Stephen A.’s strong RESPONSE to Team USA’s decision to omit Caitlin Clark 🍿 | First Take
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter join Molly Qerim to talk through Team USA’s decision to omit Caitlin Clark from the National Team roster, the implications and fallout from the decision and more.
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Stephen A dropped 56pts, 17reb, and 12ast shooting 59% from the field and 8/11 from the 3 in this segment
👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯
With 0 turnovers, in three quarters
Absolutely masterful! ❤🎉
5/5 free throws.
*75% from the field including three heat checks
Stephen A and Shannon Sharp met in the parking lot and said we ain’t messing around today 😂
Big facts
Fr😂
On god 😂😂😂
Facts
These women analysts dont understand the part “grow the game”😂,
they think clarks popularity is only for marketing 😂
Women
THIS is Stephen A's 100 point game
Not worried about marketing????? It's their main problem. 7 gold medals in a row & no one cares. They're clueless
Thats' a Great Answer!!!!
Until NBA will stop giving them financial support, why do they have to care about the money they don't earn?
It's too comfortable to be leeches
I didn’t even know that they won a gold 😂😂😂😂😂.
@austinyates71me too😂😂😂32
They didn’t realize WNBA was subsidized by the NBA every year until this year where they’ll have a chance to do otherwise BECAUSE of CC. Women literally wanted to grow the WNBA until there’s someone that’s capable of doing it appeared 😅
I never wanna hear another WNBA player or women's sports analyst complain about salary or attention, EVER AGAIN!!!
Thank you very much for saying that
Yeah, I'm sure the Olympics is about salary. Be quiet.
@JMR2875 Dummy, it's about Clark being on the team brings more fans to women's basketball which means bigger salaries
@@RoyalJoshROlympics is also exposure you can bring in more fans by sending cc
@@RoyalJoshRit’s about money genius. BIG money. This was the dumbest call in the history of sport marketing ever. MILLIONS of fans will no longer watch the games. That translates into market share and that is what advertisers pay for.
Caitlin Clark handles the media better than ESPN analysts.
they shove this sh!t every week
@@aldohattonduran5227 race has nothing to do with the media being biased
I'll show my race idgaf...good job protecting massa steven A 😅😅😅
Caitlin Clark is not a victim. She plays to her fans that sees her as a victim. While behind the scenes she’s the opposite.
Clark not that good to have this conversation only real sports fans get it but SAS .. well no one listen to him and CC rarely talks in media which helps her brand
Not having CC is crazy
right? and the fact that they have Brittney Griner instead makes me wanna hurl, Brittney assaults other players on the court all the time and is a felon for crying out loud. Her attitude makes me sick. CC is a class act and amazing player who would make team USA so much better. I wish other players would have some self esteem so they wouldn't feel the need to be jealous of CC.
"This is business, and y'all gonna find that out!"
"Men are thinking business, women are thinking emotional".
Men think logically and big women think emotionally and small remember that king 👑
Women are never good at making decisions.
Exactly
Women are the biggest haters of women. Weren't they upset that WNBA players were underpaid? This was a perfect opportunity to elevate womens basketball brand by riding the Clark popularity.
Caitlyn Clark is good for business and emotionally makes people care enough to even watch
Shannon sneaking in “Caitlyn’s better” after Andrea talked about Diana Tarausi having a good season sent me 🤣
Leave Diana home and take Caitlin. Even Sue Bird knew it was time.
Sharpe just be talking Caitlin isnt better
He is always cappin for caitlin. She's got to be paying him or something
@@Tha2ruth So would you take CC or Taurasi for your franchise?
@@Tha2ruth CC deffo better lol
Basketball is a sport. Professional basketball is a business. Leaving CC out of team USA is really bad business.
Not a big Stephen A fan but he hit it out of the park with this one
The Fever games will probably still have more viewers during the Olympics than team USA will have
the fever dont play during the olympics
Shows how much people still don't watch the W for not knowing this fact
Did you guys see something about her might be playing for Italy? Or is that false?
