On and Off da Field Podcast is pleased to welcome New Jersey Hoops Legend Carol “Blaze” Blazejowski as part two of our Queens of the Court series. Carol was a three time All-American (1976-1978), still holds the collegiate record for most points (52) in Madison Square Garden men or women, took Montclair State to the 1978 women’s Final Four where she dropped 40 in a losing effort to UCLA and was the captain of the 1980 USA Olympic team. Come listen, laugh, learn and be inspired
[00:00:01] Episode 32, Carol Blaze Blazejowski
[00:00:06] You gotta say that right, Blazejowski
[00:00:08] Yep
[00:00:08] Alright, okay
[00:00:10] So the story is, the back story is this
[00:00:13] In 1976 through 78
[00:00:18] Actually her first year, 75
[00:00:21] Right
[00:00:21] My dad was a coach at Moncler State College
[00:00:25] Okay
[00:00:25] And I was there all the time
[00:00:27] It was like a second home for me
[00:00:29] Okay
[00:00:29] So when the coaches, when he was on the coach practice or in the meetings
[00:00:34] He just told me, I could just run around
[00:00:36] I ran around the gym, the locker room
[00:00:39] Gotcha
[00:00:39] The weight room, pool, it was like my second home
[00:00:42] Right
[00:00:43] I saw Carol play
[00:00:45] Okay
[00:00:45] And she was, at that time, a huge deal
[00:00:50] Okay
[00:00:51] The gym, when we would go to games, was packed
[00:00:55] Girls basketball in the mid-70s, packed
[00:00:59] This, right after Title IX
[00:01:01] Okay
[00:01:02] So, you know, it wasn't, you know, common for a woman to have that type of stature
[00:01:07] At that level
[00:01:08] Right
[00:01:09] Moncler State College, to give you an example, is like Spring Hill College
[00:01:13] Okay
[00:01:14] Size
[00:01:14] Could you call this the soil of the WNBA?
[00:01:18] Yes
[00:01:18] Which is the grassroots?
[00:01:20] Yes, yeah
[00:01:20] Okay
[00:01:21] With Trish, with Trish, we say she's that soil
[00:01:24] Okay
[00:01:24] You know, that right in there
[00:01:27] Right, shout out to Trish, we interview her
[00:01:28] Carol is the same
[00:01:30] The biggest difference between Trish and Carol is I never saw Trish play
[00:01:34] Okay
[00:01:34] I went by stats
[00:01:35] Right
[00:01:36] And articles
[00:01:37] Okay
[00:01:38] And her memorabilia
[00:01:39] Right, right, right
[00:01:39] And what she told us
[00:01:40] Right
[00:01:40] But I saw Carol play
[00:01:42] Right, gotcha
[00:01:42] She was the first organized basketball player
[00:01:46] I saw play basketball
[00:01:47] Okay
[00:01:48] I didn't see men play basketball organized yet
[00:01:50] I was six years old
[00:01:51] Gotcha
[00:01:52] Then I went to see Dr. J at the Madison Square Garden
[00:01:56] That's crazy that you saw Dr. J, bro
[00:01:58] In the 70s
[00:01:58] That's crazy
[00:01:59] And I was like, okay, he's my guy
[00:02:00] So maybe we can interview him next since you saw him
[00:02:03] We need to get Dr. J in there too
[00:02:04] Yeah, that'd be crazy
[00:02:05] Let's interview everybody you've seen in the other time
[00:02:07] What?
[00:02:08] But I told Carol, I said, there were two people that influenced me in basketball
[00:02:13] Dr. J and Carol Blazjowski
[00:02:15] Okay
[00:02:15] Man, that's fire
[00:02:16] She was big time
[00:02:17] Listen, I'm excited
[00:02:19] Can we get our theme music?
[00:02:20] Can we get the theme music, man?
[00:02:21] I'm ready for this, dog
[00:02:24] Yeah, episode number 32
[00:02:26] Welcome to On and Off the Field
[00:02:27] Sports Podcast
[00:02:28] And with a purpose
[00:02:29] You got your on the field coach
[00:02:30] Rest assured
[00:02:30] This is your boy Coach Boston
[00:02:32] A.K.A. Stealing Nation
[00:02:33] Since 1976
[00:02:34] Listen, boy, I'm missing you better live
[00:02:36] You know what?
[00:02:37] That's my also known ass
[00:02:38] And it's the A.K.A. Mr. Coach Reback
[00:02:40] But you know who I am?
[00:02:41] I'm the Yoda man since 19
[00:02:43] The infamous
[00:02:44] Yeah
[00:02:47] Coach, we got a good episode, man
[00:02:48] Yeah
[00:02:49] It's gonna be fire
[00:02:49] I'm at Queens of the Court Part 2
[00:02:51] Remember our Queens of the Court series?
[00:02:53] Wow
[00:02:53] You know what?
[00:02:54] This is the second one
[00:02:55] Wow
[00:02:55] Yeah
[00:02:57] So, remember we said
[00:02:58] Past, present, and future, right?
[00:02:59] So she's a past
[00:03:00] She's a past
[00:03:01] She's still past
[00:03:01] Wow
[00:03:02] So we interviewed Trish Roberts
[00:03:04] From Tennessee
[00:03:06] That's fire
[00:03:07] Forgotten Lady Ball
[00:03:08] Right
[00:03:08] And now we're interviewing
[00:03:10] Carol Blazowski
[00:03:11] So see, our present and future
[00:03:13] Must be looking bright then
[00:03:14] Yes
[00:03:15] Because we gotta get to
[00:03:15] Present and the future
[00:03:16] Yep
[00:03:17] So who we need to
[00:03:17] We need to get Monica McNutt
[00:03:19] Monica McNutt, yes
[00:03:21] Yes
[00:03:21] Hey
[00:03:23] Monica
[00:03:23] Alright
[00:03:24] An 80 to McNutt
[00:03:26] Class Cloud segment
[00:03:27] Let's laugh
[00:03:28] Look, before we move on
[00:03:30] Real quick
[00:03:30] I saw where
[00:03:31] One of the
[00:03:32] One of the little
[00:03:34] Small podcasts
[00:03:35] Had been saying something
[00:03:36] To one of the analysts
[00:03:37] And the analysts heard it
[00:03:38] And they shouted them out
[00:03:39] I don't know
[00:03:40] Yeah
[00:03:41] That's what I'm looking for
[00:03:42] I thought about that
[00:03:42] That's what I'm hoping for
[00:03:43] Alright
[00:03:43] Class Cloud segment
[00:03:44] Alright
[00:03:44] I could not figure out
[00:03:46] Why the basketball
[00:03:47] Kept getting larger
[00:03:48] And larger
[00:03:49] And larger
[00:03:50] Then it hit me
[00:03:51] Oh my goodness
[00:03:52] Come on
[00:03:52] Come on
[00:03:53] What do you call a monkey
[00:03:55] That wins back to back titles
[00:03:56] In basketball
[00:03:58] What do you call it
[00:03:58] A champion
[00:03:59] Okay, that's good
[00:04:00] Why did the retired
[00:04:02] Female basketball player
[00:04:03] Open a brewery
[00:04:04] Why
[00:04:04] Because she had hops
[00:04:06] That's good
[00:04:07] Because nobody
[00:04:07] Pays the sense
[00:04:08] To be a hop
[00:04:08] What do you call
[00:04:09] A girl hanging
[00:04:10] From the basketball rim
[00:04:12] What
[00:04:12] In it
[00:04:13] Oh my goodness
[00:04:14] Why is there
[00:04:15] No congressional
[00:04:16] Basketball game
[00:04:17] Why
[00:04:18] Because Congress
[00:04:19] Cannot pass anything
[00:04:20] Okay, that's good
[00:04:21] That's good
[00:04:22] What type of earrings
[00:04:23] Does a basketball wear
[00:04:24] Which one
[00:04:25] Hoops
[00:04:26] Hoops
[00:04:26] That's right
[00:04:27] Why didn't the nose
[00:04:29] Make the basketball team
[00:04:30] It didn't get picked
[00:04:31] It didn't get picked
[00:04:33] Go ahead
[00:04:34] Go ahead
[00:04:34] What do you call
[00:04:36] A polite driver
[00:04:36] In New Jersey
[00:04:37] Lost
[00:04:38] Lost
[00:04:40] Mary's
[00:04:40] Mary's nerd
[00:04:42] Look at fun facts
[00:04:43] Alright
[00:04:43] Okay, when New York
[00:04:44] When the New York Liberty
[00:04:45] Were first formed
[00:04:47] Okay, you know
[00:04:47] They won a WNBA championship
[00:04:49] This year
[00:04:49] Right
[00:04:49] When they were first formed
[00:04:51] Our next guest
[00:04:52] Carol Blazowski
[00:04:53] Was asked to become
[00:04:54] The general manager
[00:04:55] And vice president
[00:04:56] Then she went on
[00:04:57] To be the senior
[00:04:57] Vice president
[00:04:58] And president
[00:04:58] Over a 13 year
[00:05:00] WNBA front office career
[00:05:01] Wow
[00:05:02] Yeah, she was actually
[00:05:03] The one who picked
[00:05:03] The logo
[00:05:04] Okay
[00:05:05] Yeah
[00:05:05] Cool
[00:05:05] Did you know
[00:05:07] Did you know
[00:05:07] Carol won the
[00:05:08] Inaugural
[00:05:09] Way trophy
[00:05:10] As the nation's
[00:05:11] Finest collegiate
[00:05:12] Woman player
[00:05:12] In 1978
[00:05:13] Okay
[00:05:14] And the blaze
[00:05:15] Set a Madison Square
