2024 WNBA Discussion Thread

[Majors]

So Champions are respected, that’s all I e been saying all along. Champions are the ones that are immortalized in their sport.

Honestly, you’ve been all over the place. Kind of like the message. Seems like a shot at someone with the emoji action.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Honestly, you’ve been all over the place. Kind of like the message. Seems like a shot at someone with the emoji action.

It’s a shot at u, and anyone else who wants to take it personally.

 

[Majors]

It’s a shot at u, and anyone else who wants to take it personally.

Only one taking it personally is the one clipping Twitter clips for praise/validation, requesting respect more so than what is already given. Solid player on a 6-9 team, who’s having a good year. It was well intended post I’m sure

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Only one taking it personally is the one clipping Twitter clips for praise/validation, requesting respect more so than what is already given. Solid player on a 6-9 team, who’s having a good year. It was well intended post I’m sure

The post was just about how Champions are respected and immortalized, I’m sure everyone agrees on that.

 

[Terrells Bay88]

So Champions are respected, that’s all I e been saying all along. Champions are the ones that are immortalized in their sport.

The full context of that Champs Only comment it was an ESPN commercial that Angel and Kamilla did with other athletes that had won a national championship on the collegiate or professional level.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

The full context of that Champs Only comment it was an ESPN commercial that Angel and Kamilla did with other athletes that had won a national championship on the collegiate or professional level.

Yes I know, one of my favorite commercials. She was actually responding to the post about it.

 

[Majors]

The post was just about how Champions are respected and immortalized, I’m sure everyone agrees on that.

Just says Champions only…no mention of respect or being immortalized.

Many have won championships that aren’t respected, titles don’t give you respect. Demanding respect doesn’t give respect, begging for respect doesn’t give respect. Immortalized, it’s forever so there is that for the team not one player. POY could be deemed “immortal” for an individual. So no, not everyone agrees.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Just says Champions only…no mention of respect or being immortalized.

Many have won championships that aren’t respected, titles don’t give you respect. Demanding respect doesn’t give respect, begging for respect doesn’t give respect. Immortalized, it’s forever so there is that for the team not one player. POY could be deemed “immortal” for an individual. So no, not everyone agrees.

If u go back and read it, I said the same thing. When u name all the great players they are Champions, u might have a different criteria than everyone else. Being the Most Outstanding Player will immortalized u as well. When people look up who won the Championship, they will want to know who lead them. Nobody looks at the player of the year if u never won.

 

[Majors]

If u go back and read it, I said the same thing. When u name all the great players they are Champions, u might have a different criteria than everyone else. Being the Most Outstanding Player will immortalized u as well. When people look up who won the Championship, they will want to know who lead them. Nobody looks at the player of the year if u never won.

Just for reference to your last part. Who was last years college women’s POY? If I’m following your zig zag all over the place.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Just for reference to your last part. Who was last years college women’s POY? If I’m following your zig zag all over the place.

I’m assuming Clark won the award.

 

[Majors]

I’m assuming Clark won the award.

If she didn’t win it, who did? You know the answer, don’t play naive now.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

If she didn’t win it, who did? You know the answer, don’t play naive now.

I was going for Juju so win it last year.

 

[VolBall09]

Well, I would take Sabrina Ionescu over Clark in the must have a bucket situation as well but that is not the conversation topic is it? I bet you can't walk down the candy aisle without complaining about the Reese's peanut butter cups.....

I would not

 

[VolBall09]

It’s a shot at u, and anyone else who wants to take it personally.

It’s a shot at Clark because she lives rent free in Angel’s pea brain

 

[VolBall09]

I was going for Juju so win it last year.

Yikes.

 

[Terrells Bay88]

This one of those debates that both sides are going die on their hill no big and small it is.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

It’s a shot at Clark because she lives rent free in Angel’s pea brain

So Reese made the NBA and ABC make the commercial? You people come up with anything.

 

[NashVol11]

I would not

Sabrina is better so why not? Do you think Clark is the best player on Earth or something?

 

[VolBall09]

Sabrina is better so why not? Do you think Clark is the best player on Earth or something?

Clark is the better all round player of the two by far. She’s a rookie on a bad team with a bad coach and is putting up nearly the same numbers. Better rebounder, better passer and a proven clutch shooter.

