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Graydon Prescott 0:35
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of sports prep live. I'm your host. Graydon Prescott, today, we got two major topics. We got UNLV football, and we got the Las Vegas aces, slash, WNBA slash. The dynasty is here. We're gonna start with UNLV football. KB, and I have some things to say. Yep. So we talked to Coach Mullen last week, and he told us, by the way, Air Force was one in five, right? They're not, and the reason for that is their defense is horrible. We can just get that out of the way. They have the worst defense I've ever seen, right in football, spectacular. It's rolling. Yeah, defense can't stop it, but Air Force is one and five. And UNLV was undefeated. They were five and oh, now they're six and Oh, right. Still, the first time in 51 years that they've been six and oh, this is the Dating Coach. Well, yes, dating back to last year, seven wins in rows, the fourth longest in program history. Yes, first time that they won seven games in a row since 1984 they won the game against Air Force, who coach Mullen told us on the show last week, their offense is a very, very good to spend some time preparing for Air Force's offense. And credit, credit to the coach Mullen, because they pulled out a win. I don't know how much their preparation for Air Force's offense work. Yes, you got 5148 that's a lot. Got a lot of love for you. Coach Mullins, a lot of points. 48 is a lot of points to let up. 51 is a lot to score. It is. Last week we talked about the

K.B. 1:52
although you would rather be in, Coach Mullins, yes. Last

Graydon Prescott 1:55
week we talked about defense and special teams, winning them the football game against Wyoming. This week, we're going to be talking about the offense saving their football game and the defense needing to be the ones to step it back up. But with that being said, six and, oh, still got the win homecoming game at Allegiant stadium. It was rocking, and I think they had close to 33,000 in it. Yeah? About 33 I think 32,032 Yeah.

K.B. 2:19
3200 something, close to 33 Yeah. So which is a lot? Yes.

Graydon Prescott 2:23
So Air Force missed a field goal at the end. Rebel offense was great the whole game. They scored on seven drives in a row to end the game their last seven drives game on the line a minute 13 remaining in the fourth quarter, the quarterback, Anthony Cole Andrea, he had a six play, 75 yard drive, give UNLV to give UNLV the lead towards the end of the game,

K.B. 2:43
unbelievable. And I didn't think that there was a possibility that air force would be put themselves in a position to score. Because I think by the time UNLV kicked their field goal off of that score, they had a touchdown. And then kick their field goal, I think, if I am not mistaken, there were 56 seconds

Graydon Prescott 3:01
left. See the thing with six or 15, the thing with that game that was just sick and twisted was there was no in no world could you count either one of those offenses out with 50 seconds? Right? Game, right? They were scoring at will and Air Force 100%

K.B. 3:16
had a chance not not to win the game. But

Graydon Prescott 3:19
I'm not talking about a one in five chance or a two in five chance. I'm talking four out of five times in a low stakes situation, they make that, make

K.B. 3:30
it feel good. That was not a particularly long field goal. No, it was not, no, the offense. I'm glad he missed. But that was not a long field

Graydon Prescott 3:38
goal in total air forces, this is, this looks fake in total, Air Force's offense produced 603 yards. Yes, UNLV is 597

K.B. 3:46
that's 1200 yards. Basically a wash.

Graydon Prescott 3:48
Yeah, passing yards. Air Force, 175 UNLV, 377 and Air Force is a rush heavy team, more rush heavy teams in the country. And it shows 428 yards on the ground, and two UNLV is 220 which is still absurd. Yes, 220 rushing yards is ridiculous. 428 is otherworldly. I don't know that I've ever seen that in a football game, both teams committed more than five penalties. Again, a wash. Seven for Air Force, nine for UNLV, 71 yards and 79 yards respectively. 32 first downs for Air Force 25 for UNLV. I'm, you know, we're going through stats here, but the big thing to me is Air Force 83 plays. UNLV, 60, right? So UNLV, winning this game scored 51 points on 60 plays. That is absurd. I don't think that that's one of the more productive games, or more efficient games I've ever seen by a college football team, and the only thing for me that it was comparable to was an NFL game that happened seven years ago when the rams and chiefs decided to go for 50 points a piece. Yeah, that's the only thing that I think it's comparable to. This was a shootout for the ages.

