Why it was a really bad move for the WNBA that Caitlin Clark was not placed on team USA
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- A deep dive into why it was a historically bad move for the WNBA to not place Caitlin Clark on Team USA. Including a comparative in how the NBA took full advantage of their Olympic opportunity to grow their popularity globally, and of how deserving she actually was of having been given a spot.
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No Catlin Not going to watch
Yup. No hate Just a simple fact, that my interest in Women's Olympic B-ball, never occurred to me. Actually I'm an American Football 🏈 guy. So I watched a few NBA games, over the last 5 years. WNBA, until Clark, WNBA was a vague term that I knew existed, and that is all.
Until CC. Now I'm interested in the WNBA.
Therefore:
A US Olympic Women's Basketball team sans CC, is the same as ever, to ME. I have the SAME interest in it as I ever have.
If CC was on the Women's US Olympic Basketball team, I'd for sure pay whatever subscription I need to, that I may view games.
But since CC is NOT on the US Olympic Women's Basketball team, I have the same interest as BEFORE CC at Iowa and Heat. ZERO.
Not purposely nor intentionally.
But factually.
Excellent analysis.
Sponsor's I'm not watching women's Olympic basketball because of this decision.
This paradoxical language is the “players union” trying to “put Caitlin in her place” behind the scenes. A lot of the WNBAs top player have mothers who were NCAA stars before the creation of the WNBA. They are protecting their legacies at the expense of the league’s popularity and revenue growth. At the end of her 4 year contract she should go overseas or quit basketball, all this emotional abuse isn’t worth it.
I feel like there is a MAJOR consumer choice issue going on here. The WNBA is seemingly telling its customers that they will not, under any circumstances, let them dictate who is popular and who’s name sells the most product.
She’s so good, even with bullying, both on and off the court, they have to start rigging the outcome. The analytics group has figured out how to make her look bad, and on orders from the top, the coach and GM will sidelined her when commanded to do so.
When her WNBA contact is up, she can go to FIBA, get fast tracked for naturalization in whatever county she qualifies, and then play in the Olympics for that country. Young Boomers and Old Gen Xers are trying to “pick winners”, in defiance of the evidence, and trying to tell the market what they are allowed buy.
They are forgetting, she doesn’t have to stay in the USA and once her WNBA contract is up, pending on her endorsement deals, can leave forever. None of these things work the way the “management class” seems to believe.
Well said. Please look at candace wiggins story to find out why cc being targeted. It is a shebwast agenda league going on and she nor bowing. They waiting for paige to b the face bc she is one of them.
She is too nice at this point.
CC-22 won't do that! She loves her sport, and she loves her fans, so her leaving is a non-starter! Team USA and WNBA will just have to lose TENS of MILLIONS of DOLLARS for their own vanity! For the record I will NOT watch a single SECOND of this year's Team USA!
Nobody is going to watch the game in the Olympics because C.C. won't be playing, just a stupid thing to do
My concern is why is it ok to hold back the growth and profit of a league just for jealousy? I’m stunned that the people who have been supporting this league financially don’t have a voice or care for that matter
Why playing in FIBA Under 16 and Under 19 with an MVP by CC means not an international experience in FIBA rules Remember Olympic basketball use FIBA rules not NBA/ FIBA rules.
CC scored the highest points both men and women in NCAA including breaking the 3 points scorers and highest assist .
CC 3 points are almost beyond 25feet so who among the selected 12 players can match the skills of CC
Diana Taurasi is the G O A T! She single handedly won 3 national championships by herself for U-Conn. if Diana wasn’t on that team they wouldn’t have even made the tournament.
@BDE360 wow! If she won 3 championships by herself, 1 against 5, she's definitely the best ever. I've never seen anything like that. Do they allow 1 x 5?
@@rafaelmejia5988 apparently, I didn’t watch back then. Taurasi said herself “after I won 3 national championships in a row I was selected for the Olympic team” so apparently they allowed 1 woman to play a whole team.
@@BDE360 I didn't either, but someone is lying because the records show 10 women picked in the WNBA were also teammates of Taurasi, including Sue Bird. It is not the same when you're playing with a stacked team than guiding mediocre players to 2 national championships. Only Kate Martin made it as a bench player to the W from IOWA.
