Peach Basket and a Dream

Send us Fan Mail It's a daily grind right now, but the finals are upon us.  As a bitter Canadian, it is difficult for me to root for anyone in this finals match up, but I do acknowledge the historical significance of seeing Wembanyama vs. the faces of the NBA for the last decade or so.  Something tells me we will also see history being made in the bronze medal game.  Back tomorrow with a simi...

Send us Fan Mail Another little buddy. Just like yesterday, recapping 1/4 and previewing 1/2. ANYBODY ELSE FEEL LIKE FRANCE IS GETTING A VERY FAVOURABLE WHISTLE!? Email: PeachBasketandaDream@gmail.com X: @PeachBandaDream Instagram: @peachbasketandadream TikTok: @peachbasketandadream Logo art by Justin Hung (Instagram: @justin.studio) 

Send us Fan Mail Just a little guy to carry us over from the round of 8 to the round of 4. Oh, Canada... Wahhhhhhhhh Women's episode tomorrow Email: PeachBasketandaDream@gmail.com X: @PeachBandaDream Instagram: @peachbasketandadream TikTok: @peachbasketandadream Logo art by Justin Hung (Instagram: @justin.studio) 

Send us Fan Mail As the title implies, this is an episode covering the women's Olympic basketball group stage with previews of the quarterfinals match ups. However, I did feel it was necessary to address some transphobia and hate that has been on display in the Olympics with the two boxers (Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan). I can't cover the WNBA without a discussion of...

Send us Fan Mail Wowowowow. I hope you've been tuning in. I am personally in paradise with all this high level basketball. In this episode, we cover the group stage performance of all 12 teams in the tournament. We say goodbye to our four eliminated teams and take a look at the bracket to see how things might play out.  The top 4 teams coming into the tournament hold the top 4 seeds after the...

Send us Fan Mail To start, we'll talk about All-Star weekend including Allisha Gray's dominance and Arike's revenge. Oh, and there's a brief discussion of baby Bash Griner as well as the WNBA knowing it's worth. On the Olympic side, we start by outlining the rule changes as well as the format for the tournament. Most of this information is a repeat from the men's epis...

Send us Fan Mail The title basically is the description. You are heavily encouraged to use the "chapters" feature in order to find the sections most relevant to you. The general structure of this episode is as follows: Intro Rule Differences Competitive Format Overall Rankings Ranking Within Group Team Previews Key Games There will be a Women's episode coming out very soon with a si...

Send us Fan Mail Been about a week since the last episode so obviously we had a little recap to do. Ultimately, this results in some discussion of stat chasing and some of the incredible numbers we are seeing from these rookies. That means Caitlin Clark, of course, and certainly Angel Reese, but there's another rookie very quietly putting on a show in the scoring department. Could we be watch...

Send us Fan Mail Same thing we do every episode, Lippy, try to cover the WNBA.  Recaps start us off. Within the recaps we get into the philosophy AND mathematics behind fouling 3 point shooters. Don't let the math scare you! It'll be okay.  Next, I give you 5 lessons I've learned in my first season playing WNBA fantasy. Many of them can still help you this season if you are also in...

Send us Fan Mail What's the difference between talk and chatter, you ask? One is available in box form and the other can go in circles. What does this mean? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I'm not even sure people read these descriptions and this is one way to find out. I mean... how could you read this and not say something about it? right? RIGHT!? Anyway, this episode starts with some rec...

Send us Fan Mail This episode got interrupted while recording so there's a bit of jumping around to accommodate that. My sincerest apologies. Today we introduce a new recurring segment called "Lipps at an Angle" where I discuss a few general thoughts I've had since last episode. Those thoughts for this episode include: Jade Melbourne needing more minutes, the Connecticut Sun re...

Send us Fan Mail This episode begins with recap and some injury discussion as some big names return like Natasha Howard and Chelsea Gray, but others take their place on the sidelines like Cameron Brink, Rhyne Howard, and Maddie Siegrist.  The main segment in this episode is about which teams I think can compete for a championship and what I see as their individual weaknesses. Those 6 teams, in ord...

