USA Basketball Camp Recap, Blind Ranking Christmas Movies & A'ja Wilson Female Athlete of the Year | Ep.20

Summary

Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston

Ep. 20: USA Basketball Camp Recap, Blind Ranking Christmas Movies & A'ja Wilson Female Athlete of the Year
Date: December 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Post Moves" is packed with energy, laughs, and real talk as Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston catch up after a busy week of USA Basketball training camp, celebrate Aliyah's birthday, and break down everything from fierce WNBA debates to a chaotic blind Christmas movie ranking. The pair share personal stories, generational roasts, and their candid takes on the state of women’s basketball, all while keeping it hype, heartfelt, and hilarious.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. USA Basketball Camp Recap

[07:00 - 18:07]

• Aliyah’s Birthday and Camp Experience

  • Aliyah celebrated her 24th birthday by heading to Durham for USA Basketball camp and shares about her steak dinner at Ruth’s Chris (06:00).
  • The camp had a mix of veterans and newcomers, with a scrimmage between the "young bucks" and "not so young bucks."
  • Defensive breakdowns, high-paced games, and playing alongside rivals from the NCAA and WNBA were camp highlights.
  • Notable mention: youngest attendee born in 2005, with Candace reflecting she was already winning SEC titles (“Are you joking right now? I was winning the SEC championship in 2005 at Tennessee!” — Candace, 00:16 & 13:56).

• Fun Chemistry and Generational Roasting

  • Candace and Aliyah riff about being called old/young and the culture gap between newer players and vets.

• Standout Players & Dynamic Camp Moments

  • Aliyah loved playing with Jackie Young, and found teaming up with former college rivals (Angel, Kiki, Sony) exciting (15:33).
  • The scrimmage ended with “not so young” winning in OT: “We played three games. Old ones won the first, we won the second. Then the third went into overtime … Chelsea did too much.” – Aliyah, 16:32.

Notable Quote

“I actually told Jackie, I loved playing with Jackie … playing with Angel and Sony, that was different. And Kiki, it was just, like, crazy.”
— Aliyah Boston, [15:33]

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2. Pat Summitt Reunion & What It Means to Be a Legend

[07:47 - 09:40]

• Candace describes the emotional experience of honoring Pat Summitt with fellow legends, discussing her basketball and Alzheimer’s advocacy legacies.
• She reflects on the powerful impact coaches can have off the court.

Notable Quote

“Just to remember her legacy, to be in Knoxville, was unbelievable. Super special to be a part of that.”
— Candace Parker, [07:53]

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3. WNBA Comebacks, “Grandma-Returns,” and Legends

[09:40 - 11:58]

• Discussion about older athletes making comebacks post-retirement.
• Aliyah nominates Simone Augustus as the WNBA player she’d most want to see return as a “grandma” (“I feel like Simone could come back out here and just—" — Aliyah, 11:08).
• Candace praises Lauren Jackson and the value of veteran shooters.

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4. A’ja Wilson—Taking Over the World

[20:06 - 21:13]

• A’ja Wilson named both Time and AP Female Athlete of the Year.
• Historic achievements: first to win championship, Finals MVP, league MVP, and DPOY in a single season.
• Candace and Aliyah praise her confidence and “GOAT energy.”

“When she was asked about goat status, [A’ja] said: ‘I'm on my way there. I'm making it real hard for people to chase after me.’” — Candace Parker, [20:34]

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5. NCAA Women’s Basketball State of Play & Teams to Watch

[22:32 - 25:53]

• The duo break down the latest rankings, South Carolina’s dominance, and the power of Iowa State and TCU as “dark horses.”
• Aliyah highlights Maryland’s incredible double-OT comeback and Audi Crooks’ scoring streak (23:06).
• Candace spotlights UConn’s consistency and Tennessee’s improvement.

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6. Rapid-Fire Basketball Culture Moments

[25:58 - 27:32]

• Reaction to Steph Curry’s viral full-court shot: “He’s not real!” — Aliyah, [26:16]
• The budding rivalry between NBA rookies Wemby and Chet Holmgren; excitement for the NBA Cup outcome.

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7. Blind Ranking: Christmas Movies

[31:58 - 41:46]

• Candace and Aliyah attempt to blindly rank holiday classics, with fierce and funny debates over “Elf,” “Home Alone,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “The Grinch,” “Polar Express,” and more.
• Hilarious generational disagreement, especially over “Elf,” “Polar Express,” and “National Lampoon.”
• Ending lists for each host differ wildly, and social media banter is encouraged.
• Candace’s Top 5: National Lampoon, Four Christmases, Home Alone, The Preacher's Wife, Look Who’s Talking Now ([41:59])
• Aliyah’s Top 5: Entire “Home Alone” trilogy, Elf, “by default” Polar Express.

Notable Funny Exchanges:

“So now that you can do this without a list … do you have a top five Christmas movie of all time?”
— Candace, [41:52]
“It’s literally all the Home Alones … I don’t care if Macaulay’s not in it!”
— Aliyah, [41:26]

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8. “You Got This” Shoutout

[45:08 - 46:42]

• This week’s Adidas “You Got This” spotlight goes to Audi Crooks, who scored 30+ points in three straight NCAA games—joining Brittney Griner as the only D1 women to achieve that since 2000.
• Candace and Aliyah celebrate Crooks’ scoring prowess and dominance.

Notable Quote

“She's leading the nation in scoring with 27.8 points per game. And she's doing it in dominant fashion.”
— Candace Parker, [46:20]

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9. Fan Q&A: Off-Court Talents, Conditioning Nightmares, and Championship Mindsets

[47:16 - 53:50]

• Secret Talents: Aliyah can do a handstand; Candace can juggle (including eggs, sometimes unsuccessfully).
• Most hated conditioning drills: “Seventeens” and multi-suicide sprints, with both hosts reliving traumatic preseason fitness tests and the necessity of “therapy for cardio trauma”.
• Winning “dynasty” programs: Both recount how championship teams kept their edge through preparation, intensity, and recognizing the “target on their back.”
• Candid insight into the pressure and identity of repeat champions.

