Chicago-Bull-E wrote:Anyone know why former WNBA players seem to despise Clark?
Isiah Thomas could tell you why.
Moderators: HomoSapien, kulaz3000, coldfish, AshyLarrysDiaper, Ice Man, Tommy Udo 6 , Michael Jackson, DASMACKDOWN, dougthonus, GimmeDat, Payt10, RedBulls23, fleet
Chicago-Bull-E wrote:Anyone know why former WNBA players seem to despise Clark?
Chicago-Bull-E wrote:
I guess it’s like the 80s and 90s players, some of them refusing to give credit to this generation of players.
DuckIII wrote:If I were a WNBA team and finances meant nothing, I would be giving serious consideration to Bueckers over Clark if they were in the same draft.
Ice Man wrote:DuckIII wrote:If I were a WNBA team and finances meant nothing, I would be giving serious consideration to Bueckers over Clark if they were in the same draft.
That one, I don't see. I love Bueckers. She has Jimmy Butler's game. Scores, rebounds, passes, defends, doesn't foul, doesn't make turnovers, high BBIQ, plays the percentages. You want players like that on your team, always. The more the merrier. Truth is, she does more things well than Clark. But the two things that Clark does REALLY well, passing to cutters for layups and shooting from distance, are REALLY valuable.
But hey, we shall see.
Wingy wrote:SC will be the easy favorite again.
Ice Man wrote:Or UConn.
Wingy wrote:Gonna be clash of the titans with those two. Wonder if USC got some help for JuJu.
TheSuzerain wrote:SC vs UConn would be fun. SC though should have some nasty lineups:
Mulwiley
Paopao
Tessa Johnson
Random big
Random big
DuckIII wrote:Regardless if all that, there is an obvious and ongoing stream of ridiculous hate directed towards Clark from a lot of past greats and it’s really sad. Obviously male players in all sports have a history of doing it to, but this is different. After decades of complaining about how women’s hoops gets no respect, a woman comes along who makes the the world pay attention and respect the game, and she’s likeable and does it the right way, and she gets all these bitter remarks from women who are likely her heroes?
dougthonus wrote:Clark is certainly amazing, but I think bigger than her own individual greatness was a combination of the two most popular basketball stories: the david vs goliath underdog story and the great white hope story.
Odds are that she won't be in nearly such a state of talent disparity over the long haul.
TheSuzerain wrote:WNBA player pettiness is annoying.
The number of viewers peaked at 24 million and drew an average of 18.7 million viewers during a game in which South Carolina prevailed over Caitlin Clark and Iowa, 87-75, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
the game was the most-watched sporting event since 2019, with the exception of football and the Olympics, according to ESPN. It also was the most watched basketball game of any level since 2019, according to ESPN.
Ice Man wrote:TheSuzerain wrote:SC vs UConn would be fun. SC though should have some nasty lineups:
Mulwiley
Paopao
Tessa Johnson
Random big
Random big
UConn's counter -
Ice Brady 6' 3" - Junior
Sarah Strong 6' 2" - Freshman
Paige Bueckers 5' 11" - Senior
Azzi Fudd - 5 '11" Junior
KK Arnold - 5' 9 Soph
With the #4 ranked incoming freshman, guard Allie Ziebell, looking to crack the lineup.
Can we schedule a 7-game series?
Ice Man wrote:DuckIII wrote:If I were a WNBA team and finances meant nothing, I would be giving serious consideration to Bueckers over Clark if they were in the same draft.
That one, I don't see. I love Bueckers. She has Jimmy Butler's game. Scores, rebounds, passes, defends, doesn't foul, doesn't make turnovers, high BBIQ, plays the percentages. You want players like that on your team, always. The more the merrier. Truth is, she does more things well than Clark. But the two things that Clark does REALLY well, passing to cutters for layups and shooting from distance, are REALLY valuable.
But hey, we shall see.