She's fun to watch. The logo 3 balls are incredible. Women's basketball is typically very boring but she makes it fun.
Late in the clock is one thing, early in the clock my mind asks, "What would Bob Knight do?" I am not a fan of early in the clock 3s, let alone logo 3s.
So if the WNBA switched to playing horse, you would watch?
Choke her?
A more intuitive answer to your question which strikes me as the most likely answer is the idea of Caitilin Clark as a white player being the underdog. I’m talking about “black privilege,” having the athletic genes.
Many consider Larry Bird to be one of the greatest basketball players ever, but no one would say he was exceptionally athletic. I could facetiously ask, is Michael Jordan considered the greatest ever because of black privilege (his inherent athletic genes)?
Much of the argument and vitriol coming from the anti-Clark camp with respect to the WNBA is that it’s mostly black and mostly those black players “built” the WNBA. Well sure, it’s mostly black because of “black privilege.”
I suspect young white girls consider their chances of ever competing in the WNBA as slim if they’re not super athletic. Caitlin Clark gives them hope. She’s their “great white hope.“
The charisma might be nothing but net on step back threes 15 feet or more behind the three point line and beautiful assists!Perhaps interesting is comparing the Trump phenomenon and the Caitlin Clark phenomenon. Trump is natively a political creature and seeks to self aggrandize his stature. And he has some form of charisma although not the typical form that is universally attractive.
Caitlin Clark by contrast doesn’t really have any personal charisma and doesn’t seem to be a political creature whatsoever. She doesn’t seem to be seeking the spotlight as a person. It has to be her game that captures the imagination of young girls. Her game has charisma of some sort.
Many girls/ladies only shoot set shots from distance. CC has a step back that looks just like Steph.
There are studies showing that kids choose role models at least in part based on being a similar race, and gender. So it isn't shocking little girls love Clark more than Reese, and Black girls love Reese more than Clark, and that little girls want a Clark jersey more than a Curry jersey.
Now there are other White stars. Bueckers is White and had a very good college career. Her stats this year are marginally better than Clark's. But she doesn't have the sales. It may be that she is gay; it may be she doesn't shoot from 30 feet; I don't know. Ionescu has been successful, a straight White woman, plays in NYC, and has won a championship. Yet not nearly as popular. So maybe for Clark, it is the long shots.
How many little girls care that much about sports and why is it something we should want them to?There are studies showing that kids choose role models at least in part based on being a similar race, and gender. So it isn't shocking little girls love Clark more than Reese, and Black girls love Reese more than Clark, and that little girls want a Clark jersey more than a Curry jersey.
Now there are other White stars. Bueckers is White and had a very good college career. Her stats this year are marginally better than Clark's. But she doesn't have the sales. It may be that she is gay; it may be she doesn't shoot from 30 feet; I don't know. Ionescu has been successful, a straight White woman, plays in NYC, and has won a championship. Yet not nearly as popular. So maybe for Clark, it is the long shots.
How many little girls care that much about sports and why is it something we should want them to?There are studies showing that kids choose role models at least in part based on being a similar race, and gender. So it isn't shocking little girls love Clark more than Reese, and Black girls love Reese more than Clark, and that little girls want a Clark jersey more than a Curry jersey.
Now there are other White stars. Bueckers is White and had a very good college career. Her stats this year are marginally better than Clark's. But she doesn't have the sales. It may be that she is gay; it may be she doesn't shoot from 30 feet; I don't know. Ionescu has been successful, a straight White woman, plays in NYC, and has won a championship. Yet not nearly as popular. So maybe for Clark, it is the long shots.
Have no idea how many girls look up to women in sports, but yes, I want my kids to be active in sports for the sheer fact that they get out, are active, interacting with other kids face to face away from a screen. It also teaches them to be apart of something and having to pull their own weight to be successful.
Way more upside then not, IMO.
@bradstevens I have been to exactly 1 Fever game, and there were a lot of little girls at that game.
We should want kids, boy or girl, involved in something. Band, drama, sports, scouts are all fine activities. So yep, we want girls involved in sports. Let me flip it, why wouldn't we want girls in sports?
When my kids were young, I coached girls basketball and volleyball. There were a lot of girls, and that was 20+ years ago.
Now it appears my oldest granddaughter will play soccer next fall. I may rethink my position on sports.
Oh wait, soccer isn't any more a sport than Chutes and Ladders.
Two of my kids gave up sports and eventually did color guard with the band. They learned the same lessons, value of practice, teamwork, striving to get better. Sports aren't the only way, but it is a way. Why shouldn't the path be open?
I'm not saying the path shouldn't be open to women playing sports--and it has been for as long as I've been alive.@bradstevens I have been to exactly 1 Fever game, and there were a lot of little girls at that game.
We should want kids, boy or girl, involved in something. Band, drama, sports, scouts are all fine activities. So yep, we want girls involved in sports. Let me flip it, why wouldn't we want girls in sports?
When my kids were young, I coached girls basketball and volleyball. There were a lot of girls, and that was 20+ years ago.
Now it appears my oldest granddaughter will play soccer next fall. I may rethink my position on sports.
Oh wait, soccer isn't any more a sport than Chutes and Ladders.
