The Alley Oop: A’ja Wilson DOMINATES Game 3 | WNBA Finals Recap | Thomas & Sabally Go Cold

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Podcast Summary

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: The Alley Oop: A’ja Wilson DOMINATES Game 3 | WNBA Finals Recap | Thomas & Sabally Go Cold
Date: October 10, 2025
Featured Hosts: Trista, Meg Gustafson, Ms. Rebecca
(Note: Dan Le Batard and Stugotz are credited franchise hosts, but this episode features the "Alley Oop" WNBA crew.)

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Episode Overview

This Alley Oop segment delivers a high-energy, comedic, and insightful breakdown of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, spotlighting A’ja Wilson’s game-winning performance and the struggles of key competitors like Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally. The hosts, leaning on both basketball expertise and a punchy, irreverent tone, dissect pivotal plays, roster choices, and dynasty narratives, while also weaving in pop culture references and playful banter. The episode is packed with analysis, strong opinions, and memorable moments for basketball fans and casual listeners alike.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. A’ja Wilson’s Game 3 Dominance

• Iconic Game Winner
  • The episode opens by celebrating A’ja Wilson’s game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds left, drawing attention to the poetic coincidence with her jersey number (#22) ([01:51]).

    “Asia Wilson’s Jersey is number 22 and she hit that shot with 2.2 seconds left on the clock. If there is anything that you could say about like a higher being, there’s one little element of proof or coincidence…” —Meg Gustafson ([01:51])

  • The hosts compare the shot to a “commercial poster moment” and symbolize Wilson’s ascendance to all-time great status.
• Her Unstoppable Arsenal
  • Discussion of Wilson’s ability to rise above defenders, making contesting her shot nearly impossible, especially for injured opponents like Alyssa Thomas ([02:27]-[03:31]).
  • The group jokes about defenders and highlights her expanded skill set:

    “It’s not even how you stop Asia Wilson in the paint. It’s how do you stop Asia Wilson when she has the ball anywhere on the hardwood?” —Meg Gustafson ([06:27])

  • Footwork, grace, and physicality set Wilson apart from her peers, and her at-home training against NBA-star Bam Adebayo is noted as a secret weapon ([07:14]-[08:14]).
• Finals MVP Conversation
  • Meg claims her Finals MVP betting ticket is all but cashed thanks to Wilson’s performance:

    “No Jackie Young, no Chelsea Gray. No other random contributors. Nope. It was Asia Wilson and all Asia Wilson at all facets of the game... Comprehensive dominance.” —Meg Gustafson ([23:29])

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2. Foibles, Fails, & Tactical Blunders

• Missed Opportunities & Shot Selection
  • The hosts lampoon a teammate who called for the ball during the final seconds, highlighting the hierarchy in clutch moments.

    “There’s five seconds left on the clock... I’m not getting Meg Gustafson the ball under any circumstances… That’s going to Jackie, that’s going to Chelsea, that’s going to Jewel…” —Meg Gustafson ([04:04])

• Alyssa Thomas's Limitations and Injuries
  • The panel is brutally honest about Alyssa Thomas (“AT”), noting her “broken” shoulders and limited offensive impact:

    “If you hurt, sis... you might need to take a little pause and sit on the bench because your offensive bag... you look like me out there.” —Trista ([08:51])

  • Discussion centers on Thomas’s diminishing returns and the need for her to get surgery, impacting both the aesthetics and perception of the league ([10:33]-[11:47]).
  • The “Boy Stop” segment returns here, expressing collective disappointment:

    “If you’ve never watched any Alyssa Thomas before... you’re like this girl, you. ...damn, this girl is garbage.” —Meg Gustafson ([12:43])

  • The cohosts note her lack of rebounds and general ineffectiveness in recent games:

    “You might not have been an offensive threat, but zero rebounds, ma’am. Nah. No, no, no…” —Trista ([13:19])

• Satou Sabally’s (Satu) Head Issues
  • The group sends “prayers up” for her likely-concussed state but also critiques her poor shot selection and mental errors:

