Taka Kauri
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Thinking about the Golden State Valkyries Team Thirteen:
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Kia ora! New Episode of Team Thirteen is up with
@stevejones20.bsky.social
of the Dunker Spot podcast An absolute pleasure getting to talk hoop with Steve On the Golden State Valkyries, Veronica Burton, Ballhalla, Natalie Nakase and more
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Talking the Golden State Valkyries with Steve Jones Jr | On Veronica Burton, Natalie Nakase and more
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https://youtu.be/R0HhD4XVNeI?si=v2tEE5nZ_XPJC_Ow
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Kaila Charles is famous in my house
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MJ and CZ Same same
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Torey ✨
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HAYLEY WILLIAMS SHADOW DROPPED HER ALBUM ON HER WEBSITE ‼️‼️‼️
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New Team Thirteen Smiling through it all! The "What do you want from me?" episode This episode probably could've been an email to be honest
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The Connecticut Sun Crushed the Golden State Valkyries
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJfls9Bi0Vk
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New Team Thirteen! The Valkyries have never lost a game after the All-Star break On the debut of Iliana Rupert, Carla Leite being money from midrange, Janelle Salaün as a driver and a cool play the Valkyries went to in the third quarter
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Valkyries defeat the Wings | On Carla Leite, Iliana Rupert, Janelle Salaün and more
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0G4ynzU5pI
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lincoln
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As a true freshman on a national title team, Strong became the first player in the
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era to play over 600 minutes, have an ast/tov ratio above 2, and shoot above 68% from 2 and 38% from 3 (generational offensive player)
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New Team Thirteen! The Valkyries have never lost a game after the All-Star break On the debut of Iliana Rupert, Carla Leite being money from midrange, Janelle Salaün as a driver and a cool play the Valkyries went to in the third quarter
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Valkyries defeat the Wings | On Carla Leite, Iliana Rupert, Janelle Salaün and more
YouTube video by Taka Kauri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0G4ynzU5pI
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Devastating for KT Hope for a full and swift recovery for her
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If you, yes you reading this, ever come to New Zealand I will very happily take you to a bakery
thespinoff.co.nz/kai/25-07-20...
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All 86 staple items at a classic Kiwi bakery, ranked and reviewed
A love letter to every bakery in New Zealand, in the form of a deeply subjective ranking.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/kai/25-07-2025/all-86-staple-items-at-a-classic-kiwi-bakery-ranked-and-reviewed
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Spain takes the lead on a beauty from Aitana Bonmatí
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Is it Friday yet?
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How will Iliana Rupert fit with the Golden State Valkyries? An Xs and Os look at how her game translates, from pop/spacing and empty DHOs offensively to active hands and rim protection defensively. Also, a BLOB that GSV should adopt.
riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/previewing...
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Previewing Iliana Rupert's tactical fit with the Valkyries
The French Connection arrives in Golden State in its final form. How will Iliana Rupert mesh on the court with the Valks?
https://riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/previewing-iliana-ruperts-tactical
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How Janelle Salaün wound up with Valkyries when she had her pick of the WNBA |
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How Janelle Salaün wound up with Valkyries when she had her pick of the WNBA
After Janelle Salaün went undrafted in 2021, she quickly made WNBA teams regret that. Her choice to sign with the Golden State Valkyries reflects one truth: She’s not here to mess around.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/janelle-salaun-wound-valkyries-pick-wnba-20773008.php
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The New York Liberty
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K4YLA THORNTON
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Every assist to or from Kayla Thornton “Preview of what’s to come next season for the Valkyries”
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Kayla Thornton! ✌️😃✌️
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No Cap Space WBB
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Every WNBA All-Star is wearing a WNBPA “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirt
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Madeline Kenney
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Sabrina Ionescu said she'd give Sonia Citron half of the $55K prize money if she won since she was the only rookie. "I obviously got to hold up my end of the bargain." She said it takes a lot of courage to participate as a rookie. Other half will go to her SI20 Foundation.
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Statement from the WNBPA after their meeting with the WNBA today, which lasted a couple hours and featured a record turnout of more than 40 players.
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Dame going back so he can be the Fire’s Podziemski
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Iliana Rupert and her NBA brother Rayan wear #12 to honor their father Thierry, a French pro, who died young in 2013 at the age of 35.
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Nice article from the Hornets on the Salaün siblings “Being here in the US for a few months until like September or October, it’s great because we’ve gotten even closer and we’re catching up on the time that we’ve lost in a way during the year.”
