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Hiphopopotamos

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  1. Well, see, that gets to the crux of it. For fans like you there is nothing they could say, for or against, that wouldn't lead to criticism - so they don't really give a fuck what you want or think. They've (players) have actually been pretty clear that you're not the fan they're courting. So, instead, they'll do what every other union has done and they will ask for the moon and settle for what they can get.
  2. I mean, NBA players don't want them either.
  3. Putting here because it is recruiting related:
  4. Probably the best game in two seasons for the Sky's Twin Towers
  5. PK is, by all accounts, as low-ego a guy as you'll find. He took a demotion at Washington so that Jimmy Lake could be the DC to ensure that Lake stayed on staff. He's had plenty of opportunities to interview or take a HC job but appears to be completely uninterested. I expect he's going to allow Akina pretty wide latitude in technique and scheme that the back end of the defense plays.
  6. Napier will be owed approx 20 million if he's fired after the 2025 season (contract states he gets 85% of remaining money if he's terminated without cause)
  7. You're the guy whose family has blocked him for posting those AI news articles on Facebook aren't you?
  8. A lot of axe throwing. I also once saw several hours dedicated to a bunch of people tossing a football around a vent pipe on a roof.
  9. Of course. It was meant tongue-in-cheek. That said - there were plenty of people wondering about the viability of the league - Magic/Bird and then a few years later Jordan changed all of that.
  10. 30 years after the NBA started they were airing the Finals on tape delay.
  11. Her first three years were incredibly disappointing. But in the last 5 seasons, since she returned from an Achilles injury that cost her the entire 2020 season, she has won 6POY, been on the WNBA 1st team and has been a 4 time All-Star.
  12. These women all have overseas options. Many of those teams pay better than the WNBA and include benefits such as housing and travel allowances. Always cracks me up when fans side with the billionaire owners over those ‘selfish’ players.
  13. As I already pointed out - the NBA wasn't subsidizing the WNBA out of altruism. They were getting a return even if it wasn't showing up in the WNBA's ledger. The Golden State Warriors were brought up to show how insignificant the 40 million dollars in losses is compared to the 10s of billions in revenue the NBA collects. That 40 million was 3/10ths of 1% of the NBA's total revenue. It was equivalent to an MLE contract. Patrick Williams, a shitty PF and roughly the 8th best player on the Bulls could subsidize the WNBA for two years on his contract alone. The Bucks just paid Damien Lillard 113 million to go away and not play for them. That 40 million means nothing to the NBA and subsidizing the WNBA was/is the equivalent of a 3 month long commercial to grow the game. Yes, Caitlin Clark is a huge part of the recent surge in popularity the WNBA is experiencing and that will help to drive the new CBA (which Caitlin will benefit from). I'm not sure it really needs to be said, but if that somehow validates you - there you go. But Caitlin won't see your post and she's definitely not going to fuck you. 20 years of losses have nothing to do with this current crop of players - as you yourself have said, the player leading this new wave of excitement is only in her second season.
  14. That's an incredibly shitty, and not true, analogy. A more accurate analogy would be a C-list actor on a low budget TV show asking for a raise after the show he's on gets syndicated and the revenues go up 400% overnight. WNBA players get anywhere between 9% and 20% of league revenue (depending on source). NBA players get 50% (as do MLB, NFL players get 48%). It is my understanding that WNBA players are asking for the similar % of revenue as these other leagues. Obviously their salaries will be much lower - but they wound be earning the same % as their NBA counterparts.
  15. I expect that will be the owners/investors argument in this CBA negotiation. But if we're looking at it honestly - I assume that 40 million was nothing more than a line item in the NBA's marketing budget. The NBA wasn't supporting the WNBA out of a sense of altruism or because of a deep love for their mother. The WNBA was a tool to grow the game for a demographic that represents just under 50% of the population. I think the NBA has definitely been reaping the benefits of growing that group of fans. Totally anecdotal - but my daughter became a huge NBA fan by first being interested in, and attending, WNBA games. And to put that 40 million into perspective. That is a little over 10% of what one single team in the NBA makes in revenue in one season (on average NBA teams make approx 353 million per year in revenue per Forbes). 10 years of WNBA losses equates to half of what the Golden State Warriors made in revenue last leason.
  16. Thanks - I tried to edit when I realized that 250 number was only for the most recent three but the edit timed out.
  17. Expansion fees for each team were 250 million in this latest round of expansion (6 clubs total). That 1.5 billion should easily offset whatever dilution to TV revenue the original 12 are about to experience.
  18. For those unaware - the WNBA just signed an 11yr 2.2 billion dollar TV deal that will likely grow to 3 billion once other TV partners are included. That will raise the TV revenue from the approx 60 million a year they get now to anywhere between 200-300 million a year starting next season.
  19. Why do you watch?
  20. The whole joke is that people are conditioned to clap?
  21. Was he though? I follow the WNBA - I didn't recognize the name when he said it - but I also recognize the league has been around for 30 years and I might just not know players from the beginning of the league. Its also human nature to clap/celebrate when someone is introduced (and given bonafides like 'former MVP'). I don't think people clapping was indicative of any hypocrisy.
  22. Chicago Sky head coach decided to show the Front Office, and everyone else, just how dogshit this roster is outside of Reese and Atkins. Angel Reese and Ariel Atkins sat today's game against Atlanta and watched their teammates score all of 49 points and lose by 37. No one on the Sky scored in double figures. The team shot a total of 8 free throws. Last years #3 overall pick, and general disappointment, Kamilla Caroso put up 8pts and 11 rebs on 3/11 shooting with 5 TOs. They desperately need a PG. While the pick swap they'll get for her next draft will be nice - they could really use Marina Mabrey this season.
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