Yep. I said to my coaching friend last night that Caitlin could average 15 assists a game in the Olympics with those players. Taurasi can’t do with the ball now what CC can. Freaking women, I swear.
USA Today: Caitlin will not be selected for Olympic Women's Basketball Team
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Just a terrible business decision. Think of all the money they're losing. As far as winning, it's not like this is some make-a-wish kid they're sticking at the end of the bench. She's already a top 20 player. Plus the team is already going to beat every team by 40. It would be smart to give your best young talent some experience.
New WNBA fans have probably never heard of quite a few of these players and they still won't after the Olympics becauye they won't be watching. CC on the team gives them worldwide exposure that they've never experienced. It has to be one of the dumbest decisions I've ever seen.
“I don’t know how you leave the country without her,” four-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Leslie told The Sporting News in April, adding that Clark “one hundred percent” should be on Team USA.
It's almost funny at this point. Certainly not surprising.
This happens in the World Baseball Classic often. And, frankly, representing a country that is about to nominate a felon for president isn't what I'd want to be doing.
The real reasons why she was left off:
* Politics
* Jealousy of her popularity & wealth
* The old guard wants to put Caitlin in her place
* Wrong sexual orientation
* Wrong skin color
What did I miss?
I wish Caitlin would play for Italy, if she was able. Would make the Team USA decision makers look incredibly stupid when Team Italy achieves significantly higher TV viewership numbers than team USA.
The real reasons why she was left off:
* Politics
* Jealousy of her popularity & wealth
* The old guard wants to put Caitlin in her place
* Wrong sexual orientation
* Wrong skin color
What did I miss?
Can't even dunk
I said a while back that the best thing for Caitlin would be to stay home from the Olympics. Let the jealous old women who've been playing in anonymity stay there while Caitlin FINALLY gets some physical rest and mental reset. The US Olympic team needed her WAY WAY more than CC needed them. So I think this is pretty great.
USA Women's Basketball shows its true colors, green with envy, if you were wondering, ticks off millions of CC fans all over the world, and guarantees nobody will be watching the US women in the Olympics. Win, win, win as far as I'm concerned.
BTW: Caitlin's 30-point performance last night in DC was seen in person by over 20,000, the largest WNBA crowd in 17 years. The previous game in the same venue vs. the great-in-her-own-mind Angel Reese drew less than half that. LOL
USA Women's Basketball shows its true colors, green with envy, if you were wondering, ticks off millions of CC fans all over the world, and guarantees nobody will be watching the US women in the Olympics. Win, win, win as far as I'm concerned.
BTW: Caitlin's 30-point performance last night in DC was seen in person by over 20,000, the largest WNBA crowd in 17 years. The previous game in the same venue vs. the great-in-her-own-mind Angel Reese drew less than half that. LOL
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One side note: Chelsea Gray hasn't played all year due to injury. If she can't play and she drops out....
Otherwise, this is the team:
A’ja Wilson
Breanna Stewart
Diana Taurasi
Brittney Griner
Alyssa Thomas
Napheesa Collier
Jewell Loyd
Kelsey Plum
Jackie Young
Sabrina Ionescu
Chelsea Gray
Kahleah Copper
Otherwise, this is the team:
A’ja Wilson
Breanna Stewart
Diana Taurasi
Brittney Griner
Alyssa Thomas
Napheesa Collier
Jewell Loyd
Kelsey Plum
Jackie Young
Sabrina Ionescu
Chelsea Gray
Kahleah Copper
This decision is not surprising. Women as a whole are notorious for making decisions for jealous and petty reasons (especially when it involves other women) even when those decisions might hurt even their own self interests. It’s rather comical to watch at times.
You just know Taurasi is involved in a lot of this. Could have been cool to see her win her sixth gold medal while also passing the torch to Caitlin, a good opportunity to shine a light on her decorated career. You could have had the other WNBA stars embrace CC and put the bullying narrative to rest...and you could have gained millions of new fans around the world. But nope, that sounds like a stupid idea.
It's just mind-boggling.
It's just mind-boggling.
You are what's wrong with America today.
they are running out of noses to cut off to spite their faces
Yeah, let’s leave the most popular women’s basketball player in history (college and pro) in the United States (the world?), off the US Team.
Fans might want to watch, better not include CC.
And Caitlin has made it clear that making the Olympic team is very important to her; she doesn't want to rest and watch the games from home; she wants to be in Paris wearing the USA jersey.
this is just one more thing blowing up in the old guard's faces
Absolutely no discussion about the talent of Chelsea Gray She is injured since October 2023 with no timeline for return but is in the team for a competition that starts on 26 July!!
So play her more.
If they think fan outrage is bad, what until they hear from NBC and advertisers. lmfao.
The NBA should just cut ties with that welfare state.
IIRC I don't think Lattner had the best experience with the Dream Team either.
The part that is so ironic about this tweet is the reference to Caitlin's "millions of fans".
I guess versus some of the other players' "thousands of fans".
Certainly those "millions of fans" won't be upset about her being left off the team.
I think you're giving them way too much credit.
Never forget!!! Fans are watching and attending Angel's games, too!!!
LOL
Stupid bitch.
LOL
Stupid bitch.
Is this one of those videos where someone dubs over what she actually said, like those Brian Ferentz press conference videos?
Nobody on Team USA has done what Caitlin did last night.
But, yeah, lets leave her off the roster.
But, yeah, lets leave her off the roster.
