Who does the WNBA normally draft if not women?She’s an amazing story. The first woman to ever be drafted first overall by a WNBA team. Yes she can!
Who does the WNBA normally draft if not women?She’s an amazing story. The first woman to ever be drafted first overall by a WNBA team. Yes she can!
More Europeans are in the NBA than ever , but its never been more boring
What a race-baiting comment.The media props her up b/c she's a white girl succeding in a predominantly Black sport and is acceptable to mainstream Murica.
I am sorry if I offended you in any way. We know she broke the record recently. What happened to the old record holder after her NCAA years? One-off does mean it makes it to the big show.Twice as many people watched her get drafted than watched any of the stadium series games this year.
More than the average viewership of the cup finals most years.
And that’s just the WNBA draft.
I do not agree with BMacLeafs, but what happened to all the old record holders when they broke the old record?What a race-baiting comment.
I guess the facts that she is literally the best college women's basketball player and broke the record for most points all-time are just footnotes?
I don't understand your question. What do you mean "What happened" to them?I do not agree with BMacLeafs, but what happened to all the old record holders when they broke the old record?
Never heard of her until 3-4 weeks ago.Absolutely they did know who she was.
I'm a Canadian who lives in the US. There are way too many Canadians (and a few Europeans) who are making definitive statements about the prominence of Clark and women's college basketball in general without knowing the first thing about their place in the US media market. Clark has been talked about fairly continuously this season and last on American sports radio, including national broadcasts. The same goes for ESPN proper, on the television. The top stories in women's college basketball also receive more play from those venues than the NHL in all but a very few media markets in the Northeastern US.
You can say what you want about why she has become so well known - I would argue it's because she's arguably the greatest Women's NCAA player ever, who downed many dominant, big name programs to take a middling program to the final two years in a row, but perhaps some of you are correct and it's a grand conspiracy .
The point, however, is that you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. She has been a celebrity in the US for going on two years running now.
Sorry i didn't get my point across, I mean did they got this kind of publicity when they broke the old record?I don't understand your question. What do you mean "What happened" to them?
Less ads” I guess you seen those dreaded digital board ads and Bettman fake polling.Better than my college football team getting bumped by Nascar truck racing. Hockey is a niche sport while basketball isn't. Whenever I bring it up to friends that are fans of other sports I get the look vegans and crossfit people must get. Like it's a quasi-religion. I like the NHL where it is at. Less ads and commercialism than the 8 or 10 sports ahead of it.
MLB draft occurs during the season and players can play immediately after being drafted.The WNBA season starts a month after the WNBA draft? That's wild.
Pistol Pete had an amazing HOF NBA career that was cut short by cancer.I am sorry if I offended you in any way. We know she broke the record recently. What happened to the old record holder after her NCAA years? One-off does mean it makes it to the big show.
Given what the current admin in the us gov't saying about her and the WNBA, I am more than happy that a WNBA game will bump an NHL SC playoff game, in fact, why only one game, make a bold move, show all WNBA games and drop the SC playoff games.
I do not agree with BMacLeafs, but what happened to all the old record holders when they broke the old record?
Kinda funny when some people try to compare the NHL to the NBA. NHL can't even keep up with WNBA lmfao
She’s an amazing story. The first woman to ever be drafted first overall by a WNBA team. Yes she can!
What, 28th womanShe’s an amazing story. The first woman to ever be drafted first overall by a WNBA team. Yes she can!
No I'm saying WNBA is popping after being universally recognized as a garbage product. All it took was one player and now her debut is being prioritized over NHL playoff hockey. It is funny to me considering how much vitriol some people here have towards the NBA as a product. Who knows maybe Clark could bump some NBA games too but il have to see it to believe it. I don't think people are grasping how much of a doormat the WNBA has been.So, you’re saying that the WNBA has turned a profit?
Starting the games 1 day early, makes no difference on a 2 month tournament.Network will put on whichever product they think will get more eyeballs. So, if the NHL takes a backseat to Clark, then it's on them to better promote their product and/or have their players step up their own self promotion.
Today is the start of the NBA and NHL playoffs. On Google, Saturday, the google home page, the Google name is embedded with images of basketball players. As we have known since Monday that the NBA PO begin for real this weekend with all teams starting.
NHL, only on about Wed did we know that more than a couple of series were beginning this weekend. Only 6 of the 8 will kickoff this weekend. NHL had a staggered end date for their teams from Monday to Thursday.
IMO, NHL needs to figure out how to get everyone done within 2 days of each other and ensure they get 3-4 days off before they begin. They will have to go H2H with the NBA, so they do have to account for that. NHL PO game can't be played in the afternoon to be followed by NBA game due to OT potential. And the NHL won't know if the NBA wants certain games on in the afternoon or evening. NHL should have figured out how to end of either Sunday/Monday to kickoff their PO on say Friday, ahead of the NBA or something. This year, only Boston, NY, Denver, Dall and LA with both teams overlap with the NHL in terms of shared arenas.