K.B. 4:55
And look, if you like high scoring games, if you like a lot of action in a football. Game. This was a great football game to either witness in person or even to watch on television. I think it was on CBS. This was just a phenomenal game all the way around. It was fun to see your interview with Coach Mullen and you guys talk about a lot of these issues that came up in the game. Talk about the defense, talk about the offense, talk about how scoring, how prolific Air Force is in their scoring, and the defense was going to be the thing to try to mitigate some of that scoring from from either team. I didn't know that UNLV would would put up these kind of numbers, but they did what they had to do. And that's what happens. When you win, you do what you have to do. The last game was different than next. This game, the next this game, the next game, I think they're at Boise State. That's going to be a little bit different than the Air Force game. The Air Force game was different than the Wyoming Game. So you do what you have to do to win. So again, shout out to UNLV six and Oh, unbelievable. I know the alumni, the student body, fans, everybody was ecstatic. It was just a really, really fun game to

Graydon Prescott 5:57
watch. Yeah, of course, like you said, looking forward Boise State next on the docket. Hopefully we can get to seven and, oh yes, that would

K.B. 6:04
be huge. Boise State is a strong program. What in this

Graydon Prescott 6:07
conference? And here's my question, speaking as a person who's been involved with UNLV for a long time, even though I'm still in high school, I know college football. I've been a huge fan of college football. I've been analytical towards college ball for quite some time. UNLV gets to seven and, oh, how are they? What argument can be made for them to not be ranked?

K.B. 6:26
I agree. So I was looking yesterday when the rankings came out. I think it's week seven. Yeah. So I'm looking to see if there's any movement six and, oh, I would expect, you know, not top 15, but I would expect you to crack in somewhere between the top 20 and top 25 Yes, and didn't see it. So I'm looking forward to do their next game. If they beat Boise State, which everyone recognizes in the media, like they generally have a strong program over there, if you and l beats them, beats them, that's going to be a good win. And you have to it isn't just who you beat, but it's the number of victories that you're able to put together. And right now, there are a lot of teams out there in the AP poll that are five and oh, there's a couple that are six and Oh. So I do. I understand right now, UNLV probably hasn't broken through in the minds of the media, because they haven't had that statement win, but you get to seven and Oh, and there's going to be a little bit of pressure to show them some love, right? I agree they should be in the top 25 certainly, if they win next week, they should be considered

Graydon Prescott 7:26
for it. Yeah. I think the NCAA or the rankings people are very, very careful, because a couple of years ago, they had a Florida State team that was they have had egg on their face. That was 13 and oh, and they had them miss the college football playoff just for them to lose a game by 60 to Georgia, yes, but it gets to a point where if you're an undefeated team, you deserve to be recognized for being an undefeated team. And we're not talking about like the American West concert. Mountain West is a respectable football concert. They got some good programs in the Mountain West. It's not big 10, it's not the SEC, it's not even the ACC, but the Mountain West has some good football teams. This isn't a conference with, you know, a Holy Cross or a James Madison University. Shout out to Matthew sluka. This is, this is a decent Football Conference. It's, you know, so you're seven and Oh, or even six and oh, like they are right now, right? And if they get to seven to know, they deserve to have their name in their in those rankings, because you look at the rankings, and there are two teams with two losses, Notre Dame and Texas, right? And most of the teams in the rankings have a loss. The only undefeated teams are Memphis, who's not in a power conference. BYU is big 12, so sort of a power conference. Texas Tech also big 12. I think Indiana is in there, right? Indiana's big 10, and they just beat Oregon, yes, so they're number three in the country, right? Indiana's big Indiana's Indiana is a prop this year, Texas, A and M problem this year, six and Oh, Ole Miss SEC problem this year, there's fifth in the country, Miami, who I believed at one point was the best, or the second or third best team in the country. They're ranked number two. They're five and, oh, I do think that they have had an easier schedule than some of those other teams, but it's ACC football, so there's not much that they can do.

