Do you have a link? The WNBA's response to Clark reminds me of middle school.
As an elementary school boy, I remember it used to start on the school bus going back and forth to school - intense drama, jealousy and confrontations. Because I was very young and inexperienced - I didn't quite understand it. Boys used to fight on the bus but later that day or week they were playing together on the School Playground. But the girls stretched out their resentment toward each other pretty much throughout the whole school year. Only during summer break is when things cooled down unless they lived down the street from each other.
I never really had an opinion one way or the other on Iowa until the last two years and seeing all the BS they post. So glad we handed it to them this year in the championship game. As I like to remind them that if they ever want to see what a WBB Championship banner looks like, they can come to the Colonial Life Arena and view our three.
Why you posting on this thread then? I love WBB. Especially Gamecocks. Obviously you don’t so that is cool too.
I love and support South Carolina WBB but the WNBA is an absolute joke. It’s a charity sponsored by the NBA yet those women blame men for their failures. Fact is, women don’t support the WNBA.
She IS THE GAME!!! Without her, empty small arenas, no TV, lagging sales in women's athletic gear, travel by coach on airline flights, low ticket sales, no one knowing the names of other teams players unless playing the Fever, and on and on.
Why did I know Caitlin's #1 fanboy would show up and start having an all caps meltdown over this. I won't waste my time on the merits of the Olympic selection because the decision is made. The main issue is whether Caitlin's play can lead to wins on the WNBA level. If she can't do that, then nothing what you or I say matters. It will turn into a Jeremy Lin-like fad that will be fun while it lasts.
It's a Caitlin thread. I've said in a past post, "you must be dumb as a box of rocks".
I get it. When you can't win a discussion with facts, just hurl insults. Fever 3-10, 2 games out of DFL. I guess you may be the one lacking knowledge since you continuously violate board rules. Pitiful.
Omg, stfuI get it. When you can't win a discussion with facts, just hurl insults. Fever 3-10, 2 games out of DFL. I guess you may be the one lacking knowledge since you continuously violate board rules. Pitiful.
I get it. When you can't win a discussion with facts, just hurl insults. Fever 3-10, 2 games out of DFL. I guess you may be the one lacking knowledge since you continuously violate board rules. Pitiful.
What facts did you present?I get it. When you can't win a discussion with facts, just hurl insults. Fever 3-10, 2 games out of DFL. I guess you may be the one lacking knowledge since you continuously violate board rules. Pitiful.
You too? Insults. Where are the facts. CC is a good player, but all this bowing down to the CC Altar is insane. ...and if you know my history, insults only get me started. I will at least be nice and won't tell you to stfu.
Ooh, didn't know that. What's his position on vinegar based vs mustard based? I'm on the fence.
Yes, which doesn't bode well for sustained interest in the league. If you depend on drama to attract attention, you will have a lot of competition in that same space nowadays.
That whatever CC is doing is not translating into wins and wins are going to be what keeps people in the stands. What I am saying is what is going on is not sustainable unless Clark plays better and her team plays better. A lot of people look at Clarks Counting Stats which are fine on the surface: 16 Pts, 6 Assts., 5 Rebs. However, that is on 37% FG Shooting and 33% Shooting from the 3. If 3s are supposed to be your thing, you have to shoot better than 33% from the 3. However, that is not all. Look further into the Advanced Stats. Her team has a 3-10 record and her personal +/- is a -10.5. That means they are getting beat by double digits for every minute she is on the court. Of course, you have to blame a part of that on the team. No player on the Fever that plays significant minutes has a positive +/-. However, it is kind of embarrassing to have a national discussion over a player that is getting beat by double digits every time they touch the court on average. Finally, when you take a look at additional Advance stats, the Fever's record can be easily explained. The Fever are building their entire offense around Clark. She is 11th in Usage Rate in the League. However, her Offensive Rating is 58th of all the players that have gotten at least one start during regular season play. It gets worse on defense, Clark is 69th in Defensive Rating of all the players that have gotten at least one start in regular season play. Opponents that Clark guards hit 48.4% of their shots which ranks 128th of the 144 players in the league. ....and before you retort by saying that I am just picking on the straight, white female, her former teammate Kate Martin is much better in all of these stats and has been seeing increased playing time of late. The point of this is to say all of this talk that people and players are just jealous of Clark is absurd right now. She didn't deserve to make the Olympic team. She is a good rookie and will most likely win rookie of the year, but she is not ready to win right now. Her team is not ready to win and that is what counts in the end.
The dedicated WNBA fans haven't been given a chance. They have been attacked as lesbian racists from jump. You really can't educate someone with a pitchfork in their hand. Everything those people say will be twisted into something to fit the jealous, racist narrative. So, it's probably best that they just sit back and let the new fans find out for themselves as the losses accumulate. I have not been a dedicated WNBA fan. However, I have watched more games this year and I have watched all the fever games due to Boston being on the team. To be fair, they have played the Top 3 teams in the league 7 times in their first 13 games. They have some games against lesser opponents that will give them opportunity to improve their record.
They are out there. My father and sister have been trying to get me to give it a chance for years. My Dad is a former high school basketball coach and prefers the women's game right now due them paying more attention to the fundamentals of the game. I have been steadily giving the Women's game more of a chance as our Women's team emerged in national prominence. I really started watching a lot of the other college teams this year due to my frustration with the Men's College Game (Too much Turnover, The Really Good players only stay one year, etc.). In watching those women's games this year, I started to see that it was a good product if you got over their lack of athleticism as opposed to the men. They run more team oriented offense because they can't just take it to the hole and dunk on someone. So, this year I have been giving the WNBA a chance and it's not bad. Gives you a sport to watch if you are not really into baseball. My observation is only anecdotal, but their fans usually tend to be hoopers, older men, LGBTQ community.
