The WNBA’s acceptance of Caitlin Clark, the greatest women’s basketball player in history has been apocalyptic. This league has no idea what to do with such a gift.
The WNBA is a case study in socialism and DEI hiring.
The WNBA hasn’t made a profit any year in its nearly 30 year existence. The NBA subsidizes the league and keeps it afloat. In the business world, the WNBA is what is called a dog. It costs money to keep alive and sick dogs are eventually put down.
Then this year the WNBA was given a gift. The gift was the greatest college women’s basketball was graduating from Iowa. Caitlin Clark has a huge following after her record breaking years at Iowa. Clark set and broke nearly every record for scoring and assists that college basketball had ever seen. She was incomparable.
Comparing Caitlin Clark to Larry Bird, Pete Maravich, Sue Bird, or Diana Taurasi is inaccurate. Clark is a unique talent who has done something no other player has ever done, become the all-time NCAA scoring leader while leading the nation in assists. There’s no one to compare. pic.twitter.com/lN2gPhtnoR
— CAPTAIN EVERYMAN (@BROBEARINDY) March 22, 2024
Clark broke records in the most exciting way. It was no wonder that the sports world began following her as well as the rest of the country.
Here is a list of some of Clark’s records via the Sporting News:
NCAA records
Most career points — Division I, men’s and women’s (3,951)
Most points in single season — Division I, women’s (1,234)
Most career 3-pointers — Division I, men’s and women’s (548)
Most 3-pointers in a single season — Division I, men’s and women’s (201)
NCAA Tournament records
Most career points — Division I, men’s or women’s (491)
Most career assists — Division I, men’s or women’s (152)
Most career 3-pointers — Division I, men’s or women’s (78)
Most points in single tournament — Division I, men’s or women’s (191)
Most 3-pointers in single tournament — Division I, men’s or women’s (32)
Big Ten records
Most career points in Big Ten history
Most career 3-pointers in Big Ten history
Most career assists in Big Ten history
Most points in single season in Big Ten history
Most 3-pointers in single season in Big Ten history
Most assists in single season in Big Ten history
Most free throws in single season in Big Ten history
Most Big Ten Player of the Week honors in Big Ten history
Clark’s senior season was exceptional when compared to all the other women in the NCAA in 23-24.
Dorktown: Caitlin Clark! pic.twitter.com/fN5S1f4D1x
— Secret Base (@secretbase) April 8, 2024
These numbers are something but her plays were outstanding. By the end of this year’s NCAA season Clark was breaking and setting records with every shot and assist she made.
In a game in the regular season Clark hits a last second shot to win the game and there was silence before the home crowd exploded.
Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to a buzzer beater win over Michigan State ⚡️
— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) January 3, 2024
Then Clark went on to set the woman’s NCAA record for scoring in a career and the crowd exploded:
CAITLIN CLARK BREAKS NCAAW ALL-TIME SCORING RECORD pic.twitter.com/jCkKJ5PABs
— Jenny (@mommaleo) April 6, 2024
Here is another look at that shot.
Caitlin Clark hitting a 3 from the logo to break the all-time NCAA women’s scoring record is one of the biggest alpha moves in sports history.
Exclamation point. pic.twitter.com/cVd9jedO4z
— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) February 16, 2024
Then Clark went on to beat the Pistol Pete’s all-time record for scoring in a career:
Caitlin Clark today became college basketball’s all-time leading scorer — men’s or women’s — and did it in style
• free throw to tie the record
• free throw to break the record
• Gus Johnson making the callIowa went on to beat Ohio State 93-83pic.twitter.com/16mLIDHpRr
— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) March 3, 2024
The NCAA tournament was next as the Hawkeye women racked up win after win. A whole new fanbase was formed that followed Clark. The Hawkeye women set record after record for attendance and viewership all season long culminating in the NCAA tournament.
Clark and the Iowa Hawkeye women ended up second in the country, losing the NCAA Tournament Championship game in front of a record crowd, with more TV viewership for the first time ever greater than the men’s championship game.
These fans followed Clark into the WNBA. This women’s basketball league celebrated the incoming class into the WNBA, minimizing Clark’s importance by attempting to raise up other new league players. The fans showed that Clark was more important than most men’s teams in the NBA.
Google Trends Data during NBA Playoffs and start of WNBA Season: pic.twitter.com/8gV5w5d34H
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) May 30, 2024
Here’s another trend that shows Clark’s importance to the WNBA.