Two of my kids gave up sports and eventually did color guard with the band. They learned the same lessons, value of practice, teamwork, striving to get better. Sports aren't the only way, but it is a way. Why shouldn't the path be open?
My point is that a lot of girls--like my daughter--get this shit shoved down their throats all the time, from the media, parents, schools, etc. Oh you should play sports. Oh look how great sports are. But I think it's just a fact that women, in general, don't care as much about competitiveness, etc. as men do and that's just fine. There's nothing wrong with being a "girly girl" and wanting to play with dolls, do crafts, watch Love Island, etc.
One of the best moments I've had with my daughter, after spending years convincing her to try this sport or that--soccer, then softball, then basketball, then volleyball, then tennis, all for the reasons you and Boogie suggest--is when she said to me "I'm just sick of people telling me I need to play sports or be a CEO some day. I just want to be a girl." (or something to that effect). She taught me something that day.
Plus, I think sports play too much of a role in our society, today, not too little.
@bradstevens I agree sports are too big in society. Look at the huge amounts to NIL. It is because people have figured out how to get rich off sports. The cost to play is ridiculous.
All that is why I mentioned drama and band. We could add choir. My middle, who was uber competitive, quit basketball after 9th grade and got heavily into art. Worked out for her, she has a really good job due in part to understanding art.
There are many paths, sports are 1. I can say in our section Friday we're about a dozen 12-year old or so girls that were part of some group as they all left with five minutes left. They sure seemed focused on the game, cheering when one would expect. Having taken two daughters to bball games that did not like the sport, I can recognize the boredom.
Women may not be as competitive overall, it doesn't mean they still cannot love sports.
Let me flip it, why wouldn't we want girls in sports?
Yes. 100% yes. Except for golf.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Our societal obsession with sports has had two detrimental consequences, a rise in spectatorism and treating politics as a team sport.
Youth glued to cell phones is spectatorism. Voting party line in also. People do less and watch more.
Youth sports and other activities are action. That’s a good thing.
Two words: $how ChoirI'm not saying the path shouldn't be open to women playing sports--and it has been for as long as I've been alive.@bradstevens I have been to exactly 1 Fever game, and there were a lot of little girls at that game.
We should want kids, boy or girl, involved in something. Band, drama, sports, scouts are all fine activities. So yep, we want girls involved in sports. Let me flip it, why wouldn't we want girls in sports?
When my kids were young, I coached girls basketball and volleyball. There were a lot of girls, and that was 20+ years ago.
Now it appears my oldest granddaughter will play soccer next fall. I may rethink my position on sports.
Oh wait, soccer isn't any more a sport than Chutes and Ladders.
Two of my kids gave up sports and eventually did color guard with the band. They learned the same lessons, value of practice, teamwork, striving to get better. Sports aren't the only way, but it is a way. Why shouldn't the path be open?
My point is that a lot of girls--like my daughter--get this shit shoved down their throats all the time, from the media, parents, schools, etc. Oh you should play sports. Oh look how great sports are. But I think it's just a fact that women, in general, don't care as much about competitiveness, etc. as men do and that's just fine. There's nothing wrong with being a "girly girl" and wanting to play with dolls, do crafts, watch Love Island, etc.
One of the best moments I've had with my daughter, after spending years convincing her to try this sport or that--soccer, then softball, then basketball, then volleyball, then tennis, all for the reasons you and Boogie suggest--is when she said to me "I'm just sick of people telling me I need to play sports or be a CEO some day. I just want to be a girl." (or something to that effect). She taught me something that day.
Plus, I think sports play too much of a role in our society, today, not too little.
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Thankfully, I missed that.Two words: $how ChoirI'm not saying the path shouldn't be open to women playing sports--and it has been for as long as I've been alive.@bradstevens I have been to exactly 1 Fever game, and there were a lot of little girls at that game.
We should want kids, boy or girl, involved in something. Band, drama, sports, scouts are all fine activities. So yep, we want girls involved in sports. Let me flip it, why wouldn't we want girls in sports?
When my kids were young, I coached girls basketball and volleyball. There were a lot of girls, and that was 20+ years ago.
Now it appears my oldest granddaughter will play soccer next fall. I may rethink my position on sports.
Oh wait, soccer isn't any more a sport than Chutes and Ladders.
Two of my kids gave up sports and eventually did color guard with the band. They learned the same lessons, value of practice, teamwork, striving to get better. Sports aren't the only way, but it is a way. Why shouldn't the path be open?
My point is that a lot of girls--like my daughter--get this shit shoved down their throats all the time, from the media, parents, schools, etc. Oh you should play sports. Oh look how great sports are. But I think it's just a fact that women, in general, don't care as much about competitiveness, etc. as men do and that's just fine. There's nothing wrong with being a "girly girl" and wanting to play with dolls, do crafts, watch Love Island, etc.
One of the best moments I've had with my daughter, after spending years convincing her to try this sport or that--soccer, then softball, then basketball, then volleyball, then tennis, all for the reasons you and Boogie suggest--is when she said to me "I'm just sick of people telling me I need to play sports or be a CEO some day. I just want to be a girl." (or something to that effect). She taught me something that day.
Plus, I think sports play too much of a role in our society, today, not too little.