[00:05:17] Garden record
[00:05:18] For either sex
[00:05:19] With 52 points
[00:05:21] In 1977
[00:05:22] In a game
[00:05:23] Against Queens
[00:05:24] College
[00:05:24] Still a collegiate
[00:05:25] Record today
[00:05:26] Wow
[00:05:27] Yep
[00:05:27] Things that make you go
[00:05:29] Hmm
[00:05:30] In 1978
[00:05:32] Carol led
[00:05:33] Montclair State
[00:05:34] To the NCAA
[00:05:35] Final Four
[00:05:36] Where they lost
[00:05:37] To UCLA
[00:05:37] And the blaze
[00:05:39] Dropped 40 points
[00:05:40] Wow
[00:05:40] Listen
[00:05:41] Without further ado
[00:05:42] Let's get on
[00:05:43] Let's get on the line
[00:05:43] Let's see
[00:05:44] Let's see
[00:05:44] Let's see
[00:05:44] Let's get
[00:05:45] Called
[00:05:46] New York
[00:05:47] New York
[00:05:56] Good morning
[00:05:57] Is this Carol
[00:05:58] Blaise Blaisjowski
[00:05:59] It is indeed
[00:06:01] Good morning
[00:06:01] Welcome to
[00:06:02] On and Off the Field
[00:06:03] Sports Podcast
[00:06:04] And with a purpose
[00:06:05] You got your
[00:06:05] Own the Field
[00:06:06] Coach
[00:06:06] Which you already know
[00:06:07] This is Lance Boston
[00:06:08] How you doing Carol
[00:06:09] Good morning Lance
[00:06:11] Good morning
[00:06:11] Thank you
[00:06:12] And I am your
[00:06:12] Off the Field
[00:06:13] Coach
[00:06:13] It's so good
[00:06:14] It's a pleasure
[00:06:15] To meet you
[00:06:17] Voice to voice
[00:06:18] I didn't meet you
[00:06:19] In person
[00:06:19] But I heard so much
[00:06:20] So many good things
[00:06:21] About you
[00:06:21] My name is Rick
[00:06:22] Hesley
[00:06:22] And I am the
[00:06:23] Off the Field
[00:06:24] Coach
[00:06:24] On and Off the Field
[00:06:26] Sports Podcasting
[00:06:27] With a purpose
[00:06:27] How you doing
[00:06:29] Terrific today
[00:06:30] A little cold in New Jersey
[00:06:31] But all good
[00:06:32] My wife is from New Jersey
[00:06:34] She is from
[00:06:35] She's from
[00:06:37] Bridgestone
[00:06:37] New Jersey
[00:06:39] Bridgewater
[00:06:39] Bridgestone
[00:06:40] Bridgestone
[00:06:41] Bridgestone
[00:06:41] Okay
[00:06:42] Yes
[00:06:42] So I got to read
[00:06:43] Your intro
[00:06:44] I got to read your bio
[00:06:45] So I love to read your bio
[00:06:47] So if you would
[00:06:48] Can I introduce the world
[00:06:49] Well they already know
[00:06:49] Who you are
[00:06:50] But let me reintroduce
[00:06:51] You to the world
[00:06:52] If I could
[00:06:52] Can I do that
[00:06:53] Absolutely
[00:06:54] You are a
[00:06:55] She is a nine time
[00:06:56] Hall of Famer
[00:06:57] Including the
[00:06:58] Naismith Hall of Fame
[00:07:01] 1978
[00:07:01] Collegiate
[00:07:03] Women's Basketball
[00:07:04] Player of the Year
[00:07:05] A three time
[00:07:06] Collegiate
[00:07:07] All American
[00:07:08] And the
[00:07:09] 1980
[00:07:09] Olympic team
[00:07:11] Captain
[00:07:11] Ladies and gentlemen
[00:07:13] Carol Blaze
[00:07:14] Yeah
[00:07:15] Blaze Jowski
[00:07:18] So if I missed
[00:07:19] Anything
[00:07:19] Let me know
[00:07:20] There's a lot to
[00:07:21] You know
[00:07:21] A lot of accomplishments
[00:07:22] If I missed
[00:07:23] Something that you
[00:07:23] Want to bring out
[00:07:24] What did I miss
[00:07:25] Let me know
[00:07:25] No you good
[00:07:26] No no
[00:07:27] Everything is good
[00:07:28] All good
[00:07:28] All good
[00:07:29] Good good
[00:07:29] So tell us
[00:07:30] Carol
[00:07:30] Where did you
[00:07:31] Grow up
[00:07:31] Let's start
[00:07:32] There
[00:07:32] I grew up
[00:07:33] In Cranford
[00:07:34] New Jersey
[00:07:34] Middle of the state
[00:07:36] Exit 136
[00:07:37] On the parkway
[00:07:38] For those who
[00:07:39] Know New Jersey
[00:07:39] Wow
[00:07:41] Wow
[00:07:41] I gotta tell
[00:07:42] That to my wife
[00:07:42] Alright
[00:07:43] So what's
[00:07:44] Your favorite
[00:07:45] Local sports team
[00:07:46] First you got
[00:07:47] Let me say this
[00:07:48] You got first
[00:07:48] The Giants
[00:07:49] Or the Jets
[00:07:50] What did you
[00:07:51] Like to pick
[00:07:51] The Yankees
[00:07:52] Or the Mets
[00:07:53] The Knicks
[00:07:54] Or the Nets
[00:07:54] And the Devils
[00:07:56] Rangers
[00:07:56] Or Islanders
[00:07:57] We can go over
[00:07:57] So pick
[00:07:58] The Giants
[00:07:58] Or the Jets
[00:07:59] Which one you got
[00:08:00] Giants
[00:08:00] Okay
[00:08:01] Okay
[00:08:02] Alright
[00:08:02] Yankees
[00:08:03] Or Mets
[00:08:04] Yankees
[00:08:05] Alright
[00:08:05] Knicks
[00:08:06] Or Nets
[00:08:09] Knicks
[00:08:09] I see what this is
[00:08:10] Now
[00:08:10] But listen
[00:08:11] The Nets
[00:08:12] Are up and coming
[00:08:13] So I'm very
[00:08:14] Interested in them
[00:08:15] As well
[00:08:15] Okay
[00:08:16] No we got
[00:08:16] The fourth
[00:08:17] The Devils
[00:08:18] The Rangers
[00:08:19] Or the Islanders
[00:08:20] Rangers
[00:08:21] Okay
[00:08:21] So is there
[00:08:22] A particular reason
[00:08:23] Why you picked
[00:08:24] Each one of those
[00:08:24] Teams
[00:08:24] You want to tell us
[00:08:26] Well they're winners
[00:08:27] And
[00:08:29] I'm a winner
[00:08:30] I like to think
[00:08:31] Of myself
[00:08:32] As a winner
[00:08:32] Yes
[00:08:33] When it comes
[00:08:34] To the Knicks
[00:08:35] And the Rangers
[00:08:35] I had a long
[00:08:36] Career at Madison
[00:08:37] Square Garden
[00:08:37] So when I worked
[00:08:38] With the Liberty
[00:08:39] We shared the same
[00:08:40] Training center
[00:08:41] As them
[00:08:41] So I got to know
[00:08:42] Their infrastructure
[00:08:43] And players
[00:08:44] And everything
[00:08:44] And that was
[00:08:45] A fun experience
[00:08:46] Okay
[00:08:46] Now I'll add a
[00:08:47] Quick question
[00:08:48] For you though
[00:08:48] Blaze
[00:08:49] How did you
[00:08:50] Get the nickname
[00:08:51] Where did that
[00:08:52] Come from
[00:08:53] Who
[00:08:53] What was the
[00:08:54] First person
[00:08:54] In college
[00:08:55] Hey Blaze
[00:08:56] Where did that
[00:08:56] Come from
[00:08:58] I'm trying to
[00:08:59] Think
[00:08:59] It had to be
[00:09:00] A sports writer
[00:09:01] From Jersey
[00:09:01] When I played
[00:09:02] At Montclair State
[00:09:03] I mean it's easy
[00:09:04] When you say
[00:09:04] My last name
[00:09:05] Phonetically
[00:09:06] Blaze
[00:09:07] Jowski
[00:09:07] Yes
[00:09:09] Blaze has
[00:09:10] Multiple meetings
[00:09:11] On fire
[00:09:12] Right
[00:09:13] You know
[00:09:13] Blaze was just
[00:09:15] An easy
[00:09:15] Easy
[00:09:16] Easy
[00:09:17] Nickname
[00:09:18] And you know
[00:09:19] People could
[00:09:20] Pronounce it
[00:09:20] That makes sense
[00:09:23] So when did you
[00:09:24] Start playing
[00:09:24] Organized basketball
[00:09:27] It wasn't for my
[00:09:28] Senior year in
[00:09:28] High school
[00:09:29] Wow
[00:09:30] Why did you
[00:09:32] Wait to
[00:09:32] Was it not
[00:09:33] Offered or
[00:09:33] Were you not
[00:09:34] Interested
[00:09:34] No no
[00:09:36] Of course I was
[00:09:37] Interested
[00:09:37] I just
[00:09:38] It wasn't an
[00:09:38] Opportunity
[00:09:39] Remember I'm a
[00:09:40] Little bit older
[00:09:40] Than you fellas
[00:09:41] Yes
[00:09:41] So title nine
[00:09:43] Hadn't come into
[00:09:44] Effect and so
[00:09:45] There was no
[00:09:45] Equal opportunity
[00:09:46] For women at
[00:09:47] That time
[00:09:47] Okay
[00:09:48] So I had to
[00:09:49] You know
[00:09:49] I had to play
[00:09:49] And pick up
[00:09:50] In the streets
[00:09:51] Of Cranford
[00:09:52] And find games
[00:09:53] Wherever I could
[00:09:53] Against the men
[00:09:54] So my senior
[00:09:56] Year is finally
[00:09:57] When you know
[00:09:59] People started
[00:10:00] Noticing that
[00:10:01] Women could play
[00:10:02] And the law
[00:10:03] Started getting
[00:10:03] Implemented
[00:10:04] And so be it
[00:10:06] You know
[00:10:07] So why did
[00:10:08] You choose
[00:10:09] Montclair State
[00:10:11] Again no
[00:10:12] Scholarship
[00:10:13] For women at
[00:10:14] The time
[00:10:14] I was close
[00:10:15] To home
[00:10:16] It was a
[00:10:16] Straight drive
[00:10:17] Up the
[00:10:17] Parkway
