Your 2024 WNBA Champions New York Liberty

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    igotid88 said:
    Man. Decent tickets last year would cost maybe $50. Now they're 350 because of Caitlin Clark
    Can you gouge?
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    I still haven't watched a WNBA game from start to finish but i do like reading about it.

    They filled an arena for the allstar game this weekend. That's impressive.

    They will be expanding the schedule next year.

    The leagues are making money now.  How long before that translates to the players' salaries?

    I get that there is Aja, Turrasi and others but Caitlyn Clark is the main reason people got excited about the WNBA.  The Reece girl has been averaging a double double the whole year too.  I believe she has fanfare and a following also.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I still haven't watched a WNBA game from start to finish but i do like reading about it.

    They filled an arena for the allstar game this weekend. That's impressive.

    They will be expanding the schedule next year.

    The leagues are making money now.  How long before that translates to the players' salaries?

    I get that there is Aja, Turrasi and others but Caitlyn Clark is the main reason people got excited about the WNBA.  The Reece girl has been averaging a double double the whole year too.  I believe she has fanfare and a following also.
    It was already heading there. She and Reese was just another jolt
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    igotid88 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I still haven't watched a WNBA game from start to finish but i do like reading about it.

    They filled an arena for the allstar game this weekend. That's impressive.

    They will be expanding the schedule next year.

    The leagues are making money now.  How long before that translates to the players' salaries?

    I get that there is Aja, Turrasi and others but Caitlyn Clark is the main reason people got excited about the WNBA.  The Reece girl has been averaging a double double the whole year too.  I believe she has fanfare and a following also.
    It was already heading there. She and Reese was just another jolt
    I'll kindly disagree.  NOBODY was in the stands until this year.  I saw highlights of games where they barely had people in the lower bowls of the stadiums.  It was pretty consistent all across the league.
    In person, the crowds have been big. The 400,000 fans that attended WNBA games were the most in the first month in 26 years. More than half of all WNBA games were sellouts, which is a 156% increase from last year, and WNBA arenas were filled to a 94% capacity, up 17% from last year.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Advanced to the 2nd round. Sabrina ties a franchise record with 36 points
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    First time have opened this thread in a long time

    @tempo_n_groove was right, above, 💯 
    Clark, and to a lesser extent, Reese, exploded those thing.  
    Good for the women involved, and those who are fans

    I watched a number of games this year.  I like it.  Sorta like old NBA games before the impossible athleticism took over.  
    Both are fun versions of basketball to watch.

    At least you must have a much easier time finding people to talk with about WNBA now.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    F Me In The Brain said:
    First time have opened this thread in a long time

    @tempo_n_groove was right, above, 💯 
    Clark, and to a lesser extent, Reese, exploded those thing.  
    Good for the women involved, and those who are fans

    I watched a number of games this year.  I like it.  Sorta like old NBA games before the impossible athleticism took over.  
    Both are fun versions of basketball to watch.

    At least you must have a much easier time finding people to talk with about WNBA now.
    It was already on its way up. It was just another jolt. It was more about the controversy between those 2 that caught interest. If was just her going for the record there probably wouldn't be much interest. 
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Damn. Gotta face the Aces next. 2 time champions. Team that eliminated us last year in the Finals. I was there
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    igotid88 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    First time have opened this thread in a long time

    @tempo_n_groove was right, above, 💯 
    Clark, and to a lesser extent, Reese, exploded those thing.  
    Good for the women involved, and those who are fans

    I watched a number of games this year.  I like it.  Sorta like old NBA games before the impossible athleticism took over.  
    Both are fun versions of basketball to watch.

    At least you must have a much easier time finding people to talk with about WNBA now.
    It was already on its way up. It was just another jolt. It was more about the controversy between those 2 that caught interest. If was just her going for the record there probably wouldn't be much interest. 
    I think the numbers show tempos point to be true.  It may have increased year over year but nothing changed to make it skyrocket like that other than those rookies.
    This is everyone at every sports media company vs. Sheryl Swoopes.  Just because some people don't want to give credit where it is due, doesn't change the facts.  Clark totally transformed the sport, and good for everyone who benefits.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    F Me In The Brain said:
    igotid88 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    First time have opened this thread in a long time

    @tempo_n_groove was right, above, 💯 
    Clark, and to a lesser extent, Reese, exploded those thing.  
    Good for the women involved, and those who are fans

    I watched a number of games this year.  I like it.  Sorta like old NBA games before the impossible athleticism took over.  
    Both are fun versions of basketball to watch.

