Ice Man wrote:Oh, boy, time for the conspiracy theorists. Kalani Brown just got hit with a flagrant foul against Clark -- #7 on the year that Clark has suffered, by far the most in the league. The Internet has had a field day with that. But ... this was a pure basketball play, Brown just got carried away after getting beaten on a layup and clocked Clark on the follow through of her attempted block.
On another note, man WNBA players miss a lot of wide open layups. That Hull miss was a shocker. I guess that partly happens because they are under the rim, but still.
I didn't see the play, just got in from traveling but I'll take your word for it.
I think you nail it. There's a huge difference between a hard basketball foul and a flagrant 2. Out of the fouls CC has been hit with this year, while a few of them were clearly dick moves (Chennedy, Deshields), I am trying to think of a play that was so malicious that there was intent to seriously cause her injury.
Regarding the missed lay ups, ever since i started watching the W, that has always been a thing that I have noticed as well.
Now, i have my theory on why that is compared to the NBA, but it's a nuanced discussion that involves a mature conversation discussing actual physical differences between women and men, and I don't wanna engage in it without someone chiming in out of left field with misogynist takes.
So, basically my thought is, because
if my biology class memory serves me correctly, women/female presenting people (I use this language to include our non binary members of the league) have a lower proportion of lean muscle tissue distributed in their upper body, I think that impacts lay ups when you factor in:
A) finishing through contact
B) in game fatigue
Now, this is just my theory, and I would love for someone who actually is well versed in female/male biology to chime in because I think it's a cool discussion to have and I am not sure that I am correct. But it's the one thing that I think of that plays a part in it.
What I do not think however, is that it's a skill issue. I've seen both A'ja and Stewie blow lay ups on traffic plenty of times and they are elite players irregardless of gender. I just think it's just an aspect of the women's game due to just how the players physically are built.
I really hope what I wrote makes sense, and I would love for someone who knows way more than me to add their two cents or say hey MDB you're a moron that has no clue about women's bodies.
So yeah there's two WNBA related husbands that I would fist fight out of pure jealousy (I'm joking, I'm very happy that Chiney and Betnijah have themselves good partners that support them and treat them like the queens they are).