[00:10:21] Teacher education
[00:10:22] Back then
[00:10:23] Everybody wanted
[00:10:23] To be a teacher
[00:10:24] So I thought
[00:10:25] I did
[00:10:26] Of course
[00:10:26] I never
[00:10:26] Taught a day
[00:10:27] In my life
[00:10:28] But
[00:10:31] You know
[00:10:31] That really
[00:10:32] Was
[00:10:33] I wanted
[00:10:33] My friends
[00:10:34] And family
[00:10:34] To see me
[00:10:35] Play basketball
[00:10:35] And we'll
[00:10:36] You know
[00:10:37] We just figured
[00:10:37] Out
[00:10:37] We'd see
[00:10:38] What we
[00:10:38] Could make
[00:10:39] Of the team
[00:10:39] And it just
[00:10:40] Turned out
[00:10:40] To be really
[00:10:40] Storybook
[00:10:41] Career
[00:10:42] What was
[00:10:43] Being a
[00:10:44] Referee
[00:10:45] And working
[00:10:46] With my dad
[00:10:47] Like at
[00:10:47] Montclair State
[00:10:49] Your dad
[00:10:50] I have such
[00:10:51] Fond memories
[00:10:52] Of McKinley
[00:10:52] He
[00:10:53] What a wonderful
[00:10:54] Wonderful guy
[00:10:55] Everyone loved
[00:10:56] Him
[00:10:57] And
[00:10:58] Really
[00:10:58] Everyone loved
[00:10:59] Him
[00:10:59] And
[00:11:00] He always
[00:11:01] You know
[00:11:01] I
[00:11:02] Remember
[00:11:02] I was playing
[00:11:03] Basketball
[00:11:04] I was working
[00:11:05] Three jobs
[00:11:05] To put myself
[00:11:06] Through school
[00:11:06] Your father
[00:11:07] Hired me
[00:11:07] To ref the
[00:11:08] Guys
[00:11:08] You know
[00:11:09] And he was
[00:11:10] So flexible
[00:11:11] With me
[00:11:11] And just
[00:11:13] Just a great
[00:11:14] Guy that
[00:11:15] You know
[00:11:16] Was very
[00:11:17] Understanding
[00:11:17] Of kids
[00:11:18] Situations
[00:11:19] And
[00:11:19] Flexible
[00:11:21] And
[00:11:22] Very engaged
[00:11:23] With
[00:11:23] The student
[00:11:24] Community
[00:11:25] Of the
[00:11:25] College
[00:11:26] Okay
[00:11:26] Awesome
[00:11:28] Describe
[00:11:28] Being a
[00:11:29] Star
[00:11:29] Female
[00:11:30] Athlete
[00:11:31] During that
[00:11:31] Time
[00:11:32] At Montclair
[00:11:32] State
[00:11:34] Well
[00:11:34] I've
[00:11:35] Never been
[00:11:36] About I
[00:11:36] I know
[00:11:37] It sounds
[00:11:37] Trite
[00:11:38] But I've
[00:11:38] Never been
[00:11:39] About I
[00:11:39] I know
[00:11:40] That
[00:11:40] You know
[00:11:41] The hole
[00:11:42] Is
[00:11:42] The sum
[00:11:43] Of the parts
[00:11:43] And
[00:11:44] I know
[00:11:45] That I
[00:11:45] Couldn't
[00:11:46] Unless I
[00:11:46] Had
[00:11:47] Good support
[00:11:48] System
[00:11:49] Around me
[00:11:50] You're not
[00:11:51] Winning
[00:11:51] In a team
[00:11:52] Game
[00:11:52] You're just
[00:11:52] Not
[00:11:53] Right
[00:11:53] That's right
[00:11:54] And so
[00:11:55] You know
[00:11:55] We just looked
[00:11:56] Did it
[00:11:56] As
[00:11:57] The unit
[00:11:58] We were
[00:11:58] Montclair
[00:11:59] State
[00:11:59] Women's
[00:11:59] Basketball
[00:12:00] So that
[00:12:00] That
[00:12:00] Was from
[00:12:01] Players
[00:12:01] To reserves
[00:12:02] To starters
[00:12:03] To coaching
[00:12:04] Staff
[00:12:04] To administrators
[00:12:06] To trainers
[00:12:06] To athletic
[00:12:07] Department
[00:12:08] To basketball
[00:12:10] Community
[00:12:10] Within
[00:12:11] The college
[00:12:12] And
[00:12:13] So that's
[00:12:14] Kind of
[00:12:14] We were just
[00:12:15] You know
[00:12:16] One brand
[00:12:16] Is the way
[00:12:17] I would
[00:12:17] Categorize it
[00:12:18] Gotcha
[00:12:18] Gotcha
[00:12:19] So we
[00:12:19] Do this
[00:12:20] Segment
[00:12:20] Coming out
[00:12:21] Of the
[00:12:22] Tunnel
[00:12:22] Right
[00:12:22] And it's
[00:12:23] Like
[00:12:23] This
[00:12:24] Like
[00:12:24] This
[00:12:24] Excitement
[00:12:25] So when
[00:12:25] You
[00:12:26] When you
[00:12:27] Broke the
[00:12:27] Record
[00:12:28] Or you
[00:12:28] Set the
[00:12:28] Scoring
[00:12:29] Record
[00:12:29] At
[00:12:29] Madison
[00:12:29] Square
[00:12:30] Garden
[00:12:30] Describe
[00:12:31] What that
[00:12:32] Was like
[00:12:32] That
[00:12:33] That
[00:12:33] Moment
[00:12:33] When you
[00:12:34] Did that
[00:12:35] I didn't
[00:12:36] Know I
[00:12:36] Broke it
[00:12:36] Oh
[00:12:37] Really
[00:12:38] Everyone
[00:12:38] Was
[00:12:39] Standing
[00:12:39] Up
[00:12:40] And clapping
[00:12:41] And cheering
[00:12:41] It was near
[00:12:42] The end
[00:12:42] Of the game
[00:12:43] But the
[00:12:43] Final buzzer
[00:12:44] Hadn't
[00:12:44] Rung
[00:12:45] So as
[00:12:46] Far as
[00:12:46] I was
[00:12:46] Concerned
[00:12:47] The game
[00:12:47] Was not
[00:12:47] Over
[00:12:48] And I
[00:12:49] Was just
[00:12:50] Curious
[00:12:50] As to
[00:12:51] What was
[00:12:52] Going on
[00:12:54] So
[00:12:54] Finally
[00:12:55] They made
[00:12:56] The announcement
[00:12:56] And I
[00:12:57] Was like
[00:12:57] I still
[00:12:59] Really
[00:12:59] Was just
[00:13:00] Okay
[00:13:01] That's nice
[00:13:02] But you
[00:13:02] Know what
[00:13:02] Let's
[00:13:03] Finish the
[00:13:03] Game
[00:13:03] We gotta
[00:13:04] Win the
[00:13:04] Game
[00:13:04] Just focus
[00:13:05] On the
[00:13:06] Game
[00:13:06] And then
[00:13:06] Afterwards
[00:13:07] You know
[00:13:07] You
[00:13:09] Kind of
[00:13:09] Take it
[00:13:10] All in
[00:13:10] And it's
[00:13:10] Like
[00:13:11] What just
[00:13:12] Happened
[00:13:12] Wow
[00:13:13] So initially
[00:13:14] You didn't
[00:13:14] Know why
[00:13:15] They were
[00:13:15] Cheering
[00:13:15] They were
[00:13:16] Cheering
[00:13:16] But you
[00:13:17] Didn't
[00:13:17] Know
[00:13:17] You had
[00:13:18] No clue
[00:13:18] Why they
[00:13:19] Were cheering
[00:13:19] Basically
[00:13:19] Right
[00:13:20] No
[00:13:20] I was almost
[00:13:21] Annoyed
[00:13:21] Because I
[00:13:22] That's right
[00:13:23] I was almost
[00:13:23] Annoyed
[00:13:24] Because I
[00:13:24] Wanted to
[00:13:24] Get the
[00:13:25] Game over
[00:13:25] And get
[00:13:25] The W
[00:13:26] In the
[00:13:26] Book
[00:13:28] And they
[00:13:28] Clapping
[00:13:29] For you
[00:13:29] Imagine
[00:13:30] That
[00:13:31] What was
[00:13:32] It like
[00:13:32] To play
[00:13:33] In the
[00:13:34] Final
[00:13:34] Four
[00:13:36] Well a
[00:13:36] Lot of
[00:13:36] People
[00:13:37] Don't
[00:13:37] Know
[00:13:37] Moncler
[00:13:37] State
[00:13:38] Was the
[00:13:38] First
[00:13:38] Ever
[00:13:38] Women's
[00:13:39] Basketball
[00:13:39] Team
[00:13:40] To play
[00:13:40] In a
[00:13:40] Final
[00:13:40] Four
[00:13:41] I had
[00:13:47] To look
[00:13:48] It up
[00:13:49] As what
[00:13:49] I was
[00:13:49] Trying to
[00:13:50] Prepare
[00:13:50] For this
[00:13:51] Show
[00:13:51] I had
[00:13:51] To look
[00:13:52] That up
[00:13:52] I was
[00:13:52] Like
[00:13:52] Moncler
[00:13:53] State
[00:13:53] Lost
[00:13:53] To
[00:13:54] UCLA
[00:13:54] In the
[00:13:54] Final
[00:13:54] Four
[00:13:55] I
[00:13:55] Didn't
[00:13:55] Know
[00:13:55] That
[00:13:55] That's
[00:13:56] Right
[00:13:56] Yeah
[00:13:56] Well the
[00:13:57] Reason
[00:13:57] A lot
[00:13:57] Of
[00:13:58] People
[00:13:58] Are
[00:14:10] Tournament
[00:14:11] And the
[00:14:11] Women
[00:14:12] Had a
[00:14:12] Different
[00:14:13] Organizing
[00:14:13] Body
[00:14:13] Called
[00:14:14] The
[00:14:14] AIAW
[00:14:15] Association
[00:14:15] For
[00:14:16] Intercollegiate
[00:14:16] Women's
[00:14:17] Athletics
[00:14:17] And we
[00:14:18] Ran our
[00:14:19] Own
[00:14:20] Final
[00:14:21] Four
[00:14:21] So our
[00:14:21] Own
[00:14:22] Tournament
[00:14:22] And our
[00:14:22] Own
[00:14:23] Final
[00:14:23] Four
[00:14:23] We
[00:14:23] Had no
[00:14:24] Television
[00:14:24] We
[00:14:25] Had none
[00:14:25] Of the
[00:14:26] Benefits
[00:14:26] That the
[00:14:26] NCAA
[00:14:27] Gave
[00:14:27] To the
[00:14:28] Men
[00:14:28] Wow
[00:14:30] So
[00:14:30] Literally
[00:14:31] And Lance
[00:14:32] You can
[00:14:32] Appreciate
[00:14:33] This
[00:14:33] We
[00:14:33] Heard
[00:14:34] Your
[00:14:42] She took
[00:14:43] Money
[00:14:43] Out of
[00:14:43] Her
[00:14:43] Own
[00:14:44] Pocket
[00:14:44] To help
[00:14:44] Us
[00:14:45] Pay
[00:14:45] For
