The rookies are bringing a dose of reality to the WNBA, why Maya Moore's jersey retirement is more complex than 'The W can't market their legends' + more. Five thoughts for the week of August 25, 2024
Not to say Paige isn’t worth tanking for, but I do wonder how much is active tanking for these teams and how much is them just kind of sucking. This applies to last year too, I didn’t get the sense anyone was actively tanking for Caitlin - but everyone did look sad when they lost the lottery so maybe I’m wrong, haha
Ooh gotcha! My age (aka, lack of being on TikTok) is showing
I’d also imagine that seeing the Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Effects play out in Indy/Chicago has highlighted what a game changer popular players can be, where maybe teams didn’t have as much of a sense of that in previous seasons
Not to say Paige isn’t worth tanking for, but I do wonder how much is active tanking for these teams and how much is them just kind of sucking. This applies to last year too, I didn’t get the sense anyone was actively tanking for Caitlin - but everyone did look sad when they lost the lottery so maybe I’m wrong, haha
I will say, without fully reporting, that teams are…aware…of what’s at stake with the top overall pick.
But I think it’s less about Paige as a player and more about what she does for a franchise. Bonafide star off the court.
Ooh gotcha! My age (aka, lack of being on TikTok) is showing
I’d also imagine that seeing the Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Effects play out in Indy/Chicago has highlighted what a game changer popular players can be, where maybe teams didn’t have as much of a sense of that in previous seasons