Send us Fan Mail This episode begins with recaps and highlighting some special moments in the WNBA from the last few days. As has become tradition, I also spend a little time talking about the games I personally have circled for the upcoming week and why. Next we get into some segments. I do apologize. I had planned to cover three, but ended up postponing a discussion of contenders and their weakn...

Send us Fan Mail Lost an episode earlier this week to some tech issues, but we are hoping to emerge now on the other side with improved sound quality.  Had a bout a week worth of games to recap, so that's mostly what goes on in this episode. As usual, we start in the W and wrap up by discussing game 2 and 3 of the NBA finals.  The big news is the return of Griner and Sykes. The Brittneys are...

Send us Fan Mail As usual, we start this episode by recapping the WNBA. Highlighted in the recaps are some physical moments, some interesting calls, and a discussion of hair buns and how to best keep hair out of your face. Who does it best? I think there is a clear #1. Then we try out a short new segment called "Struggle Bug" where we identify 3 players in the W who are really struggling...

Send us Fan Mail So we've done ten episodes now and I thought it was time to reflect on those episodes and try some new things out. More and more I am going to try and get away from just recapping games, especially statistically, and I will be shifting my focus to more of an overview on themes and such. I will experiment with some segments over the next few weeks and this is a great opportuni...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we go over the last few days in the W. Lots of good basketball this week including the Sparks' revenge in Indiana, Aces asserting themselves in Minnesota, Storm emerging as a powerhouse, Atlanta making their Dream come true by upsetting Las Vegas, and the Fever pulling out a nail biter against Chicago for their first home win of the season.  We also discuss ph...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we start by recapping the last few days in the WNBA and then move on to power rankings for teams and individual rankings for rookies. We also remember Bill Walton and put a little respect on Nembhard's name as we discuss the NBA conference finals.  Peach Basket Picks are now 2-0 after predicting the Indiana Fever's first win. (IND -1.5) Basketball Leg End...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we recap the last few days in the W/NBA. Sparks pick up their first win, Fever continue to improve but can't get over the hump, and the Lynx continue to impress. Kahleah Copper is on one right now and it is MUST SEE tv. Find out why I am optimistic about Indiana picking up a win tonight with our second official Peach Basket Pick (IND -1.5) and dive a little de...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we recap all the games in the WNBA from Friday the 17th til Monday the 21st, with some added focus on the Fever and their growing pains. We also talk about the Conference Finals about to begin in the NBA and contrast some examples of maturity (or lack there of) heading into these semi final games. Shout out to the city of Las Vegas for deciding to sponsor EVERY Ace...

Send us Fan Mail Another quick episode before taking a break this weekend. We revisit Dewanna Bonner reaching 5th all time in scoring and then recap both W/NBA blowouts last night. Despite only scoring 9 points, we discuss the positive signs in Calrk's home debut and 2nd game ever. Complete with a mini rant on making use of "garbage" time in blowouts.  Round 3 of Basketball Leg Ends...

Send us Fan Mail A bit of a surprise episode to celebrate Layshia Clarendon and the first ever triple double for a non-binary player. We recap all 4 games from the W/NBA last night and have a brief discussion of Jalen, Jaylen, Jaylin, and Jaelyn.  Round 2 of Basketball Leg Ends available now on X. Email: PeachBasketandaDream@gmail.com X: PeachBandaDream Logo art by Justin Hung (Instagram: @justin....

Send us Fan Mail Whatever! Let's just call it episode 4. In this episode we take a closer look at the Valkyries logo/brand and I revise a couple rants from yesterday while adding a couple new ones. We've got reactions to all 4 games from opening night and some short previews for tonight. Finally, we get into a bit of NBA playoffs discussion, but men are still taking a backseat here :) Pl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we start with a little WNBA news, talking about Griner's injury and welcoming the Golden State Valkyries "into the fold". Next, we dive into a bit of fantasy talk from the perspective of my own draft/team. Finally, for the gamblers out there, we discuss over/under win totals for every team, prop bets on making the playoffs (or not), and some CC props...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we begin with a little history lesson and explanation of where the name for this podcast comes from and then dive into season previews for the 8 WNBA teams not covered in part 1.  Covering: Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Dallas Wings, Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Washington Mystics, Los Angeles Sparks. Email: PeachBasketandaDream@gmail.com X: PeachB...