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Caitlyn Clark teed it up again today. This time at the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic on Sea Island, Georgia. Play in’ with the boys.

This time, she got off the first tee ok but quacked another drive a few holes later and had to take another Mully.

To say she’s being well received by the tours and by the fans is a wild understatement.
 
I've said this before, but for the newer folks in this thread (welcome, BTW), I used to religiously follow the NBA and casually follow the WNBA. Now, the situation is reversed. I haven't followed the NBA since the end of the 2007-2008 season, when my favorite player, Kevin Garnett, finally won a championship. 2024 was my first season religiously following The W. It well exceeded my expectations. I'm here to stay.

All the preseason chatter about Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese got my attention, but my Jersey girl, Marina Mabrey, brought me here. Having now seen everyone in action, I've come to like plenty of the other young ladies, too, including Caitlin. That said, Marina will always be my favorite spicy messy bun. ^_^

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This isn't a competition between them or anybody else I like, but nope, I got it right. I didn't know Lexie existed until Marina brought me here and I then saw a Fever game or two.

It's all good. Certain players brought people here. Marina brought you here. Caitlin Clark brought the rest of America here. ;)
 
It's all good. Certain players brought people here. Marina brought you here. Caitlin Clark brought the rest of America here. ;)
All right, Andrew, we might as well set the ground rules now. If I'm gonna continue to be in The Church with you, then dang it, you're gonna show me some respect like I've been showing you since I joined up. I'm here. You're not gonna shame and rib me for how I got here, for other players I happen to like, or anything else. In turn, I'm not gonna bicker with you guys over every little negative thing that happens to Caitlin.

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Smart decision IMO. She doesn't need the money or the fatigue. She needs to rest.

Agreed. I’d love to see her in it but right decision.

Besides we got Lexie, Aayliah, Kate, and Marina in Unrivaled.
 
Agreed. I’d love to see her in it but right decision.

Besides we got Lexie, Aayliah, Kate, and Marina in Unrivaled.
Yeah, Caitlin can do it next season if she wants, assuming that it ends up being a success and there will be a second season.

I might actually give Unrivaled a chance depending on how the games will be structured. We don't know much yet, just that the broadcasts of each game will be an hour long, and they're gonna play on a smaller full court, not a half court like in Olympic 3x3.

No word on how long the shot clock will be, just that it will exist, along with a game clock. If it's like Olympic 3x3, with a 12-second shot clock or whatever it was and no stoppages between made baskets, you can count me out. :lol2:
 
Yeah, Caitlin can do it next season if she wants, assuming that it ends up being a success and there will be a second season.

I might actually give Unrivaled a chance depending on how the games will be structured. We don't know much yet, just that the broadcasts of each game will be an hour long, and they're gonna play on a smaller full court, not a half court like in Olympic 3x3.

No word on how long the shot clock will be, just that it will exist, along with a game clock. If it's like Olympic 3x3, with a 12-second shot clock or whatever it was and no stoppages between made baskets, you can count me out. :lol2:

I’m just here for Lexie. 😍

She turned me into a fan of hers, as did Aayliah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell.
 
I’m just here for Lexie. 😍

She turned me into a fan of hers, as did Aayliah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell.
Like I alluded to earlier, I'm here for all of them, but not to just watch them get gassed. No thank you. I got gassed just watching the 3x3 game during the 2024 All-Star festivities. :lol2:
 
Like I alluded to earlier, I'm here for all of them, but not to just watch them get gassed. No thank you. I got gassed just watching the 3x3 game during the 2024 All-Star festivities. :lol2:
I didn’t watch any of the Olympic 3x3. I heard it isn’t good though. If TNT is limiting the games to one hour windows, that might help, especially if they have an intermission period.

Honestly, I only watched the finals in the Women’s Basketball tournament anyway. The lack of a certain player’s presence caused my interest to be severely limited. 😂
 
I didn’t watch any of the Olympic 3x3. I heard it isn’t good though.

Honestly, I only watched the finals in the Women’s Basketball tournament anyway. The lack of a certain player’s presence caused my interest to be severely limited. 😂
Like I said earlier, Olympic 3x3 is just way too frantic and fast-paced for me. A 12-second shot clock and no stoppages after made baskets, only if the ball goes out of bounds or a foul is committed or something. I'm sure the players enjoy it, or they wouldn't be doing it, but ehh, that doesn't work for me, brother. The one game I saw during All-Star weekend was enough.

I could probably get down with a pickup-style basketball league with WNBA players. If Unrivaled looks more like that and less like Olympic 3x3, I'll give it a shot. If not, I'll wish them well and keep it moving.
 
The Athletic (New York Times) reporter/insider Sabreena Merchant is speculating that Paige Bueckers may not enter the WNBA Draft and could just go Unrivaled if the league survives its rookie season. Of note, Merchant is not the first one to make these kind of statements. Been quite a bit of noise about Bueckers not wanting to play in Dallas. Others have reported that Bueckers wants to play for Los Angeles.



Paige does have sixth year eligibility because of COVID and past knee injuries, so she could in fact stay in college next year too if she wanted to.
 
The Athletic (New York Times) reporter/insider Sabreena Merchant is speculating that Paige Bueckers may not enter the WNBA Draft and could just go Unrivaled if the league survives its rookie season. Of note, Merchant is not the first one to make these kind of statements. Been quite a bit of noise about Bueckers not wanting to play in Dallas. Others have reported that Bueckers wants to play for Los Angeles.



Paige does have sixth year eligibility because of COVID and past knee injuries, so she could in fact stay in college next year too if she wanted to.

I'll believe that when/if it actually happens. It's all obviously just speculation until then.
 
If the rumors about her selfishness are true then I hope they leave her unprotected.
 
Heard rumors that she's unhappy with playing time and touches. No idea how legit the rumors are.
Just looked it up and confirmed that NaLyssa is under contract with Indiana through next season. I don't know how she feels about Indiana right now, but if I was her, even if I was previously unhappy, I'd at least be willing to take my chances with Coach White and stick it out for another year, as long as Indiana would have me (that's obviously the thing, whether she stays or goes may not even be up to her). They're gonna have a whole different system going on. Might as well see how it shakes out.
 
Just looked it up and confirmed that NaLyssa is under contract with Indiana through next season.
Yes, but if she is unprotected in the expansion draft she will be gone. It's probably not a coincidence that her post was made the same day the teams submitted their list of protected players.
 
Yes, but if she is unprotected in the expansion draft she will be gone. It's probably not a coincidence that her post was made the same day the teams submitted their list of protected players.
Right, like I said later in that post, whether she stays or goes may not ultimately be up to her.
 
Caitlin Clark generated $36 MILLION (!!!) in revenue for the City of Indianapolis.

A number so staggering that associate professor of finance at Indiana University Columbus Dr. Ryan Brewer thought he made a mistake when he calculated the numbers.

 
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