    “Satu in game two was taking so many unnecessary, ill advised contested deep threes when the lane was wide open... That is what crushed them.” —Meg Gustafson ([14:12])

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3. Bench Strategy, Secondary Stars, and Dynasty Talk

• Phoenix Mercury’s Short Bench
  • Hosts question the Mercury’s reluctance to go deeper into their bench, reminiscing about lost contributors:

    “I’m old enough to remember Kalani Brown… being a full time at all… you need to get who can play who, who finna get out here and give me something against these folks because they on dynasty time now.” —Trista ([15:34])

• Las Vegas Aces' Surprising Dominance
  • The conversation shifts to dynasty discourse, likening the Aces’ run (despite injuries) to the 2022 Golden State Warriors:

    “This was the year that the Aces looked the worst. Yeah, scary.” —Meg Gustafson ([16:15])

• Kalia Copper and Offensive Urgency
  • Critique of Mercury’s urgency and Kalia Copper’s inconsistent engagement; the consensus is she needs to score in every quarter to have a chance ([19:00]).

    “I need nine in quarter one. I need nine in quarter two. I need six in quarter three. I need eight in quarter four. Every single quarter.” —Meg Gustafson ([19:00])

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4. Notable Moments, Quotes & Banter

• On Opponent’s Futility

  “The hurt Mercs is over with. Neither here nor there.” —Trista ([20:53])

• On the Joy of Dominance

  “An off the backboard, block, snatch, down, go the other way has to be, like, one of the most gratifying things in all of basketball.” —Meg Gustafson ([22:32])

• On Asia Wilson’s Aura

  “She’s grinning like a psycho, just maniacally...It’s just demon time for Asia.” —Meg Gustafson ([23:00]) “She could kill Superman...when she bounced the ball and looked in the crowd, she could kill Superman.” —Trista ([22:47])

• Comic Relief & Behind-the-Scenes
  • Jokes about microphones, TSA, and stand-up comedy lighten up the mood ([24:19]-[25:27]).

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5. Short Takes & Closing Bits

• LeBron Lawsuit
  • Brief, humorous coverage of a Lakers fan trying to sue LeBron James for a “retirement game” ticket misunderstanding ([20:58]).

    “You, sir, are the dummy of the day.” —Meg Gustafson ([20:58])

• Teaser for Next Episode
  • Promise of future NBA talk, especially around Giannis and potential trade rumors ([25:47]).

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Meg Gustafson on Asia’s Shot:
  “Asia Wilson’s Jersey is number 22 and she hit that shot with 2.2 seconds left on the clock...” ([01:51])

• On Alyssa Thomas’s Struggles:
  “If you hurt, sis... you might need to take a little pause and sit on the bench because your offensive bag... you look like me out there.” —Trista ([08:51])

• Bench Critique:
  “You need to get who can play who, who finna get out here and give me something against these folks because they on dynasty time right now.” —Trista ([15:34])

• On Dynasty:
  “This was the year that the Aces looked the worst. Yeah, scary.” —Meg Gustafson ([16:15])

• On Satou's Performance:
  “Satu in game two was taking so many unnecessary, ill advised contested deep threes when the lane was wide open... That is what crushed them.” —Meg Gustafson ([14:12])

• On Kalia Copper’s Role:
  “I need nine in quarter one. I need nine in quarter two. I need six in quarter three. I need eight in quarter four.” —Meg Gustafson ([19:00])

• On Asia Wilson’s Play:
  “No Jackie Young, no Chelsea Gray. No other random contributors. Nope. It was Asia Wilson and all Asia Wilson at all facets of the game.” —Meg Gustafson ([23:29])

• On the “Demon Time” Mindset:
  “It’s just demon time for Asia.” —Meg Gustafson ([23:00])

• On LeBron Lawsuit:
  “You, sir, are the dummy of the day.” —Meg Gustafson ([20:58])

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Important Timestamps for Segments