K.B. 9:09
Bottom line is, the argument could be made yet UNLV deserves a spot. And the thing that I love about kind of what you just went through, and maybe this happened a little bit quicker than people anticipated, and I think this is what a lot of the old school coaches were complaining about. There is far more parity in college football now than there was five years ago, before all of the transport portal and, you know, movement now teams. And I think that's what's surprising a lot of people like who would have thought Indiana of all the basketball made, and even that they've been, you know, removed from that, that top echelon, for several years now, but they have a history of being a perennially good basketball team. But so for Indiana to be a top five team in country, never let alone top three, that's unnerving to a lot of people out there. But I like the parody. I like the idea that it isn't just going to be. Although they are still number one Ohio State or Georgia or an Auburn or an Alabama, right? Like this parody that we're seeing, I actually think is quite good for this

Graydon Prescott 10:10
work. Yeah, absolutely the great and press got here on Sports prep, live on KU NB 91.5 HD, to the beat, and we are talking about the rebels, who are absolutely running six and oh, we got some aces talk. But before we get to that, I do have a topic of discussion that I didn't mention in the intro to the show that needs to be discussed. And it's James Frank, yes. James Franklin, Penn State, former head coach of Penn State, yes. Was five. A lot of expectation comes with that job, absolutely. But also at the same time of the expectation comes the pressure, sure, and Penn State is one of those football programs like you mentioned, that has

K.B. 10:49
to really good. Yes, there you go. Your alumni expect some things. They're

Graydon Prescott 10:53
they're not Alabama, right? They're not Ohio State, right? They're not Georgia. But when they came in, you get past those three Penn State, right?

K.B. 11:00
There, it's up there. And when they came into the big 10, it was a big deal. I mean, Penn State football at this time, Paterno was still there, like there is a history, a tradition, of winning at Penn State. And I think that pressure is what ended up forcing out coach Franklin. I'm sad to see him go. There's not a lot of African American colleges that have a head coach as an African American, or not a lot of colleges out there that have an African American as a head coach. But I am sad to say, it was the right call. I hated to see him go, because, again, they're like a diamond in the rough. You know, there's just not a lot of them out there, but unicorns, so to speak. But this was the right call. You just they lost. I get the Oregon loss.

Graydon Prescott 11:44
But yeah, Oregon, it wasn't going to be the Oregon loss that got hit Western, Northwestern, Northwestern and then to couple that, no

K.B. 11:53
disrespect to Northwestern, if you're if you're a student heading to college, hey, yeah,

Graydon Prescott 11:59
Northwestern graduate here on the show, Northwestern is, academically, one of the best. That's where you want to be, right? That's one of the goals you want to be at football. On the other hand, that's a different in question. Absolutely not their thing. And Penn State, just three weeks ago, was number three in the country. Yes, before going into the game against Oregon, it was three against six. I picked Penn State to win that game. I really thought they were Oregon

K.B. 12:21
should have been. Should be the only loss they have on their record right now.

Graydon Prescott 12:24
Yes, and the Oregon loss, look number six teams beating number three teams. Happens all the time, right? That's okay. They lost the game by six. It went to overtime. James Franklin's job was not in jeopardy. Yes, yeah, his job was absolutely not in jeopardy. Losing that game since then, but then they lost to UCLA, right at UCLA, and they kind of got embarrassed. They came back. They lost by five, but they were down, what 28 to zero, right? And, you know, I'm Olivia, got his first win of the season. Oh yes, against Penn State, against Penn State. And then to couple that with losing to Northwestern, not lose to Northwest on your home field, too. That was embarrassing. James Franklin, unfortunately had to go. And you can say what you want to say, whether it was harsh, whether it was premature,

K.B. 13:10
but I don't even think it was a premature. Like, sports is a brutal business, whether you're a player or you're a coach or what like, it is a What have you done for me lately? Business and now for him, you know? I don't know he's not going to be coaching for a while, but they have to pay this man nearly $50 million yeah, so he does have a soft landing, you know. So we don't have to mourn too much for Coach Franklin, but you would rather be in the position. And I just don't know if he was keenly aware of what the expectations were for this school. This school, this school is about winning. You come into that job, the one thing you better do is win or you will be gone. They sent a message.

