Is this a real sport?

[18IsTheMan]

Or is it a sport in the same sense as professional wrestling? If the latter, then I totally get it and it’s great.

 

[3USC1801]

Or is it a sport in the same sense as professional wrestling? If the latter, then I totally get it and it’s great.

Pitiful what some people will call a “sport” to entertain themselves. HS boys basketball is immensely more enjoyable to watch than the WNBA.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Pitiful what some people will call a “sport” to entertain themselves. HS boys basketball is immensely more enjoyable to watch than the WNBA.

I have to believe this is some sort of contrived entertainment. They cannot have been playing real basketball. It is simply not possible that two teams of professional all-star players would put on a performance like that if playing for real.

 

[Lurker123]

The only explanation i could think of was that, as an all star game, it means nothing, so they are literally screwing around.

Didn't baseball do something like the winner of the all star game has their league get the home field advantage in the world series?

Meaning, they were trying to get the players to take the game seriously.

 

[18IsTheMan]

The only explanation i could think of was that, as an all star game, it means nothing, so they are literally screwing around.

Didn't baseball do something like the winner of the all star game has their league get the home field advantage in the world series?

Meaning, they were trying to get the players to take the game seriously.

Sort of. That was implemented b/c of the all star game that finished in a tie. I remember the game vaguely and I guess people felt like neither team tried very hard to win. I don't think they played comically bad though.

Highlights from the WNBA all star game almost look something by The Onion.

 

[CreekSnake]

The old airball from 2 ft.That’ll get you up off your couch,won’t it?

 

[18IsTheMan]

The old airball from 2 ft.That’ll get you up off your couch,won’t it?

The block by Aja at about 23 seconds is hilarious. Girl just runs into Aja and throws the ball right off her hands.

 

[Lurker123]

Sort of. That was implemented b/c of the all star game that finished in a tie. I remember the game vaguely and I guess people felt like neither team tried very hard to win. I don't think they played comically bad though.

Highlights from the WNBA all star game almost look something by The Onion.

True. I was reaching there, just for any kind of rational explanation.

I guess what you're seeing is bad basketball players compounded by it being an all star game.

 

[18IsTheMan]

True. I was reaching there, just for any kind of rational explanation.

I guess what you're seeing is bad basketball players compounded by it being an all star game.

I certainly understand that all star games do not actually do what they used to do. As originally conceived, you got the best players across the sport putting on a truly all star performance. But they have long since departed from that. Now they are truly played as exhibition games. The NBA all star game (though it's been a long time since I've seen one) is a joke...the 2014 game had one side score 211 points. BUT at least it had athletic play.
The WNBA all star has players lightly jogging up the court and bricking wide open layups off the front of the rim. The only thing that could redeem it is if it was done for comedic value.

There are actually some people here who say they truly enjoy watching the WNBA, but I just don't see it. Granted, I would assume an average WNBA game features a higher level of play than what we see in this video, but even it if it's 10x as good, it would still be putrid. I'm nearly 49, white as white can be, have never played a day of organized basketball in my life, and I could do anything they did in those highlights.

 

[winloseortie]

Or is it a sport in the same sense as professional wrestling? If the latter, then I totally get it and it’s great.

Looks almost exactly like the NBA All Star game

 

[18IsTheMan]

Looks almost exactly like the NBA All Star game

You're way behind, as usual. Already been discussed.

 

[Uscg1984]

I think maybe I saw Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly wearing women's wigs in one of those clips.

 

[Forkcock]

All Star games suck. It wasn't like this in the 60's and 70's. Players today are soft and are spoiled rotten.

 

[SILVERSPUR-rier]

How bad would you feel if you had paid the $200+ per seat to watch that in person?

 

[18IsTheMan]

How bad would you feel if you had paid the $200+ per seat to watch that in person?

One way or another, it was entertaining.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

How bad would you feel if you had paid the $200+ per seat to watch that in person?

If I'm paying for comedy, I'd rather have a Seinfeld or Foxworthy

 

[Lurker123]

One way or another, it was entertaining.

I wonder if the audio catches that one guy just hysterically laughing.

Reminds me of a coworker from a long time ago. He went to watch titanic with his wife. While the ship is sinking, everyone in the theater is crying or somber, and one dude falls off the back of the ship and hits the rotor on the way down, causing it to spin. My coworker said it just hit his funny bone, and in a room full of crying women and quiet men, he just couldn't hold in a loud, hysterical belly laugh.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I wonder if the audio catches that one guy just hysterically laughing.

Reminds me of a coworker from a long time ago. He went to watch titanic with his wife. While the ship is sinking, everyone in the theater is crying or somber, and one dude falls off the back of the ship and hits the rotor on the way down, causing it to spin. My coworker said it just hit his funny bone, and in a room full of crying women and quiet men, he just couldn't hold in a loud, hysterical belly laugh.

It's kind of like the transgender issue. You're expected to just nod and go along with it, denying all obvious reality. We're just expected to watch that pig slop and agree that it's good sports.

There are people who swear up and down that the WNBA is good basketball.

 

[Lurker123]

It's kind of like the transgender issue. You're expected to just nod and go along with it, denying all obvious reality. We're just expected to watch that pig slop and agree that it's good sports.

There are people who swear up and down that the WNBA is good basketball.

To your point, the phrase "men can get pregnant" has been posted on this very board.

 

[18IsTheMan]

To your point, the phrase "men can get pregnant" has been posted on this very board.

The also expect us to believe that Angel Reese is both pretty and a good basketball player. Once again, in denial of all reality.

 

[JohnnySolo]

Anyone associated or a fan of that should be embarrassed. I guess they don't want to get hurt. They would actually have to get a real job. It's even more embarrassing knowing they make more money than most of us and aren't even good at the sport. I would be fired day one if I misspelled every word in an important report, which is comparable to not being able to jump 2" off the ground and make a layup.

 

[Go Gamecocks]

Some of them need their butts kicked. They didn't get to where they were playing like that.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Anyone associated or a fan of that should be embarrassed. I guess they don't want to get hurt. They would actually have to get a real job. It's even more embarrassing knowing they make more money than most of us and aren't even good at the sport. I would be fired day one if I misspelled every word in an important report, which is comparable to not being able to jump 2" off the ground and make a layup.

The NBA all-star game is a joke for different reasons, but at least you have guys throwing down dunks and doing other crazy athletic stuff. These women are practically plodding down the court and can barely hit the rim on wide open layups.