I have never watched a WNBA game and I never will. It's always been a trash league full of activists. The WNBA has never made money. The NBA has always paid for them to exist. I will never support the WNBA is any way. Any league that can't pay for their own existence shouldn't exist.
@TimC0007 I suppose some people are in to cattiness, jealousy, pettiness, envy, etc. I will never watch a WNBA game. I've never had enough time to wast time watching those kind of people. 💩
You are not a WNBA supporter you are a CC supporter that's no different from having fake friends only learn they never care about you they were only there for what they can get.
CC#22 IS ELECTRIFYING.....THE NEW FACE OF THE WNBA!!!! I PLAYED..BUT NEVER WATCHED IT...UNTIL THAT LIL IOWA GIRL...CC CAME ALONG....FOLLOWED HER FROM COLLEGE TO THE WNBA....I ABSOLUTELY ADORE HER....NOT ONLY IN HER BASKETBALL SKILLS....BUT JUST AS AN ALL-AROUND BEAUTIFUL PERSON....INSIDE AND OUT!!!
HER PARENTS DID AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL JOB IN RAISING THIS FINE YOUNG 22 YEAR OLD WOMAN.....AND HER BROTHERS...HATS OFF TO YOU...ALL TOGETHER YOU MADE HER THE ELECTRIFYING PERSON SHE IS TODAY.....THANK YOU!
This! It’s hard to watch even when CC plays. It’s ok if she doesn’t win -- but the fouls are so blatant I don’t know how they still have their jobs. For goodness sakes can’t wnba watch their ‘work’. And you are failing
Review the games, officiating is so bad. Plus the idols she looked up to, treat her horribly for no reason except jealousy. They are like the bad older sisters in Cinderella, jealousy controls them. People are fed up with the dirtiness of the players, and the incompetence of the officials. Fans just want to see good basketball and talented play. They are disgusted by the dangerous shoves, pokes, and punches to players, especially off the ball bullying cheap shots. Viewers want to watch a game and feel good when it is over win or lose. If the wnba and her opponents want to bring crap, they are gonna get crap thrown back at them. Her fans will stand up for her against the bullies. The Wnba saying the game needed a rilvary is good for it, doesn't understand the fans at all. Good basketball, comradery, clean fun and inspiration is what will help the wnba and all the players. You can't be bullies and then complain when people stand up against it. Watch the film of the games, and be fair. Then you might understand the aggravation of the fans. The fever had LESS fouls called for them than any other team. Connecticut had 12 more fouls shots than the Fever in the latest game. The no fouls called, while allowing cheap and dangerous contact needs honest review . Fever coach had to use the challenge multiple games because of wrong calls being called on the wrong players. Better officiating, better sportsmanship, and better leadership by vetrans, owners, and management would do wonders. The common remarks regarding Caitlin is that she is a mature, exciting, and inspiring person. Fans want to see goodness in their leaders. Show good sportsmanship on and off the court. It will be rewarded!
Clark is the reason the WNBA is relevant. No one gives a damn about the awful Carters, D'Jonaes and Reeses of the world. Their attitudes are repulsive and they are unwatchable.
Caitlin is a young woman who we all can learn from. She has become an expert in playing basketball. It should be obvious that young people can learn the strategy of playing basketball from her. We all should be kind to each other and encourage each other. Caitlin does her best to try to interact with as many fans that she can. Certainly it hurts when someone pushes you down or pokes you in your eye. It makes sense that when these serious fouls are committed against you, you can get ref's attention and present your complaint. Even if ignored, don't dwell on it for too long. Just do your best to get your head back into what you are doing. Caitlin, continue to follow your heart and continue to be a wonderful example to our young people. You are still too young to fully understand your impression for good on our young.
They will never be relevant without Caitlin. She is the only player black or white that most people care to watch. Their game is full of bullies and whiners, and to be quit frank, it's boring without Caitlin
It's boring WITH her. That's not a knock on Caitlin Clark, but a knock on what a joke the WNBA is in general. Continual traveling and carrying, countless missed layups, airballs galore, poor field goal and free throw percentages, comically-errant passes, many awkward and uncoordinated-looking players, and virtually everyone's feet are superglued to the floor. And that's just the basketball. Mix in way too many entitled, whiny, racist and rainbow players and the league is virtually unwatchable for me.
This is a lie. Both series tonight were great tonight and exciting. If you were a real wnba fan you would’ve known that. Stewart who has consistently been a great player, played an exciting game tonight. Give the other players respect and credit. There were great players before CC, and there will be great players after. You guys take away from the sport with this foolishness.
Not 100% sure what this means entirely. But even with this great growth, even with Caitlin, I don't know if this league is fixable. The NBA owns 60% of the WNBA. By contract they take 60% of revenue off the top. The WNBA GETS 40%. From 40% they pay all bills and costs, if they need more they get it from the NBA, the NBA owns more of the WNBA. THE WNBA shows a loss on paper, the NBA MAKES money off of the revenue AND claims the WNBA LOSES money and they use it as a tax write off. The WNBA players don't make a dime from the sales of their own Jerseys, the NBA MAKES 60% of sales. From the media contract, the WNBA gets 2.2 billion. 40% is 880 million, divided by 8 years = 110 million, divided by 15 teams (expansion) = 7 million subtract expenses, salaries, costs, taxes. This league is in trouble unless this level of growth continues and they take no more money from the NBA.
@@edwardbietsch993 My reply appears to have been deleted very quickly so I will rephrase it and see if it lasts a little longer: If you are implying Ms Clark is being targeted by unkind words and deeds by orders from on high as an assisting mechanism of capital structure, my goodness gracious wouldn't that just make the whole thing such an awful mess indeed.
@@edwardbietsch993 Er...no. That's a partial view of the whole situation. Given how much the NBA has invested in the W, given how the W even with the Clark Effect is projected to lose 50 million dollars (always losing since day one), no one in their right mind can say that the growth they have experienced this year is stunted by the revenue share that the NBA takes. The WNBA is a poor product. Without the NBA it would not exist. Under the current paradigm, as the OP hints at, there's no way they will attract more customers, more public, more sponsors. Too much violence, too many controversies (Deariga, Chennedy, Caitlin, the 2 Sky players being harassed but their own fans and fans of Reese), very bad officiating, bad planning of the timing for matches (some at the same time as other sports), bad leadership, and a ton of DEI bs ruling over them.
I took my daughter to a WNBA game, 20+ years ago and was repulsed by the foul cat-calling and suggestive comments from the sapphic component of the sparse crowd. Never went back. It was embarrassing. Now, I've checked out the league again. Caitlyn Clark is special as advertised, with an amazing bag of skills and talent that is entertaining to watch. Her character is even more impressive. The league and its players and refs and Nike have conspired to minimize her impact and she has not allowed it to overcome her. Sadly, I have also become acquainted with the teams, players, and pathetic refs and it's not something I want to see more of. Ugly play, ugly attitude, cheap shots, victimhood-seeking, crooked refs and an impotent league office? Again, not interested. I wish CC would bail and play in Europe, she deserves something better than this joke of a league. Also, Nike has made a business decision to sign her in order to SUPPRESS her popularity!! To quote the great Darko "IT'S A CRAAP!!"
