@ohio-guy gotcha. I thought it was a strange way to finish that first clause of the sentence because it almost disclaimed it. But I hear you.
In the real world, I’ve never seen whiny behavior like this. I have a friend who is in the c suite at a mid size energy firm and he’s said he’s heard some crazy shit in the boardroom but most people I work with don’t even consider race to be a factor in the workplace.
these dumb athletes and celebrities and pseudo-journos like Jemele Hill live in a bubble. The problem is they try to project their bubble onto those of us with real lives and jobs.
It’s only a problem because there is a party full of people willing to buy what the Jemele Hills of the world are selling. If there were no demand the supply would dry up.
@oneeyedundertaker read this. They really hate her. The reasons are rooted in woke-ism and arrogance but the hatred is real. This league can’t die quickly enough.
Thats just silly. I think it’s accurate that she’s probably the third best player behind Wilson and Boecker, but I can’t imagine 8 other players better than her.
It does seem like other players in the league don’t like her. I’d guess it’s more out of jealousy but I don’t know.
She gets hate because she's white, straight, and not a woke social justice warrior. You have be black, a lesbian, or woke. Otherwise they want to kill you.
@dbmhoosier like being a white straight Christian on the uswnt. They literally ran them off
It does seem like other players in the league don’t like her. I’d guess it’s more out of jealousy but I don’t know.
Maybe she's just unlikable? Her constant whining and bitching and moaning coupled with all the over the top press attention has to get old, especially with older players who paid their dues long ago, and it can't endear her to other players. I won't deny there's a racial and jealousy component, but I'm not convinced that's the primary reason.
It was a long time ago and I could be totally wrong, but my recollection is that Bird caught some flack early on for being the Great White Hope coming into the NBA and all the publicity he got before playing a minute. Bird kept his head down and let his performance on the court speak for itself. Once he got himself established, that's when he got mouthy and started talking trash, but by that time he'd been welcomed into the fold.
It seems the league players think much more highly of Paige Bueckers. White, straight guard that plays a helluva game but without all the flash and bang. Maybe it's not about being white or straight. Maybe it's about being Caitlin or Paige.
It does seem like other players in the league don’t like her. I’d guess it’s more out of jealousy but I don’t know.
Maybe she's just unlikable? Her constant whining and bitching and moaning coupled with all the over the top press attention has to get old, especially with older players who paid their dues long ago, and it can't endear her to other players. I won't deny there's a racial and jealousy component, but I'm not convinced that's the primary reason.
It was a long time ago and I could be totally wrong, but my recollection is that Bird caught some flack early on for being the Great White Hope coming into the NBA and all the publicity he got before playing a minute. Bird kept his head down and let his performance on the court speak for itself. Once he got himself established, that's when he got mouthy and started talking trash, but by that time he'd been welcomed into the fold.
It seems the league players think much more highly of Paige Bueckers. White, straight guard that plays a helluva game but without all the flash and bang. Maybe it's not about being white or straight. Maybe it's about being Caitlin or Paige.
Page Bueckers is gay & obviously wishes she was black if you’ve heard her talk. She has a black girlfriend & has repeatedly talked about using her platform to “uplift” black women which means she’s not an oppressor or something. She’s beloved within the race baiting crowd.
Page Bueckers is gay & obviously wishes she was black if you’ve heard her talk. She has a black girlfriend & has repeatedly talked about using her platform to “uplift” black women which means she’s not an oppressor or something. She’s beloved within the race baiting crowd.
Fair enough. I wasn't aware she was gay or a ghetto wannabe. I try not to assume anything of that nature if I'm not confident of it. Sometimes it makes me look uninformed or naive, but other times if prevents me from showing my ass.
@unclemark no dude. Don’t do that. Don’t try to justify the unjustifiable.
It does seem like other players in the league don’t like her. I’d guess it’s more out of jealousy but I don’t know.
Maybe she's just unlikable? Her constant whining and bitching and moaning coupled with all the over the top press attention has to get old, especially with older players who paid their dues long ago, and it can't endear her to other players. I won't deny there's a racial and jealousy component, but I'm not convinced that's the primary reason.
