The Late Sub with Claire Watkins

I love the WNBA coverage! Also love the focus on tactics/game coverage for both NWSL and WNBA. Guests are okay, but I generally prefer Claire solo/without a cohost because her analysis is so good and I think solo coverage keeps the podcast more focused. Only wish would be for longer episodes.

One person talking for 30-40 minutes and covering topics just throughly enough to count it as coverage… rather than having a back and fourth with other personalities who cover the sport as well so as to be slightly interesting… And they went the solo pod production route? Love Claire’s work historically, but this isn’t working and they’re not really trying.

The content is great - thoughtful analysis, to the point, interesting and illuminating. It’s an excellent addition to JWS, fun to wait for every week. Only complaint is frequent repetitions of “like I said” and “again” - so frequent that it becomes irritating. It’s ok to repeat things when you make a point, it’s expected, and in this case justified. It takes a little while to establish a point and emphasize it a few times - perfectly fine - no need to acknowledge with “again.” Saying “like I said” sometimes in consecutive sentences or as often as 3 times in 10 sentences - sounds compulsive, and it’s at this point like a tic. Please allow yourself to go back to good points you’ve made, without declaring that a repetition is coming. Otherwise - excellent podcast, great mix of topics, always a thoughtful POV.

I’ve always loved Claire’s soccer analysis but find I love her basketball analysis even more! Thank you for helping me appreciate what makes Dawn Staley so special.