This is what happens when you're subsidized. It doesn't matter if anyone shows up to watch the games, you're going to get paid anyway. That's why it has become such an unprofessional mess. Replace the clueless commissioner whose only comment on all the nasty hits on Caitlin and the racist comments by some players was to encourage it. A new commissioner could set a new tone and new expectations for the league. We certainly don't need the likes of Angel Reese, Chennedy Carter, and Dijonai Carrington.
Yes, coz maybe the commissioner does not know basketball rules (maybe did not have basketball experience) that's why the commissioner does not know what to do. Must be replaced.
@@fr57ujf that is so true... I don't know why they are crying for a better salary if their own league does not have money to begin with, they are just being subsidized... They don't have any right to have higher salaries
It's more than knowing rules, it's a matter of common decency. You don't encourage racial animosity and thuggish attacks on the court because you think it will increase revenue.
Crash and burn is just beginning. They’ve totally mismanaged the league. They need to clean house and get some people who know how to run a business and get coaches and know how to coach and start cracking down players on players stop the violence.
The league is activist, Woke. That is what the league is all about. They don't care about getting big crowds, they are satisfied with the status quo.NBA gives them the money they need. CC just pisses them off and they will never accept her into the BLL (Black Lesbian League).
Maybe it's just what I've seen but I don't see a big push of CC.....Be seems like they want A'ja to be the face of the league. Seems like some try not to talk about CC but it's just undeniable.
Caitlin Clark is like a floodlight that REVEALS ALL THE FAULTS THAT THE wnba has. SHE REVEALS THE JEALOUSY,HATRED, ANIMOSITY, RACISM THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE wnba and A LOT OF IT'S PLAYERS. THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT AOF DECENT PLAYERS THAT DON'T SPEAK OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE BACKLASH THEY'LL RECEIVE FROM THE wnba and the bad players.
Where were her team players. Right they didn’t give a shit about her. You called yourself a team. That’s a joke. I never use to watch it. But I started because of cc. Australia 🇦🇺
They tried to create a rivalry between Clark and Reese, but Reese was a terrible player and to rival Clark.. you need another superstar that can make baskets. They tried.. they tried their best to make Reese a star with those double double records, but that's all she had... it was manufactured. So nobody took her seriously.
A'ja Wilson is a worthwhile competitive adversary for CC. Reese is a good rebounder, but the competition between her and Clark is a contrivance. Angel needs it, Clark does not.
@@PrometheanRising True, but Reese just doesn't have the class or the talent to be an adversary for Clark. A'ja would be great... the stats show, Clark has out performed A'ja in most stats for her rookie year.
@@PrometheanRising I wouldn't feel too badly for her, she's getting the money using her privilege. She's not even worried about becoming better at the game.
Caitlin is one of the most smartest and articulate players in the league. She tried to get more money for the players for their benefit. Instead of gratitude she gets disrespected and mauled on the court. Many, but not all, of the players are racist towards her because she is a great player. Their hatred towards her is obvious. They are harming the league and themselves. Plain stupidity and ignorance. Time to grow up little girls and become adults.
The 2nd guy, right after Stephen, just doesn't get it, the issue is not that her teammates didn't step up and back her up verbally or physically ... the issue is that wayyyyy too many sh*t show sh*t were targeted to CC, and it is so obvious ... everyone knows that, and if people were truly honest with themselves they would see that as well, and not choose to be a hater ... yes physicality is part of the game, but it needs to be fair and not to the level that was directed to CC ... there were too many cheap ghetto shots, so obvious ...
They learning Bro... They started stepping up later. Yet, they should do better. I'd be more interested in her teammates cashing in those layup dimes CC delivers!
I forgot where i saw this comment "reality is comin for cc" Ahhh Reality for WNBA the only thing WNBA survive is the pity from nba budget Why wnba old player cant pull off many viewers in the past decade not bec of they are black its simple They have no amazing Athletics moves Skills Shots Passes etc But they focus on drama🤣
The truth is this 22 year old young woman who loves to play sports...has a great attitude and she doesn't put other people down. This is the kind of young lady that i raised both of my daughters to be like. Woman should lift each other up. Not hurt them.i watched when this lady passed the ball to her teammate and the crowd was on thier feet ..shouting and clapping and those 2 young woman were so happy. It was beautiful to see the team playing basketball together. This is what people want to see.... in this terrible time in our country it is wonderful to see how happy everyone was when they played a great game. ❤
"It's not just about one player, it's about me to. And I want y'all to know that." Oh what a world in which we create our own demise.You reap what you sow.
ChatGPT to the rescue! *_Q: In the WNBA, what is a double double and a triple double?_* A: In the WNBA (and basketball in general), a double-double occurs when a player achieves double digits (10 or more) in two of the five main statistical categories in a single game. These categories are: 1. Points 2. Rebounds 3. Assists 4. Steals 5. Blocks For example, a player might score 15 points and grab 10 rebounds, which would be considered a double-double. A triple-double occurs when a player records double digits in three of those five categories during a game. For example, a player might have 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, resulting in a triple-double. These achievements highlight a player's well-rounded performance on the court.
The wnba needs to do a better job at showcasing and protecting its asset. What do you think they did with Jordan, with lebron, with kobe with steph. They changed the rules to cater to them made sure they got protected. And highlighted their ability. The wnba is trying to do the opposite with Clark, and it could kill all the momentum she is gaining if they are not careful.
CC brings excitement to the game (win or lose) when she plays with her brand of basketball - whether its her shooting and/or assists. That's the only reason I watch the Fever. No other player or team is worth watching
Crash and burn is putting it lightly. CC had to endure a full season of cheap shots, criticism, lies and she stood strong and triumphant. WNBA you failed.
What the hell is going on here? RUclips has to implement a rule that bold faced lies are not allowed. I'm a big fan of CC, and on top of that I'm an Iowa Alum, but this is too much!
I don't know what the European league is like but the WNBA just had the most disgusting racist response shaming a reporter for question the eye stabing, and laughing with another player about it. Clear out the haters from top to bottom, love the quality players but get quality coaches and President to replace the trailer park culture.
Instead of applauding for all the benefits CC poured out into the league, even her coach and teammates are afraid of her accomplishments... full of jealousy and selfish pride.
The format sucks,top seed gets 2 home games to start, out of 3 game series?? how about 1-1-1. that way Indiana fans get to see their team at home in the playoffs. Lost revenue for team and league.
Playing on Sat and Sun when football is going on is a problem even for the NBA. Baseball gets the same low interest except in a few cities. Give it a break man support the league or move on.
I have said this on other posts. Indiana needs to redo their roster and add a couple of enforcers like Barnes and others of that ilk. That way teams KNOW their will be consequences if Caitlan, or ANYONE on the Fever for that matter, gets blatantly rough treatment. The best player on the other team will FEEL Caitlan's pain, as well as the player who cheap shots a fever player.