It was a long time ago and I could be totally wrong, but my recollection is that Bird caught some flack early on for being the Great White Hope coming into the NBA and all the publicity he got before playing a minute. Bird kept his head down and let his performance on the court speak for itself. Once he got himself established, that's when he got mouthy and started talking trash, but by that time he'd been welcomed into the fold.
It seems the league players think much more highly of Paige Bueckers. White, straight guard that plays a helluva game but without all the flash and bang. Maybe it's not about being white or straight. Maybe it's about being Caitlin or Paige.
Then the WNBA need to look back no further than the late 90’s and Tiger Woods.
Sure there were some Fuzzy Zoellers out there and I bet more than a few players said shit quietly. Bit that fucking ended when the prize purses went through the roof and everybody on tour was clearing $500k plus a year plus endorsements.
Secondly, I watched girls soccer for years with my daughter playing. The way they let girls be physical in the game is wayyyy different than boys leagues. It’s baffling. It’s almost like they despise technical ability and just want them to beat the shit out of each other. I think this is the same in all girls sports
Caitlin Clark isn’t playing for the pittance the Fever pay her. She’s not playing to get her larynx crushed. She continues to play despite the general mass agreement from outside commentators of all races that she’s being mistreated.
Why does she keep playing? That’s the opinion from you I’m interested in hearing.
Caitlin Clark isn’t playing for the pittance the Fever pay her. She’s not playing to get her larynx crushed. She continues to play despite the general mass agreement from outside commentators of all races that she’s being mistreated.
Why does she keep playing? That’s the opinion from you I’m interested in hearing.
Er... uhm... she's a basketball player?
Caitlin Clark isn’t playing for the pittance the Fever pay her. She’s not playing to get her larynx crushed. She continues to play despite the general mass agreement from outside commentators of all races that she’s being mistreated.
Why does she keep playing? That’s the opinion from you I’m interested in hearing.
She's making a crap ton of money from endorsements every year and it's generational wealth if she keeps increasing it at the rate she has over the last few seasons.
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. - Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and likely Hoosier basketball fan.
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I'm with you, Mark. IMHO, it's much less about the whole woke/race/straight aspects certain Outkick/Dakich listening segments of the population focus on, and much more about those who don't think she has paid her dues, or won shit yet, with a generous helping of jealousy, topped off with the fact that she kind of comes across as an insufferable brat on the court at times.Caitlin Clark isn’t playing for the pittance the Fever pay her. She’s not playing to get her larynx crushed. She continues to play despite the general mass agreement from outside commentators of all races that she’s being mistreated.
Why does she keep playing? That’s the opinion from you I’m interested in hearing.
Er... uhm... she's a basketball player?
Like I posted earlier, I didn't think the conservatives respected the playing of the race card, but I guess it all depends on whose ox is being gored.
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I'm with you, Mark. IMHO, it's much less about the whole woke/race/straight aspects certain Outkick/Dakich listening segments of the population focus on, and much more about those who don't think she has paid her dues, or won shit yet, with a generous helping of jealousy, topped off with the fact that she kind of comes across as an insufferable brat on the court at times.
Like I posted earlier, I didn't think the conservatives respected the playing of the race card, but I guess it all depends on whose ox is being gored.
I've talked about this before. Jenn White is a radio host on NPR. She's a black female. No matter what the topic, at some point she'll try and inject some kind of race or gender or ageism bullshit no matter if there's anything there or not. If here guests follow her down that road, the discussion becomes worthless. That's when I turn to Clay & Buck so I can prepare for whatever idiocy is being posted here while I'm out and about. You can imagine what the discussion is like when Clark comes up. This is the same damn thing.
Secondly, I watched girls soccer for years with my daughter playing. The way they let girls be physical in the game is wayyyy different than boys leagues. It’s baffling. It’s almost like they despise technical ability and just want them to beat the shit out of each other. I think this is the same in all girls sports
At least at the college level, I like the officiating in WBB better than men's. I don't see nearly the ticky tacky touch fouls called in the women's game as I do in the men's. No blood no foul.