Legendary #10 Nancy Lieberman stops in to critique our Hall of Fame list. We also talk about her friendships with\xa0 Ali, Kobe, LeBron and Clyde, when a woman will finally become an NBA head coach, her thoughts on Zion's future and we cast an all-female version of Space Jam with Nancy leading the charge.\xa0
Our Guest
It\u2019s hard to understate the impact Nancy Lieberman has had on the game of basketball. A true pioneer as a player, coach and broadcaster, she\u2019s a 2X National Champion in college, an Olympic medalist and WNBA veteran as both a player and a coach. She was the first female in history to be a head coach in a men\u2019s professional league, she\u2019s also been an assistant with the Sacramento Kings and won a championship as a head coach in the Big 3. She\u2019s now a broadcaster with the New Orleans Pelicans. And if there\u2019s a Hall of Fame, she\u2019s in it. That includes the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and the Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame among many others.She earned the nickname \u201cLady Magic\u201d by honing her game at New York\u2019s legendary Rucker Park and wore #10 in honor of Knicks legend Walt Frazier.
0:24 \u2013 \u201cRudy, we have something special today. What is it?\u201d
Although we hit the #10 with Ron Cey, we couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to talk with a basketball legend \u2013 Nancy Lieberman joins us for our #10 Extra Episode!
1:37 \u2013 \u201cThere were two guys not mentioned who probably should\u2019ve been.\u201d
Tom and Rudy kick off a bit of a Numbers News roundtable, finally giving props to Ron Santo and Chris Chambliss as well as exploring #0 in college football and previewing our upcoming NFL Special.
9:01 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s good to be on the show.\u201d
Nancy Lieberman joins us and immediately takes issue with our selection of Fran Tarkenton as the all-time #10. She mentions how she demanded #10 from Jerry West when signing to play on the Lakers\u2019 Summer League team (coached by Pat Riley). Meeting her hero Walt Frazier
14:50 \u2013 \u201cThat\u2019s what I did to my son, TJ. That\u2019s why he won\u2019t talk to me today.\u201d
Nancy shares the secret to becoming a baller. Her friendships with the likes of Kobe, LeBron, Muhammad Ali. Being fearless and women ultimately getting opportunities to be head coaches in the NBA.
22:07 \u2013 \u201cWith the future of mankind in the balance . . .\u201d
Nancy picks her starting 5 for an all-female version of Space Jam where she is the head coach. Look out Monstars, you\u2019re facing Lisa Leslie, Cheryl Miller, Diana Taurasi, Chamique Holdsclaw and Anne Meyers.
23:55 \u2013 \u201cYou have seen just a little snippet of what he can do.\u201d
As a Pelicans broadcaster Nancy sees superstar Zion Williamson up close and personal. She gives us her take on his very bright future in the NBA. She also shares her thoughts on the Suns, Mavericks, Luka and more.
27:13 \u2013 \u201cYou know what, I really need to be a nicer person.\u201d
Nancy talks about Nancy Lieberman Charities and the importance of giving back, her time with Muhammad Ali and her thoughts on the future.
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