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  1. 9 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    That girl is a fucking baller. Anytime anyone was trying to act like CC was just dragging a bunch of bums to the FF every year I'd check out her teammate's stats and Martin always jumped out. 

    Yep, interesting that she didnt even think she was going to be drafted and was just there to support CC.   Messed around and got put in the best situation/organization in the league.  

  2. 1 hour ago, DixonHur said:

    Spoiler: Something on the order of 99.9% of America has selected this option.  

    My problem isn't with the league existing.  I hate regular season baseball (sorry everyone), so I'd love it if the WNBA could put a watchable product on the court to help me pass the time between the NBA finals and football.  But that's just not the case yet, IMO.  

    So, the petty jealousy some of these ladies are showing toward the one person making them relevant is frustrating.  She can't do it alone, for sure, but this is the most attention the sport has gotten in its 26-year history, and they treat her like a pariah.

    Well, I mean you're only watching one of the worst teams in the league.   Watch the Aces, Liberty or Sun.   Hell, the Wings are the team in TX.  They have two very good players in Arika Ogunbawale and Satou Sabally. Watch them.

  3. 4 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

    All you need to know is that this thread was started 4 years ago and didn't hit 6 pages until CC was drafted... that includes 3 full seasons of play, and Griner's imprisonment in Russia. 

    We've now had 2 pages added to this thread in 1.5 months.  Which shows both that CC is a transformational force, and that she still might not be enough to move the needle in terms of fan interest.

    However, I think in 10-15 years, things could be different because of the effect she'll have on little girls with big dreams.  

    Meh, almost all of of you are just talking about CC though.   If all you all are interested in is CC then really what difference does it make?   Most of you all still say, "the league/game sucks" "I dont know and dont care to know anyone else", "I'll never watch a game that CC isnt playing" etc.  

  4. 11 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

    Yeah but be honest. You and all the other Clark fans(I'm one too) thought the WNBA was a complete joke and she would just come in and dominate from day one. That's not happening and now you have to make a bunch of excuses about other girls being big jealous of her to cope with your take being wrong and that maybe the players that were already playing in that league were better than you thought.

    BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

  5. 12 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

     

     

    These are not the same, or really close.  Wilson is a great player in the WNBA but it is not aesthetically pleasing to watch or any reason to follow.  CC's game looks like an And 1 mixtape by comparison.  There have been many "better" WNBA players now and in the past, but CC is on another level skill wise than any before her.  That is why NBA fans are taking notice.  Super efficient layups, jumpers and average athleticism are just not entertaining to watch.

    To each his own but Wilson's game is tight.   More importantly, she's proven it on every level.  Multi-time MVP and multi-time WNBA champion, gold medalist and NCAA champ

    And CC is very nice.   Her skill level is not on another level.    The one thing she does do that really hasnt been done before is shoot relatively consistently from distance but even that is matched by Ionescu.

    She doesn't dribble or pass better than Chelsea Gray, Sue Bird or even Ticha Pinechero.   She is shooting 35.7% from the floor and 29% from 3 so I'm not even sure where the "super efficient" stuff comes from.   She's 42nd in the league in 3P% but has taken the 3rd most 3s/gm in the league.

    This is what I mean about people who proudly dont watch the W coming and making statements about the W like they know what they are talking about.   It's cool that CC is your introduction and who you are interested in but isn't new or better than MANY players current or past.

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  6. She draws plenty to the W.   She doesn't draw you and again that's fine.   

    Your insistence on making over the top and uninformed generalized statements stated as if they are fact based on your narrow minded opinion is part of the reason you end up with people disliking interacting with you here.   I hadn't added this 129885489076th version of you to my ignore list but I can see its gonna happen.   

  7. I know its hip to hate Angel Reese but she is playing a great game.   Has Jonquel Jones (a former MVP) in jail.   Completely frustrated on both ends.

    Oh and Chennedy Carter is a fucking baller.    15 pt in 13 first half mins off the bench.

  8. 5 hours ago, DixonHur said:

    They're taken seriously as athletes, because they put out a great product on the courts.  Women's tennis if competitive and fun to watch.

    Women's basketball, much less so.

    With good reason, play the "who'd you rather" game with women's tennis vs women's basketball and let us know how it goes.

    Here's a sample... few of the top women's tennis players...

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    vs whoever these WNBA ladies are...

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    Just like the other angles of the league.   You dont know and that's ok.  These are absolutely not the best that the W has to offer.

  9. 9 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:

    That was one of the first "interviews" that showed up when I searched "Angel Reese."

    Each WNBA player has her own form of antics, taunting, etc. on the court.  It is part of the game, as it is for the me.  What separates Clark from Reese is the behavior in front of the camera of the court.  Reese has a chip on her shoulder on and off the court.  Clark appears far more down to earth and humble OFF the court than Reese. 

    In the interview, Reese says, "It's because of me, too."  Well, that is not supported by the data.

    image.thumb.png.191f20a90a19c22cc67395280f89b18d.pngThe actu
     

    Her first game wasnt streamed yet drew 400k watching a live stream that someone filmed on their phone at the game.   There is PLENTY of interest in her as well.  Not as much as CC but still plenty.

     

    EDIT: my fault it was 600k

     

    https://www.blackenterprise.com/fan-livestreams-angel-reese-debut/

  10. 2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    Probably because of how she acts on and off the court? On top of trying to play victim when things don't go her way? Where as CC generally leave it between the lines on the court and doesn't carry it over into the media and tends to take the high road when it comes to press conferences and never cries "poor me"

    People hated her before she said anything in a presser.  Her statements in that presser were due to actual fucking death threats simply because she did CC's celebration TO CC and had the audacity to beat her team. 

     

     

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