The WNBA and now the women's Olympic basketball selection committee are absolutely Crazy,nuts and insane.

[Paul158]

The WNBA which is heavily subsidized by the NBA have been struggling for support, relevancy and higher wages for players. Some of the WNBA payers seem to be very jealous of Caitlin Clark and the attention she is getting. They are acting like children with excessive fouling and behavior in general. The most popular women's basketball player in the world at any level is Caitlin Clark. The last 2 years while in college every venue Caitlin played at was sold out. Now in the WNBA were ever she plays the attendance is way up. The Fever has already surpassed their home attendance from the entire season from last year. So now the Olympic coach or committee decides keep Caitlin off the team. Had Caitlin been on a decent WNBA team her numbers would be much higher. Other teams would not be able to spend so much time concentrating on Caitlin. Caitlin is figuring it out though. When her teammates elevate their play, her numbers will go up. I think the Olympic coach or committee are missing a golden opportunity for women's basketball.

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[Jason Bryant]

You might want to research and understand how USA Basketball works and how teams are selected.

Here’s a pretty sound explanation of why:

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40304807/usa-basketball-caitlin-clark-paris-olympics-roster-national-team

Those are the opinions of people who spend (and have spent) years covering women’s hoops, including my former newspaper colleague Voepel.

CC is has been a boon to women’s hoops but find a guard to displace to put her on the squad based on how the teams typically get selected.

To give a popularity collegiate comparison from back in the day - Shaq was the most popular college player in 92 when they formed the Dream Team - they were already flush with centers.

[Paul158]

47 minutes ago, Jason Bryant said:

You might want to research and understand how USA Basketball works and how teams are selected.

Here’s a pretty sound explanation of why:

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40304807/usa-basketball-caitlin-clark-paris-olympics-roster-national-team

Those are the opinions of people who spend (and have spent) years covering women’s hoops, including my former newspaper colleague Voepel.

CC is has been a boon to women’s hoops but find a guard to displace to put her on the squad based on how the teams typically get selected.

To give a popularity collegiate comparison from back in the day - Shaq was the most popular college player in 92 when they formed the Dream Team - they were already flush with centers.

What about the Christian Laettner from 1992. He was a college player at the time. He made the dream team. I don't believe Laettner was in the top 40 of all available players when he was selected. What the heck. He got picked over Shaq and Mourning. Women's basketball at any level hasn't had much of a following until last year. So here is a golden opportunity to grow women's basketball at all levels. Sometimes you have to do what the better good for the whole. By the way how is your research going on the number of college wrestling teams in the 70's.

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[WrestlingRasta]

You don’t have a lot of positive vibration within you, do you?   It seems like you should have a lot to be happy about.  

[Paul158]

1 hour ago, Jason Bryant said:

You might want to research and understand how USA Basketball works and how teams are selected.

Here’s a pretty sound explanation of why:

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40304807/usa-basketball-caitlin-clark-paris-olympics-roster-national-team

Those are the opinions of people who spend (and have spent) years covering women’s hoops, including my former newspaper colleague Voepel.

CC is has been a boon to women’s hoops but find a guard to displace to put her on the squad based on how the teams typically get selected.

To give a popularity collegiate comparison from back in the day - Shaq was the most popular college player in 92 when they formed the Dream Team - they were already flush with centers.

It looks like Lobo 1996, Taurasi 2004, Parker 2008, Stewart 2016 were all rookies. So there is a lot of precedent. In the clip that you showed, they said it's about basketball, but it is also about marketing the sport. Which at all levels women's basketball is in dire need of.

[Paul158]

19 minutes ago, WrestlingRasta said:

You don’t have a lot of positive vibration within you, do you?   It seems like you should have a lot to be happy about.  

I will try to do better. But I usually use up all of my positive vibrations for my 15 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. 

[Lipdrag]

First the Women's National Soccer team trashes all of the good will casual fans of the sport of soccer had lavished on the team by turning against America.

Now the Women's National Basketball team is finding a way to trash all of the good will of casual fans of women's basketball.

Bitches be crazy.

[WrestlingRasta]

1 hour ago, Paul158 said:

I will try to do better. But I usually use up all of my positive vibrations for my 15 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. 

So you do have a whole lot to be happy about. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

2 hours ago, Paul158 said:

It looks like Lobo 1996, Taurasi 2004, Parker 2008, Stewart 2016 were all rookies. So there is a lot of precedent. In the clip that you showed, they said it's about basketball, but it is also about marketing the sport. Which at all levels women's basketball is in dire need of.

The WNBA was created in 1997.

The case against Clark is that she is shooting poorly (37.3% overall, 32.7% from 3) and has been a turnover machine (leads the league with 67 turnovers).

Meanwhile, Taurasi was third in MVP voting her rookie year, Parker was the MVP her rookie year, and Brianna Stewart was second in DPOY voting. 

The only claim you can make for Clark is based on popularity. But if you put her in, given her stats, she would get frozen out by the other players, and for good reason. I do not think it would be a particularly enjoyable experience for her.

[Scouts Honor]

i am bewildered by how any coach actually lets her play.

she just throws the ball up. from anywhere.

I know she wouldn't play for the team on hoosiers.

that said. Im not saying anything about the olympics... not worried about that.

but the wnba needs to get a handle on its players.

most of those cheap shots would have caused suspensions/ explusions in the nfl.. maybe even nba... 

i have seen many against other players since hearing about clark being targeted.

no wonder no one wants to watch

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, Scouts Honor said:

i am bewildered by how any coach actually lets her play.

she just throws the ball up. from anywhere.