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Salaün Siblings Leaning On Each Other During NBA, WNBA Transitions | Charlotte Hornets
As a year-round professional basketball player, Janelle Salaün has rarely been able to see her younger brother Tidjane compete on the NBA stage. Co...
https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/salaun-siblings-leaning-on-each-other-during-nba-wnba-transitions
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Madeline Kenney
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Natasha Cloud said she’s believes there’s going to be more than 20 players at tomorrow’s meeting, including four from the Liberty. “We’re not f—-ing around. This is a huge CBA for us. We know our worth. We know our value. And this is us going and fighting for it.”
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ACLU
2 months ago
We all have a role to play to defend trans youth. No matter what, we can use our platforms to fight for marginalized communities.
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busy ☝️☝️☝️⛈️
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Man this story is incredible
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Joel Embiid sees you
In what he's calling his "most important" offseason, Joel Embiid responds to his critics.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45747447/joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-star-sees-you
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Snap Wilson
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Four of those five games were on the road and two of their losses were by a collective three points. In their win, they walloped Indiana. They're fine.
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The Aces win and the Valkyries go to ninth place? Awa Fam watch is back on
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(Ceci a starter after the break?)
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Happy All-Star break to all who celebrate!
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The bench lineup keeping this close
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Imagine trying “the Dice tell the Story” for this Storm game and getting any of the first 6 minutes of the 3rd quarter
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Janelle! That drive right there!
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Looking back to see how I felt at halftime the last time these two played Checks out
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Temi “I’m just moving backwards 🤷♂️”
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CARLA L3ITE Never in doubt
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Hello and Kia ora Something different for this one! I grabbed dice and let them determine which part of the game I rewatched for this video. Rolled one die to determine the quarter and one die to determine the minute. I think it went pretty well.
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The Dice Tell the Story: Rewatching 1 minute from Valkyries vs Mercury
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3nMygU89w
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After today’s practice, I asked Jonquel Jones about her friend and former Liberty teammate, Kayla Thornton, after KT was named an All-Star for the first time in her W career. “I’m so happy for her,” JJ said. “She knows how much love I have for her.” (🎙️
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When the dice lead straight to a review
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Hello and Kia ora Something different for this one! I grabbed dice and let them determine which part of the game I rewatched for this video. Rolled one die to determine the quarter and one die to determine the minute. I think it went pretty well.
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The Dice Tell the Story: Rewatching 1 minute from Valkyries vs Mercury
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3nMygU89w
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Kim McCauley
2 months ago
Trans athlete bans always get used to police cis women's bodies. The athletes affected by this are disproportionately Black. There's a direct through line from this stuff to racism.
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How the Phoenix Mercury beat the Golden State Valkyries in transition, featuring a standout Alyssa Thomas performance, Phoenix's philosophical trade-off, "crashing" vs. "loitering," fast break tactics, and some new and some old end-of-game looks.
riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/how-the-me...
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How the Mercury beat the Valkyries in transition
Why transition mattered most in a game that came down to the last second. Also, end of game looks.
https://riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/how-the-mercury-beat-the-valkyries
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One second from forcing overtime, Valkyries instead fall to Mercury |
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One second from forcing overtime, Valkyries instead fall to Mercury
The Valkyries tied the Mercury with 6.1 seconds to play, but Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas made 1 of 2 free throws with one tick left on the clock to beat Golden State 78-77 on Monday.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/one-second-forcing-overtime-valkyries-instead-20767495.php
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Game 21 wrap: Valks miracle comeback to tie, then lose on foul call; Always Close Enough To Hurt™ but this is getting ridiculous Strategic notes, grousing about the wave, dissecting the proper use of the term "dagger"
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Game 21 wrap: Valks miracle comeback to tie, then lose on foul call; Always Close Enough To Hurt™ but this is getting ridiculous
Thomas and Bonner make lots of tough shots to get PHX into random ending territory
https://open.substack.com/pub/valkyrienation/p/game-21-wrap-valks-miracle-comeback?r=3lm3s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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42.4% (14/33) from 3 vs the Mercury Best shooting game from 3 they’ve had Four consecutive games over 37% etc etc
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They actually nearly did it What a finish
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aaaaaAAAAAaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
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Janelle Salaün Clutch buckets
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There’s no way…right
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The Ceci miss
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