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05-13-2024, 11:57 AM | #1891 |
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05-13-2024, 12:12 PM | #1892 |
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05-13-2024, 12:23 PM | #1893 | |
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The biggest marketable stars on the mens side have been black. Difficult to hype up Zach Edey, Kyle Flilipowski, JJ Reddick, Aaron Craft, Tyler Hansbrough etc. Think Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, Blake Griffin, Trae Young, Greg Oden. Easy to hype up and market. |
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05-13-2024, 12:27 PM | #1894 |
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05-13-2024, 12:29 PM | #1895 | |
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If there were any truth to this, it would be reflected in men's basketball as well, but it's not. |
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05-13-2024, 01:00 PM | #1896 | |
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I don’t think the men’s sport is comparable. If Cooper Flagg stays in school for 4 years, sets all sorts of records at Duke, and then proceeds to get drafted 1st overall, maybe we can talk some type of comp. But he still wouldn’t be at Clark’s level just simply because there’s a newness to people’s watching women’s basketball whereas there’s no way Flagg’s success would drum up any sort of increased viewership on the same level. |
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05-13-2024, 01:03 PM | #1897 |
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Reese deserves a ton of credit as well. Knocked her out of the tournament last year and was a damn near perfect rival/foil. Running into an undefeated juggernaut in the Championship round immediately afterwards helped too.
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05-13-2024, 01:11 PM | #1898 | |
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It's really pointless to have this discussion with people that don't know ball and don't understand the uniqueness of Clark's game and skill set. If she were the female Steph Curry looks/race wise (to go along with her play style), she'd be just as popular. It's 100% a baseless claim. |
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05-13-2024, 01:15 PM | #1899 |
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Yeah I think Reese and Clark show two sides of the story.
I think it’d be crazy not to think clark unlocked a lot of that soccer mom / daughter audience that exploded with the USWNT a while ago. Mostly because she’s exciting and plays in a way we’re not used to seeing. But if we’re being real she’s probably a little more like that USWNT brand. Angel Reese is doing this with a totally different audience and she’s crushing marketing on her own. She has a lot of endorsements and I don’t hear people griping about that. Sponsors aren’t going to market someone who isn’t marketable. The interest here is bottom up where the market decides who is marketable vs traditional top down where the wnba true fans insist on who the public should like |
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05-13-2024, 01:22 PM | #1900 | |
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You’re naive to think every little girl in the midwest who’s started following college basketball would be doing the same thing if she were black. That doesn’t speak to racism. There were tons of Asians who got more into basketball because of Jeremy Lin. If there were some 5’10 Jewish superstar basketball player, you think that wouldn’t attract more Jewish fans? I don’t even know how this is controversial. There’s a uniqueness to her game - no one disputes that - but she’s also white and looks and acts like them. |
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05-13-2024, 01:46 PM | #1902 | |
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Bottom line is a lot of people like watching Clark play. She brought an excitement and brand of basketball to the Womans' game that was not seen before. Reese was smart enough to capitolize on the woke corporations despite her game being as boring as watching local YMCA game. |
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05-13-2024, 01:56 PM | #1903 |
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Magic vs. Bird was partially about race, and they are both commonly considered top 10 all-time players. When they entered the NBA you heard next to nothing about their race in the media or from the players themselves, but everyone knew it was a thing. The white star vs. the black star. The mostly white Celtics vs. the mostly black Lakers.
The WNBA should be so lucky to have at least the perception of underlying racial tension. That's good for drama, and in turn good for ratings. |
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Pure projection. Also, being half Hispanic doesn't change anything, cuck. Last edited by staylor26; 05-13-2024 at 02:05 PM.. |
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