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Sabrina Ionescu (merged thread)

Argonaut said:
I'll take, "Things you should never admit to for $500, Alex."
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Ding...Ding...Ding! Let's play Double Jeopardy!

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PacoSwede said:
What's wrong with her stance? She's absolutely justified in feeling that women get short-changed. They do.
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Then say it for all women's in the game. She could have just said, "It's awesome to get one in the tournament, I'm happy I was able to do it in front of the home crowd and with everyone supporting me."


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This all reminds me of, I believe it was, the Wade Trophy media day in 2009, where Maya Moore jokingly asked Courtney Paris something to the tune of "if her teammates were ever upset about losing out on assists because she'd miss her lay-ups on purpose to get an extra rebound" to keep her streak alive. I can't find the video of it anymore but it always gave me a chuckle.
 
In a related story, the SDSU / OU game will blacked out in all 50 states. ;)
 
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mbr33ct said:
Then say it for all women's in the game. She could have just said, "It's awesome to get one in the tournament, I'm happy I was able to do it in front of the home crowd and with everyone supporting me."


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She literally says "ESPN never recognizes women's sports" which is true. Ja Morant had a triple-double in the first round against Marquette and everyone was talking about it. Sabrina has one with 29 points, which ties Dwayne Wade for most points in a Triple-Double, and ESPN barely talked about it on their site. I really don't think there is anything wrong with what she said.

Why can't she boast about her achievements and call out ESPN for their lack of coverage on a massive achievement without having to be the mouth piece for ALL of women's basketball (Even though she calls women's sports out)? If you google "Sabrina Ionescu Triple Double" there isn't an article from ESPN about her Tourney Triple Double (there is one from ESPNW about her life that references her triple doubles...but if you google Ja Morant you get a full article with video and history from ESPN. Morant first with tourney triple-double since '12.
 
My opinion of Ionescu just took a nosedive.

As for ESPN - They are a business. Whatever your opinion about their coverage of women's sports, it there were money to be made they would cover it. There's just not enough interest. As it is, if it wasn't for ESPN, how much women's sports would be televised?
 
She's right that women's sports don't get the coverage they deserve. There was a PBS documentary about the lack of media interest in women's sports, even when attendance is strong.

So good for her for taking a stand for women's sports. A lot of media executives may resent it, but it needs to be said.
 
CBus13 said:
She literally says "ESPN never recognizes women's sports" which is true. Ja Morant had a triple-double in the first round against Marquette and everyone was talking about it. Sabrina has one with 29 points, which ties Dwayne Wade for most points in a Triple-Double, and ESPN barely talked about it on their site. I really don't think there is anything wrong with what she said.

Why can't she boast about her achievements and call out ESPN for their lack of coverage on a massive achievement without having to be the mouth piece for ALL of women's basketball (Even though she calls women's sports out)? If you google "Sabrina Ionescu Triple Double" there isn't an article from ESPN about her Tourney Triple Double (there is one from ESPNW about her life that references her triple doubles...but if you google Ja Morant you get a full article with video and history from ESPN. Morant first with tourney triple-double since '12.
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She can boast about her accomplishments...and she has. We are talking about two different things here, ESPN, which I somehow agree with regarding their coverage (stated in another thread my opinion). The other is Sabrina and her statements. If you agree with her that's fine, I don't. When one interjects "their" accomplishments to media and other sources, to me that is usually reserved when one approaches a boss to get an increase in salary.
 
I do want to listen to a talk show on tv, or even a podcast that would cover UConn women BB in an intelligent way, maybe an hour a couple of nights a week during the season , and once a week the rest of the year..I
 
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southofnorth said:
Do people really despise Sabrina that much that they can’t take a joke anymore? Sheesh.
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Some people must. Talk about making mountains. She needs to emulate Foghorn Leghorn and say "That's a joke son, that's a joke."

 
I Have enjoyed the pre and postgame interviews posted on YouTube about the huskies..
 
Above I read MANY "don't get the coverage they DESERVE" posts.
Please tell me on what basis they DESERVE any coverage.
If people watch, then advertisers will pay to have those eyeballs endure their ad. If people don't watch, advertisers don't pay. And if there is not revenue stream, then exactly who/what is going to pay for the production of the broadcast?
If YOU think money is there to be made, then YOU can start your own network. All YOU have to do is get a few others (with money) to invest in your idea. Then hire people with know-how in the broadcasting industry. Very simple.
Otherwise, quit complaining. Be thankful that you get ANY broadcast.
 
