Diana Taurasi joins Alicia Jay to discuss this year's NCAA Tournament, including standout moments thus far, who she has going to the Final Four and more. Additionally, they talk about Taurasi's former teammate Shea Ralph, the coaching job she's doing at Vanderbilt and how far she thinks the Commodores could go.

They also talk UConn, where Sarah Strong stacks up against the all-time greats and how this is the most determined she's seen Geno Auriemma in a long time.

(0:00) Intro and the importance of being a good pet parent

(1:36) Favorite March Madness memory

(2:09) Standout moments from the tourney thus far

(2:53) Who does she have going to the Final Four?

(3:57) How proud she is of Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt: ‘On any given night they can beat anyone’

(5:06) Mikayla Blakes could be ‘the best player’ on any team in the country

(5:48) Any other players that stand out in the tournament?

(6:52) On where Sarah Strong stacks up against UConn greats: ‘At the rate she’s going, it would be silly to not think she’ll be No. 1 eventually’

(8:05) Is there a player that she wishes she could’ve played with at UConn?

(8:43) What it meant to present Olivia Vukosa with POTY award & Why the decision to attend UConn isn’t an easy one

(9:57) Her retirement advice for Geno Auriemma and why she doesn’t think he’ll retire soon

(11:00) What makes Geno Auriemma a great coach

(12:06) Where this year’s UConn team will rank if they finish the season undefeated

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