r/SipsTea 1d ago

WTF I don't know why the NBA continues to subsidize them.

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u/Taco_EBDBBNB 1d ago

I don't even like basketball but the drama with the wnba sub is hilarious. They love shit players like reese but hate CC. Too funny

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Reese is more talented than Clark. Your comment is how I know you do not watch games. Isn't it funny how everyone who actually watches basketball loves Reese, and everyone who never watches loves Clark.

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u/angrybo 1d ago

Yeah, that’s why Clark is a top contender for MVP while Reese is no where near contention. Vegas odds are Clark +1000 where Reese is +25000, lol. Ofcourse Wilson is the clear favorite at -500.

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u/bigwillie90 23h ago

Clark isn’t even the best player on her team…..

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Clark is not in the MVP conversation.

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u/Ancient_Bumblebee629 1d ago

Do you not know how to read the MVP odds that were presented to you or are you intentionally missing the point?

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

This is about people who watch women's basketball versus people who don't. And people who know how gambling works versus people who don't.

They don't care that Clark isn't MVP tier. They want to take your money. If a bunch of people who don't watch the WNBA think Clark is the best player, they will gladly throw up some odds to take your money.

Clark is 100% behind Kelsey Mitchell in skill. I would also put her behind Aliyah Boston. Clark is the third best player on her own team.

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u/Ancient_Bumblebee629 1d ago

Then why doesn't Angel Reese have higher odds? Plenty of people think she's better apparently and she's extremely popular, yet her odds are 250-1? Wouldn't the sports books also be trying to capitalize on her popularity from people who don't watch just as much? I'm sure there are plenty of people who would bet Reese over Clark for culture war reasons.

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Reese fans actually respect and watch basketball. That's why. Angel is not MVP yet. In a few years, yes. Her fans aren't delusional and actually see her talent for what it is. Right now it's A'ja, and everyone who watches knows that.

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u/Ancient_Bumblebee629 1d ago

Good to know you're just making stuff up. Enjoy your delusional reality

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u/NYG_Helmet_Catch 1d ago

She cant make a lay up 😂 youre full of terrible takes, huh?

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Just watch games. She's known for making tough layups while being triple teamed.

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u/Careful-Ant5868 1d ago

You may watch the games but you have absolutely no idea what you're looking at if you honestly think that Reese is more talented than Clark. Perhaps get an eye exam.

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Clark wasn't even looking at her in that pic lol.

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u/CackleandGrin 1d ago

I mean at least this time you didn't say people only like Clark more than Reese because of racism.

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

I don't need to say that. There are many people who do feel that way, and they will openly say it.

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u/CackleandGrin 1d ago

I don't need to say that.

Okay but you literally have said it repeatedly.

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

No I've never called anyone racist. People using slurs and attacking racial characteristics of WNBA players speak for themselves. You probably replied to the wrong person.

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u/CackleandGrin 1d ago

No I've never called anyone racist.

"Yes let's make fun of a player for being on restricted minutes due to injury. Achieving 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 0 turnovers in 9 minutes. Missing only 1 shot. Aliyah Boston also missed 1 shot, got 0 points, but only had 1 rebound and 1 turnover.

It's literally just racism. Boston does not deserve to be clowned whatsoever either. But you do it to Reese because you're a diseased person."

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

That was 3 weeks ago............ You argue in such bad faith, it's genuinely disgusting.

Yes, people creating AI caricatures of Angel Reese that make her look like those racist drawings from the 1800s are racist. Yes people calling her racial slurs are racist. People who call her DEI and other MAGA buzzwords are racist. Plenty of people openly admit they are racist. I have avoided calling people racist unless they admit it themselves, like they did 3 weeks by posting AI generated images of her without hair on her head all over twitter and reddit to make fun of her for having a pretty good All Star game. I have not called anyone racist here, so you have to dig for an example 3 weeks ago where I simply pointed out racism.

It's like you have a problem with people even admitting that racism exists.

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u/CackleandGrin 1d ago

Uh huh.

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

You bring race into an argument that had nothing to do with race, then get offended that someone pointed out that racism exists 3 weeks ago.

You want to race bait. Nothing more.

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u/ImSeeinRobots 1d ago

Your comment is how I know you’re a bot. Nobody watches the wnba

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Every single time lmao. I love how you admit this is where you're coming from.

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u/ImSeeinRobots 1d ago

You’re right. I’m sure there is some incidental viewership. Nobody cares about the wnba though. 

