This week on Girls Who Like Hoops, we’re diving into the new women’s basketball league, Unrivaled, co-founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. We’ll be offering coaching tips to Christie Sides, discussing the conversation around rookie minutes, and exploring WNBA expansion. Additionally, we’ll send messages to officials and commentators, highlight Cameron Brink’s improvements this week, and discuss Alyssa Thomas and Angel Reese. Plus, we’ll break down the positives and negatives of every WNBA team. Tune in for an action-packed episode!

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Seattle Storm Interview:

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Chapters: 

0:00 - 0:57 : Intro 

0:58 - 2:02 : WNBA Toronto Expansion Team 

2:03 - 3:48 : Unrivaled women’s basketball league | background & investors 

3:49 - 4:06 : A message to the Canadian listeners 

4:07 - 8:58 : Seattle Storm | The Core 4 & Noelle Quinn 

8:59 - 15:24 : My thoughts on Nika Mühl minutes, Coach Quinn & newer fans of the W

15:25 - 16:18 : Indiana Fever & Coach Christie Sides 

16:19 -  17:56 : The Fever have flashes of greatness

17:57 - 19:47 : Fagbenle’s injury, Katie Lou Samuelson, Celeste Taylor & Grace Berger minutes

19:48 - 20:40 : Dear, Christie Sides here’s how to keep your job 

20:41 - 22:19 : Fever vs Sparks | Kristy Wallace 

22:20 - 23:14 : Deal or No Deal - Tyrese Haliburton halftime 

23:15 - 24:58 : Fever vs Storm 

24:59 - 25:39 : Fever Offense 

25:40 - 26:45 : LA Sparks | Cam Brink’s improvements, Rickea Jackson, & Lexie Brown 

26:46 - 27:18 : LA Sparks waiving Monique Billings looks like a crazy decision right now 

27:19 - 28:14 : Dearica Hamby & Zia Cooke 

28:15 - 30:37 : WNBA Commentators 

30:38 - 32:02 : Chicago Sky | Chennnedy Carter 

32:03 - 37:13 : Alyssa Thomas & Angel Reese  

37:14 - 38:13 : The officiating this week | A message to Cathy 

38:14 - 39:21 : Marina Mabrey & Dijonai Carrington Beef 

39:22 - 41:42 : Connecticut Sun | Undefeated 

41:43 - 43:04 : Dewanna Bonner, Ty Harris 

43:05 - 47:51 : Minnesota Lynx | Dorka Juhasz, Kayla Mcbride, Napheesa Collier & Courtney Williams 

47:52 - 51:55 : Washington Mystics — hard to watch  

51:56 - 54:57 : Phoenix Mercury

54:58 - 59:59 : Coach Tibbetts & The Mercury’s struggles 

1:00:00 - 1:02:15 : Vegas Aces | Why I think Dyaisha Fair was waived 

1:02:16 - 1:04:01 : Kate Martin & Kelsey Plum 

1:04:02 - 1:07:47 : Dallas Wings 

1:07:48 - 1:09:58 : Atlanta Dream

1:09:59 - : New York Liberty & my one-sided beef