THE Hitting the Hardwood Podcast is a weekly podcast dedicated to the Minnesota Lynx and hosted by our very own Mitchell Hansen. Hitting the hardwood will provide Lynx, WNBA and basketball fans with exclusive news, interviews and information on the Lynx and the WNBA while providing dedicated, quality basketball coverage throughout the year.
Each week, Mitchell Hansen will sit down with other reporters, writers and journalists, people from across the WNBA landscape, Lynx players and coaches, and more, while discussing all things Lynx.
On this week’s Hitting the Hardwood podcast, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Ben Pickman, women’s basketball writer for The Athletic and co-host of Athletic Women’s Basketball Show Podcast.
Pickman can be found on @benpickman and you can find all his work written at The Athletic.
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Some of the topics covered in this week’s podcast include:
— A look back at the WNBA Finals and what we saw in the championship battle between the Las Vegas Aces
— The atmosphere in Las Vegas and New York from the perspective of Pickman, who attended every game of the WNBA Finals
— If the Aces and Liberty could both return in 2024 and compete in a rematch of this year’s finals
— WNBA expansion and what Pickman’s thoughts are on the league’s recent growth announcements in 2025
— What other locations would make good destinations to join the Bay Area and Portland as future expansion sites
— What’s next for the league and whether it should prioritize roster expansion, travel, player compensation or all of the above following the expansion announcement
— Looking at the Minnesota Lynx’s 2023 season and what we saw from the team in its return to the playoffs
– What Minnesota should prioritize this offseason and areas of need on the roster
— What should the expectations be for the Lynx in 2024 and if they improve, have a year similar to what we saw in 2023 or take a step back next summer.
– Much more!
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