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[QUOTE=PeroAntic;14937690]Can anyone explain who do people care so much about this female basketball player? Shes great for a woman playing basketball, but come on. I tried watching some highlights from her but I was bored quickly. I just don't get it.[/QUOTE]
She's already maybe the most advanced lead guard in women's bball history, and she's still polishing her game. The game is leveling up for women.
[QUOTE=SATAN;14937795]She's arguably better than Derrick Rose ever was...[/QUOTE]
She's definitely better than Derrick Rose ever was relative to the competition. She's on the trajectory for GOAT status, Rose was never even remotely close to that. Still tho, dude was an MVP, but PeroAntic is a fgt.
[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;14937814]She's already maybe the most advanced lead guard in women's bball history, and she's still polishing her game. The game is leveling up for women.[/QUOTE]
But shes only good for a woman. Even if shes twice as good as every other woman, that still makes her half as good as any top male basketball player. And thats what I see in her highlights. Sure shes better than the other players but no way that is going to make me watch female basketball.
[QUOTE=PeroAntic;14937840]But shes only good for a woman. Even if shes twice as good as every other woman, that still makes her half as good as any top male basketball player. And thats what I see in her highlights. Sure shes better than the other players but no way that is going to make me watch female basketball.[/QUOTE]
not even half lol. even if she could shoot like curry, her lack of comparable athleticism and coordination would not make her even ride a bench in the g-league. she would get swatted on every shot attempt, every pass attempt would become a steal. she's an infinitesimal fraction of the talent of an NBA player.
[QUOTE=highwhey;14937870]not even half lol. even if she could shoot like curry, her lack of comparable athleticism and coordination would not make her even ride a bench in the g-league. she would get swatted on every shot attempt, every pass attempt would become a steal. she's an infinitesimal fraction of the talent of an NBA player.[/QUOTE]
thanks captain obvious
Her 'special' skillset does change the whole game and make it more interesting, but it's also pretty damn funny that all of these girls have been pretending they could ball for their whole life and some girl out of college is beasting them and telling them to stop crying. Even if you think women's bball sucks, you should enjoy watching her ride on people.
Yeah, it's funny when she passes it to someone on the break and they throw it off the bottom of the backboard or straight up double dribble, but it's whatever. I know some people might think this is crazy, but for whatever reason, I chose to watch a decent amount of her games. Not all of the games, but enough to figure out what was gonna happen, so maybe like 20-30 min, unless it was close enough to be interesting. I swear her teammates are actually better at basketball now, too. As I think I posted here, they are starting to make much better passes and move better. It's like they are realizing new shit.
In the end, you gotta be able to enjoy Caitlin doing her thing and then also be able to chuckle at some of the hard fails. I dunno, I don't wanna seem sexist, but girls are not boys. I know they wanna be when they are playing sports, but they're not, and in a way it's kind of endearing, even if they are dykes with face tattoos, to watch them nub themselves out in a girl-fail video way.
Overall, she has just energized her team and they are playing good ball. It's crazy watching her / their growth. I think I will stop watching when I feel it's leveled out.
Summer is a hard time for me without bball, so I welcome SOMETHING. I'm not really feeling classic games at this point in my life.
-Smak
Ya'll can deny it all you want, but the WNBA is on the map because of one person: Caitlyn Clark
[video=youtube;nSFQDIPXfds]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSFQDIPXfds[/video]
Cat I believe looks a hell of a like Larry Bird ... her passes are typically unexpected , and she rolls to the hoop when openings occur.
When she think she is open , green light for her jumper.
I will tell u all ,when she retires , if she doesn't have a family first , she will be the greatest of all time in womans bball.
Fever are going in atm.
-Smak
[QUOTE=PeroAntic;14937840]But shes only good for a woman. Even if shes twice as good as every other woman, that still makes her half as good as any top male basketball player. And thats what I see in her highlights. Sure shes better than the other players but no way that is going to make me watch female basketball.[/QUOTE]
This is what it always comes down to for me as well. Even if we concede that she's the GOAT female player, she's still a weak, skinny, sub 6ft unathletic white girl. If you went to a decent local pickup game, you would see 10 guys better than her.
Saying "best female player in the world" is like saying "tallest dwarf". Factually accurate but who gives a shit?
[QUOTE=Nowoco;14939862]This is what it always comes down to for me as well. Even if we concede that she's the GOAT female player, she's still a weak, skinny, sub 6ft unathletic white girl. If you went to a decent local pickup game, you would see 10 guys better than her.
Saying "best female player in the world" is like saying "tallest dwarf". Factually accurate but who gives a shit?[/QUOTE]
She's revolutionizing the game. That's good.
I tried to watch women's bball (as I said earlier,) even back as far as when they had the men's ball. It was awful! They are going to be able to find a way to make women's bball better now.
The way the Fever offense is flowing is actually enjoyable to watch. YOU SHOULD TRY TO WATCH A GAME. More shit I said in this thread. It's funny when they **** up something easy, but if you compare it to what it was, it's getting better.
I don't understand this whole... comparing men to women thing haha. That is more like who gives a shit, to me.
-Smak
[QUOTE=ILLsmak;14939906]They are going to be able to find a way to make women's bball better now.[/QUOTE]
They're still women though. They still cant dunk, have no handles, almost no post up game, slow unathletic below the rim play. If you took basically everything that makes basketball great and a spectacle to watch away, that's women's basketball.
No sport on earth ruthlessly exposes the athletic shortcomings of women more than basketball and that will never change.
[QUOTE=Nowoco;14939913]They're still women though. They still cant dunk, have no handles, almost no post up game, slow unathletic below the rim play. If you took basically everything that makes basketball great and a specticle to watch away, that's women's basketball.
No sport on earth ruthlessly exposes the athletic shortcomings of women more than basketball and that will never change.[/QUOTE]
I dunno, football would be worse. Caitlin has handles tbh. So does the other girl on her team, Mitchell. Their second best player is a post up player. It's just different cuz it's women, but it's the same idea. She is able to post up and score on someone like Brittney(sp?) Griner.
They do jump like 5 inches off the ground haha, but like you said it's women. It's women... playing basketball.
-Smak
Even though she is great, still doubt the league will ever turn a profit.
I watched the olympic tournament a bit and the only players I liked were Gabby Williams, Ionescu and A Ja Wilson. While they all still played under the rim their game at least had some resemblence of male's basketball. Williams drove a lot and has a good pull up midrange game. Wilson is good from the high post and Ionescu plays some good off ball cuts and curls.
Williams definately was the closest to a real basketball amongst those 3.
Seeing how Clark, who plays the same way, but with higher range and better passing gets treated by the dyke league I can see why Williams decided to go back to europe.
Watching those games. I'm sure even the US would lose against a fairly skilled pick up team. Some of these women have the skill level of 11 year old boys.
Watching women's tennis, handball or skiing for example I'm baffled how much the women suck. Belgium is reigning european champ and they have players shooting twohanded from the chest like a pass.