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Floor Game WNBA, Women's College Basketball Podcast

86 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

Year-round coverage and analysis of all things women's basketball: WNBA, women's college basketball, the WNBA Draft, international tournaments, overseas play, WNBA free agency, and the WNBA offseason. Hosted by Ben Dull.

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Episodes

Was trading the No. 1 pick a mistake?

February 17, 2021 07:30 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

Examining the decisions by New York and Seattle to part ways with the No. 1 overall pick.

February 1 reactions

February 02, 2021 06:50 - 37 minutes - 86.2 MB

Reacting to all of the February 1 free agency news items.

CP3 to Chicago, wild free agency Wednesday with Sabreena Merchant

January 28, 2021 07:15 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Sabreena Merchant joins to break down the free agency news of the day.

Free agency preview with Jack Maloney

January 25, 2021 20:17 - 1 hour - 175 MB

Jack Maloney joins to size up all 12 teams going into free agency as February 1 approaches.

Arkansas-South Carolina, Pac-12 OT x2

January 20, 2021 07:51 - 54 minutes - 125 MB

Running through some notes and takeaways from South Carolina's win over Arkansas, plus two Pac-12 games that went to overtime on Sunday: Stanford at Colorado and Washington State at UCLA.

Early days of 2021 free agency

January 18, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 73.7 MB

Breaking down all of the pre-January 15 free agency and coaching news.

Dream season in review with B. Terrell

January 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB

B. Terrell joins to look back on Atlanta's 2020 season and preview the offseason for the Dream.

Fever season in review with Owen Pence

January 14, 2021 04:43 - 1 hour - 154 MB

Owen Pence joins to look back on Indiana's 2020 season and preview the offseason for the Fever.

Mystics season in review with Jenn Hatfield

January 13, 2021 05:31 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

Jenn Hatfield joins to look back on Washington's 2020 season and preview the offseason for the Mystics.

Wings season in review with Justin Carter

January 12, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutes - 110 MB

Justin Carter joins to look back on Dallas' 2020 season and preview the offseason for the Wings.

Mercury season in review with Jeff Metcalfe

January 12, 2021 05:26 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

Jeff Metcalfe joins to look back on Phoenix's 2020 season and preview the offseason for the Mercury.

Sky season in review with Eric Nemchock

January 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB

Eric Nemchock joins to look back on Chicago's 2020 season and preview the offseason for the Sky.

Liberty season in review with Erica L. Ayala and Jackie Powell

January 03, 2021 17:13 - 2 hours - 313 MB

Looking back on the 2020 season for the New York Liberty and previewing their 2021 offseason with Erica L. Ayala and Jackie Powell.

Stanford-Arizona and the game of the season...so far

January 02, 2021 20:24 - 37 minutes - 86.6 MB

Notes and observations on the game of the season to date, Rutgers v. Iowa from Thursday, and Stanford's blowout win on the road over Arizona.

SEC on NYE: Mississippi State-Georgia, Arkansas-Kentucky, Florida-South Carolina

January 01, 2021 19:51 - 23 minutes - 53.4 MB

Running through three of Thursday's SEC matchups: Mississippi State at Georgia, Florida at South Carolina, and the game of the night as Kentucky prevailed at home over Arkansas.

Oregon/Oregon State, Maryland/Rutgers, Stanford early takeaways

December 16, 2020 08:25 - 29 minutes - 66.6 MB

A quick postgame show reacting to Oregon's win on Sunday at Oregon State, Maryland's Monday afternoon win at Rutgers, and Stanford's win on Tuesday at Pacific.

NC State/South Carolina postgame show

December 04, 2020 05:40 - 26 minutes - 61.5 MB

A quick postgame show reacting to No. 8 NC State's win at No. 1 South Carolina.

Sparks season in review with Sabreena Merchant

December 02, 2020 23:28 - 1 hour - 223 MB

Sabreena Merchant joins for a season in review for the 2020 Los Angeles Sparks. We discuss Candace Parker's impressive season, the addition of Brittney Sykes, Te'a Cooper's strong rookie campaign, year two for Derek Fisher, then dive into what's sure to be a fascinating offseason for this team as they look to gear up for a championship run in 2021.

Preseason NCAAW contenders, 2021 draft thoughts

November 28, 2020 03:06 - 40 minutes - 93 MB

Tackling a few timely topics at the start of the college basketball season: teams I'm higher on than others, preseason contenders, freshmen to watch, potential draft sleepers, and a few tweaks I would make to my next draft board.

