Absolutely nailed it. I’ve been trying to say many of these same points and by some people I’ve gotten “oh, you’re not a Caitlin Clark fan”. To which I reply, A) her game is off the charts impressive. B) being disappointed in how she (her coach; the media, Lin Dunn, her fans) have been handling it, does NOT mean I hate her.
Absolutely nailed it. I’ve been trying to say many of these same points and by some people I’ve gotten “oh, you’re not a Caitlin Clark fan”. To which I reply, A) her game is off the charts impressive. B) being disappointed in how she (her coach; the media, Lin Dunn, her fans) have been handling it, does NOT mean I hate her.
Here’s the thing, I’m *not* a fan of the trash talking, (what I call) ref-barkers who are constantly looking at the refs for calls on defensive moves that they themselves are getting away with too. I can appreciate part of her game and not another (I’ll offer DeWanna Bonner for a non CC example).
I’m disappointed that they (CC/coach/media/etc) are feeding the “victim” narrative, while Angel Reese has simply impressed me in her pressers. When she got leveled by AT, she welcomed it as part of the game. Her comments are (often) taken out of context fueling the black vs white narrative, but Angel’s been hearing negatives since college, and she is rising above it in a way I hadn’t seen from her early college pressers.
One last note, I’ve noticed that teams are just a lot more physical this year period. I thought the Mystics’ Hines Allen and Edwards were head hunting Nneka that game at home.
Great comments, per usual. As a Storm fan, it pains me to do so, but I'd like to add Skylar to the list of ref-barkers. If she twirls her fingers one more time requesting a review with 8 mintues left in the first quarter, my head might explode :-).
Omg, yes! I love SDS, but she is def a barker. At least she owns it tho. AC is another one—-one of the best defenders but she always turns to the ref looking for the foul.
Absolutely nailed it. I’ve been trying to say many of these same points and by some people I’ve gotten “oh, you’re not a Caitlin Clark fan”. To which I reply, A) her game is off the charts impressive. B) being disappointed in how she (her coach; the media, Lin Dunn, her fans) have been handling it, does NOT mean I hate her.
Here’s the thing, I’m *not* a fan of the trash talking, (what I call) ref-barkers who are constantly looking at the refs for calls on defensive moves that they themselves are getting away with too. I can appreciate part of her game and not another (I’ll offer DeWanna Bonner for a non CC example).
I’m disappointed that they (CC/coach/media/etc) are feeding the “victim” narrative, while Angel Reese has simply impressed me in her pressers. When she got leveled by AT, she welcomed it as part of the game. Her comments are (often) taken out of context fueling the black vs white narrative, but Angel’s been hearing negatives since college, and she is rising above it in a way I hadn’t seen from her early college pressers.
One last note, I’ve noticed that teams are just a lot more physical this year period. I thought the Mystics’ Hines Allen and Edwards were head hunting Nneka that game at home.
Great comments, per usual. As a Storm fan, it pains me to do so, but I'd like to add Skylar to the list of ref-barkers. If she twirls her fingers one more time requesting a review with 8 mintues left in the first quarter, my head might explode :-).
Omg, yes! I love SDS, but she is def a barker. At least she owns it tho. AC is another one—-one of the best defenders but she always turns to the ref looking for the foul.