WNBA 2024 WNBA Season Thread

[GKJ]

Mystics were playing for a chance to make the playoffs.

1 New York vs. 8 Atlanta
2 Minnesota vs. 7 Phoenix
3 Connecticut vs. 6 Indiana
4 Las Vegas vs. 5 Seattle

First round is best of 3

 

[GKJ]

 

[Jussi]

The thing that isn't mentioned is that she also leads the league in turnovers by a wide margin. 5.6 per game which is pretty bad.

From the games I've seen, the whole team is very prone to turnovers, only 3 teams had more per game and none of them made the playoffs. Clark also makes passes that male players would have no problem catching because they're harder and require a fair bit skill to catch. Her team mates, with a few exceptions, are often not ready for them or have enough skill.

 

[Jussi]

Playoffs starting today. Sun vs Fever starting in a moment.

 

[Jack Straw]

Caitlin Clark time

 

[Jussi]

Ouch, that's a nasty looking ankle twist on the Sun player.

 

[Jussi]

Blowout win for the Sun. Clark seemed to be bothered/rattled by that finger in the eye early on and didn't hit anything.

 

[John Price]

Thomas' triple-double, Mabrey sink Fever in G1

Alyssa Thomas had 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and Marina Mabrey had 27 points -- the most by a reserve in WNBA playoff history -- as the Sun beat the Fever in Game 1.

www.espn.com

 

[DueDiligence]

Caitlin Clark time

No it wasn't

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Her bandwagon “fans” who never watched the WNBA before do her a disservice.

 

[Troy McClure]

From the games I've seen, the whole team is very prone to turnovers, only 3 teams had more per game and none of them made the playoffs. Clark also makes passes that male players would have no problem catching because they're harder and require a fair bit skill to catch. Her team mates, with a few exceptions, are often not ready for them or have enough skill.

She also got drafted onto a terrible team. It shouldn't be a surprise they fumble her passes more often than a good team would.

 

[GKJ]

All the home teams won. Lower seed has to win a road game to get their playoff game at home.

 

[EpochLink]

Sheryl Swoopes wants the Fever to lose so she can rant about CC like she was a scrub.

 

[GKJ]

Huge night for Sabrina. New York advances.

 

[Jussi]

Clark singlehandedly keeping Fever in the game.

 

[Jussi]

Sun knocks out Fever in two straight games. Why would you have a best-of-three series with one team possibly not having a home game?

 

[GKJ]

Sun knocks out Fever in two straight games. Why would you have a best-of-three series with one team possibly not having a home game?

I think lowering travel costs was the idea.

Sucks that Caitlin is out, but now she can have a well deserved off-season. Probably not great for viewership though.

 

[EpochLink]

Sheryl Swoopes about to talk shit tonight

 

[John Price]

Season over, Clark sees 'what's possible' for Fever

Caitlin Clark's historic year of basketball came to an end Wednesday in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The Fever superstar reflected after the loss: "It's a good little taste of what's possible for this organization and for this franchise."

www.espn.com

 

[Karterthadon]

The WNBA can now go back to having lower ratings that the World Series of domino on ESPN Ocho

 

[Jussi]

The WNBA can now go back to having lower ratings that the World Series of domino on ESPN Ocho

The first playoff game on Tuesday already had over a million viewers, without Clark.

 

[GKJ]

Ratings last night were the highest on cable in WNBA history supposedly

 

[Jussi]

Ratings last night were the highest on cable in WNBA history supposedly

2.54 million viewers.

 

[GKJ]

2.54 million viewers.

Is that with both games?

 

[Jussi]

Is that with both games?

The Sun-Fever game.