# Women's Basketball Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports\ **Created:** [May 8, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325 "2024-05-08T18:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/41 "2024-10-21T16:56:06Z")
Sorry to say, but your sport isn’t i9mportant enough for independent arbiters (I think that is what referees are, but…) of every single foul, or, just the one specific foul you had a problem with. [https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/\_/id/41917031/cheryl-reeve-blasts-officiating-says-title-stolen-lynx](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/41917031/cheryl-reeve-blasts-officiating-says-title-stolen-lynx) Don’t let the game get too close that you might lose on possible “human error.” That is advice for every single sport or game ever. Maybe you are new to competition? More shitty comments, just like the men do, so yay equality!? > “It just doesn’t feel right that you lose a series with that level of discrepancy,” she said. “ **We don’t have a team that whines and complains and all that stuff**. Sometimes, it probably hurts us. Maybe being a little more, I don’t know, something. But **(ED: here comes the whining and complaining)** you have a star player like Phee that just – I don’t get it. I don’t get how she can be held and go to the basket and get hit, and then a marginal, at best, at best, sends their best player to the free throw line. I mean, that’s tough. It’s tough to swallow.” > “ **Officiating, it’s not that hard** ,” Reeve said. “When someone is being held, be consistent. If you don’t want to call it a hold at one end, don’t call it at the other. Be consistent. Every team asks for that. Sandy asked for that last game. Three of the games in this series, we’re talking about the same damn thing.” Meh. Coaching is not that hard. Just blame the referees when you lose. ---
**Author:** ![3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/e0b2c6/32.png) [@3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/3rookie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/42 "2024-10-21T17:01:37Z")
Foul calls in basketball are always a crapshoot. You’d figure basketball players/coaches would know this. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/43 "2024-10-21T20:35:56Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > **We don’t have a team that whines and complains and all that stuff** Saying this is a bit like saying “to make a long story short”. It is a falsehood. ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/44 "2024-10-22T06:41:16Z")
So what is the over/under on her fine? Complaining about the refs usually is going to get you fined. And claiming the refs gave the game to your opponent is probably going to increase that fine, especially for the head coach. But to say that they stole the title from you has to cause the fine to be large enough that no other player or coach would ever even consider going there. Maybe a fine for the coach and the team? ---
**Author:** ![3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/e0b2c6/32.png) [@3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/3rookie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/45 "2024-10-22T17:11:36Z")
$20 WNBA dollars ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/46 "2024-10-22T17:13:19Z")
> [@3rookie](#): > > $20 WNBA dollars. What is the ratio of WNBA Dollars to Schrute Bucks? ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/47 "2024-10-22T23:33:43Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > What is the ratio of WNBA Dollars to Schrute Bucks? 4 beets or half a ream of ultra white copier paper ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/48 "2024-12-18T19:10:15Z")
[Cailin Clark named Time Magazines Athlete of the Year](https://time.com/7200904/athlete-of-the-year-2024-caitlin-clark/) And let the debate begin. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/49 "2024-12-18T19:14:24Z")
Eh. Don’t have to be the best (see: Trump). Just move the news needle. And she did that. She raised WNBA attendance and viewership. She made people believe that the sport was worth watching, which is a miracle in itself. Even the men can’t do that in their “3-point or dunk” sport. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/50 "2024-12-19T16:16:05Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > “3-point or dunk” sport Let’s not forget the “no-look pass” . . . ---
**Author:** ![Papasmurf](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@Papasmurf](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Papasmurf)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/51 "2024-12-20T15:18:50Z")
I’m not sure else who it could be. Maybe if Shohei had a strong playoffs / world series there would be a strong case. ---
**Author:** ![3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/e0b2c6/32.png) [@3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/3rookie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/52 "2024-12-20T15:58:44Z")
I figure there are some Olympian’s who are also deserving. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/53 "2024-12-20T16:03:48Z")
> [@3rookie](#): > > I figure there are some Olympian’s who are also deserving . Any of them move the news needle? ---
**Author:** ![3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/e0b2c6/32.png) [@3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/3rookie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/54 "2024-12-20T16:07:45Z")
Not in the US ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/55 "2025-01-05T20:33:29Z")
> **[Angel Reese deletes her Instagram account after posing in daring New Year’s...](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/angel-reese-instagram-new-years-eve-outfit-b2673386.html)** > > The Chicago Sky star also shared pictures of her brown, New Year’s Eve dress on TikTok Headline should have read: Attractive Woman Chooses To Wear Revealing Outfit, Not Date Critics Better yet: There shouldn’t have been a headline at all. It’s gross that women who are widely considered physically attractive are still not allowed to be known primarily for their profession or even their personality, rather than just their looks or sexual potential or whatever. “But it’s too revealing” – then don’t look; it’s not as if she gon’ date you anyway. 💁🏻‍♂️ You can advocate for modesty as a virtue without being a skeez who can’t let adults make their own personal decisions. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/56 "2025-05-08T16:13:24Z")
I changed the title, since there isn’t enough interest for three separate threads (college, pro, USA). [https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/\_/id/45051745/sue-bird-first-managing-director-us-women-team](https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/45051745/sue-bird-first-managing-director-us-women-team) Q: Will she keep the “old girl’s club” mentality, or will there be legitimate open tryouts, even for WNBA rookies who “don’t know their place”? ---
**Author:** ![tommie.frazier](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@tommie.frazier](https://community.goactuary.com/u/tommie.frazier)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/57 "2025-05-08T18:24:10Z")
the social media algorithms seem to think i am 100000% interested in all things caitlin clark (i like her and her game and think the attention she draws can be great but not at the lowest common denominator versions) and also 100000% in all things dismissive of angel reese. I’m not, i like her game and think she is good enough to bring positive attention to the game. am not intersted in the awful race-fueled dislike. as dtnf would say, facebook is a toilet ---
**Author:** ![Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/funemployed/32/417_2.png) [@Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Funemployed)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/58 "2025-07-02T00:02:25Z")
> [@](#): > > “You want to listen to your players, too. Where do they want to play? Where are they gonna get excited to play and draw fans?” said Cunningham, 28. > > "I do think that Miami would have been a great [location]. Nashville is an amazing city. Kansas City, amazing opportunity. > > "… I’m not so sure what the thought process is there, but at the end of the day, you want to make sure that you’re not expanding our league too fast. I think that that’s also another thing. > > “It’s kind of a hard decision-making situation. But man, I don’t know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or [Cleveland].” 😂 [Fever’s Sophie Cunningham criticizes WNBA expansion plan, cities - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45634246/fever-sophie-cunningham-throws-shade-wnba-expansion-cities) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/59 "2025-07-17T18:00:54Z")
The old double-edge sword here. Call too close, and the entertainment suffers. Call less close, and players take matters into their own hands. [https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/\_/id/45740425/wnba-all-star-break-officiating-criticism](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45740425/wnba-all-star-break-officiating-criticism) Eh, it’s women, so meh. But, to make the game have fewer fouls called by lowering the amount of fouling happening: lower the number of fouls a player can get before fouling out. So, make it three fouls and you’re out. That’ll make players think a little harder about slapping at a ball or illegally blocking an opponent’s way. However, some fouls are just ticky-tack and don’t affect the game, except for the accumulation. So it should be called in a more soccer-like fashion. Oh, and to keep the soccer theme: a fouled-out player cannot be replaced ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/60 "2025-07-17T18:21:10Z")
…unless the player admits that no one would still care about the WNBA without Caitlin Clark. Then they can come back or be replaced. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325.md?page=4)