Graydon Prescott 13:47
But the problem now is, for the Penn State players, they have to adapt to a change at the top in the middle of the season. Now their season in terms of postseason, might be gone because of the three losses, but they have to adapt to changes at the top in the middle of the season, which is really hard to do, especially Sure, sure a collegiate athlete. And they're going into, they're not, they haven't hit their tough stretch yet. They're going into Iowa, who unranked. But Iowa can sneak up program, yes. And then the next week is Ohio State, right? And then the week after that is Indiana. They got problems. They made they got number one and number three probably. I don't expect them to beat Ohio State or not. Ohio State's gonna go undefeated. Ohio State's the best team. What in the country?

K.B. 14:28
There are turns that this story could take and wow, what are you telling me? You think they're gonna beat Indiana? I did not. You mean Ohio State? No, no, Indiana. I don't think they're gonna be Indiana, but I would not be surprised if they did, because this kind of action also can serve as a rallying cry. Yeah, it depends on who you bring into that locker room, just as you said. And I think that next coach is going to be relentless about preparation and is going to be relentless about the pursuit of excellence, as I would believe Franklin was, but if he wasn't, he should have been, and now he knows.

Graydon Prescott 14:59
Yeah, and. Speaking of the pursuit of excellence, yes, great segue. We have a dynasty on our hands, ladies and gentlemen, a dynasty, a Las Vegas home grown dynasty. Thank you. Mark Davis, thank you Nikki fargus, Thank you Becky Hammond, and thank you Asia Wilson,

K.B. 15:14
yes, doing the darn thing she is. And Becky said it best you know, to heck with Mount Rushmore. She is on Mount Everest, and she is there alone, yeah, all by herself. What she did in this finals run, really, what she did for the second half of the season is just unprecedented.

Graydon Prescott 15:32
Asia Wilson, yes, tell us about it. Asia Wilson is the greatest women's basketball player of all time, and she's 29 years old. And I don't think there's an argument. I don't think there is a Asia will listen to this, ladies and gentlemen, listen to this.

K.B. 15:45
Let me say no disrespect to the Rebecca logos, no disrespect to the Maya Moore's, no disrespect to the Cheryl Swoopes, no disrespect to the diamond to rises. Asia. Wilson, right. Cynthia Cooper, and there, there's a litany of others. Lisa ledsey, Lisa Leslie, no disrespect to any of them, because they're all ballers. But angel or Asia, Wilson is built different. There is just no question about it. She has done things that not only has not been done in the WNBA, but hasn't been done in professional basketball period,

Graydon Prescott 16:17
right last year, Asia Wilson was the unanimous MVP of the WNBA, and she was the scoring champion of the WNBA. She broke the record for the most points in the season. I think she got robbed of the defensive player of

K.B. 16:27
the year last year. I think she got robbed of it this year alone. Yes, yes, absolutely. She shares it with the lady from Minnesota. I forget her name right now, player out of Minnesota. And when you look at their numbers, I do not believe they're comparable. So I do believe she got robbed. She did. She absolutely that accolade singularly bestowed upon her.

