Double Down WNBA Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Double Down WNBA Podcast takes a deep dive into recent WNBA games and takes a big picture look at league-wide trends
An annual tradition returns! We talk about the top five teams in the WNBA standings and what might propel or inhibit their title ambitions in the 2024 WNBA playoffs.
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In our final team outlook, we discuss a 2022 tale of two halves of the Mercury season, the Diamond DeShields trade to make room for Moriah Jefferson and if there are any remaining avenues for the Mercury to improve their depth.
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As we near the end of our 2023 Team Outlook series, we discuss the Lynx falling short of the playoffs in the final season of the Sylvia Fowles era, what to expect from number two overall pick Diamond Miller and who is going to be initiating the offense in Minnesota.
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This week, we talk about the Storm coming up short in the Sue Bird Farewell Tour, losing Breanna Stewart and where the franchise goes from here.
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This week, we talk about Dallas's mid-season identity change, two big offseason trades and how their new roster complements each other.
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This week, we provide some context on 2022's worst team in the league, discuss Kelsey Mitchell's career year, drafting Aliyah Boston and how close this team is to completing the rebuild.
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This week, we discuss the Liberty's improvement from 2021 to 2022, the return of Marine Johannès to the WNBA and what the team will look like with the addition of three MVP candidates.
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This week, we talk about the 2022 Sparks and the failed Liz Cambage/Chennedy Carter experiments, Nneka's return to all-league form and what a largely new roster will look like under Curt Miller.
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This week, we talk about the development of the Atlanta Dream's recent lottery picks, reshaping the roster in the offseason and what to expect from the Dream in 2023.
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This week, we talk about the return of Elena Delle Donne in 2022, what made Washington's number one ranked defense so good, and what Brittney Sykes et al add to the 2023 version of the Mystics.
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This week, we talk about the joy of watching the 2022 Chicago Sky, the Marina Mabrey trade, and what this completely reconstructed roster can do to be successful.
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This week, we talk about the Connecticut Sun's Finals run, losing an MVP, how the Brionna Jones and Alyssa Thomas front court is so effective, and what to expect from the Sun in 2023.
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This week, we recap the title campaign put together by the 2022 WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces before previewing what we expect from the Aces in 2023.
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This week, we discuss the four team trade that sent Marina Mabrey to the Chicago Sky, Diamond DeShields to the Dallas Wings and Michaela Onyenwere to the Phoenix Mercury. Then we discuss the Tiffany Hayes trade before wrapping up with more free agent signings.
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This week, we recap a ton of WNBA Free Agency news including Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot announcing their intentions to sign with the New York Liberty.
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This week, we discuss Candace Parker announcing her intention to sign with the Las Vegas Aces as well as the five trades that have occurred since the start of the new league year.
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This week, we conclude our annual 25 Players 25 and Under exercise.
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This week, it's part one of our annual 25 Players 25 and Under exercise.
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This week, we take a closer look at a few post players from the 2022 rookie class.
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This week, we get into the start of the NCAA season by discussing which players to look out for as prospects for the 2023 WNBA Draft.
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This week, Eric and Stephen take a look back at some of the things they got wrong before and during the 2022 WNBA season.
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This week, we discuss game four of the 2022 WNBA Finals before reflecting on the dominant season by the Las Vegas Aces.
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This week, we dive into what happened in Game One of the 2022 WNBA Finals!
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This week, we recap Game 2 of the Seattle Storm win over the Washington Mystics, as well as preview the second round matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm.
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This week, we preview what we expect from each of the four first round series of the 2022 WNBA playoffs!
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This week, we look at the five teams that have clinched a playoff spot so far and go through what we think could propel them to and prevent them from winning the WNBA Finals this season.
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This week, Eric and Stephen each go through their respective lists of the top ten (or so) players in the league right now.
Statistics in this episode are provided the WNBA stats page, Across the Timeline, Synergy Sports, Basketball Reference and Her Hoop Stats.
This week, we give our immediate reaction to the news of Tina Charles leaving the Phoenix Mercury and signing with the Seattle Storm, which we learned just minutes before recording this episode. Then, we discuss a few players who we think could benefit from a new or different role, whether it be on their existing team or a new one.
