Liberty vs. Aces: A Finals Rematch Fueled by Revenge

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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.