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Hot Seat: the 2026 WNBA Finals, Dream vs. Valkyries

Yahoo Sports says the series is built on physical defense, principled coaching and winning the offensive glass; the Finals bring the heat, the chair is optional.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:03 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “2026 WNBA Finals: The 7 questions that'll decide Dream-Valkyries”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:03 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Hot Seat, Valkyries, WNBA Finals.
BBN covered this story before: Eagles slump lands in BBN's Hot Seat (October 14).

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Yahoo Sports2026 WNBA Finals: The 7 questions that'll decide Dream-Valkyries

What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTonight the Hot Seat goes to the WNBA Finals between the Dream and the Valkyries. This series has heat like the surface of the sun.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe whole Finals? That's a lot of chair.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorYahoo Sports says this series comes down to physical defense and winning the offensive glass.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEvery missed shot is a fight, and the team that loses the fight loses the ring.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo a miss isn't a miss. It's a second chance for somebody to get elbowed.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorElbowed, boxed out, buried. The coach who planned for it sits in the flames, and principled coaching is on the line.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFan question: can I watch from the hallway?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNo. Cool it by crashing the glass and finishing every possession.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNoisy, weird nonsense. Like that Street Fighter film, and I'm still in the hallway.

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