Ball Up Top: A Women’s Basketball Podcast

On this episode of Luxury Tax, SB Nation national WNBA writer Noa Dalzell joins Andrew on the show. The two talk about early season coverage and the different approaches to it, the intensity of several games so far, the biggest surprises for better or worse and the dynamic between WNBA coaches and media members. Scroll ahead to hear... 1:36 - Noa Dalzell joins the show 2:17 - What a national sports writer watches for 9:13 - The intensity of early season WNBA scrutiny 18:00 - WNBA team tiers 21:31 - Biggest early season surprises: Olivia Miles 27:37 - Biggest early season surprises: Washington Mystics 32:28 - Feisty coach press conferences and early media coverage

This week on Ball Up Top: A WBB Podcast, Tyler, Chauny, and Greer dive into the confusion caused by Caitlin Clark being ruled out with a back injury and the way it was handled by the Indiana Fever. Plus, following their matchup this weekend with the Aces, where do the Atlanta Dream stand early in the Angel Reese Era? If you love the pod, please leave us a five star review on Apple or Spotify. We're going to start reading some reviews so the more creative and Ball-Knowery the better!

This week on Ball Up Top: A WBB Podcast, Andrew, Chauny and Tyler take to the trading floor. Every team gets a take and a stock. Are we buying low on Azzi Fudd and the Dallas Wings? What about selling high on the Golden State Valkyries? We lay out the landscape for WNBA teams after a week of regular season play and give you some takes to hold on to throughout the year. If you love the pod, please leave us a five star review on Apple or Spotify. We're going to start reading some reviews so the more creative and Ball-Knowery the better!

On this edition of Luxury Tax, Tyler is joined by Nathan Canilao of the Bay Area Sports Group. The two discuss Gabby Williams' fit and why she's the perfect fit in Golden State, how the Valkyries utilize and develop their bench as well as examine the fallout from a dramatic WNBA Draft Night. If you love the pod, we'd love it if you left us a five star review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts and be sure to subscribe to the free daily newsletter at nocapspacewbb.com.

This week on Luxury Tax, Andrew welcomes in Sean Highkin, friend of NCS and the Publisher of Rose Garden Report. In his work covering both the NBA's Portland Trailblazers and WNBA's Portland Fire, Sean has gotten a front row seat to Rip City basketball for years. He and Andrew go long on early impressions of the Fire, how head coach Alex Sarama's innovative 'constraints-led-approach' methods will translate to this league and who to watch for heading into the WNBA regular season. The show wraps with a quick chat on Golden State's current post-draft PR mess and how it can be cleaned up. Be sure to subscribe to the free daily newsletter at nocapspacewbb.com if you haven't already and leave us a five star review on Apple, Spotify, Pocketcast or wherever you get your pods!