Sun season in review with Alexa Philippou

November 23, 2020 19:37 - 1 hour - 203 MB

Alexa Philippou joins for a season in review for the 2020 Connecticut Sun. We discuss the 0-5 start, the impact of not having a full roster from the jump, the franchise nearly making another trip to the WNBA Finals, the additions of DeWanna Bonner and Briann January, impressions of Brionna Jones in her first season as a full-time starter, rookies Beatrice Mompremier and Kaila Charles, some paths the team could take in free agency, and much more.

Lynx season in review with Katie Davidson

November 17, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 212 MB

Katie Davidson joins for a season in review for the 2020 Minnesota Lynx. We discuss Crystal Dangerfield's emergence as the starting point guard, Napheesa Collier's tremendous sophomore season, the team's success as they adapted while Sylvia Fowles was sidelined for most of the season, potential targets in free agency this offseason, and much more.

Aces season in review with Jason Orts

November 10, 2020 21:56 - 1 hour - 181 MB

Jason Orts joins for a season in review for the 2020 Las Vegas Aces. We discuss their run to the Finals, the 18-4 regular season, A'ja Wilson's MVP season, Angel McCoughtry's first season with Las Vegas, Jason's takeaways covering a team remotely on a day-to-day basis, some of the items sure to be on the team's offseason checklist, and much more.

Storm season in review with Kevin Pelton

October 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Kevin Pelton joins for a season in review for the 2020 Seattle Storm. We discuss the most impressive aspects of this championship season, the performances of all five starters, the bench, and the coaching staff before diving into some thoughts on their offseason and how they should prioritize things with several key players hitting free agency at once.

Finals look back, All-Defense teams with Latricia Trammell

October 28, 2020 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB

Los Angeles Sparks assistant coach Latricia Trammell joins the show to discuss the 2020 Finals and the All-Defense teams as selected by the league’s head coaches. Also covered on the show: reflecting on another title for Seattle and Breanna Stewart’s comeback season, how the Storm made it a quick series, A’ja Wilson’s MVP season, Angel McCoughtry and Sue Bird, Candace Parker being left off the All-Defense teams, and Brittney Sykes’ defensive impact in her first season with the Sparks.

Seattle sweeps: Game 3 postgame show (10/6)

October 07, 2020 07:13 - 1 hour - 149 MB

Breaking down Game 3 of the 2020 WNBA Finals: a strong start for the Aces, two key Storm players sitting with first half foul trouble, two sloppy stretches for Las Vegas, and Seattle pulling away to secure their second WNBA championship in three years.

2020 WNBA Finals Game 2: Seattle takes a 2-0 lead (10/4)

October 04, 2020 23:32 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MB

Breaking down Game 2 of the Finals: a better offensive performance from the Aces that ultimately wasn’t enough as the Storm shot 57 percent from the field en route to another double-digit win.

2020 WNBA Finals Game 1, Game 2 lookahead (10/3)

October 04, 2020 07:54 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

Breaking down Game 1 of the Finals: brilliant performances from Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd, Seattle crushing the Aces in transition, Las Vegas getting back into the game, Seattle pulling away in the fourth, plenty of key numbers to know about this matchup, plus what to watch for in Game 2.

Sun-Aces Game 5 with Rachel Galligan (9/29)

September 30, 2020 03:30 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

Rachel Galligan joins the show to break down Tuesday’s Game 5 between Las Vegas and Connecticut: the Sun started fast, the Aces kept their cool, and A’ja Wilson carried them home in the second half as the Aces punched their ticket to the 2020 WNBA Finals.

Aces force a Game 5, Storm sweep (9/27)

September 28, 2020 02:59 - 1 hour - 157 MB

Sabreena Merchant joins the show to break down Sunday’s semifinal matchups, starting with Angel McCoughtry’s brilliant 29-point performance to lead the Aces over the Sun in a must-win Game 4. Then we cover Breanna Stewart's big day as the Storm swept the Lynx with a Game 3 victory. We wrap up by previewing Sun-Aces Game 5 and answering the question of who we would want to face in the Finals as the Storm.

Storm up 2-0, AT returns, Sun put Aces on the brink (9/24)

September 25, 2020 06:43 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

Breaking down Thursday’s semifinal matchups, starting with Alyssa Thomas returning to action to lead the Connecticut Sun to an incredible comeback win to take a 2-1 lead on the Aces. What went wrong for the Aces, how’d Connecticut pull this off, and what needs to happen in Game 4? Next up, we cover Seattle’s Game 2 win. The Storm closed the first half on a big run as Napheesa Collier sat with three fouls, and Jewell Loyd continued to come through with big shots for Seattle.

