Evin Gualberto's video: The Step Through Episode Fourteen

The Step Through | Episode Fourteen Sabreena’s Twitter and Muckrack https://twitter.com/sabreenajm https://muckrack.com/sabreena-merchant Recorded October 1st. If you’d care to step through to different parts of the episode: 1:15 - Pour one out for Mercedes Russell + a quick run through of the second round. 2:28 - Elevator for Katie Lou 3:00 - Aerial Powers! 3:47 - It shakes out as an actual eastern and western conference finals! 4:45 - SKY v SUN 5:55 - Chicago jammed up Jonquel 7:25 - Did the Sun hurt themselves by not going more to Jonquel? Or was it the Sky taking things away? 7:49 - Game 2 started with the Sun forcing the ball to JJ 8:20 - Did the Sun get taken out of their offense by not getting to Jonquel in Game 1? 8:50 - Jonquel getting squeezed 9:38 - Curt Miller called for a late game Jonquel ISO. 10:11 - Opposite Power Clear [Sun EoG set] 12:00 - The Sky want to turn you over and run BUT their offense is looking a little more crisp. 14:19 - Jonquel navigating doubles 14:46 - Chicago is forcing away from their inside - out game 15:23 - Shoutout to Em Adler https://twitter.com/em_adler https://www.thenexthoops.com/author/em-adler-sheher/ 15:25 - The weak spots on the backside of that Chicago defense are there. 16:53 - Alyssa Thomas 18:34 - Down a game in the series, 4 minutes into the game, the reigning Coach of the Year takes out both the Most Valuable Player and the Most Improved Player 20:00 - Alyssa Thomas finds gaps 23:32 - The ENGINE IS REVVING UP. 29:48 - Briann January & Alyssa Thomas making stuff happen 30:55 - Natisha Hiedeman 31:50 - Love is in the air! 35:05 - Jaz Thomas on Kahleah worked 35:45 - SLOOT THERE IT IS. 37:50 - A contrast in the ability to get stops 38:00 - Iverson Loop + progressions 38:51 - Strong Flip Double ball screen run 3x but snuffed out by the Sun 41:00 - ACES v MERCURY 41:14 - Diana Freakin Taurasi. 42:15 - The Aces approached the game with the mentality of a regular season game 42:49 - Brittney Griner making incredible passes out of the double 43:38 - “The Aces didn’t bring a mallet to the game” 44:34 - Gravity. Diana Taurasi has it. They weaponize that by having her as a screener. 45:39 - The Aces are constructed to play inside. 47:06 - 98 points in 3 quarters. 48:08 - The Aces are getting sucked into playing the Mercury’s brand of basketball instead of getting to triple digits THEIR WAY. 49:26 - Diana Taurasi’s leg (and defense) were tested early and often in game 1. 50:34 - An appreciation of some of Griner’s post moves. 52:12 - Cambage vs Griner is already an all-time matchup 54:35 - A’ja Wilson can’t just be out there for cardio. 56:05 - The better Liz is (health-wise), the better the Aces will look 58:00 - Riquna Williams 59:27 - Diana with Plum on her in the post. Turnaround fade. ART. 1:01:41 - Shoutout to Alex Simon & The NEXT https://twitter.com/AlexSimonSports https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/phoenix-mercury/the-phoenix-mercury-cant-play-in-their-home-arena-and-heres-why/ 1:03:30 - Sandy Brondello making adjustments 1:05:44 - Who cares about getting everyone involved? Have Chels attack mismatches. 1:06:44 - UCLA progressions 1:08:26 - The Aces still continue to be the favorite in this series. 1:08:58 - THAT Breezy tweet. 1:09:44 - Bri Turner is LOCKED in. 1:11:11 - Some adjustments we expect to see aka The Step Through’s version of predictions