It's a trash organization. Doesn't deserve views. Subsidized league, basically child support from the NBA. But I agree, where are the teammates? Are women that caddy and jealous?
I just think Clark should play for another league and then they can hate on something else besides Caitlin and her fans. Nobody wants to watch a league that calls a huge number of fans racists. That's low, and nobody needs that crap.
654,000 tv viewers for the Sun/Lynx playoff game is awful, terrible. Attendance of just 8,500 for the Sun/Lynx playoff game is awful, terrible. Nearly 5,000 unsold seats at the Aces/Liberty playoff game is awful, terrible. Discussion is over, the league is dead without Caitlin.
All your points are relevant about Clark being a huge boom for the wnba in regards to attendance, tv ratings, sales, salaries, etc…….the problem is the players, referees, commissioner, don’t care about any of this. They just want to ‘wallow’ in their own little world of petty jealousies, selfishness, racism, lesbianism, etc while not letting the ‘great white hope’ succeed in their world. 😮
I’ll stop watching the wnba next year if it doesn’t change, I just won’t support that. I’ll watch CC highlights etc but I’ll never purchase and give money to the wnba until they can show they’re professional and end all the hate.
I’m just going to say this… everybody saying this, that and the third, hating or saying other players play here too… I hope yall support is as strong as ya hate. And we already saw how that played out… America, I love you. But gotdamn , we as a whole, are full of shit.
That was my big problem. CC was getting intentionally pummeled. If I was her teammate, I’m be ready to knock a MFer down if they came after her in front of me. I never understood why the Fever teammates didn’t circle the wagons.
I haven't listened to more than 6 words of this broadcast and I need to say this...Did the entire league really believe their own garbage? That Caitlin's fans and truthfully many of other teams fans would continue to watch after all the BLATANT AND TECHNICALS THAT WERE COMMITTED TO HER THAT WERE OUTRIGHT CAUGHT ON THE LEAGUE'S OWN CAMERAS WERE NOT CALLED AND WHEN THEY WERE CONTESTED, BE OUTRIGHT EITHER BY COACH REEVES OR FANS, that were DENIED OR JUST TOTALLY IGNORED, would go AWAY as the rest of the playoffs continued? REALLY? Well wakeup time. If those fouls had been called rather than ignored, you would have kept a MUCH LARGER ATTENDANCE and VIEWERSHIP, throughout the playoffs. Period. The public does NOT like FOUL PLAY EVER, BY TEAMS OR OFFICIALS, OR BOTH. Separately, or in COLLUSION. TEAMS, COACHES, AND REFEREES.
Matt Barnes said it best: "where the fuck are her teammates?" You have Aliyah Boston looking and don't do anything about it. If this happens in front of me, I'll make sure I'm the one getting ejected and suspended.
playoff viewership back to what it was pre 2024. if they don't protect her and market her properly the league gonna just be popular for her and nobody will stick around for anyone else
I don’t watch the WNBA. Well at least I never did. My wife got into it because of Clark. So I would sit and watch games here and there. Then I started to watch. She lost but I was impressed. Now I won’t watch till maybe next year. If she was in the Olympics I probably would’ve watched. 🤷🏽♂️
The real reason most of the WNBA hates Caitlyn Clark: she's just prettier and more talented than most of them. Everybody knows thats the ultimate jelly recipe.
Review the games, officiating is so bad. Plus the idols she looked up to, treat her horribly for no reason except jealousy. They are like the bad older sisters in Cinderella, jealousy controls them. People are fed up with the dirtiness of the players, and the incompetence of the officials. Fans just want to see good basketball and talented play. They are disgusted by the dangerous shoves, pokes, and punches to players, especially off the ball bullying cheap shots. Viewers want to watch a game and feel good when it is over win or lose. If the wnba and her opponents want to bring crap, they are gonna get crap thrown back at them. Her fans will stand up for her against the bullies. The Wnba saying the game needed a rilvary is good for it, doesn't understand the fans at all. Good basketball, comradery, clean fun and inspiration is what will help the wnba and all the players. You can't be bullies and then complain when people stand up against it. Watch the film of the games, and be fair. Then you might understand the aggravation of the fans. The Fever had LESS fouls called for them than any other team. Connecticut had 12 more fouls shots than the Fever in the latest game. The no fouls called, while allowing cheap and dangerous contact needs honest review . Fever coach had to use the challenge multiple games because of wrong calls being called on the wrong players. Better officiating, better sportsmanship, and better leadership by vetrans, owners, and management would do wonders. The common remarks regarding Caitlin is that she is a mature, exciting, and inspiring person. Fans want to see goodness in their leaders. Show good sportsmanship on and off the court. It will be rewarded!
Replace Commissioner with a guy. Mandatory fingernail length... Mandatory hair length.... They not making money. It's a loosing league they need to shut up
Live with it; it’s reality: Caitlin Clark is the STAR! Nobody else is close! You don’t get to pick who the star is; we, the public does! Clark’s talent, demeanor and classy act draws people. Trashy behavior, bad morals, crude & rude behavior turns people off! REALITY is here and no one can change reality! Now the WNBA must make adjustments if they want success like Clark; become people of substance and not vulgarity and rottenness! Be like Clark! It’s that simple and that hard! I don’t care for most of these players and neither does most of the public! I pick what I see and invest my time on! Hull seems to be my type too, we’ll see. If you’re educated and civilized act like it or I’ll stick to Messi.
They keep talking about a “new fan base”. It is THE FANBASE. Before CC came to the WNBA they didn’t have a fan base at all. Nobody was watching. Nobody was interested. They were playing in high school gyms where they couldn’t fill out the seats. Playing for 400 people isn’t a fan base. Those are friends and family. CC gave the WNBA a fanbase. And it comes with all the good and the bad. You don’t get the sweet without the sour. The black angry lesbians should be happy they have people to care enough to even be mean to them. 🤦🏾♂️
The Indiana Fever have no enforcers. They are not as big and bad as other WNBA teams. Who do they have? Aliyah Boston? She is a pussy cat. Really nice gal but not going to get into it with other bigs. Nalyssa Smith? She doesn't like CC and her sweetheart gal is Carringtion. Lexie Hull? She is a good player but not a big tough gal. She also values her teeth. Kelsey Mitchell? Not big and bad enough, she couldn't do the job. Damaris Dantas? Maybe, but she slow. Not real agressive either. Katie Lou Samuelson? She is big and pretty strong but she is far from the action sitting on the bench. Plus I don't think she is really a bad ass. In other words the Fever have nobody on the team capable of protecting CC when she gets hell beat out of her by opponents.
She won’t be in this league long. Too much pressure on this girl. Not only the pressure to carry the league, but pressure from all these other people who don’t know anything about the sport.
They didn’t even show the New York game where we could watch it. It wasn’t accessible. They’re rating padding and painting a false narrative. If it was more accessible people would’ve watched. Let’s not do this . We can’t even watch game 2 to neither series unless you have W.N.B.A. pass. And you gassed to have ESPN to watch the games they do show on cable. Maybe if they showed in prime time (free) stations like they did the fever, more people would be able to watch.
