#didn't know the wnba existed back then lol

[rickeajacksons]

I understand the hate for DT. But what about Penny and Lauren? What are your thoughts on the Opals vets?

i don't hate DT at all lol i just feel neutral about her (other than that she's funny as fuck and a dog and bitchy (complimentary) and married to an aussie goat) but i'm actually so sad that i wasn't around for the primes of penny and lj. i'm thinking about going back and watching the championships of both?? i hope they're on the app??? but idk if they are. but i want to so bad. lj the aussie goat and they both had that eyeliner and makeup the fuck on lol

[captainmartin20]

If it's true that Napheesa wanted Kate from the start, I don't even know why people are debating her spot in the league. She was chosen by the owner and one of the best players in the WNBA saw something in her. Kate earned her spot on a back-to-back championship team because she's good at basketball, but people are acting like she’s nothing. She played a huge role in IOWA's success, and I’d even say she was as important as Caitlin to that team. Take Kate out of the UConn game, and they don’t advance at all; take her off that team, and they don’t make it to back-to-back NCAA finals. She’s not just Caitlin’s buddy. In the first and only game between the Aces and the Fever where both got playing time, Kate even outscored Caitlin.

let me kiss ur brain, anon. you explained it perfectly.

so let me jut add:

i saw the tweet and i don't think that journalist/analyst would lie about something like that. i think phee knew early on that kate would be a great asset in their new league. the "top 30 players" selling point should've been thrown out the window a few couple announcements ago lol. not sure why people are acting surprised now

aside from being a good player already (thee aces drafted her and she kept her spot on the roster), kate was probably eager to get more minutes anywhere and improve her skills in the offseason. so once the opportunity presented itself (thank you phee), she probably didn't think twice. other players might've already signed to other leagues/might not have wanted to play 3x3 basketball in the offseason...

and lastly, kate has a fanbase that not only exists online (her announcement post literally garnered one of the highest engagement across all platforms. the likes on her post on insta exceeded 24/26 of other announcements), but she also has fans that are willing to travel to watch her play, and buy her jersey (one of the top selling jerseys in her rookie season. no i will not let yall forget about this). these days they could slap kate martin's face or name in something and there will be people out there who will buy it (me).

bottom line is: even if kate isn't in YOUR top 30, she's in phee's and stewie's top 30 :)

[breannastewart]

did you see that tweet about how stewie seems frustrated and a bunch of seemingly liberty fans got mad about it? i don't think the person who tweeted it was wrong?

I know which one you're talking about, I liked it, but didn't bother looking at what anyone said because I rarely dive deep into what wnba twitter is doing anymore, so I went back after reading your anon and... yeah. wnba twitter is just like that. and even more so, new york sports fans are some of the most entitled and whiny sports fans on the planet, and I am signing this statement as a new yorker who lives in the city, and likes different new york sports teams. in an ironic twist the OP who said it is maybe the only person I have agreed with on multiple takes that's part of that SC groupie podcast thing. wnba twitter has taken a drastic turn when I believe one of them is in the right lol. and she was. there's nothing wrong with saying stewie's frustrated, if you have eyes and pay attention to her energy, mannerisms, etc, you'd see it. like I said the other day answering the other anon, I fully believe I don't think even she expected to have to handle so much of this on her own as she has. and they get mad like "the she should have stayed in seattle people will be loud now" and I hate to break it to these new york fans, who I can promise you are mostly bandwagons now anyway that they got a "super team" and it isn't about people being dumb and not accepting her personal reasons for moving closer to home, that I agree with, but from a strictly team and play stand point, that new york team is not special. as a stewie fan who is still a seattle fan, watching her with this group is barely different than her last two years in seattle and that is the comparison anyone with a brain is talking about. non existent bench, blown leads, new people brought in each of the last two years, sometimes relying too heavily on her. that all happened there. the difference is she didn't look nearly as irritated or frustrated because more often than not, they could figure it out and trusted one another and the atmosphere surrounding those teams just felt lighter even when things sucked. I do not see that in new york, and I do not see true accountability for it. you can't manufacture true chemistry and understanding of one another just because you want to put a bunch of stars together. there's a reason even me as a no one fan, did not pick new york as my team despite living here. they didn't pass the vibe check for me before all of the super team blow up, and they definitely don't now. but no one on wnba twitter has a brain, so. they'll just get mad and yell at you instead.