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A Golden State Valkyries Podcast
For fans of Women's basketball, the WNBA and Kiwi accents.
For fans of Women's basketball, the WNBA and Kiwi accents.
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Hi! V's Up!Ballhalla!
HelloWhat a game (derogatory). Is anyone going to watch this video or read this description today? I'm going to guess not. Recently watched Superman and Kpop Demon Hunters with my kids. They liked Kpop Demon Hunters more, so if you were tossing up which one to watch there you go!Thanks for everyone who watches/listens. I do this for the love of the game, so hopefully that comes through in my content!V's Up
Ballhalla!The Valkyries are back from the All-Star break and are back in the win column. On the play of Iliana Rupert (shooter!), the driving of Janelle Salaün, a cool play the Valkyries went to in the third quarter and more 0:00 Hello 1:15 Iliana Rupert!3:25 Carla Leite!4:50 Valkyries finding Temi5:20 Janelle Salaün9:05: A cool play from the game
Hello! Something different for this episode: I grabbed a couple of dice and let them decide what part of the game I rewatched and reacted to for this video. I won't spoil too much here, but let's just say we get a charge, an offensive foul, some Alyssa Thomas excellence and Veronica BurtonTimestamps:3:00: Rolling the dice3:30: Valkyries Horns5:30: Transition offense for the Mercury7:10: Valkyries offensive foul8:10: Alyssa Thomas excellence10:30 Valkyries offenseEric Apricot article mentioned: https://valkyrienation.substack.com/p...Josiah Cohen article mention: https://riseofthevalkyries.substack.c...
Hello and Kia Ora! A'ja Wilson is great at Basketball. Jackie Young is great at Basketball. On the Aces smashing the pick and roll button, Cecilia Zandalasini's offense and more! Plus the first appearance on this podcast by Kate (my wife). We chat a couple recent movies we've seen. V's in the chat for Kate. Thanks for watching and listening. I appreciate it. Timestamps: 0:20: Stephanie Talbot released 1:45: A’ja Wilson decisiveness 3:20: Valkyries defense 4:50: Cecilia Zandalasini 6:15: The lineup in the 4th quarter 7:30: Jackie Young and A’ja Wilson pick and roll 17:42: Kate is here!
Hello! BALLHALLA! V'S UP!On Veronica Burton, how the Valkyries took advantage of the the Fever's use of ICE coverage, how the Valkyries "found the mismatch" and more 10-9! Let's keep it going Thanks for watching and listening! 0:00: Veroica Burton 3:40:The Valkyries attacking ICE coverage 7:50: finding the mismatch 10:45: Valkyries defense
Kia Ora and Hello! A quick recap of Valkyries vs Dream (the Naz Hillmon game). On the 4th quarter defense of the Dream, how Atlanta attacked Golden State and more. 0:50: Cool designed play from Golden State1:10: The Dream defense in the 4th quarter 7:00: Veronica Burton defense7:35: The Dream offense in the 4th quarter11:10: To the Fever!
Kia ora and Hello!Kayla Thornton is the first All-Star in the history of the Golden State Valkyries franchise, Iliana Rupert is joining the team in just over a week + recapping the loss to the Minnesota Lynx0:00: Kayla Thornton is an All-Star!2:25: Iliana Rupert is on the way5:10: The Lynx game9:02: The Lynx defense11:25: The Lynx offense13:50: Similarities between the Lynx and Valkyries14:25: Janelle Salaün and Cecilia Zandalasini15:55: Lineup changes going forward?18:10: Which tier do the Valkyries land in?Thanks for listening/watching
Hello!So things are happening in Ballhalla! This was originally just a reaction to the Storm game, but with many things happening today I added something at the start on Julie Vanloo.I hope I communicated clearly enough my thoughts on the Vanloo news/how she was apparently told. If I missed the mark, or didn't communicate clearly enough that's on me.5:30: EuroBasket wrap up7:30: Dallas Wings recap8:30: Spreading the floor wide on offense and making use of DHO’s11:30: Making use of middle PNR13:50: Valkyries Fastbreak15:30: GSV DefenseThanks for listening/watchning
HelloOn the Golden State Valkyries win vs the Chicago Sky. Kayla Thornton, the play of the bench, big plays in the fourth quarter and more!If you would like this episode with video, including clips from the game, it can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXekZngXQFw0:00: Recapping the game and Kayla Thornton2:35: The Bench: Kaitlyn Chen! Chloe Bibby! Kate Martin! 4:15: The shooting from Chicago and the play of Angel Reese5:15:The Valkyries defense in the restricted area7:15: Important moments in the fourth quarter: Chloe Bibby hitting a 3 at the top, Kate Martin early offense, Mo Billings screening17:00: EuroBasket update: It’s Final time18:30: Wrapping up
Kia Ora and hello!On this episode recapping the Valkyries 81-78 loss to the Liberty. A good game, and one that the Valkyries came oh so very close to winning. If you would like to watch the episode with video you can find them on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@TakakauriThanks for listening! V's Up and Ballhalla!0:00 Reacting to the Loss2:35: On Kate Martin (her shooting, her drives and her defense) and others4:10: Breanna Stewart is very good6:40: The defense on Sabrina Ionescu7:30: The Liberty depth8:25: How the Valkyries tried to attack Sabrina Ionescu12:10: Valkyries second half defense15:20: Quick Chicago Sky preview16:20: EuroBasket update
Kia ora and HelloThe Golden State Valkyries got another Win! Let's talk about it! On the defensive approach to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, the 4th quarter Valkyries offense and more. 6-6 has never felt so good.2:30: The Valkyries defense: Defending Cailtin Clark, Aliyah Boston and the Fever10:00: The Valkyries offense: Finding space for Tip Hayes to attack, offensive rebounds and 2nd-chance points17:20: EuroBasket updateThanks for watching
