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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
Clark is the better player. By far, IMO. I, however, am NOT going to suggest that she's a better rebounder, because that is beyond stupid.
I'm also not going to suggest that Staley or Shaq are racist because they disagree with my take.
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Yeah agreed thats just not true that Clark is better in every way. It's like saying Steph curry is a better rebounder than Andre Drummond. Angel is an elite rebounder. She's a solid defender. Cc is a good rebounder... For a guard, but largely because the fever let her grab the gimmes so they can move quicker in transition. And her defense isn't a liability but it's nowhere near Reese. It's unfortunate that people can't recognize that both are great players with one being a generationally great talent.
There are a few things to recognize with Staley. First she was part of the decision to exclude Clark from the Olympics where it's been widely speculated was due to the team not wanting that kind of attention. Secondly, its not farfetched at all to guess she prefers Reese because she "represents the culture" or because she's worried about getting roasted for not voting for her. The first is borderline racist, the second is race driven peer pressure. If it were 1 or 2 people that would be one thing, but it's a representation of this weird isolated echo chamber where there is a consensus that Reese is roty and it is way more about how she represents the league than it is her actual play.