@@rafaelmejia5988 Agreed, if I was Sue Bird or any of the other women on UCONN 2 decades ago I might be quite upset with Taurasi’s delusions of grandeur.
Your absolutely right with every pertinent point you made. Such shame or betrayal of the WNBA.
I'm a Years Long Fan of Caitlin Clark, Not a WNBA Fan. I'll watch until it becomes too miserable and experience, and then I'll Bail. After All, there are only so many Blown Uncontested Layups and Open Shots that don't even touch the rim, that anyone can subject themselves to without ending the visual Abuse. I figure I'm good to the end of this season, but without changes that End The Perpetual Pouting, Demanding, Temper Tantrum Throwing, Physically Abusive Playing that is excused away as "Physicality", couched in the Outright LIE, "that's the way it has always been. We are a Physical League" Nonsense.
People(Mostly Crooked Politicians) been peeing on my Boots, telling me it;s Raining, most of my Adult Life, and I haven't bought it yet, and these Spoiled, Petty and Petulant Brats in the WNBA, won't ever make that Dog hunt, for me
Get off of caitlin clark 🍆
Go on, call 'em what they really are : mutts
I just watch CCs highlights AFTER the game is over! I can't watch an entire game. Watching women trying to be men.... 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Excuse me...Olympic committee your racism is showing 😱
What racism
I can’t believe l’m watching the WNBA, l never watch the WNBA but now there’s a reason to watch and it’s because of Caitlin Clark but l will not watch the USA women’s basketball olympic team play because of the dumbest excuses why Caitlin Clark is not on the olympic team is because she is no benefit to the team.
Same here.
All they have to do is put Clark on the team, and they won't get embarrassed anymore hahaha
The selection committee can’t even get the lie right ? Can’t run a profitable league . It really is a catty league . It’s so funny ! 😂😂😂😂😂
AC defends the snub with the physical intensity, not the inexperience, not the fans. The committee had no reason to snub CC when it changed their reasons.
They are not stupid, they are evil. CC or no way.
The WNBA will do ok with out u, believe me
@@MrStrapp23 delusion, much, OK on welfare.
Absolutely agree! What we really need is a "when does CC play" schedule instead of a full WNBA schedule!
I’ve only ever watched wnba because of Caitlin. Heck. I don’t even watch nba. Hahahhah
I'm at a point where I don't watch her much because of the women trying to break her arm, hit her in the head , pick her up under the armpits, shove her to the floor while holding and pulling so her shoulder dislocated ... All with no whistles!
I have a theory ... These mean girls don't want her in the Olympics because they'll have to reveal their dirty rotten tricks. She has to play the nasty broads when she gets home.
I and others have said it, me especially when I found out about Caitlin and Michael are the only ones who have ever signed big $$ agreements with Nike, Gatorade etc in BB.
Exactly, ur not even a basketball watcher but have a opinion... Let me guess why 😮
@@MrStrapp23 because I know greatness when I see it. I don’t care what it is. Hater. 😂😂😂😂
@@robbieanderson649 giving a different opinion is Hate now a day, GOTCHA 👍🏽 You love our culture 🤦🏾♂️
Dude, great video! So far, it is the best I have seen on this topic.
OWNERS NEED TO SLAM THEIR TABLES & CLEAN HOUSE !
CC22👍
What an amazing, amazing editorial. You are so on point. It has come to my attention that three players said they wouldn’t play with her on the team. I say tell them adios. They’ll win anyway.this by the way a genetic female trait. This is why they need at least two men on the selection committee.
Now that the “reality” issue has been addressed and resolved, attention must be turned to the three women who kept Caitlin Clark off the US Women’s Olympic Basketball out of pettiness, jealousy, international basketball ignorance, financial stupidity, and disregard for the precedent of a rookie being placed on the Olympic Team EVERY Olympic Year since 1996. (There were no Olympics 2012) These are the rookies who were placed on the Olympic Team in prior years: Rebecca Lobo -1996, Chamique Holdsclaw - 2000, Diana Taurasi -2004, Candace Parker -2008, Brianna Stewart - 2016, A’ja Wilson -2021. The easiest solution The easiest answer to the problem is for Diana Taurasi to graciously give up her selection. She has been on the Women’s Olympic Team five times, has five gold medals, and is not just “entitled” to be on the Team every four years to the exclusion of all other qualified players. The US Olympic Team belongs to the fans, not to Jennifer Rizzotti, Cathy Engelbert and Cheryl Reeve. They need to be reminded of this fact. So does Adam Silver.
