In this episode, Sean answers our first listener question about the best potential matchup in the first round. He dives into each potential matchup, looking at the stats from the Sun's games so far in the WNBA regular season against the Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury, and Seattle Storm. He also gives a Rapid Fire Recap of the last 9 games of the season!

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The Sun Beat LA in Boston and Sean is here to break down the game and talk about some of the reaction to the game -- including highlights from the game on the court, and some of the talk off the court about bringing the WNBA to Boston more in the future. We also play some audio from the post-game press conference so you can hear from the players themselves about what it meant to play in front of a SOLD OUT TD Garden crowd.

Links:

Emily Adams had two great peices about this game in the Hartford Courant that I read to help prepare for this episode. You can read those here:

• https://www.courant.com/2024/08/21/connecticut-sun-foster-next-generation-of-wnba-fans-in-new-england-with-thrilling-victory-at-td-garden/
• https://www.courant.com/2024/08/20/connecticut-sun-hold-off-l-a-sparks-for-historic-69-61-victory-at-sold-out-td-garden/

Sean recaps the Olympic Women's Basketball results and talks about the Sun practices during the Olympic break, including Marina Mabrey getting a well deserved clam chowder and proclaiming to the country that East Coast sandwiches reign supreme.

Links:

• Emily Adams in the Courant on Mabrey: https://www.courant.com/2024/08/08/marina-mabrey-returns-to-her-roots-in-trade-to-connecticut-sun-after-challenging-start-with-chicago-sky/
• Info about Boston Weekend from the Sun: https://sun.wnba.com/boston-weekend-events/
• Keep Shinin' interview with Sun Assistant Coach, Abi Olajuwon: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connecticut-sun/episodes/Keep-Shinin-with-Abi-Olajuwon-e2m4qvj/a-abehnna

On this Olympic Break edition episode, Brendan Glasheen, the voice of the Connecticut Sun on NBCSports Boston joins the show. Sean and Brendan talk about the WNBA All-Star Game, the Sun season, and the excitement for the Sun playing at the TD Garden in Boston this August.

NOTE: This audio was updated due to a minor editing error at the 2:43 mark.

Links:

• Here's an example of the broadcast boards that Sean and Brendan talked about: https://x.com/BrendanGlasheen/status/1813337287561998556
• Here's a link to get tickets to the Sun game in Boston: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01005F8CD6553F2B?brand=TDG&camefrom=CFC_TDG_121923Connecticut_Sun_LA_Sparks_0820IND240820TDW&f_PPL=true&utm_channel=&utm_source=TDG&utm_medium=event_page&utm_content=Tickets&utm_campaign=connecticutsun

Sean breaks down everything you need to know about the trade that brought Marina Mabrey to the Sun, and sends Moriah Jefferson and Rachel Banham to the Sky. He also breaks down last week's loss to the New York Liberty and some highlights from the WNBA All-Star Game.

Links:

Read Kevin Pelton’s piece on the trade: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40584031/wnba-trade-grades-2024-winners-losers-free-agency

Emily Adams piece on the Loss to NY Liberty: https://www.courant.com/2024/07/17/why-alyssa-thomas-baffling-late-game-absence-another-loss-to-liberty-could-cost-sun-in-wnba-playoffs/

Emily Adams on the Marina Mabery Trade: https://www.courant.com/2024/07/20/connecticut-sun-all-stars-excited-by-marina-mabrey-trade-entering-olympic-break-she-fits-right-in/

Sun Press releases

• https://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-acquires-veteran-guard-marina-mabrey/
• https://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-signs-caitlin-bickle/

Sean breaks down the Sun's loss to the NY Liberty and the win over the Phoenix Mercury. He also looks ahead to the rematch against the Liberty win New York on Tuesday and talks Unrivaled, NBA 2K, and which Sun players might be in the WNBA All-Star 3 point contest.

Links:

• Read Emily Adams at the Hartford Courant: https://www.courant.com/author/emily-adams/
• Read Julia Stumbaugh at the Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10127264-fevers-caitlin-clark-teases-wnba-3-point-contest-appearance-at-all-star-weekend
• Learn more about Unrivaled at https://www.unrivaled.basketball
• See the necklace DB bought for AT to celebrate making the Olympic team on the Sun’s social media account: https://x.com/ConnecticutSun/status/1811823281529344113
• Follow the show on social media @CTSunPod on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads!

Sean breakdown the Sun's 3 game win streak, toppling the Mercury, Lynx, and Dream! Also, DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones are selected for the WNBA All-Star team which will play in a showcase against Alyssa Thomas and team USA, but was DiJonai Carrington snubbed? Lastly, we look ahead to next week's game!

Read Emily Adams' Sun coverage in the Hartford Courant: https://www.courant.com/author/emily-adams/

Read Noa Dalzell's piece looking back on the Sun season so far: https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/connecticut-sun/connecticut-sun-improve-to-16-4-behind-alyssa-thomas-dewanna-bonner/

Check out the Hip-Hop violinist from the Sun halftime show on Emily Adams' Twitter: https://twitter.com/eaadams6/status/1810012059192431015

In this episode, Sean breaks down the Sun's overtime win over the Washington Mystics and their loss to the Atlanta Dream at home. Then, Noa Dalzell of The Next and Swish Appeal joins to discuss Veronica Burton's breakout game and what the midseason pickup brings to the Sun.

Follow Noa Dalzell on Twitter @NoaDalzellNBA. Read her story on Veronica Burton in The Next at https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/connecticut-sun/veronica-burton-has-found-the-perfect-home-in-connecticut and read WNBA Wraparound at https://fansided.com/author/ndalzell.

Watch and/or read Caitlin O'Kane's piece for CBS about DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/connecticut-sun-dewanna-bonner-alyssa-thomas-love-story-olympics-all-stars/.

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