First full game of the season I watched today and holy crap Clark was nasty the first half against the undefeated Liberty. She hit a step back 3 like 10 feet behind the 3 pt line had 25 at halftime
She’s fun to watch
As a player?Don't understand the draw to her at all.
As a player?
Yeah some of the nonsense around it is way too much. But I think “good” is a crazy downplay. I’m not a big woman’s basketball fan, but she’s far and away better than any other female player IVE ever seen IMO.The attention in general. I can't stand her. She's a good player on the court, but the mania extends well beyond that. I just don't get it.
Are you joking?The attention in general. I can't stand her. She's a good player on the court, but the mania extends well beyond that. I just don't get it.
Lebron James, Larry Bird and Shaquille O'Neal, to name a few, disagree with you.The attention in general. I can't stand her. She's a good player on the court, but the mania extends well beyond that. I just don't get it.
She’s also the best passer in the league.She can shoot.
The attention in general. I can't stand her. She's a good player on the court, but the mania extends well beyond that. I just don't get it.
Marillac will become enamored of her when they take his advice and move her to power forward.Lebron James, Larry Bird and Shaquille O'Neal, to name a few, disagree with you.
Wish there were the same nationwide uproar among both fans and media about all the calls Curry doesn't get.Clark's skillset stands out compared to anyone on the floor. WNBA games get crowded in the paint and are ugly. From a play style perspective, she opens it up like Steph Curry. No one else in the league can do that.
I did not say she was the best player ever. I'm not aware that she is gay because she does have a long term boyfriend. But you may be plugged in to that community more than me.Kelsey Plum just set the scoring record a few years and there wasn’t a peep.
Clark is the real deal, as a player/competitor/athlete. I also think most of the targeting stuff is within the realm of competition and nothing more, although I do agree with lawfan that the league has gone too physical in general and is missing that finesseness that made it a more enjoyable watch ten years ago — not that I can say I watch a ton of games; but there is a discernible difference imo.It would be nice if that was all there is to it.
I've been a fan of woman's basketball since my daughters could play a little and competed at the high school level and in top AAU programs in the metro area. In AAU we played from New Hampshire to Virginia, to western PA.
I agree that women basically are fundamentally sound within their physical limitations. At the high school level, you teach kids a play, they run that play, even to the point of ignoring a wide open teammate.
When we played inner city kids, the game was much different. For the most part the girls were bigger, faster, stronger. Many, if not most or all, grew up playing in schoolyards against boys, and to be allowed to play had to play a tougher game.
So, yes, the WNBA is a tough, physical league. I agree with all your points EXCEPT that Clark IS by all means a target. Cheap shots, fists, high elbows above the neck, shoves.
Many players have reacted to Clark the way one or two posters here have, namely WTF is she to get all the press, all the attention, all that sponsor money? And there have been celebrations, smirks, and laughter when she is targeted.
For her part, Clark is no shrinking violet. She talks trash, takes the hits, and hasn't cried about it. If the WNBA is smart, they will see to it that she is moved to a major market which can only help the entire league.
Like a lot of legal defenses, you are omitting damning evidence. In court you need only to create reasonable doubt. However, to say she isn't being singled out just doesn't pass the eye test.