With the NCAA season looming, the WNBA decided they had a few more topline items to get us all talking. Some thoughts on the world of women's basketball for the week of October 28th.
Excellent post- so many great insights! What strikes me about the Unrivaled league timing is the similarity to the wubble (terrible name) the WNBA had in Florida for the 2020 season. Being all together in one place allowed the WNBPA to really strengthen their position to hold the league to their CBA agreement. As you note Unrivaled is poised to create a similar arragnement, but with a new type of leverage- an independent league in position to fill any gap the WNBA leaves. Could be major!
I think what people aren't understanding about the Sides/White thing is that Indiana is in Win Now mode - which they weren't in when Sides was hired. The CC/Aliyah rapid development has clearly pushed their timeline up, so they want a more experienced coach. All of the teams that made the semifinals had an experienced coach. Like so many things, it's not that Sides is bad or that she did a bad job, she's just not the right fit for them at this current moment.
Basic economics would say yes, she would lend legitimacy to it because she is one of the most valuable commodities in sports right now. It’s not glazing to point out what the numbers are supporting.
Great post, great insight. I learned a lot, particularly around coaching discussions! So thanks for this
Fascinated to see how it all plays out. Latricia Trammel and that crew in Chicago is actually a very interesting fit (if the rumor mill is true)
Excellent post- so many great insights! What strikes me about the Unrivaled league timing is the similarity to the wubble (terrible name) the WNBA had in Florida for the 2020 season. Being all together in one place allowed the WNBPA to really strengthen their position to hold the league to their CBA agreement. As you note Unrivaled is poised to create a similar arragnement, but with a new type of leverage- an independent league in position to fill any gap the WNBA leaves. Could be major!
Coming back to this after article saying Fever don’t want CC to do Unrivaled. Andrew is as spot on about Unrivaled and CBA leverage
I think what people aren't understanding about the Sides/White thing is that Indiana is in Win Now mode - which they weren't in when Sides was hired. The CC/Aliyah rapid development has clearly pushed their timeline up, so they want a more experienced coach. All of the teams that made the semifinals had an experienced coach. Like so many things, it's not that Sides is bad or that she did a bad job, she's just not the right fit for them at this current moment.
Seriously, the Caitlin Clark glazing in these posts are tiresome at this point. Clark will lend legitimacy to Unrivaled? Impact the CBA? Smh.
Basic economics would say yes, she would lend legitimacy to it because she is one of the most valuable commodities in sports right now. It’s not glazing to point out what the numbers are supporting.
They're not giving her a Messi deal for fun!