• Asia Wilson’s shot and game breakdown: [01:51] – [07:14]
• Analysis of opponents, injury talk, critique: [08:50] – [13:55]
• Satou Sabally and bench struggles: [13:55] – [16:15]
• Aces Dynasty discussion: [16:15] – [17:48]
• Urgency & offensive rhythm (Kalia Copper, etc.): [18:52] – [19:25]
• LeBron lawsuit, banter segment: [20:58] – [21:31]
• Block sequences, playful banter: [22:15] – [24:44]
• Outro and NBA tease: [25:47] – [26:06]

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Overall Tone & Style

Fast-paced, witty, and full of inside basketball knowledge and slang, the episode delivers strong opinions, relatable analogies (from NBA and pop-culture), and a sense of camaraderie between the hosts. The episode is both a serious breakdown of WNBA Finals basketball and an entertainment show infused with running jokes, banter, and playful “besmirching” of players and strategies.

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Perfect for:

• WNBA diehards and newer fans seeking real talk
• Listeners who enjoy basketball analysis with personality and humor
• Those interested in the intersection of sports strategy, player health, and sports culture

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Next Up:

• NBA chatter, including the “Giannis saga” teased for the following episode

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Transcript

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[Trista]

Welcome back to the alley O. I'm joined by my sister. As always, my sister Tre steezy Christeezy with the dog Neezy, AKA little tree.

[Meg Gustafson]

Tree with all easy right here, the six pound Pomeranian. Long haired cheek.

[Trista]

Speaking of ch, ladies and gentlemen, she is not a chihuahua. She is a big dog. She is proving herself right before our eyes. Game winning shot against the Mercury. Putting them up 3 0. Ms. Rebecca, do you got the iconic moment of Asia Wilson in hitting the game winning shot with 2.2 seconds left against your Phoenix Mercury?

[Ms. Rebecca]

You got it. And I know you're vamping. I know you're vamping. Mama's coming.

[Jeremy]

I swear to God.

[Meg Gustafson]

Here we go.

[Ms. Rebecca]

Mama's coming.

[Trista]

I was stretching my words out. I was like, geo we w in the mama B.

[Ms. Rebecca]

Here we go.

[Trista]

Look at it. Oh, man, that's beautiful. What you thought about that shop, sis?

[Meg Gustafson]

Well, first and foremost, I think what you cannot see on this photo is that Asia Wilson's Jersey is number 22 and she hit that shot with 2.2 seconds left on the clock. So if there is anything that you could say about like a higher being, there's one little element of proof or coincidence or coinky dink or some sort of kismet. Because Asia Wilson hitting that shot, this is gonna go down as one of those like probably commercial poster moments.

[Trista]

Yes.

[Meg Gustafson]

Like, she raised up so high that I don't even know that she saw Alyssa Thomas.

[Trista]

Right. She couldn't. I mean, it's like shoulders don't go that high.

[Meg Gustafson]

She can't. She can't raise up her arms. That's another issue with the torn labrums. You can't contest shots over someone like asia. And then D.B. duana Bonner, A.K. alyssa Thomas's fiance. I don't know what she thought she was doing. Trying to pretend to contest the shot over there. But baby, you're not even close to in the way I got you and your fiance. I raised up over you and your fiance. Enjoy Mexico. I think it's time for you to have the silent ride home to the crib. Tell the kids the babysitter needs to put them to sleep because we've got some things to discuss because we're sitting there on the verge of elimination and a sweep on the. On the heels of that girl who's pretty much now going to go down as one of the greatest, if not the greatest player in WNBA history.

[Trista]

Moving on. As iconic as that shot, is that just going to be on posters? There's another shot that will not be on posters. This will be. This will be on the bloopers of all time shots. The other angle from the other side where you see my sister Meg the Gustafson calling for the damn ball. She like, Asia, I see you with it. Give me the rock right now. I'm open.