Caitlin Clark is just classy,she's a perfect role model for young women. She took some brutal hits from low life jealous women. She stood tall never made excuses and just kept getting better. I'll be a Caitlin Clark fan forever and if she stays with the Indiana Fever or another team that's who I will pull for.
I followed Caitlin Clark from Iowa to the Fever!! Attended a home game! Amazing!! But now that the Fever are out of the playoffs, I will stop watching and not even follow scores on ESPN. No Caitlin, no me!!!!
It’s a shame that jealousy and ignorance played such such a part in this young lady leaving league. Good luck without her WNBA. The ship will continue sinking.
It’s basketball league, not the Caitlin Clark showcase. If you change the league to accommodate what “fans” want to see Caitlin do, you run the risk of other players opting to just go overseas or not play at all. These pseudo fans when the viewership is based on hate, what happens when the hated remove themselves from the equation?
The WNBA is way over its head. There was no compelling reason for me to be a fan until Clark came along. The commissioner and management have done nothing to correct this soap opera league. Fake long fingernails, refs worse than high school, blatant, egregious fouls not reviewed, no consequences for thug play. Conflicts of interest between lovers on opposing teams. They cannot even accept and embrace a game changing league savior. The commissioner must go, and management gutted and overhauled. If not, they will watch the house go down in flames. All the Clark effect growth will disappear, and the league will stay in the welfare line with its hat out for the NBA net.
They still lost alot of money...i see they didn't put those turnovers in there..all of them stats and shes at home..sounds like the women version of bron...
The WNBA is not something I want to watch anymore, especially after seeing what I saw, bunch of jealousy, biased officiating, and too much drama. Caitlin brought a lot of eyes onto the league, and some of us were disgusted
This narrator is claiming that the league put all of their attention on CC this season. That’s 🧢. They didn’t do anything for that woman. She did it herself through her play and humbleness. ESPn tried the BS rivalry with AR but that didn’t go anywhere because her style of play is unmatched.
I still feel that *_Caitlin Clark_* needs to go to Europe and play in a league that won't allow her to get mugged in every game. The organization didn't support her and allowed the refs and the league to shower her with ticky-tack fouls while allowing the opposing teams to get away with nothing short of assault. Every team needs a coach and front office that supports the players on and off the court. This bunch fell way short on that count. Furthermore, the league needs to learn the value of protecting players at the league level. Let them spend a few years without the biggest draw the league has ever seen. I, for one, would love to see _Clark_ play in Italy or Spain. And if _Clark_ goes, others may follow. The league might not survive.
The problem isn't that the WNBA has put too much attention on Caitlin Clark. The problem is that the WNBA has been doing their best to ignore Caitlin Clark and what she has brought to the league, or worse, just wish that she would go away. Add to that the fact that other players think they can do anything they want with impunity and refs that either do nothing or make aggregious miscalls, and you have a real potential for the league's star player getting injured with absolutely no protection from the referee staff or the WNBA itself. The league needs to pull its head out of its ass and start valuing the star that has brought a lot of light (and money) to everyone in the league. That should be obvious to anybody, and yet the league seems to be totally ignoring it. BTW, the WNBA playoff format is BS. The fact that they have a system where a playoff team that can be eliminated without even having a home game is nuts. Every team that makes the playoffs worked hard to get there. Therefore, every team that makes the playoff should have at least one home game. Change the format. One last thing ... which player is most valuable to the league, the one who belongs to a team that is capable of taking the championship every year or the player who bring tons of new attending fans, tons of new viewing fans and tons of new merchandise sales. The league blew it on its MVP selection. I don't care how good Aja Wilson is. She is not the draw that Caitlin Clark is and never will be.Caitlin Clark has real value to her team and to the league. If the league continues to ignore that, then they will lose in the long run.
Stop talking about it who cares if the rating crash .. the only ones that care are content creators and they the ones keeping them relevant and I’ll be blocking and reporting any RUclipsr making these videos because let the wnba crash and burn it will just you making a video on it is what makes people check out the game still I honestly forgot about wnba in TWO DAYS totally forgot till I see a video like this 🤦♂️ these people are bozos talk about something else if you can 🤣💩💩
For the last 30 years, I never watched the WNBA. This year I watched every Fever game! CC is a superstar!
Can't wait to start watching the WNBA again next year......
I have never watched a WNBA game and I never will. It's always been a trash league full of activists. The WNBA has never made money. The NBA has always paid for them to exist. I will never support the WNBA is any way. Any league that can't pay for their own existence shouldn't exist.
@TimC0007 I suppose some people are in to cattiness, jealousy, pettiness, envy, etc. I will never watch a WNBA game. I've never had enough time to wast time watching those kind of people. 💩
You are not a WNBA supporter you are a CC supporter that's no different from having fake friends only learn they never care about you they were only there for what they can get.
Ditto
CC#22 IS ELECTRIFYING.....THE NEW FACE OF THE WNBA!!!! I PLAYED..BUT NEVER WATCHED IT...UNTIL THAT LIL IOWA GIRL...CC CAME ALONG....FOLLOWED HER FROM COLLEGE TO THE WNBA....I ABSOLUTELY ADORE HER....NOT ONLY IN HER BASKETBALL SKILLS....BUT JUST AS AN ALL-AROUND BEAUTIFUL PERSON....INSIDE AND OUT!!!
HER PARENTS DID AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL JOB IN RAISING THIS FINE YOUNG 22 YEAR OLD WOMAN.....AND HER BROTHERS...HATS OFF TO YOU...ALL TOGETHER YOU MADE HER THE ELECTRIFYING PERSON SHE IS TODAY.....THANK YOU!
People would have stayed if Caitlin Clark was treated fairly. That's the reason why ppl are tuning out. Who wants to watch dirty plays.
The fact that the WNBA is dirtier than the NBA is wild.
It is because some of the WNBA players compensate lack of skill with rough play.
This! It’s hard to watch even when CC plays. It’s ok if she doesn’t win -- but the fouls are so blatant I don’t know how they still have their jobs.
For goodness sakes can’t wnba watch their ‘work’. And you are failing
Review the games, officiating is so bad. Plus the idols she looked up to, treat her horribly for no reason except jealousy. They are like the bad older sisters in Cinderella, jealousy controls them. People are fed up with the dirtiness of the players, and the incompetence of the officials. Fans just want to see good basketball and talented play. They are disgusted by the dangerous shoves, pokes, and punches to players, especially off the ball bullying cheap shots. Viewers want to watch a game and feel good when it is over win or lose. If the wnba and her opponents want to bring crap, they are gonna get crap thrown back at them. Her fans will stand up for her against the bullies. The Wnba saying the game needed a rilvary is good for it, doesn't understand the fans at all. Good basketball, comradery, clean fun and inspiration is what will help the wnba and all the players. You can't be bullies and then complain when people stand up against it. Watch the film of the games, and be fair. Then you might understand the aggravation of the fans. The fever had LESS fouls called for them than any other team. Connecticut had 12 more fouls shots than the Fever in the latest game. The no fouls called, while allowing cheap and dangerous contact needs honest review . Fever coach had to use the challenge multiple games because of wrong calls being called on the wrong players. Better officiating, better sportsmanship, and better leadership by vetrans, owners, and management would do wonders. The common remarks regarding Caitlin is that she is a mature, exciting, and inspiring person. Fans want to see goodness in their leaders. Show good sportsmanship on and off the court. It will be rewarded!
