Pickleball's Best Team Keeps Losing When it Matters
Zane and Nico are joined by California Black Bears star Zoey Weil to break down the best MLP event of the season — MLP Orlando. They relive the Dream Breaker for the ages between the Chicago Slice and Black Bears, where 13-year-old Elsie Hendershot saved match point and clinched the win to end California's season and keep Chicago's playoff hopes alive. Plus: the debate over player-GMs setting lineups, whether the Black Bears mortgaged their future for a 12-seed run, MLP's salary cap/floor future, Zane's wedding controversy, an MVP and Rookie of the Year debate, Guess My DUPR, and a Disney movie draft. Nico and Zane will be back later this week with a full MLP Playoffs preview — subscribe so you don't miss it. 🏓 Enter to win the new Jelly Bean 2 paddle: http://giveaway.thedinkpickleball.com/ 👕 Check out the new performance apparel line from Six Zero: https://bit.ly/3T9NaDM 📩 Subscribe to our free newsletter for everything that matters in pickleball: https://subscribe.thedinkpickleball.com #Pickleball #PickleballPodcast #mlp #ppa ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Follow us on IG : https://www.instagram.com/thedinkpickleball/ -Join the Pro Pickleball Talk Discord → https://discord.gg/ZCqXrxhgsv -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ 0:00 Intro 2:43 Setting the stage: Chicago Slice vs. Black Bears win-or-go-home 4:37 How Chicago scouted Zoey & Sahra Dennehy 7:58 Elsie Hendershot's mixed doubles heroics 9:59 Dream Breaker: saved match points and the finish 12:41 Wanting the ball at 22-22: what makes Elsie different 17:29 Should player-GMs be setting lineups? 24:28 Did the Black Bears mortgage their future for a 12-seed run? 28:29 The tennis-background generation & Black Bears' 2027 outlook 31:14 Salary cap/floor and "buying" a championship 41:38 Dylan Frazier's trade chaos & Zane's wedding controversy 52:31 New Jersey 5s' new-look lineup: Federico, Jorja & Will Howells 1:03:12 Shock vs. Fives: the mental edge heading into the final 1:09:19 Is the Fives' super-team a "bought" championship? 1:16:49 Best MLP event ever? Orlando vs. St. Pete vs. Central Park 1:24:14 Grandstand vs. Center Court sound bleed 1:28:06 Quick playoff bracket rundown 1:28:36 MVP debate: Danni-Elle Townsend, JW Johnson, Jackie Kawamoto, Kate Fahey 1:33:43 Rookie of the Year vs. Most Improved 1:38:21 Guess My @DUPRPB 1:41:30 Disney movie draft 1:49:09 Wrap-up & what's next
