In our final episode of 2020, we discuss the start of the 2020-21 NBA season and Christmas Day games. We know it’s only the first week of the regular season, but a few of us are already seeing bright spots on our fantasy league teams. The Brooklyn Nets look dominant, the Warriors suck, Clippers are a dumpster fire, and the Lakers look like a championship repeat is just around the corner. We also send off 2020 with our final Hoops Off segment of the year!
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S3 Ep. 87 2020-21 NBA Fantasy Teams Analysis
The 2020-21 NBA regular season begins on December 22, 2020 and our podcast is kicking off our NBA Fantasy League! In this episode we analyze our Yahoo Sports NBA Fantasy teams, share NBA Fantasy tips and critique our opponents team NBA Player Picks. In the sports hot takes we talk old head LeBron James, hot head Kyrie Irving and Ball Out with LaVar Ball. Also Mama Money and Hoops Off segments!
S3 Ep. 86 Women, Whiskey and Sports
In the spirit of supporting small business during the holiday season, we are joined by Nicole Stipp, co-owner of Matson & Gilman, for a virtual whiskey tasting. In our curated tasting, Nicole educates us on how to best taste whiskey and takes listener questions. This is truly an awesome experience to gift to the novice or professional whiskey lover. We also drunkenly go over some Sports hot takes, including James Harden, the Clippers and more NBA heat.
S3 Ep. 85 2020-21 NBA Season - Free Agency, Trades and Fantasy League
Tis the Seasonings! The 2020-21 NBA regular season is due to start on December 22 and free agency is heating up. Many players have been moved around the board like chess pieces, but the Greek Freak and AD are yet to land anywhere. Also… who the f*ck is left on OKC??? With 60 draft picks, Sam Presti will own next year’s draft! We also discuss Unfinished Business… our NBA Fantasy League that was left undone by Covid-19. We have some new teams to the league, but more questions than answers with this upcoming season. We finish with Hoops Off!
S3 Ep. 84 2020 NBA Draft Special
In this 2020 NBA Draft Special we discuss the picks and analyze this year’s rookie class. We also want to know why Basketball analysts are obsessed with the New York Knicks, will Klay Thompson’s injury affect the Warriors pick, was the Ball family happy about LaMelo going #3 to the Charlotte Hornets and will we now get a chance to see Lavar and MJ go one-on-one? We are grateful to our fans and listeners and we hope you enjoy this mini-episode.
S3 Ep. 83 Game 7 of Democracy - Biden / Harris Election 2020!!!
We recorded this episode 1 hour after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were projected winners in the 2020 Election and we took the moment to celebrate! There has been so much anxiety these past 4 years and after 4 gut-wrenching days of counting ballots, we took the moment to be happy on the podcast. We also sprinkle in some Sports talk - NBA on Christmas, NFL has more covid, and we take our Hoops Off!
S3 Ep. 82 The Vote is just the beginning...
It’s going to be weird to listen to this episode after Election Day! Whatever the outcome, we learned the VOTE is only the beginning. In this episode we relive our favorite hoopers Halloween costumes, Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe got hitched, MLB and Justin Turner give the L.A. Dodgers World Series win Covid, Brett Favre Dick Picks, Mama Money and much more.
S3 Ep. 81 Women Leadership in Sports with LeShonda Martin & Mia Wright
LeShonda Martin, Founder of The Sports Sorority and Mia Wright, President and Director of the National Basketball Wives Association joined the podcast to discuss their involvement in leadership, entrepreneurship, and activism as women in the Sports industry. Both share similar stories of learning the ropes, finding their voice and driving their purpose through their organizations. Plus The Hoops Talk crew shares the latest in Sport stories and the Hoops come off.
S3 Ep. 80 Don't Nap on Elsa Collins
Elsa Collins won’t take a nap until November 4th! We all can agree she doesn’t have the time. Collins was raised on both sides of the Mexican-American border in a traditional Mexican family and she uses that perspective to drive her humanitarian work, which includes voter registration in the LatinX community, protecting the undocumented, and fighting for equality in all spheres. She is a founding member of I am a Voter, and co-founder of This Is About Humanity and the newly organized She Se Puede, a destination for the Modern Latinas making a difference. In addition to her organizational work, she raises 3 multi-racial children with her husband, former NBA player and current assistant coach to the Golden State Warriors, Jarron Collins. She may not need a nap, but we do. In addition, we discuss some Sports and Hoops come off.
S3 Ep. 79 Wearing the Moment with Breaking T President Jamie Mottram
Breaking T has been ground breaking when it comes to capturing real-time sports moments and delivering them directly to the fans in the form great looking t-shirts. We are joined by President Jamie Mottram to discuss how Breaking T makes it all happen and we get to pitch him a few ideas for a Hoops Talk collection. Also NBA, WNBA updates and our Hoops Off segment.
S3 Ep. 78 Kristin Brey: Comedy, Politics and Wisconsin
For our first show of Season 3 we are joined by Kristin Brey, the founder and creator of As Goes Wisconsin. She discusses finding purpose in impacting politics in her home state of Wisconsin, how she combines comedy and local politics and as a Green Bay Packer Cheesehead her baptism by fondue. Plus Sports hot takes on NBA Finals, WNBA Finals, NFL Covid, MLB Playoffs and Hoops Off!
