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Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary is $76,000 (16 Viewers)
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Clark had 21 points with five 3’s in her preseason debut which was sold out in Dallas.
Meanwhile, fans expecting to see a preseason game featuring Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were disappointed last night when the WNBA failed to carry the game on its LeaguePass service, so a fan live streamed it on Twitter using her phone and got 800,000 views.
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Meanwhile, fans expecting to see a preseason game featuring Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were disappointed last night when the WNBA failed to carry the game on its LeaguePass service, so a fan live streamed it on Twitter using her phone and got 800,000 views.
Cellphone stream of WNBA preseason game draws nearly 1 million views
Before the game, the league incorrectly displayed on the League Pass app that the game would be available to watch.
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gianmarco
Footballguy
Please tell me that you sent a final email that said "Are you KIDDing me?!!"One time we ordered a Dirk jersey. They sent a Jason Kidd jersey.I've never had an issue with fanatics. Not that I order a ton but the few items have been on time and correct
So we got them to exchange it - minorly annoying.
They sent another Kidd jersey. This time, they said sorry, keep it, sending the thing you bought.
They sent another Kidd jersey. They said they would overnight the right jersey.
They sent another Kidd jersey. We got a refund. And 3 Jason Kidd jerseys.
Bought a Dirk jersey the next time we were at the actual arena. Lol.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Clark had 21 points with five 3’s in her preseason debut which was sold out in Dallas.
Meanwhile, fans expecting to see a preseason game featuring Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were disappointed last night when the WNBA failed to carry the game on its LeaguePass service, so a fan live streamed it on Twitter using her phone and got 800,000 views.
Cellphone stream of WNBA preseason game draws nearly 1 million views
Before the game, the league incorrectly displayed on the League Pass app that the game would be available to watch.
WNBA fumbling the bag here. They have the ability to create some real interest and they can’t even get their games available for viewing. Yeesh.
Clark should send Taurasi a gift basket with tequila, triple sec, and limes and a note telling her she can rim her glass with her salty tears as she watches Clark this season.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Seems like she can shoot. Who knew.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Too be fair, the regular NBA also sucks at this due to their reliance on the terrible RSNs
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Same problem we have in Detroit. Tigers games are on a channel that no provider seems to carry. It’s madness.Clark had 21 points with five 3’s in her preseason debut which was sold out in Dallas.
Meanwhile, fans expecting to see a preseason game featuring Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were disappointed last night when the WNBA failed to carry the game on its LeaguePass service, so a fan live streamed it on Twitter using her phone and got 800,000 views.
Cellphone stream of WNBA preseason game draws nearly 1 million views
Before the game, the league incorrectly displayed on the League Pass app that the game would be available to watch.
WNBA fumbling the bag here. They have the ability to create some real interest and they can’t even get their games available for viewing. Yeesh.
Clark should send Taurasi a gift basket with tequila, triple sec, and limes and a note telling her she can rim her glass with her salty tears as she watches Clark this season.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Same problem we have in Detroit. Tigers games are on a channel that no provider seems to carry. It’s madness.Clark had 21 points with five 3’s in her preseason debut which was sold out in Dallas.
Meanwhile, fans expecting to see a preseason game featuring Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were disappointed last night when the WNBA failed to carry the game on its LeaguePass service, so a fan live streamed it on Twitter using her phone and got 800,000 views.
Cellphone stream of WNBA preseason game draws nearly 1 million views
Before the game, the league incorrectly displayed on the League Pass app that the game would be available to watch.
WNBA fumbling the bag here. They have the ability to create some real interest and they can’t even get their games available for viewing. Yeesh.
Clark should send Taurasi a gift basket with tequila, triple sec, and limes and a note telling her she can rim her glass with her salty tears as she watches Clark this season.
Taxpayers paid over $500m in the last few years to build and renovate stadiums for our local baseball and basketball teams, and the only way to legally watch them play (other than going in person) is to pay Bally $20 per month for its crappy streaming app.
General Malaise
Footballguy
The Trailblazers - on the eve of embarking purposefully on one of the worst seasons this team has ever played - had their games taken off Root Sports available to all Comcast subscribers and put their games on a "Premium" Root Sports for an additional fee.
Viewership dropped 60 - SIXTY!!!111JUAN - percent.
This team will be in Vegas by 2028.
Viewership dropped 60 - SIXTY!!!111JUAN - percent.
This team will be in Vegas by 2028.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Been watching some of her games so far with my daughter. Her team is not very good around her. They don’t get open well, they can’t play defense and they’re not very good shooters. Their other guard is super short and gums up their offense. It’s been interesting watching these games because the size of her opponents has been a real issue. Especially because Boston on the Fever is their only real player with size. They’re struggling even to get decent passing lanes because of the size differences. Double teams and traps against Clark have been super effective because of her opponents’ size and because the Fever have nobody athletic enough to help bust the traps.