This is another Google trend pic.twitter.com/YRyxB8oHWy
— Brian Hemping (@brianhemping) May 30, 2024
Then came reality.
The women and the league began to show their true colors. They weren’t grateful for Clark bringing in millions of new eyes to the game, and they began to show it on the court.
In a game in New York in front of the largest ticket sales in league history, 2023’s league MVP pulled one of the cheapest shots in sports history. “Never seen a savior of a league get treated like this”, Dave Portnoy from Bar Stool Sports shared.
Never seen a savior of a league get treated like this https://t.co/TXNEd4umbl
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 18, 2024
This was only the beginning. There was more, much more. In a game against Chicago, Clark was assaulted on the floor after being called a “B*tch” by
ASSAULT!
pic.twitter.com/81HW8ZMGbn— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 1, 2024
This was reported by The Gateway Pundit and across the country.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/06/assault-caitlin-clark-savior-wnba-pummeled-chicago-game/
Fellow rookie Angel Reese from Chicago about knocked Clark out in a play in the same game.
JUST IN: WNBA player Angel Reese viciously elbows Caitlin Clark in the head as she goes in for a layup.
Reese could be seen completely missing the ball and making contact with Clark’s head instead.
She was called for a flagrant 1.
The move comes as more and more WNBA players… pic.twitter.com/VOmjloMTRX
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 16, 2024
The other players in the WNBA aren’t Clark’s only opposition. The WNBA itself is against Caitlin Clark.
Despite bringing in millions of fans to the WNBA and being the top player in the WNBA, Clark was snubbed by the WNBA and not selected to the Olympic team. Around the world, people know who Caitlin Clark is but she won’t be in Paris despite being the best.
On Wednesday, July 3rd, the WNBA announced it is releasing a movie titled, “Year One”. It will be a behind the scenes look at four top rookie players this year.
Caitlin Clark is not one of the rookies selected in the movie.
The problem with the WNBA is not Caitlin Clark, it is the WNBA itself. Since its existence the league has relied on handouts to stay a going concern. The NBA was the entity behind the handouts.
Like other socialist enterprises, the WNBA after some time lost its goal of success because it would always stay in existence as long as the NBA was backing them. Socialism is the opposite of a meritocracy. The WNBA was staying around no matter how unattractive it was. It learned over time to demand more when the market was not there to support these demands.
Then comes Caitlin Clark and the massive following that she attained during her years doing spectacular things in the NCAA. Clark shattered records with iconic shots. She was different, brilliant and great. She brought these fans to this failing league.
Largest increase in home game attendance this year for #WNBA teams:
Fever: 413.5% (11th ➡️ 1st)
Dream: 59% (12th ➡️ 12th)
Sparks: 58% (7th ➡️ 5th)
Liberty: 57% (5th ➡️ 2nd)
Mystics: 46% (10th ➡️ 10th)
Wings: 30% (9th ➡️ 11th)
Storm: 21% (3rd ➡️ 4th)
Sky: 20% (6th ➡️ 7th) pic.twitter.com/jUG3wZGHRr— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) July 9, 2024
Rather than thank Clark and admit that she has earned this fan base by what she does, the WNBA wants all Clark fans to recognize the other girls in the league for what they can’t do. But the problem is that the other girls in the league have not done what Clark has done. None of the girls in the league have reached the numbers that Clark did in the NCAA. None consistently make the shots that Clark makes. None of the girls in the league have attained a triple double in the WNBA as a rookie.
But socialists don’t care. They hate greatness. They hate meritocracy. They want more but don’t appreciate what it takes to get more. This is the WNBA.
My god this guy Joe Hoft is really passionate about a league he obviously doesn’t watch. The W has been hyping CC a bunch, they put her games on national television all the time even though her team has a losing record. She’s a great player, but not the best in the W, and none of you weirdos even know the obvious answer to who is the best in the league. That’s fine though, she’s a rookie and will keep getting better.
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The hubbub over Clarke has nothing to do with “socialism”. As in the NBA, many of the WNBA Knee-grows cannot accept that there is a “Whitey” that is the best player. This is nothing new. It happened during the times of Pete Maravich, Larry Bird, and currently with players lik e Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic.
Even though invented by “Whitey” many Knee-grows believe basketball is “their” game.
Whiney Nigga Bitches Association?