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cupcakesnake wrote:I can't believe how annoying it's been in year 1 to have this strange segment of fans who know nothing about the WNBA and are following it through the myopic lens of a single college star.
While there has been no official news on the team USA roster, the expected roster is made up entirely of elite veterans. The youngest players on the proposed roster are Jackie Young and Sabrina Ionescu (both 26 and in their 6th and 5th years in the league, respectively).
We're talking a team made of only WNBA all-stars and no young players. Caitlin Clark is not a good WNBA player yet. She's incredibly promising but she's having a tough time as a high-usage, net negative, playing for a very young team.
This should be non news. It's like Scoot Henderson being left of the men's team.
Kilroy wrote:I never pay attention to the WNBA, but just on the surface, this seems utterly insane... Could you imagine if they left say, rookie LeBron off the team usa roster?
For a group always whining about equal pay, they're sure doing everything they can to sabotage whatever chance they had at generating the kind of excitement necessary to challenge the popularity of the men...
Meanwhile male stars are taking seasons off if they don't get the respect they think they deserve...
cupcakesnake wrote:I can't believe how annoying it's been in year 1 to have this strange segment of fans who know nothing about the WNBA and are following it through the myopic lens of a single college star.
While there has been no official news on the team USA roster, the expected roster is made up entirely of elite veterans. The youngest players on the proposed roster are Jackie Young and Sabrina Ionescu (both 26 and in their 6th and 5th years in the league, respectively).
We're talking a team made of only WNBA all-stars and no young players. Caitlin Clark is not a good WNBA player yet. She's incredibly promising but she's having a tough time as a high-usage, net negative, playing for a very young team.
This should be non news. It's like Scoot Henderson being left of the men's team.
shrink wrote:bisme37 wrote:She's been struggling hard as a WNBA rookie and there's a massive hoopla wherever she goes which would be very distracting for Team USA. Honestly it would have felt kinda gimmicky to have her on the team. In 4 years she'll be at the Olympics but I get the decision to leave her off this time around.
She’s had a lot of turnovers with the ball in her hands immediately, but she was Rookie of the Month, the second player ever to average 15-5-5 in her first month, and tied the rookie three point record (7) last night in her 30 point game. They could have easily justified a spot.
But her impact goes far beyond her stats. Just like in the WNBA, the other players should be profiting from her popularity as she grows the league, not complaining about it. This was a massive blown opportunity to help the WNBA, and they have only emphasized their own pettiness.
Sofia wrote:Not sure how accurate it is, but saw it suggested elsewhere that the wider potential playing group didn’t want to play with her.
This petty hatred these other women seem to hold for her is pathetic.
cupcakesnake wrote:Kilroy wrote:I never pay attention to the WNBA, but just on the surface, this seems utterly insane... Could you imagine if they left say, rookie LeBron off the team usa roster?
For a group always whining about equal pay, they're sure doing everything they can to sabotage whatever chance they had at generating the kind of excitement necessary to challenge the popularity of the men...
Meanwhile male stars are taking seasons off if they don't get the respect they think they deserve...
There are no rookies, (or even second, third, or 4th year players) on the women's roster, which was reported by the Athletic.
Clark is not currently as good as the players going in their stead.
The Men's team does often bring a couple of young up and comers to grow in the program. The women's team this year is clearly just trying to bring the best current American players. It's not "utterly insane".
If you say you never pay attention to the WNBA, why have such a strong opinion on this?
cupcakesnake wrote:I can't believe how annoying it's been in year 1 to have this strange segment of fans who know nothing about the WNBA and are following it through the myopic lens of a single college star.
While there has been no official news on the team USA roster, the expected roster is made up entirely of elite veterans. The youngest players on the proposed roster are Jackie Young and Sabrina Ionescu (both 26 and in their 6th and 5th years in the league, respectively).
We're talking a team made of only WNBA all-stars and no young players. Caitlin Clark is not a good WNBA player yet. She's incredibly promising but she's having a tough time as a high-usage, net negative, playing for a very young team.
This should be non news. It's like Scoot Henderson being left of the men's team.
bisme37 wrote:cupcakesnake wrote:I can't believe how annoying it's been in year 1 to have this strange segment of fans who know nothing about the WNBA and are following it through the myopic lens of a single college star.
While there has been no official news on the team USA roster, the expected roster is made up entirely of elite veterans. The youngest players on the proposed roster are Jackie Young and Sabrina Ionescu (both 26 and in their 6th and 5th years in the league, respectively).
We're talking a team made of only WNBA all-stars and no young players. Caitlin Clark is not a good WNBA player yet. She's incredibly promising but she's having a tough time as a high-usage, net negative, playing for a very young team.
This should be non news. It's like Scoot Henderson being left of the men's team.
CCS always coming in saying things better than I said them.
Loaded_Hollows wrote:RiRuHoops wrote:Big bust
Nah they appear to be on the smaller side
shrink wrote:bisme37 wrote:She's been struggling hard as a WNBA rookie and there's a massive hoopla wherever she goes which would be very distracting for Team USA. Honestly it would have felt kinda gimmicky to have her on the team. In 4 years she'll be at the Olympics but I get the decision to leave her off this time around.
She’s had a lot of turnovers with the ball in her hands immediately, but she was Rookie of the Month, the second player ever to average 15-5-5 in her first month, and tied the rookie three point record (7) last night in her 30 point game. They could have easily justified a spot.
But her impact goes far beyond her stats. Just like in the WNBA, the other players should be profiting from her popularity as she grows the league, not complaining about it. This was a massive blown opportunity to help the WNBA, and they have only emphasized their own pettiness.
Kuya wrote: a good agent collects all the data, including quotes to give them leverage in contract deals.
bisme37 wrote:USA Women's basketball has won like 500 gold medals in a row. They don't need or care about her popularity (or shouldn't imo). The team isn't NBC trying to get ratings. They are trying to win gold. Clark is just not at Olympic level yet as a player.
