Caitlin Clark or Kelsey Mitchell? Cynthia Cooper's Challenge to the Fever + Her All-Star GM Draft
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In this episode of Girls Tripp, four-time MVP Cynthia Cooper is back and putting the question to the Fever: Caitlin Clark or Kelsey Mitchell, fresh off Mitchell's 28-point Player of the Week run. Coop breaks down why the pecking order has to be set before the playoff push, reacts to the Aces waiving Chennedy Carter ("make sure your house is in order"), and takes us inside her job as legend GM for the WNBA All-Star Game, from winning the coin toss over Teresa Weatherspoon to drafting nothing but scorers and refusing to trade Becky Hammon. Plus the story of Whitney Houston's secret national anthem at the first All-Star Game in 1999.
Then a Road Trippin' crossover: Richard Jefferson crashes the show, unboxes State Farm's All-Star Weekend gift, and relives his Celebrity 3-Point Contest before Allie takes her own shot Saturday at WLive in Chicago.
⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 10:00 - Driving Pet Peeves 15:30 - Whitney Houston & the First All-Star 18:30 - Legend GM Draft vs T-Spoon 29:55 - All-Star Weekend Plans 33:10 - Chennedy Carter & the Aces 41:04 - Full Tank or Empty 49:05 - Caitlin or Kelsey? The Fever Question
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