No Caitlin not watching.
Great video I like many others will purposely not watch the USA women’s basketball team in the Olympics. This will be the first time ever that I have not watched and I’m doing it based on principal there’s so much jealousy, unbelievable pettiness that resulted in Caitlin being left off off the team! There is one rationale I hate hearing is CC she’ll go many times in future Olympics… well just look at Cameron Brinks She thought she was going to the Olympics and here she ends up injured for a full year. You can’t count on tomorrow so I hate hearing she’ll have her time or Time will come…you just never know, it is such a shame for all those around the world that would’ve loved to see you CC in the Olympics. And I do believe in karma and I would put odds on it that those who blackballed her from being selected will have karma to look forward to.
Well said.
The only reason I've ever watched a WNBA game was because of Caitlin. I look for Indiana games now.
Absolutely terrific fact based analysis of why Catlin Clark should be on the women's US Olympic Basketball Team, and how galactically stupid are the women who have kept Clark off the Women's Olympic Team. Instead of the commanding the basketball world's attention, the US Olympic Basketball Team will have everyone just picnicking.
Vote with your views
Catlin be like jack sparrow like he told Disney no way I’ll be back
Great video!! I'm only watching Caitlyn for WMBA. Not going to support petty and woke nonsense. As for the Olympics, I'll focus on Simone Biles and the other gymnists, swimming and track. Not going to watch women's basketball. How much do the woke have to go broke to get the message?
R A C I S M!
Like leaving Michael Jordan off the men's team
It’s actually worse
Clark isn't Jordan or Bird
@@mlrogers671 true but she is the only player that sells every arena out that she plays in, and gets all of the television viewers. People change the channel from any game they are watching to watch her. She gets more viewers than a Trump rally, so she is kind of a big deal.
@BDE360 weak comparison. I watched Sunday to see Diana. Clark looked lost on defense. She's in a new league playing different basketball she's going to have to adjust. She definitely needs to block out the outside noise. She isn't being targeted she's just playing at a higher level. If she's the dominant player folks mashes her out to be she's going to have to prove that
@@mlrogers671 Well when Caitlin walked off the court she got a STANDING OVATION from the Phoenix crowd, so some people need a reality check. I have never seen anything like that at a regular season game for a lowly rookie in any sport. The closest thing I can remember is Peyton Manning in his first game in Indianapolis when he was on the Broncos, that was after a video salute to his career in Indianapolis. So yeah Caitlin is nothing special. And you’re a complete idiot.
A resignation of all the people involved in that decision should just go home.
Dumbest decision in sports this year!
Just the additional attention CC would have added to the Olympic squad was reason enough to add her to the team
Well articulated and argued!! Subscribed!
They just ignored her college record destroying performance, and her 3 week pro stats, which were better than several that were picked, and she was on a poorly ran team. Hatred and jealousy are the main reasons, regardless of what the powers that be say.
No player with 3 Olympic appearances should be on Team USA...
I think it's a good move money wise that cc isn't on the usa team. We would all go watch that instead of the wnba. Less revenue for the league. Just a thought
CC more than deserves it, and the precedent was set. She should be on the team
Why?
you are so right
On the bright side, CC will get some much needed rest and will come out of the break on fire. I only watch Fever games, because I live in Chicago and can't watch the absolute racist Chicago Sky. Between the horrible coach, Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter, the team's low class play has no bottom.
I’m French so I was going to buy a ticket to watch a basketball game in the Olympics just to see Caitlin Clark. She’s the only reason I’ve started watching basketball. Now I’m not going, and I hope cc goes to play in the nba or ice cubes league after her contract is over.
No Catlin. No watch. Women's basketball nada
Great video. Spot on my brother.
tonight clark and the fevber played taurasi,giner and another olympic team pic on the phoenix mercury and cc and the fever beat them .let that sink in, a low rate fever team led by a rookie beat a top 5 phoenix mercury team that has 3 players going to the olympic team while the olympic cl;owns say she needs experience ,seems tonight the truth was revealed, truth is they dont want to be outplayed by a rookie
Well, not watch women’s NBA team season because of the ugliness of the team players and their jealousy for Caitlin Clark. The Olympic commission should put her on the team before more damage is done and admit they are wrong.