AT exits, Aces even, AC at the buzzer (9/22)

September 23, 2020 08:54 - 1 hour - 152 MB

Breaking down Tuesday’s semifinal matchups, starting with Las Vegas drawing even against Connecticut behind key plays in crunch time by league MVP A’ja Wilson as, unfortunately, the Sun forged on without Alyssa Thomas, who left the game in the first quarter with an injury. Then we break down Game 1 between Seattle and Minnesota as both teams shot the lights out from distance. Despite a fantastic all-around performance by Napheesa Collier, the Lynx came up just short as Alysha Clark willed in ...

Sun-Aces Game 1, Lynx-Storm preview/postponement news with Nicki Collen

September 20, 2020 21:46 - 1 hour - 156 MB

Breaking down a convincing Game 1 win for the Connecticut Sun over the Las Vegas Aces with Atlanta Dream head coach Nicki Collen. What went right for Connecticut, and how might the Aces need to adjust moving forward? Collen shares the perspective of a head coach that spent the season at the single site down at IMG Academy in reaction to the news that Game 1 between the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm has been postponed. Finally, we wrap up by getting Collen's thoughts on that second series a...

Semifinals preview with Sabreena Merchant (9/18)

September 19, 2020 04:24 - 34 minutes - 78.3 MB

Previewing both semifinal series, starting with Sun/Aces and wrapping up with Lynx/Storm. How does the lowest remaining seed match up with the Aces, plus why one matchup in particular will be so compelling in that series. Meanwhile, what are we expecting from Sylvia Fowles, Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird? Can Minnesota successfully toggle back and forth between both identities to give Seattle a run for their money?

Round two postgame show w/ Sabreena Merchant (9/17)

September 18, 2020 07:18 - 1 hour - 174 MB

Breaking down Thursday’s round two matchups, starting with Lynx/Mercury going all the way down to the wire as Sylvia Fowles returned to the lineup, Diana Taurasi having a big first half as the Mercury jumped out to an early lead, plus what made the difference late in what was a tie game at the start of the fourth quarter. Then we dive into a disappointing exit for the Sparks as Nneka Ogwumike was a late scratch and Connecticut jumped out to a double-digit lead early and managed to hold firm t...

Round two preview (9/16)

September 16, 2020 23:09 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MB

Getting you ready for Thursday’s second round matchups, starting with Phoenix-Minnesota and the one big question of whether Sylvia Fowles will play, plus how her presence (or absence) would impact that game. Second, we look ahead to Sparks-Sun, including the incredibly exciting matchup of Candace Parker and Alyssa Thomas, plus what, if anything, we can take from Connecticut’s round one win, and L.A.’s rotation as they enter the postseason with a few players on their injury report.

Shey Peddy stuns the Mystics, Sun advance (9/15)

September 16, 2020 07:34 - 55 minutes - 126 MB

Breaking down both of Tuesday’s first round playoff games, starting with Connecticut’s dominant effort on the offensive glass spearheaded by Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones, plus more on how the Sun were able to pull away in the second half as Chicago’s season came to a close. Then, we dive into an incredible finish between Phoenix and Washington as Shey Peddy, waived by the Mystics earlier this season, hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. We also discuss Phoenix’s slow start, how Di...

Round one preview (9/14)

September 15, 2020 07:14 - 49 minutes - 114 MB

Previewing Tuesday’s first round, starting with Connecticut-Chicago, a matchup that will look very different than it did back in early August. Secondly, we preview Mercury-Mystics, who met twice in a six-day span. Those two games ended up being the start of Phoenix’s six-game late-season winning streak. What’s different about those teams now, and what have we learned from recent hot streaks from both teams?

Aces clinch No. 1, playoff field set (9/13)

September 14, 2020 14:46 - 19 minutes - 45.5 MB

A quick rundown of Sunday's Aces-Storm finale as Las Vegas clinched the No. 1 overall seed heading into the playoffs.

Mystics take care of business, Aces clinch top two, Banham erupts (9/12)

September 13, 2020 08:31 - 38 minutes - 88.1 MB

Breaking down Saturday’s games, including Washington’s win over New York despite a big 3-point shooting performance from Kiah Stokes, the Aces sweeping the Sparks in the most important game of the weekend, and the Lynx notching another win behind some lights-out shooting by Rachel Banham.

