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Post by CM Punk'd on May 14, 2024 15:50:28 GMT
I thought we'd give this a try this season, given that this is perhaps, the most anticipated season in the WNBA's 27 year history.
And most of that talk revolves around the stellar rookie class coming into the league. The likes of Clark, Cardoso, Edwards, and Reese are expected to make immediate impacts to their teams.
Game 1 is tonight, where Caitlin Clark makes her big league debut, as the Indiana Fever go on the road to take on the Connecticut Sun.
And that will be followed by the Las Vegas Aces, defending back-to-back champions, taking on the Phoenix Mercury.
Let's see how this goes.
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Post by CM Punk'd on May 15, 2024 3:32:20 GMT
Caitlin Clark had a little bit of a shaky start to her WNBA career tonight. She didn't get her first basket until midway through the 2nd. But once she got it, she played a bit better.
But one person can't make a whole team. The Fever found that out tonight.
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Post by Blindy on May 17, 2024 0:08:58 GMT
Caitlin Clark who was dancing with the Pacers and was celebrating their Game 3 win vs NY is getting the work vs NY's other team, the Lady Liberty.
At the half:
16 min 1-5 2 points -13
Brie Stewart on the other hand
16 min 8-14 20 point +22
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Post by CM Punk'd on May 17, 2024 0:22:16 GMT
Welcome to the big time. It ain't as easy as it seems.
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Post by Blindy on May 25, 2024 15:21:15 GMT
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Post by Neo Zeed on May 25, 2024 15:24:33 GMT
What language is she speaking here? How do you understand what that jibberish means?
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Post by Blindy on May 25, 2024 15:29:44 GMT
"White privilege" and "pretty privilege" and "Cisgender privilege" is hilarious and this is why I frown upon people on the far left, as much as I do with the otherside.
People don't like this girl because she is white, pretty and straight? :laughy: :laughy: :rofl: :rofl:
I don't like the "You're being unfair to Caitlin Clark!" crowd who thought the Brie Stewart screen was malicious but this is just next level hatred. I think LeBron in a rare win shut the folks down in a recent podcast on the matter.
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Post by KING KID on May 25, 2024 21:04:41 GMT
They hate her cause they ain’t her.
Kind of warned yall about this white racism thing being let go for too long and becoming the norm. Except yall told me I was being racist. 🤷♂️
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Post by Lony on May 25, 2024 21:08:08 GMT
I like Cameron Brink, that's about all I know, as far as the WNBA goes.
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Post by Blindy on May 25, 2024 22:37:26 GMT
I like Cameron Brink, that's about all I know, as far as the WNBA goes. She looks a little like Charlotte Flair, good player. Idk why she bypasses the hate Clark gets though. She is attractive, straight and white but nothing comes her way. Crazy really.
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Post by mikec on May 25, 2024 22:49:32 GMT
I like Cameron Brink, that's about all I know, as far as the WNBA goes. She looks a little like Charlotte Flair, good player. Idk why she bypasses the hate Clark gets though. She is attractive, straight and white but nothing comes her way. Crazy really. Being attractive straight and white isn’t what people dislike about Clark.
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Post by Gyro LC on May 25, 2024 23:57:55 GMT
She has a high profile as a rookie so she’s obviously going to get everyone’s best shot. But there is also an element of crabs-in-a-barrel. She’s the reason the WNBA is getting more attention. Players need to realize she’s the tide that’s raising their boats. They may resent it but that’s a fact.
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Post by Blindy on May 26, 2024 0:10:38 GMT
Diana Tuarasi, Brianna Stewart and Sabrine Ionescu were considered megastars in college but never got any sort of venom from the rest of the league.
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Post by KING KID on May 26, 2024 1:30:19 GMT
I also think an element people are also not getting is the NBAs lack of NEW American superstar. Lebron, KD, Curry era is coming to an end. They’re trying so hard with Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum, but they keep getting outclassed and outshined by International players. Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Embiid and now Wemby has come to town. Not to mention, two of the top prospects from this upcoming NBA draft are International players. I mean for fucks sake, Embiid is on Team USA now because they can’t even find a center who can dominate in America.
The American people need an American superstar to come and in the meantime the WNBA bought us 2 (yes really two) with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.
Caitlin Clark brings the Steph Curry element of putting on an offensive show.
Angel Reese brings the bad girl, in the post with make up and attitude aura.
This rivalry is the best rivalry in women’s sports history. Add race to it and it’s an American Sports Drama Masterpiece.
