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The hosts discuss their biggest surprises from the WNBA opening weekend, highlighting rookie performances and team developments.

Zena, Annie, and Sabreena break down their biggest surprises from opening weekend action in the WNBA. They spotlight surprising early-season results, including strong performances from rookies and impactful new additions to teams like the Washington Mystics and Golden State Valkyries. The trio then discusses which teams already appear ahead of schedule in their development, along with early concerns around Caitlin Clark’s back issue and defensive inconsistencies from the Los Angeles Sparks. And to finish, we play a numbers game. REFERENCES:  Mercury get revenge on Aces with season-opening dismantling: ‘They’ve been pissed’ by Sabreena Merchant How the Dallas Wings took down the Indiana Fever in WNBA season-opener thriller by Annie Costabile and Brian Hamilton Paige Bueckers showed why she holds keys to Dallas Wings’ season in win over Indiana Fever by Annie Costabile  The WNBA bet big on Caitlin Clark vs. Paige Bueckers. Opening Day delivered by Brian Hamilton Las Vegas Aces’ ‘crown is getting heavier’ in disappointing opening loss to Mercury by Sabreena Merchant WNBA power rankings: How far do the Aces drop after an opening-game debacle? by Sabreena Merchant __ No…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zena, Annie, Sabreena

Topics covered

• WNBA
• basketball
• rookies
• team performance
• season analysis

Keywords

• WNBA
• opening weekend
• rookies
• Washington Mystics
• Golden State Valkyries
• Caitlin Clark
• Los Angeles Sparks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Mystics, Golden State Valkyries, Dallas Wings, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, Mercury

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