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Title: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 07:30:43 AM
So the Caitlin Clark discourse is wild and sad and very political/race-based.

I saw this highlight this morning.

https://twitter.com/IowaBOP/status/1800324904983712060

Like, it's a legitimate foul call, but the player making the foul mocked the head jerk. No big deal, right?

Well....

https://twitter.com/itsmrsotomayor/status/1800389483688251449

https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/1800346080238063942

And really just a bunch of awful blue check replies

(https://i.ibb.co/VHs9bpb/Screenshot-20240611-082940.png)
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 07:33:08 AM
It also got spicy when she was left off the Olympic team this weekend. Yikes
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Pete on June 11, 2024, 07:41:37 AM
I don’t like CC, because she’s a whining flopper. That video of her faking an injury during a court storming was very telling, IMO.

I think she is very used to getting calls and now she isn’t and she can’t deal with it.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 07:49:31 AM
I don’t like CC, because she’s a whining flopper. That video of her faking an injury during a court storming was very telling, IMO.

I think she is very used to getting calls and now she isn’t and she can’t deal with it.

All totally valid, plus she's playing much better players now! Personally I have zero beef with Caitlin, I have beef with the gross people who are making her the face of white victimization
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 08:35:46 AM
cRusty - Please stand up and define "White Victimization" for the rest of the class

Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: LickNeckey on June 11, 2024, 09:11:16 AM
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-white-victimhood-fuels-republican-politics/
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 09:17:18 AM
cRusty - Please stand up and define "White Victimization" for the rest of the class



https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1798126941524083172

https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1799801869835145259

https://twitter.com/CryptidPolitics/status/1798120474385453285

https://twitter.com/TooWhiteToTweet/status/1800124532843311206
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 09:17:41 AM
5-38  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 09:18:22 AM
cRusty - Please stand up and define "White Victimization" for the rest of the class



https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1798126941524083172

https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1799801869835145259

https://twitter.com/CryptidPolitics/status/1798120474385453285

https://twitter.com/TooWhiteToTweet/status/1800124532843311206

Those are opinions and observations (and I'm being far too kind), not definitions

Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 09:30:52 AM
ok
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: nicname on June 11, 2024, 09:36:27 AM
Probably a both/and situation w/ lots of nuance tbh.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: cfbandyman on June 11, 2024, 09:48:12 AM
I don’t like CC, because she’s a whining flopper. That video of her faking an injury during a court storming was very telling, IMO.

I think she is very used to getting calls and now she isn’t and she can’t deal with it.

All totally valid, plus she's playing much better players now! Personally I have zero beef with Caitlin, I have beef with the gross people who are making her the face of white victimization

My opinion of her is basically both of these combined.

She's a pretty good ball player, she definitely also got a lot of calls against lower level players and is struggling to adjust a bit against new competition, and also imo she is being I think targeted a bit by the league because of all the fame she's gotten, justified or not. The media (and all the talking head ilk) have a supreme weird fascination with her. I think any hyped rookie entering any professional setting is going to wanted to "put in their place" by the veterans of the league. It's just normal imo. It's just everyone wants to of course overly read into all of it and make it into a race thing, which is gross, or make it into a gender thing, which is also gross, or make it into a LQBT thing, which is also gross. So of course she's going to garner or be a touch stone to all the culture warriors out there.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 11, 2024, 10:14:38 AM
Clay Travis breathlessly watching the WNBA for a perceived slight is amazing in and of itself
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: wetwillie on June 11, 2024, 10:26:41 AM
Is she still drawing big crowds?
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: star seed 7 on June 11, 2024, 11:21:05 AM
This is so stupid
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 11:58:27 AM
Clay Travis breathlessly watching the WNBA for a perceived slight is amazing in and of itself

It's incredible
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: yoga-like_abana on June 11, 2024, 01:06:45 PM
This is so stupid
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 02:22:53 PM
The most stupid and  :lol: :lol: about this is how triggered #blueanon gets when people make comments on what's going on right in front of their eyes while listening to certain players and commentators rage out about CC existing.