[Meg Gustafson]

Baby girl, we're not drawing the play up for you. There's five seconds left on the clock. I don't even know if your like, gather and release time is like, short enough to get the shot off Meg Gustafson. I'm not getting Meg Gustafson the ball under any circumstances. That's going to Jackie, that's going to Chelsea, that's going to Jewel. Like, there's a bajillion people I'm giving the ball to before you. Why are you holding and like. I'm staying ready. I'm staying ready, Coach. That's crazy.

[Trista]

Three point stance, man. May hit it with the.

[Meg Gustafson]

Oh, my God.

[Trista]

Hey, over here.

[Meg Gustafson]

Asia. Asia, right here, right here.

[Trista]

What are you doing, bruh? Imagine if she would have passed her that damn bow would have been an overtime. Faster than you could say Dewana Bond. Like, get her about it. Salute. Man, though, you got to be ready. She remind me of Thomas Bryant. Remember Thomas Bryant was calling for the ball during LeBron's 20, 000 point bro salute to Thomas Bright NBA champion Thomas Brad. There will be no besmirching your name.

[Meg Gustafson]

Your new name is forever Besmirch by me. I don't even need to do anything too besmirched. Just know that I've been besmirching you behind your back. We don't even need into it. We got too much to do.

[Trista]

Damn, bro. My sister be besmerching with the best of them, though. You, you, you a besmer, bro. You be besmirching your ass off.

[Meg Gustafson]

I can't lie Listen, once you know that the Besmerchin's coming for everyone. Don't even take it personally, though. Like, you made the list. You made the Besmirch list. The Besmerch. The Besmirch box. Like, birch box.

[Trista]

Come on, man.

[Meg Gustafson]

For $14.99.

[Trista]

Also, Ms. Rebecca, if you got a video of D.J. carrington, D.J. carrington, let us know. What is the absolute answer for Asia Wilson? What can you do when Asia got the ball? Is there an answer? If the if. So here is the answer for Asia Wilson.

[Unknown Analyst]

Someone said, how can you stop Asia Wilson. Wilson in the paint? Don't ask me. Do not ask me. Don't nobody got that answer. I for sure don't. Hope she fel.

[Meg Gustafson]

She fell out. It's not even how you stop Asia Wilson in the paint. It's how do you stop Asia Wilson when she has the ball anywhere on the hardwood? She hit a three pointer, and I was like, okay, well, if she's hitting threes from the wing, you're dead. Good night. Because if she's got that stroking baby elbow free throw line, paint around the rim, all of it is going in. Defenders draped on her open spin move. All of it is in the bag when she's hitting threes from the wing at her height.

[Trista]

I've been stroking, stroking. That's what I've been doing. I've been stroking.

[Meg Gustafson]

You can't stop that. She legitimately has the footwork and the ball skills and just the grace and athleticism and the like. All things that like, really on another level that almost no player in the W has right now.

[Trista]

Exactly. Think about it. She be at the house going against Bam. Just right by the trash can right quick. Got you.

[Meg Gustafson]

I think about it every time she does one of those one dribble pull ups, I'm like, she probably has done that on Bam a thousand times.

[Trista]

Right, right, right. Man, that's how you prepare for the. That's why I was like, bro, it's hard for these women to even come up with a game plan on Asia when she locked in. Because she be doing that to Bam. Probably at the house, like, practice court, Miami Heat facility, wherever. Even if she getting her shot blocked, she getting her shot blocked by US Olympian gold medal and a multiple champion Eastern Conference champion. Bam Adebayo with that.

[Meg Gustafson]

With that wingspan, too. There's nobody that's gonna have his height and his wingspan that she's ever going to see. That's why she's raising up higher than you've ever seen. Asia, I think has, like, the vertical and the body type of some of those volleyball strikers where if you can raise up like that, no one's gonna be able to get into your eyesight. Nobody's gonna be able to put their hand anywhere near where that ball is, let alone your eyeliner.

[Trista]

Especially nobody with no damn shoulders and some negative bag attached. Speaking of negative bags, I don't like to do this, man.

[Meg Gustafson]

I killed.