Notable Quote

“Coach Summitt always said treat every season different, and every season is a new season … What you did last year is not going to get you a win this year.”
— Candace Parker, [52:35]

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Memorable Moments & Notable Quotes

• Candace on generational gap at camp:
  “I was winning the SEC championship in 2005 at Tennessee. That’s wild.” ([00:16])
• Aliyah on team camp chemistry:
  “It was nice to play with everyone … life is fun—just playing together, it's crazy.” ([15:33], [15:57])
• On A'ja Wilson's GOAT status:
  “I'm on my way there. I'm making it real hard for people to chase after me.” — A’ja Wilson via Candace ([20:34])
• Christmas Movie Rumble:
  “If people listen to me, Elf would have been there [...] you got your Lampoon at two, you won the first two battles…” — Aliyah ([40:26])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------| | USA Basketball Camp Recap | 07:00–18:07 | | Pat Summitt Legacy & Reunion | 07:47–09:40 | | WNBA Comeback Legends Discussion | 09:40–11:58 | | A’ja Wilson’s Historic Season | 20:06–21:13 | | NCAA Women’s Basketball State-of-Play | 22:32–25:53 | | Basketball Culture Moments (Curry, Wemby, NBA) | 25:58–27:32 | | Blind Christmas Movie Ranking | 31:58–41:46 | | “You Got This” Shoutout (Audi Crooks) | 45:08–46:42 | | Fan Q&A: Talents & Conditioning | 47:16–53:50 | | Championship Mindset & Season Strategy | 51:58–53:50 |

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Conclusion

Episode 20 is a high-energy, personality-driven celebration of women’s basketball culture, sports nostalgia, and generational laughs. Candace and Aliyah deliver insider stories, strong opinions, and genuine camaraderie with memorable quotes and interactive moments, from breaking down basketball legends to passionately arguing over Christmas movies. For fans and newcomers alike, it’s a fun and candid look at greatness, growth, and why the women’s game is “in great hands.”

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Transcript

[Aaliyah Boston]

They posted like a video on social and it was like the youngest person at training camp was born in like 2005. What were you doing in 2005? And like, everyone else was like, oh, I was in middle school. Oh, I was doing this, I was doing that. And I was like, dang, y' all was in school. Y' all was outside.

[Candace Parker]

Are you joking right now? I was winning the SEC championship in 2005 at Tennessee. That's wild. 2005. Who's 2005?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I guess it's. It's either juju or bets.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, my God, my stomach hurts. What's up, everyone? And welcome back to another episode of Post Moves. I'm Candice Parker, here with my co host, Aaliyah Boston.

[Aaliyah Boston]

That's me. That's me. She's 24.

[Candace Parker]

She's 24. And five days. 24 in five days. Anyway, follow us at postmoose show on all socials and don't forget to hit that subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Aaliyah Boston]

And we just hit 20k followers on TikTok and we're definitely trying to get to 20k on Instagram by the new year. So come on, post ups, do what you got to do. Hit that follow button. Tell your mom, your bestie, your aunt, your, your dog, your dog's cousin, everybody.

[Candace Parker]

Come on, you want a dog follow on Instagram? I mean, I guess people create Instagram.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Accounts for their dogs. Why would you not follow us off that account? Does your dog not watch?

[Candace Parker]

But I mean, like, what's wrong with uncles and brothers and what's wrong with the dogs? No, I'm just saying we said mom, besties, aunties, dogs, and we left the guys out. Dude, fellas, we love you.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Told me you left. You know that? Know that.

[Candace Parker]

No, I don't. I don't. That must be a 24 and 5 day old type of music.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Don't do too much.

[Candace Parker]

Listen, everyone loved last week's episode. It was we caught ourselves dying laughing at Leslie Jones. And apparently it translated because everyone left comments regarding Leslie Jones. Should we go through some of them?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, definitely.

[Candace Parker]

I don't know where that accent came from. I said, should we go through some of them?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Should we do this, this episode with accent? Because trust me, do I not sound like a foreigner? Foreigner?

[Candace Parker]

I just think I want to be like, I want to say a boat. Like, you know how Canadians say a boat? I want to say a boat. Anyway. A boat. The Leslie Jones episode. Megan Merrill290 said, this is by far My favorite podcast of the year. The world needed this.

[Aaliyah Boston]

That's a good one. Let me tell you which one I was super confused about. So this was Supergirl467. We need Aaliyah to chat. We need Aaliyah to channel her inner Leslie and dropkick players next season. Ain't nobody touching you. Ain't nobody getting a rebound on you. And players better think twice before they want to touch my PG body, slam them. So H, I want to remain in the game. Yeah, that one was super confusing. Supergirl467, you have to find somebody else to do it. But I appreciate the watch.

[Candace Parker]

I think what she was trying to say was you need to run up to opponents and be like, jump scared. Like, jump scared. Yo, she had us died. All right, we'll read a couple more. It says live underscore life fully. Yeah, I like that. Live life fully. I get. What if your name was live? That's pretty fire handle. Can Leslie Jones please coach an all star team this year? Oh, that's pretty good. You're onto something.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, we gotta see if we can hook that up.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah, we gotta call the WNBA up.

[Aaliyah Boston]

All right, we got one more at Shailen Lavalt. 1617. OMG. That was so funny. I really hope Leslie slits miked up courtside with Candace at a Fever game. Absolutely. Outside of you up.

[Candace Parker]

But we need to have creative control, cuz I'm not a comedian and some of the stuff that comes out of my mouth. Did I tell you. Listen, we were at your game and Goose. No, actually, yeah, we were at your game and Goose was sitting there. And I have a habit of like when somebody shoots and I know they can't shoot. It's like I say, no, I say she with us because that means we want you to shoot. And so she with us. And so we going the other way. And Goose picked up on that. My son. So we're sitting at the game and I will say, a player shot from a team. I won't even say which team. And he screamed out, she with us. And the player heard him, turned around, looked at me like, get your son. And I looked at Goose like, there's some things that we need to leave at home.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Son, you're lying right here.

[Candace Parker]

Swear. Like, he picks up everything. Every single thing.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I can't lie. If Goose ever screams, she with us. After one of my shots.

[Candace Parker]

No, it's W. W. Come on. Come on, man. Come on, Ab. It ain't with us.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Please.

[Candace Parker]

It's just like, ball does not lie. Like Nobody says that.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Now you're talking about me because I had to just finish my. My word.

[Candace Parker]

You're so prim and proper. I love you.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, whatever, whatever.

[Candace Parker]

Can we talk about this last weekend? I mean, listen, first you had a birthday, so let's talk about that. How did it go? TT Hard eyes.

[Aaliyah Boston]

TT Hard eyes. See, I did post on Instagram, period. It was good. I actually used that day and traveled down to Durham for USA Basketball. So that was super fun. But I did go to dinner. What you eat?

[Candace Parker]

What you eat?

[Aaliyah Boston]

We went to Ruth Chris. So I had.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, what you order?

[Aaliyah Boston]

A nice little steak and some mashed potatoes.

[Candace Parker]

What's your side though?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Mashed potatoes. Because Caitlyn got the, the. What was it? The sweet casserole.

[Candace Parker]

The sweet potato.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah, so she got some of that. So we split a little bit. But it was pretty good though.

[Candace Parker]

That's amazing. How do you get your steak cooked?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Medium.

[Candace Parker]

Okay. We moving up? It's not me.

[Aaliyah Boston]

We actually moved because I was, you know, I was well done. Then I was medium, but you know, I can't do the mediums. That's a little like sometimes they be. They really be playing.

