2024 WNBA Discussion Thread

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Rickea just got thrown out of the game along w Griner bc Rickea's head got in the way of BG's elbow twice while they were lined up for free throws. Understandably RIckea had words for her and BG reached over in her face and Rickea slapped her hand away. Both got kicked out. Total BS, that was on BG all the way, totally uncalled for unprovoked elbows.

Sparks ahead by 7 at halftime, RIckea was already having a miserable shooting night but had 8 pts. Zia Cooke has found some magic, hopefully it holds.
 
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Rickea in the right all the way, can’t let anyone think they can push you around.
Behind you 100%, Rickea!
Nasty players on that Mercury team.

PS Love Rickea’s smile with those beautiful dimples!

Good to see the way Rickea’s team ran to protect her, and back her up.
 
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Man such a shame. Game was over the minute that happened. Just took all the air out of the Sparks. I'm sure Rickea feels bad but honestly, I don't know what else she could have done. Griner elbowed her right in the face then raised her hand to her when she said something.

LOL Rickea showed terrific footwork - going backwards. A mass of a person who has 7 inches and 50 lbs on her was coming after her. Both Griner and DT can't be gone fast enough for me. Both are old, washed up, bitter, and a drag on the game.

So there were only 18 secs left in the half so RIckea went to the locker room to cool off. Came back and was smiling, then found out she was ejected and had to leave again.

This season just needs to end.
 
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Storm got spanked by the Aces. Jordy played 19 mins, had just 2 pts but had 6 rebs and 2 assist. Mercedes continues to benefit fm Ezi's absence, played 27 mins had 8 pts, 4 reb and an assist.

The Storm has fallen off badly since the break, hopefully they can pick it up for the playoffs. Apparently the ever chippy Diggins-Smith and Tiff Hayes got into it, then Diggins popped off in the presser. Some things never change.
 
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glv98 said:
Rickea just got thrown out of the game along w Griner bc Rickea's head got in the way of BG's elbow twice while they were lined up for free throws. Understandably RIckea had words for her and BG reached over in her face and Rickea slapped her hand away. Both got kicked out. Total BS, that was on BG all the way, totally uncalled for unprovoked elbows.

Sparks ahead by 7 at halftime, RIckea was already having a miserable shooting night but had 8 pts. Zia Cooke has found some magic, hopefully it holds.
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Bg was out of line but kea did right cuz you not about to play in my face..now Sophie on the other hand ma’am why are you talking **** to kea
 
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glv98 said:
Man such a shame. Game was over the minute that happened. Just took all the air out of the Sparks. I'm sure Rickea feels bad but honestly, I don't know what else she could have done. Griner elbowed her right in the face then raised her hand to her when she said something.

LOL Rickea showed terrific footwork - going backwards. A mass of a person who has 7 inches and 50 lbs on her was coming after her. Both Griner and DT can't be gone fast enough for me. Both are old, washed up, bitter, and a drag on the game.

So there were only 18 secs left in the half so RIckea went to the locker room to cool off. Came back and was smiling, then found out she was ejected and had to leave again.

This season just needs to end.
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Her footwork is getting a lot of notice on Xitter. If you look closely, Rickea had her fist closed and in a ready position, You only get one shot when outsized that much in a fight and she was ready to take it. Fortunately, no blows where thrown!!
 
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madtownvol said:
Her footwork is getting a lot of notice on Xitter. If you look closely, Rickea had her fist closed and in a ready position, You only get one shot when outsized that much in a fight and she was ready to take it. Fortunately, no blows where thrown!!
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Take another look, one view looked like BG threw her left fist into Rickea’s face, and Rickea leaned way back. Wonder what made the refs go blind when looking at the review. Yeah, and Rickea did show some nice defensive footwork.
 
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Volfaninfl2 said:
Take another look, one view looked like BG threw her left fist into Rickea’s face, and Rickea leaned way back. Wonder what made the refs go blind when looking at the review. Yeah, and Rickea did show some nice defensive footwork.
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Never questioned that BG was the instigator. I was just talking about Rickea’s counter move boxing skills.
 
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Volfaninfl2 said:
Take another look, one view looked like BG threw her left fist into Rickea’s face, and Rickea leaned way back. Wonder what made the refs go blind when looking at the review. Yeah, and Rickea did show some nice defensive footwork.
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Pretty sure the closed fist was what got Rickea tossed. But my God that was after BG elbowed her in the head, then stuck her finger in her face and full scale came after her when Rickea slapped her arm away. That fist turned to fleet feet going backward in a hurry at that point. It was really scary how fast and how hard BG went after her. Fortunately a huge security guy wrapped up BG quickly. Apparently the Mercury has kept him on hand bc BG has been doing this all year.

After reviewing it all they still made the gutless call to toss them both. Should have called BG when she threw the elbow, a ref was standing right there.

BG was in the locker room having twitter wars during the second half and of course it got ugly and homophobic. Just unfortunate all around.
 