    At least you must have a much easier time finding people to talk with about WNBA now.
    It was already on its way up. It was just another jolt. It was more about the controversy between those 2 that caught interest. If was just her going for the record there probably wouldn't be much interest. 
    I think the numbers show tempos point to be true.  It may have increased year over year but nothing changed to make it skyrocket like that other than those rookies.
    This is everyone at every sports media company vs. Sheryl Swoopes.  Just because some people don't want to give credit where it is due, doesn't change the facts.  Clark totally transformed the sport, and good for everyone who benefits.
    She didn't transform it. Yes, new eyeballs are watching. But if it wasn't for what happened between those 2 in college during that game. We're not talking about them. And we "know" a good portion are MAGA types. And who haven't watched saying the game has gotten better since she came. When there were players like Becky Hammond, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Sabrina Ionescu, and others before. She's a good player and probably be one of the all time greats. I mean the league has been around for 27 years.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    igotid88 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    igotid88 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    First time have opened this thread in a long time

    @tempo_n_groove was right, above, 💯 
    Clark, and to a lesser extent, Reese, exploded those thing.  
    Good for the women involved, and those who are fans

    I watched a number of games this year.  I like it.  Sorta like old NBA games before the impossible athleticism took over.  
    Both are fun versions of basketball to watch.

    At least you must have a much easier time finding people to talk with about WNBA now.
    It was already on its way up. It was just another jolt. It was more about the controversy between those 2 that caught interest. If was just her going for the record there probably wouldn't be much interest. 
    I think the numbers show tempos point to be true.  It may have increased year over year but nothing changed to make it skyrocket like that other than those rookies.
    This is everyone at every sports media company vs. Sheryl Swoopes.  Just because some people don't want to give credit where it is due, doesn't change the facts.  Clark totally transformed the sport, and good for everyone who benefits.
    She didn't transform it. Yes, new eyeballs are watching. But if it wasn't for what happened between those 2 in college during that game. We're not talking about them. And we "know" a good portion are MAGA types. And who haven't watched saying the game has gotten better since she came. When there were players like Becky Hammond, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Sabrina Ionescu, and others before. She's a good player and probably be one of the all time greats. I mean the league has been around for 27 years.
    "The league has been around for 27 years" and lost money for 26 of them until this year...

    People like myself have been following Clarkes rise in college and now the WNBA.  MULTIPLE coaches have stated on what she has done for the sport.  Not Taurasi, Bird, A'ja, Stewart.  It was Clarke. I think Taurasi is the best female basketball player ever and it never motivated me to watch a game.

    She is the Bird and Magic for the WNBA.  The rival that writers tried to make with her and Reece is a bit tried.  I don't think anyone w a brain thinks there is one.  The whole league seems to be against Clarke though, I will say that.

    Taurasi and Bird both said themselves that Clarkes is going to have a hard go playing "with women rather than college girls" dismissing her play in college.  They are both eating crow now.

    If you look around the league there are plenty of WNBA players not giving Clarke credit much like yourself yet every announcer and NBA pundit sees it.  Charles Barkleys interview on it was the best explanation I've heard.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    igotid88 said:
    Man. Decent tickets last year would cost maybe $50. Now they're 350 because of Caitlin Clark
    Oh yeah and you said this...
    "Man. Decent tickets last year would cost maybe $50. Now they're 350 because of Caitlin Clark"
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    tempo_n_groove said:
    igotid88 said:
    Man. Decent tickets last year would cost maybe $50. Now they're 350 because of Caitlin Clark
    Oh yeah and you said this...
    "Man. Decent tickets last year would cost maybe $50. Now they're 350 because of Caitlin Clark"
    They have gone down. I never said there wasn't hype. My point was it had to do with that controversy more than her play at first. 
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    Clark is the ALL -TIME Scorer in College history. Plenty of people were already watching her at Iowa.