[Candace Parker]

So you're medium plus.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah.

[Candace Parker]

So you're meeting us. Okay. So you made a wish for your birthday. I know you can't tell us, but can you tell us like what was your overall kind of wish like? Was it about health? Was it about family? Was it like, what's your go to wish? Do you wish for things or are you more like broad?

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, I actually never wish for things.

[Candace Parker]

So when you blow out your candles, you just. It's just you in your head, just like just blowing out your candle.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I'm just like.

[Candace Parker]

And then just moving on.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Just move on.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, well, how was, how was anticlimactic? No, we're sticking with your weekend. You went to USA Basketball.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I did. I did.

[Candace Parker]

You need to tell us about it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, it was great. Nice Little. Good to get back in the flow of actually running up and down and playing some good basketball. We scrimmaged the last day, so that was super fun. It was like the young bucks versus the non. So young bucks. It was pretty good.

[Candace Parker]

All right, so we are going to get into that more later because, you know, I'm not going to let you just give me a broad answer about how USA Basketball training camp was. But yes, your overall. Durham. Durham was, was the move. Do you have any good. Do you have any good dinners other than Ruth's? Chris?

[Aaliyah Boston]

We actually had a team dinner at Ruth. Chris the night after.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, damn. So you just doubled up? Did you order the same thing?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I got a different steak this time.

[Candace Parker]

Okay. There's a lot of good eats in Durham.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Whatever. How was the PAT Summit reunion special? How was it?

[Candace Parker]

It was unbelievable. It was myself, Dawn Staley, Nikki Fargas, who I call Nikki Caldwell forever. Drea Carter, Holly Rowe, and we basically just talked about her life, her legacy. I mean, just the impact that she's had, not only on women's basketball and the trajectory and where it is now, but also the impact she's having now on Alzheimer's and making sure that, you know, the PAT Summit foundation is supporting the caregivers. I mean, they've left no stone unturned in terms of how much they want to help support the cause, the families, the people that are impacted by this awful disease. And so just to be there and kind of, like, remember her legacy, to be in Knoxville, it was unbelievable. So super special to be a part of that. So I can't wait for you all to see it. Omaha Productions produced it, and I can't wait to see the. The finishing touches of it up the road. The Indiana Colts signed this grandpa. His name is Philip Rivers. I was actually a fan of Philip Rivers when he played for the Chargers. I knew of him because obviously he was the quarterback for the. For. For the Chargers, but also he had 10. He has 10 kids, and then now he is a grandfather, and he got the call to come back and play, and he. He's. He came back and played and almost led them to a victory. Obviously, they lost the Seahawks. It was nip and tuck for a while, but, like, he took cleats out of his trophy case because he didn't.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Have cleats and went back.

[Candace Parker]

I just don't. I mean, I was trying to think in men's basketball. I think, for me, I know he's way older than 44, but I think, like, seeing Allen Iverson play and. And we kind of got that. I mean, Jordan was a lot younger, but when he came back and played in D.C. and he, like, went crazy at 40 and was still playing, I don't know how many minutes and things like that. Obviously, we're still seeing LeBr play. He's never left, still hooping. But it got me thinking, like, I'm taking myself out of this, because I know I knew it's gonna be very awkward if I'm like, who would you want to see return? Because, listen, post ups, no chance. We would have to run. We would be the slowest pace in the history of ever. It would be like half court, three on three, slow. From back in the 40s when basketball was still played half court and it was too strenuous to run full court. Like, I am not moving. They're going to put me in every pick and roll. I'm going to be slow to rotation. They're going to attack me and like put me at the elbow and run, run action at me. And then on the other end, I like to play fast. So it just wouldn't, it wouldn't work. Philip Rivers translates because he never was a, you know, a rushing quarterback. Like, he never ran me. It would just not work. So who do you think could come back and play as a grandma?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Ooh, Simone Augustus.

[Candace Parker]

I like that.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I feel like. I feel like Simone could come back out here and just.

[Candace Parker]

I like that. Yo. With that little crossover she did, I'm.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Telling you, I think, I think she could do it. I think she could really do it.

[Candace Parker]

I like Simone Augustus. I think you gotta be like, Simone's a shooter, so I think you got to be a shooter to come back. I would love to see. I mean, obviously I'm partial, but I think I would love to see. I know Lauren Jackson did it in Australia for a while. She even played in the last Olympics. I would love to see Lauren Jackson. I think Lauren Jackson would just be like. I mean, you'd have to wait for, you know, the transition for her to get back down there. He probably had to run a little zone. But I just think Lauren Jackson, like the world needs to see Lauren Jackson, like what she, what she did for our game.

[Aaliyah Boston]

So.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah, that would be interesting. Post ups. Send us who you would love to see in women's basketball. Come back and be a grandma and play. All right, it is time for what we want to talk about, presented by AT&T. Connecting our fans to everything happening on and off the court. So let's get to it. Okay. Didn't take long for us to get back to USA Basketball camp. We're going to talk about USA Basketball camp. We're not going to talk about Reese Chris.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, fine. It was good. Dinner.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, so thoughts on camp as a whole? What's the deal?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Honestly, it was great though. Like, it really was. We did like the first two days we. Or the first day was like a lot of defensive breakdowns. Making sure we're moving these puppies left and right, up and back. So it was great. It wasn't like too, too strenuous. And then second and third days we really got up and down a little bit against the guys against each other. It's always so fun when they split you up in groups. And now you're going up against each other after playing each other all season. Now it's like, okay, all right, here we go. And guarding how they want you to guard versus how you typically would guard in the W. So that's always fun and different. And then the third day, like I said, we played the young ones versus the not so young ones. And it was. That was some good games. The energy were high. We, like, went into.

[Candace Parker]

I love how you said not so young ones.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah. Because no one's gonna yell at me for calling anyone old.

[Candace Parker]

And the not so not so young ones. And I can do this because she's one of my best friends. Chelsea would fit into that category of the not so young ones. And it makes me happy because when I met her, she was 24.

[Aaliyah Boston]

That's crazy.

[Candace Parker]

Isn't that crazy? Actually, maybe younger. She might be 23. When I met her, it was so funny.

[Aaliyah Boston]

They posted, like a video on social and it was like the youngest person at training camp was born in, like, 2005. What were you doing in 2005? And like, everyone else was like, oh, I was in middle school. Oh, I was doing this. I was doing that was like, dang. Y' all was in school. Y' all was outside.

[Candace Parker]

Are you joking right now? I was winning the SEC championship in 2005.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah.

[Candace Parker]

Congratulations at Tennessee.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Congratulations.

[Candace Parker]

That's wild. 2005. Who's 2005?

[Aaliyah Boston]

My guess, it's. It's either Juju or Bets.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, my God, my stomach hurts. It's probably all right, Juju. Oh, all right. So did they take any new roster bio picks? Because they did okay.