[Trista]

I like to do it. But Alyssa Thomas, man, this finals, if you hurt sis, because I'm pretty sure after the final, we're gonna hear, oh, man, she's been dealing with this the whole series, bruh. If you hurt, you might need to take a little pause and sit on the bench because your offensive bag. Ma', am, I know you are the assist queen and rebound. Oh, my God. Triple double legend, but I'm talking about, what have you done for me lately, bruh? You need to. You need to get you a little bit deeper offensive bat, because your handles, ma', am, are. Oh, wow. Like, you look like me out there. Whoa. Fumbling out of the bruh clutch, bro. She hit the ball off the backboard. This was the game was tied before that Asia shot. Miraculous. The. The Mercury had a chance to go up two points. Clear out Alyssa Thomas. Clickety clank off the backboard. I'm talking about Carlton Banks style backboard. What you think about at, bro? Before the series, you was like Melissa Smith barbecue chicken. Do you still feel the same way?

[Meg Gustafson]

Well, no, I don't. Obviously not. She just. At Just hasn't given us what we saw her give us in the series against the Lynx. She hasn't given us really anything outside of what we saw in game one against the. The Liberty, which is, like, not a lot. Not a lot of shot attempts. You've got some missed free throws. You've got crucial layups being missed. Crucial and badly missed.

[Trista]

I'm talking about in there.

[Meg Gustafson]

If she wasn't built like a. Like a safety, right?

[Trista]

Mac truck.

[Meg Gustafson]

A Mac truck using her. Her big physical shoulders that are broken to get her body into space and bowl you over. I don't. I don't know if anyone would even guard her. I don't know if she'd be able to get those assists and pass because the lanes would be clogged, the passing lanes would be clogged because it was like, just let her go to the rim. Like, we used to let Giannis just go to the rim and then, like, create that wall for him. It's kind of like that. We know she's using her physicality to do all the things that she wants to do. But when you know she can't shoot, it changes the entire complexion of how you defend her. It's like, I'm not worried about at. Go on at. We'll just hack you and send you to the line with that little push shot because you can't lift your AR arms up. I think we kind of. All the. The rap, the information, the news is all out, which is like, at's broken. Yeah, she's broken. And it's time for you to get into the operator's room and sort it out.

[Trista]

Let's go. I'm talking about surgery. Schedule it now. Because this. You made it to the pinnacle again. The WNBA Finals. Here we are, and we're saying that. Damn, if only the person defending Asia Wilson could have got up a little bit higher. Damn, if only the person that was wide open for the game winner would have had a little bit more finesse on her. Shit versus Scrape.

[Meg Gustafson]

It really is. It really is bad. It really is. And it's not a good look for our league. Like, it looks. This is the one, mvp. It looks insane. If you've never watched. Watched any Alyssa Thomas before and you haven't seen how good she is in other things and other arenas, you're like this girl, you.

[Trista]

If you're new to the game, the casual, right? If you just start watching this, right?

[Meg Gustafson]

The casual just. You just are. You're like, damn, this girl is garbage.

[Trista]

Right? Right.

[Meg Gustafson]

DB up and down, up and down, up and down.

[Trista]

Crazy. Yeah.

[Meg Gustafson]

We had people. I was watching the sports gambling podcast, and they were putting her on the hibachi. They were like, she can't play. She needs to be after game two.

[Trista]

Yeah.

[Meg Gustafson]

And game one, they were like, she can't play anymore. She's unplayable. She came through for game three. That's why you put her in the game. That's why you have her out there. You can't. You have to just hope that she gets hot at the right time, which she does a lot of times.

[Trista]

My biggest indictment for her for game two was, yeah, you might not have scored. You might not have been an offensive threat, but zero rebounds, ma'. Am. Nah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. We're not doing zero rebounds. She has zero rebounds in game two. I think they had, like, nine or so, right? No. What you out here doing respects D Bizzle. You got to know legend. But come on, you can't just be out there getting cardio. We need to affect the game, man. But yeah, man at surgery. Please, sis, like, come on, man, let's just get. This is. This is not this. Come on, let's knock it off.