Clark is the reason the WNBA is relevant. No one gives a damn about the awful Carters, D'Jonaes and Reeses of the world. Their attitudes are repulsive and they are unwatchable.
Really Angela and Clark seriously big stars ,,cc. Just guard dominant in the league
No parent would want their kids to emulate those attitudes
@@waltertucker4297angel is a star rebounder 😅 not exciting as watching CC. Angel is more popular than a big star player if that makes sense
@@jwebstar5304Pretty easy to rebound your own 🏀🧱 bricks❗😂 🤣
Caitlin is a young woman who we all can learn from. She has become an expert in playing basketball. It should be obvious that young people can learn the strategy of playing basketball from her. We all should be kind to each other and encourage each other. Caitlin does her best to try to interact with as many fans that she can. Certainly it hurts when someone pushes you down or pokes you in your eye. It makes sense that when these serious fouls are committed against you, you can get ref's attention and present your complaint. Even if ignored, don't dwell on it for too long. Just do your best to get your head back into what you are doing. Caitlin, continue to follow your heart and continue to be a wonderful example to our young people. You are still too young to fully understand your impression for good on our young.
With millions of new viewers, WNBA had the opportunity to showcase their skills. Instead, the majority of new fans witnessed the thuggery of the WNBA.
Truth
Ummm where’s those people/players who hated on CC let them full up them seats 😂
I'mmm ........ Good Point
It's going to take allot of desperate people to fill up The Fevers stadium about now
@@a1000island Do you think Caitlyn getting deliberately jabbed in the face in game affected her play that day?
@@pjfan173 It affects someone to have a 9 inch nail jabbed into the eyeball and the ref say play on, no foul. Yes it affected her.
They want CC and her fans gone not sure why we dont just give that to them and start the WPBL Womens Professional Basketball League.
Probably because you can't play basketball
Would love to see here take her game overseas
with NO dikes
WWPBL, more like
@@ExplorationRandomDestination I agree and I've mentioned it several times but don't if NBA reading it.
What a sweet young woman Caitlin is! I’d be very proud if she was my daughter!
They will never be relevant without Caitlin. She is the only player black or white that most people care to watch. Their game is full of bullies and whiners, and to be quit frank, it's boring without Caitlin
It's boring WITH her. That's not a knock on Caitlin Clark, but a knock on what a joke the WNBA is in general. Continual traveling and carrying, countless missed layups, airballs galore, poor field goal and free throw percentages, comically-errant passes, many awkward and uncoordinated-looking players, and virtually everyone's feet are superglued to the floor. And that's just the basketball. Mix in way too many entitled, whiny, racist and rainbow players and the league is virtually unwatchable for me.
perfectly said and I second "bullies and whiners" and "boring without Caitlin."
This is a lie. Both series tonight were great tonight and exciting. If you were a real wnba fan you would’ve known that. Stewart who has consistently been a great player, played an exciting game tonight. Give the other players respect and credit. There were great players before CC, and there will be great players after. You guys take away from the sport with this foolishness.
@@MarkMay-cr6bv kkk
@@puananihoku7302 kkk
This is not fixable under the current structure.
Not 100% sure what this means entirely.
But even with this great growth, even with Caitlin, I don't know if this league is fixable.
The NBA owns 60% of the WNBA. By contract they take 60% of revenue off the top. The WNBA GETS 40%. From 40% they pay all bills and costs, if they need more they get it from the NBA, the NBA owns more of the WNBA. THE WNBA shows a loss on paper, the NBA MAKES money off of the revenue AND claims the WNBA LOSES money and they use it as a tax write off. The WNBA players don't make a dime from the sales of their own Jerseys, the NBA MAKES 60% of sales. From the media contract, the WNBA gets 2.2 billion. 40% is 880 million, divided by 8 years = 110 million, divided by 15 teams (expansion) = 7 million subtract expenses, salaries, costs, taxes. This league is in trouble unless this level of growth continues and they take no more money from the NBA.
@@edwardbietsch993 If you are implying the fix is in from on high to break her ass...possibly, but if so what a slime pit the whole mess is.
@@edwardbietsch993 My reply appears to have been deleted very quickly so I will rephrase it and see if it lasts a little longer: If you are implying Ms Clark is being targeted by unkind words and deeds by orders from on high as an assisting mechanism of capital structure, my goodness gracious wouldn't that just make the whole thing such an awful mess indeed.
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Er...no.
That's a partial view of the whole situation. Given how much the NBA has invested in the W, given how the W even with the Clark Effect is projected to lose 50 million dollars (always losing since day one), no one in their right mind can say that the growth they have experienced this year is stunted by the revenue share that the NBA takes.
The WNBA is a poor product. Without the NBA it would not exist.
Under the current paradigm, as the OP hints at, there's no way they will attract more customers, more public, more sponsors. Too much violence, too many controversies (Deariga, Chennedy, Caitlin, the 2 Sky players being harassed but their own fans and fans of Reese), very bad officiating, bad planning of the timing for matches (some at the same time as other sports), bad leadership, and a ton of DEI bs ruling over them.
I took my daughter to a WNBA game, 20+ years ago and was repulsed by the foul cat-calling and suggestive comments from the sapphic component of the sparse crowd. Never went back. It was embarrassing.
Now, I've checked out the league again. Caitlyn Clark is special as advertised, with an amazing bag of skills and talent that is entertaining to watch. Her character is even more impressive. The league and its players and refs and Nike have conspired to minimize her impact and she has not allowed it to overcome her.
Sadly, I have also become acquainted with the teams, players, and pathetic refs and it's not something I want to see more of. Ugly play, ugly attitude, cheap shots, victimhood-seeking, crooked refs and an impotent league office? Again, not interested. I wish CC would bail and play in Europe, she deserves something better than this joke of a league.
Also, Nike has made a business decision to sign her in order to SUPPRESS her popularity!!
To quote the great Darko "IT'S A CRAAP!!"
This is what happens when you're subsidized. It doesn't matter if anyone shows up to watch the games, you're going to get paid anyway. That's why it has become such an unprofessional mess. Replace the clueless commissioner whose only comment on all the nasty hits on Caitlin and the racist comments by some players was to encourage it. A new commissioner could set a new tone and new expectations for the league. We certainly don't need the likes of Angel Reese, Chennedy Carter, and Dijonai Carrington.
Yes, coz maybe the commissioner does not know basketball rules (maybe did not have basketball experience) that's why the commissioner does not know what to do. Must be replaced.