[Aaliyah Boston]

They did good. Everything is updated. Can you look it up?

[Candace Parker]

Oh, wow. Look at growth. Look at God. Look at baby hairs.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Thank you.

[Candace Parker]

The baby hairs. As the baby hair president, you are welcome to join the cabinet. Okay. Look at that.

[Aaliyah Boston]

We completely.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, wow. Sonia.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Leave her alone.

[Candace Parker]

No, I'm talking about Sonia's original picture. And why is Paige, like, low key? Like, she's got her light skinned. Yeah, she got her. No, she got her light skinned face on. She looked like she got a little light skinned smize like before. It was like, you know, what do they say? Like the. You know, the. Hi, how you doing, ma'? Am? And then the next picture is like, just call me. That's what Paige is. That's what Paige's pictures look like. I absolutely love it. Well, Paige called the younger Class. Young and turned. Did I say that right? I said that right.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Young and turn.

[Candace Parker]

Okay. Young and turn. I bet you guys were trying to run on him because what you try to do with the oldies, you just sprint the pace. Yeah. Who did you love playing with other than Caitlyn?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I actually told Jackie, I said I literally loved playing with Jackie. Like that. That was fun. And it was nice to. Honestly, it was nice to play with everyone. Like, rakia. Like, we're used to playing against each other and then playing with angel and Sony, like, that was different. And Kiki, it was just, like, crazy because, like, obviously you're used to playing against them. And for angel and I, we played against each other at lsu, but then we're on the same team and it was like, dang, life is fun.

[Candace Parker]

For real.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Just playing together. It's crazy.

[Candace Parker]

I'm paid to ask the tough questions here. So who won that scrimmage?

[Aaliyah Boston]

So. So it depends on how you look at it, right? Because.

[Candace Parker]

Nah, man. There's a final result. There's a. There's a winner.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, but hear me out, though, here.

[Candace Parker]

We don't live in this.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, no.

[Candace Parker]

We don't live in this era. No.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, but we played three games.

[Candace Parker]

We played three games.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Old ones won the first, we won the second. Then the third one, it went into overtime. So technically.

[Candace Parker]

So you lost.

[Aaliyah Boston]

We won together.

[Candace Parker]

And then what happened in overtime?

[Aaliyah Boston]

And then we had one possession each. And then Chelsea did too much.

[Candace Parker]

Chelsea.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Chelsea did.

[Candace Parker]

You're having. You were having flashbacks.

[Aaliyah Boston]

She did too much.

[Candace Parker]

I'm sorry. That was too. That was below the belt. It ain't been a. It ain't been a couple.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Like, it hasn't. Like, let me heal.

[Candace Parker]

Sorry.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Please let me through it.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, well, listen. I've said we'll listen a lot, so I'm going to stop. Hold me accountable for that because I say we'll listen a lot, so I'm going to stop saying that, but absolutely. What is your. So you said you like playing with Jackie, Which Jackie, to me, when I was there, it was like, yeah, catch and shoot, whatever. Now she's playmaking. And that just took her to the moon. So Jackie playmaking for the Aces unlocked an entirely different code. So I must say I'm excited. Obviously, USA Basketball has some tough choices to make. It was crazy for me because I won two gold medals with Sue Bird. Seeing her in that role where she's like the old head, sitting on the sideline, like, talking and, like, before the meeting, like, she's the one that comes in the room. Like, I would have paid money to be in the. In the classroom. And she came in there and was like, hey, guys, it's our run to 20, 28. You know, I just, I would have. I would have paid money for that. So everything looked fun. TikToks videos of the scrimmages. I've heard amazing things coming out of. Of camp that Paige was hooping and Caitlyn's back to health and.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yep.

[Candace Parker]

So USA Basketball's in. In good hands.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It's in great hands.

[Candace Parker]

I love it. All right. On the unrivaled front, Satu Sabali just recently announced that she's out indefinitely due to the concussion that she sustained during the WNBA Finals. And she continues to deal with the lingering symptoms from a concussion sustained during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. And so Tiffany Hayes from the Golden State Valkyries has been signed to replace Satu on the Phantom. And we all know that head injuries are no joke. We saw the spill that she took. I understand just from. She's a part of the Adidas family and, you know, she wasn't able to travel for a while and things like that. And so obviously we want to get her back healthy and, man, head injuries are nothing to play with.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Scary.

[Candace Parker]

So. Yeah, for sure, for sure. But media day for unrivaled went well yesterday.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Slayed.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah, Check my Instagram story.

[Aaliyah Boston]

You look beautiful.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah, you look beautiful. You looked absolutely beautiful. You were trying to like, mean mug.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I can't mean.

[Candace Parker]

Because you were just like.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Let me tell you, they were like. They were like, oh, like, are. Do you like to mean mug? And I was like, I try. It doesn't work. I'm like, I'm just meant to smile in front the camera. Like, you just like, this is me. Like, I'm just supposed to be.

[Candace Parker]

You got to have a little. But, but see, I had a teammate, her name was Delicia Milton Jones, and we used to call her Sunshine off the court and D. Nasty on the court because. And I feel like that's you because you smile, you're so sweet, you're personable, and then on the court, you kind of a little bit of an asshole on the court.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I literally haven't found one good picture of myself because I'm always. My face is always just upset.

[Candace Parker]

I'm not talking about your face. I'm talking about just.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, I know, but still, I'd be.

[Candace Parker]

Upset flipping people and bowing people and fouling people. And we know you, you know all those things. I, you know, I love you.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Whatever.

[Candace Parker]

Thanks for being a great sport. Asia Wilson was named Time magazine's 2025 Athlete of the Year, and she led the Aces to their third WNBA title in four years and earned her fourth WNBA mvp. Asia became the first person in WNBA or NBA history to win a championship and be named Finals mvp, league mvp, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It's literally crazy. She deserves it. Seriously.

[Candace Parker]

No brainer. No brainer for that. 100% way to not get it wrong way to get it right. I mean, obviously, her resume speaks for itself, but Asia understands that. When she was asked about goat status, she said, I'm on my way there. I'm making it real hard for people to chase after me. That's what it means to be the goat. And I think we're having those conversations and people are talking about it while she's still in the midst of her career and very early in her career. And so I love it. I love the energy, I love the talk. I love all of that. Backing it up, all of that.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I like it. I like it a lot.

