The WNBA's Caitlin Clark Conspiracy
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
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Frank you aren’t a smart guy
@@rhetoric3701 why? he nailed it .
@stevecourtois3741 You won't get a response. Probably because it's racist for youtube to post.
I agree with you, he did nail it.
When your former stars are talking trash about your biggest revenue stream in league history, you know the WNBA is beyond cooked
agreed they don’t care about generating revenue too caught up
What biggest stars talked trash about anyone here?
I just can’t with Caitlin Stans.
@@liquidmark5081 turdrasi , swoopes , griner
@@liquidmark5081 hopefully that gets you laid somehow.
@@liquidmark5081she has a lease in all these WNBA players minds. May she keep stunning the WNBA with her incomparable talent and continue to lease space!!!! Caramba!!!
I’m so glad CC is wise and doesn’t give into the nonsense of the WNBA her silence is killing them.
It’s not a white thing or else Paige would receive the same publicity. If it were a “pretty privilege” thing Paige would receive more publicity. It’s a skill thing. And it’s a marketability thing. She’s from the Midwest. She loves her fans and signs autographs often. She’s cultivated a great image. That’s why she’s making bank.
Agree 100%
Nah its a white thing. When fox pundits are effectively using "black lesbians hate her", then pushing talented white straight girl narrative is marketable. Is she came out as gay, watch all that support disappear. It's a perception.
Shes the best and white. Not a good combination.
@RH-fj5dl Got nothing to do with being white. There has been plenty of white players in the league. Its you Mid westerners who are racist and trying to twist it. She doesnt condone your views
Paige is from UConn and that in itself is like a force field protection in the WNBA! When and if Paige enters the WNBA she will be accepted, welcomed and even heralded by the coaches and players. She will be the Anti-Caitlin!
If you can hoop you can hoop. Me and many others don’t care about your skin color. Clark can flat out ball
Yep…that’s what it all boils down to…as it should be
unfortunately they let jealousy run laps though their brains and she is not aligned with the norm in wnba
sad to see, i just wanna watch basketball as is
@@FrankMichaelSmithThis is America so that’s not what it all boils down too.
God Forbid a talented basketball player just wants to focus on playing basketball. Caitlin is a True Superstar and the WNBA needs her more than she needs the WNBA.
Like Kate Martin
I’m done. Done with Sides, done with the alphabet gang, done with the prison mentality. I hope Caitlyn leaves after this season. She will never join the woke train and the bullying culture will wear here down over time. CC is a legend either way.
Think what a better place the world would be for everyone, especially young people - if Michael Jordan had cared about human rights and equality, instead of using his platform to hock poisonous hamburgers and force Chinese people to make shoes.
SPORTS ARE FUN. NOT IMPORTANT. THEY ARE NOT SACRED.
If sports can elevate a normal person to the position of a living GOD, I would demand a benevolent GOD.
Do you honestly think she gone be able to just focus on basketball? They only put players or entertainers on a pedestal, that have influence over a segment of society and she will have to use that influence when they tell her too. The minute they give her huge deals, she becomes their property. They already have her dressing differently. It's the price of stardom and fame.
It’s crazy that they attack a woman over her skintone
Welcome to America, that has been happening to black people for generations, stop crying
Shows something about the content of their character, sadly.
How is that still the narrative? Pat Summitt from Tennessee is a huge reason the WNBA exists. Shs white 🤍. It's not about color. It's A ball player. She was drafted out of High School, Her contract was voided.
Caitlin is pure class wheras Reese asks for everything.
Wow, you have not studied your own American history. This country was based and built on discrimination against black skin. If it is happening, which it is not to CC, welcome to the party. Now it mean something to you because it mythically is happening to a white woman. Get a life.
MJ famously avoided politics when others encouraged him to use his star power. CC is bringing more attention to the league which increases everyone ‘s visibility and their platforms. “Men don’t hold women down, women do. “-
No men do. Always trying to swerve the conversation. Men pit women against women
@@DemiB5030 hahahahahah no, no one likes tearing down women more than other women. You have to be blind or ignorant to think men are the ones holding women back when they actively try to help them at every step
Nobody hates seeing women succeed more than other women
That paige clip is beyond cringe. Cannot stand white guilt and self hate
Hater! Do your damn research first
Woah, careful there. Sounds like you are about to say “ - - - - - pride!” Don’t get what he is saying mixed up. He is not saying Paige is wrong just that CC shouldn’t have to be the same way or act in the same way in order to be accepted as an athlete in the league. Michael Jordan and Tiger didn’t have to speak about any politics to be successful.
@@samuelwilkinson9873 damn... it was already explained here in video, that black athletes being left off in sports is not true.. and still you continue to be an ignorant. you are part of the problem.
Hey # DoodMayne just be yourself. Wear your KKK garments. Say what you really. Be a man. Stop hiding wimp. Be a man. Stop saying that word behind closed doors. Be a man. Say it.
Have you ever heard Paige Beckers talk? She sounds like she's getting a major in Eb0nics!
Best analysis of a complex issue I’ve listened to on this subject, great job 👏
Thanks my friend 🙏🏼
The issue is not complex. Just look how it was summed up in a 13 minute video. Every single argument against has been easily debunked. Mainstream media coverage has been dishonest like most of the political approach to this league.
THANK YOU FRANK for saying what cowards like Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright won’t: Clark is 100% being attacked by her own league for refusing to participate in unnecessary politics.