@@fr57ujf that is so true... I don't know why they are crying for a better salary if their own league does not have money to begin with, they are just being subsidized... They don't have any right to have higher salaries
It's more than knowing rules, it's a matter of common decency. You don't encourage racial animosity and thuggish attacks on the court because you think it will increase revenue.
What about Sue Bird for President, if not WNBA then the USA? Hey she is one of the few adults in the room.
Good choice for the WNBA.
Wait, Caitlin Clark is gone? What's the WNBA? All of a sudden I got amnesia. Back to never watching them again
Crash and burn is just beginning. They’ve totally mismanaged the league. They need to clean house and get some people who know how to run a business and get coaches and know how to coach and start cracking down players on players stop the violence.
The league is activist, Woke. That is what the league is all about. They don't care about getting big crowds, they are satisfied with the status quo.NBA gives them the money they need. CC just pisses them off and they will never accept her into the BLL (Black Lesbian League).
Maybe it's just what I've seen but I don't see a big push of CC.....Be seems like they want A'ja to be the face of the league. Seems like some try not to talk about CC but it's just undeniable.
Caitlin Clark is like a floodlight that REVEALS ALL THE FAULTS THAT THE wnba has. SHE REVEALS THE JEALOUSY,HATRED, ANIMOSITY, RACISM THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE wnba and A LOT OF IT'S PLAYERS. THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT AOF DECENT PLAYERS THAT DON'T SPEAK OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE BACKLASH THEY'LL RECEIVE FROM THE wnba and the bad players.
When you turn the lights on you can see clearly all the cockroaches!
Where were her team players. Right they didn’t give a shit about her. You called yourself a team. That’s a joke. I never use to watch it. But I started because of cc. Australia 🇦🇺
They tried to create a rivalry between Clark and Reese, but Reese was a terrible player and to rival Clark.. you need another superstar that can make baskets.
They tried.. they tried their best to make Reese a star with those double double records, but that's all she had... it was manufactured. So nobody took her seriously.
A'ja Wilson is a worthwhile competitive adversary for CC. Reese is a good rebounder, but the competition between her and Clark is a contrivance. Angel needs it, Clark does not.
@@PrometheanRising True, but Reese just doesn't have the class or the talent to be an adversary for Clark. A'ja would be great... the stats show, Clark has out performed A'ja in most stats for her rookie year.
@@Streeknine i feel bad for Reese sometimes. She isn't very bright, and she was clearly raised poorly.
@@PrometheanRising I wouldn't feel too badly for her, she's getting the money using her privilege. She's not even worried about becoming better at the game.
@@Streeknine Yes, but she'll always be herself.
Caitlin is one of the most smartest and articulate players in the league. She tried to get more money for the players for their benefit. Instead of gratitude she gets disrespected and mauled on the court. Many, but not all, of the players are racist towards her because she is a great player. Their hatred towards her is obvious. They are harming the league and themselves. Plain stupidity and ignorance. Time to grow up little girls and become adults.
🤣 Can't wait to see the ratings Monday for the rest of these playoff team vs the NFL teams Sunday. I bet the viewers all time low. 🤣
And she wasn't good enough for the Olympics , who is in charge of marketing for the league? They should be fired.
they need team enforcers
Coach and her teammates are FUCKING USELESS when Cc got attack. I never see them protect Cc there just WATCHING her down. Grrrrrr
The 2nd guy, right after Stephen, just doesn't get it, the issue is not that her teammates didn't step up and back her up verbally or physically ... the issue is that wayyyyy too many sh*t show sh*t were targeted to CC, and it is so obvious ... everyone knows that, and if people were truly honest with themselves they would see that as well, and not choose to be a hater ... yes physicality is part of the game, but it needs to be fair and not to the level that was directed to CC ... there were too many cheap ghetto shots, so obvious ...
Ray Charles could see the ratings drop....js
@@arkansasgreg that is RICH my friend and HONEST too.
They learning Bro... They started stepping up later. Yet, they should do better. I'd be more interested in her teammates cashing in those layup dimes CC delivers!
Yeah she could have had the most assist this year if her goofy team wasn't so awkward
@@a1000islandshe did have the most assists this season
I forgot where i saw this comment "reality is comin for cc"
Ahhh
Reality for WNBA the only thing WNBA survive is the pity from nba budget
Why wnba old player cant pull off many viewers in the past decade not bec of they are black its simple
They have no amazing
Athletics moves
Skills
Shots
Passes etc
But they
focus on drama🤣
Start a new women basketball game, only straight and all race no DEI.
Exactly!
The truth is this 22 year old young woman who loves to play sports...has a great attitude and she doesn't put other people down. This is the kind of young lady that i raised both of my daughters to be like. Woman should lift each other up. Not hurt them.i watched when this lady passed the ball to her teammate and the crowd was on thier feet ..shouting and clapping and those 2 young woman were so happy. It was beautiful to see the team playing basketball together. This is what people want to see.... in this terrible time in our country it is wonderful to see how happy everyone was when they played a great game. ❤
AMEN BROTHER!!!
Point in fact. A couple years ago I thought the W had folded. 😂😂😂
"It's not just about one player, it's about me to. And I want y'all to know that."
Oh what a world in which we create our own demise.You reap what you sow.
Jon you are alright with me thanks for calling out the Haters. I will not be watching the playoffs.
Maysbe we need another league for these clowns to appreciate what Ckark brings to the league millions of eyes
Where can I find the numbers???? Today was the 1st day after CC out...
You can't build a star, they have to be a star. There won't be another CC. You have to ride the wave. This won't be forever
Those are like Michael Jordan of the wnba numbers
Caitlin Clark is the one that should have gotten coach of the year!
the rest of the league does not deserve it. because of the way the have treated her.
ChatGPT to the rescue!
*_Q: In the WNBA, what is a double double and a triple double?_*
A: In the WNBA (and basketball in general), a double-double occurs when a player achieves double digits (10 or more) in two of the five main statistical categories in a single game. These categories are:
1. Points
2. Rebounds
3. Assists
4. Steals
5. Blocks
For example, a player might score 15 points and grab 10 rebounds, which would be considered a double-double.
A triple-double occurs when a player records double digits in three of those five categories during a game. For example, a player might have 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, resulting in a triple-double.
These achievements highlight a player's well-rounded performance on the court.
When is the NBA going to create the real WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION and let the WNBA flounder into obscurity.
That coach not calling fouls is crazy
The wnba needs to do a better job at showcasing and protecting its asset. What do you think they did with Jordan, with lebron, with kobe with steph. They changed the rules to cater to them made sure they got protected. And highlighted their ability. The wnba is trying to do the opposite with Clark, and it could kill all the momentum she is gaining if they are not careful.
CC brings excitement to the game (win or lose) when she plays with her brand of basketball - whether its her shooting and/or assists. That's the only reason I watch the Fever. No other player or team is worth watching
Crash and burn is putting it lightly. CC had to endure a full season of cheap shots, criticism, lies and she stood strong and triumphant. WNBA you failed.