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This week, we dive into some players who may not jump out in the box score, but we think are important to team success.
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This week, we put five minutes on the clock to dive into each team's performance to this point in the 2022 WNBA season.
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Our final team outlook before the season starts, we talk about a busy offseason for the Indiana Fever, resetting the rebuild.
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We discuss a 2021 full of off-the-court turmoil for the Dream as well as trading for the number one overall pick to draft Rhyne Howard.
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This week, we talk about a team that brought in two max players last offseason to move up one spot in the regular season standings and advance one fewer round in the WNBA playoffs and if this offseason's signing is enough to get them back to contention.
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In this episode, we ponder how much of the 2021 Mystics season actually carries over to 2022 and what this team will look like if they can stay healthy.
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We get into the New York Liberty's playoff appearance despite some very poor statistical indicators, how their offseason addressed those issues and what to expect from this team in 2022.
Statistics and information in this episode provided by the WNBA stats page, Her Hoop Stats, Across the Timeline, Synergy Sports and Basketball Reference.
This week, we dive into a Wings team that made the playoffs for the first time since 2018, Vickie Johnson's inconsistent rotation and assess how close the team is to title contention.
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This week, we discuss the Aces' monster 2021 regular season, a quite offseason and what to expect in 2022.
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This week, we discuss the Seattle Storm's 2021 post-olympic drop-off and if the roster moves made this offseason will keep this team in title contention.
Statistics and information for this episode provide by the official WNBA stats page, Synergy Sports, HerHoopStats and Across The Timeline.
This week, our season outlook series continues with the new-look LA Sparks!
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For our second installment of the 2022 team outlook series, we're talking WNBA Champion Chicago Sky!
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This week, we start up our annual team outlook series, starting with the Connecticut Sun! We look back on 2021 and forward to 2022!
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This week, we give out letter grades for how each team shaped their roster this offseason.
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This week, we discuss the latest round of moves of the WNBA offseason!
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This week, we discuss the moves that have become official via trade and free agency so far this WNBA Free Agency period.
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This week, we discuss the recent news of the applied (and not applied) core designations, the hirings of Becky Hammon and Sandy Brondello as well as talk about players that did not receive or have already signed their reserved qualifying offers.
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This week, we revisit Game Three of the 2015 WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever.
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Part two of our second annual 25 Players 25 and Under! We round out our respective lists and talk about our biggest risers and fallers from last year as well as what parts of our lists we have the least confidence in.
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Our second annual 25 Players 25 and Under episode went so long it had to be broken up into two parts. This is part one, starting at the top of our respective lists.
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This week, part two of our two-part free agency preview, where we take a long at potential landing places for the upcoming free agent class.
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This week, we take a look at each team's cap and roster situation heading into free agency, as well as what we think each team's priorities should be.
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This week, we take a closer look at the rookie seasons of a few wing players from the 2021 draft class.
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This week, we look back on some of the many the things we got wrong prior to or during the 2021 WNBA season!
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This week, we dive into the upcoming college basketball season from the perspective of WNBA draft prospects.
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This week, we discuss our picks for the WNBA regular season awards.
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The Chicago Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals three games to one... We talk about that!
This week, we talk about the Chicago Sky's Game One win over the Phoenix Mercury and what we expect for the rest of the series.
Games Three? Either way, we talk about the two semifinals games played on Sunday and where we think the two series go from here.
These week we dive into Sunday's second round single elimination games and look forward to the two semifinals series.
In our second of two episodes this week, we preview the first round playoff game between the Phoenix Mercury and the New York Liberty.
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For our first of two episodes this week, we preview the first round playoff game between the Dallas Wings and the Chicago Sky.
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This week, we discuss into what could drive, or hold back, a championship run of each of the top six teams in the WNBA.
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This week, it's another Sky game recap episode as we dive into Sunday's contest between the Chicago Sky and the Las Vegas Aces.
This week, we are back at it with a game recap episode discussing a couple games with major playoff implications, the Mystic's comeback win against the Wings and the Sky's blowout victory against the defending champion Storm.
