In this episode, we talk basketball with Cecily of The Riverdale Rag and Deb, sharing our personal basketball histories and favorite teams, coaches, and players. When we recorded the episode, the winner of this year’s WNBA championship was still in doubt, but since then the STORM have claimed the title, to the delight of many.
Links
Atlanta 1996 Olympics
Iowa girls’ basketball
Title IX
Utah Starzz
WNBA history
Seattle Storm
Phoenix Mercury
Minnesota Lynx
Los Angeles Sparks
Detroit Shock
Song:
“Basketball” by Kurtis Blow
Movies:
Love and Basketball
Hoop Dreams
Hoosiers
LeBron James Trainwreck scene
Teen Wolf
Space Jam
Semi-Pro
Books:
Loose Balls by Terry Pluto
Romancing the Zone by Kenna White
Slamdunked by Love by Jamie Wesley
Sum It Up by Pat Summitt
In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle by Madeleine Blais
Counting Coup by Larry Colton
Standing Tall by C. Vivian Stringer
Coaches:
Pat Summit
Elaine Elliott
Cheryl Reeve
Dawn Staley
Geno Auriemma
Sue Guevara
Curt Miller
Players:
Elena Delle Donne
Nneka Ogwumike
Breanna Stewart
Sue Bird
Candace Parker
Brittney Griner
Liz Cambage
Chelsea Gray
Janel McCarville
Diana Taurasi (kisses Seimone Augustus)
Cynthia Cooper
Teresa Weatherspoon
Jennifer Azzi
Cheryl Miller
Nancy Lieberman
Ann Meyers
Yolanda Griffith
Tina Thompson
Sheryl Swoopes
Swin Cash
Rebecca Lobo
Lindsay Whalen
Seimone Augustus
Maya Moore
Natalie Williams
Rebekkah Brunson
Asjha Jones
Can you believe Diana Taurasi is married to Penny Taylor?
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe
Musical Obsessions
Deb: “Drive Slow” by Chastity Brown
Cecily: “Style” by Prince
Anna: “Sweet Georgia Brown” as used by the Harlem Globetrotters
Alene: “Michael Jordan” by Kendrick Lamar
Obsessions
Cecily: Kdramas on Netflix–Mr. Sunshine
Deb: fish tacos
Anna: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Alene: The Romantic Comedy–The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely and Shacking Up by Helena Hunting
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