Now is the time to make a 4 points line to NBA & WNBA.
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Thats a great breakdown and hipocracy that is going on.
Powerful commentary and facts.
He just dropped the mic!!!
I've been watching the USA basketball men's and women's team since 1984 and I only watch the games that USA played because we have no Olympic team representing our country but now that I can't get to watch Caitlin playing at the Olympics I'm not gonna watch a single basketball game this Paris Olympics not even the men's team
AMEN You nailed it right on the Nail Head.
Well said
dont forget that the fever only had 9 practices before the season started along with the front loaded season.
In the world of military men when things are not going right. F*** it!
I'm looking forward to watching this women's Olympic team.
Reese shows timme and time again shes not a proffesional and C.C. is a proffesional and C.C.'s agent will get phone calls for endorsements while Reese phone stays silent.
Why do you believe? You are delusional to think that Reese is not getting endorsements. To have to bring Reese up in a conversation about clark shows that YOU can't defend clark on her own merits.
caitlin, play for italy and all these brouhaha will end...4 years to play in the Olympics is too looong if you wait to play for USA...
I’m glad CC is not on the USA team. She needs the time with her new team and why play with players who don’t respect you (Taurasi, Stewart) CC will get her time on the USA team later. Meantime I will not waste my time watching Griner or Taurasi!!!
Leaving both of them off the team would probably bring even more viewers. People don’t like them, look at the voting results for the WNBA allstar team. They are lying that Aja Wilson is leading but DT and BG aren’t on it.
Not only should she be on the Rookie of the Year, but she should be the WNBA MVP and a member of Team USA! Who has done more for Women's basketball than CC-22? Fans? Money? Appeal? Money, again? If she is not MVP, which player brings more value to the WNBA? I'll wait.
Even the Aussies are entertaining buying and statring a WNBAteam in the U.S. to gain exposure and increased perfofmanced value by playing in the league. Better chance here than in the relatively small population of their continent. Plus the revenue that would be generated by fans from "Down Under"
Makes my head swell they can see what "having game" can do and the shrews cannot.
Did you know the last WNBA team that folded got no offers at the token asking price of $2 million?
BTW, are the Comets still for sale?
It should properly be called "udder" stupidity
You have a very impressive contents. Very well said. WNBA and US olympic commitee are crazy. I am sure they are sleeping😅😂. Record shows how experienced CC is? Her resume is unbelievable, ncaa and now in wnba is unstoppable breaking others records..😂😅😂😅
Oh wait BG is on the team?! Still not watching!!
This is 3 weeks ago. You should post latest ones.
NBA pays the wnba shortfall. Have the nba force risotti out a demand Clark be on the roster
The largest viewership of any NBA game ever ?
Chicago v. Utah championship game
And then the bowl weevils came
. . . How many different venues jumped on the NBA product. And how much has the average fanbhad to pay watch games? There are a darned lot of that CANNOT afford to travel to see a game. Cannot afford streaming prices. Get REALLY miffed at the network blocking out 85% of the state of Missouri from watching the Chiefs. WE ARE FED UP! And take notice! All of the "powers that be" that kept CC off the team . . . I'm going to contact Congress. You wanna take a seat at the hearings?
Your days are numbered . . .
So sad huh unbelievable I played Division 1 Sports for 4 years I can tell you if we would have had a player like that a rookie we would have said yeah whatever gives you the edge I don't think women can comprehend that way of thinking
The NBA has just negotiated an 11-year, $2Bn media contract on behalf of the WNBA. This is due to the Caitlin Clark effect. The league will get roughly 4X the money it currently earns meaning everyone will be receiving hefty pay increases.
Sharp analysis
Just a simple fact, that my interest in Women's Olympic B-ball, never occurred to me. Actually I'm an American Football 🏈 guy. So I watched a few NBA games, over the last 5 years. WNBA, until Clark, WNBA was a vague term that I knew existed, and that is all.
Until CC. Now I'm interested in the WNBA.