Hello!New Episode of the podcast! Recapping the Wings game and the performances from the Valkyries playing in EuroBasket earlier todayI appreciate you for listening and hope today finds you well0:30 Giving credit to the Wings4:20: On Paige Bueckers and the Wings taking advantage6:45: Some positives and growth areas10:00 EuroBasket recap10:05: Janelle Salaün and Iliana Rupert13:10: Cecilia Zandalasini14:20 Justė Jocytė
Kia ora! New Team Thirteen on the Golden State Valkyries taking the 76-70 win vs the Seattle Storm. Carla Leite’s offense, Veronica Burton’s defense, the coaching of Natalie Nakase and more!Thanks for listeningYou can find Taka on Bluesky @takakauri.bsky.social0:30: General approach to the game: the plan of the coaches, the play of the team4:00 The defense of the Valkyries: bringing the zone back in a big way. Veronica Burton’s defense, the ability to do multiple things on defense8:45 The offense of the Valkyries: Carla Leite as a driver, making quick decisions, Temi Fágbénlé as a roller12:35: Two plays that stood out to me: Carla making things happen14:30: Closing thoughts
Kia ora!New Episode of Team Thirteen is up with Steve Jones Jr of the Dunker Spot podcastAn absolute pleasure getting to talk hoop with SteveOn the Golden State Valkyries, Veronica Burton, Ballhalla, Natalie Nakase and moreV's Up and Ballhalla0:00 Early takeaways from the Valkyries: Exceeding expectations, 3:30 Takeaways from how the Valkyries defended the Aces6:00 The Zone defense: (“Living in the Zone”) and the ability to be versatile9:00 Most impressive win this season and beating teams in your tier10:20 Ballhalla has been amazing12:30 On Veronica Burton21:20 The buy-in that Natalie Nakase has from the team25:35 The Valkyries attempting threes and how teams may adjust to them30:35: The offensive growth of the team: working to find advantages, developing more side to side movement37:35: On Kate Martin, Janelle Salaün and Kayla Thornton42:10: Concerns and opportunities for the stretch coming up48:00: How Steve watches games and some questions to think through as we watch the games
Kia ora and hello!Behind double doubles from Kayla Thornton, Monique Billings and Veronica Burton the Golden State Valkyries won against the Las Vegas Aces. On how the Valkyres defended A'ja Wilson, the growth of the offense and more0:33 – Recapping the game (double doubles from Kayla Thornton, Veronica Burton and Monique Billings)2:00 – the defensive gameplan from the Valkyries (playing off of non-shooters, sending all the attention possible towards A’ja Wilson)8:00 – the offensive side of the ball (transition, side to side movement and pick and roll)15:00 News: (Cecilia Zandalasini, Kyara Linskens and Laeticia Amihere)17:40 Wrapping up this Episode
Hello!On this episode recapping the Golden State Valkyries loss to the Phoenix Mercury. The 18-1 run by the Mercury, the Valkyries trying out some smaller ball lineups and incorporating more get-action in the offenseThanks for listening0:30 The Mercury 18-1 run3:30 It was right there for the Valkyries7:30 teas with T7:40 Areas of growth (giving up 17 second chance points, 19 turnovers and travelling, the miscommunications on defense11:00 Some cool things the Valkyries did on offense (running more get-action in Horns, working through to second or third option on a play, fake hand-offs being incorporated, playing small-ball16:00 Janelle Salaün’s shot-profile16:30 Wrapping up the pod
Hi. A little note to say that I did a video on the Liberty game but lost the audio only version. If you want to see the version with video that is available on Youtube, as is every other episode https://www.youtube.com/@TakakauriThanks 0:30 Recapping the game- The Valkyries won the first half: hang the banner, - the comfort the Lynx have in a high scoring game - the Lynx 21-3 run- the Valkyries finish to the game5:00 Valkyries defense and Lynx offense - me going “Yeah the Lynx are awesome and Phee is incredible”- how the Lynx were able to spread the Valkyries defense- some good defense from th Valkyries9:40 The Valkyries offense- the importance of the drives from Veronica Burton and Tip Hayes- The Kate Martin run- The off ball cutting and movement13:30 The rotations- Who plays in the games- First half vs second half minutes- Impact of EuroBasket on the rotation15:35 Mercury and Aces coming up + wrap up
The Carla Leite game!The Golden State Valkyries are 2-1 On this episode: how the Valkyries contained Kelsey Plum, how defense fuels the offense, Golden State’s approach in the half court and some thoughts on the matchup with the Liberty, 0:40: Reviewing the Sparks game1:30: The Valkyries defense (Showing Kelsey Plum different looks, Veronica Burton, attention to detail, how it fuels the offense, points off turnovers, what will the defense look like vs the Liberty and Lynx)8:50: The Valkyries offense (More Horns, Player in the dunker spot, attacking Kelsey Plum in the post, “our offense is we want to take the shots that are open”, more Carla Leite pick and roll)11:35: Fourth Quarter Offense and adjustments by Sparks14:50: Quick thoughts on other players (Kate Martin, Kyara Linskens)15:35: Looking ahead to the Liberty
Recapping the first win in Golden State Valkyries History! On the play of Veronica Bruton, the impact of Kayla Thornton, how the Valkyries are using Janelle Salaün and the moreTimestamps: 0:35: Veronica Burton5:30: Kayla Thornton7:20: On the shooting and offensive identity9:40: The versatility of the defense13:45: Some offensive growth and the use of Janelle Salaün16:00: General recap
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