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Franisdaman said:
"The physicality is out of control. I think the freedom of movement is a joke," Aces coach Hammon said. "There is no freedom of movement. ... It's not basketball; it's rugby."

www.espn.com

WNBA refs criticized for inconsistency in how games are called

Players, coaches and fans say they want greater consistency in how games are called.
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Okay then. It is kind of funny that more players and coaches are coming out about this and YET when they play these players are being coached to maul CC22 at every opportunity.
 
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Kceasthawk@77 said:
Actually the timing is perfect if they actually play next year, and can swallow their pride and sign a CBA. Its not looking good so far. The thing is ALL of the players they brought in are on one year deals because of the new CBA coming up, and a lot of the teams will be shuffling players if it gets signed. As you said, we'll see what the Fever have the courage to do, and hope they make better decisions then they did this year. Other then Sophie everybody else they brought in needs to go.
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Agree.

I think the Fever ultimately will move on from
KM, NH, and Sydney. The question is AB. Do they really go big and reimagine this roster. I think they should strongly consider it.
 
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I watched the interview with McCutchen. Talk is cheap. Where are the results? Why are so many players upset with officiating, especially Clark?

From the article:

"We own the stuff that we need to own," he said. "We're really good about that and trying to get better. It's an important piece of our culture to drive toward better performance, but there's always going to be noise about officiating that is inaccurate. We have to stay the course to what good training and good performance look like."

What's inaccurate? Where is the "Ownership"?
 
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The league has the authority to review the Tina Charles assault on AB, but they apparently are not. Why is the league not reviewing it?
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The inability or refusal to act or even publicly address this and similar incidents reflects very poorly on the Commissioner.

It is my understanding that Cathy Engelbert was a career accountant before taking over as WNBA Commissioner. She is proving herself incompetent.

The league desperately needs a forceful Commissioner- someone with a strong BB background who also understands the economics and has a vision that leads to necessary reforms.
 
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Here's the clip.

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I have never been to a Waffle House but it seems like an interesting place.







 
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Here is a statement from the WNBPA regarding today's meeting in Indianapolis. Note that they state that business is booming. Sure, ratings and ticket sales are up, but which INDIVIDUAL is driving that?

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Franisdaman said:
Here is a statement from the WNBPA regarding today's meeting in Indianapolis. Note that they state that business is booming. Sure, ratings and ticket sales are up, but which INDIVIDUAL is driving that?

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A couple issues, where the players are demanding their share of the money:

(1) The WNBA's new $2.2 billion media rights deal starts next season

(2) The league plans to expand to 18 teams by 2030, with each of the 3 new clubs paying a $250 million expansion fee.

$250M per team????? Wow. Why any owner would throw away $250M on a money losing venture is an interesting question.

The full story, from ESPN:

www.espn.com

Turnout high, but WNBA CBA talks stall in Indy

The first in-person meeting between the league and union since December lasted for a couple of hours and ended with no resolution on the CBA.
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Let's face it. To survive in the WNBA, it helps to be Black, a lesbian and an activist (preferably all 3).

Paige has 2 of the 3 going for her.

 
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LOL....will Angel's shoe be out before CC's?

Nike has really f'd the CC signature shoe thing up....

 
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They're tired of it, Franny. The league has never returned a profit.

"Why any owner would throw away $250M on a money losing venture is an interesting question."
 
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