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Yup. I have a lot of these booked marked for the lazy troll takes. They come in really handy! 😁
Yup. I have a lot of these booked marked for the lazy troll takes. They come in really handy! 😁
Because for some people, saying Paige is fantastic somehow means (to them) that she’s better than Caitlin, like it’s an either/or situation. For some, recognizing Paige’s terrific play is actually insulting to Caitlin. This whole Page vs Caitlin thing is probably distressing to these two good friendsWhy can't people just accept that a great performance was a great performance? 🤨🙃
Sonia is having a ROY season. Unfortunately for her her it's happening in the same year that Paige is having an all-time rookie season.This game should end all ROY debate on the Bench for Citron.
I've made it a point never to click on any of his vids no matter how intriguing the headline because I just want him to go away. In addition to not feeding the trolls we have to not feed the algorithm.I started watching the Irish guy's video on this, but couldn't watch more than a couple of minutes of him denigrating Paige's performance (not guarded, etc) and saying that She Who Cannot be Named is far and away the best player ever. After another couple of beers (it's nearly 1900 Saturday down here) I hope I will have washed the taste out of my mouth. Edit: and not just from him.
Why can't people just accept that a great performance was a great performance? 🤨🙃 (that last one should be the right way up when viewed by Northern Hemisphereans...) Another edit: missed a closing bracket that would have unbalanced the universe if left uncorrected. :-(
One of the reasons I appreciate the women's basketball forums on the Boneyard so much is that, for the most part, posters are here for a genuine discussion about basketball. We all have our favorites and our own biases, but I've also been—and seen others be—influenced by other people's arguments and data. If we celebrate the glory of one player, we—usually!—manage to do it without denigrating another player. It's a haven for people who love women's basketball.Because for some people, saying Paige is fantastic somehow means (to them) that she’s better than Caitlin, like it’s an either/or situation. For some, recognizing Paige’s terrific play is actually insulting to Caitlin. This whole Page vs Caitlin thing is probably distressing to these two good friends
Yes it can, however for some reason, this viewpoint gets drowned out in all the noise. This isn't uncommon in other sports.One of the reasons I appreciate the women's basketball forums on the Boneyard so much is that, for the most part, posters are here for a genuine discussion about basketball. We all have our favorites and our own biases, but I've also been—and seen others be—influenced by other people's arguments and data. If we celebrate the glory of one player, we—usually!—manage to do it without denigrating another player. It's a haven for people who love women's basketball.
Stewie is probably my favorite player in the league other than Paige. Imagine that every time I saw any post about A'ja (even those that had absolutely nothing to do with Stewie), I went on it to comment about how whatever she had done had not met the standard of something Stewie had done. It would make absolutely no sense. Yet this is what I see happening to Paige by "fans" of Caitlin and, lately, Sonia Citron, trying to explain away Paige's accomplishments.
Caitlin is extraordinary, Paige is extraordinary, and Sonia is extraordinary. Can't three things be true at once?
Most of the Citron fans are actually Clark fans in a wig and sunglasses.One of the reasons I appreciate the women's basketball forums on the Boneyard so much is that, for the most part, posters are here for a genuine discussion about basketball. We all have our favorites and our own biases, but I've also been—and seen others be—influenced by other people's arguments and data. If we celebrate the glory of one player, we—usually!—manage to do it without denigrating another player. It's a haven for people who love women's basketball.
Stewie is probably my favorite player in the league other than Paige. Imagine that every time I saw any post about A'ja (even those that had absolutely nothing to do with Stewie), I went on it to comment about how whatever she had done had not met the standard of something Stewie had done. It would make absolutely no sense. Yet this is what I see happening to Paige by "fans" of Caitlin and, lately, Sonia Citron, trying to explain away Paige's accomplishments.
Caitlin is extraordinary, Paige is extraordinary, and Sonia is extraordinary. Can't three things be true at once?
A small footnote. The organization picked up Carrington knowing she was a head case. Thankfully no one lost an eye. The front office is horrible and the coach may grow up to be a fine coach but not right now. You don't put the #1 draft pick in the hands of your rookie buddy.Most of the Citron fans are actually Clark fans in a wig and sunglasses.
The biggest thing that gets me is that Dallas has been a revolving door this year - yesterday they had 3 waiver wire pickups and 3 rookies (Quinerly being out stopped it from being 4). They’ve never formed a nucleus used to playing together. Paige and Arike will only play in 22 of 44 games together. Siegrist missed 2 months. Carrington missed a month. Geiselsoder missed a month in Europe. The opening day 9 player rotation was Paige-Arike-DC-Smith-MHA-Charles-Harris-Siegrist-McGowan. Only Paige, MHA and Siegrist are playing now, and Siegrist missed extended time.
Mystics were pretty stable this year - the Sykes trade changed that a bit. The Fever last year had Clark-Mitchell-Boston-Smith play all 40 games together (and Wheeler, Hull, KLS only missed 7 combined).
So yeah, wins have been hard to come by for Paige with so little continuity (and so little talent). Dallas went 5-2 in a 7-game stretch when they were starting to get it figured out - then Arike and Carrington both got hurt. Arike came back relatively soon after missing 3 or 4 games (and shot 0-10 on her return) - but Carrington wasn’t the same player when she came back. Siegrist didn’t come back until Carrington was gone - and then Arike was out.
Follow the money. That guy is saying that because it pays the bills. To be fair, I'm sure we'll see more and more Paige 'influencers' doing the same.Why can't people just accept that a great performance was a great performance?