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Cruse starts out the show by asking Shafer what he thought of the game between the Dallas Wings and Las Vegas Aces on Friday night. “The first thing that I noted in this game is that Jackie Young is absurdly good at basketball,” Shafer said. “If you get to see that kind of Young, who’s hitting pull-up threes out of a pick-and-roll … the Aces are still a very dangerous team.”
Later on, Cruse and Shafer discuss the game between the Chicago Sky and the Brazilian national team. “This was a Brazilian national team made up almost entirely of players playing in the US,” Shafer pointed out. “But this Sky team is doing a lot of interesting things.” Shafer acknowledged some of the creative decisions head coach Tyler Marsh is making with his new team, like taking advantage of Angel Reese‘s ambidextrous dribbling.
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Cruse and Shafer close out the show by expressing, among other things, just general excitement for the WNBA preseason. “I love preseason basketball,” Shafer said. “It means nothing. Everyone is going crazy. All the superstars are just vibing.”
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