@@andrewmcrorie3096I don’t think he meant they will play at the same time just that they will have more viewers, if you compare the two.
the olympics typically generate higher views for them like the ncaa tourney
The WNBA really missed a golden opportunity here. Featuring one of the most talked-about basketball players on the planet should have been a no-brainer.
Now, everybody will continue to not know the names of any of them for the next 4 years. These women are leaving tons of money on the table out of pettiness.
@@BGBG617Imagine if they get silver 😭
No they didn’t.
Basically priortize clout over talent…Got it
@@mausant2000 You're missing the point, the gold is guaranteed with or without her; it's about the bigger picture. Without Caitlin, this isn't even a news story. She's the golden goose. It is what it is. Sometimes you have to prioritize business.
Bro who tf asked her if she won the 3-3 gold medal????
Right? Had to talk about herself for 2 minutes before discussing the topic at hand
I want a TEAM USA CLARK jersey & so did millions of other Americans 🇺🇸
"That is not compromising your integrity, that is business. And y'all gon' find that out." SAS absolutely COOKED.
"That is not compromising your integrity, that is business and ya all gonna find that out".
Truer words have never been spoken - in the real world. The sports world is supposed to be above that.
Even in an idealic, uttopia sports world, common sense should prevail so a Caitlin pick is a No-Brainer.
Sizzling
PERIOD
It's so confusing how more men in this industry support CC than women!
Imagine if the entire world was run by only women. We’d be in WW50 by now.
I mean....is it really confusing? Women are the biggest haters of women, team USA knows what a draw she is, guaranteed they wanted her there, the only reason she's not there is because the players didn't want her there
you know for a fact they can be this petty 😂😂😂
@@Cesar-pq2ckprobably wouldn’t be alive right now
Because men aren't that selfish.
WNBA finally got their golden goose but they would rather beg NBA for more help.
British Nat Geo Narrator:
"Here we see Steven A, patiently waiting for the window to pounce"
This probably Stephen A best take ever. It's accurate. The WNBA is FUMBLING the bag
Wnba does not pick team USA you know that right
@@user-dt9uy8iw5o Yes but the 5 people in charge of creating the team are associated with the WNBA. They are just catering to the dinosaur lesbos.
Don't matter team USA is the wnba. Without the wnba, there is ZERO team USA. Without the wnba, there is no women going into basketball. Noone is watching the wnba and even less are watching team USA women's basketball.
Team USA needs the wnba not the other way around
Stephen a Smith is a clown always been a clown he'll say anything for his master
@@user-dt9uy8iw5o people like you always give me head aches foccus on his point... you know he means the women in basketball wnba and olympic board are fumbling the bag
This might be the most legendary SAS rant of all time
@kartierbandz2895 for real I looked at it about 5 times. He is also correct. You may not like him or agree with him all the time but SAS is the most entertaining sports analyst in sports
Definitely top 3
Its funny that most people say men hate on women. Yet here we are in the WNBA 🤣
Stephen A had spent 1.25hrs in shower that morning preparing for that masterful speech
SAS and Shannon cooked. Team USA is keeping an injured player on the roster and pretending it’s a purely basketball decision 😂
The fact yall don’t know how the process works is hilarious.
@@kdubbss0583 The wnba is hilarious..
complainig for years
Kyrie > Injured Kawhi for Team USA Men
Gotta say this is the most I’ve enjoyed a Stephan A rant in a long long time
@@Mdautkreixquiet part out loud, you’re absolutely right and so close to getting the point.
Talent + availability of course Kawhi doesn’t deserve the spot over Kyrie. But it’s the Olympics. Unfortunately world politics do matter.
Again only men fighting for the marketing of woman's sports.
It's crazy. Men even fighting against transgenders in women's sports too, when women should be taking it on with more effort. Feminism not working.
Nailed it. Seems like only excuses from one side.
They missed the chance of making their league more relevant, esp on a global stage
That’s women’s logic for you.