[Candace Parker]

And in her time interview, she said that she practices with Bam. Like, can you imagine Bam during the season? First of all is Miami Heat, right? So, you know, they running because that's all the Miami Heat do is running. They play the fastest pace in the NBA. I mean, Eric Spoelstra is one of those coaches that just wants more. He has body fat. I mean, we know with. With my gosh, why am I blinking On Pat Riley? With Pat Riley, you had, like, the body fat test and you had to be in shape and like, all this stuff, right? So, you know, this man is tired. And Asia's like, hey, listen, be great. What a man gets up from being tired of training. Camping is like, all right, I'm gonna defend you.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Like, it's like, I'm going to guard you.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah. Because they're not in the off season the same time. So, yeah. I must say, man, what a man, what a man, what a man what a mighty good man. She also won the AP Female Athlete of the Year, and Asia is only the fifth basketball player to be honored as the Female Athlete of the Year since it was first presented in 1931. Damn. Joining Cheryl Swoops, Rebecca Lowe, Candice Parker, and Caitlin Clark. So that's unbelievable. So just keep racking it up. Asia, of course, and we're going to continue to be witnesses. The latest rankings came out on Monday for women's college basketball.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Go Gamecocks.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, yeah. South Carolina is 10 and one behind Texas and Yukon. Not much has changed with that. It's interesting to keep watching LSU because they keep dominating. Some have talked about their schedule, that they haven't played anybody.

[Aaliyah Boston]

But, you know, putting those numbers up.

[Candace Parker]

You beating who's in front of you, so whatever.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Exactly.

[Candace Parker]

You look at. Let's see. Surprise. I would say Iowa State's top 10 now. So who is impressing you the most this season and who's the underrated dark horse team?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Ooh. So let me tell you, I don't know if you saw Maryland's game against Minnesota. That game right there. So goes into double overtime, Maryland ends up winning, but they're down nine with like 30 seconds left in double overtime and comes back to win the game. I can't even lie. I was highly impressed because they were down Almost like 20, I think. And I was shocked. I was like this, this is impressive. So I was impressed with Maryland in that win. And honestly, I think Iowa State too looks really good. Their ability to score the ball but get audi crooks the ball, the way they throw, the way they post entry and the way they get that ball inside, I'm like, yeah, they work on this well.

[Candace Parker]

I mean, you want to throw the ball to her because she's averaging more points than she is minutes, which is ridiculous. I am intrigued by tcu, to be honest with you, because I think they're kind of flying under the radar. I know we've talked ad nauseam about Olivia Miles and how much I love her, but she's got back to back triple doubles and first player to record multiple triple doubles this season. She's got TCU looking great. I think the style of basketball makes them hard to guard. They run great offense. They have a playmaker. So I think they're dark horse. I would say LSU dark horse just because we really haven't seen them play.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yep.

[Candace Parker]

Them play the type of physicality. So you're going to see that in the sec, which I'm really excited, starting very soon. And I know Tennessee isn't in the top 10, but I think once they figure it out, I think they could be scary.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Their style of play, Conference play.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah, Their style of play, their pace. And I, I really like Shania Barker and what her size and her ability to put the ball on the floor. So I think they're only going to get better. And honestly, UConn just looks so dominant. You pair one of the best shooters in college basketball and then one of the best bigs and then you put them together and then you run Great offense around that you defend. It's going to be tough to guard. So even on an off night, it's like they still find ways to win. So that's going to be interesting. Obviously, Texas. We've talked about Texas a lot. They continue to be Steady Eddie, like their point guard, Rory Harmon. So I. I really am excited about women's college basketball. Going into conference play.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It's. I cannot wait for conference play is really where we get it. Because the preseason games is always so annoying. When you turn the game on and they're up 35 before the first quarter.

[Candace Parker]

Ends, I'm like, but, you know, we never. Because we always played the toughest schedule.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Same with me. Oh, okay.

[Candace Parker]

So then I don't know what you're talking about.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I'm saying to watch it. To watch it.

[Candace Parker]

It's like, we didn't. We ain't play. No. You know.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, we didn't know. Everyone we play.

[Candace Parker]

We played toughest schedule in the country.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Every single time.

[Candace Parker]

All the smoke.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Every single time. Thank you.

[Candace Parker]

So did you see Steph Curry's full court shot?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I can't lie. I had to watch it like, three times to make sure I was, like, looking at the right thing. That made absolutely no sense to me. Like, he's not real.

[Candace Parker]

Like.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Like he's not real.

[Candace Parker]

My favorite is his security having to chase after him. Like teams have to chase after him off of screens. That's hilarious. This is insane. I understand he knows these rims. In Oakland. That's still crazy.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I'm sorry.

[Candace Parker]

In Oakland, he used to shoot from the tunnel to this side. And then he was just like, you know what? Let me throw it to the other side. That's a lot of strength, but also just hand eye. Nobody know it. Yeah, it's the greatest shooter of all time. He's different. He is different. Yeah. He made that shot while he was playing the Timberwolves. Speaking of different, I know everybody's talking about it now, but the budding rivalry of the spurs versus the Thunder.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Thunder.

[Candace Parker]

Wimby coming out. He never talks. He never talks junk, never talks any type of noise. And him and Chet going at it. It paired with Shay, Gil Alexander. Stefan Castle is one of. Has been one of my favorite players since I saw him play his rookie year at There it was the Rising Stars game, and I was like, what? He did not look like that at Connecticut. So just watching that rivalry on that.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Stage, it's so fun to watch.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah. I'm really excited. When this airs, we'll know the winner of the NBA Cup. It's between New York and the Spurs. So make your. Make your educated guess just to see if you're right or wrong. Next time we talk in the new year. Ooh.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I'm going with Wemby.

[Candace Parker]

You're going with Wimby and the spurs against New York.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah. Okay.

[Candace Parker]

But you know what's so crazy? And I know we're gonna end the segment after this, but they literally sat Wimby the whole first quarter so that his minute restriction did not come into effect. I just thought that was brilliant. I don't know why people do that more, but you know why people don't do that more is because usually scores, and people that are that important need to have the rhythm and. But Wimby is just an impact when he steps on the court, on the defensive end, nature on the offensive end, it doesn't matter. All right, I. I'm about to have a heart attack over here talking about this game. Can you tell I'm excited to watch it? All right, that wraps up what we want to talk about. Presented by AT&T. Connecting changes everything.

[Aaliyah Boston]

After we won the national championship in 2022, I saw you, Candace, in the crowd, and I just grabbed the mic and said it. I love you, girl.

[Candace Parker]

And I felt that because I saw myself in you. The joy, the pressure, the entire journey.

[Aaliyah Boston]

You've always been someone that I've looked up to. And hearing you say you got this, that meant more to me than you probably even know.

[Candace Parker]

That's what Adidas is all about. The you got this campaign as a reminder that support, even one moment, one voice, can change everything, whether it's a.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Coach, a teammate, a friend. Sometimes it just takes someone reminding you who you are.

[Candace Parker]

We've both had those people, and now we're trying to be that for someone else.

[Aaliyah Boston]

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[Candace Parker]

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[Aaliyah Boston]

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[Candace Parker]

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[Aaliyah Boston]

So basically it's like your PG throwing you the perfect pass before you even post up. Like just lead me to the rim.

