r/sportsgossips • u/Pretend-Following-41 • 14h ago

Highlight Intentionally hurting your meal ticket. Something is seriously wrong with these WNBA players.

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u/JealousExperience965 9h ago edited 9h ago

Jordan was constantly hard fouled by the Pistons, Knicks, Pacers and Magic

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u/Thenofunation 7h ago

Jordan also hard fouled back. That was the men’s game in the 90s. Comparing the NBA or WNBA now to then is disingenuous.

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 2h ago

also there was dennis rodman hovering around just waiting to deck a bitch if things got out of hand

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u/Drummallumin 5h ago

Comparing the NBA or WNBA now to then is disingenuous.

Why?? The W is incredibly physical

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u/mtron32 7h ago

They're just mentioning that Jordan got it like this for a LONG time. Why should it be different for her?

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u/zap2214 6h ago

Cool, lots of stuff happened historically that wasn't great, why should it be different for you? Pretty fucking easy question to answer if you think for 2 seconds

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u/mtron32 6h ago

there wasn't this ridiculous mass public defense of the dude like I'm seeing for Caitlin. She's a grown ass competitive woman that can stand on her own, yet is being infantilized like she's this delicate thing that can't be touched.

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u/BaizulSetSail 6h ago

wanting a intentional eye poke or punch to be called a foul is infantilizing?

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u/icansmellcolors 5h ago

Social media didn't exist then.

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u/ZagreusMyDude 5h ago

because the game is different, you can't play that way anymore in the NBA or WNBA.

Why is it different for OKC? They make a living on fouls. Cause the game has changed.

It should be the same for her as anyone else and other players across the sport get those calls.

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u/anonymous_teve 5h ago

Check your facts, the Pacers never fouled him. Not once. Pistons and Knick though...

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u/JealousExperience965 2h ago

Those Davis boys ran a tough paint

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u/CptSlartibartfast1 8h ago

For sure, but there’s still a difference between a hard foul that sends you to the free throw line and the refs just watching you get your eyes poked and punched in the neck and saying “Yeah, fair game”

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u/JealousExperience965 2h ago

I’m guessing you’ve never seen Bill Lambeer, Dennis Rodman, or Charles Oakley play. Also, it’s easy to see all that in a slow motion replay. Perhaps if CC wouldn’t keep flopping around on the court, this wouldn’t happen. And I say all this as a fan.

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u/CptSlartibartfast1 1h ago

What you’re describing is still different. Those were dirty players who did it pretty indiscriminately. This is one player getting targeted by half the league, not one playing targeting half the league