I live in Indiana I've watched only 5 pacers games in the last 11 years, but I want to go and take my kids to see Caitlin Clark. Well said Stephen A
Might not be a good investment since her coach and team don't want her playing. They prefer she play off ball and stand in a corner rather than running the point and playing the way that made her famous
Woman complaining about the pay gap when the two woman analysts saying woman don't need marketing while the men analysts supporting marketing so the woman's league can improve.
They are women… do everything base on emotion !
exactly
Typical of them, you give them ways to make something for themselves and they refuse to accept it just because they think they can figure it out themselves.
Truth be told they didn’t know what to say back to Shannon they just said an emotional response to counter argue. Knowing dam well the wnba f’d up their future marketing by leaving her off
The USA men’s team had no chemistry with Anthony Davis or Christian laethner
"Women failed the WNBA" - Bill Burr 🤦
That bit runs through my head every day
Yes coz they all jealous on each other specially when one is a getting all the popularity
Oh yeah because old men still saying Jordan is better than LeBron aren’t lying to themselves and jealous of the new generation.
@@smellywaffels1967 Clark ain't Lebron, SHE IS the WNBA's Jordan, how clueless can you be. Just like how Jordan brought money to the NBA, Clark is doing the same. Even Isaiah Thomas is appreciative of Jordan for making the NBA financially stable for other players. Now compare that to what WNBA is doing to Clark then you'll get what Bill Burr's quote is all about.
@@smellywaffels1967chatting about who’s better online or in the media isn’t the same as the actual players being jealous and hurting themselves from earning more. 🙄 Jordan and LeBron never played an NBA game against each other and non of the players active during that time was arguing about or leaving one off an Olympic team 😂
“Team USA is not worried about the marketing”. These woman just cannot see the bigger picture. They rather fail without CC than to succeed with her.
This is a carbon copy conversation between NBC and WNBA executives. The cost of a 30 second commercial during a woman's game just went on sale at 95% off.
These women can’t seem to understand it. Jealousy is going to destroy their opportunity.
The old heads on the team probably didn't want cc on the team. You re gonna pick a player who hasn't played this season over the most popular player who (by the way) can ball too. Good job 👏
USA Women’s basketball could win a gold medal and no one would care, but America and the rest of the world would tune in if CC was in the team
It’s a race thing let’s not pretend it’s not. In their eyes they don’t want a white woman dominating a black ladies sport.
@@Yomamahouse180
Absolutely right. It’s become a war between men and women on the commentary side. Stephen A Smith had a great take on it today, and he is someone I can’t stand to listen to.
Their argument has been CC won’t get many minutes, but they put a woman on the team who hasn’t played a game at all this year. They can’t argue that they want more money, which comes through viewership, if they won’t promote the one who has brought more customers.
@@TimNewton0829 Its tough when you go against race,religion and sexual orientation.Seems like current USA on full display here.
SAS made sure McNutt was nowhere near the panel😂😂😂
I noticed 😂😂😂
😅😅😅
And that's very unprofessional of him
She on her way out. SAS and Skip are the same guy.
@@shonda79ableStephen A activated 🦝 mode
I was planning to watch the women's USA basketball team live in France with my 2 granddaughters....but NOT anymore for many reasons It's a pity......
I've never watched a WNBA game until this season. I started watching the Fever and am now watching other WNBA games outside of the Fever. I have never watched and don't plan to watch Team USA because the roster doesn't inspire me enough to give them my free time. If CC were on the roster I would have been inspired to watch. Stephen stated my feelings so well. I know I am not alone. What an amazing opportunity they missed, especially considering the global impact this decision would have had.
Nailed it. They cant keep complaining about pay gap etc and then leave the most popular player off the team all together. Absolutely ridiculous
And shaq recommended they lower the rims so they can show off athleticism… they shot that down too. I have zero sympathy for the WNBA
Facts. I never saw a WNBA game until CC entered the League. No attendance, no raise in salary for the players.