This thread is absolute pinnacle white guilt cRusty and it's fantastic.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: star seed 7 on June 11, 2024, 02:26:07 PM
What do you think is going on right in front of their (our?) eyes?
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 02:30:27 PM
The raging out about CC.

Some of those other players are big mad for some weird reason. It's very very  :lol:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 11, 2024, 02:33:34 PM
I like her and wish her luck. 
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 11, 2024, 02:35:31 PM
The raging out about CC.

Some of those other players are big mad for some weird reason. It's very very  :lol:


which players are big mad?

I like her and wish her luck. 

same, she's a great player and great for the game
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 10:00:59 PM
The purposefully obtuse role on this board is currently played by another actor, cRusty. Sorry, parts taken  :frown:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Trim on June 11, 2024, 10:11:33 PM
:lol:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: star seed 7 on June 11, 2024, 10:12:45 PM
When he's right, he's right
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2024, 10:24:53 PM
In continuing to double down on derp Tuesday/Wednesday, stalkerbot.7 doesn't understand that he's pinnacle purposefully obtuse

Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Trim on June 11, 2024, 11:51:52 PM
:lol:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Cire on June 12, 2024, 06:43:08 AM
I have zero clue how well cc is playing professionally.

But it was stupid to put Christian Laettner on the dream team because he was great in college.

If she’s not currently one of the best then no problem leaving her off.

Especially if the other girls don’t feel like she’s earned it.


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Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Spracne on June 12, 2024, 06:48:53 AM
I have zero clue how well cc is playing professionally.

But it was stupid to put Christian Laettner on the dream team because he was great in college.

If she’s not currently one of the best then no problem leaving her off.

Especially if the other girls don’t feel like she’s earned it.


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I liked her response about how she's cool with it because she went straight from the NCAA run to playing professionally, and she's looking forward to some time off. I would feel the same way.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 12, 2024, 07:57:55 AM
CC isn't playing the victim game and that's nice. 
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Cire on June 12, 2024, 02:59:15 PM
Agree, I thought she answered extremely well.

Even just saying that it gives her something to strive for yada yada.


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Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: MakeItRain on June 15, 2024, 04:14:06 PM
I have zero clue how well cc is playing professionally.

But it was stupid to put Christian Laettner on the dream team because he was great in college.

If she’s not currently one of the best then no problem leaving her off.

Especially if the other girls don’t feel like she’s earned it.


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All you need to know is the current #2 scorer in the league didn't make the team and all the snow roaches crying on social media and conservative media have no idea who she is. There are 5 Americans who average more PPG than Clark who didn't get selected. I actually hope she gets selected as an alternate, there are a couple of players on the roster who are injured, then doesn't play so all these shitheads can whine about that too.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 16, 2024, 12:17:34 PM
These peoples' brains are broken

https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1802375550125658378
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Trim on June 16, 2024, 12:53:13 PM
Lol at all this making it where the barstool guy is watching wnba.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: star seed 7 on June 26, 2024, 09:07:28 PM
13 Minute Video About The Politics Of Caitlin Clark And The WNBA
608 Views | 6 Replies
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Sea Speed6:42p
Pretty interesting watch and goes in to enough detail to be interesting and a little more than a high level overview. I've been wanting to get my daughter's in to watching Clark highlights because she seems like a legit player and person. I didn't realize that she has purposefully avoided addressing the B's coming at her. Makes me like her more. Worth the watch to see how the league has made her the ******* child of the WNBA,all because she won't prostrate herself at the feet of blacks and gays.

https://x.com/frankmikesmith/status/1805948098071478420?t=GwaE-UKCY6QHTq2q2Lpe8A&s=19
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: waks on June 26, 2024, 11:17:03 PM
13 Minute Video About The Politics Of Caitlin Clark And The WNBA
608 Views | 6 Replies
...
Sea Speed6:42p
Pretty interesting watch and goes in to enough detail to be interesting and a little more than a high level overview. I've been wanting to get my daughter's in to watching Clark highlights because she seems like a legit player and person. I didn't realize that she has purposefully avoided addressing the B's coming at her. Makes me like her more. Worth the watch to see how the league has made her the ******* child of the WNBA,all because she won't prostrate herself at the feet of blacks and gays.