Therefore:
A US Olympic Women's Basketball team sans CC, is the same as ever, to ME. I have the SAME interest in it as I ever have.
If CC was on the Women's US Olympic Basketball team, I'd for sure pay whatever subscription I need to, that I may view games.
But since CC is NOT on the US Olympic Women's Basketball team, I have the same interest as BEFORE CC at Iowa and Heat. ZERO.
Not purposely nor intentionally.
But factually.
Log me as new subscriber #402.
Love your use of stats to back up your thoughts/opinions.
Looking forward to seeing more videos from your channel.
So Angela shouldn’t be put on there just asking how can you argue for her and not Angela?
I liked the thumbnail
It will probably be the last minute and I will pick her. If it was final? Secondly it probably using a marketing plow building the following then, surprisingly they made happen. The amount of money to be made it's in the billions market of sports in Olympic games.
The only way I will watch this women’s Olympic team is if it’s a rerun of them getting their ass kicked! I hope Japan 🇯🇵 is the team to do it. Any team would be great! If they don’t make the medal round would delight me,very very much!🎉 Let’s hope for the big L ! It would be a shame for Britney “The Smuggler” Griner to endure the pain of the National Anthem being played. Let’s hope The Smuggler doesn’t have to hear that tune that she hates.
I love her Melanie King
Cherlyl Reeve's petulant rant about how n everyone is talking Caitlin Clark and not her team but now everyone has to talk about her team shows how totally prejudiced and unqualified she was to be on the selection committee for the US Olympic Team. Her animosity against Catlin Clark totally invalidates excluding Clark from the Olympic Team and puts Jennifer Rizzotti's vote in the same category. These two women's votes are so compromised as to absolutely require the adults in the matter to step up and FIX IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No more talk. Just fix it.
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No Caitlin Clark means I will not watch women Olympic basketball games.
Needs and wants, wnba needs money bit wants a gold medal.
Not watching unless Clark is on the team!
100%
She's not crying about it why are you
I have to say the o Lu game of thrones I have seen at work has been lead by women . Men can be snakes too though but the women have been ruthless
After the demonic opening games at the Olympics, I think God was protecting her from that evil.
I Can't
BUT perfectly fine to put a wife beater (with a questionable injury) who also happens to be a felon convicted of a drug offence.
Yeah, do these folks remember the olympic motto?
The Olympic selection committee isn't worried about all you Caitlin Clark fans watching the Olympics there ratings will be fine, the fact is she's just a average WNBA rookie not living up to all of your hype and hasn't earned a spot.There are many WNBA players who have better stats than CC who where not selected to the team where is the outcry for them.
Melanie u r just 2 beautiful!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
WHEN NO ONE WILL WANT TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS BECAUSE CAITLIN CLARK ISN'T PLAYING. ITS GONNA BE A DIASASTER, AND EVENTUALLY THE NBA WONT HELP THEM OUT..
Simple logic
It’s nonsense to say that’s it’s “just female nature” to fight and be irrationally hard on each other. It’s societal not inherent.
Liked and subscribe d
May go down as the biggest mistake of pro sports…
The excuses terrible.
Her maga fans are silly
CC is not the best or 2nd best at her position in the WNBA moment.. 🤷🏾♂️ Her face card alone dont deserve a Olympic spot.. The Olympics isnt how the WNBA will grow
Not watching game. Reeves and others need to go.
There's no I in team, but there is me, that's what the world is about anymore, not the We, that it should be.
Probably should change the constitution to.... Me the (pronoun/s of my choice) of the divided states of America, in order to serve myself, will do or say whatever I want to accomplish these ends, f everyone.
Sad
Who gives a f
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You guys don't get it. WNBA is doing an amazing marketing job by excluding Caitlyn, because this whole drama is keeping people interested and engaged
/s
That's just temporary
Clark's playing is what keeps me interested, but some silly people like head games !!!
Get over it, you crybabies still crying over that? You people need serious help
The wnba had limited bearing on the Olympic team. What folks want is for clark to be on the court based on popularity. Clark (by her own admission) did not attend the workouts. Why just "give" her a job she did not apply for? It's a basketball decision, anything else is drama and sound be temoved from the sport. S/N reality tv is scripted.
Why didn’t she attend the workouts? Probably because she is above their pettiness.