Management and coaches care more about the integrity of the game and the respect of the players. Pick the team based on experience and the best chance to win, Period! Thats what they did and thats what champions do! Money shouldnt be in the conversation for the coaches
Replacing all women’s current top sports with beach volleyball, swimming, diving, T&F, and topless volleyball… THAT WILL INCREASE THE RATINGS. Suddenly it’s about only ratings, right? Anything goes? 😮😂
To follow your reply Stephen A nailed look what happened Brittney Griner that incident that happened to her should ever happen again these women shouldn’t have to go overseas to play so they can make a honest living.
"A rising tide lifts all boats" . How can these women not see this light at the end of the tunnel?
women.. emotions.. jealousy sigh
You don't have to go in the tunnel to get to the light!!! Which is exactly why CC was not selected. Rising tide lifts all boats every one of them except the ships carrying slaves. Stephen A. has sold his soul.
We all know these rookies were kept off the team, because several of the players were in their mean girl feelings. They all realized that they are replaceable by women who are marketable. Other ncaa players will be coming in next year.
I mean this like some Capitalist trickle-down economics garbage
Stupidity, emotions, and jealousy. I can't think of any logical reason why not. The critics can say she didn't earn it and then she'd probably wreck the court. Either way it's drama ON THE COURT which means eyeballs on the team. She is on a media wave, but the WNBA doesn't want to get on it.
As a Filipino from across the globe, Stephen A. right and they know it.
Bro it's not about the colour of the skin. Or the audience, its about your ability to play the game at highest level. Yes Justin Beiber,Taylor Swift,Selena can sell the stadiums but does it mean he is greatest Rnb and Pop singer ever? Eminem sold millions of copies but is he the greatest rapper of all time? He is admitting that she is not at that level yet so why must she go because she is White and have a huge following? The world is indeed a joke.
At this point no one should be worried if the Wnba ain't growing financially. They are their own villain holding themselves back
The good news is now I don't have to waste time watching the US women's basketball this summer.
😂😂😂
I'm with you. With Caitlin I would have been locked in.
😂😂😂😂
Wasn't watching with her there
@@thefpvlife7785so you don’t really like womens basketball? You just like a rookie?
The fact that someone was selected that hasn't played a game this season, is ridiculous.
Yea, the best PG in the league. You don’t leave Curry off when you know he coming back.
@@kevinfrancis1384 LMAO you're adorable if you think any of these women have the popularity of Steph Curry. The closest one is Caitlyn... Oops looks like your point was doo doo.
That’s the only reason I think she possibly deserves a spot but her turnovers are a concern also real talk
For da culture
These old hoes hating on the young one.
Chelsea Gray has not played one game this season coming off an injury in last year's finals. Why would anyone choose a player for a national team who has not played a single game and demonstrated these two things: 1) fully recovered from a leg injury and 2) demonstrated that she is back to excellent playing shape? Please, replace her with the best guard available. Is that Caitlin Clark or maybe the leading 3 point shooter in the NBA (Kayla McBride) who is playing on the best team in the West.
The looks on their faces when SAS said what they said don’t matter 😂😂😂
These girls were throwing shade at Clark. Thanks Stephen A and Shay for setting these girls straight about LIFE, marketing and Business!
What WOMEN as being throwing shade at Catlin? All of the ones I've heard speak about her has been positive.
@@mykarma2these 2 little girls in suits aren’t women. Emotional and playing stupid
@@mykarma2 the WOMEN literally talking on First Take in this video lol
no man could ever despise a woman more than another women
Stephen A about to get 3 external HR complaints from twitter lol
It's girls basketball
He needs to calm down
@@MangoTroubles-007 cry
@@MangoTroubles-007cry
@@MangoTroubles-007stupidity at its finest, is it a problem that its women’s basketball??
@@MangoTroubles-007 Women's basketball, not girls.
If i was a player i would be pissed if "team WUSA is not worried about marketing"
I clinched my pearls at the end 😂
Just when I think I'm sick and tired of listening to Stephen A...he shines so bright in a session like this!
