Caitlin Clark is ****ing awesome

[staylor26]

Caitlin Clark is cold af for this pic.twitter.com/ieyvCRmq1S

— Lindsey (@LuLu_Vue) April 1, 2023

[MatriculatingHank]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever play the Connecticut Sun tonight at 6:30 pm Central Time on ESPN2

[Sassy Squatch]

Huh? Endorsement deals aren't driven by talent level, they're driven by marketability. A massive part of Clark's marketability is her talent level though, and she's already proven several times over by many different metrics that she's the biggest draw EVER in the sport of women's basketball.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I'd never heard of Reese until she ran her mouth to Clark. That's her big claim to fame. I didn't know who Caitlin Clark was until this thread and then heard a bunch more about her in the media.

Iowa/Clark has the top 3 most viewed WNCAA games in history. They also have the 6th highest viewed game in history. LSU and Reese have the 3rd and 6th highest rated games, but it's only because they played Clark. Without Clark women's college basketball is the same boring crap it always is. Clark has eyes on the WNBA. If Clark wasn't around and it was Reese as the biggest WNBA rookie, then people still wouldn't care. Clark has done more for those girls than anyone and they're gonna talk shit about her. Hell Reese doesn't get near the amount of money for endorsements if Clark doesn't exist.

Yeah of course Caitlin clark is miles ahead of everyone. She’s easily the biggest thing to happen to women’s basketball and it’s not even close. This isn’t about who’s more marketable because it’s clark by a landslide . But angel was one of the very very few in college basketball that would've been marketable even without Clark. Obviously not nearly to the same level but decently famous considering sec women's basketball was already pretty popular in ways that the WNBA never was. But she's the exception, not the rule.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Huh? Endorsement deals aren't driven by talent level, they're driven by marketability. A massive part of Clark's marketability is her talent level though, and she's already proven several times over by many different metrics that she's the biggest draw EVER in the sport of women's basketball.

Clark playing against great teams in Carolina and LSU helped things let's be honest about it. The ratings for Iowa games weren't huge for every game of their march madness runs.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by ghak99

Race is a factor.

There's a never ending list of comments from angry black women on social media to prove it. If even half of them would buy something to support Juju or Keleena they'll have more than enough leverage and demand to knock down a shoe deal right away.

My money would be on it not happening, because it's easier to just bitch about something than to actually do anything.

This is just the old guard that is just pissy because the WNBA never became what they wanted it to be. The jemele hills of the world who just hunt for things to be outraged about. These are the dipshits outraged that Caitlin grew the game in ways they couldn't rather than embracing what she can do for the game. That being said, juju is really fun to watch, coming from a guy who finds a lot of WNBA players to be boring and awkward to watch.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Yeah of course Caitlin clark is miles ahead of everyone. She’s easily the biggest thing to happen to women’s basketball and it’s not even close. This isn’t about who’s more marketable because it’s clark by a landslide . But angel was one of the very very few in college basketball that would've been marketable even without Clark. Obviously not nearly to the same level but decently famous considering sec women's basketball was already pretty popular in ways that the WNBA never was. But she's the exception, not the rule.

Last time I checked Angel Reese has more followers than Clark on ALL social media platforms. Reese has a unique following and is clearly marketable too.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Still not watching lulz

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

Clark got her deals due to her talent right? So all I'm saying is if it's all about "talent" then Juju and Kaleena should expect similar deals in the years to come. If that's not how it goes then I guess it would come down to that same old thing again called white privilege. But we'll see. I actually would be surprised if they don't get what they deserve as their talent is just too overwhelming to be ignored.

Wrong.

The WNBA fan base is so small talent alone is worthless if it isn't marketable. They should expect nothing and deserve nothing. They should earn everything. If Juju and Kaleena can't show they have a following that is willing to put their money where their mouth is they'll just be good/great players. If they maintain character, build a fan base, keep playing well, and get lucky enough to be a part of some big spotlight moments they will have earned whatever that following appears to be worth.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by ghak99

Wrong.

The WNBA fan base is so small talent alone is worthless if it isn't marketable. They should expect nothing and deserve nothing. They should earn everything. If Juju and Kaleena can't show they have a following that is willing to put their money where their mouth is they'll just be good/great players. If they maintain character, build a fan base, keep playing well, and get lucky enough to be a part of some big spotlight moments they will have earned whatever that following appears to be worth.

Juju broke records last season and lead her team to the quarterfinals as a rookie which is USC's most successful run in several years. With Clark and Reese gone she is set to be the face of women's college ball. She's likely to break more records and her roster just added a second star in Kiki Iriafen and has a recruiting class rated number one this year. So everything is falling into place for Juju to do well.

Kaleena has a year or so before she hits the college scene and tbh she's one of the most talented prospects the women's game has ever scene. Her long distant shooting is already Clark like. So if that continues in college why wouldn't she get the same rewards if she has success?

[UChieffyBugger]

Clark had her wnba debut tonight and didn't look great tbh. Costly turnovers and struggled to get assists or points in the paint. Three point shot improved as the game went on but the other team were killing indiana from three so Clark's threes weren't really effective. She'll get better but she's going up against streetwise vets who know every trick in the book.

[BossChief]

It’s telling watching a clearly racist poster hate on a player based strictly on race.

If CC was black, dude would be over the top promoting her, instead he makes claims of multiple run of the mill players being “generational” while downplaying a truly generational player based on race.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Yeah of course Caitlin clark is miles ahead of everyone. She’s easily the biggest thing to happen to women’s basketball and it’s not even close. This isn’t about who’s more marketable because it’s clark by a landslide . But angel was one of the very very few in college basketball that would've been marketable even without Clark. Obviously not nearly to the same level but decently famous considering sec women's basketball was already pretty popular in ways that the WNBA never was. But she's the exception, not the rule.

Angel Reese is a punk bitch, **** her

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by BossChief

It’s telling watching a clearly racist poster hate on a player based strictly on race.

If CC was black, dude would be over the top promoting her, instead he makes claims of multiple run of the mill players being “generational” while downplaying a truly generational player based on race.

The fact that this goofball thinks Juju and Kaleena are "run of the mill players" tells me he's an utter clown that knows absolutely nothing about women's basketball smh

[BigBeauford]

Won't someone think of poor Juju and her AT&T and Nike commercials. Why can't she get any exposure and love? Caitlin Clark had how many national commercials as a freshman?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by threebag

Angel Reese is a punk bitch, **** her

I could care less about her. But it's just inaccurate to say she isn't or wasnt marketable. You having a strong reaction shows that you definitely know who she is.