FC/OT: Caitlin Clark signs rookie contract!
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Does anyone really need a reason for not enjoying a particular sport? I can’t take watching hockey. Why? Beats me. No need to make it any more complicated than “For whatever reason, I simply don’t dig it.”
How tall do you think Chris Paul and Steph Curry are? I'd say both are considered the two best PGs in the league in the last 10 years and they must be shorter than you think. Most taller guys just aren't quick enough to play out front in the NBA, and you do know how big Jonathon Ogden is.
My question for you. Can you make your shoulders wider?
I might be able to able to get myself to 330, but I assure you. I was never playing in the NFL if I did it on a 6' frame. Also, I don't think I was running a 4.5, not matter how hard I trained. All that stuff is god given at birth. Not a whole lot you or I can do about it. Being at least 6'6" and able to carry 340 pounds is probably as important to an NFL lineman than being 7' is for an NBA player. Both guys are pretty darn rare body types. That might be why you find these 6'7" college power forwards giving the NFL a shot as TE's. These tall guys aren't wide enough to be lineman. How do you make your body frame wider?
and if you think the NBA is only about size. How many 6'6" or taller people do you know. How many of them play in the NBA? Pick any sport you want. Its more about skill than anything else.
You can't even make arguments about which sport is the most difficult. Bo Jackson, who I think is the single best athlete of my generation would be the first to say he couldn't dribble or shoot a basketball, but he said he could dunk with them best of them. Charlie Ward and Danny Ainge couldn't cut it as football and baseball players but they could play hoops.
Have you ever seen hockey live? I can't watch it on TV, but in person. The speed is amazing.
Yeah, hockey is a different game live. Soccer, too, watch it live and you’re hooked. But this is probably true of just about every sport out there.
Lol, want to know a sport I love watching on TV? Bowling.
The point I was poorly trying to make was that less tickets sold for fewer games means even less revenue. Plus I'm guessing that the ticket prices are lower for the WNBA.
Lost respect for you here. What are you gonna do to earn it back
and pro tip heat sixers play in game in 2 hours
WNBA needs to follow the WWE and Olympic women's gymnastics approach; need stories/personalities to go with these athletes. Need people to care; need to "get them over" as they say. They should have the talent in the league by now to make the games competitive, now you need the show.
This is the problem currently. Diana Taurasi should shut the hell up and embrace it(and the others). They have some young star who is getting a lot of attention and bringing a lot of attention to women's basketball and they should ride the wave instead of crapping on it. Viewership and sponsorship will rise because of the attention and ultimately their salaries.
the numbers suggest that the WNBA comps are inline with the market demand. It has nothing to do with some artificial force - the market speaks. I am not sure what the fuss is about. Want more $$$ then grow the product demand in terms of $$$. This is not hard to see.
You can add weight. You can add muscle. You can train and get faster. You can practice and get better. The Rock can look like this…
or this…
...but he's still only ever going to be 6'4".
And yet when the Rock stands next to Howie Long or Michael Strahand ( sp?) they tower over his. He’s 6-1 at bestYou can add weight. You can add muscle. You can train and get faster. You can practice and get better. The Rock can look like this…
or this…
...but he's still only ever going to be 6'4".
Appreciate that. Never actually saw Shaq play.
But seriously, I never said the man wasn't athletic. But looking at the highlight reel, some of those are simple hustle plays. A good portion of them were BECAUSE of his size.
I stand by my assertion that his NBA success was because he was just huge. If he was typical power forward sized he would have played D2 or sat the bench at LSU. The basketball talent just isn't there and he is the poster child for Midnighter's premise that in the NBA, size cures a lot.
PS....the famous clip of him diving and sliding along the floor towards the camera? Traveling.
Basketball is awful because the players are tall?
Is football awful because all offensive lineman would qualify as morbidly obese?
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Fresh off her SNL appearance.
Also, Cameron Brink may have the best red carpet look of the year. Holy sh*t.
She'll make 7 figures in endorsements.
Here's an idea. American women should start playing as much basketball as men. They should also watch as much basketball, attend as many pro games, and buy as much basketball gear as men. When all of that is equal come back and demand as much pay.