[Meg Gustafson]

And we've, we've got to talk about Satu as well.

[Trista]

Yeah, yeah.

[Meg Gustafson]

First of all, everybody already knows. We're just gonna say it because this is what you gotta say. But we mean it. But we are saying it out of formality. Prayers up for Satu.

[Trista]

Okay, for sure. 100 prayers up.

[Meg Gustafson]

Concussion, very bad looking injury. She leaves the game. Probably not playing for game four. Yeah, but Satu in game two was taking so many unnecessary, ill advised contested deep threes when the lane was wide open for her to just go to the rim. That is what crushed them. Such bad shot selection. And I think that Satu's biggest issue is between the ears. That's why they got blown out. I think that's the biggest reason they got blown out is you can't take deep threes with three people around you. From the logo two seconds into the shot clock, you're just now the transition bucket. Chelsea Gray hits the outlet cherry pick. Oh, that's a lane. And then you do it again. That's a lay. Oh, now you're down 15, 17, 22 points.

[Trista]

Now she making a movie out of you. She's doing this going up a downtown court. Yeah, I feel you. That I think also too what, what hampers the Phoenix Mercury is they're not getting the hitman Sammy Sam that they're used to getting Sammy. They're not getting a lower as big of a contribution from Aloha Makhani. Like I remember Laska. I'm old enough to remember Laska from the bench was getting good minutes and knocking down big shots during the season. I'm old enough to remember Kalani Brown.

[Meg Gustafson]

Yeah. Being a full time at all.

[Trista]

At all. I'm old enough to remember you put Kehlani Brown on Asia. Let her use a couple of those files that you're giving.

[Meg Gustafson]

Let her feel it.

[Trista]

You feel me? Come on. I'm old enough to remember that. So I'm not understanding why the bench is so short. I understand it being shorter during the playoffs, but man, you gotta calling all cars, man. Y', all, boy down three zero right now you need to get who can play who, who finna get out here and give me something against these folks because they on dynasty time right now. Aces. One more win, they own dynasty levels. So can we go out here and slay this dynasty? Look at yourself in the mirror.

[Meg Gustafson]

And this was the year that the Aces looked the worst. Yeah, scary.

[Trista]

Come on.

[Meg Gustafson]

That is very scary. This is like the 2022 Golden State warriors that I said wouldn't go 9 and 1 to start the year without Klay Thompson. And Klay Thompson didn't come back until Christmas Day or New Year's Eve or whatever game that was. So he wasn't even there until almost the trade deadline. Almost star. And I'm like, besmirching. You know, I've got every berch in the book for the Golden State Warriors. I'm like, this team is lame. They don't have it figured out. They're getting older.

[Trista]

The dynasty under armor shoes whack.

[Meg Gustafson]

Just like, got. You got ankle brace on. Ankle brace. I never besmirch Steph, but everybody else, awesome bums.

[Trista]

K. V. Looney.

[Meg Gustafson]

I. I besmirch Kayvon Looney. What is he. Is he a center? Is he a 4? You know what he was doing? Giving you good minutes against the Boston Celtics. So you. They look dead in the water. Dynasties closed and they get another chip just when you think it's over. And that's kind of the aces, like, they. They had to have this momentum to get into the playoffs and to get a good seed, which they did 17 in a row. And so you. If you're Phoenix, you're like, they're tired. Every game has been an elimination game for these aces. Yeah, but then you've got so many injuries, you know, Sammy, like you said, she's not giving you good minutes because I think there's something wrong with her spine right now.

[Trista]

I mean, look, that's my problem. Like, bro, if you are not a 100, if you're not 80, let us know, sis, so we can do something. We can make other adjustments and other arrangements. We got West Belt on the bench. She wet. West B be stone cold from the three. Like, bro, come on, man. Like, there's. I think it's just a lot more to do. We don't. We keep having Jewel Lloyd games, you feel me? We keep having them over and over, and we don't even need too much of a contribution from the list of Smith on the offensive end. We just need her to be a imposer, impose herself the same way.

