Yeah that was a new one on me.
Apparently a "stan" is a fan who is excessively or even dangerously obsessed in their fandom. But she's glad to paint with a broad brush so it probably makes little difference, we all suck!
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Apparently a "stan" is a fan who is excessively or even dangerously obsessed in their fandom. But she's glad to paint with a broad brush so it probably makes little difference, we all suck!
The thing about it which is preposterous is every tweet is filled with racist/garbage comments. No doubt Caitlin fans do this, or trolls purporting to be Caitlin fans. But so do “og” w fans.
And what they always seem to forget is that there have been many white players (really good ones) in the WNBA before Caitlin, but very few people followed them….not sure why all these racists didn’t embrace those players.
I know everyone wants the Fever to go after Satou Sabally (Dallas), who is in her 5th year in the WNBA, but it's not that easy. She was the #2 overall pick in 2020. The 6'4" forward is averaging 17.4 pts, 6.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.3 steals this season.
It looks like after your 7th year in the WNBA you become an unrestricted free agent but if the team designates the player as a "core player," the team has rights to that player for 2 more years. Similarly, the Fever could "core" Caitlin Clark when she becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2030 and therefore keep Caitlin through the 2032 season.
This is Kelsey Mitchell's 7th year in the WNBA (and with Indiana). She was the #2 overall pick in 2018, out of Ohio State. She turned 28 on Nov 12. I think (and hope) she stays with the Fever.
A team, however, can core ONE veteran free agent. Between January 1 and January 14, a core qualifying offer can be extended to any player who would otherwise become an unrestricted free agent. Like other qualifying offers, the team and player may still negotiate a contract with different terms. Core qualifying offers have an expiration date of March 7, but the core designation remains. If a player signs any contract, whether it is the qualifying offer or a negotiated contract, while under the core designation, they will be considered that team's one allowable cored player until the contract expires, is terminated, or is traded.
Once the core qualifying offer has been extended, the player may not sign a contract directly with any other team. The core designation gives the team exclusive negotiating rights with the player. The core qualifying offer is a franchise player tag WNBA teams give to a player who would otherwise hit unrestricted free agency. The qualifying offer compels the potential free agent to negotiate solely with the team that cored her. The player gets offered a guaranteed supermax salary for one year in return.
Players who have played 2 or more seasons on contracts that were signed while under the core designation may not be cored again. This means if a player is given the core designation in the 2025 preseason and negotiates a two-year contract while still under that designation, they will not be able to be cored for the remainder of their careers once the contract expires in 2027.
If the core qualifying offer is not extended or is withdrawn, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Comparing apples to apples:
Seattle drafted Breanna Stewart #1 overall out of UConn in 2016; Breanna was an unrestricted free agent after the 2022 season. In January, 2023, she met with New York, Seattle, Minnesota and Washington. She ended up signing with New York and has been there since the 2023 season.
So, Breanna was with Seattle for 7 seasons (2016-2022). She did not play in the 2019 season due to an achilles injury. Not sure if teams could core players at this time, which could have kept Breanna in Seattle 2 more years.
Caitlin Clark's situation:
The Fever have CC's rights for 4 seasons (thru the 2027 season). She then becomes a restricted free agent.
After the 2027 season: once a restricted qualifying offer is extended by the Fever, it makes Caitlin a restricted free agent unless the Fever decides to revoke it. Caitlin could sign that deal. However, restricted free agents are allowed to negotiate freely with any team in the WNBA including their previous team, but their previous team has what is called the 'right of first refusal.' This means that the Fever will be given the opportunity to match a contract that the restricted free agent has agreed to in principle with another team. That agreement is known as an offer sheet in the CBA. If the Fever matches the offer sheet, then Caitlin signs with the Fever at the terms offered by the other team.
So, when would Caitlin become an unrestricted free agent? It's gonna be a while. Not until after the 2030 season. But then the Fever could "core" her and keep her another 2 seasons (through 2032).
Yeah, leaving CC off the Sports Illustrated cover (and having "Angel" instead) is pretty dumb.
This is what SI wrote on Caitlin as one of the 50 most influential figures in sports:
Happy for Kelsey. And I hope the Fever can somehow take at least 1 of 2 in the opening round of the playoffs so that the deciding game 3 (if necessary) comes back to Indy.
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Reese posed to show skin in their mag. Clark laughed at them. I doubt that Clark will be gracing SI covers anytime soon. Which is fine.....
They could have put Caitlin on the cover in a burlap sack and had way more interest than having Angel on the cover. It’s Marketing 101 and they failed. Some of these business execs need to go take a few refresher courses at Community College.
This. Reese would pose for Playboy whereas Caitin would refuse.
Reese has to do it to stay relevant and stroke her ego.
A bit of a tall task, but if Aliyah could somehow score 29 or more tonight, then Kelsey, Aliyah, and (of course) Caitlin would all three have had career years in points scored this season.
