The point is that values matter.
I thought it was the most watched game in ESPN history?
w/o pointing out that ESPN doesn’t show the men’s semifinals.
She outdrew the NBA Championship games-w/o pointing out the pandemic.
Great for ESPN/ABC/Disney garnering such high ratings in a sport being wholly subsidized by men.
Now she’ll earn a living in a league wholly subsidized by men.
and somehow this is retribution against the wokesters.
Caitlin should blow off the racist and anti-straight WNBA and make her fortune in other ways.
“Regardless anyone that thinks women’s basketball is inferior, that fact is that a white, Catholic, patriotic girl from Iowa is drew more viewers than any other basketball game since 2019, outdrawing any of the woke, anthem-kneeling NBA finals games during that period.
The point is that values matter.”
I think it’s due to the novelty of such values in a largely value-free media/sports environment. I’d be very surprised if the viewership for women’s collegiate basketball doesn’t revert to prior levels after she’s gone.
Caught the last 10 minutes while dining in a bar & grill on Sunday afternoon. Still don’t get it. The WBB game doesn’t compare to the mens game. Every rebound reminded me of black Friday at the Walmart or two families breaking out in a fight in the buffet line at Golden Corral. And then all the preening and selfie videos at the awards podium?. I’d rather watch the NBA. And I hate the NBA.
Anyone have a link to her final game box score and her season box score?
Carolina was undefeated, so it was a really important test for her skills and performance under pressure.
I think she will find that the thug factor is amped up in the wnba.
-First, Caitlin Clark will become the belle of the ball in ladies' pro basketball and black viewers will mutiny.
- Second, ladies college basketball will shortly be overrun by lesser male players feigning transhood in pursuit of scholarship and eventual opportunity at "pro" basketball. Female and coach acceptance make this a certainty.
- Third, Suburban white women will be clawed away from the extremists as their sporting places in Basketball, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Rowing, Track, Ice Hockey, Tennis, and Softball are overtaken by men.
Of course it’s actually much more complicated than that. The fact is the women’s college game has been getting better, more competitive, more fun, and the players stick around. For all the post pandemic years the journos have been talking about the women’s tournament being more entertaining than the men’s. Add to that the fact that Clark set a bunch of career records this year that rewrite the record book for all college basketball, not just the women’s game, that generated a lot of press. Now the fact that she’s basically nice, not showboaty, and good in interviews doesn’t hurt. But it’s a lot more complicated than “white girl brings good ratings”.