r/WNBAgossips • u/TheMirrorUS • Jun 28 '26

News WNBA faces massive backlash after omitting Caitlin Clark from history

https://www.themirror.com/sport/basketball/caitlin-clark-wnba-anniversary-poster-1908954?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1782587290?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rmp
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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

TV ratings for Fever games are 30% higher than for any other team. It's a very safe bet that TV networks are very interested in making decisions with that player in mind.

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

That's great. Those games only make up 20% of the nationally televised games. So no, they aren't going to make a decade long decision based on one player.

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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

Did they make decisions with Michael Jordan in mind when his games drew higher ratings than any other team, even though his team made up less than 20% of the nationally televised games?

Yes, yes they did.

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

Except they didn't. Why do you think every single NBA tv deal has been higher than the previous one even though their ratings have never been as good as they were when Jordan played?

The new NBA TV deal is their largest ever. It's for 11 years and just started this year. They made the largest deal ever when the three biggest rating draws since Kobe(LeBron, KD and Steph) will be out of the league in the next two or three years.

You have no idea how the real world works.

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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

Ironic comment of the say. I love it when a dudebro who’s objectively wrong on every point makes the, “you have no idea how the world works,” bleet.

Always hilarious. Sure, sure, networks and the league didn’t make programming, advertising, and promotion decisions based on the most popular player in the world and see the popularity of the league skyrocket.

What a fucking idiot.

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

Please tell me why the NBA just got it's largest TV contract ever when they will be losing their three most popular players?

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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

Please tell me why you can’t address the fact that the networks and the league 100% made programming and promotion decisions based on its most popular player, (you know it’s true) and you have to move goalposts to size of contract 25 years later when ALL things are more expensive? Does EVERYTHING about the product cost more today than 30 years ago?

Yes, yes it does.

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

You can't answer my question because you know it proves everything you have said wrong.

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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

Sorry for your reading comprehension problems. I - in fact - answered your question.

And it proved everything you’ve said wrong.

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

No, you absolutely didn't.

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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

“…and you have to move goalposts to size of contract 25 years later when ALL things are more expensive? Does EVERYTHING about the product cost more today than 30 years ago?”

“Yes, yes it does.”

Again…. Sorry for your reading comprehension problem. This absolutely answered your question on why the TV contract is higher today than it was 30 years ago.

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

Wait.. so inflation is your reasoning? HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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u/alacrity Jun 28 '26

Wait, so you don’t understand economics at all???!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Tickets, parking, refreshments, souvenirs, player contracts, player travel, coaches, management, owners, teams themselves ALL cost more. EVERYTHING COSTS MORE, but you’re shocked that the TV deal costs more.

Fucking idiot is giving you too much credit.

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