[Candace Parker]

Or when a B is already in position before anyone else sees it coming.

[Aaliyah Boston]

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[Candace Parker]

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[Aaliyah Boston]

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[Candace Parker]

Credit for fiber downtime lasting 20 minutes or more or for wireless downtime lasting 60 minutes or more caused by a single incident impacting 10 or more towers must be connected to impacted tower at onset of outage. Restrictions and exclusions apply. See att.com guarantee for full details. In the spirit of the holidays, we're doing a blind ranking for Christmas movies. Apparently this is a huge thing on Tick Tock. Apparently.

[Aaliyah Boston]

So apparently we're gonna make on Tick Tock once a year.

[Candace Parker]

No. I'll be on my daughter's ass on Tick Tock. So don't think I'm not on there. I'm just on there creeping, seeing what she doing and you doing what you're business. Who you liking? Whose pictures you like?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Honestly, you should look at my repost. They are hilarious on Tick Tock. Yes.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, well this is from My understanding, this is how it works. We'll see one holiday movie at a time and have to rank it from 1 to 10 without knowing what the other movies are.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yep.

[Candace Parker]

Once it's locked into a spot, we can't change it. And we're doing this together, so we have to collaborate. Oh, no. We have to. Oh, no. We have to agree. Okay, let's start.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Let's do it. Let's do it. Okay.

[Candace Parker]

Love. Actually, haven't seen it. Have you seen it?

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, I haven't seen it. So let's go like, eight.

[Candace Parker]

So if you haven't seen it, you rank it low. Yeah, but why wouldn't you rank it 10 if you haven't seen?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Because there could be something that you've seen that's actually work. Okay, fine. 10.

[Candace Parker]

9. Do you want to. No, no, no, no.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I. No, let's. I will be accommodating.

[Candace Parker]

Let's do 10 in love. Actually. Let's do 10. Who was in that movie?

[Aaliyah Boston]

It doesn't matter.

[Candace Parker]

10. It came out okay. Oh, Santa Claus. This was a good one. I've seen this one. Have you seen this movie? Yes, I would say. What, you got?

[Aaliyah Boston]

5.

[Candace Parker]

Can we go a little lower because there's some senders. Go with six. How about that? Six. Work. Seven. Let's go seven. Let's go seven. Aaliyah, final. Final answer.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Six.

[Candace Parker]

Seven. Six, seven.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Get out of. Literally, I'm hanging up. I wish I could hang up.

[Candace Parker]

Can we leave that in 2025? Yes, let's leave it in 2025.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, my gosh.

[Candace Parker]

This is the second one, though. This is the second one, though.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah, but which one is your favorite? Home Alone.

[Candace Parker]

You don't think Home Alone 1 was the best one?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah, I know, but it's still being the second. I think it's still.

[Candace Parker]

No, it's still really good. I just was saying that it was the second one. So you.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay.

[Candace Parker]

You. You ranked.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No.

[Candace Parker]

You go.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Four or five. I'm not playing with you on that one. So you just pick which I'll go for. Okay.

[Candace Parker]

I'll go for it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, all right. So we have Rudolph. We have Rudolph the Red nose Reindeer.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, sing that again.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Dang. That was good, right?

[Candace Parker]

I was. You hit that note.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Thank you.

[Candace Parker]

I have sons that are this age that would watch it, and honestly, I think it would keep them occupied. They have not seen it. We have not started our Christmas movie marathon, so I'm going to say nine.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay. I'm down. I'm fine with nine. Yes. Immediately. Yes. This is top three. I don't care where you put it. I honestly. I'm going with two. And if you hate that, then I really hate that for you because I just feel like.

[Candace Parker]

Is the number two movie ever for me?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yes. Because. Are you kidding me? On the escalator when his foot's there and he's going. And it's just like.

[Candace Parker]

Elf is such a great movie. Love the part where he's like, yeah, that part. Is it better than. Because this is what my. My point is. Is it better than two movies? Because you have to potentially think, is it better than Home Alone 2? But it's a classic. Is it better than Home Alone 2? I'm asking.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It's a classic. I love Elf.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, let's go three.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, let's go five. No, let's go. No, let's go 5.

[Candace Parker]

Tell. You're the only little sister that just.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Let's go five. We're gonna go. Jeez.

[Candace Parker]

Okay.

[Aaliyah Boston]

And if there's not three more movies. Better. Grinch.

[Candace Parker]

The Grinch. This is a difficult one. Jim Carrey acted his ass off in this movie. That was Jim Carrey, right? Yeah, it was Jim Carrey. This is the Jim Carrey Grinch. Yeah. This is 2000. I just like how Grinch just likes being by himself. That's my favorite part on Christmas. He's just like, I'm just up here chilling. I don't think it's better than Elf, though. No, it's not like that set the standard. So I think it's a six, right?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, I'm with you.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, A Christmas Story. I love the nostalgia of it, but I think the Christmas Story, where he, like, sticks his tongue on the little light posts and it gets stuck, and then he's embarrassed and all this stuff. Like, I remember watching that as a kid. Do we watch that movie anymore? Gonna be honest? Probably not. So can we go eight?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yes. Okay. Number one.

[Candace Parker]

I agree.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Number one. I'm alone 100 get.

[Candace Parker]

Much better than. But how do you lose him twice? That's my question.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Like, seriously, though, what kind of parenting really was?

[Candace Parker]

That movie would be over nowadays because I would just be like, live360. Her ass is. Her ass is at the hotel on fifth Avenue.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Exactly.

[Candace Parker]

Spending my money. I would get the alert from the amex.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Really spending.

[Candace Parker]

That's what I'm saying.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Like, od. He was od, especially. It was really in New York.

[Candace Parker]

Like, I had the little recorder, though. The little recorder where you could, like, slow down the voice and all that stuff. That was one of my favorite Christmas Gifts I ever got.

[Aaliyah Boston]

All right. Home alone. Number one for sure. Polar Express.

[Candace Parker]

See, this is where we run the risk.

[Aaliyah Boston]

So I want to ask you if Elf is not better than Polar Express.

[Candace Parker]

We made a bet.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Is Elf not better than Polar Express?

[Candace Parker]

Polar Express is a classic. Okay, I'm watching that. My son's obsessed with trains. We're watching it this Christmas. I go with three. I don't know about you.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I'm with you on three.

[Candace Parker]

Please be a good one for two. Sometimes you're right and sometimes you're wrong.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Lamb boots. Christmas vacation.

[Candace Parker]

Can I please have you watch this movie? I will this Christmas. No, I'm not even kidding. Like please watch this movie. It is my childhood. My brothers and I used to watch this with my family every Christmas Eve. We would fall out laughing at all the parts. Like, I mean I have sweaters that are like, why is the carpet so wet, Todd? I don't know. Margo, you are really so.

