Billy Goat wrote:[instagram][/instagram]Doctor MJ wrote:Billy Goat wrote:
I think they should part ways if we’re being honest. Clark isn’t meant for the WNBA and vice versa. It’s too toxic. She should go play in Europe.
So, I'd disagree.
I would say that the US now utterly dominates women's basketball in a manner that a) US men don't and b) US women didn't before the WNBA.
I would say the illusion that other leagues mattered more than the WNBA was based on Russian oligarchs throwing money at women so they could treat them as pets, and that's now probably gone forever.
Now, Clark herself could surely get more money to be a pet than any basketball woman before is she wanted...but I don't think it can match the American endorsement money she can get if she stays in the States.
And further, WNBA salaries are about to explode with the main rival likely being the Unrivaled league that WNBA players are starting domestically.
So yeah, as with the men, I would not suggest any great basketball talents waste their time by leaving the US entirely. The most they should consider doing in general is playing in the off-season somewhere else.
Clark is such a star the money will follow. She’s the tail that can wag the dog anywhere. If this toxicity is so prevalent any person woukd likely want to remove themselves from it if you had the type of leverage that she has. I’m sure the competitor on her would want to stay but is it worth it from a mental standpoint? I don’t think so. A lot of girls don’t want her or “her fans” around. She has the star power to remove herself.
I don't know why you'd think that her abandoning the US when the US drives all the dominant money in basketball to go play somewhere that is awake at the wrong time would be a reasonable choice if you want to make the most money possible.
And of course, if you don't care about money but just care about basketball, it would be even crazier to leave the US.
Re: is it worth it mentally? I mean the alternative is to go live 12 months a year somewhere she has no experience and no family base. If you're going to do that for less money to go play against lesser opponents who won't help you be the best you can be at basketball, you might just consider not playing basketball.