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Post by CM Punk'd on May 26, 2024 1:56:08 GMT
I also think an element people are also not getting is the NBAs lack of NEW American superstar. Lebron, KD, Curry era is coming to an end. They’re trying so hard with Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum, but they keep getting outclassed and outshined by International players. Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Embiid and now Wemby has come to town. Not to mention, two of the top prospects from this upcoming NBA draft are International players. I mean for fucks sake, Embiid is on Team USA now because they can’t even find a center who can dominate in America. The American people need an American superstar to come and in the meantime the WNBA bought us 2 (yes really two) with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Caitlin Clark brings the Steph Curry element of putting on an offensive show. Angel Reese brings the bad girl, in the post with make up and attitude aura. This rivalry is the best rivalry in women’s sports history. Add race to it and it’s an American Sports Drama Masterpiece. It's a great rivalry, but THE best? I could think of a few better off the top of my head. Chris/Martina in tennis. Annika/Karrie in golf. Heck, even as brief as it was, Tonya/Nancy in figure skating.
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Post by Blindy on May 26, 2024 2:13:02 GMT
I think more people know who Jalen Brunson is than Devin Booker excluding his tirades with Jenners. He's the king of NY sports right now anyway.
Watch out for Cooper Flagg though, this has the makings of something worse than Clark. Cocky white kid from Maine/New England who has committed to Duke, projected top pick of 2025 NBA Draft if he's living up to the hype. Had Lebron and others go to Maine just to watch him.
Team USA vs Team Canada has been a fire rivalry in women's soccer but it's team sports. I would say Rousey/Tate even if one sided too for MMA side.
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Post by Neo Zeed on May 26, 2024 2:29:54 GMT
I also think an element people are also not getting is the NBAs lack of NEW American superstar. Lebron, KD, Curry era is coming to an end. They’re trying so hard with Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum, but they keep getting outclassed and outshined by International players. Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Embiid and now Wemby has come to town. Not to mention, two of the top prospects from this upcoming NBA draft are International players. I mean for fucks sake, Embiid is on Team USA now because they can’t even find a center who can dominate in America. The American people need an American superstar to come and in the meantime the WNBA bought us 2 (yes really two) with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Caitlin Clark brings the Steph Curry element of putting on an offensive show. Angel Reese brings the bad girl, in the post with make up and attitude aura. This rivalry is the best rivalry in women’s sports history. Add race to it and it’s an American Sports Drama Masterpiece. It is interesting, Angel Reese is fucking fine
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Post by KING KID on May 26, 2024 14:11:33 GMT
I also think an element people are also not getting is the NBAs lack of NEW American superstar. Lebron, KD, Curry era is coming to an end. They’re trying so hard with Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum, but they keep getting outclassed and outshined by International players. Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Embiid and now Wemby has come to town. Not to mention, two of the top prospects from this upcoming NBA draft are International players. I mean for fucks sake, Embiid is on Team USA now because they can’t even find a center who can dominate in America. The American people need an American superstar to come and in the meantime the WNBA bought us 2 (yes really two) with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Caitlin Clark brings the Steph Curry element of putting on an offensive show. Angel Reese brings the bad girl, in the post with make up and attitude aura. This rivalry is the best rivalry in women’s sports history. Add race to it and it’s an American Sports Drama Masterpiece. It's a great rivalry, but THE best? I could think of a few better off the top of my head. Chris/Martina in tennis. Annika/Karrie in golf. Heck, even as brief as it was, Tonya/Nancy in figure skating. Lol who?
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Post by KING KID on May 26, 2024 14:18:42 GMT
I think more people know who Jalen Brunson is than Devin Booker excluding his tirades with Jenners. He's the king of NY sports right now anyway. Watch out for Cooper Flagg though, this has the makings of something worse than Clark. Cocky white kid from Maine/New England who has committed to Duke, projected top pick of 2025 NBA Draft if he's living up to the hype. Had Lebron and others go to Maine just to watch him. Team USA vs Team Canada has been a fire rivalry in women's soccer but it's team sports. I would say Rousey/Tate even if one sided too for MMA side. Brunson changed Knicks basketball. Clark changed women’s basketball. I would rather pay to watch Caitlin Clark play than Jalen Brunson. That’s coming from me, the “sexist” one on PW.
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Post by Ed on May 26, 2024 15:35:52 GMT
She looks a little like Charlotte Flair, good player. Idk why she bypasses the hate Clark gets though. She is attractive, straight, and white but nothing comes her way. Crazy really. Being attractive straight and white isn’t what people dislike about Clark. That's not why every section of fans dislikes CC, but a segment of fans dislike her for that reason.
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Post by KING KID on May 26, 2024 16:31:13 GMT
Being attractive straight and white isn’t what people dislike about Clark. That's not why every section of fans dislikes CC, but a segment of fans dislike her for that reason. Jemele Hill literally said “white and straight” so yeah. No talking around that.
