Hot takes, deep dives, and bold predictions — everything you need as the postseason heats up.

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This week I dive into the WNBA’s end-of-season awards — Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, Coach of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year, and the historic Co-Defensive Player of the Year. I break down the biggest debates, including the narrative around splitting DPOY and what it says about the league.

Then, I shift into playoff mode with a deep analysis of each first-round series: Lynx vs. Valkyries, Dream vs. Fever, Mercury vs. Liberty, and Aces vs. Storm. I share why the Atlanta Dream continue to struggle, what Breanna Stewart’s injury means for the Liberty, and why bigs not showing up consistently is becoming a bigger conversation in the league.

Finally, I give my semifinal predictions for Lynx vs. Mercury and Aces vs. Fever — and what fans should be watching for as the postseason intensity rises.

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Season Ticket Holder Price Increase: https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/wnba/news-that-s-leonie-s-salary-season-wnba-fans-react-new-york-liberty-season-tickets-price-hike-reaching-astronomical-levels

Alanna Smith solo DPOY video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SVV9je/

Alanna Smith DPOY montage: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SVuy86/

My TikTok Discussing A’ja MVP chances after being voted Co-DPOY : https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SVHacR/

In this week’s episode, Tori shares her playoff predictions and analysis of the matchups. She also talks about who she’d pick for coach of the year, the MVP race, Defensive player of the year, 6POTY, and who she thinks will make it to the WNBA finals. She also shares her thoughts on media members and their transparency for post-season award votes. And she gives a big shoutout to the Minnesota Lynx and more on this week’s episode.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Episode topics

01:29 Thank you for the support

01:58 Minnesota Lynx MERCH HAUL

04:40 Thank you for the community

06:57 Playoff Predictions

08:17 Lynx vs Valkyries

08:57 Coach of the Year

11:10 Muddied Waters of WNBA Media

13:55 A’ja Wilson’s MVP Case

15:49 Alyssa Thomas

17:09 Napheesa Collier

19:06 I hate the discrediting going on in W commentary

23:25 Lynx vs Valkyries | What the Lynx need to win

29:43 Aces vs Storm | Noel Quinn’s future with Storm

36:07 Mercury vs Liberty

37:43 Dream vs Fever

39:27 Semi-Finals Predictions and Matchup Thoughts

42:48 Finals matchup | Lynx vs Aces

45:00 Defensive Player of the Year

48:00 6POTY

49:51 COTY Again & 1st Team

58:07 Teams that didn’t make the playoffs

1:00:00 Kelsey Plum and the Sparks

1:06:23 Wings, Sky, Mystics

In this week’s episode, Tori briefly touches upon her WNBA end-of-season award predictions and her thoughts on the media votes. She also delves into the recent trades, waivers, and injuries, providing a team-by-team analysis and their chances of making it to the championship.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Housekeeping | Like, Subscribe, Follow

00:41 Housekeeping | Responsible Degenerates & Unbiased and Unbothered

02:12 Player of the Week : Kayla McBride

02:52 WNBA Season Award Predictions | All-WNBA, MVP, ROTY

06:05 Why it’s hard to have a serious conversation about MVP

12:50 ROTY

15:49 DPOTY Conversation

17:33 Back to my All-WNBA team

20:02 Trades & Waives | Mystics & Sun— Jacy & Aaliyah

23:17 Mystics & Storm | Alysha Clark, Zia, Pick & Slim

30:28 Wings & Lynx | Carrington - Miller, 2027 pick, Samuelson

33:10 Sika Kone, Teaira McCowan, Alissa Pili

35:02 Injuries | Napheesa Collier, Sydney Colson, Aari McDonald

40:06 The Lynx

42:14 There are only 2 real contenders right now

46:57 The Storm

50:38 The Mercury

53:35 The Dream

55:39 The Liberty

59:30 The Fever

1:01:05 The Valkyries

1:03:26 The Aces

1:07:06 The Mystics

1:08:25 The Sparks

1:11:39 The Sky, Wings and Sun