Graydon Prescott 16:49
Yeah, but let me be clear here, last year, unanimous MVP breaks the record for scoring in a season. She has the single greatest season individually that we've seen. The year before that championship got robbed of the MVP to Brianna Stewart, most likely. And what did she not win it, or, I don't know, voter fatigue, because she already had two MVPs. Could have been the year before that. She was the MVP champion as well. Her first championship. Chelsea gray did the darn thing in those finals against the Connecticut sun. Absolutely. She did things in these finals too. How about two years before that, Asia Wilson was the league MVP. Made it to the finals. They lost to the Seattle storm. Right? A team with jewel Lloyd. We'll get to jewel Lloyd in a minute. Shout out to jewel Lloyd. Wow. What a pickup. We'll get there in a minute. Yes. So Asia Wilson in 2020 and just her third year in the WNBA, was the MVP, and she took the Las Vegas aces, who, just a few years before that, had three number one picks in a row. They were so bad, she took them to final. Right? The year after that, they lost in the conference finals. She got second place in MV voter. Then she won the MVP and won a championship. 2022 2003 23 she wins the Defensive Player of the Year. Got robbed, really robbed of the MVP, right? But they had the best team season in the history of the WNBA and won the championship pretty dominantly over the lived then. 2024 she has the greatest individual season ever wins, the unanimous MVP and the ACES struggled in the playoffs against the liberty. And then we get to this year, 28 games into the season, this team was 14 and 1400 team. We were sitting on this show talking about how much they were struggling. It was a tough time, right? And just a couple of months later, because this was August, after a 50 point blowout, yeah, 53 points Minnesota, how about 16 wins in a row to end the regular season finishing 30 and 14, the best, the second best record in the WNBA. Minnesota, unfortunately, had some really bad luck in the playoffs. I will say this. They had some bad luck, but before that bad luck, they did struggle against the can or against the Phoenix Mercury, right? This wasn't a Minnesota is winning every game and then somebody goes down and they're not winning any correct. They were still losing when the FISA went down. The Aces came into this series after barely escaping the Seattle storm and barely escaping the Indiana Fever. Those are teams that put some people on notice too. They came into this series and it looked like this series could go either way. It was close. It was Las Vegas was the favorite, but it was, I think the the sports, the Sports betters over here had it. The Aces had a 53 54% chance of winning the series. So it wasn't, you know, 78 or what was Steph Curry a few years ago, 9393 Yeah, it was close. They win game one by three, and Asia Wilson struggled. They went they blew them out in game two, and then game three, I think, was the game that cemented Asia Wilson is the greatest player of all time. Statement, I really do. It wasn't her stats, it wasn't the fact that they relied on her so heavily at the end. It was how she went about winning that game for them, because they were up the entire game and they gave up a lead at the end and let Phoenix back into the game when they had a 29 point quarter. Yes, they won the quarter, 29 to 14. Yes, but Asia Wilson at the end of the game, and this is something that separates the good from the great, and the great from the legendary, and Asia Wilson is legendary the ability to say, at the end of the game, I don't care what happens. Just give me the ball. Give me the ball and get out of my way.

K.B. 20:02
And here is the kicker. Everyone in the building, I heard Rebecca Lobo was calling that game, and Rebecca said, and it's true. Rebecca said, look, you've got options here. You've got Chelsea Gray, who's played outstanding. You've got jewel Lloyd, you've got Jackie young.

Graydon Prescott 20:16
They got all stars. They got all stars. You've got options. Everyone in the world,

K.B. 20:19
but everyone in that building knew where that ball was going. And when I say everyone, I mean also the five opponents on the

Graydon Prescott 20:26
floor, not just the five opponents on the floor. How about the coach of the five opponents? And it did, doesn't matter. They had two people guarding her. She got fouled on that shot too. She did and nylon money a game winner. And how many people can say they've made a game winner in the finals in the NBA or the WNBA, a game winner in a critical game with what two tenths

K.B. 20:45
of a second left Rio, that was a critical game on someone else's home floor. And they go up

Graydon Prescott 20:50
three zero in the series, and then game four. She follows that up with 39 dominant four, three and

K.B. 20:55
two, just dominant. Let me say something to our listeners out there. You know that this program is a fan the personalities on this program. We are fans of the one and only Cape Clark, huge fans. But be clear, let's keep it a buck. We need to shut down that. There's an argument about who the best player in the world is. There's no argument about who the best player in the WNBA. There's now the biggest draw, I will concede that, yeah, a whole host of reasons. Listen, but there is Asia Wilson, and no one else, yeah, and then everybody, I would say, and no one else. For best, I get what you're saying. I'm saying