https://x.com/frankmikesmith/status/1805948098071478420?t=GwaE-UKCY6QHTq2q2Lpe8A&s=19
Stopped watching after he brought up McGregor. Says everything you need to know.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 27, 2024, 12:56:52 PM
13 Minute Video About The Politics Of Caitlin Clark And The WNBA
608 Views | 6 Replies
...
Sea Speed6:42p
Pretty interesting watch and goes in to enough detail to be interesting and a little more than a high level overview. I've been wanting to get my daughter's in to watching Clark highlights because she seems like a legit player and person. I didn't realize that she has purposefully avoided addressing the B's coming at her. Makes me like her more. Worth the watch to see how the league has made her the ******* child of the WNBA,all because she won't prostrate herself at the feet of blacks and gays.

https://x.com/frankmikesmith/status/1805948098071478420?t=GwaE-UKCY6QHTq2q2Lpe8A&s=19

OK going to watch this

lmao @ the conspiracy theory music.

Also "she's the most popular athlete to turn pro since Conor McGregor in '08. It's a bold statement...." What??? :lol:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on June 27, 2024, 01:43:55 PM
ok it just got boring as hell after they said people were mad because she wasn't giving Paige Beucker's espy speech

although jason whitlock saying joining the wnba is more difficult for caitlin clark than it was for Jackie Robinson to integrate baseball was pretty great
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: star seed 7 on June 27, 2024, 02:00:49 PM
Yeah the Whitlock part is pretty wild lol
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: TheHamburglar on June 27, 2024, 02:36:22 PM
But it was stupid to put Christian Laettner on the dream team because he was great in college.

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Laettner was on it because they wanted 1 college player from the previous system on the first team with pros. They didn’t say “Laettner was so good in college we should add him.” They decided to pick 1 college player, then picked Laettner for that spot. (It was also probably some cover because there were 12 very likely NBA player that should have been on the team, but adding a college player cut it to 11 & allowed them to keep off Isiah Thomas.)
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 27, 2024, 03:32:49 PM
Yeah Laettner was there because he was an amateur
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on September 24, 2024, 11:31:17 AM
https://x.com/WhitlockJason/status/1838614777439924297
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Sandstone Outcropping on September 24, 2024, 12:19:50 PM
I think there is a an army of bots on social media trying to use Caitlin Clark stuff to stoke the flames of civil war in the US. It is incredibly messed up.

I IRL appreciated this article (sorry if it is stuck behind a paywall at NYT):


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/opinion/clark-reese-wnba.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/opinion/clark-reese-wnba.html)
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 24, 2024, 12:22:14 PM
Bots on Twitter attempting to stoke civil war . . .  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on December 13, 2024, 07:08:54 AM
https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1867531558997176717

https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1866871581881835579

https://x.com/DavidDTSS/status/1867521047446057326

Related, I am now the proud owner of a New York Liberty half season ticket for 2025! We could not get a half season ticket in the lower level. :frown:
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: nicname on December 13, 2024, 08:03:39 AM
TRADER!!!
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on December 13, 2024, 08:04:57 AM
TRADER!!!

:D
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: sonofdaxjones on December 14, 2024, 11:53:58 AM
The WNBA is a rough ridin' trip, man.


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Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Dugout DickStone on December 14, 2024, 12:52:50 PM
Whitlock calling her a slut is a bit far.  Yikes
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: michigancat on December 14, 2024, 01:03:45 PM
Whitlock calling her a slut is a bit far.  Yikes

Jesus

https://x.com/WhitlockJason/status/1867271568168300771

 https://x.com/WhitlockJason/status/1867276410559271197
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Cire on December 14, 2024, 01:07:09 PM
TRADER!!!

:D
It’s like wacky is back


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Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: nicname on December 14, 2024, 01:10:31 PM
TRADER!!!

:D
It’s like wacky is back


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Take a lap. Cire.
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: Spracne on December 14, 2024, 01:12:26 PM
CC wore a gown to a red carpet event? This is kayos(sp?)!
Title: Re: Pittin' up the WNBA
Post by: MakeItRain on December 16, 2024, 11:04:32 AM
CC wore a gown to a red carpet event? This is kayos(sp?)!
:ROFL: