Caitlin Clark

It works every time. Every single time.

NigelUno wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

Welcome to 2023, GRR.

That is what social media stars are all about, and it isn't being egotistical just for personal gratification, it is all about the Bemjamins.

btw - IMO Jill Biden's invitation was totally tone deaf, which everyone saw right away. The skin color on the teams made it worse. I'm sure the White House thought it was a celebration of woman, but sometime the old folk don't "get" it.

LSU's Angel Reese declines Biden's White House invitation: 'We'll go to the Obamas.'

#Class

Nordic wrote:They'll be at the White House 

 still generating buzz

I think so too.

And let's not forget that a certain Spartan wasn't too keen on visiting the White House when that one guy was there.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

LSU's Angel Reese declines Biden's White House invitation: 'We'll go to the Obamas.'

#Class

They seem to be taking that "chip on their shoulder" a bit over the top.

Reese also indicated that Biden was supposed to come to their locker room before the game, but she said the team said no.

When asked why, she said it was because President Biden “put somebody else” to win the national championship and didn’t have LSU in his bracket. For context: Biden predicted Villanova would win the title and his pre-tournament bracket did not have LSU advancing past the second round

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Trapper Gus wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: #Class

They seem to be taking that "chip on their shoulder" a bit over the top.

Reese also indicated that Biden was supposed to come to their locker room before the game, but she said the team said no.

When asked why, she said it was because President Biden “put somebody else” to win the national championship and didn’t have LSU in his bracket. For context: Biden predicted Villanova would win the title and his pre-tournament bracket did not have LSU advancing past the second round

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Ok. Enough already.

Great team, great players. Let it go.

DWags wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

They seem to be taking that "chip on their shoulder" a bit over the top.

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Ok. Enough already.

Great team, great players. Let it go.

Agree. I mean I suppose I could get behind the cause if I understood what it was. So far it looks like white girls shouldn't be able to talk trash, first lady's shouldn't stay stupid things and President's need to make better basketball predictions

Trapper Gus wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: #Class

They seem to be taking that "chip on their shoulder" a bit over the top.

Reese also indicated that Biden was supposed to come to their locker room before the game, but she said the team said no.

When asked why, she said it was because President Biden “put somebody else” to win the national championship and didn’t have LSU in his bracket. For context: Biden predicted Villanova would win the title and his pre-tournament bracket did not have LSU advancing past the second round

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they're clearly enjoying the victimhood and their 5 minutes of fame.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: #Class

They seem to be taking that "chip on their shoulder" a bit over the top.

Reese also indicated that Biden was supposed to come to their locker room before the game, but she said the team said no.

When asked why, she said it was because President Biden “put somebody else” to win the national championship and didn’t have LSU in his bracket. For context: Biden predicted Villanova would win the title and his pre-tournament bracket did not have LSU advancing past the second round

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Sore winners? They must have a little bit of scUM mixed in their blood.

Turtleneck wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I think that sometimes we suddenly elevate idiots to the front of the national conversation then act surprised when they do odd idiot things.

At no point have we elevated Guest to the front of any national conversation.

Think I should call Jennifer Roberts?

duffy munn wrote:

DWags wrote:

Ok. Enough already.  

Great team, great players.  Let it go.  

Agree. I mean I suppose I could get behind the cause if I understood what it was. So far it looks like white girls shouldn't be able to talk trash, first lady's shouldn't stay stupid things and President's need to make better basketball predictions

seems like the only person amidst all of this manufactured outrage not whining about something is Caitlin Clark.  

NigelUno wrote:

Nordic wrote:They'll be at the White House 

 still generating buzz

I think so too.  

And let's not forget that a certain Spartan wasn't too keen on visiting the White House when that one guy was there.

Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House

Hailey Van Lith to LSU via portal. WBB is going to wild next year.

Turtleneck wrote:Hailey Van Lith to LSU via portal. WBB is going to wild next year.

I wish someone who is out there that could help Clark would transfer to Iowa. That would make the women’s game must see.

This does seem to be a bit much, very much like players forming super teams in the NBA. I don’t think this is what the portal is for, but whatever works for the players I guess.

DWags wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:Hailey Van Lith to LSU via portal. WBB is going to wild next year.

I wish someone who is out there that could help Clark would transfer to Iowa. That would make the women’s game must see.

Forget that. You can't spell tSwilln without nil. Let's get Clark to transfer to MSU.

Turtleneck wrote:This does seem to be a bit much, very much like players forming super teams in the NBA. I don’t think this is what the portal is for, but whatever works for the players I guess.

My take is the WNBA better up the ante. When the best players can make 5 times more in college is a problem for the brand

NigelUno wrote:

DWags wrote:

I wish someone who is out there that could help Clark would transfer to Iowa. That would make the women’s game must see.

