Monique Billings
Appearances
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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I love that.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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So we kind of always had home court advantage for the first and second round for at least, I think, three years that we played in the tournament. And I loved it. First of all, you're sleeping in your own bed. You got a home cooked meal waiting for you. You know what I mean? Like it's comfortable. You're in your environment. You know that environment well. And I personally love it.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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Logan, I'm really interested to know, why would you say neutral sites opposed to home court advantage?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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Yes. What about you, my girl, Roz? You said you came on the show ready.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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I was just going to say, I think it's even more of an incentive to have a higher seed. Like you're getting to play at home. So it's like that makes you play harder. Like just wanting to be in your comfort zone. What you got for us?
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That's a mic drop moment, Roz.
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Yeah, of course.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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One, I would say is just strength. I think strength is a really big thing that might not be talked about enough, but that jump from the college game to the WNBA, you're dealing with a different body type. You're dealing with the best guards in the world. You're going to have a Brittany Sykes guarding you. You're going to have a Kalia Copper guarding you.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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And it's like, do you have the strength to get past these guards? So I think that's one. And two, when I came into the league, I had a vet who told me, Be great at something every day. Be consistent in that. For me, that's rebounding. Like that's my bread and butter. I might not hit a bucket. I might be having a terrible day on the court, but it's rebounding in that energy.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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So if like guards, players in general come into the league, knowing what their niche is, knowing what they're great at. I think that is what can solidify a player, especially two players like these. We know they're great. We know they can score. Everyone in the W can score. So it's like, how else can you fit into a system? Where can you shine? Will it be defense?
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Will it be hustle plays along with scoring?
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Totally. And I want to add to that. It's about fit. So it could be a great player, but just didn't fit in the system. Or there's already three, three players who play the same position. It's all about fit. Sometimes it's you're lucky and you got on a team that just needed you. And sometimes it's you're unlucky and you're on a team where it just wasn't a good fit.
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They didn't need you, but maybe you'll be able to get on another, another team that does need you. So it's,
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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Well, we definitely had our first team bonding powwow over Zoom yesterday. It was cute. Very simple, casual, just getting to know each other, asking, what are you into? What kind of music do you like? What are just a couple little pain points that you're open to sharing and being vulnerable, which I thought was really cool. Everyone seems chill, competitive.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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That was a big thing that came up, a big theme, positive and excited. Everyone is just so excited to get to work. So the vibes are high already.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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Yeah. So for me, it wasn't a secret talent. It was just something, I think it was, what are you passionate about? I said, I'm a yogi and that I'm planning on being certified this year.
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Yeah, I will be intentional to do so.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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So I'm gonna put a positive spin on all of this. I see her writing her own story. She's always written her own narrative. You see her in commercials, walking into lanes and really owning the space that she's in. I think she'll do the same with her comeback. I'm excited to see that. I think this just adds to her story. It's just another layer and that's,
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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a part of sports you you talk about enjoy the journey and the process this is just a part of the process it's unfortunate and but it's real it's real that the process is not always glorious it's not always beautiful but you don't know what it'll lead to so i'd like to take like i said a positive spin on this i think it's only going to add fuel to her fire and just make her so much more relatable for young girls to be able to see juju came back
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Love the bell. I'm doing great. How are y'all doing? So good. So good. So happy to see you. Wait, first of all, can we talk about the glow that both y'all have going on? I know you were in Miami. I saw the content. Yeah, the sun did y'all well, okay?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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I can come back to Juju overcame. I can overcome too. And so I think it'll be an inspirational type of thing. I'm really excited for her to be in her process. I know in a process when you're injured, you learn about yourself. You tap into new levels of yourself. I know she's going to go through that. And I'm expecting one of the biggest comebacks in sports history, claiming that now.
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Oh, great questions. I think it'll be a game definitely against K-State. K-State has a lot of momentum after that upset win. I think it's going to be a great battle in the post. Rhea Marshall, Kiki Uriah Finn will have their hands full down there. And like you brought up Poindexter just going off, I think eight threes, a career high.
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Well, you know, every time I come to the show, we got to go through our intentions. So I'll start us off. I would say my intention that I'm currently focusing on, I've been my unapologetic area. And when I say that, when I say that I'm walking into every space, every opportunity, like I'm meant to be there. not doubting, not questioning it and just being unapologetic in who I am.
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USC is really going to have to guard from behind the arc, but I do think it's possible. As far as winning a championship, I would love to be proved wrong. But with no Juju, I just, I don't know if I see that happening, if I'm keeping it real.
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Well, like you said, Notre Dame right now, they're playing like November Notre Dame, the Notre Dame that beat USC. That's what we're seeing in my bracket. I have them in my championship. I'm just saying. So we'll see.
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They have me a little worried. I can't lie and say that they didn't. But they've been playing well as of late. I think they'll get it together. And when I think of that program, I'm thinking of the women who have come through that program and shined in March. The Enrique Agumawales, the Marina Mabrys, Skylar Diggins. They are built for March.
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And so I think that they'll step up and thrive in the coming weeks. But I don't want to count out TCU. TCU has looked really, really strong as well. Haley Van Lift playing well. You got Emma Nopu. Had some big moments, big threes against Louisville. So it's definitely going to be a game. I got my popcorn ready.
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I'm very genuine. I'm authentic, but I'm about my business and I've been standing on my business this off season. And so I'm in my unapologetic era. That is my intention.
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That's a great point.