On this week's episode of Ball Up Top, Andrew and Tyler celebrate the league's great storylines one month into the year, assess the best WNBA GM's and see just how bad the vibes are in Dallas.
Seems a bit disappointing to label Clark as some tantrum throwing brat if she was in an awful coaching situation. She had Sides FFS lol who did you think was her coach last year? If Paige s generational she’ll play above the noise and coaching, like Clark had to
I feel like everyone has such short memories (not just you guys, everyone). There were perceived locker room allegations in Indiana last year, and Caitlin clearly hated Christie’s guts and preferred the assistant coaches, and yet they still managed to turn it around. Because, at least from what I saw, Caitlin might be a hot head, but she also knows that people look to her, and figuring it out with the head coach made everyone buy in.
I’m not saying that’s Paige’s job, that’s way too much to ask of a rookie, I just don’t like the constant insinuations (again not from you guys, in general) that Caitlin is this impossible teammate, when I feel like we’ve seen so much evidence to the contrary. For as much criticism as she gets for her emotions, which to an extent I understand, there’s a flip side to caring that much which is that it galvanizes people.
Also I think a lot of the reports of her being a terror were from when she was a freshman in college, and it gets conflated with her current self. Kate just talked about in an interview how much work she’s done on herself that she’s not like that anymore.
ALSO, last thing, is there any way I can pay some amount of money to find out how Tyler found the Paige stans on tumblr lmaooo
I feel that. I think it was more a joke about how bad the situation in Dallas is. Sides and them may have been a mess but it feels like the Wings situation is almost orders of magnitude worse if you can believe it
I only ask because I feel like there were a lot of the same criticisms of Christie last year, but they were written off with “oh those crazy Caitlin Clark fans.”
Great discussion! I also was not aware that Tumblr still existed.
Seems a bit disappointing to label Clark as some tantrum throwing brat if she was in an awful coaching situation. She had Sides FFS lol who did you think was her coach last year? If Paige s generational she’ll play above the noise and coaching, like Clark had to
Bad as Sides was, this situation is completely different. It wasn’t meant to be a shot at Caitlin as much as it is how bad Dallas’ predicament is.
I feel like everyone has such short memories (not just you guys, everyone). There were perceived locker room allegations in Indiana last year, and Caitlin clearly hated Christie’s guts and preferred the assistant coaches, and yet they still managed to turn it around. Because, at least from what I saw, Caitlin might be a hot head, but she also knows that people look to her, and figuring it out with the head coach made everyone buy in.
I’m not saying that’s Paige’s job, that’s way too much to ask of a rookie, I just don’t like the constant insinuations (again not from you guys, in general) that Caitlin is this impossible teammate, when I feel like we’ve seen so much evidence to the contrary. For as much criticism as she gets for her emotions, which to an extent I understand, there’s a flip side to caring that much which is that it galvanizes people.
Also I think a lot of the reports of her being a terror were from when she was a freshman in college, and it gets conflated with her current self. Kate just talked about in an interview how much work she’s done on herself that she’s not like that anymore.
ALSO, last thing, is there any way I can pay some amount of money to find out how Tyler found the Paige stans on tumblr lmaooo
I feel that. I think it was more a joke about how bad the situation in Dallas is. Sides and them may have been a mess but it feels like the Wings situation is almost orders of magnitude worse if you can believe it
I’m curious what makes you think it’s worse?
I only ask because I feel like there were a lot of the same criticisms of Christie last year, but they were written off with “oh those crazy Caitlin Clark fans.”