This week, we're breaking down another crazy week in the WNBA. We have to talk about Marina Mabrey's historic 53-point performance, the Mystics continuing to impress, the Liberty looking a little confusing, and why I'm getting more concerned about teams like the Sparks and the Fire.I also share my thoughts on the discourse surrounding "The Play," because there's a difference between holding players accountable and turning every conversation into a witch hunt. As always, I'm giving my honest reactions to the biggest games, coaching decisions, standout performances, and the storylines that stood out to me this week.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Housekeeping | Thank you for 1K subscribers

04:37 Tori’s Player of the Week | Marina Mabrey

06:13 Who Won the Week | Mystics

07:42 Notable League Moves & Injuries | McCown & Kelsey Plum

10:40 Discourse of the Week | The Play

15:38 Tempo vs Sun | Olivia Nelson Ododa MIP Case?

18:56 Mystics vs Liberty | A Vet PG? Who Needs That ?(joking, but I’m still not pressed)

22:21 Lynx vs Valkyries

30:09 Fever vs Dream | Dream’s Bench Production Issue?

35:41 Storm vs Mercury

39:30 Sky vs Wings

45:03 Valkyries vs Aces

47:34 Mystics vs Lynx (Game 1) | Lynx collapse

52:19 Liberty vs Sparks

55:33 Sky vs Sun | Dominant Post Play Takes the Win

59:15 Tempo vs Dream

1:01:12 Fever vs Mercury (Game 1)

1:02:24 Wings vs Storm

1:04:53 Liberty vs Aces | Commissioner’s Cup Preview

1:07:15 Disappointing 2nd Half Games Wednesday Night

1:07:56 Mercury vs Fever (Game 2)

1:10:04 Lynx vs Mystics (Game 2)

1:14:03 Portland, I’m Confused

1:17:40 Fire vs Sky

1:19:35 Dream vs Valkyries | Are They Contenders?

1:22:20 Spark vs Tempo | MARINA MABREY MASTERCLASS

1:28:37 Liberty vs Storm | Can the Liberty win without Stewie?

1:29:58 Let’s START the conversation about Sabrina’s role on this team

1:35:18 How the Storm won | Game stats

1:36:38 Wings vs Aces | Arike Trade Talks?

I'm breaking down another chaotic week in the WNBA. From the Atlanta Dream's continued reliance on three-point shooting to the Phoenix Mercury's turnover problems, several teams are struggling with the same issues week after week—and some coaches don't seem interested in making adjustments. Plus, I share my biggest takeaways from the week, the teams trending in the right direction, and the coaching decisions that left me scratching my head.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:26 Housekeeping | Like, Subscribe, Follow, Comment

01:00 Schedule Change | New Episodes Fridays

02:36 Follow the Socials & All-Star Voting

05:00 JJ Quinerly & Sug Sutton

05:32 Angel Reese & Izzy Harrison | Foul, Soft Ejections, or All of the Above

09:30 Dream vs Sky

11:30 Coaching Critiques

14:26 Dream vs Sky | Sky Coaching & Future Adjustments

20:39 WIngs vs Lynx

24:46 Mercury vs Valkyries | How the Mercury can start putting wins together

29:43 Sun vs Tempo

32:02 Sparks vs Storm | Dearica Hamby & Sparks Struggles

39:44 Sky vs Fever | Sydney Taylor Masterclass

42:58 Liberty vs Dream

47:29 Mercury vs Wings

50:27 Aces vs Fire

51:42 The Fire Issue | Carla and Teja

55:47 Coaches aren’t adjusting

58:20 Stats from the Game

58:43 Tempo vs Mystics

1:01:40 Valkyries vs Storm

1:05:05 Fever vs Sun

1:07:22 Lynx vs Aces

1:10:40 Wings vs Fire

1:12:11 Sparks vs Mercury

1:13:57 Dream vs Tempo

1:17:38 Liberty vs Mystics | Knowing Your Role

1:28:16 Wings vs Aces

1:31:01 Lynx vs Fire

1:33:39 Sparks vs Valkyries

This week, we're ranking every WNBA team from worst to best through Weeks 3 and 4 and making some early pre-All-Star break seeding predictions.

From teams still searching for consistency to the contenders setting the pace for the rest of the league, we're breaking down what has worked, what hasn't, and where every franchise stands heading into the next stretch of the season. We discuss the challenges facing teams at the bottom of the standings, what separates the league's elite from the pack, and why the best teams often force their opponents to rise to the occasion.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Opening Remarks

03:21 Pre-All-Star Seeding Predictions

05:52 Connecticut Sun (15) | Young team figuring it out

12:33 Seattle Storm (14) | Young Rebuild, promising

17:22 Chicago Sky (13) | Underwhelming, not a contending team

24:24 Phoenix Mercury (12) | Why does the team look better w/o stars?

29:30 Washington Mystics (11) | Growing Pains

36:21 8-10 Seed Shuffle

37:50 LA Sparks (8-10) | It’s on the coach to me

40:11 Portland Fire (8-10) | Forcing your opponents to rise to the occasion

46:31 Toronto Tempo (8-10) | Strong bones

50:08 Indiana Fever (7) | They’ll be fine

53:25 Golden State Valkyries (6) | Something is missing

56:46 I don’t like all the 3s, from any team

58:51 Addressing my tweet

1:00:00 New York Liberty (5) | What does Sabrina’s return look like?

1:04:25 Atlanta Dream (4) | ‘The Permission’ decides

1:08:37 Dallas Wings (3) | A matter of time

1:13:12 Las Vegas Ace (2) | Great team that continues to improve their roster

1:16:10 Minnesota Lynx (1) | Can they win a chip? TBD