Yeah, we told y’all…
Yeah, we told y’all…
If you're in the Des Moines area and have an antenna on your roof, it's on local ABC, channel 5. Replay will be on WNBA League Pass.
What do you all think about the playoff pressure this young and inexperienced Indiana team will be thrown into for the first time?
I think Indiana is in a very unique position as far as young teams go. Perhaps unique in all of sports.
Because of the phenomenon of Caitlin, she and her teammates have been in the eye of the storm all year long. Every game a sellout. In this electric, high visibility setting the Fever, and especially Caitlin, have received their opponent's best effort every night. There's only 94 feet on a basketball court. They can't guard Caitlin 194 feet or in the parking lot, for as much as they would like to.
Then throw in that in the away arenas half the crowd may be pulling for Indiana. Lol, I think that could unnerve a lot of teams, even Coach Two Shits and her club.
I think the pressure could very well be greater on these veteran teams. Thoughts?
I think Indiana is in a very unique position as far as young teams go. Perhaps unique in all of sports.
Because of the phenomenon of Caitlin, she and her teammates have been in the eye of the storm all year long. Every game a sellout. In this electric, high visibility setting the Fever, and especially Caitlin, have received their opponent's best effort every night. There's only 94 feet on a basketball court. They can't guard Caitlin 194 feet or in the parking lot, for as much as they would like to.
Then throw in that in the away arenas half the crowd may be pulling for Indiana. Lol, I think that could unnerve a lot of teams, even Coach Two Shits and her club.
I think the pressure could very well be greater on these veteran teams. Thoughts?
I have local 5 but it doesn't show the game on the channel guide...hope you're right...thanks
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I thought the same thing her senior year at Iowa and that teams in big games would shit their pants because they aren't used to it. That turned out to be false hope on the road in front of the most raucous/hostile crowds like at Ohio State. Maybe the crowds on the road will be so divided though, that it will be like a neutral court. I really hope the Sun hang onto their position because they are the team we match up with best out of the top 4. I predict we will play the Sun and win in 3 games, and then lose two on the road at minnesota. If that plays out, an unbelievable first season, 2 years ahead of schedule in making playoffs. I think Caitlin attracts at least one star in the offseason through free agency, and at that point, sky is the limit.
I saw it advertised on local ABC (channel 5) last night. And I just saw it on the channel 5 guide on 5.1 & 5.5. My streaming service does not carry local ABC.
Looks like the the DSM area unless you have access to the other channels it is on Prime.
SI is hanging on by a thread. Didn't they get busted for running articles created by AI? Any response they get is better than no response, which is where they normally are. I would expect more of the same, not just from them, but from all "media" outlets. It's the way of the world right now, and I don't see it changing. But hey, you got to sell subscriptions. And you don't have to buy it.
One of 6 "most" influential in the WNBA? Hysterical. The numbers don't lie. There is only 1 who is the "most" influential. The rest are just trailing in her jet wash.
Maybe by most influential they mean the most able to get W refs to give them bullshit calls and to get the W media establishment saying what they want them to.
I dunno, that's interesting comparing the away crowds in the B1G vs the W. In the B1G it seemed like a lot of Moms and daughters. There still are, ofc, but now I'm seeing more people of all ages, colors, and shapes (?) and very enthusiastic.
Otoh, yes places like Columbus, Bloomington and now Connecticut (I think) already have a large zealous home crowd. Connecticut moved a game vs Seattle to the BT Garden, but I doubt they would want to accommodate all the Caitlin fans in the playoffs, lol.
I noticed tickets for the Sky/Sun tonight start at $6.
Guess that's probably because Angel ain't playing tonight 🤪.
Love it.
Geno is probably starting a nervous breakdown now, and will go full potato as the major outlets rollout their First Teams.
Even Clown U fans are Caitlin (and now Fever) fans.
That's cool. She is still, after all, an Iowa girl.
Mystics playing for a playoff spot tonight (and favored to win). Wonder if Indiana can match their intensity and start the playoffs on a high note.
Nice. Although a waiter from DC probably wouldn't know the difference (or care about) between Iowa and Iowa State, so it could have been a Hawkeye fan for all he knew.
Suck it Geno.
This league! You can't take a night off against anybody. Not like at Iowa were you'd get a breather against a Minny or Wisconsin, for example.
But yeah, a strong finish and a winning final record would be cool.
If anyone is interested, the paywall article I previously posted is now free.
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Jealousy, fear, respect: How Caitlin Clark's been treated by WNBA players is complicated
The way WNBA opponents have treated Caitlin Clark on the court during her stellar rookie season isn't cut and dry.
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Probably been stated dozens of times, but just imagine if all those missed layups on a pass from Clark had been converted?
Likely another 40/50 assists for the season!
Likely another 40/50 assists for the season!