S2 Ep. 77: NBA Rookie Moves with Krysten Peek
In our final episode of Season 3 we discuss the NBA Draft and the Class of 2020 NBA Rookies with Yahoo Sports NBA Draft Analyst Krysten Peek. She gives us a rundown of her Rookie picks, who NBA teams should consider drafting and how this year’s Rookies do in this crazy 2019-2020 season. We also give updates on NBA playoffs, WNBA regular season, the Standing in Sisterhood summit and Hoops Off!
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Music: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcross
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Ep. 76 Athletes Lending Voices to Voter Registration
In this episode, our co-host Kyndall, gives us the scoop on The Voter’s Playbook, a 2020 voter registration initiative created with Yahoo Sports and Verizon Media. She discusses working with over 45 athletes from all disciplines, including Renee Montgomery, Ashlyn Harris, Breanna Stewart, and many others to bring this interactive and informational website to life! We also discuss NBA Playoffs updates, how the WNBA is shaping up for the playoffs and we take our Hoops Off!
Ep. 75 Pro Sports & ProTests - Milwaukee Bucks Boycott
This episode Liz, Karen and Kyndall discuss the developments of the NBA and WNBA players boycott that was prompted by the Milwaukee Bucks, who refused to play in the Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake by the Kenosha, Wisconsin police. They also discuss the RNC death cult, the WNBA social justice initiatives, L.A. Sparks in the standings and the Hoops Off segment.
Ep. 74 Voter Assist with Jackie Pepper
Jackie Pepper, Sports video producer and grassroots political activist, lends us an assist when it comes to Voting and flexing your civic duty to put your elected officials to work ! We also discussed Jackie’s sports journey, from NFL to Yahoo Sports and how her activism was sparked by the 2016 election. Plus - WNBA social justice, voting initiatives and our Hoops Off!
Field Team 6 - Register to Vote, and register other people to vote, nationwide!
Grassroots Dem HQ - Voter outreach (text, phone, postcards, letters), fundraising and more
ResistBot - Text message your elected officials and remind them, you're their boss!
5Calls - Issue-based scripts for you to use when contacting your elected officials
Ep 73 Stars on the Rise with Pepper Persley
As a 9-year-old journalist, Pepper Persley has created her own lane in Sports reporting. Her interview-style podcast and Instagram show, Dish with Pepper, hosts a variety of guests, from Phoenix Mercury/Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Taurasi to Sports Journalist Meghan McPeak. In our Zoom interview she discusses her passion for the WNBA, nurturing her craft, memorable interviews, and much more. PLUS: we discuss the rising WNBA rookies, the NBA bubble boys, and Hoops Off! (This episode has been bleeped for language.)
Ep. 72 The 3-Ps with Phillip Brown
Politics, Pu**y and Puritans with special guest Phillip Brown. We discuss Phillip’s career from playing pro basketball overseas in France to Youth Basketball trainer for the Los Angeles Clippers. Along the way he uses his platform to create the WNBA_Wubble social media account to support and highlight the WNBA. We also get his NBA and WNBA picks for the 2019-20 champions and ROTY. Plus Hoops off for WAP and Voting.
Ep. 71 Hip Whip with Roller Derby's Rachel Rotten
Athlete, activist and Roller Skater for Angel City Derby, the Los Angeles Roller Derby League, Rachel Johnston a.k.a. Rachel Rotten (Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) joins us for an in-depth conversation about Roller Derby. We discuss Roller Derby’s history, the formation of the WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association), Roller Derby’s contribution of COVID-19 protocols for the safe return of Sports during the pandemic, and the bittersweet announcement of the newly formed NWSL’s Angel City League and its impact on a grass roots Roller Derby League already at risk. Plus Hoops Off!
Roller Derby Current Reads:
WIRED: Women’s Roller Derby Has a Plan for Covid, and It Kicks Ass. While baseball, basketball, and other sports struggle to adapt, an international team of skater-experts has figured out a safer way to play.
The Apex: What Angel City Derby Has Accomplished Since 2006
Roller Derby in TV/Films:
Hell or High Water: The Story of the Nashville Rollergirls, 2012
Whip It, 2009
Blood on the Flat Track, 2007
Kansas City Bomber, 1972
Rollerball, 1975
RollerGirls, 2006- TV Series
RollerJam, 1999-2000 TV Series
Ep. 70 WNBA Tips Off and Taking care of Trolls
Orange Hoodies activated as the WNBA tips-off its 2020 Season during the Pandemic. The excitement builds as Liz, Karen and Kyndall also discuss Keia Clarke, Alyssa Nakken, and the NWSL Los Angeles extension league, Angel City. They also take on trolls, MLB thirst traps, big boys in baseball, the lack of Women’s sports fan gear and the disappointing user experience trying to play WNBA Fantasy. Chads need to sit down and shut up. The Hoops are Off in the final segment.
Ep. 69 Return of the King - Josiah Johnson
Josiah Johnson, 15+ year veteran in show business and King of NBA Twitter, returns to the podcast to discuss getting guilt bags, being adaptive during the pandemic and teaming up again with screenwriter Michael Starburry to work on Ava Duvernay’s latest Netflix project, Colin in Black & White, an unscripted limited series about the teen years of Activist and Ex-NFL Player Colin Kaepernick. Plus, Liz, Karen and Kyndall tackle the tough week for women in sports, including Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne’s rejection of her medical opt-out request by the WNBA’s independent medical panel and the Washington Post’s report on the 15 women who have spoken out about the sexual harassment they endured during their time working for the Washington NFL team, which included many men in leadership positions. And of course, Hoops Off!