Though they were just minutes away from a WNBA championship last season, the Connecticut Sun noticeably retooled their roster. Alexa Philippou of the Hartford Courant joins host Gabe Ibrahim to break down all the new additions, returning players and Jonquel Jones’s impact. (NOTE: This episode was recorded hours before Jones announced she would not be…
By Gabriel Ibrahim
Gabe is the host of TBW’s Get The W podcast. He is a WNBA reporter and analyst as well as the Executive Editor of Winsidr.com. As a lawyer, Gabe became obsessed with the front office maneuvers of NBA teams and noticed a lack of coverage surrounding the WNBA salary cap. As part of the solution, he covers front office decisions and shines a light on intelligent coverage throughout the WNBA via Get The W.
Get the W: Breaking Down WNBA’s Emergency Season Plan
Can the WNBA really pull off its proposed season start in just a week, during the middle of a pandemic, in one of America’s COVID-19 epicenters? And even if it can, should it? What risks should players and staff be willing or unwilling to accept? How far off will the WNBA’s plan be from the…
Get the W: Are Washington Mystics Repeat Favorites?
Are the Washington Mystics poised to raise another trophy, or has the rest of the contenders caught up? Jenn Hatfield of Her Hoops Stats and The Next joins host Gabe Ibrahim to discuss the impact of Washington’s key losses (like Kristi Tolliver) and additions (like Tina Charles). Can the Mystics’ free-wheeling, three-point slinging, multi-level attack continue to knock opponents…
Get the W: Rookie Contract Extensions & Favorite International Players
As the WNBA inches closer to starting up its season, a lot of attention turns to big names that changed venues. But what about the key contributors coming off rookie contracts who stay put and now step into bigger roles? TBW’s WNBA staff writer Huw Hopkins joins host Gabe Ibrahim to break down which of…
Get the W: How the WNBA Comes Back This Summer
Promising comments have recently begun circulating among WNBA officials that the league can still return to play in 2020. But questions like “how soon?”, “for how long” and “at which location(s)” remain complicated to answer. Additionally, what will happen to the team rosters when final cuts are likely to be made without ever having completed…
Get the W: What to Expect from Sabrina Ionescu & NY Liberty
A new era is dawning for basketball in New York as Sabrina Ionescu and five other rookies join the Liberty at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. But which expectations are realistic versus those coming a year or two too early? TBW’s WNBA staff writer Myles Ehrlich joins host Gabe Ibrahim to reveal the road ahead for…
Get the W: How We’re Covering the WNBA at TBW
In this first episode of Get the W, TBW Editor in Chief Joel C. Cordes stops by for a conversation about why this site is investing in WNBA coverage and how professional women’s basketball will keep growing in the U.S. Get the W is TBW’s new flagship WNBA show. Hosted by Gabe Ibrahim every Tuesday,…