Forget that. You can't spell tSwilln without nil. Let's get Clark to transfer to MSU.

Now that is what the transfer portal is for!

duffy munn wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:This does seem to be a bit much, very much like players forming super teams in the NBA. I don’t think this is what the portal is for, but whatever works for the players I guess.

My take is the WNBA better up the ante. When the best players can make 5 times more in college is a problem for the brand

Especially since playing in Russia to make the good money is sort of not a good option right now.

duffy munn wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:This does seem to be a bit much, very much like players forming super teams in the NBA. I don’t think this is what the portal is for, but whatever works for the players I guess.

My take is the WNBA better up the ante. When the best players can make 5 times more in college is a problem for the brand

The unfortunate reality is that the WNBA has lost money every year of their existence.  They are financially supported by the NBA which gives them 15 million a year, but their total revenue is only around 60 million per year.  (15 million from the NBA, 25 million TV contract, 20 million in ticket sales).  To put that in prospective Stephen Curry makes about 50 million per year.  According to a legal filing when the ABL folded, the WNBA is 22 million dollars in debt.

I understand your point, but I don't have any answers.  It is tough to pay players more when you are losing money.  Maybe the NBA should do more (7 billion in annual revenue) but it is not their league.

There is some light at the end of the tunnel.  WNBA franchises seem to have real value - one recently sold for 151 million, but before that the highest sale price was 10 million.  The league was able to raise 75 million in capital from investors.  So people are betting that the league will be viable and profitable in the future (and that has to do with the Caitlin Clark's of the world).  Their TV contract expires in 2025 and there could be some real revenue growth there.

On the flip side they have been around 27 years and are still losing money paying really shitty salaries.

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MSU addict wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

My take is the WNBA better up the ante. When the best players can make 5 times more in college is a problem for the brand

The unfortunate reality is that the WNBA has lost money every year of their existence.  They are financially supported by the NBA which gives them 15 million a year, but their total revenue is only around 60 million per year.  (15 million from the NBA, 25 million TV contract, 20 million in ticket sales).  To put that in prospective Stephen Curry makes about 50 million per year.  According to a legal filing when the ABL folded, the WNBA is 22 million dollars in debt.

I understand your point, but I don't have any answers.  It is tough to pay players more when you are losing money.  Maybe the NBA should do more (7 billion in annual revenue) but it is not their league.

There is some light at the end of the tunnel.  WNBA franchises seem to have real value - one recently sold for 151 million, but before that the highest sale price was 10 million.  The league was able to raise 75 million in capital from investors.  So people are betting that the league will be viable and profitable in the future (and that has to do with the Caitlin Clark's of the world).  Their TV contract expires in 2025 and there could be some real revenue growth there.

On the flip side they have been around 27 years and are still losing money paying really shitty salaries.

I don’t know any women that watch the WNBA but I know a lot that watch HGTV and a lot of Reality TV. I know a lot of women that like the NFL.

Wnba is for 8 to 14 year old girls who's parents have them in school/travel/aau ball. Team outings and whatnot.

MSU just went up 8-0 very early.

And Iowa on a 12-0 run.

Clark might get 50 if we keep turning it over.

NigelUno wrote:Clark might get 50 if we keep turning it over.

Lay up lines for Iowa with the disaster turnovers

Spartans are playing tough. Pretty scrappy game.

Need to keep the crowd out of it.. and guard Clark.

Gonna need to hit more 3s to win.

BOOM

Love it. MSU up 2 at the half.

Going to bed sports fans. I have an early trail run scheduled tomorrow. Will check the final during one of my 3 trips to the bathroom overnight.

9 point run to end the half.

Up 37-35.

Clark with 19 points on 17 shots. Rest of team combined has 17 shots.

NigelUno wrote:Clark with 19 points on 17 shots. Rest of team combined has 17 shots.

Doing what she does best taking a lot of bad shots

Tied at 55. End of 3.

Clark with 27.

Good game.

That call was horrible.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:That call was horrible.

Brutal

Gonna be a good year if they can hang with Iowa.

Write up of the game at Carver-Hawkeye:
MSU women's basketball turned away by No. 4 Iowa on Caitlin Clark's buzzer beater

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/womens-basketball/2024/01/02/michigan-state-iowa-big-ten-womens-college-basketball/72085217007/

NigelUno wrote:Gonna need to hit more 3s to win.

#modern

duffy munn wrote:

NigelUno wrote:Gonna need to hit more 3s to win.

#modern

I like the new coach. I don't recall a team that pushed the ball, like she had them doing last night. They'll struggle against big teams (because all of ours are hurt). I think we're leading the Big Ten in scoring, and in 3s/game. Clark made a Steph shot to win it.