There’s just a lot of laziness by the team in general. The number of times that they’ve inbounded the ball after an opponent make and had the inbounds pass stolen is silly.
Clark is also atrocious on defense. She’s constantly losing her person leading to easy baskets and rotating to help too slow.
She’s been great when she gets open looks or even a bit of breathing room, but her team is so bad around her that that’s mostly not happening. There’s obviously still too just some misfires leading to turnovers from not being on the same page as her teammates or because she is under/over-estimating her teammates’ foot speed.
And not for nothing, but it really seems like the refs have decided to “welcome” Clark to the WNBA. She is getting HAMMERED a bunch out there and certainly not getting any star calls. Maybe that’s what 2 out of the first 3 games being against the 2 time defending champions gets you.
There’s just a lot of laziness by the team in general. The number of times that they’ve inbounded the ball after an opponent make and had the inbounds pass stolen is silly.
Clark is also atrocious on defense. She’s constantly losing her person leading to easy baskets and rotating to help too slow.
She’s been great when she gets open looks or even a bit of breathing room, but her team is so bad around her that that’s mostly not happening. There’s obviously still too just some misfires leading to turnovers from not being on the same page as her teammates or because she is under/over-estimating her teammates’ foot speed.
And not for nothing, but it really seems like the refs have decided to “welcome” Clark to the WNBA. She is getting HAMMERED a bunch out there and certainly not getting any star calls. Maybe that’s what 2 out of the first 3 games being against the 2 time defending champions gets you.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
It's a lot different than how she was treated in college.
At least they beat the spread today though
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Was Clark a heavy turn over player in College? I saw she already has 21 turnovers in just her first 3 games.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Very good point actually. Kinda crazy how early after college the WNBA starts up.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
It's a lot different than how she was treated in college.
At least they beat the spread today though
This seems like a mistake by the WNBA. If they want too grow their audience she shouldn't get rookie treatment. People will tune out if she isn't allowed to use gifts because she is being man handled constantly without calls.
Capella
Footballguy
I haven’t seen much but I saw a sweet bounce pass today that the teammate fumbled. People on Twitter say it’s been half mistakes on her part and half passes that her teammates will eventually make the play on. They’ve barely practiced together.
belljr
Footballguy
Desert_Power
Footballguy
I’m biased, but it felt like she got a lot more calls in college than she should have.It's a lot different than how she was treated in college.
At least they beat the spread today though
This seems like a mistake by the WNBA. If they want too grow their audience she shouldn't get rookie treatment. People will tune out if she isn't allowed to use gifts because she is being man handled constantly without calls.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Yeah, the women’s schedule is kind of nuts. Clark played in the women’s college championship game on April 7th, was drafted #1 overall 8 days later, training camp 2 weeks after that, first preseason game May 3rd and first regular season game May 14th.
So in 5 weeks she went from the grind of the women’s college basketball tournament and competing in the championship game to her first WNBA regular season game with 3 pre-season games already in her belt. Rookies are pretty much screwed.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Feels like this is yet another data point arguing in favor of WNBA expansion.
jhib
Footballguy
Not sure about that, but she'd immediately be a starting WR in the NFL.She’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Her hucking up 3s is fun to watch…but the rest of the game is rough
Capella
Footballguy
Is there even one person in the world who has said thisShe’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Probably. We had like 25% of this place saying Rhonda rousey could beat jj watt in an mma matchIs there even one person in the world who has said thisShe’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
offdee
Footballguy
Uhh yes, all kinds of delusional people thinking she could compete against guys. There was talks of her joining the Big 3 mens league at one point. Ridiculous. She wouldn’t even be successful against a top high school boys team.Is there even one person in the world who has said thisShe’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
Capella
Footballguy
Is the big 3 the nba? Ice Cube has offered her money to join that league because of the publicity. You can’t find anybody who has said she would thrive in the nba.Uhh yes, all kinds of delusional people thinking she could compete against guys. There was talks of her joining the Big 3 mens league at one point. Ridiculous. She wouldn’t even be successful against a top high school boys team.Is there even one person in the world who has said thisShe’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
offdee
Footballguy
That’s fair. Just being able to compete with men, in general, was discussed many times over. That’s still a joke.Is the big 3 the nba? Ice Cube has offered her money to join that league because of the publicity. You can’t find anybody who has said she would thrive in the nba.Uhh yes, all kinds of delusional people thinking she could compete against guys. There was talks of her joining the Big 3 mens league at one point. Ridiculous. She wouldn’t even be successful against a top high school boys team.Is there even one person in the world who has said thisShe’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
That’s fair. Just being able to compete with men, in general, was discussed many times over. That’s still a joke.Is the big 3 the nba? Ice Cube has offered her money to join that league because of the publicity. You can’t find anybody who has said she would thrive in the nba.Uhh yes, all kinds of delusional people thinking she could compete against guys. There was talks of her joining the Big 3 mens league at one point. Ridiculous. She wouldn’t even be successful against a top high school boys team.Is there even one person in the world who has said thisShe’d thrive in the the NBA though right?!