[00:14:45] Flights
[00:14:45] To go
[00:14:46] To
[00:14:46] UCLA
[00:14:46] Wow
[00:14:47] Yeah
[00:14:48] At that
[00:14:49] Time
[00:14:49] We
[00:14:50] Were
[00:14:50] The
[00:14:50] Only
[00:14:50] There
[00:14:50] Was
[00:14:50] No
[00:14:51] Designation
[00:14:51] Division
[00:14:52] One
[00:14:52] Two
[00:14:52] Or
[00:14:52] Three
[00:14:53] Everybody
[00:14:53] Was
[00:14:53] One
[00:14:54] But we
[00:14:54] Were
[00:14:54] The
[00:14:55] Only
[00:14:55] One
[00:14:55] Division
[00:14:56] Division
[00:14:57] Team
[00:14:57] In
[00:14:58] That
[00:14:58] Tournament
[00:14:58] That
[00:14:59] Didn't
[00:14:59] Have
[00:14:59] Scholarships
[00:15:00] Maryland
[00:15:00] Did
[00:15:00] UCLA
[00:15:01] Did
[00:15:02] And
[00:15:02] Waylon
[00:15:02] Baptist
[00:15:03] Did
[00:15:03] But
[00:15:04] Good
[00:15:04] Old
[00:15:04] Little
[00:15:04] Montclair
[00:15:07] Had
[00:15:07] Nothing
[00:15:08] Wow
[00:15:09] So
[00:15:09] Yeah
[00:15:10] So
[00:15:11] We
[00:15:11] Went
[00:15:11] Out
[00:15:11] There
[00:15:11] And
[00:15:12] You know
[00:15:12] It
[00:15:12] Goes
[00:15:13] Unnoticed
[00:15:13] Because
[00:15:14] We
[00:15:14] Weren't
[00:15:14] Tied
[00:15:15] It
[00:15:15] Back
[00:15:16] To
[00:15:16] The
[00:15:16] NCAA
[00:15:16] But
[00:15:17] In
[00:15:18] Fact
[00:15:18] Real
[00:15:19] Basketball
[00:15:20] People
[00:15:21] Know
[00:15:22] That
[00:15:22] Montclair
[00:15:23] State
[00:15:23] Was
[00:15:24] In
[00:15:24] I
[00:15:25] Should
[00:15:25] Say
[00:15:25] Real
[00:15:26] Basketball
[00:15:26] Historians
[00:15:27] Know
[00:15:27] That
[00:15:28] Montclair
[00:15:29] State
[00:15:29] Was
[00:15:29] In
[00:15:29] The
[00:15:29] First
[00:15:30] Ever
[00:15:30] Final
[00:15:30] Four
[00:15:30] Wow
[00:15:31] You
[00:15:31] Got
[00:15:31] I
[00:15:31] Was
[00:15:31] Telling
[00:15:32] Coach
[00:15:32] Before
[00:15:32] We
[00:15:32] Called
[00:15:33] You
[00:15:33] And
[00:15:33] We
[00:15:33] Were
[00:15:33] Talking
[00:15:34] About
[00:15:35] Your
[00:15:35] Accomplishments
[00:15:36] And
[00:15:37] Trish
[00:15:38] Also
[00:15:38] Other
[00:15:38] Some
[00:15:39] We
[00:15:39] Interviewed
[00:15:40] Also
[00:15:40] And
[00:15:41] You
[00:15:41] Guys
[00:15:41] Are
[00:15:42] Like
[00:15:42] The
[00:15:42] Grassroot
[00:15:43] The
[00:15:43] Soil
[00:15:43] Of
[00:15:44] What
[00:15:45] We
[00:15:45] Now
[00:15:45] See
[00:15:45] As
[00:15:45] The
[00:15:45] WNBA
[00:15:46] You
[00:15:47] Guys
[00:15:47] Are
[00:15:47] That
[00:15:47] Grassroots
[00:18:26] We
[00:20:17] And
[00:20:18] But
[00:20:19] I
[00:20:20] Would
[00:20:21] Say
[00:20:21] Absolutely
[00:20:22] Okay
[00:20:22] So
[00:20:23] Describe
[00:20:24] Your
[00:20:24] Professional
[00:20:25] Basketball
[00:20:26] Experience
[00:20:26] In
[00:20:27] The
[00:20:27] WBL
[00:20:28] What
[00:20:28] Was
[00:20:28] That
[00:20:29] Like
[00:20:29] Oh
[00:20:30] That
[00:20:30] Was
[00:20:30] Interesting
[00:20:32] You
[00:20:33] Know
[00:20:33] It
[00:20:33] Was
[00:20:34] A
[00:20:34] Short
[00:20:34] Lived
[00:20:35] League
[00:20:36] It
[00:20:37] Carried
[00:20:37] Across
[00:20:37] Two
[00:20:38] Years
[00:20:38] That
[00:20:38] I
[00:20:38] Was
[00:20:39] Prepping
[00:20:39] For
[00:20:39] The
[00:20:39] Olympics
[00:20:40] So
[00:20:40] I
[00:20:40] Couldn't
[00:20:40] Play
[00:20:41] Remember
[00:20:41] Back
[00:20:42] Then
[00:20:42] You
[00:20:43] Could
[00:20:43] Not
[00:20:44] Accept
[00:20:45] Any
[00:20:46] Money
[00:20:46] To
[00:20:47] Play
[00:20:47] In
[00:20:47] The
[00:20:48] Prior
[00:20:49] To
[00:20:49] Playing
[00:20:49] In
[00:20:49] Olympics
[00:20:49] So
[00:20:50] You
[00:20:50] Were
[00:20:50] Deemed
[00:20:50] A
[00:20:50] Professional
[00:20:51] So
[00:20:51] The
[00:20:52] Irony
[00:20:52] There
[00:20:52] Everybody
[00:20:53] Now
[00:20:53] Is
[00:20:54] A
[00:20:54] Professional
[00:20:54] Athlete
[00:20:55] But
[00:20:56] Back
[00:20:57] Then
[00:20:57] I
[00:20:58] Couldn't
[00:20:58] Play
[00:20:58] In
[00:20:58] The
[00:20:58] WBL
[00:20:59] Because
[00:21:00] They
[00:21:00] Couldn't
[00:21:00] Accept
[00:21:01] Any
[00:21:01] Money
[00:21:01] So
[00:21:01] Two
[00:21:02] Years
[00:21:02] I
[00:21:02] Was
[00:21:02] Training
[00:21:02] Until
[00:21:03] 80
[00:21:03] And
[00:21:04] After
[00:21:04] That
[00:21:04] I
[00:21:04] Played
[00:21:04] One
[00:21:05] Year
[00:21:05] If
[00:21:06] You
[00:21:06] Want
[00:21:06] To
[00:21:06] Call
[00:21:06] It
[00:21:06] That
[00:21:06] The
[00:21:07] WBL
[00:21:08] Because
[00:21:09] The
[00:21:09] League
[00:21:10] Folded
[00:21:10] Prior
[00:21:11] To
[00:21:11] The
[00:21:11] End
[00:21:11] Of
[00:21:11] The
[00:21:11] Year
[00:21:11] I
[00:21:12] Didn't
[00:21:13] Get
[00:21:13] Paid
[00:21:13] Any
[00:21:13] Of
[00:21:13] The
[00:21:14] Money
[00:21:14] Well
[00:21:14] Maybe
[00:21:14] A
[00:21:14] Couple
[00:21:15] Of
[00:21:15] Bucks
[00:21:15] But
[00:21:15] None
[00:21:16] Of
[00:21:16] The
[00:21:16] Money
[00:21:16] That
[00:21:16] My
[00:21:16] Contract
[00:21:17] Stipulated
[00:21:17] Wow
[00:21:18] And
[00:21:19] Wow
[00:21:21] You
[00:21:21] You
[00:21:21] Know
[00:21:22] What
[00:21:22] I
[00:21:22] Say
[00:21:24] Let's
[00:21:24] Put
[00:21:24] In
[00:21:24] A
[00:21:25] Petition
[00:21:25] So
[00:21:26] The
[00:21:26] NIL
[00:21:26] Can
[00:21:26] Go
[00:21:27] Back
[00:21:27] Pay
[00:21:27] 40
[00:21:27] Years
[00:21:31] Man
[00:21:31] What
[00:21:31] Kind
[00:21:32] Of
[00:21:32] Money
[00:21:32] Would
[00:21:32] You
[00:21:32] Get
[00:21:33] For
[00:21:33] That
[00:21:33] Oh
[00:21:33] My
[00:21:34] Good
[00:21:34] Back
[00:21:35] Then
[00:21:36] Gave
[00:21:37] Up
[00:21:43] Money
[00:21:43] You
[00:21:44] Know
[00:21:44] I
[00:21:44] Got
[00:21:44] Lifelong
[00:21:45] Friends
[00:21:45] Lifelong
[00:21:46] Experiences
[00:21:47] Little
[00:21:48] Big
[00:21:48] Money
[00:21:48] And
[00:21:50] You
[00:21:50] Know
[00:21:51] It
[00:21:52] Was
[00:21:53] But
[00:21:53] You
[00:21:54] Know
[00:21:54] You
[00:21:54] Look
[00:21:54] Back
[00:21:54] And
[00:21:55] You
[00:21:55] Say
[00:21:55] Great
[00:21:56] Experience
[00:21:56] Another
[00:21:56] Great
[00:21:57] Experience
[00:21:57] Right
[00:21:58] So
[00:21:59] Who
[00:21:59] Was
[00:21:59] The
[00:21:59] Toughest
[00:21:59] Player
[00:21:59] You
[00:22:00] Played
[00:22:00] Against
[00:22:00] On
[00:22:00] Any
[00:22:00] Level
[00:22:02] Well
[00:22:03] You
[00:22:15] Interviewed
[00:22:15] Was
[00:22:15] Damn
[00:22:15] Good
[00:22:16] Defender
[00:22:16] She
[00:22:17] Was
[00:22:17] Big
[00:22:17] And
[00:22:17] A
[00:22:17] Good
[00:22:18] Defender
[00:22:20] And
[00:22:21] We
[00:22:22] Have
[00:22:22] A
[00:22:22] Common
[00:22:22] Respect
[00:22:23] For
[00:22:23] One
[00:22:23] Other
[00:22:23] But
[00:22:23] She
[00:22:23] Played
[00:22:24] At
[00:22:24] Tennessee
[00:22:24] And
[00:22:26] Plus
[00:22:26] Also
[00:22:26] A
[00:22:27] Teammate
[00:22:27] Of
[00:22:27] Mine
[00:22:27] On
[00:22:28] Team
[00:22:28] USA
[00:22:29] So
[00:22:29] She
[00:22:30] Was
[00:22:30] She
[00:22:30] Was
[00:22:31] Pretty
[00:22:31] Good
[00:22:32] And
[00:22:32] There
[00:22:32] Are
[00:22:32] A
[00:22:32] Lot
[00:22:32] Of
[00:22:32] Them
[00:22:33] You
[00:22:33] Know
[00:22:33] I
[00:22:35] Had
[00:22:36] A
[00:22:36] Lot
[00:22:36] Of
[00:22:36] Respect
[00:22:36] For
[00:22:37] Players
[00:22:37] And
[00:22:37] But
[00:22:39] Those
[00:22:39] Are
[00:22:40] Probably
[00:22:40] Two
[00:22:40] Of
[00:22:40] The
[00:22:41] Toughest
[00:22:41] I
[00:22:42] Got
[00:22:42] I
[00:22:42] Got
[00:22:42] A
[00:22:42] Quick
[00:22:42] Question
[00:22:43] What
[00:22:43] Was
[00:22:44] The
[00:22:44] Strongest
[00:22:45] Part
[00:22:45] Of
[00:22:45] Your
[00:22:45] Game
[00:22:48] Shooting
[00:22:48] I
[00:22:50] Was
[00:22:50] Before
[00:22:51] The
[00:22:52] Three
[00:22:52] Ball
[00:22:54] I
[00:22:56] Could
[00:22:57] Do
[00:22:58] It
[00:22:58] All
[00:22:58] Coming
[00:22:58] Off
[00:22:59] The
[00:22:59] Pit
[00:22:59] Let
[00:22:59] Let
[00:22:59] Tell
[00:23:00] You
[00:23:00] When
[00:23:00] You
[00:23:01] Were
[00:23:01] At