What the hell is going on here? RUclips has to implement a rule that bold faced lies are not allowed. I'm a big fan of CC, and on top of that I'm an Iowa Alum, but this is too much!
I absolutely agree - you gotta get BlockTube and just flag them as clickbait sites. But you're right- THIS has to stop.
I don't know what the European league is like but the WNBA just had the most disgusting racist response shaming a reporter for question the eye stabing, and laughing with another player about it. Clear out the haters from top to bottom, love the quality players but get quality coaches and President to replace the trailer park culture.
The difference between the Brotherhood and Sisterhood in sports is the Brotherhood actually exists
With no Caitlin Clark, all that's left is grown BeBe kids
It's about attitude and skill, not skin colour.
Instead of applauding for all the benefits CC poured out into the league, even her coach and teammates are afraid of her accomplishments... full of jealousy and selfish pride.
The format sucks,top seed gets 2 home games to start, out of 3 game series?? how about 1-1-1. that way Indiana fans get to see their team at home in the playoffs. Lost revenue for team and league.
because it was set before charter flights.
This was totally misleading click bait . The new ratings won't be out until tomorrow. This all just rehash of old facts.
AI generated to boot.
I Refuse to watch Now😀
Getting just what it deserves as a wake up call.
Is this woman's BB or men's BB scrub former NBA player?
Playing on Sat and Sun when football is going on is a problem even for the NBA. Baseball gets the same low interest except in a few cities. Give it a break man support the league or move on.
Did this video have any new information??? Appears it's just clips of information I've already see.
When the fever came to the target center, attendance was over 19K. Game one of the playoffs at the target center vs the Sun was 8500.
I have said this on other posts. Indiana needs to redo their roster and add a couple of enforcers like Barnes and others of that ilk. That way teams KNOW their will be consequences if Caitlan, or ANYONE on the Fever for that matter, gets blatantly rough treatment. The best player on the other team will FEEL Caitlan's pain, as well as the player who cheap shots a fever player.
Should've wrote the WNBA rookie record books in pencil.
He's right 👍💯
I can't support hater culture wherever it's found.
She should leave and let them go broke 😅
WNBA , SHOULD HAVE CC'S BACK!!!!
In the end we are seeing once again the detriment wokeism and dei brongs to all it touches.
It's a trash organization. Doesn't deserve views. Subsidized league, basically child support from the NBA.
But I agree, where are the teammates? Are women that caddy and jealous?
I only watch to see the angry black lesbians lose their minds when they play CC!😂😂😂 Funny stuff ive never seen anything like it!♥️
Now that's something that angel recent listen to that's what you call been a good player not what you doing in WNBA
CLICKBAIT! This is a mashup of clips and does not discuss ratings. Garbage AI production.
I just think Clark should play for another league and then they can hate on something else besides Caitlin and her fans. Nobody wants to watch a league that calls a huge number of fans racists. That's low, and nobody needs that crap.
654,000 tv viewers for the Sun/Lynx playoff game is awful, terrible. Attendance of just 8,500 for the Sun/Lynx playoff game is awful, terrible. Nearly 5,000 unsold seats at the Aces/Liberty playoff game is awful, terrible. Discussion is over, the league is dead without Caitlin.
All your points are relevant about Clark being a huge boom for the wnba in regards to attendance, tv ratings, sales, salaries, etc…….the problem is the players, referees, commissioner, don’t care about any of this. They just want to ‘wallow’ in their own little world of petty jealousies, selfishness, racism, lesbianism, etc while not letting the ‘great white hope’ succeed in their world. 😮
I’ll stop watching the wnba next year if it doesn’t change, I just won’t support that. I’ll watch CC highlights etc but I’ll never purchase and give money to the wnba until they can show they’re professional and end all the hate.
I’m just going to say this… everybody saying this, that and the third, hating or saying other players play here too… I hope yall support is as strong as ya hate. And we already saw how that played out… America, I love you. But gotdamn , we as a whole, are full of shit.
That was my big problem. CC was getting intentionally pummeled. If I was her teammate, I’m be ready to knock a MFer down if they came after her in front of me. I never understood why the Fever teammates didn’t circle the wagons.
I haven't listened to more than 6 words of this broadcast and I need to say this...Did the entire league really believe their own garbage? That Caitlin's fans and truthfully many of other teams fans would continue to watch after all the BLATANT AND TECHNICALS THAT WERE COMMITTED TO HER THAT WERE OUTRIGHT CAUGHT ON THE LEAGUE'S OWN CAMERAS WERE NOT CALLED AND WHEN THEY WERE CONTESTED, BE OUTRIGHT EITHER BY COACH REEVES OR FANS, that were DENIED OR JUST TOTALLY IGNORED, would go AWAY as the rest of the playoffs continued? REALLY? Well wakeup time. If those fouls had been called rather than ignored, you would have kept a MUCH LARGER ATTENDANCE and VIEWERSHIP, throughout the playoffs. Period. The public does NOT like FOUL PLAY EVER, BY TEAMS OR OFFICIALS, OR BOTH. Separately, or in COLLUSION. TEAMS, COACHES, AND REFEREES.
Matt Barnes said it best: "where the fuck are her teammates?"
You have Aliyah Boston looking and don't do anything about it. If this happens in front of me, I'll make sure I'm the one getting ejected and suspended.
playoff viewership back to what it was pre 2024. if they don't protect her and market her properly the league gonna just be popular for her and nobody will stick around for anyone else
I don’t watch the WNBA. Well at least I never did. My wife got into it because of Clark. So I would sit and watch games here and there. Then I started to watch. She lost but I was impressed. Now I won’t watch till maybe next year. If she was in the Olympics I probably would’ve watched. 🤷🏽♂️
The real reason most of the WNBA hates Caitlyn Clark: she's just prettier and more talented than most of them. Everybody knows thats the ultimate jelly recipe.
Review the games, officiating is so bad. Plus the idols she looked up to, treat her horribly for no reason except jealousy. They are like the bad older sisters in Cinderella, jealousy controls them. People are fed up with the dirtiness of the players, and the incompetence of the officials. Fans just want to see good basketball and talented play. They are disgusted by the dangerous shoves, pokes, and punches to players, especially off the ball bullying cheap shots. Viewers want to watch a game and feel good when it is over win or lose. If the wnba and her opponents want to bring crap, they are gonna get crap thrown back at them. Her fans will stand up for her against the bullies. The Wnba saying the game needed a rilvary is good for it, doesn't understand the fans at all. Good basketball, comradery, clean fun and inspiration is what will help the wnba and all the players. You can't be bullies and then complain when people stand up against it. Watch the film of the games, and be fair. Then you might understand the aggravation of the fans. The Fever had LESS fouls called for them than any other team. Connecticut had 12 more fouls shots than the Fever in the latest game. The no fouls called, while allowing cheap and dangerous contact needs honest review . Fever coach had to use the challenge multiple games because of wrong calls being called on the wrong players. Better officiating, better sportsmanship, and better leadership by vetrans, owners, and management would do wonders. The common remarks regarding Caitlin is that she is a mature, exciting, and inspiring person. Fans want to see goodness in their leaders. Show good sportsmanship on and off the court. It will be rewarded!