The only reason SAS said this is because if he goes against CLARK he's going to lose his "MARKETING"..😂😂😂😂😂
@@drb5003He sounded too mad about the mistake the league did by not having Caitlin on the team. You must be another colored tall girl who hates Caitlin Clark too😂😂
AGREED 🤝
Stephen A.'s argument is a solid one . . .
We are actually disrespecting the 12 women who have really worked hard and have EARNED this call-up. None of those women is underserving whatsoever. Arguing that D.T should be left out to accommodate CC is disrespect to the game of basketball. Only basketball skills should matter in team selection.
@@viwriter7620how? Please listen to what Stephen said.
@@viwriter7620but they did it before B Stewart didn’t deserve a spot as a rookie but they gave it to her explain that
Only the best players should be picked. Caitlin Clark isn't there yet. We see the potential of what she could become, but it's not reality YET! in the WNBA.
@viwriter7620 it's literally never mattered before. So you are choosing now to say it doesn't matter, I wonder why?
Chelsea Gray has not even played this season, yet she got a spot on the Olympic roster? Something ain’t right.
Is CC gonna end up on the team. Seems like it the other lady backed out and Chelsea is being Chelsea. There’s levels to this marketing media game
Chelsea has the right color skin to be on the team
the fact that they have Brittney Griner instead makes me wanna hurl, Brittney assaults other players on the court all the time and is a felon for crying out loud. Her attitude makes me sick. CC is a class act and amazing player who would make team USA so much better. I wish other players would have some self esteem so they wouldn't feel the need to be jealous of CC.
I actually yelled out “42?!” when Chiney said Diana’s age 😭
I had to rewind just to be sure what I just heard 😂
She's been shooting under 42% for 6 years as well, she's washed
She is 42 😭
Jealousy is the worst trait
SAS said it perfect and the women still said it’s not about marketing. Who knows how long CC fever will last without proper marketing and these jealous woman are going to ruin their opportunities.
CC is OK but not great yet
How's your game?
U are also stupid Steve A. If she is not good enough so why must she go? Its not about being White, its about how good and strong you are to play the game. Why is it when it comes to White people, we have to be lenient with them. Its not about box office but its about the ability to play. Have you even seen these Whites being lenient on any black person if he is not qualified for the job? Stupid. We now know most of you Black celebrities are only thinking about your financial gains and are sellouts. Bomboklats
People always want to tear down the top players it's pathetic, why can't people just congratulate/thank/let the player who earned that top spot shine? So much jealousy it's sad. Other WNBA players should be asking for her autograph and giving her roses for the extra pay, tickets bought, fans, media attention that they wouldn't have if not for her, she's shining a light on the WNBA that has me watching games for the first time in years. She has more class in her pinky toe than the entire league, always humble, takes the assaults she receives by turning them into fuel to play even better, ensuring the people envious of her have nothing to say because her game proves them wrong. I am praying she never gets injured by the cheap shots she gets from these jelly bullies of hers and stays confident knowing she wouldn't have such hate unless she was something special. Michael Jordan also got SUCH criticism during his time with the bulls, remember?
This is a no brainer - but CC in. She may not be the best player on the team - but in 4 years she will be a monster and if she also has this experience from this year she will dominate the olympics in 2028.
They cant say shes privileged now😂😂- brittany griner was traded for a world renowned weapons dealer, hasnt played all season made the USA team--: whose really privileged here?🤫
Well that should prove to you that they’re trying to win.
That's not a privilege. Watch her play. Still one of the best players in the world. CC however is not
That was one of the worst trades in history......
Brittany Griner is an excellent player who was convicted on foreign soil for a crime she admitted to.......if thay same thing happened to any "normal middle class" citizen they wouldn't have traded anything. That's called privilege folks.....Stop it!
Please stop bringing up that little micro amount of weed like she a hardcore felon..u or someone in the household probably have ounces in there as we speak..possibly something more hardcore than mary jane..
