It's not a great product most of the time. You force yourself to watch because

Sep 23, 2024
3:23:04pm

Archaea Intervention Needed

you're supposed to be supportive.

It's slow, lots of missed layups and outside shots. Of course the NBA is bad during many league games.

College ball can be much more entertaining.

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POLL: Caitlin Clark took a finger to the eye, intentional or not? (See link for clip)

IGlowInTheDark

Sep 23, 2:13pm

Why is this the Caitlin Clark board? A'ja repeated as the unanimous league MVP

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:17pm

Is A'ja the best player in the WNBA? Probably...

bluecheese

Sep 23, 2:21pm

And the CC hype is hurting the game.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:22pm

No. The obscene about of missed layups, inexplicable turnovers, and bad shots is

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 2:26pm

I am not a big fan of the league, and root for the local team, but

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:28pm

That seems weird.

bluecheese

Sep 23, 2:32pm

Steph has a few NBA titles to his name, All Pros and League MVPs. LBJ has how

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:33pm

But you obviously weren't impressed by Steph until he got the ring.

Russell Feathers

Sep 23, 2:34pm

Not really, I wasn't. His rings showed he could play under pressure

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:36pm

Which is why Robert Horry should beat out MJ and Lebron for GOAT.

Eddie

Sep 23, 2:38pm

Did I state it was the only criterion? No, but to be considered great, you must

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:41pm

So John Stockton wasn’t great? Karl Malone wasn’t great? Charles Barkley

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 2:43pm

Individual stats are fine. My definition is different than yours.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:47pm

But you said "this year". Your criteria excludes a lot of guys.

bluecheese

Sep 23, 2:43pm

You don't like that people cheer for her, so you have determined that you will

Russell Feathers

Sep 23, 2:34pm

I don't like the reason they cheer for her.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:35pm

What is the reason they cheer for her?

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 2:36pm

RE: What is the reason they cheer for her?

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:38pm

So I’ll gather you think it’s a racism thing? Maybe a small handful of wackos

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 2:42pm

If you haven't watched before, how can you say she does things nobody else has

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:43pm

Please tell us you're keeping a list of all the people you think are racist

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 2:45pm

Your words, not mine.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:47pm

Dude, you're nuts. CC blew up way before she was drafted. She was on Sports-

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 2:54pm

They were promoting her senselessly. It was over the top for no reason, because

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:56pm

Then your beef should be with ESPN and all the TV/Print/Radio/Internet sports

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 2:58pm

Didn’t she break the ncaa scoring record? Am I misremembering?

SpecialT

Sep 23, 2:58pm

Oh yeah, she did do that. She scored more points in college basketball than any

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 3:00pm

Ya, but she's white, so........

Rusty Crab Daddy

Sep 23, 3:01pm

Thanks to the 3 point line. I wonder if Cheryl Miller had had the three point

Archaea

Sep 23, 3:02pm

RE: Thanks to the 3 point line. I wonder if Cheryl Miller had had the three

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 3:08pm

But your argument is that she received attention and promotion only because she is a white athlete in a sport dominated

SpecialT

Sep 23, 5:32pm

I know where she wouldn’t have been.

Russell Feathers

Sep 23, 5:47pm

Who has done what she has done? Who consistently pulls the trigger from beyond

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 2:53pm

Cheryl Miller was the first women's player that played like a man.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:55pm

Cheryl Miller was a phenomenal player. She never played in the WNBA of course

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 3:02pm

I am not the student of the WNBA

Archaea

Sep 23, 3:04pm

Good heavens man!! No one is arguing Miller wasn’t a better player! Stop

RalphWiggam

Sep 23, 3:15pm

Or you root for Caitlin Clark because she's the best player in that league.

BlueFever

Sep 23, 2:46pm

Nobody but people who don't follow the league believe that.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:50pm

You got me there. I haven't given the WNBA one second of my time and it'll stay

BlueFever

Sep 23, 6:58pm

So you will root for her when she starts to win-textbook bandwagon fan.

kalifi

Sep 23, 2:50pm

No. I would only root for her if she joined the Las Vegas Aces.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:53pm

Never heard of Aja

JohnnyComeLately

Sep 23, 2:56pm

Unanimous MVP of the League and she's on the commercial with Dick's and Mahomes.

Archaea

Sep 23, 3:03pm

Same.

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 3:09pm

It’s too bad Aja isn’t as popular and well known as the Face of women’s basketball.

JohnnyComeLately

Sep 23, 3:11pm

Same, also haven’t watched one second of any WNBA game probably ever.

Swag Kazekage

Sep 23, 3:16pm

It's not a great product most of the time. You force yourself to watch because

Archaea

Sep 23, 3:23pm

Who says you are "supposed to be supportive"? I don't give two craps about the WNBA, nobody tells me what I am supposed

Swag Kazekage

Sep 23, 4:03pm

agree it is not a great product. I don't feel any obligation or duty to be

oryguncoug

Sep 23, 4:16pm

Why don't you just say what we all know you're thinking?

byujacob

Sep 23, 3:18pm

The hate is strong in that league.

BlueFever

Sep 23, 2:18pm

If that was intentional, she has the best body control and hand/eye coordination I've ever seen.

Byron McNertney

Sep 23, 2:19pm

While that may be true...

Eddie

Sep 23, 2:28pm

Haven't watched any games, but see plenty of highlights. WNBA is pretty catty.

bluecheese

Sep 23, 2:19pm

truly doubt anyone is out to "get" CC. CC had a very good rookie year but she's

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:21pm

She is the only reason anyone cares at all about the WNBA.

bluecheese

Sep 23, 2:21pm

rolls eyes.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:22pm

Archaea right now...

bluecheese

Sep 23, 2:25pm

RE: Archaea right now...

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 2:26pm

Maybe "main reason" is better phrasing. Look at ratings, attendance, viewership

oryguncoug

Sep 23, 2:27pm

Even CB there is way more WNBA talk because of Caitlin Clark- I think this might

acougfan

Sep 23, 2:34pm

She's literally the only WNBA player I can name. Nobody cares about the WNBA

BYUMizzou

Sep 23, 2:25pm

Well there is one reason she is promoted

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:29pm

RE: Well there is one reason she is promoted

DiamondMo

Sep 23, 2:30pm

You sound defensive.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:31pm

RE: Well there is one reason she is promoted

Rusty Crab Daddy

Sep 23, 2:32pm

To be fair - it started in college.

Eddie

Sep 23, 2:34pm

Shes a household name because of what she did 5 months ago in college

DiamondMo

Sep 23, 2:38pm

RE: She is the only reason anyone cares at all about the WNBA.

acougfan

Sep 23, 2:31pm

You assume people care even with her.

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:32pm

Her game interests me a little , which is carryover from her college days and

acougfan

Sep 23, 2:49pm

That's a fair comment. I admit the league isn't great, because there is a huge

Archaea

Sep 23, 2:52pm

Way too many incedents this year to claim no one is targeting her.

bluesloth

Sep 23, 2:23pm

Jonathan Tavernari is the only one qualified to answer eye poke questions

DiamondMo

Sep 23, 2:28pm

Yep. We need JT to weigh in.

Spiff

Sep 23, 7:06pm

She goes right into her eye like a guided missile.

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