[00:23:01] Monkler
[00:23:01] State
[00:23:02] You
[00:23:02] Know
[00:23:02] That
[00:23:02] Gym
[00:23:03] Off
[00:23:03] To
[00:23:03] The
[00:23:04] Side
[00:23:05] We
[00:23:06] Used
[00:23:06] To
[00:23:07] Go
[00:23:09] In
[00:23:09] There
[00:23:09] And
[00:23:10] Do
[00:23:10] Your
[00:23:10] Moves
[00:23:11] When
[00:23:11] You
[00:23:12] Were
[00:23:12] Playing
[00:23:12] In
[00:23:12] The
[00:23:12] Game
[00:23:12] I
[00:23:13] Would
[00:23:13] Watch
[00:23:13] And
[00:23:13] I
[00:23:13] Go
[00:23:13] Next
[00:23:14] Door
[00:23:14] And
[00:23:27] I
[00:23:29] Back
[00:23:30] Then
[00:23:30] We
[00:23:31] Had
[00:23:31] Such
[00:23:31] A
[00:23:31] Cerebral
[00:23:32] Team
[00:23:32] That
[00:23:33] You
[00:23:33] Know
[00:23:33] I
[00:23:33] Was
[00:23:34] The
[00:23:34] Go
[00:23:34] To
[00:23:34] Player
[00:23:34] And
[00:23:35] I
[00:23:35] Had
[00:23:35] Counter
[00:23:36] After
[00:23:36] Counter
[00:23:36] After
[00:23:37] Counter
[00:23:37] And
[00:23:38] And
[00:23:38] It
[00:23:39] Didn't
[00:23:40] Work
[00:23:40] We
[00:23:40] Went
[00:23:40] To
[00:23:40] The
[00:23:40] Next
[00:23:40] Thing
[00:23:41] Ultimately
[00:23:42] I
[00:23:42] Got
[00:23:43] The
[00:23:43] Ball
[00:23:43] In
[00:23:43] My
[00:23:43] Hand
[00:23:43] And
[00:23:44] I
[00:23:44] Scored
[00:23:44] There
[00:23:45] Was
[00:23:45] A
[00:23:45] Lady
[00:23:45] On
[00:23:46] Your
[00:23:46] Team
[00:23:46] That
[00:23:47] Actually
[00:23:47] I
[00:23:48] Did
[00:23:48] Speak
[00:23:48] To
[00:23:48] Several
[00:23:49] Times
[00:23:49] Her
[00:23:50] And
[00:23:50] I
[00:23:51] Remember
[00:23:51] Her
[00:23:51] Wanda
[00:23:53] Was
[00:23:53] Her
[00:23:53] First
[00:23:53] Name
[00:23:55] I
[00:23:57] Remember
[00:23:57] Her
[00:23:58] Because
[00:23:59] I
[00:23:59] Was
[00:23:59] A
[00:24:00] Little
[00:24:00] Kid
[00:24:00] And
[00:24:01] Sometimes
[00:24:02] Athletes
[00:24:03] Would
[00:24:03] Speak
[00:24:04] With
[00:24:04] Me
[00:24:04] And
[00:24:04] Talk
[00:24:04] With
[00:24:04] Me
[00:24:04] I
[00:24:05] Remember
[00:24:05] Her
[00:24:05] From
[00:24:06] That
[00:24:06] Team
[00:24:06] It
[00:24:07] Was
[00:24:07] You
[00:24:08] Wanda
[00:24:08] And
[00:24:09] Of
[00:24:09] Yourself
[00:24:10] I
[00:24:11] Remember
[00:24:11] Those
[00:24:12] You
[00:24:12] Were
[00:24:13] The
[00:24:13] Two
[00:24:13] Figures
[00:24:13] That
[00:24:13] I
[00:24:14] Remember
[00:24:14] Off
[00:24:14] That
[00:24:14] Basketball
[00:24:15] Team
[00:24:15] Well
[00:24:15] Funny
[00:24:16] Because
[00:24:16] Wanda
[00:24:17] Remains
[00:24:18] A
[00:24:18] Very
[00:24:18] Good
[00:24:18] Friend
[00:24:18] Of
[00:24:18] Mine
[00:24:19] She
[00:24:20] Turned
[00:24:20] Out
[00:24:20] To
[00:24:21] Be
[00:24:25] She
[00:24:25] Was
[00:24:26] Always
[00:24:26] Screaming
[00:24:26] At
[00:24:26] The
[00:24:27] Reps
[00:24:27] When
[00:24:27] She
[00:24:27] Played
[00:24:30] And
[00:24:30] Then
[00:24:30] Ended
[00:24:31] Up
[00:24:31] Being
[00:24:31] A
[00:24:31] D1
[00:24:32] Rep
[00:24:32] But
[00:24:32] She
[00:24:34] Both
[00:24:34] Of
[00:24:34] Us
[00:24:34] At
[00:24:35] The
[00:24:35] Time
[00:24:35] Had
[00:24:35] Dorothy
[00:24:36] Hamill
[00:24:36] Haircut
[00:24:36] You
[00:24:37] Two
[00:24:37] Are
[00:24:37] Too
[00:24:37] Young
[00:24:37] Again
[00:24:38] To
[00:24:38] Know
[00:24:38] What
[00:24:38] That
[00:24:38] I
[00:24:39] Know
[00:24:39] Who
[00:24:39] Dorothy
[00:24:39] Hamill
[00:24:40] Is
[00:24:40] Thank
[00:24:40] You
[00:24:40] Well
[00:24:41] They
[00:24:42] Would
[00:24:43] Confuse
[00:24:43] Us
[00:24:44] They
[00:24:44] You
[00:24:44] Know
[00:24:44] They
[00:24:44] Didn't
[00:24:45] Look
[00:24:45] At
[00:24:45] Our
[00:24:45] Numbers
[00:24:46] So
[00:24:49] She
[00:24:50] A
[00:24:50] Lot
[00:24:50] Of
[00:24:50] Times
[00:24:51] Get
[00:24:51] Asked
[00:24:51] For
[00:24:51] My
[00:24:52] Autograph
[00:24:52] And
[00:24:53] She
[00:24:53] Would
[00:24:53] Sign
[00:24:53] Her
[00:24:54] Name
[00:24:54] When
[00:24:54] People
[00:24:55] Thought
[00:24:55] It
[00:24:55] Was
[00:24:55] Me
[00:24:56] Wow
[00:24:56] Okay
[00:24:57] Wow
[00:24:59] That's
[00:24:59] Wanda
[00:25:00] So
[00:25:01] Here's
[00:25:01] Another
[00:25:01] One
[00:25:02] Who
[00:25:02] Was
[00:25:03] The
[00:25:03] Best
[00:25:03] Female
[00:25:03] Basketball
[00:25:04] Player
[00:25:04] You
[00:25:05] Ever
[00:25:05] Saw
[00:25:06] Play
[00:25:06] From
[00:25:06] Your
[00:25:07] Time
[00:25:07] Even
[00:25:07] Past
[00:25:09] Or
[00:25:09] Present
[00:25:09] Who's
[00:25:10] The
[00:25:10] One
[00:25:11] That
[00:25:11] Just
[00:25:11] Like
[00:25:11] Wow
[00:25:12] She's
[00:25:12] The
[00:25:12] Goat
[00:25:17] So
[00:25:18] Present
[00:25:18] To
[00:25:19] Yeah
[00:25:19] Yes
[00:25:20] Well
[00:25:21] Tarazi
[00:25:22] Is
[00:25:23] Really
[00:25:24] Special
[00:25:24] Yeah
[00:25:25] There
[00:25:26] Was
[00:25:27] A
[00:25:27] There
[00:25:27] Was
[00:25:27] Also
[00:25:28] A
[00:25:28] Player
[00:25:28] In
[00:25:28] The
[00:25:29] Early
[00:25:30] Days
[00:25:30] Of
[00:25:31] The
[00:25:31] W
[00:25:31] Called
[00:25:32] Deanna
[00:25:33] Nolan
[00:25:33] Tweety
[00:25:34] Nolan
[00:25:34] Yeah
[00:25:35] She was
[00:25:35] Out of
[00:25:36] Detroit
[00:25:36] She
[00:25:37] Was
[00:25:37] Special
[00:25:38] There
[00:25:44] Janice
[00:25:45] Thomas
[00:25:45] She
[00:25:47] Didn't
[00:25:47] Go
[00:25:48] To
[00:25:48] School
[00:25:48] She
[00:25:48] Got
[00:25:48] Kicked
[00:25:48] Out
[00:25:49] Twice
[00:25:49] But
[00:25:50] She
[00:25:51] Played
[00:25:52] Down
[00:25:52] The
[00:25:52] Streets
[00:25:52] Of
[00:25:53] Harlem
[00:25:54] And
[00:25:54] Rucker
[00:25:55] Tournament
[00:25:55] And
[00:25:56] Lost
[00:25:56] Battalion
[00:25:57] And
[00:25:57] All
[00:25:58] Those
[00:25:58] Oh
[00:25:58] She
[00:25:59] Was
[00:25:59] Balling
[00:26:00] She
[00:26:00] Was
[00:26:01] Like
[00:26:01] The
[00:26:02] Point
[00:26:03] Guard
[00:26:03] First
[00:26:04] One
[00:26:04] Yeah
[00:26:05] So
[00:26:06] Yeah
[00:26:07] Yeah
[00:26:07] So
[00:26:08] She
[00:26:08] Really
[00:26:08] She
[00:26:09] Was
[00:26:10] Terrific
[00:26:10] But
[00:26:10] Nobody
[00:26:11] Knows
[00:26:11] About
[00:26:11] It
[00:26:11] But
[00:26:11] You
[00:26:12] Know
[00:26:13] And
[00:26:14] Then
[00:26:14] Another
[00:26:14] Player
[00:26:14] Tara
[00:26:15] Heist
[00:26:15] A
[00:26:15] Very
[00:26:16] Dear
[00:26:16] Friend
[00:26:16] Of
[00:26:16] Mine
[00:26:16] Who
[00:26:17] Just
[00:26:17] Passed
[00:26:17] But
[00:26:18] She
[00:26:18] Was
[00:26:18] You
[00:26:19] Know
[00:26:19] When
[00:26:19] You
[00:26:19] Think
[00:26:20] About
[00:26:20] Fancy
[00:26:21] Schmancy
[00:26:22] And
[00:26:22] Looking
[00:26:22] No
[00:26:23] Look
[00:26:23] Passes
[00:26:24] And
[00:26:24] And
[00:26:25] Precision
[00:26:25] Passes
[00:26:26] And
[00:26:27] Shots
[00:26:27] And
[00:26:27] Getting
[00:26:27] To
[00:26:27] The
[00:26:27] Rack
[00:26:28] You
[00:26:29] Know
[00:26:29] So
[00:26:29] Those
[00:26:29] Are
[00:26:29] Just
[00:26:30] A
[00:26:30] few
[00:26:30] Okay
[00:26:30] Okay
[00:26:31] Okay
[00:26:31] All right
[00:26:31] So
[00:26:32] Here's
[00:26:32] The WNBA
[00:26:33] Segment
[00:26:33] About
[00:26:33] The W
[00:26:34] What
[00:26:34] Was
[00:26:35] It
[00:26:35] Like
[00:26:35] To
[00:26:35] Be
[00:26:35] The
[00:26:35] GM
[00:26:36] And
[00:26:36] The
[00:26:36] VP
[00:26:36] Of
[00:26:37] New
[00:26:37] York
[00:26:37] Liberty
[00:26:38] In
[00:26:38] The
[00:26:38] Inaugural
[00:26:38] Season
[00:26:40] It
[00:26:40] Was
[00:26:40] A
[00:26:40] Dream
[00:26:41] Come
[00:26:42] True
[00:26:42] Wow
[00:26:42] You
[00:26:43] Know
[00:26:43] When
[00:26:43] I
[00:26:43] Got
[00:26:43] Asked
[00:26:44] To
[00:26:44] Do
[00:26:44] The
[00:26:44] Job
[00:26:44] I
[00:26:45] Worked
[00:26:45] At
[00:26:45] The
[00:26:45] NBA
[00:26:46] At
[00:26:46] The
[00:26:46] Time
[00:26:46] So
[00:26:46] I
[00:26:46] Was
[00:26:46] Helping
[00:26:47] Val
[00:26:47] Ackerman
[00:26:47] Put
[00:26:48] The
[00:26:48] League
[00:26:48] Together
[00:26:48] Okay
[00:26:49] And
[00:26:49] Then
[00:26:50] Once
[00:26:50] We
[00:26:50] Got
[00:26:50] To
[00:26:50] Charter
[00:26:51] A
[00:26:51] Team
[00:26:51] New
[00:26:52] York
[00:26:52] Needed
[00:26:52] a
[00:26:52] GM
[00:26:54] And
[00:26:55] I
[00:26:55] Had
[00:26:55] Known
[00:26:56] Ernie
[00:26:56] Grunfeld
[00:26:56] Who
[00:26:57] Then
[00:26:57] Was
[00:26:57] GM
[00:26:58] Of
[00:26:58] The
[00:26:58] Knicks
[00:26:59] Right
[00:27:00] Right
[00:27:00] And
[00:27:01] So
[00:27:01] He
[00:27:01] Called
[00:27:02] Me
[00:27:02] Up
[00:27:02] And
[00:27:02] Asked
[00:27:03] Me
[00:27:03] How
[00:27:03] I'd
[00:27:03] Like
[00:27:03] To
[00:27:03] Be
[00:27:04] A
[00:27:04] GM
[00:27:06] And
[00:27:06] Of
[00:27:06] New
[00:27:06] York
[00:27:07] Liberty
[00:27:07] And
[00:27:08] I
[00:27:23] A
[00:27:23] That
[00:27:25] Was
[00:27:31] Ultimately
[00:27:31] You
[00:27:32] Know
[00:27:33] A
[00:27:33] Dream
[00:27:34] Job
[00:27:34] For
[00:27:35] Me
[00:27:35] I
[00:27:36] Read
[00:27:36] That
[00:27:36] Your
[00:27:37] Office
[00:27:38] Your
[00:27:38] First
[00:27:38] Office
[00:27:39] Was
[00:27:39] A
[00:27:40] Little
[00:27:40] Small
[00:27:41] For
[00:27:41] Your
[00:27:41] Taste
[00:27:42] Yeah
[00:27:43] Off
[00:27:44] The
[00:27:44] Freight
[00:27:44] Elevator
[00:27:44] Oh
[00:27:45] My
[00:27:46] Goodness
[00:27:46] Yeah
[00:27:47] They
[00:27:48] Say
[00:27:48] Hey
[00:27:48] Lady
[00:27:49] Which
[00:27:49] Way
[00:27:49] Which
[00:27:50] Way
[00:27:51] To
[00:27:51] The
[00:27:51] Next
[00:27:51] Which
[00:27:51] Way
[00:27:52] To
[00:27:52] This
[00:27:52] Okay
[00:27:55] But you know what?
[00:27:56] It was,
[00:27:57] it was,
[00:27:57] I had a pencil,
[00:27:59] I had a desk,
[00:28:00] I had a chair and I got to,
[00:28:01] got to paint my,
[00:28:03] my whole picture.
[00:28:04] Right.
[00:28:04] I got from start to scratch.
[00:28:06] Good.
[00:28:07] I got to do everything,
[00:28:09] everything.
[00:28:09] But you know,
[00:28:10] I had,
[00:28:10] I had fantastic help from,
[00:28:13] from the Knicks organization and the Knicks infrastructure in Madison Square Garden.
[00:28:17] Okay.
[00:28:18] So it was,
[00:28:20] it was really labor love.
[00:28:23] Right.
[00:28:23] Right.
[00:28:24] All right.
[00:28:25] Tallulah,
[00:28:25] Tallulah,
[00:28:26] Tallulah.
[00:28:27] What did you think about the popularity of the WNBA this year and the Liberty winning their first championship?
[00:28:36] Fantastic.
[00:28:37] It was fantastic.
[00:28:38] I watched a lot of the games.
[00:28:41] Caitlin Clark is,
[00:28:42] as they say,
[00:28:43] a generational player.
[00:28:45] You know,
[00:28:46] if you got an equal or two of someone who came in the league that made it really special and changed the way the games played,
[00:28:52] you'd,
[00:28:52] you'd liken her to Steph Curry.
[00:28:56] Right.
[00:28:56] And,
[00:28:57] and the fact that the Liberty won,
[00:28:59] I'm happy for New York.
[00:29:01] I'm happy for the team.
[00:29:02] Were you at the game?
[00:29:03] I'm proud to say that.
[00:29:03] Did you go to the game?
[00:29:04] Oh,
[00:29:04] no.
[00:29:05] Okay.
[00:29:05] No,
[00:29:05] I did not.
[00:29:06] Okay.
[00:29:06] I watched it.
[00:29:07] I watched it on TV.
[00:29:08] I'm proud to say I was a part of it.
[00:29:10] Right.
[00:29:10] I mean,
[00:29:10] it was in Brooklyn,
[00:29:11] so it wasn't quite the same thing as winning in the garden.
[00:29:13] Right.
[00:29:15] And that's a whole different experience.
[00:29:17] It is.
[00:29:18] But,
[00:29:19] um,
[00:29:19] you know,
[00:29:20] I was very happy for him.
[00:29:20] Okay.
[00:29:21] So this is our health is wealth segment.
[00:29:23] And so the question is,
[00:29:25] what do you do now to keep fit at your age?
[00:29:29] Okay.
[00:29:30] So,
[00:29:31] uh,
[00:29:31] I do a lot because fitness is definitely a way of life.
[00:29:35] Um,
[00:29:36] I,
[00:29:37] I play golf.
[00:29:38] I play pickleball.
[00:29:40] Okay.
[00:29:40] I have a gym in my house,
[00:29:41] uh,
[00:29:42] that I work out,
[00:29:43] you know,
[00:29:44] five times a week.
[00:29:45] Um,
[00:29:46] and then I believe it or not at my age,
[00:29:49] they'll play full court basketball one day a week on Sundays.
[00:29:52] Really?
[00:29:53] Yeah.
[00:29:54] Okay.
[00:29:55] Your knees have held up that long.
[00:29:57] Yeah.
[00:29:58] It's everything else that's broke.
[00:30:00] So,
[00:30:01] so,
[00:30:01] so Cara,
[00:30:02] this is the travel through your eyes segment.
[00:30:03] So let me say this before I ask you yours.
[00:30:05] So for me,
[00:30:06] I was in the military and there was a moment in time where I was overseas.
[00:30:10] In Spain,
[00:30:11] I was in,
[00:30:11] um,
[00:30:12] a Palmer Spain and I caught myself catching the moment.
[00:30:15] I was 19 years old in the middle of Spain.
[00:30:18] I was like,
[00:30:18] you know what?
[00:30:18] This is incredible.
[00:30:19] I never thought I'd be in Spain.
[00:30:21] I'm 19.
[00:30:22] You know,
[00:30:22] that was incredible for me.
[00:30:23] So tell us someplace unique,
[00:30:25] uh,
[00:30:26] that basketball has taken you where you caught yourself in the moment where it was just like,
[00:30:31] wow,
[00:30:31] breathtaking.
[00:30:32] Like,
[00:30:32] wow,
[00:30:32] I never thought I'd be here.
[00:30:33] Tell us about that.
[00:30:35] Uh,
[00:30:36] it had to be back in 1979.
[00:30:39] I was playing for team USA and we were playing in the world championships.
[00:30:44] It was my first ever world championships and we were traveling to South Korea.
[00:30:49] Okay.
[00:30:49] Ooh.
[00:30:49] And,
[00:30:50] um,
[00:30:51] um,
[00:30:51] I'd never been to Asia.
[00:30:53] So that was a long flight first to Hawaii,
[00:30:56] then to Japan,
[00:30:57] and then over to Korea.
[00:30:59] Uh,
[00:30:59] and,
[00:30:59] um,
[00:31:01] we,
[00:31:01] we,
[00:31:02] uh,
[00:31:03] opened up a new stadium that held 25,000 people.
[00:31:07] And I remember playing against Korea,
[00:31:12] the South Koreans in that tournament with 25,000 South Korean fans.
[00:31:19] And rooting against us.
[00:31:21] Wow.
[00:31:22] Was that the most you've ever played against in the crowd?
[00:31:25] Yes.
[00:31:26] Oh,
[00:31:26] wow.
[00:31:26] Yes.
[00:31:27] Wow.
[00:31:27] So,
[00:31:27] um,
[00:31:29] we did have some of the U S embassy in the military guys.
[00:31:32] We have a strong military presence.
[00:31:33] There's a lot of the military guys there as well,
[00:31:35] but you know,
[00:31:35] supporting us,
[00:31:36] but it was,
[00:31:37] it was a handful and they were buried in the crowd.
[00:31:40] Um,
[00:31:40] and I remember,
[00:31:42] I remember that,
[00:31:44] uh,
[00:31:45] just looking around saying,
[00:31:47] wow,
[00:31:47] South Korea,
[00:31:48] I'm proud as hell with USA basketball,
[00:31:50] USA B on my back.
[00:31:52] We're good.
[00:31:53] I don't care.
[00:31:54] You know,
[00:31:55] we're the USA,
[00:31:55] we're beating this team.
[00:31:57] Right.
[00:31:57] And,
[00:31:57] and that was like a moment for me that,
[00:32:00] that I just swelled with pride.
[00:32:02] Like,
[00:32:02] wow,
[00:32:03] that's what money can't buy.
[00:32:05] So that's,
[00:32:06] those are the moments like you were saying earlier,
[00:32:08] that money just can't buy that moment.
[00:32:10] That's right.
[00:32:10] And so that's what we cherish.
[00:32:12] And so that was a good one.
[00:32:13] I liked that one.
[00:32:14] So two thumbs up,
[00:32:15] what movie or show have you watched way too many times?
[00:32:22] Oh,
[00:32:23] this is a tough one.
[00:32:27] Wow.
[00:32:29] Uh,
[00:32:30] elf,
[00:32:31] elf,
[00:32:32] elf.
[00:32:33] That's cool.
[00:32:34] the holidays.
[00:32:36] Right.
[00:32:36] But I like that though.
[00:32:38] I like elf.
[00:32:38] He was,
[00:32:39] Will Ferrell is hilarious.
[00:32:40] He is hilarious.
[00:32:41] Oh my goodness.
[00:32:43] The campaign is good for me.
[00:32:45] I like the campaign.
[00:32:46] Have you seen the campaign with Will Ferrell?
[00:32:48] No.
[00:32:49] Oh my goodness.