Imagine how the people will react if they do not win the gold
They will say the best USA players was on the team ... because they are.
Facts@@bria1660
Too bad they won't... Can't say the same for the men 😭🤣
Do you even think anyone will notice?
I really wish that they don’t get the Gold Medal. Because stupidity must be punished.
Nobody doesn’t know it’s stupid. Clark’s moniker is BOX OFFICE.
I can't name a single WNBA team, but I know who Caitlin Clark is.🤣
Thank God for Stephen A. He is saying the quiet part out loud
Women are their own worst enemies
now we realize why so many more men are billionaires
They been hating each other since the beginning of time
They probably missed out on 500m+ for not having Caitlin Clark on the team
I'm tired of brothers like you, John Jay! You put down women when a lot of you brothers have major flaws! I'm a black man and Steven A. and Shannon looks ignorant!
Clark coming to the WNBA has shown how petty the league is full of jealousy
When you can't see the forest for the trees. Be thankful CC was brought up with character and handles this like a grownup.
ARIKE OGUNBOWALE was left off to and she's the 2nd in scoring, 3rd in 3's , 1st in steals .
Monica McNutt fading away like Homer in the bushes 😂😂😂
Factz 😂
what happens when you try to convince people wit a straight face that they shoulda been covering the wnba 3 years ago
She's done 😅😅
Yup
Faster than a human fart.
"It's business, and you'all gonna find that out" - Clark is gonna have better ratings in her games than two or three USA games combined.
Just had Bill Burr playing my head the whole time lol
Thank you SAS ... Exactly my thoughts on this ... One of the first times I've agreed with you
Caitlin Clark is also part of the reason that these ladies are on the panel much more too.. I don't understand how they can't see that.
Oh yeah, SA and Catlin, made this women. (Sarcasm off) Why put Catlin on the team to sit on the bench. She hasn't done crap since she's been in league.
Lies. Idiot
They see it, they just can’t admit it
@@mykarma2 Hasn't done crap? She's averaging 17/5/6 and just won Rookie of the Month
so?
The USA Women’s Basketball Olympic Team’s statement includes “promoting, growing and elevating the game at all levels.” This is bigger than just basketball and stats. SAS is on point on this one!
This is about business, do CC needs development YES!!!, is she giving the ball up more than any other player yes, is she shooting under 40% YES!!!! but when it comes to business it doesnt MATTER!!!!! You got to use her name to grow the game while you can. Its not Promised she will be a great WNBA player. Then the hype calms down. This is about business not Stats you GOT TO GET HER IN THE GAME SO WAY SOME HOW!!! this is what stephen A saying, this is what shannon saying
Totally on point
THANK YOU. I was just about to post that same phrase from the mission statement. Two of them were arguing from their feelings while the other two were arguing with facts. Stephen A. missed one critical point though: The Dream Team collectively--not just Bird and Magic from the early 80s and not solely Jordan from the mid 80s--was responsible for the INTERNATIONAL growth of the NBA. The international growth brought Nowitzki, Yao, Luka, Jokic, Wembanyama, etc because it brought eyeballs...and eyeballs bring money. The WNBA needs eyeballs and it needs money, and just like the NBA, it would grow on the Olympic stage. Funny how these current and former WNBA players claim their league has "the best players in the world", yet those players can't blow teams out to "allow" CC to come off the bench and get playing time.
You ever know someone that has the solution to their problem staring them right in the face, but they won't do it just so that they can continue to complain and play victim......?
SAS knows what he's talking about. Seeing so much cope in the comments with people saying stuff like "Olympic team doesn't care about views!" and "Olympics is where the best play the best!". Nobody cared about women's Olympic basketball before this year and now, no one will care about it this year (unfortunately). Like SAS said, they were probably going to win by 30 points regardless, so they might as well have capitalized on CC's popularity and used this chance to put more eyes on her, which in turn means more eyes on women's basketball. To anyone arguing otherwise, I don't ever want to hear the words "WNBA players are underpaid" coming from you ever again.