[Meg Gustafson]

Tell.

[Trista]

Look, see, he know the same way we would. We could put Kalani Brown in over here. That's what they already doing with Melissa Smith. She clogging up that pain and making it ugly no matter what. Yes, she gonna have seven files in the first quarter, but at the same time, you ain't going through her. You gonna have to earn them from the charity strike. They not making these. They not making them earn it. Right now, I feel like they just going out going, ky. Come on, car.

[Meg Gustafson]

Come on.

[Trista]

You can't just wake up in the fourth quarter.

[Meg Gustafson]

Yeah, you can't do that. That's another thing. That's another thing. Kalia Copper needs to be in every quarter bucket.

[Trista]

Yes.

[Meg Gustafson]

I do not want to wait for it to be urgent time. You are going home. Sound the alarm, break the glass. And then it's like, oh, Kalia Copper can score again. It's like, no, no, no. You to do it. I need nine in quarter one. I need nine in quarter two. I need six in quarter three. I need eight in quarter four. Every single quarter.

[Unknown Analyst]

We.

[Meg Gustafson]

I don't think that they can really guard Kia Copper, because they can't.

[Trista]

That's the problem.

[Meg Gustafson]

Yeah, they had a hard time with Kelsey Mitchell. Kalia Copper can do everything Kelsey Mitchell can do and maybe even more. She is a. An absolute automatic walking bucket. So why aren't you acting like it's it? Probably because AT is running the offense and she's not touching the rock. But guess what? Tell her and her and her no shoulders have an ass. It's my time.

[Trista]

Look, bro, you right, bro. She got it. She got to be more involved, man, because it ain't gonna get you. That's the same way I feel about Mikhail Bridges with the Knicks, bruh. When macabre Bridges get you about 16, 17 shot attempts up, it's gonna be a rough day for whoever got playing them like, bro, because now you got to worry about this joker, this joker this joke. Oh, they putting up the V's for Villanova. Time out. We need to turn like. Come on. They're not even making it hard for him. So, yeah, bro, salute to the Mercs. But I fear is over with. Yeah, the hurt Mercs is over with. Neither here nor there. Moving on, we got a little breaking news out of the NBA. LeBron James is being sued for $856, and he's going to people's court. Right in small claims court from a Lakers fan claiming that he was duped by LeBron's ad. He said he bought tickets to the game versus them and the Cavs, thinking that it was a retirement situation. Wasn't a retirement. Turned out to be a Hennessy. Now his tickets ain't worth a damn.

[Meg Gustafson]

Boy. This is. This is truly the definition of boy stock. This is truly the definition of that. Are you joking me? You went out and bought Tickets to a game based on what was clearly a preview to an ad. If you did that believing it, you deserve to be finessed. You. You do not get to just sue LeBron for an ad. You, sir, are the dummy of the day.

[Trista]

Yes, you, sir, are a joker, and I hope you have a fun at Lakers, Cavs. And everybody's sitting on the bench resting, moving on. Speaking of, Boy stop, we got a segment here at the alley oop called Boy Stop. Ms. Rebecca, it pains me to have to come back to you, but listen.

[Meg Gustafson]

Because you know she's gonna struggle.

[Ms. Rebecca]

I'm like, Meg, I got my.

[Meg Gustafson]

She's like, Meg, she got her hands up.

[Ms. Rebecca]

You don't know what you're talking about here we. What about this D, dude?

[Trista]

You feel me? Come on. That's the problem. Asia giving you everything she got on both ends of the court. That's the problem.

[Meg Gustafson]

That is like, no bat at the backboard. All. And you know she's throwing it on the ground because she wanted to snatch it. There is nothing. Nothing, I would imagine because I've never been able to do it because I'm five foot five.

[Unknown Analyst]

Life.

[Meg Gustafson]

And I've always been the shortest. But a. A off the backboard, block, snatch, down, go the other way has to be, like, one of the most gratifying things in all of that.

[Ms. Rebecca]

It feels good to even watch it, man.

[Meg Gustafson]

Oh, my gosh.