Replace Commissioner with a guy. Mandatory fingernail length... Mandatory hair length.... They not making money. It's a loosing league they need to shut up
Live with it; it’s reality: Caitlin Clark is the STAR! Nobody else is close! You don’t get to pick who the star is; we, the public does! Clark’s talent, demeanor and classy act draws people. Trashy behavior, bad morals, crude & rude behavior turns people off! REALITY is here and no one can change reality! Now the WNBA must make adjustments if they want success like Clark; become people of substance and not vulgarity and rottenness! Be like Clark! It’s that simple and that hard! I don’t care for most of these players and neither does most of the public! I pick what I see and invest my time on! Hull seems to be my type too, we’ll see. If you’re educated and civilized act like it or I’ll stick to Messi.
They keep talking about a “new fan base”. It is THE FANBASE. Before CC came to the WNBA they didn’t have a fan base at all. Nobody was watching. Nobody was interested. They were playing in high school gyms where they couldn’t fill out the seats. Playing for 400 people isn’t a fan base. Those are friends and family. CC gave the WNBA a fanbase. And it comes with all the good and the bad. You don’t get the sweet without the sour. The black angry lesbians should be happy they have people to care enough to even be mean to them. 🤦🏾♂️
The Indiana Fever have no enforcers. They are not as big and bad as other WNBA teams. Who do they have? Aliyah Boston? She is a pussy cat. Really nice gal but not going to get into it with other bigs. Nalyssa Smith? She doesn't like CC and her sweetheart gal is Carringtion. Lexie Hull? She is a good player but not a big tough gal. She also values her teeth. Kelsey Mitchell? Not big and bad enough, she couldn't do the job. Damaris Dantas? Maybe, but she slow. Not real agressive either. Katie Lou Samuelson? She is big and pretty strong but she is far from the action sitting on the bench. Plus I don't think she is really a bad ass. In other words the Fever have nobody on the team capable of protecting CC when she gets hell beat out of her by opponents.
She won’t be in this league long. Too much pressure on this girl. Not only the pressure to carry the league, but pressure from all these other people who don’t know anything about the sport.
They didn’t even show the New York game where we could watch it. It wasn’t accessible. They’re rating padding and painting a false narrative. If it was more accessible people would’ve watched. Let’s not do this . We can’t even watch game 2 to neither series unless you have W.N.B.A. pass. And you gassed to have ESPN to watch the games they do show on cable. Maybe if they showed in prime time (free) stations like they did the fever, more people would be able to watch.
Caitlin Clark is just classy,she's a perfect role model for young women. She took some brutal hits from low life jealous women. She stood tall never made excuses and just kept getting better. I'll be a Caitlin Clark fan forever and if she stays with the Indiana Fever or another team that's who I will pull for.
I followed Caitlin Clark from Iowa to the Fever!! Attended a home game! Amazing!! But now that the Fever are out of the playoffs, I will stop watching and not even follow scores on ESPN. No Caitlin, no me!!!!
It’s a shame that jealousy and ignorance played such such a part in this young lady leaving league. Good luck without her WNBA. The ship will continue sinking.
In San Francisco we are going to have a new WNBA team next year. Yeah I’ll be following…..for sure
It’s basketball league, not the Caitlin Clark showcase. If you change the league to accommodate what “fans” want to see Caitlin do, you run the risk of other players opting to just go overseas or not play at all. These pseudo fans when the viewership is based on hate, what happens when the hated remove themselves from the equation?
The WNBA is way over its head. There was no compelling reason for me to be a fan until Clark came along. The commissioner and management have done nothing to correct this soap opera league. Fake long fingernails, refs worse than high school, blatant, egregious fouls not reviewed, no consequences for thug play. Conflicts of interest between lovers on opposing teams. They cannot even accept and embrace a game changing league savior. The commissioner must go, and management gutted and overhauled. If not, they will watch the house go down in flames. All the Clark effect growth will disappear, and the league will stay in the welfare line with its hat out for the NBA net.
They still lost alot of money...i see they didn't put those turnovers in there..all of them stats and shes at home..sounds like the women version of bron...
The WNBA is not something I want to watch anymore, especially after seeing what I saw, bunch of jealousy, biased officiating, and too much drama. Caitlin brought a lot of eyes onto the league, and some of us were disgusted
This narrator is claiming that the league put all of their attention on CC this season. That’s 🧢. They didn’t do anything for that woman. She did it herself through her play and humbleness. ESPn tried the BS rivalry with AR but that didn’t go anywhere because her style of play is unmatched.
I still feel that *_Caitlin Clark_* needs to go to Europe and play in a league that won't allow her to get mugged in every game. The organization didn't support her and allowed the refs and the league to shower her with ticky-tack fouls while allowing the opposing teams to get away with nothing short of assault. Every team needs a coach and front office that supports the players on and off the court. This bunch fell way short on that count.
Furthermore, the league needs to learn the value of protecting players at the league level. Let them spend a few years without the biggest draw the league has ever seen. I, for one, would love to see _Clark_ play in Italy or Spain. And if _Clark_ goes, others may follow. The league might not survive.
The problem isn't that the WNBA has put too much attention on Caitlin Clark. The problem is that the WNBA has been doing their best to ignore Caitlin Clark and what she has brought to the league, or worse, just wish that she would go away. Add to that the fact that other players think they can do anything they want with impunity and refs that either do nothing or make aggregious miscalls, and you have a real potential for the league's star player getting injured with absolutely no protection from the referee staff or the WNBA itself. The league needs to pull its head out of its ass and start valuing the star that has brought a lot of light (and money) to everyone in the league. That should be obvious to anybody, and yet the league seems to be totally ignoring it.
BTW, the WNBA playoff format is BS. The fact that they have a system where a playoff team that can be eliminated without even having a home game is nuts. Every team that makes the playoffs worked hard to get there. Therefore, every team that makes the playoff should have at least one home game. Change the format. One last thing ... which player is most valuable to the league, the one who belongs to a team that is capable of taking the championship every year or the player who bring tons of new attending fans, tons of new viewing fans and tons of new merchandise sales. The league blew it on its MVP selection. I don't care how good Aja Wilson is. She is not the draw that Caitlin Clark is and never will be.Caitlin Clark has real value to her team and to the league. If the league continues to ignore that, then they will lose in the long run.
Stop talking about it who cares if the rating crash .. the only ones that care are content creators and they the ones keeping them relevant and I’ll be blocking and reporting any RUclipsr making these videos because let the wnba crash and burn it will just you making a video on it is what makes people check out the game still I honestly forgot about wnba in TWO DAYS totally forgot till I see a video like this 🤦♂️ these people are bozos talk about something else if you can 🤣💩💩
Her own TEAM does nothing to defend Caitlin.. Pretty Pathetic !!
I would DEMAND to be traded....