Make that 8 figures.
Are there NBA players who make Caitlin's salary in 1 game? 1 week? Fortunately, many of the women had NIL money and now endorsements in NBA. Over the years women have played in Europe just to make decent professional money. Attendance will be up in WNBA this year-and more games will be
A lot of NBA players make more in a single game than Caitlin Clark's full season salary. This year, Steph Curry is the highest paid player in the league. Believe it or not, he makes $51,915,615/82 = $633,117/per game.
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For a little while....seems to bother you somehow. Maybe she does grow the sport a little bit, maybe she doesn't. For right now she's getting eyes on the set and people interested....how dare she.
I have absolutely no interest in women’s basketball. But I will probably watch Clark play a game or two next season. From the little bit I saw of her (championship game and maybe a half of the semifinal) she reminded me of Larry Bird. Or maybe from a different sport, Wayne Gretzky. She thinks the game two steps ahead of everybody else. Her passing was more impressive to me than her shooting.
I watched a few times and she's impressive for sure. I won't be going to a WNBA game anytime soon unless my kids want to go because there is no team near me. If nothing is on and I see a game of hers on I would maybe tune in, but my interest in sports is becoming a bit more focused due to time constraints. The only reason I watch the NBA again is because my son loves it so I'll watch games or take him to a couple a year. Some of the takes in this thread as the reasons not to like the sport are funny and also sad. Then you have folks on either side getting all bothered by her salary somehow. The WNBA needs so use her popularity to grow the sport and if they do it properly maybe it picks up a little bit. Hopefully it does because only a complete a-hole roots against progress for other humans.
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A lot of NBA players make more in a single game than Caitlin Clark's full season salary. This year, Steph Curry is the highest paid player in the league. Believe it or not, he makes $51,915,615/82 = $633,117/per game.
NBA Player Salaries - National Basketball Association - ESPN
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clark laughs at the NBA.
That is nowhere near what I’m suggesting. You can be a big guy but not be a good offensive lineman. See hundreds and hundreds of examples - even at PSU - it is a long and glorious list of big guys who just weren’t good. You can be 6'6" 345 lbs. but if you can't run or have stiff hips you're not long for the NFL. If you are 6’10” - 7’+ - you can have a solid NBA career without a lot of skill/talent. Manute Bol was 7’6”, played one year of college, and had a 12 year NBA career. He blocked a sh*t ton of shots because he's 6" to a foot taller than everyone else.. If he were 6’6”, he likely never plays in the NBA because outside of being tall and having long arms, he had zero skill.
A lot of NBA players make more in a single game than Caitlin Clark's full season salary. This year, Steph Curry is the highest paid player in the league. Believe it or not, he makes $51,915,615/82 = $633,117/per game.
NBA Player Salaries - National Basketball Association - ESPN
See the highest and lowest player salaries in the NBA on ESPN.com
That is more than Clark's entire four year contract.
Meh. I think it’s fine to not like the NBA. I think using the reason of not liking it because the players are tall is silly.
It's not that they're tall; it's because 'being tall' is not something anyone can develop or practice - you are born tall or not. Someone said the women's game isn't as interesting as the men's - I asked why? It's obviously because they can't dunk and 'poster-ize' someone. They can shoot, pass, etc. - so what else is it? Oh wait - just occurred to me....
There are lots of people that are 6'10" to 7' that will never sniff the NBA, Division 1, etc...if I look back at our PSU teams through the years, our 6'10"+ guys are often uncoordinated, can't get up and down the court, don't have court awareness, etc. There aren't unskilled 7 footers playing in the NBA.
Shaq was a unicorn...to be that big and still have that much coordination, agility, explosiveness, basketball smarts, etc was very rare. He was as good as he was due to a LOT more than his height.
If you are 7' or taller you have an 18% chance of playing in the NBA regardless of skill.
Don't know where you're getting that number from, but I'm almost certain it's not correct (at least today).
18% of men 7 feet tall or taller end up playing in the NBA? Edit: it tracks.