#U'nanimous

[oscarealejandro]

A'ja Wilson has been named M'VP for the third time in her career! She is the second player in history to be unanimously voted [Cynthia Cooper, 1998].

Basketball is up there on my list of things that I love. I grew up watching Melo and he planted the seed that eventually turned into an obsession. Around 2010-2011 the NBA became part of my daily routine. LeBron joining my Miami Heat to form the Big 3 and play the most beautiful basketball I'd ever seen up to that point lit the flame of passion that's fueled by this game. I paid more attention to the W in 2020 because I learned that a viral video of some random lady slinging t-shirts into a San Antonio Spurs crowd was actually a player for the San Antonio Stars, which eventually moved and rebranded as the Las Vegas Aces.

Prior to watching, I wasn't one of those people who claimed to not watch women's sports because it wasn't entertaining. I had no real reason as to why I hadn't tuned in but if I had to explain then it would just be because of how inconvenient it was to actually watch. Fortunately this has improved tenfold but at the time I had no idea when the games were or when the season even started because there seemed to be no promotion. This isn't to say that the fault lies completely on the W; I'm an adult who could easily Google this information.

Regardless, 2020 is when I began tuning in regularly and keeping up to date with players and learning about the different play styles that are unique to the individuals and the league as a whole. When I began watching the finals were underway and the Aces had Ls handed to them for 3 straight games by the Storm to close out the series. Plum didn't play due to a season-ending Achilles injury she suffered earlier in the year, so my attention was solely dedicated to this beast who was dominating like she was playing amongst amateurs. That's my introduction to A'ja Wilson; ever since then she has been my favorite player and my G'OAT. She continues to dominate and add to her legendary career and I'm happy to see her be recognized for her efforts by rewarding her with the accolades that she earns. Just off her college career she has set herself apart from everyone else - who do you know that has been honored with a statue as an active players while being <10 years removed.

I can't speak enough about how much she has meant to me as a new fan of this league and I'm grateful to witness her excellence. If you're interested in becoming a part of the W community I recommend that you avoid engaging with the trolls who have underlying intentions of pushing personal agendas and use players as pawns, and instead allocate some time to watch a game/highlight reel/hoop tape of some player you've heard of and build memories from there. It hurts my heart to watch this league become demonized by people who use rivalries as platforms to promote hateful views and I know there is no true solution to this ignorance, but I hope that my grace and promotion of some of my favorite players does something to drown out any hate.

[female-buckets]

It's crazy to see Aces fans jumping on the Lynx bandwagon right now.

I thought you guys hated Cheryl Reeve? Remember she sent those weird emails arguing that A'ja shouldn't get MVP or DPOY. How can you possibly root for her?

Do you really want Napheesa Collier to win finals MVP after all the U'nanimous MVP versus MVPhee discourse? Seriously, think it through! It's better for A'ja if the Lynx lose. A'ja deserves some peace, doesn't she?

And what happened to the Stew'ja love? Can we bring that back? Stewie, German Stewie, JJ, Laney, Shoes, and Sloot can defeat the Lynx. They can do it. And by defeating the Lynx, they can protect A'ja's reputation from another round of discourse.

So Aces fans, please consider all this before you root against the Liberty!