I suspect that her statement was made with a pretty bright twinkle in her eye. Good lord, the world has real problems to get upset about.
 
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I was watching an NBA game and Harden needed one rebound to get a triple double and his teammates kept boxing him out so he couldn't get number 10. It was absolutely hilarious. Then he got the final shot rebound with less than one second on the clock but it didn't count because the ball didn't hit the rim or board. Teammates were laughing the whole time.
 
trisailin said:
Above I read MANY "don't get the coverage they DESERVE" posts.
Please tell me on what basis they DESERVE any coverage.
If people watch, then advertisers will pay to have those eyeballs endure their ad. If people don't watch, advertisers don't pay. And if there is not revenue stream, then exactly who/what is going to pay for the production of the broadcast?
If YOU think money is there to be made, then YOU can start your own network. All YOU have to do is get a few others (with money) to invest in your idea. Then hire people with know-how in the broadcasting industry. Very simple.
Otherwise, quit complaining. Be thankful that you get ANY broadcast.
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In a sense I agree with you, but likely for completely different reasons. Advertising responds to the demand that exists. You know people want something and you describe how you satisfy that want. In contrast, marketing creates demand where it otherwise would not exist, most often tapping into emotions to override context in order to do so. Marketing has been shown to create demand for almost anything, given the right emotions engaged and demographics. Rather than a proprietor driven economy that depends on sustainability and advertising, we have a corporate driven economy that depends on growth and marketing. I do not think WCBB "deserves" marketing but, then again, many things don't, including MCBB. Make no mistake, the popularity of some sports is due to marketing, because marketers see the potential in engaging the emotions of their demographics. That does not really speak well for those demographics.
 
river rat said:
I do want to listen to a talk show on tv, or even a podcast that would cover UConn women BB in an intelligent way, maybe an hour a couple of nights a week during the season , and once a week the rest of the year..I
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I would love if Lobo and Lawson would do a weekly podcast during the season. Bring in P5 and mid-major coaches, past players, other NCAAW enthusiasts (i.e. Kobe) to really break down what's happening on and off the floor...
 
vtcwbuff said:
My opinion of Ionescu just took a nosedive.

As for ESPN - They are a business. Whatever your opinion about their coverage of women's sports, it there were money to be made they would cover it. There's just not enough interest. As it is, if it wasn't for ESPN, how much women's sports would be televised?
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Good point. What other network is covering women's sports? Even Oprah's not throwing her bottomless pit of money at it.
 
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Ozimoto said:
I suspect that her statement was made with a pretty bright twinkle in her eye. Good lord, the world has real problems to get upset about.
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I have a pretty good sarcasm detector. When I read her comment, it never left the no signal peg. My take was that she was pissed because ESPN didn't cover "HER" triple double. She just added the lack of women's coverage thing to make it seem less self centered - it wasn't.
 
Not even the NCAA properly promotes the women's tournament



That was posted Monday morning. How hard would it be to instead write "No more men's March Madness games until Thursday, but the women take center stage tonight!"

Granted, the @marchmadness account's bio says it is for the men's tournament, which raises the question - why does the men's tournament get sole custody of the March Madness name?

If you don't act like the women's tournament is equal to the men's, the fans aren't going to see it that way either.
 
Plebe said:
It's interesting that obvious why Ionescu just made basically the same point that Stewie did at the ESPYs and yet somehow Ionescu is vilified for it.
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Fixed for you. One of those players is the GOAT for Boneyard fans, and the other one is likely to get POY awards (and a number one draft pick) that they feel should go to Pheesa. Seems pretty straightforward to me. ;)
 
Plebe said:
I can assure you this will have no effect on the vote. Much ado about nothing.

Ionescu may or may not win, but it won't be because of this "admission."
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Haven't the votes already been cast? I thought that they voted for these before the Tournament began.
 
My post was geared toward the statement that she missed her three point shot so she could grab the rebound to get her triple double, not about her ESPN statements. Merged threads will sometimes do that...;)
 
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