I know she wouldn't play for the team on hoosiers.

that said. Im not saying anything about the olympics... not worried about that.

but the wnba needs to get a handle on its players.

most of those cheap shots would have caused suspensions/ explusions in the nfl.. maybe even nba... 

i have seen many against other players since hearing about clark being targeted.

no wonder no one wants to watch

She also hits from everywhere. Her effective make percentage from beyond 25 feet is 50.1%.

And  Norman Dale was a bad coach. He punched a kid, demanded 4 passes for no discernible reason, hired a drunk, told the ref that the same drunk was an assistant coach when he went on the court thereby earning a tech when all he had to do was keep his mouth shut, had to be told by his team to get the ball to the beat player in the state at halftime of the championship game, and had to be forced to go to that same best player in the state for the final shot in the same game by the same team. They won in spite of Norman Dale and because of Jimmy Chitwood.

[Jason Bryant]

This place might be slightly ahead of Twitter in its women’s hoops knowledge. Who here cared before … how many here have actually been to a WNBA game?

[Paul158]

52 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

She also hits from everywhere. Her effective make percentage from beyond 25 feet is 50.1%.

And  Norman Dale was a bad coach. He punched a kid, demanded 4 passes for no discernible reason, hired a drunk, told the ref that the same drunk was an assistant coach when he went on the court thereby earning a tech when all he had to do was keep his mouth shut, had to be told by his team to get the ball to the beat player in the state at halftime of the championship game, and had to be forced to go to that same best player in the state for the final shot in the same game by the same team. They won in spite of Norman Dale and because of Jimmy Chitwood.

But you have to give him credit. He stood up to all the wacho  basketball booster members. Then he said it has been real fine chatting you. Goodnight.

[Wrestleknownothing]

22 minutes ago, Paul158 said:

But you have to give him credit. He stood up to all the wacho  basketball booster members. Then he said it has been real fine chatting you. Goodnight.

Yeah, there is that. And I like his defensive coaching. "Think of him as chewing gum. By the end of the game I want to know what flavor he is." But his offensive plan stunk.

[WrestlingRasta]

1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

She also hits from everywhere. Her effective make percentage from beyond 25 feet is 50.1%.

And  Norman Dale was a bad coach. He punched a kid, demanded 4 passes for no discernible reason, hired a drunk, told the ref that the same drunk was an assistant coach when he went on the court thereby earning a tech when all he had to do was keep his mouth shut, had to be told by his team to get the ball to the beat player in the state at halftime of the championship game, and had to be forced to go to that same best player in the state for the final shot in the same game by the same team. They won in spite of Norman Dale and because of Jimmy Chitwood.

That’s a serious hot take!

[ionel]

This is the Non Wrestling Topics but we still should be able to ban basketball just because its intermatwrestle.com.  Where is Ban?

[Jason Bryant]

I’m not averse to hoops, but the faux outrage about CC not making the Olympic team is amusing. I’m not averse to Ban either …

[Threadkilla]

 

I agree with Portnoy on this. 

 

[Paul158]

7 minutes ago, Threadkilla said:

 

I agree with Portnoy on this. 

 

This is a Golden opportunity to get tremendous exposure for women's basketball at every level. I firmly believe if she had a chance to play with other high level players who can adapt to her passing skills she would shine. I am not saying she is Pete Maravich but this girl can play. She is on one of the worst teams in the league and she will figure out to score and how to elevate those around her. It will take time.

[Threadkilla]

2 minutes ago, Paul158 said:

This is a Golden opportunity to get tremendous exposure for women's basketball at every level. I firmly believe if she had a chance to play with other high level players who can adapt to her passing skills she would shine. I am not saying she is Pete Maravich but this girl can play. She is on one of the worst teams in the league and she will figure out to score and how to elevate those around her. It will take time.

 

I say get rid of Brittany Griner, I know "she" is a center, but she is the poster child for what is wrong with that league and she's a kneeler.    Protests our flag, but will play for our country.    Make it make sense. 

[WrestlingRasta]

41 minutes ago, Jason Bryant said:

I’m not averse to hoops, but the faux outrage about CC not making the Olympic team is amusing.

When someone goes on TV and says “this is what you need to be upset about!…”

Some folks just take it and dig in deep. 

[JimmyBT]

Catlin Clark, IMO, is a wonderful person and a great shooter. But she doesn’t deserve an Olympic spot.  She should be lauded for what she’s doing for women’s BB and bringing the attention she has but that doesn’t buy her a spot on that team. 

[Lipdrag]

On 6/10/2024 at 8:16 PM, Jason Bryant said:

This place might be slightly ahead of Twitter in its women’s hoops knowledge. Who here cared before … how many here have actually been to a WNBA game?

I went to a Chicago Sky game about 10 or 15 years ago.  Invited, of course, by lesbian friends of mine.  The most remarkable thing was SkyGuy.  I could not stop laughing about how the mascot for a WNBA team is SkyGuy!!

The evening was enjoyable with my friends.  The basketball game was,  meh.  Choops.

[mspart]

On 6/10/2024 at 5:16 PM, Jason Bryant said:

This place might be slightly ahead of Twitter in its women’s hoops knowledge. Who here cared before … how many here have actually been to a WNBA game?

I have not actually been to a WNBA game.   I have not actually been to an NBA game for a very very long time.   I have not actually watched a basketball game in a number of years.   Silly game - don't miss it.

mspart