Also, who is to say the ratings were REALLY that high? I mean, I'm sure the ratings were good, but ESPN does have a very vested interested in saying the ratings were very high because it draws more people to the next broadcast...more viewers equals more $$$$ to ESPN because they can use that sell advertising....
Also, who is to say the ratings were REALLY that high? I mean, I'm sure the ratings were good, but ESPN does have a very vested interested in saying the ratings were very high because it draws more people to the next broadcast...more viewers equals more $ to ESPN because they can use that sell advertising....
JuJu had an awesome year, and she has a lot of potential, but she needs to improve her shooting and work on her passing to get to Clark’s level. JuJu shot only 40.1% overall this season and just 31.9% from 3, and she only averaged 3.3 assists per game. In the game against UConn, she shot a ghastly 9 for 25. In Clark’s first year at Iowa, her field goal percentage was 47.2%, including 40.6% from 3, and she averaged 7.1 assists a game to go with her high scoring output.
Oh I never said anything about Watkins becoming Caitlin Clark. Just that she was breaking records like the previous poster said was necessary to be marketable. And shes already a huge draw. I dont think she needs to shoot lights out from three to be popular. Her and Clark are different players. Nobody is going to ever be the same kind of scoring/assisting monster she is. Not enough people to this day appreciate how mind blowing and difficult leading the country in scoring AND assists is! But its the scoring record that everyone paid the most attention to and Watkins has now scored significantly more in her first year than Clark did in hers. So if she stays injury free and has a few more deep runs in future Tournaments, that could mean a new record. I dont see her scoring dropping off significantly. And remember she is doing all this in the LA market, not Iowa City.
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There was that Bird v. Magic vibe, just much more negative and not too uplifting, about the Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark rivalry that led to this, but Clark was definitely the key to the whole story, setting records to justify the focus on her, even as most women's basketball stars and most of the top ten all time WNBA scorers (7 or 8) have been black and nowhere near as hyped (the most famous were Cheryl Miller, Sheryl Swoopes, Dawn Staley, and Lisa Leslie) as the best white players (Anne Donovan, another from the 1970s or 1980s I'm forgetting, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Elena Delle Donne, Sabrina Ionescu (hyped because of the Kobe connection, mentoring his daughter Gianna).
Also, who is to say the ratings were REALLY that high? I mean, I'm sure the ratings were good, but ESPN does have a very vested interested in saying the ratings were very high because it draws more people to the next broadcast...more viewers equals more $ to ESPN because they can use that sell advertising....
Are you really this dumb? Honest question.
Probably so. Once you start to believe things like the earth is flat, we haven't been to the moon, the unemployment numbers are fake (unless they make Trump look good and Democrats bad), they're putting microchips in us via vaccines (imagine all the people who work for Pfizer and J&J who would have to keep silent about it!), or that the government is drugging us with jet contrails (Tennessee is passing a law banning something that doesn't exist), and, of course, the election was rigged (even though zero evidence has been produced, and Pillow Guy actually has to pay $5M to a Republican that twice voted for Trump because he proved in a court of law that Lindell had no proof whatsoever), it ain't that big of a deal to think ESPN is lying too - as though they were Fox "news".
Probably so. Once you start to believe things like the earth is flat, we haven't been to the moon, the unemployment numbers are fake (unless they make Trump look good and Democrats bad), they're putting microchips in us via vaccines (imagine all the people who work for Pfizer and J&J who would have to keep silent about it!), or that the government is drugging us with jet contrails (Tennessee is passing a law banning something that doesn't exist), and, of course, the election was rigged (even though zero evidence has been produced, and Pillow Guy actually has to pay $5M to a Republican that twice voted for Trump because he proved in a court of law that Lindell had no proof whatsoever), it ain't that big of a deal to think ESPN is lying too - as though they were Fox "news".
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That is because the NBA is super political, no defense played, and the players do not compete like they used to. So it is not as entertaining
The NBA isn't even as interesting as college men. The collegians play much harder with more passion. And when's the last time you saw an NBA crowd rush the floor unless it was in Detroit?
That is because the NBA is super political, no defense played, and the players do not compete like they used to. So it is not as entertaining
The NBA isn't even as interesting as college men. The collegians play much harder with more passion. And when's the last time you saw an NBA crowd rush the floor unless it was in Detroit?
Well I don’t want to be one of those old bores who is always going on about how much better everything was “back in the day” but I love old school basketball, and the college women’s game is pretty close to that. I grew up watching and playing that game 365 days a year, and when you understand it like I do, it’s exciting. I have tried many times to mentally adjust to the way the game is played in today’s NBA so that I can enjoy it like I used to, but I just can’t do it. More power to the people who love it, but when I see someone pick up the ball and run with it and the referees don’t call traveling, it drives me nuts.
More watched the game on pay for cable ESPN than viewers on 4 of the 5 NBA finals games, which were on national network ABC. Also more than clinching game of the World Series.
More watched the game on pay for cable ESPN than viewers on 4 of the 5 NBA finals games, which were on national network ABC. Also more than clinching game of the World Series.
I can tell you're nervous. Women's game gaining popularity, Taylor Swift, women contributing to the GDP at a faster growing rate than men and also driving over 70 percent of consumer sales in spite of being paid less and facing discrimination at a higher rate...you're very, very nervous because you know they are empowering themselves while men expect everything handed to them. And you can't stop it. I love women.
Men's college basketball has really dropped the ball. The women's game is currently such a better product. The best players stay in school throughout their eligibility and less transfers/player movements means there is time to develop compelling narratives and rivalries. Not to mention the talent level - can you imagine if players that are currently the same age as Clark, Reese, etc. that are playing in the NBA were still in college? It also helps that the women's game the talent is a bit more compressed so the flow of the game is a bit better (does cause for lots of blowouts during regular season).
This game was the talk of the office and I have never heard most of my coworkers discuss women's basketball before.
SMH....the women's game doesn't have a fraction of the depth of talent spread out throught the teams. Extremely rare that any team not ranked in the top 10 makes a final four. Like you said the talent is compressed at a handful of schools.
Also LSU's team last year had 12 transfers on the roster (including Angel Reese).
I will start watching more than 2 games a year when the majority of women players are able to shoot a jump shot and not shooting from their chest, inch off the ground.
Where did I say it has the depth of talent of the men’s game? I said the talent being compressed to the top 10-20 teams leads to a better product when those teams are matched up.
There are less transfers in women’s basketball. There are currently 1/3 of men’s D1 players in the transfer portal for men’s. LSU is a bit of an outlier.
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