This week, Eric and Stephen go through who each of them think are the ten best players in the WNBA.
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The WNBA is back! This week, we check in on each team with our expectations for the remainder of the season as the WNBA returns from the Olympic break.
We recap a couple games before the WNBA's monthlong layoff. We discuss Friday night's Lynx win over the Aces and the OT thriller between the Mystics and Sky.
This week, we discuss the 2021 WNBA All-Star game and give our picks for who we would have on the team.
This week, we dive into the midseason turnaround from the Chicago Sky, who have righted the ship after a seven game losing streak.
This week, we check in on the individual seasons of six MVP candidates and discuss what we expect from them moving forward.
A game recap episode featuring the Lynx Friday night win against the Dream as well as the Saturday night contest between the Liberty and the Sun.
This week we discuss two games from the previous weekend, the Sun remaining undefeated with a win in PHX and the Storm/Wings OT thriller.
This weekend, we discuss a pair of opening weekend games; Aces vs Storm and Sky vs Mystics.
Our final Outlook episode of the offseason! What is the ceiling of this new Liberty core? Was it worth halting the rebuilt in its tracks? Does anything from a disastrous 2020 carry over to 2021? We discuss that and more in this episode.
In this Team Outlook episode, we discuss Kelsey Mitchell's outstanding (underrated?) 2020 season, Teaira McCowan's defensive regression and if the Fever had a core to build around.
Three lottery picks the last two drafts with half the roster being rookies and second-year players, who should be considered the core pieces of this rebuild? Is this team ready to compete right now? Can this version of Arike Ogunbowale be the best player on an elite offense? We discuss this and more on this Dallas Wings Outlook episode.
Chennedy Carter is one of the most promising young players in the league. Is Atlanta putting the right pieces around her to maximize her development? Can this Atlanta Dream roster overcome a lack of proven outside shooting to make the playoffs? Eric and Stephen discuss that and more on this episode.
The 2020 WNBA Champion Seattle Storm lost some vital pieces to their title team and rebuilt their roster with a focus on young players and financial flexibility. Will they be a legit contender in 2021?
Candace Parker and Chelsea Grey, out! Kristi Toliver and Erica Wheeler, in! What will this team look like, returning (at least) three core rotation players who have not played in the WNBA since 2019?
The 2020 Chicago Sky started out great before losing a lot of their depth. Then they added Candace Parker in the offseason. How does Parker address what Chicago needed in the front court? Are they legit title contenders? Who will close games for this team? We talk about that and more this week.
One of the most active teams of the offseason, this week we dive into the midseason stylistic transition of the 2020 Lynx and what to expect in 2021.
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Returning just one starter from 2019 in 2020, last season's Mystics didn't get a proper title defense. Are they championship contenders in 2021? Eric and Stephen discuss that and more in this week's episode.
This week we continue our Team Outlook series with the Las Vegas Aces. The 2020 WNBA runners-up. The 2020 WNBA MVP. The return of Liz Cambage and Kelsey Plum. What will this team look like in 2021?
Our second installment in our 2021 Team Outlooks. Jonquel is back! Alyssa Thomas is out. What can we expect from the 2021 Connecticut Sun?
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The first of our 2021 Team Outlook series! This offseason, we start with the Phoenix Mercury.
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This week, we do our first ever mailbag episode, answering questions from Twitter users, as well as hit on some news items from the past week.
This week we talk about the week in WNBA transactions including Wednesday's five-team trade extravaganza as well as other free agency signings and news.
In this week's episode, we catch on the last week of WNBA Free Agency news including discussion on the Fever trying to expedite their timeline, the Sun re-signing Brionna Jones, what the 2021 Mystics might look like and more!
In part two of our Free Agency Reaction series, we discuss Kayla McBride and Aerial Powers signing with the Minnesota Lynx, Alysha Clark to Washington, the Liberty signing Betnijah Laney and a few players staying with their current teams.
In part one of a two-episode week, we discuss Candace Parker to Chicago, Chelsea Gray to Vegas, Cheyenne Parker to Atlanta, and how the Sparks regroup after losing two star players
This week, we touch one the players that were given the "Core" designation by their current teams and re-draft the 2015 WNBA Draft.
