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Eric Apricot

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Makes Explain One Play, NBA/WNBA/Warriors/Valkyries video series. Founder of ValkyrieNation.org. Co-founder of DubNationHQ.com. Past: SB Nation, BBallBreakdown. Videos: youtube.com/@EricApricot

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · Jun 3

Explain: NBA shooting coach analyzes Kuminga, Podz, Hield and Steve Kerr | Marc Campbell part 1

Thanks to Marc @LowManHelp of LowManHelp.substack.com for a fascinating conversation!

youtu.be/dTs3gkMzOIU

Low Man Help | Marc Campbell | Substack

Detailed breakdowns and insights into the game of Basketball through the lens of an NBA Shooting Coach. Click to read Low Man Help, by Marc Campbell, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

LowManHelp.substack.com

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 4h

How to watch Valkyries playing in the offseason…

Links to schedules, box scores, some video streams and more info as it comes in.

How to watch Valkyries playing in the offseason

it's a little complicated but here's what we know

open.substack.com

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 19h

she’s back?

a cartoon drawing of a cat with a big smile

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a cat with a big smile

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 2d

Wait should I be happy or afraid because Jimmy is going to power through his ankle injury

Dalton Johnson @daltonjohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Steve Kerr expects Jimmy Butler (ankle) to play tonight in the Warriors’ preseason opener

Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Al Horford will only play the first half

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 2d

Whoa you are not joking about these mistakes

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

Watch this Titans TD, TRUST ME. You cannot predict ball.

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GSWCBA @gswcba.bsky.social · 2d

Hoping on a pod with the great @ericapricot.bsky.social next week to recap the offseason and preview the upcoming year.

Feel free to drop any Qs for us below regarding likely rotations, Kuminga’s future, Santa Cruz roster building, or anything else!

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 4d

Q. Did you say Caitlin should be grateful? A. I certainly did not say those statements.

The first actual denial.

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 4d

Cathy Englebert's presser so far:
* I'm sorry the players feel disrespected.
* We have committees to fix everything.
* My team is the best. I'm not a quitter.

Q. Did you say players should be on their knees thankful?
A. A lot of inaccuracy out there.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert 2025 WNBA Finals Press Conference

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, addresses the media ahead of the 2025 WNBA Finals. The 29th season of the WNBA is here #WelcometotheW Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/WNBA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNBA Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 4d

feeling dread

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 5d

WTF there is no way that % is that high, is it? Am I completely out of touch?

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 5d

congratulations!!

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 6d

We can scrape it off the shards

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 6d

It was validating to find out it’s a Talenti factory problem. Main question is why we continue to buy this absurdly difficult to access treat

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 6d

I think I hear @kenzofuku.bsky.social asking Steve Kerr the Valkyries/Warriors crossover question, cleverly getting a quote he can use in two different articles, efficient

youtu.be/36j-o2minvg?...

Steve Kerr discusses expectations for Warriors' new roster in 2025-26 NBA season | NBC Sports BA

YouTube video by NBC Sports Bay Area & California

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 6d

Barely. It’s the only okay sorbet at the local Target so I tolerate the abusive relationship

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 6d

Cannot describe the endorphin rush of unexpectedly opening this bad boy using only my bare hands and two towels and not needing metal tools or power drills AMA

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 6d

Must be under the ice.

And they have you up in the rafters??

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

My guy Perks @gswcba.bsky.social gives all the details on all the GSW signings, like Kuminga's trade kicker and Melton's player option and other things you might have missed in the transaction tidal wave.

The Kuminga Konclusion: Recapping an eventful few days into Training Camp

Months of inaction followed by flurries of transactions

dubnationhq.com

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

This is exactly why I say any game within one possession at the end is a random ending!

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

Kind of amazing that IND kept it close with no Boston, no Mitchell, (no Clark,) and LVA stars in full playoff gear

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

And in the last seconds, Sims — who had made so many huge shots to save IND — has a layup roll out to seal it.

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

Super hard fought series LVA-IND with an intensely random ending. Crunch time, so many shots barely falling out, so many close out of bounds, and in overtime the biggest shots are desperation threes by Gray and Peddy..

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Seerat Sohi @seeratsohi.bsky.social · 7d

something particularly insidious about the leader of a league that markets itself as an oasis for female empowerment parroting the same disrespectful and coded language that women negotiating for themselves in the workplace face

Magnus Lehnsherr @i-magnus.bsky.social · 7d

Cathy is really showing her #Deloitte roots in her attempts to erase the achievements of the players while taking all of the credit for herself.

"Players should be on their knees thanking their lucky stars for the media deal I got them."

Engelbert, OUT!

#WNBA pay them what you owe them.

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

Despite Shams and Sam Gordon reporting Seth Curry signed a 1 year deal, it makes the most sense to have an Exhibit 9 training camp contract and a min signing on Nov 14.

GSWCBA @gswcba.bsky.social · 7d

A look at the Warriors 21-man training camp roster with Jonathan Kuminga re-signing for 2yr/$48.5M and Seth Curry attending camp on an Exhibit 9 (before being waived and re-signed November 14th).

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

everything everywhere all at once shams

Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

Easily fixed by starting with lip liner scented spam musubi

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