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Post by mikec on May 26, 2024 17:41:48 GMT
Diana Tuarasi, Brianna Stewart and Sabrine Ionescu were considered megastars in college but never got any sort of venom from the rest of the league. None of them were ever treated like megastars by the press or the public.
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Post by Blindy on May 26, 2024 18:10:17 GMT
Diana Tuarasi, Brianna Stewart and Sabrine Ionescu were considered megastars in college but never got any sort of venom from the rest of the league. None of them were ever treated like megastars by the press or the public. All 3 were #1 picks and the first 2 won national titles for the team of the 00's, the Uconn Lady Huskies under Geno Auriemma. I forgot to put Sue Bird in that group as well, another one who falls under the same criteria of being a #1 overall pick who won at UConn multiple titles. They were big deals in the college level but only to diehard fans. Each of these women were huge at their respective times for the sport but much like with the USA Women's Soccer team of the 90's, it came before any traction happened due to social media.
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Post by Ed on May 26, 2024 19:02:43 GMT
That's not why every section of fans dislikes CC, but a segment of fans dislike her for that reason. Jemele Hill literally said “white and straight” so yeah. No talking around that. What is funny to me is that those folks want it both ways. If Clark fails, they'll say see, she's all hype. However, if she helps the league grow, the same fans & media will stay upset saying, you didn't pay attention to us before!
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Post by @admin on May 26, 2024 23:44:07 GMT
It's asinine to suggest that the rest of the league should bend over and kiss Clark's ass because she's brought more eyes to the sport. It's a professional sports league not a popularity contest, they are competitors and it is perfectly natural for people to try and cut down the tall poppy. It's bit like expecting everyone in wrestling to never come for Tony Khan because from an impartial perspective he has made the industry a far better place.
Making this a racial issue is lame. Just let them be rivals and enjoy the contest.
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Post by KING KID on May 27, 2024 2:51:19 GMT
I also think an element people are also not getting is the NBAs lack of NEW American superstar. Lebron, KD, Curry era is coming to an end. They’re trying so hard with Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum, but they keep getting outclassed and outshined by International players. Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Embiid and now Wemby has come to town. Not to mention, two of the top prospects from this upcoming NBA draft are International players. I mean for fucks sake, Embiid is on Team USA now because they can’t even find a center who can dominate in America. The American people need an American superstar to come and in the meantime the WNBA bought us 2 (yes really two) with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Caitlin Clark brings the Steph Curry element of putting on an offensive show. Angel Reese brings the bad girl, in the post with make up and attitude aura. This rivalry is the best rivalry in women’s sports history. Add race to it and it’s an American Sports Drama Masterpiece. Luka 3 Edwards 0
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Post by Blindy on May 27, 2024 3:14:49 GMT
It's asinine to suggest that the rest of the league should bend over and kiss Clark's ass because she's brought more eyes to the sport. It's a professional sports league not a popularity contest, they are competitors and it is perfectly natural for people to try and cut down the tall poppy. It's bit like expecting everyone in wrestling to never come for Tony Khan because from an impartial perspective he has made the industry a far better place. Making this a racial issue is lame. Just let them be rivals and enjoy the contest. The issue is tons of far left media from The View to as KING KID said Jemele Hill have consistently brought up race and sexuality being issues for women not respecting Caitlin Clark. First(Or 2nd post) on the matter is that I love the tough love, and that she deserves to get the best shot of everybody looking to make a statement. But bringing up shit that has nothing to do with basketball is lame for so many older people. Then again people like Candice Parker and Becky Hammon went out of their way to belittle Jalen Brunson and say he can't lead a serious NBA title contender due to how small he is so I wouldn't expect any less as far as pettiness goes. :lol:
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Post by thereallt on May 27, 2024 23:51:06 GMT
Part of the resentment is that Clark was treated like the GOAT women's basketball player coming straight out of college.
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Post by mikec on May 28, 2024 22:29:35 GMT
None of them were ever treated like megastars by the press or the public. All 3 were #1 picks and the first 2 won national titles for the team of the 00's, the Uconn Lady Huskies under Geno Auriemma. I forgot to put Sue Bird in that group as well, another one who falls under the same criteria of being a #1 overall pick who won at UConn multiple titles. They were big deals in the college level but only to diehard fans. Each of these women were huge at their respective times for the sport but much like with the USA Women's Soccer team of the 90's, it came before any traction happened due to social media. Are you being obtuse on purpose or did you really not understand what I was saying?
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Post by CM Punk'd on May 28, 2024 22:58:51 GMT
It's #1 vs. #2 tonight.
Caitlin Clark vs. Cam Brink
I got the Sparks tonight.
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