The WNBA has truly arrived when the Chicago Tribune Edidorial board cares enough to write something stupid about it.

_________________

Yeah, you could absolutely be charged with assault if you did that on the street in many US cities.

Chicago probably isn't one of those cities though.

_________________

_________________
Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Only because she was the "rival" to Caitlin Clark. Without her nobody knows or cares who Angel Reese is. I hope some WNBA vets hard foul Angel for saying that like they do Clark (who hasn't said anything like that).

And lol at that headband. There has been like, what, three dunks total in the WNBA?

_________________

I think that's a hook shot.

No one care about Caitlin without Reese. They're forever linked.

Today I learned there was a WNBA brawl about 5 years ago that wasn't covered as much as this minor hip check. The WNBA has arrived.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Reese has taken hard fouls



The WNBA logo is just someone shooting a layup.

More Reese baiting.

They're balck so it's okay. Caitlin Clark is the only player who others are jealous of and wants to send a message to.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I begrudgingly have to give LoHo some credit on the WNBA talk today. He said he didn't think the WNBA was quite ready for the spotlight that the rookie class was bringing. As someone who watched plenty of games in-person and on TV, I say this in the politest way possible: bitches be crazy. Nas mentioned the brawl a few years back and we see the way the rookies are all getting treated (CC, Reese, Brink...), there's a lot of stuff the league got away with publicity-wise because way less people were watching. Now that people see it, the league doesn't have a good PR response to it.

Reese has the opportunity to be Bill Laimbeer to Clark’s Jordan and she’s taking it. Credit to her.

_________________

They should lean into the toughness of their players. That's kinda what Caitlin has done. She's talked about growing up and competing with brothers. Basically saying, "These bitches ain't shit." It would provide an interesting contrast to today's soft NBA.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I heard some of Larry and Bernstein. Bernstein pretending to be confused by what is happening. Larry knowing but not wanting to say for some reason.

It's a race thing. It's not necessarily hating Caitlin Clark by the black players. It's really the black girls hating white America for finally paying attention to women's basketball because of Clark.

A lot of the black girls feel they are every bit as good as Clark, if not better, yet nobody cared about them. I don't know what to say to that. I guess they have a right to feel bitter. But they have to understand that Clark's attention helps all of them. No, they are not gonna get 28 million from Nike like she got. But average salaries might go up.

In the end, this bump for women's basketball will be short lived. Clark will end up being just an OK overall player. And the ratings and game attendance will go back to what it was after this year - nothing. And I don't think it's a boost in ratings or attendance right now. It's just for Clark games.

Of course it’s a race thing. So was Celtics-Lakers.

The players just need to live up to the race war they’ve created.

_________________

They did it in college. The millions haven't made them lose their edge. Just have to avoid the literal knives from the miserable women.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

The league needs to get Brink or some other hetero white on the Indiana team. It’s obvious Clark’s teammates don’t care for her for whatever reason.

Clark needs a McHale.

_________________

I know Magic and Bird helped bump the NBA. But the NBA before they got their was still a profitable league. It wasn't going to fold if Bird or Magic never existed. Then Jordan brought it to another level. Still, if Jordan didn't exist the league still would have been around.

The WNBA has been operating at losses since it started. That's the difference.

They’ll have their most successful year in the history of the league in 2024. Through a handful of games, Clark’s team has outdrawn all of last season.

They need to take advantage of this and put a watchable product out there. A benign race war is the best option.

_________________

I can't believe you guys are talking about the WNBA.

What's the percentage of WNBA players that are lesbians. I have no idea. Is it well over 50%? 90%?

I didn't know the lesbian community hated girls that like a dick in their vagina every now and then. So I guess Clark is fighting that too.

The NBA finals were literally shown on tape delay before Magic and Bird arrived.

_________________

I understand. I'm just saying the league wasn't going to fold. The WNBA should have folded every year of it's existence. But the owners are funding it at a loss to help women's sports.

Reinsdorf didn't take on the SKY cuz he didn't want to lose moneys. Other owners were cool with it.

The NBA Finals were on tape delay and players were snorting cocaine in the locker room. The NBA was surviving. It wasn't anywhere near being great. IIRC, an NBA team missed payroll or something crazy like that.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Once again, I'm not debating that Magic and Bird bumped the league. I'm simply saying it wasn't going UNDER.

Magic and Bird didn't eliminate the cocaine problem either. LOL. That continued through out the entire 1980s and into the 1990s.

Without Magic and Bird, I'm not sure Jordan matters.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Our white princess has a 2-9 record, 15-1/2pts a game and a 1.2 assist to turnover. How can we have a decent race war with those numbers? Basically, all we got is "Fly commercial!" Am I s'posed to put THAT on the back of my Fever jersey?

The WNBA has to be a crook for growth. They have to get the Chick from French Lick some help. She's still box office without getting a second off from basketball. She would help the league more if she played for the Sun.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I've learned more and talked more about women's basketball in one day than I have in my life. These biological women better be worth it.

_________________
Be well

GO BEARS!!!

The league would have folded within 3-5 years if Magic and Bird didn't show up.

_________________

No. It wouldn't have. High School and College basketball was huge across the United states. There is no way there was never going to be a pro league. It would have always existed.