[00:32:50] Please watch it.
[00:32:51] Okay.
[00:32:52] Okay.
[00:32:52] I will.
[00:32:53] I have,
[00:32:54] you know,
[00:32:54] I have to,
[00:32:54] that's what I have to think about.
[00:32:56] I really,
[00:32:57] I really have to think about.
[00:32:58] All right.
[00:32:58] So this is,
[00:32:59] but for now,
[00:32:59] let's stay with the elf.
[00:33:00] Elf.
[00:33:04] The young female basketball player who wants to play in college and,
[00:33:08] or the W,
[00:33:09] what would you tell them?
[00:33:11] I'd tell them to outwork everybody,
[00:33:14] to have a vision,
[00:33:16] and to make sure they practice.
[00:33:19] And that's not just,
[00:33:20] you know,
[00:33:20] once every other day or,
[00:33:22] uh,
[00:33:23] and I'd say if you have a dream to do that,
[00:33:25] then it's nothing but hard work,
[00:33:27] vision,
[00:33:28] and,
[00:33:29] uh,
[00:33:30] an aspiration to,
[00:33:31] to get there.
[00:33:32] Cause you can do it.
[00:33:33] You can do it.
[00:33:34] How many shots did you average per day when you practice?
[00:33:36] You working?
[00:33:37] Oh God.
[00:33:38] Just give us a little punk.
[00:33:39] Give me,
[00:33:39] come on.
[00:33:40] I know what Jordan said.
[00:33:41] I know what Jordan said.
[00:33:43] Well over a thousand.
[00:33:43] Well over a thousand.
[00:33:44] Well over a thousand.
[00:33:45] Really?
[00:33:46] Yeah.
[00:33:47] Oh,
[00:33:47] easy.
[00:33:48] Easy.
[00:33:49] Easy.
[00:33:50] Easy.
[00:33:50] Because in between each practice session,
[00:33:53] I take 10 free throws.
[00:33:54] So I had a minimum.
[00:33:55] I had a hundred free throws at minimum.
[00:33:58] Right.
[00:33:58] Um,
[00:33:59] that was easy stuff.
[00:34:00] And then,
[00:34:00] you know,
[00:34:01] from each spot,
[00:34:02] you took at least 20.
[00:34:04] So,
[00:34:05] you know,
[00:34:05] it adds up really quick and then you're out there for two hours.
[00:34:08] A thousand,
[00:34:09] at least a thousand plus jump shots.
[00:34:12] That's what,
[00:34:12] that's crazy.
[00:34:13] Easy.
[00:34:14] Yeah.
[00:34:15] So Carol,
[00:34:15] tell us.
[00:34:16] You're driven.
[00:34:16] When you're driven,
[00:34:17] you're driven.
[00:34:18] That's right.
[00:34:18] I like.
[00:34:19] That's right.
[00:34:19] That's right.
[00:34:21] Wow.
[00:34:21] Tell us what you're doing now.
[00:34:22] And are you still involved with basketball?
[00:34:25] Oh yeah.
[00:34:26] Basketball,
[00:34:26] uh,
[00:34:27] you know,
[00:34:28] been a part of my life since I was 10.
[00:34:30] You know,
[00:34:30] it's my,
[00:34:31] my lifestyle and it was my livelihood.
[00:34:33] And now I,
[00:34:34] I do it as a passion.
[00:34:36] So I have a little business,
[00:34:38] uh,
[00:34:38] called blaze,
[00:34:39] um,
[00:34:40] basketball enterprises,
[00:34:41] AKA blaze hoop crew.
[00:34:42] Okay.
[00:34:43] And I work with,
[00:34:44] uh,
[00:34:45] I work with young,
[00:34:46] uh,
[00:34:47] people,
[00:34:48] boys and girls starting from kindergarten to eighth grade.
[00:34:50] And we do grassroots programs,
[00:34:52] uh,
[00:34:53] in the,
[00:34:53] uh,
[00:34:54] Northeast area.
[00:34:55] You know,
[00:34:55] I have deals with,
[00:34:57] uh,
[00:34:58] local neighborhoods,
[00:34:59] little falls,
[00:35:00] Nutley,
[00:35:01] Cranford,
[00:35:02] all those towns,
[00:35:03] uh,
[00:35:03] Berkeley Heights,
[00:35:04] New Providence.
[00:35:05] I can go on and on.
[00:35:06] And we go in there and we run their,
[00:35:07] we run their grassroots program.
[00:35:09] Okay.
[00:35:09] Right.
[00:35:10] All right.
[00:35:10] This is the final drive sports jeopardy.
[00:35:12] So we're going to speed it up and get to some fun questions.
[00:35:15] Okay.
[00:35:15] Oh boy.
[00:35:16] Now,
[00:35:16] now you're putting pressure on me.
[00:35:18] Right.
[00:35:19] All right.
[00:35:19] Who was awarded the WNBA MVP in both 2018 and 2023?
[00:35:30] It wasn't Collier.
[00:35:32] Uh,
[00:35:34] I should know this.
[00:35:35] This is last year.
[00:35:37] And,
[00:35:37] and she's,
[00:35:38] she's close to,
[00:35:38] she's close to the,
[00:35:40] she's close by.
[00:35:42] Trying to give you some hits.
[00:35:44] But at UConn.
[00:35:45] Yeah.
[00:35:46] Should we?
[00:35:47] Yep.
[00:35:48] Brianna Stewart.
[00:35:49] Brianna Stewart.
[00:35:50] We'll give you that.
[00:35:51] Which college or university?
[00:35:53] Who's the most players in the WNBA?
[00:35:58] It's gotta be UConn though.
[00:36:00] No.
[00:36:01] Stanford.
[00:36:02] Really?
[00:36:03] Oh,
[00:36:03] I was going to say Tennessee next.
[00:36:04] Stanford.
[00:36:05] Wow.
[00:36:06] Yes.
[00:36:06] Who has the,
[00:36:07] who,
[00:36:08] who was the WNBA coach of the year for three consecutive years?
[00:36:17] Guys,
[00:36:18] you guys are stumping me.
[00:36:19] Wow.
[00:36:19] And this would have been at the start of the,
[00:36:22] the WNBA.
[00:36:23] Yeah.
[00:36:23] To give you a hint.
[00:36:24] Van Chancellor.
[00:36:24] Yes.
[00:36:25] There you go.
[00:36:25] That's right.
[00:36:26] We got it.
[00:36:26] We give you credit.
[00:36:28] All right.
[00:36:29] This is an easy one.
[00:36:31] Yeah.
[00:36:31] This is very easy.
[00:36:32] But I'm so interested in your answer.
[00:36:34] I'm going to gas this up before.
[00:36:36] I'm so interested in your answer,
[00:36:38] right?
[00:36:38] What would be the first thing you would do if you were elected president of these United States?
[00:36:47] What is the first,
[00:36:48] what?
[00:36:49] The first thing you would do if you were elected president of these United States.
[00:36:54] Oh,
[00:36:55] I don't know.
[00:36:55] That's a tough one.
[00:36:56] I have a lot of things I do.
[00:36:58] I can't give you one.
[00:37:00] You can't give me one.
[00:37:02] I'd hire a female vice president.
[00:37:04] There you go.
[00:37:05] There you go.
[00:37:06] I like that.
[00:37:07] I like that.
[00:37:07] All right.
[00:37:08] Which do you hate the most driving on the parkway or the turnpike?
[00:37:13] Parkway.
[00:37:14] All right.
[00:37:14] Okay.
[00:37:15] All right.
[00:37:15] Here's the,
[00:37:16] here's the question.
[00:37:17] Jordan versus LeBron.
[00:37:20] All right.
[00:37:20] Who you,
[00:37:21] who you got?
[00:37:22] Oh,
[00:37:23] Jordan.
[00:37:24] Thank you.
[00:37:25] Oh my goodness.
[00:37:27] Oh,
[00:37:28] listen,
[00:37:29] before we move on,
[00:37:30] can you please tell the listeners why you have Jordan?
[00:37:38] He was,
[00:37:40] had killer instincts.
[00:37:41] Besides all the athleticism,
[00:37:43] he was a killer.
[00:37:44] He hated to lose.
[00:37:46] He just had a killer instinct in him.
[00:37:48] So,
[00:37:48] I like that.
[00:37:50] Yes.
[00:37:50] I like that.
[00:37:51] All right.
[00:37:51] This is fill in the blank.
[00:37:53] And so these are teams from the original WBL.
[00:37:57] Okay.
[00:37:59] Houston blank.
[00:38:07] I don't know.
[00:38:08] Angels.
[00:38:10] Oh,
[00:38:10] I would have never got that.
[00:38:11] Okay.
[00:38:12] I didn't,
[00:38:12] I only played one year.
[00:38:13] I know.
[00:38:14] I know.
[00:38:15] I thought these names were pretty cool.
[00:38:17] This is a corny one though.
[00:38:18] I don't know how to,
[00:38:18] who gave this one.
[00:38:19] I know the Iowa blank.
[00:38:24] They're called that.
[00:38:25] Cornets.
[00:38:25] Yes.
[00:38:26] What the word?
[00:38:27] How did you get that?
[00:38:29] That's a weird name.
[00:38:31] Corn.
[00:38:32] Corn.
[00:38:33] Iowa Cornets.
[00:38:34] The Milwaukee blank.
[00:38:37] Doze.
[00:38:38] Yes.
[00:38:38] Wow.
[00:38:39] You got that one.
[00:38:40] The Minnesota blank.
[00:38:43] Phillies.
[00:38:43] Good.
[00:38:44] And the last one,
[00:38:45] this doesn't even sound like a female basketball.
[00:38:47] No,
[00:38:48] it doesn't.
[00:38:48] The Nebraska blank.
[00:38:51] Wranglers.
[00:38:52] Wranglers.
[00:38:53] Wow.
[00:38:54] That's what's up.
[00:38:55] That's good.
[00:38:55] You didn't think you were going to get that,
[00:38:56] did you?
[00:38:57] No.
[00:38:58] You did good.
[00:38:59] Comics and cartoon segment.
[00:39:00] This is easy.
[00:39:01] I got easy ones.
[00:39:03] Oh,
[00:39:03] man.
[00:39:03] What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
[00:39:06] That's easy.
[00:39:08] Well,
[00:39:08] for me,
[00:39:08] it was Tom and Jerry.
[00:39:10] Yes.
[00:39:11] I love that.
[00:39:11] I love Tom and Jerry.
[00:39:12] I watched Tom.
[00:39:13] I watched all of those.
[00:39:14] I still watch Tom and Jerry.
[00:39:15] I still watch it.
[00:39:16] All right,
[00:39:17] Carol.
[00:39:18] So,
[00:39:18] you have to answer swish,
[00:39:20] like swish,
[00:39:22] for yes.
[00:39:23] Yeah.
[00:39:24] Got it.
[00:39:24] Or forget about it,
[00:39:25] for no.
[00:39:26] Yes.
[00:39:26] In a New York accent.
[00:39:28] Forget about it.
[00:39:29] Forget about it.
[00:39:30] Forget about it.