@@ATLgamingZ6yes but she is also doing all that on a bad team... She will not deal with that on the Olympic team.. Anyone who watch their games knows that.
Am I the only one that used to watch Shannon Sharpe on his last show every day and haven’t watched one minute of it since he left
Stephen A. And Shannon have been right on with this. As fans we watch for Caitlin, I hate all these gatekeepers on tv telling me how I need to consume the product. They keep saying she didn’t earn her spot, she’s selling out games, now have charter flights, how about new tv deal coming up, and A’ja Wilson got a shoe deal pretty sure she earned her spot. SAS these ladies have no idea and making me not watch the show.
SAS makes you turn down the volume at work even though you're wearing headphones
and that's why i hardly ever watch First Take
Everytime 😂
Lmao
SAS is the ONLY reason I watch FT.
I literally just did this lmaooo
"that is business and y'all are go find that out."
SAS absolutely killed it here.
Ouch!
Mic drop
Big facts.
That’s a fact , guys only care about Clark
Maybe his best mic drop ever.
And when they lose this will haunt them.
So you don't want to select a brilliant new talent over a 41 year old veteran? Really?
Shannon talkin' bout "Ta da!" @12:18 after SA's soliloquy had me dying 😂😂
The level of jealousy is off the charts, you can see it on their faces, specially on the girl next to Shannon.. Good lord. Steven A dropped the hammer here.
she fine af tho, so she gets away with it.
WELL LOOK LIKE THE TABLE HAS TURNED NOW SOUND LIKE PEOPLE ARE JEALOUS BECAUSE CC DID NOT MAKE THE TEAM😄
@@terryadams8300 That's not jealousy. Leaving Caitlin off the team was just absurd. She Deserved to be on there based on her SKILL.
If you think there treating Clark bad now. Lord 4bid. If Clark was added to the US team those women would have try to dramatize her on a daily bases. She doesnt deserve that just bcuz she's good.
I would have thought you could find room on the team for the all time leading scorer.
That felt like a father putting his child in their place.
💯
Imagine being Clark, a 22 yr old rookie and dealing with all this circus that has turned into highschool girls locker room drama. I just hope the girl is not yet exhausted & enjoying her rookie season rn.
The Big Three wouldn't have put her through this lol
It’s adult women crap. The women of the WNBA complain, then when they are given a godsend, they act like it’s disrespectful to them, because no one ever liked them as much.
Multi-Millions $$$ yearly contracts, Just 2024 Fever comb. paid is $500,000 plus... CC has a great rookie year.
Lmao sounds like any other star rookie in the NBA.
Any other sport would maximize this opportunity except the WNBA, what a joke
Stephen A was speaking gospel on this one. It was so awesome. I have been saying this same thing ever since the Olympic roster was announced! The women's game not just WNBA but all over the world could have exploded in popularity. Just like it did with the men for the Dream Team in '92.
*I ran the numbers and Caitlin Clark deserves the spot given to Kelsey Plum* (who is also a guard). Bird's Formula (attributed to Larry Bird) is calculated using all the available box score data as follows: Points + Rebounds + Assists + Steals + Blocked Shots - Missed Shots - Missed Free Throws - Turnovers - Personal Fouls. I also divide the B# per game by average minutes played to give the very useful B# per minute. So using that metric, *Caitlin Clark has a B# of 12.60 and B#/min of .387 to Kelsey Plum's 9.90 and .267.* Clark is also ahead of guard Diana Taurasi's 9.8 and .333, but Taurasi does have 19 years in the league. There is also the slightly weird case of guard Chelsea Gray who made the Olympic team despite not having played in 2024 due to a calf injury. She is supposed to return before the Olympics but who really knows. The bottom line is that you can make a case for Clark over three other guards but especially over Plum, unless Plum is a lot better on defense (defense is only captured by Steals and Blocks in the B#).