This week, we have a discussion about some WNBA related things we want to see in 2021, both from a league-wide perspective as well as team and player specifics.
This week, we go way back to watch and discuss Game 1 of the 2004 Western Conference Finals between the Seattle Storm and the Sacramento Monarchs!
This week we continue our positional rankings series with Wings! Not the team, but the position(s)!
This week, we discuss some of the players anticipated to be atop 2021 draft boards, how some of the top prospects can improve their stock, a few mid-major players to watch and who to keep an eye on for the 2022 draft.
This week we conclude our free agency preview by discussing the upcoming class of free agent perimeter players.
This week we start our free agency preview by discussing the upcoming class of free agent post players.
This week we take a look back at how the 2020 WNBA Season went including what we liked about the Bubble and what players and teams exceeded or disappointed relative to our expectations.
This week we recap Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, what changed from Game 1 and what to expect for the remainder of the series.
This week we talk about the Las Vegas Aces defeating the Connecticut Sun to tie that semifinals series at 2-2 and the Seattle Storm completing the sweep of the Minnesota Lynx.
This week, we recap Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Connecticut Sun.
This week, we discuss our expectations for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs. First, we discuss the fifth-seed Phoenix Mercury taking on the eighth-seed Washington Mystics before previewing the sixth-seed Chicago Sky against the seventh-seed Connecticut Sun.
This episode, we cover three of the weekend games, all with playoff implications! Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever from Saturday, then Dallas Wings against Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks from Sunday.
This week Eric and Stephen make discuss who should make hypothetical 2020 WNBA All-Star rosters.
We do a game recap episode discussing the Saturday August 15th game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fever as well as two Sunday August 16th games, Seattle Storm against the Connecticut Sun and the Chicago Sky against the Atlanta Dream.
Two weeks into the season, Eric and Stephen spend five minutes on each team then revisit their team tier rankings.
Eric and Stephen talk about three games from the past weekend; Sparks vs Storm, Mercury vs Liberty and Dream vs Fever.
On our final episode before 2020 WNBA regular season begins, Eric and Stephen get into their predictions for individual awards, give their team rankings and who they expect to make it to the WNBA Finals
We wrap up our offseason team outlook series by discussing the 2019 Champion Washington Mystics, their historic offense, and a completely different roster coming into 2020.
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This week we discuss a shorthanded 2019 Seattle Storm team and what to expect from a team with two star players returning missing all of the previous season with injuries.
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Eric and Stephen discuss a slightly disappointing 2019 for the Phoenix Mercury and what they expect in 2020 after major roster turnover this past offseason.
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Eric and Stephen discuss what went wrong in 2019 for the New York Liberty, what they think of all of the Liberty's young players and what they expect from this rebuild.
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Eric and Stephen start off the episode by going through which players have opted not to play in the 2020 WNBA season and what their respective teams have done to fill out the roster. They then get into their Minnesota Lynx 2019 review and 2020 preview.
Bonus Episode! For the second time this week, Eric and Stephen continue their team outlook series with the Los Angeles Sparks. The discussion includes what made the Sparks so good last season, what went wrong in the semi-finals against Connecticut, and what Eric and Stephen expect from LA in 2020.
Eric and Stephen review the 2019 Indiana Fever and talk about what could be in store for them in 2020.
In wake of the recent news that Kelsey Plum will miss the upcoming season with an injury, Eric and Stephen go one team out of order in their team outlook series to discuss the Las Vegas Aces.
Eric and Stephen discuss Game 1 of the 2009 WNBA Finals between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury.
This week Eric and Stephen review the 2019 WNBA runner-up Connecticut Sun and discuss how the new look roster will impact the Sun's style of play and standing in the league.
Eric and Stephen dive deep into Eric's beloved Chicago Sky! They explicitly do not talk about The Heave, but cover just about everything else.
Eric and Stephen look back at the Atlanta Dream's 2019 season and discuss about what to expect in 2020.
Eric and Stephen release the trailer for their new show, The Double Down which is a podcast talking about WNBA basketball. Listen to the trailer, subscribe to the podcast and keep your eye out for new episodes coming very soon!