Graydon Prescott 21:31
the tiers of players in the WNBA. And you got players who are great. You got Alyssa Thomas, you got Brianna Stewart, you got Nafisa Collier. No disrespect to any of them. They are all ballers. This is Becky Hammond said it Asia Wilson, Mount Rushmore, Asia Wilson is at the point where, or Mount Everest, yeah, yeah. Asia Wilson is at the point of dominance in the WNBA, where it is LeBron at his peak. It's Michael Jordan at his peak, and it's Asia Wilson at her peak. Yes, that's it. There's like Kobe at his peak, LeBron was there. And you know, Maya Moore at her peak, Candace Parker was there. You had an argument. Michael Jordan at his peak, it was Michael Jordan and who, and no one else exactly, LeBron at his peak, 2013 it was LeBron, James and who? Nobody, nobody had an argument to be better than LeBron. Nobody had an argument is in rarefied air. And I would argue that Asia Wilson is farther ahead of her competition, of her peers, than those two

K.B. 22:26
were. I agree she really is. There's a bigger separation between

Graydon Prescott 22:30
and Michael Jordan. Was Michael Jordan, they say. The saying is, he's the Michael Jordan of something, or she's the Michael Jordan of we need to start saying the Asia Wilson of something. Thank you, because she is so dominant. No player in the history of basketball other than Bill Russell had won three titles and three MVPs in a four year span. Asia Wilson just did it, and Bill Russell's MVPs were questionable. MVPs because you had a dude running around the league, everything a triple

K.B. 22:55
double. Bill Russell's pushing 100 so, I mean, that's how emphatic what she's doing is the

Graydon Prescott 23:01
Russell's 90. Bill Russell would have been if he were still alive right now, 92 right? Like you said, Bill Russell was playing in the 60.

K.B. 23:08
What she has doing is just unheralded. Absolutely stop. I want to take shout out to Asia Wilson and what she has done, and look, and do not get it twisted, she is the best player in the world, and that is not changing anytime soon.

Graydon Prescott 23:22
And I want to give a big shout out to the supporting cast too, especially Jackie Young was just solid balling second half of the season because Asia Wilson called them out. Asia Wilson called them out at half the season. She called out Chelsea gray for not averaging enough assistance. I should not, should not average more assist than right. Jackie young wasn't stepping up to her to her fullest potential. Jewel Lloyd self recognized, saying that I don't need to be in the starting lineup. We need bench depth, right? She took a role on the bench. She didn't have to do that. Jewel Lloyd is one of the most talented players they have in the WNBA, and she has been for years. And there was

K.B. 23:55
a lot of controversy in the way that she exited Seattle. So yeah, I'm really happy for her. Showed them who she was.

Graydon Prescott 24:02
She knows it a twist. DREW. Lloyd is a three time champion. I'm just gonna

K.B. 24:05
say that she's a champion. She was a champion before she got here, and she lets she letting you. She's letting you know that that that DNA still runs through her veins,

Graydon Prescott 24:12
not she doesn't need to be the number one option on a champion. Juloid is a championship basketball player. Ladies and made

K.B. 24:18
huge plays, huge through these. Jewel Lloyd

Graydon Prescott 24:21
is, is is five, six in high heels. Like jewel Lloyd's not tall. She's crashing down there with Alyssa Thomas and with satu sabelli. She's going for the rebound, tipping the ball to herself. A la Dennis Rodman. Jewel Lloyd is a champ. She is a coach's dream. Jewel Lloyd is a championship basketball player. And Jackie Young was just solid, solid, the whole series. She'll give you 30, all her on her off nights, she's not gonna go get 30. But, you know,

K.B. 24:46
we talked a while about how Sims really solidified her position at Indiana, and I would say Evans has done the exact Dana Evans same thing. Dave.

Graydon Prescott 24:59
Evans pit bull. I loved ballin. Look, I

K.B. 25:03
really this team is dynastic, and,

Graydon Prescott 25:06
and, and they've won three championships in four years. And the 2023, roster was what 34 and six. So they weren't, statistically and record wise, they were the best team. But I really think that if that team played this team in the finals, this team would beat them. I think this is the most well put together roster that we've ever seen in the wn, are you go Jackie Young would and I love this about Jackie Young. Jackie Young would be an MVP contender if she were on any other team, because she has to take a back seat to the greatest player. Sure, sure. Jackie Young is that talented. She's a baller. And Asia Wilson could, on any day, say, I'm just gonna go score 40 every but she doesn't. And