Dream still kicking, Chicago lends a hand, Mercury locked in at 5 (9/11)

September 12, 2020 05:50 - 18 minutes - 42.3 MB

Breaking down Friday’s games, including Atlanta’s win over Connecticut to keep their playoff hopes alive, Atlanta getting some help from Chicago as they pulled away from Dallas in crunch time, and Phoenix locking in at the No. 5 seed after getting torched by Seattle.

Aces drop 104, Mystics still alive, Fever over Liberty (9/10)

September 11, 2020 08:47 - 52 minutes - 120 MB

Breaking down Thursday's games, including Indiana winning the fourth against the Liberty to notch win No. 6, the Aces hanging 104 on Minnesota, and Myisha Hines-Allen leading the way in crunch time for Washington against the Sparks as the Mystics continue their late push for the No. 8 seed and L.A.’s quest for a top-two seed takes a hit.

Merc-Sun rematch, Dream storm back, two bumped knees (9/9)

September 10, 2020 08:13 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

Breaking down Wednesday’s games, including Phoenix winning a thriller in overtime over Connecticut after the Sun came back from a 20-point deficit, Atlanta dominating the second half despite a poor start to the third, and Seattle notching a win over Dallas as a key player on each team went down in the fourth quarter.

Sparks win big, Mystics upset Lynx, Aces hold off Fever (9/8)

September 09, 2020 12:41 - 40 minutes - 92.5 MB

Breaking down Tuesday’s games, including L.A. winning in convincing fashion despite yet another player leaving a game with an injury, the Mystics keeping their playoff hopes alive with a close win over Minnesota, and the Aces managing to hold off the Fever, who are now officially eliminated from the playoffs.

Sun eclipse Mercury, Dallas double whammy, Storm blitz Lynx, Sparks survive Sky (9/7)

September 08, 2020 12:43 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

Breaking down Sunday’s games, including Dallas winning in overtime to aid their pursuit of the No. 8 spot, Seattle pulling away from Minnesota in a potential semifinals preview, the Sparks holding on against Chicago, and Connecticut’s big win over Phoenix on Monday to notch their 10th win.

AT returns, Aces keep pace, Mercury win 6th in a row (9/5)

September 06, 2020 20:37 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MB

Breaking down Saturday’s games, including Connecticut’s win over Indiana as Alyssa Thomas returned to the starting lineup, the Aces dialing it up in the fourth quarter to get by the Dream, and Skylar Diggins-Smith powering Phoenix to a win over the Liberty.

A Storm-Sparks classic, Lynx overcome dry spell against Dallas, Mystics upset Sky (9/4)

September 05, 2020 10:16 - 51 minutes - 118 MB

Breaking down Friday’s games, including the Mystics nabbing a win against Washington, Minnesota pulling away from Dallas, and the Storm coming away with a buzzer-beating win in one of the games of the season against the Sparks.

Sparks/Wings, Mystics/Storm -- Wednesday 9/2 catchup

September 05, 2020 07:18 - 19 minutes - 45 MB

Breaking down two of Wednesday's games in this catchup episode, including another win for the Sparks despite a fast start for Dallas and a big push from the Mystics to make things interesting late against Seattle. In case you missed it, check out Wednesday's episode for a deep dive on the third game of that day, Lynx v. Sky.

Dream pick up another win, no AT, Taurasi torches Indiana (9/3)

September 04, 2020 08:45 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MB

Breaking down Thursday’s games, including the Dream holding on in a defensive struggle against the Liberty, the Aces pulling away as Connecticut plays without Alyssa Thomas, and the Mercury cruising in the second half against the Fever behind eight 3-pointers by Diana Taurasi.

Dantas domination, Lynx hold on over Sky (9/2)

September 03, 2020 07:38 - 26 minutes - 59.8 MB

Breaking down a close win for the Lynx over the Sky as both teams continue to jockey for playoff positioning. We cover a 28-point performance from Damiris Dantas, how the Sky got back into the game, who else stepped up for Minnesota, some DPOY talk, and how the Lynx managed to hold on for the three-point win.

Sun survive, still Dreaming, Mercury sweep the Aces (9/1)

September 02, 2020 10:58 - 48 minutes - 110 MB

Breaking down Tuesday’s games, including the Sun holding on in a close one with the Liberty, Atlanta pulling away from Indiana late as both teams make their last push for the playoffs, and the Mercury lighting it up from distance against the Aces.

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