People view dominance in sports the same way as fucking colonization and conquest. I was trying to be charitable and thought that maybe, just maybe they were appreciating talent, but nope lol

You see this with Caitlin Clark, the yt basketball player people hyped up and said would destroy the WNBA. And she very well could still, but there has been zero self reflection from the same people who don’t view the WNBA as “serious”

Holy shit burger Americans suck so much. Every day I learn something new that builds the case for mass reeducation

  • goose [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    I think it’s mostly an influx of people who are just starting to pay attention to WBB and WNBA over the past year. Clark’s a great talent, and she will absolutely be a force in the WNBA for many years to come. But

    • The small number of WNBA teams/players means she’s going up against the very best perimeter defenders she’s ever seen every game
    • She’s stepping into a very high usage role just a few weeks out of college
    • She’s on a bad team

    It’s not like college teams never managed to slow Clark down, either; see Raven Johnson in the final three quarters of the championship game. If you can fight over screens and trust that the rest of the defense can handle whatever’s behind you, the long threes stop falling and the entry passes get picked off

    I still can’t wait for the Fever to figure out how to relieve some pressure on Clark so we can see a high-low game develop with Aaliyah Boston