I think it was “discussed” entirely by people making unsolicited comments like yours, creating a straw man to complain about. No serious person has remotely suggested Clark can or should play against men at any level much less that she would “thrive” in the NBA.
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
I am not a fan of the WNBA, but it is infuriating the amount of hate towards her on social media. There must have been a half dozen videos, making fun of her, running into that screen and getting absolutely leveled.
If you are a fan of the WNBA, do you not understand that getting more eyes on your product is the key to the future success and more money for everyone? It’s like people would go down with a burning ship just to say she didn’t make it.
If you are a fan of the WNBA, do you not understand that getting more eyes on your product is the key to the future success and more money for everyone? It’s like people would go down with a burning ship just to say she didn’t make it.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I can't say for sure but my guess is that the vast majority of the people who hate her are not in any way, shape or form WNBA fans.
I bet most of them are haters who at their core do not like to see women get credit for sporting endeavors.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
More likely they don’t like seeing women succeed at anything.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Harrison Butker is hardly 1 of 1.....
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
I think that demographic is actually one of her biggest support groups.
Without getting too political with this, but just taking a sample size from social media, the vast majority of her haters are people of color unfortunately.
Paul Pierce is prime example of that.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
I am thinking we should only let Timschochet only start threads in thr political forum.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
She's also getting heavy defensive attention, essentially being guarded 94 feet on every possession.
Any big name rookie in any league is going to have the vets making a point to not let them break out on their watch, and the added publicity Clark brings will have the vets tighten the screws even more.
Being on a really bad team certainly doesn't help either.
Just no way her rookie season was going to be pretty.
Big improvement in her 3rd game against a team that went to the Finals last year.
Early struggles for her just make this even more interesting. Getting punched in the mouth and seeing how somebody responds is what makes sports compelling.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
I’ve noticed that #2 pick Cameron Brink hasn’t shown much offense yet. For all the hype, these women haven’t stepped up and dominated to any degree. We’ll see how the season(s) develops.
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
It's the same problem with women's softball. You can get 5,000 people to attend a college softball game for the NCAA Championships, but you'd be lucky to draw 50 to a women's pro game. The NCAA does a really good job of marketing it's players and teams, but another big part is that people who went to said college will likely follow their respective NCAA teams (men and women) when they are trying to win a championship. It will be extremely difficult to get fringe viewers to tune into the WNBA and become part of the core viewership. Right now, people tune in for the novelty of Clark, but eventually that will wear off. I'm also extremely disappointed in the current WNBA pro's and the manner at which they tried to tear Clark down at every opportunity.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
#3 pick Cardosa has not even played yet. Only 13 of 36 players drafted were on an opening day roster. Seems like breaking into a more physical league 6 weeks after your last college game is not easy.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
The WNBA needed a (Stern-esk,) lottery pick to get her on a better team….
Do they not have free agency? They need to get her some cutters/scorers to relieve some of the pressure.
Also, I’m guessing not much could have been done about it but going against two of the better defensive teams to start her career was unfortunate.
Do they not have free agency? They need to get her some cutters/scorers to relieve some of the pressure.
Also, I’m guessing not much could have been done about it but going against two of the better defensive teams to start her career was unfortunate.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Good news so far is that we’re all still discussing it.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Angel Reese seems to fit in the league.
General Malaise
Footballguy
To be fair, she had 5 blocks in her second game as a pro.....
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
This is what’s I was thinking. Not to make excuses, but a bit of fatigue has to be at least a part of the lag in production.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I don't know what you're talking about, I think it is COMPLETELY fair to judge and come to conclusions on rookie WNBA players after 3 games.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Didn't we use to have some thread about women you find oddly attractive?Angel Reese seems to fit in the league.
SWC
Bromigo
damn straight brohan hell we have couple of them in this thread take that to the bank bromigos
General Malaise
Footballguy
Didn't we use to have some thread about women you find oddly attractive?Angel Reese seems to fit in the league.
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And C'mon man.....Angel is straight fire.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
other than the eylashes.Didn't we use to have some thread about women you find oddly attractive?Angel Reese seems to fit in the league.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
And C'mon man.....Angel is straight fire.
General Malaise
Footballguy
other than the eylashes.Didn't we use to have some thread about women you find oddly attractive?Angel Reese seems to fit in the league.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
And C'mon man.....Angel is straight fire.
Feature for me.
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