[Aaliyah Boston]

You are really in. Okay, I'll add it to my list.

[Candace Parker]

Please watch it. And any, any post ups that have not watched this movie. Please take time to watch it this holiday season while you're wrapping gifts. Watch it. All right. So we got Home Alone at number one.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yep.

[Candace Parker]

We got Polar Express at two.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, no, no. Oh no. Your Lampoon at two.

[Candace Parker]

Oh yeah. Lampoon at two.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Polar three.

[Candace Parker]

Polar Express at three.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Home Alone two at four.

[Candace Parker]

Elf. Aaliyah's favorite all time movie ever at five.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Six. We have the Grinch. Still Christmas.

[Candace Parker]

Okay. Santa. We got Tim Allen and Santa Claus.

[Aaliyah Boston]

A Christmas story at 8.

[Candace Parker]

Rudolph. A biopic on the life and times of Rudolph the Red nose reindeer.

[Aaliyah Boston]

And number 10, love. Actually, I think that's a pretty solid list. Now would I.

[Candace Parker]

Would you change anything Express?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yes.

[Candace Parker]

Where would you put Polar Express?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Elf and I would just flip them 3 and 5.

[Candace Parker]

You would put Polar Express that high above like Elf?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I love Elf.

[Candace Parker]

No, I'm saying you would put Polar Express above like Santa Claus and Grinch.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I would put. Would. Polar Express is already there. It's at 3.

[Candace Parker]

No, I would put Polar Express at 7.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Really?

[Candace Parker]

Yeah. I don't. I don't. I'm not like, ooh, what you doing tonight? Watching Polar Express.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Exactly. But we should have. If people listen to me, Elf would have been there. That's all I'm saying. And you got your Lampoon at two. So it's like you won that battle. We won the first two battles, but after that it's like dang.

[Candace Parker]

So basically you're saying people, but you're you're talking about me? Is that what you're saying? You said people, but it was just us two doing this. So this is crazy that you just, like, dry snitched on me.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yeah, that's my bad. I'll be better next time. You're right. You're right.

[Candace Parker]

Okay, so now that you can do this without a list that is curated by our wonderful producer in Chelsea, do you have a top five Christmas movie of all time? And please give it to me.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Like, okay, so I go Home Alone one, then I go Home Alone two, and then I go Home Alone three, and then I go Elf at four.

[Candace Parker]

Home Alone 3 didn't even have Macaulay Ckin in it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

I don't care.

[Candace Parker]

Wow.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Home Alone at all. Are you kidding me? And I really just want to have a top four. But if we have to have a top five, I'll squeeze in Polar Express just by default.

[Candace Parker]

So you sitting down watching the Polar Express this Christmas?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I said I will. Yes. But I guess actually I'll switch it out for the Lampoon because you said I need to watch that.

[Candace Parker]

It's National Lampoon Christmas Vacation. Stop calling it the Lampoon, yo. I'm not. I can't with you. All right, My top five look a little different.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, let me hear.

[Candace Parker]

National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase. I mean, his entire family was my family, so that's why I related so well. His uncle, like, just the dog. You'll get it when you watch it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Got it.

[Candace Parker]

My next favorite movie that I will watch anytime it's on, even if it's not even Christmas time, is Four Christmases with Vince Van and Reese Witherspoon. The funniest, most relatable movie ever. There are so many scenes where Vince Vaughn is just amazing. Home Alone, we all know.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Hey, we made the cut. Home Alone crew.

[Candace Parker]

Not number two, not number three. Home alone one. Got it. Not number 55. Home alone. Number one with Macau ckin in it. The Preacher's Wife, featuring Whitney Houston. And that entire Preacher's Wife album was playing every single Christmas as my mom was repping gifts. That is just nostalgia. I mean, Whitney Houston acting the hell out of that role you got. Oh, Denzel Washington's in it. He's Dudley the Angel. Which is kind of crazy that, like, she's thinking about being with an angel, but she didn't end up. So I'm sorry to ruin it, but it's a great Christmas movie. And then my fifth one. And if you've not watched Christy Allen in John Travolta and Look who's talking now where they get dogs and the dogs are talking and like peeing on the Christmas tree and there's a snowstorm and all this stuff. I love the whole look who's talking. One, look who's talking. Two, look who's talking. Now that's my jam. So that's added to your list too. You need to watch that.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, period. This next move that I'm about to say is not a Christmas movie, but any of the Beethoven movies. Oh, now I love a Beethoven movie. Okay, I know it's not Christmas, but I'm all for it. I don't know what made me think about that, but I'm there for some Beethoven.

[Candace Parker]

We should make a Beethoven movie. Like a Christmas Beethoven movie.

[Aaliyah Boston]

That would be kind of funny.

[Candace Parker]

A Christmas bait. Okay, so what normal movie would you make as a Christmas movie?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Beethoven will be pretty good. But could you imagine like, like a rush hour in the snow? Could you, could you imagine any of Jackie Chan? Some. Like any. I'm a rush hour girl Down.

[Candace Parker]

I really like that. That's a really good one. I don't know if I could top that one. That's so good.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It's like three. It would be crazy.

[Candace Parker]

Oh my gosh, that's such a good one. What was the dog movie? Was it Homeward Bound? Did you ever watch that movie? Okay, post ups. I'm showing my age. Oh, there's another movie for you to watch. Homeward Bound. I would do a Homeward bound Christmas movie. Yeah, we got some pretty good ones. Hey, send us your favorite Christmas movies for us to watch over Christmas break.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yes. Need it. It's now time for you got this. Presented by Adidas. There's nothing like a great assist to help us remember you got this. Learn more about the you got this [e-mail] you got this. And follow the action on Instagram. Adidas and Adidas us. Every week we're going to shout out someone who inspired us, rose to the occasion, or made their moment count. This week, my you got this moment goes to Audi Crooks. Okay, Audi has been off the chain. Last week she dropped 30 points and helped Iowa State beat Iowa in state rival. And she was crushing it. I mean this her 78th consecutive game reaching double figures. That is insanity. And she joins BG as the only D1 player since 2000 to record three straight games with at least 30 points on 65% field goals. I. I don't know. I don't know if that's even enough to even talk about Audi. Crooks impact. Like the way she's on the floor, the way she gets her positioning. She has little fade away. She's doing her turnaround jumpers. I mean, she's making it hard on these teams.

[Candace Parker]

She's leading the nation in scoring with 27.8 points per game. And she's doing it in dominant fashion. I. I mean, they're dominant. You look it up, her name, her face is next to it is incredible.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It is crazy. So she had to get my vote this week because she is killing it. Audie, we are proud of you and we're always cheering for you.