Hold up…forget the numbers. Caitlin ain’t nowhere near as good as plum. Best believe that.
@@jahhebrew4968
Make your argument for that then. What you waitin' fo' fooo'?? 😀
afraid of how fans would react with little time on the court she would get, they decided to give her 0 minutes...genius
Stupid move..
That is why Stephen A. gets paid the big bucks. He laid it out thoroughly.
Huh he gave those two girls a new one.
@@kimocoloma4123 Gave them a new one by shouting out his point of view?
The lies you tell he wants special treatment for Caitlin Clark he could have easily tried to promote those other players
@@carlosharris8998
Why they don't sell like Clark does??? It's business and common sense
@@jerrys634
By pointing out Clark brings money, no other wnba player is bringing. Whose going to watch wnba rep basketball without Clark there???
Am I the only one that just Rewind it 2 watch Kaitlyn make that last shot like 15 times when she bumped that girl and just tossed it up
I’m 1 min in and Stephen A looks hurt 😂😂😂 Shannon too 😂
These women analysts really dont get it. For 25+ years they've been complaining about more pay. FINALLY, they have a cow they can milk in order TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL and they find a way to complain. My word...
What?? The WNBA been around for that long ?!!?!?? Well i'll be a son of a gun
Women....
@@3ossomok588Virgin🫵🏾🫵🏾😂😂😂😂👎🏾👎🏾
Lol @@3ossomok588
6:05 What happened to training camp? Yall gate keeping a tryout team ? And I never seen any of those ladies keep up with SC30 in a shooting contest
Stephen A preached the truth on this one. #facts
FACTZ
Confession when ESPN analyst said you heard these names and said Breanna Stewart” I was like who’s that?
That’s fair. Most people don’t know who she or any of these wnba players are. This segment itself would even be happening if not for Caitlin Clark
this felt like the office speech in the speed racer movie lmao this is basketball
Stephen A's articulation is unparalleled.
All he did was yell.
@@greg1685you’re not listening
Womens sports: We need better pay
Also womens sports: Were not worried about marketing. We dont need the most popular player 😂
This is the Olympics. Not just women’s sports. Have the Olympic teams said they need better pay? If not your argument is slightly fraudulent. We gotta stop putting everything in the same bucket. Cuz I haven’t heard women boxers, women mma fighters, women gymnastics, etc say they need better pay. Just WNBA always saying they need more money and they didn’t select this roster the Olympic team did.
@@HollyG95 womens sport have been crying for equal pay for years. Where have you been? The womens national soccer team for usa has been on this topic for a while now. Bottom line is if women want to get paid better they need better viewership. What better way to gain viewership than in the olympics where the whole world is tuned in. Clark already has millions of fans and the olympic team just missed out on having better ratings by leaving her out.
@@vangjohnny08 they missed out on better American ratings I agree but I can’t say they missing out on the international fan base if she wasn’t even going be playing like that cuz she not better than others on the team. But let me be clear if she was balling every night and starting for the team or strong 6th man I would feel your point but then again she would have made the team if that’s the case.
@@HollyG95your defense borderline aka dummy. That still don’t even understand what SAS just said or didn’t even hear any of it …. Basically your part of stupid and it’s hard to change em …
She's definitely at least 4 cans short of a six pack 😂
I haven't heard of Chiney until now... I didn't even know she plays basketball 😂
If the committee was smart, they would have Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink on the Olympic team. No way the USA does not win Gold. They have zero competition. Tons of people would tune in to watch and WNBA viewership rises tremendously. Who do they replace? Greiner, Taurasi and Gray (who hasn't played at all). But of course, these people are stupid which is why the league keeps losing money
Even the fact these ladies are here on first take arguing about caitlyn being snubbed adds to their brand being known more😂
Not like cc and I dare say angel Reese being on the team, 10 other spots and they snub the two new superstars, why they broke
Stephen is 100% right
Without marketing diamond 💎 is only a rock
Stephen A Smith with the 🎤 drop.