[Trista]

Right there. Right there. She could kill Superman.

[Julian Edloe]

Exactly.

[Trista]

When she bounced the ball and looked in the crowd, she could kill Superman. And that is that moment. That's that moment she had.

[Meg Gustafson]

And the crazy thing was she's grinning like a psycho, just maniacally. And she had, I think, like, a little tooth jam in at the same time. And she's smiling. No double nose rings. It's just demon time for Asia.

[Trista]

It's crazy to me, her and Jackie Young out there, man. It's demon time. They're not playing with you.

[Meg Gustafson]

The wrap on is a headband, dude. I'm not messing around with you. I'm not like. It's. It's a. It's wraps my finals MVP ticket that I've been telling everyone on the alley oop I was scared about. It's time for those. It's time for those beautiful ladies and. And. And gentlemen to pay me. It's time for them to transfer it into my account because it's gone. It's done. No Jackie Young, no Chelsea Gray. No other random contributors. Nope. It was Asia Wilson and all Asia Wilson at all facets of the game. Three, four blocks 30 something points, 13 rebounds, couple of assist. Come on. Comprehensive dominance.

[Trista]

And one. Get. Get the hell out of my face. I didn't want to cuss. I had to edit myself at.

[Meg Gustafson]

Yeah, I know. I was about to. I almost said. I almost said something bad just there, too, but I. We stop.

[Ms. Rebecca]

I like watching Trista just go. A full rant with a Chiclet microphone.

[Meg Gustafson]

I love that.

[Ms. Rebecca]

It's real. It's like a Bob Barker Chiclet.

[Trista]

World's tiniest coming out your microphone.

[Ms. Rebecca]

A lot of passion.

[Meg Gustafson]

Listen here, listen here. I'm on the move, okay? I got other stuff to do. Fool with you with this big old sure microphone that weighs seven pounds. I brought it to the hotel.

[Trista]

No, not Ms. Rebecca. Ms. Rebecca got a mic, got a cordless microphone over there.

[Meg Gustafson]

I got flagged by TSA because they were like, what is this? Are you an influencer? If I would have had this in the bag, only they wouldn't have said anything. They'd have been like, oh, yeah, she's small potatoes.

[Ms. Rebecca]

They thought it was one of the dildos you were gonna throw in the corner.

[Meg Gustafson]

They said, what's that? What's going on in here?

[Trista]

Do you have any power for our listening audience that can't see this? Ms. Rebecca is walking around her living room with a microphone with a cord attached to it, like she's doing stand up. That's the microphone she got plugged into her computer, ladies.

[Ms. Rebecca]

And GentleMe radio microphone.

[Trista]

Ms. Rebecca do stand up too, by the way out there. Don't sleep on my dog now.

[Ms. Rebecca]

Tell everybody.

[Meg Gustafson]

Don't tell secrets.

[Trista]

Keep that here.

[Ms. Rebecca]

We're gonna keep telling everybody my secret.

[Meg Gustafson]

Yeah, let her know so I can come heckle her wherever she is next.

[Trista]

And that's all the time we have today on the alley. Oop. Thank you, as always, to my sister Trista. Ali finna get some good Scooby Snacks soon because that Asia Wilson ticket is about to cash.

[Meg Gustafson]

Man, that was a fun show. Juju. We'll have to. The next episode is gonna be all NBA because by the time this episode airs, it's going to be wraps for the Phoenix Mercury. So we'll talk about Giannis and his ongoing saga to leave Milwaukee because we know he wants up out of there.

[Trista]

Sayonara, suckers.

[Meg Gustafson]

Sayonara. La, la, la, la, la.

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[Jeremy]

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[Jeremy]

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[Meg Gustafson]

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[Julian Edloe]

Julian Edloe here from DK Network. Tune in to DKN Daily Bets Monday through Friday. A fun, quick hitting podcast where we bring in knowledgeable guests from across the sports betting industry to break down our favorite bets of the day. Find DKN Daily Bets wherever you listen to your podcasts.