Breanna Stewart a "national treasure"

[Vowelguy]

I think the intent of the headline is related to the subject of the article - the fact that she has been on a lot of national teams, not that she an actual national treasure like the Liberty Bell.

I see that. They should've put "National" in quotation marks to emphasize the alternate interpretation.

Aretha Franklin is national treasure. An 18-year old HS bball player is not.

And to be clear I'm ecstatic to have Breanna on UConn and I look forward to watching her, so it's no knock on her. I just thought it was a terrible headline.

 

[HuskyNan]

I see that. They should've put "National" in quotation marks to emphasize the alternate interpretation.

Aretha Franklin is national treasure. An 18-year old HS bball player is not.

And to be clear I'm ecstatic to have Breanna on UConn and I look forward to watching her, so it's no knock on her. I just thought it was a terrible headline.

In my experience, it seems editors spend an awful lot of time thinking up puns and other twisted logic-type headlines. I'm not sure why when a simple headline would save them some time and save readers from confusion.

 

[Sonny44]

Who cares about winning a slam dunk contest? That's just showboating!

 

[alexrgct]

Who cares about winning a slam dunk contest? That's just showboating!

Not to mention they score on a curve for the girls, which adds to the silliness of it (not to mention it's insulting). Brittney Griner has scored all of 14 points by dunking over three years in spite of the ridiculous hoopla around her dunking ability. Until such time as a WBB uses it as a legitimate offensive weapon, not as a ploy for attention or something to do with a clear path to the basket "to get the fans and your teammates fired up", I don't care. Maya's contortions in the air were both aesthetically pleasing and legitimately part of her offensive arsenal.

In other words, wake me up when a women does this.

 

[alexrgct]

Regarding the question of who was more hyped out of high school, Griner is the only player to have been awarded a rating of 99 by HG. Breanna has more high school accollades, however.