[Candace Parker]

We hope you get well as well. I know she suffered a head injury against Iowa, so hopefully she's back on the court because the nation wants to see you to continue. Dom dominating. All right, before we wrap things up, we got some fan questions, post ups. If you want to be featured on the show, keep sending them in. You can send DMS to the post moves Instagram or leave it in the episode comments on YouTube. First question at bringing back CC right now. Do you both have a secret talent or something you can do off the court that might surprise fans?

[Aaliyah Boston]

I could do a handstand.

[Candace Parker]

Prove it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

No, you.

[Candace Parker]

I mean, you got some space behind you. Prove it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Actually, there's a couch, so yeah, you.

[Candace Parker]

Got to be right for it unrivaled. Please don't prove it because then it'll be my fault.

[Aaliyah Boston]

And what about you?

[Candace Parker]

Ah, I can juggle.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Wow.

[Candace Parker]

I can juggle. I juggle eggs. Sometimes I like get my kids laughing because I juggle eggs and I piss my wife off because sometimes I drop them.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Because if you drop them and you know, eggs are expensive these days.

[Candace Parker]

Yep. Very expensive. Basketballs. Juggle some basketballs. Books. I've done books before.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, yeah.

[Candace Parker]

So send in what you want. The PG version of what you want me to chuckle because I was like. I can see that being like, yeah, clips. That just not be a good send me in what you want me to juggle. Like, I just felt like that was not a good way, so I had to preface it.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Okay, next question. At Kathleen Joy Gordon, 5187, what's the worst conditioning Joel you've ever had to do in college? I've never liked seventeens. I'll just keep it a buck. I've never liked 17. I don't think we did seventeens in college though. We just did like down back. We had a conditioning, like test where we'd have to do like thigh down and backs, but we had to do like, 10 of them, and then you had to make the time each one. Molly was really not messing with us for that one. That was weird that she would make us do that. That was really weird.

[Candace Parker]

Heather Mason was our strength coach at the University of Tennessee. And, you know, Pat loved to make people run. That was like her. Her, like, passion, like, her purpose when she woke up in the morning was like, how can I make people run? Like, we're going to run for everything. And we did the preseason test to even get into our locker room was we had to run five suicides on the minute. And you only get to the minute for rest. So if it takes you 20. Let's say it takes you 31 seconds to run suicide, you only get 29 seconds, and you have to start on the minute every minute. So it's over in five minutes. But it is.

[Aaliyah Boston]

That's gruesome.

[Candace Parker]

Biggest hell minute you will ever have in your life, and you want to throw up. And then guess what? So I was like, oh, I'm a. I'm be ready going into camp. I'm gonna be all ready. I'm gonna run. I'm gonna beat the guards, time, whatever. Then it became a criteria for me to run the guard's time. Oh, that's just like, how do you reward me for being in shape? By.

[Aaliyah Boston]

By putting you with the guards.

[Candace Parker]

So then that was the last year I did that. I was like, nope, I'll be running. I'll slow down.

[Aaliyah Boston]

My freshman year, we actually ran the beep test.

[Candace Parker]

Oh, the beep that we had.

[Aaliyah Boston]

But see, Molly, I hope you listen to this and you make it this far because you was really dead wrong. We didn't do it after our freshman year, but we had to run the beep test, and you had to get two separate times. So you had to get a time to be able to practice, and then you had to get a time to be able to play. So if you only got the practice time, you had to run the beep test again.

[Candace Parker]

I look at, like, the conditioning that we did back in my day, I can say that it's unhinged. People would have been transferring if nil. People would have been like, you don't pay me enough for this. Like, this is crazy. And we did it for free. We did it for education. We were brainwashed to think like, yeah, you're. It's your education. It's your endowment. And we just got up and ran a 17. And then we would have, like, power days where we would run the Tennessee test. That's what they called the five suicides on the minute. And then we run a 17th. Then we'd run down back. Then we'd run big five, which was down, back down, back down, back down, back down back. Then we like. It was crazy.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Do we have trauma? I feel like I need to talk about this.

[Candace Parker]

I do need to go to therapy for this because every time I get on the. I hate cardio. And I think that's.

[Aaliyah Boston]

Oh, me too. It's like a fear. It's like a fear.

[Candace Parker]

Like, that is the hardest thing for me to do is cardio. I will lift weights to everything. I will be in there bench pressing all that cardio. I'm like. And you had the one teammate that never made the time and you had to run it again. Okay, I'm done at Sumo Wrestler 1193. Love this podcast. Here's a question for Candace and AB. ESPN reported that Eagles coach Sirani sought advice from dynasty type coaches on how to approach the season following his super bowl championship. He talked with Don Staley, Gino Ariema, and Nick Saban. Both of you played for such dynasty type coaches in college and won the national championship. Did either coach adjust strategy or method the following season to combat complacency?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Honestly, Coach Daley really didn't have to make any adjustments because we knew that teams were coming for us every single time we stepped on that floor. So for us, it was just. You understood what it took to win a championship the year before, and you knew that teams were going to give you their best shot, so you had to be ready. So the way we approach practice was always intense. So we didn't really have to, like, make any crazy adjustments because we just knew, like, if we wanted to go back to back, we would have to grind it. I mean, we made it pretty far. Then we met Caitlyn Lame.

[Candace Parker]

Yeah, we just talked about conditioning and that game against Caitlyn.

[Aaliyah Boston]

It's crazy.

[Candace Parker]

We're just talking about our trauma right now. Coach Summit always said treat every season different, and every season's a new season because you have new pieces, new ways to get it done, and you're gonna have to get it done. What you did last year is not going to get you a win this year, as the Eagles are finding out. But you still have to continue to massage the muscle of knowing how to win so you still carry forward. You did know what it took at some point, and a lot of people don't have that experience, which is what I think people don't talk about enough. Is that like your role might change. What is asked of you might change. But all in all, you've done it. So you all, you carry that experience forward. And that was an advantage for us. We barely beat LSU in the semifinals to repeat, and then in the finals, we took care of Stanford. But that semifinal game, to me, just like that quarterfinal, like that regional final game as we saw in women's volleyball, where Nebraska went undefeated for the entire year, and then loss at home, you cannot take every. I mean, every possession matters. And that means within a season, and that means within the playoffs. And so I'm sorry, why would you bring that up?

[Aaliyah Boston]

That's.

[Candace Parker]

Are you, like a big Nebraska?

[Aaliyah Boston]

Yes. Harper Murray. I'm a big Harper Murray fan.

[Candace Parker]

I am, too. And she handled herself with so much grace, but the amount that the separation is like, not even inches. It's like millimeters. So, yeah, no complacency. Can't ever rest. Can't take a playoff. You gotta run 17s. Gotta do conditioning and go, go, Volunteers. That's a wrap on this week's episode of Post Moves. Thanks for tuning in. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Please subscribe on our YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. And please follow postmove show on all socials at postmoo show. That's two S's. Bow, bow, bow.

[Aaliyah Boston]

And we're out.