NBA Season - now 24/25
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interesting to see so many now favouring the Mavs to win the Finals. Recency bias? Hot hand fallacy? Better story?
Yes, they have had to battle through a tough West, and have done so very impressively, beating the Clippers in 6, the Thunder in 6, and then the T-Wolves in 5, while the Celtics cruised the East. But still, only taking 14 games to make the finals is pretty impressive in itself.
The Mavs are significantly better right now than at any point in the regular season, while the Celtics are pretty much the same, but that's because they won 64 games.
I still think Celtics in 6, but not with any real confidence.
@mariner4life will be interesting if Porzingis plays and if so, how close to 100% he is
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Also, a word, if i may, on the WNBA. Right now it appears to be doing it's best to show that it's not men keeping women down, it's other women.
Caitlin Clark is white, straight, and really good at basketball. And everyone in the league fuckin HATES her for it. She's coping shit fouls all over the joint in a co-ordinated action that is a terrible look for a league that finally has eyes on it.
It's like a real life "stick in the bike wheels" meme.
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Also, a word, if i may, on the WNBA. Right now it appears to be doing it's best to show that it's not men keeping women down, it's other women.
Caitlin Clark is white, straight, and really good at basketball. And everyone in the league fuckin HATES her for it. She's coping shit fouls all over the joint in a co-ordinated action that is a terrible look for a league that finally has eyes on it.
It's like a real life "stick in the bike wheels" meme.
She's not the only one to be fair. Angel Reese was taken down hard in a game recently as well. Instead of embracing the heightened profile that this new crop of rookies has given the league, and the better conditions they are receiving as a result, several of the veteran players seem intent to put the new girls in their place
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40265552/caitlin-clark-1-basket-3-points-fever-loss-liberty
That is bush league
https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/40219857
This too
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Also, a word, if i may, on the WNBA. Right now it appears to be doing it's best to show that it's not men keeping women down, it's other women.
Caitlin Clark is white, straight, and really good at basketball. And everyone in the league fuckin HATES her for it. She's coping shit fouls all over the joint in a co-ordinated action that is a terrible look for a league that finally has eyes on it.
It's like a real life "stick in the bike wheels" meme.
She's not the only one to be fair. Angel Reese was taken down hard in a game recently as well. Instead of embracing the heightened profile that this new crop of rookies has given the league, and the better conditions they are receiving as a result, several of the veteran players seem intent to put the new girls in their place
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40265552/caitlin-clark-1-basket-3-points-fever-loss-liberty
That is bush league
https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/40219857
This too
@canefan I haven't been following the story or the league, but are the older girls doing anything different to what we would expect their male counterparts to do if in a similar position?
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@canefan I haven't been following the story or the league, but are the older girls doing anything different to what we would expect their male counterparts to do if in a similar position?
@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan I haven't been following the story or the league, but are the older girls doing anything different to what we would expect their male counterparts to do if in a similar position?
I don't expect them to roll out the welcome mat, but I don't think you get away with fouls like that without some sort of consequences these days
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@canefan I haven't been following the story or the league, but are the older girls doing anything different to what we would expect their male counterparts to do if in a similar position?
@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan I haven't been following the story or the league, but are the older girls doing anything different to what we would expect their male counterparts to do if in a similar position?
A few of these are non-basketball plays and aren’t they drawing technicals or fines.
I find it really baffling.
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Mavs got absolutely smashed in game 1.
The Celtics do tend to win very big when they win, so hopefully they have a bad shooting night next time up and we can try and get a game to make it interesting.
On today's basis though, we'll be lucky not to get swept.
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There wasn't nearly enough attention paid to the return of Porzingis in the lead up. Dude makes a very good team even better.
@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
There wasn't nearly enough attention paid to the return of Porzingis in the lead up. Dude makes a very good team even better.
Coming off the bench and he cooked any switch with that high post. And that off the dribble dunk on Lively was nice.
Celts shoot so many 3s. Their 8 frontline players can all shoot the 3 with confidence and when your two bigs can do it at 40%, JKidd better have a plan.
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On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
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On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
Should it matter? She appears to want to win and is ambitious. MJ was an A-hole by reputation, but his team mates would have stepped in
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@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
Should it matter? She appears to want to win and is ambitious. MJ was an A-hole by reputation, but his team mates would have stepped in
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
Should it matter? She appears to want to win and is ambitious. MJ was an A-hole by reputation, but his team mates would have stepped in
I don’t think it should, but I find it interesting that her teammates don’t seem keen on getting her back.
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
Should it matter? She appears to want to win and is ambitious. MJ was an A-hole by reputation, but his team mates would have stepped in
I don’t think it should, but I find it interesting that her teammates don’t seem keen on getting her back.
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
On the WNBA, I’m an unashamed Clark fan and have been since I saw some highlights of her and Paige Bueckers were playing high school.
Yes she is getting the treatment more so than any other recent high profile rookies - but there has never been this much attention of a WNBA rookie, ever. When Plum came in after a big college career, the vets didn’t pull this stuff. Go back to Diana T and Candace Parker - nope none of this.
Clark is bringing huge attention to the game. The ticket sales at Indiana Fever games (home and away) are off the charts.
Jealousy manifested as 'regular' hazing of rookies. My ass.
She seems tough enough to shake it off.
I'm surprised that her teammates don't want to get involved though - there are rumours that she isn't the nicest to be around?
Should it matter? She appears to want to win and is ambitious. MJ was an A-hole by reputation, but his team mates would have stepped in
I don’t think it should, but I find it interesting that her teammates don’t seem keen on getting her back.
I read one article where some of the team insinuated that they instructed not to escalate. But there is no place for bush league fouls like that anymore, in either league. It's bad for business, the Bad Boys days are long gone
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Well Clark lit it up today went for 30/8/6. Shot 7-13 from deep.
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Well Clark lit it up today went for 30/8/6. Shot 7-13 from deep.
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Well Clark lit it up today went for 30/8/6. Shot 7-13 from deep.
In front of 20,000 away fans (whose team is currently winless)
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Well Clark lit it up today went for 30/8/6. Shot 7-13 from deep.
In front of 20,000 away fans (whose team is currently winless)
@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Well Clark lit it up today went for 30/8/6. Shot 7-13 from deep.
In front of 20,000 away fans (whose team is currently winless)
She, along with Brink and Reese (to a lesser degree) are really moving the needle for the WNBA. They should be grateful, doesn't mean they need to go easy on her
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Well Clark lit it up today went for 30/8/6. Shot 7-13 from deep.
In front of 20,000 away fans (whose team is currently winless)
She, along with Brink and Reese (to a lesser degree) are really moving the needle for the WNBA. They should be grateful, doesn't mean they need to go easy on her
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
They should be grateful, doesn't mean they need to go easy on her
I think Clark would take just not being especially targeted....
@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
They should be grateful, doesn't mean they need to go easy on her
I think Clark would take just not being especially targeted....
Yup I agree. Reese would ask for the same
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https://www.facebook.com/share/r/g3PVyKBjrp8PoiQt/?mibextid=xCPwDs
If she is a b*@#h, she hides it well. Seems like a great advertisement for the game