You don’t like her, that’s fine. But it doesn’t discount that she’s the best PG to play women’s basketball so far. Bar none and it’s not close.

It’s not even debatable. She holds the records.

 

[Coach Jumper]

This conversation has been about Clark versus Reese not the rest of the WNBA. There are lots of players who I would take over Clark or Reese in either scenario at this point in their careers.

Clark V Reese can't be talked about without the ROY race,, where Rickea is beginning to make a pretty strong statement,,,,duh

 

[NashVol11]

Clark is the better all round player of the two by far. She’s a rookie on a bad team with a bad coach and is putting up nearly the same numbers. Better rebounder, better passer and a proven clutch shooter.

You don’t like her, that’s fine. But it doesn’t discount that she’s the best PG to play women’s basketball so far. Bar none and it’s not close.

It’s not even debatable. She holds the records.

Yikes lol. Easier to put up raw totals when you aren’t on a team with Stewie, JJ, etc. Sabrina is more efficient and pretty easily better at this point

 

[VolBall09]

Yikes lol. Easier to put up raw totals when you aren’t on a team with Stewie, JJ, etc. Sabrina is more efficient and pretty easily better at this point

Easier to put up any totals when you aren’t being doubled and blitzed every time you touch the ball. Clark has her own gravitational field out there. Not uncommon to see 5 defenders around her lol.

It’s kind of comical actually.

She broke every record Sabrina held in college in terms of 3 pointers. All time leading scorer and third all-time in assists. It’s just unheard of really.

If you’re going to compare Clark and SI you need to compare her to SIs rookie stats. Yes, she was coming off injury, but again, not the same. And she was on a much better team with better teammates than Clark.

Just the other night Clark should have had about 5 more assists but her teammates are still adjusting and can’t catch a pass. They will get there, but at the moment it’s embarrassing for them. Mitchell got hit in the hands at least 3 times and bobbled it out of bounds.

 

[madtownvol]

Clark V Reese can't be talked about without the ROY race,, where Rickea is beginning to make a pretty strong statement,,,,duh

I love Rickea and believe she will be an elite pro but with Curt Miller at the helm, she is not getting enough minutes. The pattern is clear, RJ will have a great game and then get benched in the next for a defensive mistake or her PG not finding her. Then, he put in another ball hog to solve he problem. The LA Sparks are the Lord of the Flies.

Also, MIller does not seem to believe in developing rookies and he treats Rae and Rickea as interchangeable cogs for the one position. So when Rae gets going it is unfortunately at Rickea's expense.

In contrast, Clark and Reese get tons of minutes and are established pillars in the starting line-ups. More playing time = more opportunities= more ROY hype.

Ironically, Rickea was best poised of the three to make the quick transition to the W but Miller would rather lose with "the veterans he trusts".

 

[madtownvol]

Easier to put up any totals when you aren’t being doubled and blitzed every time you touch the ball. Clark has her own gravitational field out there. Not uncommon to see 5 defenders around her lol.

It’s kind of comical actually.

She broke every record Sabrina held in college in terms of 3 pointers. All time leading scorer and third all-time in assists. It’s just unheard of really.

If you’re going to compare Clark and SI you need to compare her to SIs rookie stats. Yes, she was coming off injury, but again, not the same. And she was on a much better team with better teammates than Clark.

Just the other night Clark should have had about 5 more assists but her teammates are still adjusting and can’t catch a pass. They will get there, but at the moment it’s embarrassing for them. Mitchell got hit in the hands at least 3 times and bobbled it out of bounds.

Ah, did you not previously compare Aja Wilson to Reese in arguing that you would rather have AJa over Angel in a "must have" game situation?

But when comes to Clark, we have to handicap Sabrina to her rookie season?

At this point, it seems like you will twist any logic to assert the supremacy of Caitlin Clark.

I finally get it, though.

The passion with which you are waging this crusade suggests you believe that CC is not a mere basketball player but a vessel of divine providence, which means that you also probably do believe that Angel is the anti-Christ.

So, good luck building your congregation for the Church of Caitlin.

 

[NashVol11]

If you’re going to compare Clark and SI you need to compare her to SIs rookie stats.

No you don’t? We were talking about who we would want to take the last shot and it’s Sabrina because she’s better, it’s not about college stats or how good Sabrina was 3 years ago