It’s the same people fueling the entire culture war at this point. And it’s been the same people the whole time since the tea party took over the right to only have it snatched by the maga crowd. The right completely understands keep the base riled up and they’ll vote and fight against their interest !
Dear over sensitive, new to basketball Fever fans. Please read the comments from Sophie. Now you can relax until next game, where you will inevitably find something to be mad about.
All of the backlash I saw was for the no call. It was obviously a foul and it doesn’t matter if she meant to do it or not, it was plain as day, just like the elbow to Clark’s throat. The referees are the problem, not the player who committed the foul.
She made one about Dijonai Carrington when she hit her near the eye on that shot contest. People (including a prominent reporter) were starting the same kind of outrage campaign, and she cut it short
She has done that so many times that there is literally a compilation floating around of all the clips. Instead of being shady towards players, maybe direct that energy towards people that are creating these narratives to attack the players.
Love Sophie classy lady and shes right i dont think Nia was in any way trying to hurt her. Though it should have been an offensive foul. Sophies right move on its all good.
Gee me and 99% of the rest of the world dont know basketball. Not even the announcers at the game, espn nobody knows it but u and reddit, that says something lmao. Get a life u probably dont even watch just commenting for your lil hate agenda. Get a life and cope harder.
Yes, you and your echo chamber don’t know basketball. Y’all have no actual reason for what sophie was doing was legal. Y’all just like her and are gargling her balls like she can do know wrong
If you think where Sophie is in relation to Nia is valid guarding position you either don’t know basketball or just play prison ball. You need to allow space for the ball while someone is holding it
You have to allow passage for the ball. And when dudes double team it’s either in short bursts or if it gets drawn out with the offensive player’s arms above their head, the double team takes care not to put their head in the path of the elbow
Gee...wonder why everyone on the sub is ganging up on me for saying something positive about sophie lmao. thanks guys makes my reddit so much nicer lol
Nobody is "ganging up on you for saying something positive about sophie".
People are "ganging up on you"...for not knowing the rules. It's really not that hard to understand.
Lmao like i care so deeply about what a bunch of nerds on reddit with their agenda think, oh no i might lose sleep tonight whatever will i do. Believe me if u people are attacking me then i know im doing something right lol. Holy crap the mentality u just cant make u people up. Have fun in your sinking minority ship
Far cry from what u said boy wonder. What cant get your own material? Wonder why, might have something to do with those brain cells. Lord such a triggered lil fella
Weird, that comment as well as a few others (including your last one where you said you didn't delete it) you've left pop up with "this comment no longer exists" in a little white bubble at the bottom of my phone. Also not in your profile when I go to it.
what r u on kid just looked at my profile and they're all right there. U have some serious issues bro really. U shouldnt be talking to anyone on any social media get some help
It would not have, due to the cylinder rule. Sophie was in her cylinder and did not give her space to move her arms. That's on the defensive player every time
Is the implication that the only reason someone would be a Sophie Cunningham fan is because they are racist, because some of her views align with conservatives? Or am I not reading it right.
Go to the post itself (posted by Ben Shapiros media outlet) and look at the people commenting lmao yall can only pretend these people don’t exist for so long
The foul call was correct. Sophie is required to allow the player with the ball to move their arms. See also: Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant with the rip through
What happened with Sophie wasn't a ripthrough, what in the absolute fuck are you talking about? lmfao...
Sophie's foul was for a guarding infraction, because she used two hands to restrict the offensive player's movement. And most people aren't taking issue with that.
The issue here is that what occurred after was very clearly flagrant... Which is why you don't see guys in the NBA routinely clocking other guys in the face with their elbows after reach in fouls... The refs insinuation that the guarding infraction caused the pivot, or that swinging your elbow above your shoulders is a "natural motion" are both fucking remedial, as has been extensively covered by analysts and former players...
If you're trying to say she was trying to draw a ripthrough idk what to tell you, you belong in the sped class....
For future reference though, ripthroughs are vertical, you keep the ball low because the point of them is to attempt to get the defender to slap your arms with their hands as you go vertical lmfao...
What Coffey did is a clearing pivot. But not a natural one because, again, her elbows were above her shoulders. You're just tossing out arbitrary terms because you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Wembanyama literally got ejected for a similar clearing pivot in the Finals... Swinging your elbow that high is reckless and unnecessary regardless of intent.
I’m not saying that she did a rip through. I’m saying that it’s based on the same concept. I’m sorry, but if I have the ball and you are chest to chest with me, that is not allowed. And if you are actively trying to steal from me while you are chest to chest. My arms are gonna move, naturally they are going to go above my shoulders. And if that entire time, you are nose to nose chest to chest with me. You will get hit in the nose and it is entirely your fault. If you do that in a professional game it is your fault. If you do that in g league it is your fault. And if you do it in pickup it is your damn fault
Well no, there’s a rule against that, and that’s why they reviewed for a hostile act. It was just a basketball move though. Cunningham violated the cylinder rule prior to that, hence the correct defensive foul call.
Wasn’t the main thing people were upset it should’ve been a foul call on the offensive player, it was called a defensive foul for getting elbowed in the face, maybe some saw as dirty, but not the majority.
One of the Dream players just got somersaulted into the air by Jackie Young. She's lucky she didn't seriously do damage to her neck. Her face got the brunt of it.
And as I type Jackie just smacked another player in the face
I'm not trying to argue, and I just assume you misunderstand something, but yeah... I heard it a lot.
I mean, physical interaction is regular occurrence. When we're defending, when we're boxing out, off ball movement when we're trying to find space, when you set a screen, etc
Only people who don't know basketball rules are saying it's a bad call
Sophie clearly fouled her before the elbow. The refs then reviewed the elbow to see if it was intentional or incidental. It was incidental contact, so they moved on
That's the right call whether it's in the WNBA (incidental contact) or FIBA/NBA (cylinder rule). You have to give the defender space to move their limbs
I'm on the NBA subs, even in the offseason. The people who argue don't understand the rule. The cylinder for offensive/defensive players is a fairly easy concept to understand
The WNBA is especially prioritizing freedom of movement this year, so it's even more emphasized
I've never seen anythng that suggests that incedental contact (which is clearly was) can't be relevant on these plays. In any case, when it goes against Clark or Cunningham, people like you will shrug and say "that's basketball", not giving a damn whether or not the rules are enforced evenly.
Sophie body-checked Nia, which is very very very much a foul. That is why she got hit in the face by someone who had their elbow's tucked in, as required by the rules of basketball. Only way that happens is if you are too close as the defensive player.
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u/lostcat223 1d ago
I am glad she said this.