K.B. 25:41
Gray, I mean, slicing up the defense, just slicing Chelsea gray. Chelsea gray

Graydon Prescott 25:45
point. God, we've talked about Caitlin Clark's passing and her ability to see the floor. Listen to me, ladies and gentlemen, I love Caitlin. I love Caitlin like a sister. There are levels to this. Chelsea gray is magic. Johnson, there are levels to this. Chelsea gray will confuse your passes. Caitlin's passes will amaze you. Chelsea Gray's passes will confuse you. How did she see that? How did she come up with that? Yes, how did she think to throw the ball there? Like,

K.B. 26:10
that's what Asia was talking about, you know, mid season, that they were missing like, you can't take that away from us. We need that. And now she's a different player,

Graydon Prescott 26:17
which now Chelsea Gray is the only active player in the WNBA, and she's tied the record. She's a four time champion. She's probably going to get five right. We're looking at the greatest team ever. Some here. We really are.

K.B. 26:28
I do not believe there is any question in talking about assembling that team. You know what Mr. Davis has done? Nikki Fargas has done what Becky Hammond has done like I just don't think there is a better administrative group probably in all of basketball right now, NBA, WNBA,

Graydon Prescott 26:47
it's, it's them, and it's the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the thunder, well, I

K.B. 26:51
don't, I don't know if it's the Oklahoma City Thunder, because I have to see the longevity.

Graydon Prescott 26:56
It's what the thunder did to turn themselves from a 20 win team to a Sure, sure. And Sam Presti, let's Let's be good. Yes, he is. Sam Presti, really is. And the Celtics, Brad Stevens, they were there. These are people that know what they're doing. I think Sam Presti is on another level. But I don't think he's on the Nick for Nicky Fargas, and not right now, you know. And I'm sure he gets out of the way. I think Dave is hires the right people, yes. And he gets out of the way, yes. And what Nicki Fargas has put together, and what Becky Hammond has put together, and that brain trust, the the ACES one believable. The Aces were with Liz cam beige. They were knocking on the door when Nikki Fargas got in. They really were. And then Nikki Fargas, she gets in in 2021

K.B. 27:41
she says you don't need Liz cam beige anymore. We're gonna play it's not good for the team dynamic. Yes, we're gonna bring in Chelsea gray. That's what at that time. That seems like all an obvious decision at that time.

Graydon Prescott 27:51
Yeah, another controversial Liz cam beige was dominant.

K.B. 27:55
Was seeing things that no one else was seeing. She was looking down the road. She

Graydon Prescott 27:59
won a championship in year one, and she won a championship in year two. Year three, they had a down year. She wins a championship in year four. Now she's and I'm calling it here. Don't say I'm biased, because I'm. I'm a Las Vegas kid on a Las Vegas show run through UNLV, and I love me some Las Vegas aces. I'm saying it here. Las Vegas is getting number four next year. They are. I think they will it's there. They will play Minnesota if, hopefully Nafi says ankles will hold up. Hopefully she learns she's a great player, great player, great woman, great role model. I love Nafisa Collier. I got nothing but love for Nafisa Collier. And the fever will be there too. They're going to be right there, but I don't think the aces are going to be beaten. But

K.B. 28:39
contractually, if I'm Mark Davis, I'm locking up Nicky, and I'm locking up Becky, because there is talk about Becky Hammond potentially leading an NBA coaching staff, and I believe she is more than qualified to do it. She came up under pot, so Becky, know, obviously Becky knows what she is doing, yeah. So look out for that. I hope he's got her locked up, because we like to have that coaching brilliance on the sidelines here on the ACES for years and years to

Graydon Prescott 29:05
come. All right, thank you everybody for listening to this episode of sports prep live. I'm your host, Graydon Prescott, thank you KB for coming on the show, yep, yep, and we will be back next week with more. Thank you everybody. See you next week. Thank you for tuning into this episode of sports prep live. I'm Graydon Prescott, and don't forget to catch all of our episodes on Apple Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to follow us on Instagram or Twitter at sports prep live. Thank you.

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