    She did transform the game like Steph Curry did for the NBA.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    cutz said:
    Clark is the ALL -TIME Scorer in College history. Plenty of people were already watching her at Iowa.

    She did transform the game like Steph Curry did for the NBA.
    She is more Magic and Bird, far more impactful than Curry on the league's revenue.   
    So I agree with you but emphasize it more to align with Tempos assessment. 

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    Geno UCONN said the same thing and is looking like an asshat 
    People that are discounting the impact she has had will not be able to sustain as more and more numbers come to light 
    It's night and day, not a small bump. 
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    F Me In The Brain said:
    cutz said:
    Clark is the ALL -TIME Scorer in College history. Plenty of people were already watching her at Iowa.

    She did transform the game like Steph Curry did for the NBA.
    She is more Magic and Bird, far more impactful than Curry on the league's revenue.   
    So I agree with you but emphasize it more to align with Tempos assessment. 

    I meant as far as her game(shooting & passing ability)

    We'll be seeing more woman/girls shooting like her with the way Curry has with more men/boys shooting.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    cutz said:
    Clark is the ALL -TIME Scorer in College history. Plenty of people were already watching her at Iowa.

    She did transform the game like Steph Curry did for the NBA.
     No one knew about her until that "You can't see me game". And by no one. I mean these new "fans". Not saying she isn't helping the game grow. And it's not even that I'm against her. It's those "fans". Who crapped on the W. And are now saying the game is better because of her. I do think she gets unfairly criticized. My point was she is not better or worse than the others I've mentioned. Also if Steph doesn't win championships he wouldn't have the same impact. Hopefully she doesn't win this year because I want my Liberty to win. Only original team to not win. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    igotid88 said:
    cutz said:
    Clark is the ALL -TIME Scorer in College history. Plenty of people were already watching her at Iowa.

    She did transform the game like Steph Curry did for the NBA.
     No one knew about her until that "You can't see me game". And by no one. I mean these new "fans". Not saying she isn't helping the game grow. And it's not even that I'm against her. It's those "fans". Who crapped on the W. And are now saying the game is better because of her. I do think she gets unfairly criticized. My point was she is not better or worse than the others I've mentioned. Also if Steph doesn't win championships he wouldn't have the same impact. Hopefully she doesn't win this year because I want my Liberty to win. Only original team to not win. 
    I'm still not a fan.  Like I mentioned before I do enjoy talking about it.  I have never seen a league mishandle someones superstardom more than the WNBA has.

    They should have sent her to the Olympics just to grow the sport more but, they failed...

    If she isn't better or worse than the ones you've mentioned then why is she breaking records as a Rookie?

    I agree w Cutz where u will see better and better players in the future and it will be because they watched CC.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    tempo_n_groove said:
    igotid88 said:
    cutz said:
    Clark is the ALL -TIME Scorer in College history. Plenty of people were already watching her at Iowa.

    She did transform the game like Steph Curry did for the NBA.
     No one knew about her until that "You can't see me game". And by no one. I mean these new "fans". Not saying she isn't helping the game grow. And it's not even that I'm against her. It's those "fans". Who crapped on the W. And are now saying the game is better because of her. I do think she gets unfairly criticized. My point was she is not better or worse than the others I've mentioned. Also if Steph doesn't win championships he wouldn't have the same impact. Hopefully she doesn't win this year because I want my Liberty to win. Only original team to not win. 
    I'm still not a fan.  Like I mentioned before I do enjoy talking about it.  I have never seen a league mishandle someones superstardom more than the WNBA has.

    They should have sent her to the Olympics just to grow the sport more but, they failed...

    If she isn't better or worse than the ones you've mentioned then why is she breaking records as a Rookie?

    I agree w Cutz where u will see better and better players in the future and it will be because they watched CC.
    Or maybe because CC watched the other players I've mentioned. She didn't need to be on the Olympic roster. If anything it was probably good for her. She barely had a break with the college games then going straight to the WNBA. She will be on future rosters
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