NBA Chatter Thread

[Cotton]

You don't have to watch the WNBA. It's filtering through social media right now.

Guess I haven't noticed.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Women being catty?

Whoever could have imagined that?

 

[Cotton]

Women being catty?

Whoever could have imagined that?

My wife works in an office full of women, and I can confirm, they are catty. I have to listen to it every day.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

It's an ongoing thing of jealousy towards Caitlin Clark.

It very much is a jealousy thing. These old greats of the WNBA are jealous because no one watched or cared about them. Now that Clark is bringing huge attendance numbers and viewership for her games they feel shafted that no one did that for them.

And there is a race component. I've seen the suggestions that the popularity is because she is white. I've seen the narrative that Angel is somehow on an even playing field (she isn't).

Ultimately it all feels good for the sport. Because people are actually talking and paying attention to the WNBA. Hell I'm an Iowa fan and Clark actually compelled me to watch the female basketball team at Iowa for probably the first time in my life. Phenom's tend to do that.

 

[Rev]

All Angel Reese has going for is rebounding and 3/4 of her rebounds is off her missed layups. She probably gets 2 or 3 rebounds off her own missed shots.

I've never seen a professional BB player miss as many layups as she does. Even mostly uncontested ones from what is shown.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

All Angel Reese has going for is rebounding and 3/4 of her rebounds is off her missed layups. She probably gets 2 or 3 rebounds off her own missed shots.

I've never seen a professional BB player miss as many layups as she does. Even mostly uncontested ones from what is shown.

Watching her play is why people don't watch women's sports. It's ugly to watch her miss 3 in a row under the basket while she keeps rebounding her own shot and missing again and again.

Men or women Clark's 3 point shot takes a lot of skill. And she can drain them from all over the court. She gets a lot of assists and can drive the ball but the 3 point shot is what is really noticeable.

 

[Texas Ace]

And there is a race component. I've seen the suggestions that the popularity is because she is white. I've seen the narrative that Angel is somehow on an even playing field (she isn't).

Absolutely race is playing a part.

Let's be honest, part of the popularity is because she's white but that door swings both ways. When the Williams sisters first appeared on the international stage, a lot of attention and coverage was paid to them because they were two black girls from Compton playing in a primarily white sport.

But over time, they just started getting coverage for how amazing they were at tennis and this was especially true for Serena.

I believe the same thing is happening and will happen with Clark. Right now part of the attention is because she's a white hooper, but over time, it'll just be because of how great she is at basketball.

And yes, Angel Reese is so fucking annoying. She's petty and spiteful and she just oozes jealousy every time you see her talk.

From what I understand, she's very talented herself and is having a good season as well. But the league isn't getting coverage because of you and the stands are filling up because of you. At the end of the day, no one wants to go watch a player rebound the ball. We want to watch those athletes do those things that we all wished we could do, and that's what Caitlin Clark does.

She's basically becoming the female equivalent of Steph Curry and that's why what she's doing is such a big deal.

 

[Simpleton]

Isn't Taurasi considered either the best or one of the 3 best women's players of all time?

It's clearly not a race thing, it's basically just a matter of timing and societal factors, where you have a bunch of people virtue signaling with semi-fake interest right around the time that a transcendent player with a fun style comes onto the scene.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Let's be honest, part of the popularity is because she's white

I don't recall Rebecca Lobo getting anywhere near this level of attention.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

It very much is a jealousy thing. These old greats of the WNBA are jealous because no one watched or cared about them. Now that Clark is bringing huge attendance numbers and viewership for her games they feel shafted that no one did that for them.

It's funny, in golf Tiger Woods was celebrated beyond belief and the other players appreciated him. Why? Because making the sport more popular eventually -- and it doesn't take long -- means more money for all of them.

But again, these are women we're talking about.

 

[Texas Ace]

I don't recall Rebecca Lobo getting anywhere near this level of attention.

That was a much different time with a much different generation of people.

 

[Cotton]

But again, these are women we're talking about.

So true.

 

[Texas Ace]

But again, these are women we're talking about.

That's a good point, but sadly that's not the only difference.

We're living in a time where young people are starving for attention more than ever while our society constantly looks for reasons to be offended.

The combination of those 3 things has created this Caitlin Clark situation.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That's a good point, but sadly that's not the only difference.

We're living in a time where young people are starving for attention more than ever while our society constantly looks for reasons to be offended.

The combination of those 3 things has created this Caitlin Clark situation.

True, plus this happening not long after the BLM/critical race theory movement stuff probably wasn't good timing.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That was a much different time with a much different generation of people.

That's very true, but also the point. I don't think race is as much the issue as media being desirous that the wnba be made into a sport that people care about.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That's very true, but also the point. I don't think race is as much the issue as media being desirous that the wnba be made into a sport that people care about.

Who wants to let them know that we're never going to care?

 

[Genghis Khan]

Who wants to let them know that we're never going to care?

It's a win win for them because if nobody cares still they get to bitch about it.

 

[Bill Shatner]

 

[Simpleton]

One of the greatest "what if's" in NBA history alongside Penny and Bias.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Other than the money aspect, I'm having trouble understanding this deal for either team. Stunning trade regardless.