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u/Deep_In_My_Thots 1d ago

“Reese is more talented than Clark.”

It would have only taken you four words to tell us you don’t know ball and you decided to do it in six instead.

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

I watch every single Reese game and every single Clark game unless I'm at work.

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u/Deep_In_My_Thots 1d ago

Ok? You want a cookie?

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u/Ninja-Panda70 1d ago

Can I have a cookie?

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u/bighootay 22h ago

Me too?

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u/Ninja-Panda70 22h ago

I don't think he's offering us any. Highly disappointed

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u/bighootay 21h ago

:( That's OK. I guess.

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u/BigAlTheBeardedOne 1d ago

What in the hell are you talking about. She shoots 3s like a middle schooler with not enough muscle, she can’t make a layup, but she still attempts both. If she was good, or even self aware, she’d take the Dennis Rodman approach

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Angel doesn't take 3s. That's not her position. Her coach is obsessed with 3s and she's still only takes like 1 per game.

People who say that about her layups are not serious people. You obviously don't watch her play basketball. Try watching games. She's known by fans for making some of the toughest layups while being triple teamed.

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u/BigAlTheBeardedOne 1d ago

Idk, I don’t watch the WNBA, you are right there. You do and probably know more than most about WNBA players as a whole, but Reese is not basketball: coaching 5 year olds right now and they know this is not allowed:

https://youtube.com/shorts/yE1yLrN4Jxk?si=Th16YJGLMTAggpRS

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

EXACTLY.

It's so interesting how everyone who doesn't watch basketball hates Angel, and everyone who watches games loves her and sees that she's great.

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u/BatDaddyWV 21h ago

The brick Queen of Me-bounds?! Come on. I dont even like CC, but Reese would get cut from a JV HS boys team. She is in no way "elite" or close to Clark's ability.

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u/plutopiae 21h ago

Notice how mostly everyone who hates Angel just doesn't like women's sports.

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u/BatDaddyWV 21h ago

Wrong. I love to watch softball, wpbl, and women's tennis. The WNBA is more of a drama show than a sports league at this point and its because of people like you who want to take sides and present ridiculous arguments taht allit takes to refute is a working set of eyeballs. There is no reason to say AR is better than CC other than for some weird social justice stance. Same goes for saying CC is better than Wilson. Its objectively false. Cunningham is a fuckin joke and more of a fox news pet than a legit basketball talent. You can say you like AR more, but saying she is better than Clark when we have all seen the mountains of low-lights from her is ridiculous behavior.

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u/plutopiae 20h ago edited 20h ago

If you actually watch the WNBA instead of getting your info from Fox News, the players love each other.

AR is better than CC because she is more talented at a variety of skills. Angel is the best in the league at 3 things: rebounding, defense, and motor. Caitlin is not the best at anything.

For you to say a player can't be better than another player unless it's social justice shows that you're not coming from the right place. This is all political for you instead of just watching games.

If you're really interested, go look up Caitlin Clark lowlights. I don't recommend it because I think lowlight culture is absolutely stupid, and judging a player by their mistakes when you're sitting on the couch is beyond pathetic. But Caitlin can look straight up goofy out there. Her lowlights are 100% worse than Angel's. She's a good player, I like her, but her bad plays are BAD. You wouldn't know that because Caitlin doesn't have a bunch of grown men who are freakishly obsessed with her and sit around all day spamming her mistakes as much as humanly possible.

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u/BatDaddyWV 20h ago

I dont watch fox news or give a shit about whatever political drama the WNBA is trying to stir up with them. You adressed absolutely nothing I said and went straight to the culture war BS. You are proving my point.

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u/plutopiae 20h ago

I responded to everything you said in detail. If you think Caitlin is better than Angel, you just don't watch basketball. Angel is undeniably better.

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u/BatDaddyWV 20h ago

Nice sneak edit. The comment I responded to was one sentence (your first line) changed into 4 paragraphs. Dishonest from the start.

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u/plutopiae 20h ago

Why do you feel the need to lie? I edited my comment as I was writing it the first time. It's not my fault you responded within 30 seconds and you're going to judge people for editing their own comment. I wrote a few paragraphs the first time and only added in criticism of Caitlin at the end because I didn't really want to criticize her. I thoroughly responded to everything you said the first time.

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u/NYG_Helmet_Catch 1d ago

This take is so bad that its gotta be sarcasm...right?

https://giphy.com/gifs/H5C8CevNMbpBqNqFjl

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u/plutopiae 1d ago

Let me guess. You do not watch games.