented immediately”

16:58 Bobby Marks suggestion on having only 2-way contract eligible players available as “emergency players”: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1347956504721285120?s=20

17:55 How quick can they put this plan?

18:55 Brittany’s annoyance of folks making fun of the “barbershop crew” in Houston

20:07 Assumption about postponements of future games

20:21 Disbelief about Seth Curry situation in PHI

21:00 KD being in isolation and his previous positive COVID diagnosis

21:38 Tara: NBA’s communication of COVID protocol vs Shams/Woj notifications

23:45 Jannelle: “the most aggravating part” of the lack of communication by the NBA about protocols

24:21 NBA needs better communication plan about COVID

25:43 Initial season thoughts

25:59 OKC Thunder

27:37 Portland Trailblazers

29:27 Golden State Warriors

31:22 Steph Curry’s 62 point career high vs the Blazers and player’s winning or losing with a player’s career high

32:48 Houston Rockets

34:55 Harden trade situation

36:56 Harden traded after the season?

39:28 Rest of league positive surprises

39:53 Hawks, Hornets, Knicks

41:23 John Collins/Trae Young friction

42:39 Rondo’s leadership impact

46:23 Amber: Enjoying the “young, fun teams play”

46:39 Phoenix Suns

48:05 Disappointing Denver Nuggets

49:00 Is Phoenix’s success sustainable?

51:12 Knicks early success

52:44 the 2020-21 Not Mediocre Rookie Class

55:30 Amber’s analysis of the NBA rookie class

58:00 Success because of “lack of tape” and great scouting

59:47 Clippers up and down

1:01:38 Development of players in the league

1:02:35 Bismack Biyamo/LaMelo Ball interaction and other historic rookie interactions with “unspoken rules”

1:04:37 lack of tanking (so far)

1:06:29 amount of blowouts

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1:00 Tia was in Jordans as a little kid5:00 Remembering first pairs 9:00 What makes a shoe appealing, and how can they pay off?14:00 Different generations of sneakerheads20:00 What shoes are good to play in? 23:30 How things have changed since you could walk into a store and buy a new pair of shoes.27:30 Basketball and shoes are so intertwined33:00 Brand representatives and signature shoes38:00 Other brands besides Nike40:00 WNBA players45:00 Unboxing

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00:30 First pass on Golden State Warriors

03:15 First pass on Houston Rockets

05:45 First pass on Oklahoma City Thunder

08:30 First pass on Portland Trail Blazers

11:00 GSW Q&A: Motion offense, first thoughts about James Wiseman, Kelly Oubre and Andrew Wiggins, coaching shortcomings, what is the path forward

25:15 Houston Rockets Q&A: The adventures of James Harden, Silas uses more of his rotation than D’Antoni did, what will happen to Christian Wood’s minutes when DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall come back? Are Harden’s actions going to impact his trade value (if he still wants to be traded)? The team around Harden

44:15 OKC Q&A: As of Sunday, the Thunder can still go 72-0, OKC is not tanking, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grasping the leadership role, George Hill is the veteran OKC needs right now, Al Horford is a better fit with the Thunder than he was with Philadelphia. Good things happening, not tanking. Miss the closing lineup.

58:00 Portland Q&A: New defense, new defensive woes. James Harden rumors, Carmelo Anthony off the bench, do the Blazers have an identity problem?

01:13:00 League-wide observations: players returning from Achilles injuries, Christmas day games (need more of the younger generation in these games),

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The Ladies sit down with Zeke, a sneaker connoisseur from New York by the way of Houston and talk about the sneaker game.

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