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Sometimes I long for the Stone Ages of WBB when a natural in-game-passion tiff could happen and all parties could quickly get over it. And because only those in the gym ever saw it, and everyone there would usually understand it was just competitive juices gone wild for a sec, it was no biggie. Never even reported.
 
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LOL "clearing space for the size up bookie butt"

Rickea and Azuri did a live last night and she didn't want to talk about it much , was mostly bothered that she didn't get to go back and say goodbye to the fans and give away a bunch of shoes on fan appreciation night.

Speaking of just how size up this particular bookie butt is, they asked Rickea how she passed the time in the second half. She said she took a shower and talked to her boyfriend. Who is considered the best defensive linemen in the country and a top NFL draft pick. And is smaller than BG. Not clearing space for that supersized bookie butt would have been suicidal!
 
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VolBalls33 said:
Portland is getting a franchise again starting in '26. So Toronto and Golden State in '25, and Portland in '26. 15 teams with hope of a 16th by '28. I really hope Nashville can snag that 16th spot. Although I bet it will be somewhere in Florida.
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Unpopular opinion: I think that's too many teams. I don't think there are 36 more college players good enough for the league. They will have to look heavily overseas. One thing watching the W closely this year has shown me is just how elite a player has to be to make it there.

Nashville would be great but IMO the reason Atlanta is the only W team in the southeast is lack of financial investment. In this region football is king and football is more expensive than ever.
 
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glv98 said:
Unpopular opinion: I think that's too many teams. I don't think there are 36 more college players good enough for the league. They will have to look heavily overseas. One thing watching the W closely this year has shown me is just how elite a player has to be to make it there.

Nashville would be great but IMO the reason Atlanta is the only W team in the southeast is lack of financial investment. In this region football is king and football is more expensive than ever.
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Agreed, I can’t understand why they wouldn’t expand rosters before adding more teams. I don’t see this being sustainable.
 
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glv98 said:
Unpopular opinion: I think that's too many teams. I don't think there are 36 more college players good enough for the league. They will have to look heavily overseas. One thing watching the W closely this year has shown me is just how elite a player has to be to make it there.

Nashville would be great but IMO the reason Atlanta is the only W team in the southeast is lack of financial investment. In this region football is king and football is more expensive than ever.
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I was surprised at 4 too...there are only 12 teams right now and it's hard to make a roster, but at the same time each team has a couple players already who wouldn't be getting major minutes anywhere. Are there 20 more starter caliber players floating around to fill these spots? Maybe? Hope it goes well but not convinced.
 
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glv98 said:
Unpopular opinion: I think that's too many teams. I don't think there are 36 more college players good enough for the league. They will have to look heavily overseas. One thing watching the W closely this year has shown me is just how elite a player has to be to make it there.

Nashville would be great but IMO the reason Atlanta is the only W team in the southeast is lack of financial investment. In this region football is king and football is more expensive than ever.
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My understanding is that Nashville has committed funds to getting a pro women's sports team-- either NWSL or WNBA.

“The Metropolitan Council, in the last capital operating budget, provided funds that were available for a training facility for both a WNBA team and an NWSL team for $30 million each,” she continues. “So it’s sitting there in the event we find an option. The mayor has to put it in the budget and the council has to approve it, but that’s there to hopefully help Nashville have a leg up on a bid.”-- Nashville’s Quest for a Top-Flight Women’s Pro Sports Team

NWSL seems more likely given the success of their MLS team and the greater success of the NWSL broadly.
 
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Scotty4lvs said:
I was surprised at 4 too...there are only 12 teams right now and it's hard to make a roster, but at the same time each team has a couple players already who wouldn't be getting major minutes anywhere. Are there 20 more starter caliber players floating around to fill these spots? Maybe? Hope it goes well but not convinced.
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Yeah I'm afraid it's just going to mean more crappy teams. Man these expansion drafts are about to be crazy. The league STILL hasn't announced the rules of the upcoming expansion draft for the San Fran team, not even how many players can be cored. Teams are begging for that info.
 
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glv98 said:
Yeah I'm afraid it's just going to mean more crappy teams. Man these expansion drafts are about to be crazy. The league STILL hasn't announced the rules of the upcoming expansion draft for the San Fran team, not even how many players can be cored. Teams are begging for that info.
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Conversely, there are a lot of solid players, like Rae, Izzy, Diamond who are either barely hanging in the league or playing on the rotational margins, Heck even Jordy's role has been relegated in recent weeks. I am glad there will be more spots and opportunities. I agree that 4 seems like too rapid an expansion. 2 now and then see how that goes for 3-5 years down the line would have been a more risk-averse strategy. But maybe the league thought, the iron is hot, let's take a shot now.
 
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"careful growth" is what has held the W back
Marketing and growth has to happen

Women make up 52% of the population,,there is no reason not to have more teams and more opportunities to find another Kaitlyn,,,Heck yeah,,,
grow!
grow!
grow!
 
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