[00:39:31] So,
[00:39:31] this is the game,
[00:39:32] never have I ever.
[00:39:33] So,
[00:39:34] never have I ever gone on a cruise.
[00:39:40] Okay.
[00:39:41] Never have I ever gone bungee jumping.
[00:39:43] Forget about it.
[00:39:51] Never have I ever eavesdropped on a private conversation.
[00:39:58] Forget about it.
[00:40:01] Never have I ever cried during a movie.
[00:40:05] Oh,
[00:40:06] swish.
[00:40:06] Yes.
[00:40:07] Never have I ever sent a text to the wrong person.
[00:40:12] Swish.
[00:40:14] You have?
[00:40:16] Did you regret it?
[00:40:17] Oh,
[00:40:18] yeah,
[00:40:18] man.
[00:40:18] Pulling them back.
[00:40:20] Yeah,
[00:40:21] once it's out there,
[00:40:22] it's out there.
[00:40:22] Once it's out there,
[00:40:23] it's out there,
[00:40:23] right?
[00:40:24] All right.
[00:40:25] Here's a what if.
[00:40:27] What if you could pick four players in their prime to play with you in your prime to play
[00:40:33] against the current WNBA champion,
[00:40:36] the Liberty?
[00:40:37] What if you could pick four more players,
[00:40:38] the players get those starting five?
[00:40:42] Cynthia Cooper.
[00:40:43] Okay.
[00:40:44] Diana.
[00:40:45] Well,
[00:40:45] Diana Taurasi,
[00:40:46] what is she?
[00:40:46] She's current,
[00:40:47] but she's 41.
[00:40:48] Yes.
[00:40:49] She's cool.
[00:40:50] Talking about prime.
[00:40:50] Right.
[00:40:51] You know prime.
[00:40:53] Okay.
[00:40:53] Taurasi,
[00:40:54] Cooper,
[00:40:55] Tita Thompson.
[00:40:56] Okay.
[00:40:57] Wow.
[00:40:57] All right.
[00:40:57] Wow.
[00:40:58] Wow.
[00:40:58] All right.
[00:40:59] Cool.
[00:40:59] You think y'all get them?
[00:41:01] Oh,
[00:41:01] yeah.
[00:41:02] Of course you would.
[00:41:03] You're supposed to say that.
[00:41:05] You pick Jordan as your favorite player.
[00:41:07] Yeah.
[00:41:08] Yeah.
[00:41:08] Yes.
[00:41:09] All right.
[00:41:09] So this is the last one.
[00:41:11] Would you rather?
[00:41:13] Would you rather have won the 1978 final four or the 1980 Olympics?
[00:41:24] 1980 Olympics.
[00:41:25] Why?
[00:41:26] Why is that?
[00:41:28] It's bigger.
[00:41:29] It represents USA basketball.
[00:41:34] If we didn't win the final four,
[00:41:36] we probably came in.
[00:41:38] At least we got there.
[00:41:39] All right.
[00:41:40] But the Olympics is the paramount.
[00:41:42] I got you.
[00:41:43] Wow.
[00:41:43] Okay.
[00:41:44] Well,
[00:41:44] Carol Blaze,
[00:41:45] Blazjowski,
[00:41:46] listen,
[00:41:46] anything you want to say to the people before we,
[00:41:48] before we let you go?
[00:41:51] No,
[00:41:51] I had fun.
[00:41:52] This was great.
[00:41:52] I appreciate your interest in my career and I want to wish everybody a happy holiday.
[00:41:58] Awesome.
[00:41:58] Same to you.
[00:41:59] Awesome.
[00:41:59] Ladies and gentlemen,
[00:41:59] Carol Blaze,
[00:42:01] Blazjowski.
[00:42:01] Thank you so much.
[00:42:02] For coming on and out to sports podcast.
[00:42:05] And we thank you so much for taking time out with us.
[00:42:08] My pleasure.
[00:42:09] I will send you an email to thank you.
[00:42:11] And once we,
[00:42:12] once we finish the show.
[00:42:13] Good.
[00:42:14] All right.
[00:42:15] Take care.
[00:42:15] Take care.
[00:42:15] Bye,
[00:42:16] Carol.
[00:42:16] Bye.
[00:42:17] Bye.
[00:42:19] Carol Blazjowski.
[00:42:21] that was good.
[00:42:22] That was good.
[00:42:23] That was good.
[00:42:24] All right.
[00:42:24] That's a good soil.
[00:42:25] Yeah,
[00:42:25] that was some good soil.
[00:42:26] Grassroots,
[00:42:26] bro.
[00:42:27] Yeah.
[00:42:27] Grassroots.
[00:42:28] I'm telling you,
[00:42:29] grassroots.
[00:42:29] You kind of remind me of like when we interviewed,
[00:42:32] uh,
[00:42:33] the Memphis interview.
[00:42:34] Yeah.
[00:42:34] Marcus.
[00:42:35] Yeah.
[00:42:35] Everything that he,
[00:42:36] the stuff he,
[00:42:37] the work that they put in,
[00:42:39] you know,
[00:42:39] in those other leagues.
[00:42:41] Yeah.
[00:42:42] You don't really hear about them,
[00:42:43] but that's grassroots.
[00:42:44] That's soil.
[00:42:45] That's foundation.
[00:42:47] Exactly.
[00:42:48] Like I said,
[00:42:48] everything they see now is the fruits of their labor,
[00:42:51] man.
[00:42:52] When,
[00:42:52] when I was talking to my dad about,
[00:42:54] um,
[00:42:55] watching,
[00:42:56] uh,
[00:42:56] about she's coming on the show.
[00:42:58] And of course the popularity of WNBA.
[00:43:00] Now I,
[00:43:02] we both said that she reminds us of Caitlin Clark now.
[00:43:05] Right.
[00:43:06] Like if you would take Caitlin Clark and put her in the seventies.
[00:43:09] Right.
[00:43:09] That was Carol.
[00:43:10] Okay.
[00:43:11] Yeah.
[00:43:11] So I never did.
[00:43:12] So was she,
[00:43:12] um,
[00:43:13] that's what I was going to ask too.
[00:43:15] The blaze,
[00:43:16] did they come from where she had kind of speed too?
[00:43:18] Was she kind of like,
[00:43:19] I think it just,
[00:43:20] just a name because of her name.
[00:43:22] Right.
[00:43:22] And it just,
[00:43:23] it just was like catchy.
[00:43:24] Right.
[00:43:25] Cause when I would go into state,
[00:43:26] when I would go into gym,
[00:43:28] they had,
[00:43:28] you had banners and signs that said blaze.
[00:43:31] Okay.
[00:43:32] Right.
[00:43:32] Catchy.
[00:43:33] It just was catchy.
[00:43:34] Caitlin Clark kind of blazy the way she shoot.
[00:43:37] Oh yeah.
[00:43:38] They had the same game.
[00:43:39] So that's what I mean.
[00:43:39] I picture her.
[00:43:40] Yeah.
[00:43:41] I kind of like very similar game.
[00:43:43] Why can shoot the ball,
[00:43:45] you know,
[00:43:45] move,
[00:43:46] move,
[00:43:46] move,
[00:43:46] right.
[00:43:47] That's what I mean.
[00:43:47] They had a very,
[00:43:48] very similar style play.
[00:43:49] Just what I visualize.
[00:43:50] You,
[00:43:50] you paint your picture of somebody that you never met.
[00:43:53] Exactly.
[00:43:53] And that's what I got of her.
[00:43:54] Our picture,
[00:43:55] if I had in a course is,
[00:43:56] you know,
[00:43:56] not the same,
[00:43:57] but,
[00:43:57] uh,
[00:43:58] Caitlin Clark in the seventies,
[00:43:59] that's Carol.
[00:44:00] Gotcha.
[00:44:00] Yeah.
[00:44:01] That makes sense.
[00:44:02] Hey,
[00:44:03] we can't leave.
[00:44:04] We can't have a W.
[00:44:05] We can't have a basketball show without doing an,
[00:44:10] to McNutch.
[00:44:12] She takes to court with grace and might.
[00:44:16] McNutch,
[00:44:16] the name.
[00:44:17] Well,
[00:44:18] that sounds loaded.
[00:44:20] Her every move,
[00:44:21] a dazzling light.
[00:44:23] McNutch,
[00:44:24] the name.
[00:44:25] A force of nature,
[00:44:27] a work of art.
[00:44:28] McNutch,
[00:44:29] the name.
[00:44:30] Her words of a sports strike like a dart.
[00:44:35] McNutch,
[00:44:36] the name.
[00:44:41] Yeah.
[00:44:42] Oh,
[00:44:42] yes.
[00:44:44] Matt,
[00:44:44] this was good.
[00:44:45] This is real good.
[00:44:46] We've been,
[00:44:46] you know,
[00:44:47] to those listeners,
[00:44:48] we've been,
[00:44:48] uh,
[00:44:49] you know,
[00:44:49] trying to get this put together for,
[00:44:51] for a few months.
[00:44:52] And,
[00:44:53] um,
[00:44:53] you know,
[00:44:53] Queens of the court series.
[00:44:55] We just want to talk about the people who laid the foundation.
[00:44:59] Right.
[00:44:59] For basketball's popularity today.
[00:45:01] Right.
[00:45:02] Yeah.
[00:45:02] Yeah.
[00:45:02] So that was good.
[00:45:03] Yeah,
[00:45:03] that was,
[00:45:04] that was real good.
[00:45:04] Shout out to Carol blaze,
[00:45:05] blaze,
[00:45:05] Joust.
[00:45:06] Joust.
[00:45:06] Joust.
[00:45:06] Joust.
[00:45:06] man.
[00:45:07] Awesome.
[00:45:08] Awesome interview.
[00:45:09] I'm talking about awesome.
[00:45:11] And we got to,
[00:45:11] and we got to thank,
[00:45:12] thank you to our listeners.
[00:45:13] Uh,
[00:45:14] you can follow us on our webpage on and off the field with a D a.com,
[00:45:18] or you can listen to us wherever you find your podcasts.
[00:45:22] Episode number 32,
[00:45:23] Carol blaze,
[00:45:25] blaze.
[00:45:25] Joust.
[00:45:26] Yeah.
[00:45:27] We out.
[00:45:28] Rest assured.
[00:45:29] This is your boy.
[00:45:29] Coach Boston,
[00:45:30] AKA stealing nation since 1976.
[00:45:32] And this is your boy.
[00:45:33] You're the man since 1968.
[00:45:35] Yeah.
[00:45:35] Listen,
[00:45:35] I was finna leave without telling y'all who we were,
[00:45:37] but y'all already know who we are.
[00:45:39] Right?
[00:45:39] I know who y'all,
[00:45:40] coach.
[00:45:41] All right,
[00:45:41] coach.
[00:45:41] We out.
[00:45:42] Get out of here,
[00:45:42] dude.
[00:45:43] Get out of here,
[00:45:43] dude.
[00:45:43] We almost made it.
[00:45:44] We almost made it.
[00:45:45] We almost made it.
[00:45:48] We out,
[00:45:49] man.
[00:45:49] Peace.
[00:45:49] Peace.