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00:00You've been on the ground covering the Liberty.
00:04You've seen some things close up.
00:06They're taking on the aces.
00:07How they weathered this defense is the big question, but they do have all the tools on
00:11offense.
00:12What do you like about this matchup?
00:15What I like about this matchup is the fact, I mean, besides the fact that we've had it
00:20as a finals rematch from last year, right?
00:23So there's all the storylines around that.
00:25Are the Liberty hungry to get revenge here in the semis?
00:29And yeah, I think they are.
00:30I think they've been on a mission all season long.
00:32But what I really like about this matchup is these teams are very comfortable with each
00:35other.
00:36They know each other.
00:37Now, I understand people are going to look and say, what happened this year?
00:40The Liberty swept the aces this season, but first game was without Chelsea Gray, who's
00:45still been working her way back into form in terms of getting healthy.
00:48And the aces sort of hit their stride towards the end of the season.
00:52You saw a bit of it against the Seattle Storm.
00:54So this is a different aces team.
00:56And you saw that even in the last time these two teams met.
00:59No Asia Wilson in that matchup, but the Liberty almost blew a huge 19 point lead that they
01:03had in the fourth quarter and the aces showed a lot of fight.
01:06This is a proud aces team.
01:08They are the back-to-back defending champions.
01:10They are not going to go away easily.
01:11But what I like about this Liberty team that he didn't have last year, Casey, is the depth.
01:17They have a ton of depth.
01:18They now have made a change to the starting lineup, putting Leonie Feebich in the starting
01:21lineup.
01:22That was a fantastic move by Sandy Brondello, one she's been holding all year, didn't want
01:27to show this lineup until the playoffs.
01:28And I think the depth is what is the advantage here for the Liberty that they can go deeper.
01:33Now the aces' advantage, they've got the best player in the world in Asia Wilson, no doubt
01:38about that.
01:39But I like the depth for the Liberty here, and I just think this team is on a mission.
01:42I think they're going to be, they should be, if you're not up for any series in the playoffs,
01:46you've got a problem as a professional athlete.
01:47But I think they'll really be up for this series against the aces.
01:50I think they're really focused.
01:51And I like the Liberty in this one, but I think it's going to be an epic series.