The Evolution of the WNBA ft Kelsey Bone-Smith & Siobhan Beslow

It's Thursday so it's time for some WNBA talk! This week Kelsey Bone (2013 WNBA 5th pick) and Siobhan Beslow (professional hooper turned hoop analyst) join the podcast to chat about their respective careers, the current WNBA landscape and player development.

0:27 - Intros
1:54 - A little bit about Kelsey Bone-Smith
2:45 - A little bit about Siobhan Beslow
4:22 - Kesley talks about what it was like to know and play with Alyssa Thomas,  A'ja Wilson and others.
9:36 - Siobhan talks about her journey to analyzing film
14:28 - Kelsey talks about her experiences with overseas basketball
17:53 - Basketball as a burden
20:00 - Siobhan talks about her relationship with basketball
24:55 - We all have TOO MUCH access to one another.
28:56 - No Space for Hate? How the WNBA space has evolved.
37:10 - Kelsey talks about how the W was once a family
41:45 - Basketball is the only profession where everyone BELIEVES they would excel
45:30 - The biggest problem in basketball?? INTERNET SAFETY
47:55 - The accessibility of basketball
50:44 - Candace Parker & hater do NOT go together
1:00:00 - We are IN TROUBLE. Fundamentals are being lost and how overseas basketball can help
1:10:21 - Development of Angel Reese & Kamilla Cardoso plus picking your battles on WNBA Twitter
1:18:30 - Larry Bird vs Magic?? THAT WAS RACISM [and we still experiencing it]
1:25:19 - The misinformation of it all. we need REAL JOURNALISM.
1:29:20 - Basketball has to come first in the WNBA - Marrying the Sport & Business
1:35:50 - banter, banter, banter -- Shoutout Mac Miller
1:38:18 - We cannot engage with everybody!
1:44:50 - GIVE THESE PLAYERS GRACE {a little love for JJ Quinerly & Rachel Banham}

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