It’s such a shame that someone as distinguished and self-made as Cathy Engelbert would essentially sanction the WNBA to target Clark, who is the best thing to happen to the league possibly ever. When will people learn from ESPN, Disney, and all other big names that attempted to please the political masses and ended up flopping on their faces?
Okay in defense of public media members
Saying this is career suicide
Everyone agrees she is being attacked for a really questionable reason
I can't wait until South Park has fun with this crap lol
I can't believe anyone watches south park.😮
@@ricklargent5487 I haven't in ages. But I would watch it again to see them cover this topic 😂
@@ricklargent5487 i thought it was kind of nerdy myself. but they actually make good points when they mock incidents happening in the media
@@ricklargent5487 - Why not? It's one of the most successful shows of all time. And it routinely calls out stupid people and groups. The WNBA's racist attack against Caitlin seems like perfect source material for them.
There is some BS going on within her own team. Coach has got to go.
Coach is given instructions by league commissioner how to handle Clark.
@@bobbytownsend1868Yeah, the NBA needs to step in ASAP to stop this nonsense
I love how Clarke rocks the Ruth Buzzy hair tie! ( who's Ruth Buzzy)
Totally AGREE 👏👏👏
never seen a league filled with so much jealousy. i just wanna watch basketball man
Me too. I don’t think they shouldn’t be allowed to talk politics, but this is excessive
Watch NBA man, WNBA is not really basketball, it's a charity organization .
If you want to watch bsketball i think they made it totally obvious that the wnba isn't about that. Jealousy is permited, making cliques and harassing people instead of showing up on the court is trash. Not respecting the fact that CC is an amazing player is beyond me.. like we get that you are supposed to trash talk your competition, but you can't act like you are better than them when you demonstrably aren't and can't result to bullying when you get outplayed.. be fucking better, that's your actual job, not being a "star wnba player".. actually playing good basketball that would get you noticed/signed over other players...
why? it is just an anger filled race baiting schyt show... on every level.
The fact Caitlin took a three star talent team to the championship two year running, and played the wall-to-wall five star talented SC and LSU both years is tantamount to Larry Bird taking his twro star Sycamores to the finals against Earvin’s five star talented Spartans!!! It was a miracle that both Bird and Clark could put their teams on their back and carried them that far. If Clark had two four star players, she would have two chips
Who would have thought that the media would actually get mad at a player who just wants to "shut up and dribble"
Outstanding perspective. Great explanation. Clark is ALL class and she is ballin out there. She DESERVES all the positive recognition she's getting. A true hero for a league that is trying so hard to politicize her.
And this is one of the reasons why I'm starting to turn away from sports, because in almost every sport and facet, it's either about race or gender. It's never about the sport.
Sports and race wars aren’t like coffee and milk
@@FrankMichaelSmith they're making it into something it doesn't need to be. All Clark wanted to do was play ball, and since she's gotten into the league, the league wants to badmouth her just because she doesn't want to talk about off-court happenings. At the end of the day, if you went to work and all you heard was " oh, you know whats-her-name has a gf" or "the only reason why such and such got that promotion was because they kissed a**", would you want to entertain the noise around you? No. But thus is life
Try Hockey it’s super team based.
I stopped supporting professional sports when the MLB walked out. ...
I watch socially because I have friends that watch.I don't buy gear. I don't buy tickets. I dont' plan my weekends around sports ...
But I have been amazed watching the women be so stupid. Men can be that stupid also. I just watch them say shit that is so off the wall and outside reality that I scratch my head and back away. My wife says shit like that too and she is not stupid.
I try to explain -- "I do not care how much women make. The key to women making more.... IS PEOPLE WATCHING THE FUCKING GAME!"
"But women are every bit as good as men. Why don't they watch!"
"Why the F don't you watch... " I ask...
"Well I would like to watch, but I don't have time..."
Enter Bill Burr..
Taylor swift thinks she would have made much more money had SHE controlled everything. Cough... Yeah... I would be careful what I say there... There is a momentum that has to be created. Right now it is rolling for taylor. Good For Her. Do company play games. Yep. They are trying to make money...
Men are not off the hook here. Most men are clueless to what it takes to keep an organization rolling forward. I know I am clueless.
I do know that if you make it through the glass ceiling and you claim that it is a glass cliff...
You did not belong on the other side of that glass. ALL Glass Ceilings are cliffs.
Reporters should not allowed to be asking those questions it’s ridiculous and disgusting
These female players & their wives are outta control, this "league" is beyond fixing .
Tbh, I’d be ok with the league closing. Besides, Clark has a fall back plan in the form of Ice Cube
@@eliasmathew797 The 3 million offer is still on .
to much sleeping together . probably some dodgy pictures . women hate women succeeding
@@eliasmathew797 As a Student/Athlete, Caitlin had excellant grades in Marketing at Iowa. With her popularity, she can make money in business. No, she's w/ Conor McCaffery, in Indianapolis. She's not into rappers & blacks. That's what trash, like Angel is for.
They are pissed because of a shoe deal Nike made with Caitlin that awarded Caitlin with big money! Did they expect her to turn down the deal ? I don't think Caitlin called Nike and offered thema deal on a pair of basketball shoes ! They contacted her and offered her a deal not the WNBA! Caitlin just broke the all time point leader in college basketball and who do you think Niki aiming to get? Young people are the ones that are going to buy the shoes and Nikii eventually know what they are doing they are the most recognized shoe name in the world! I would love to see you make more money, but I'm a retired 32 year career firefighter with the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department and retired a Captain. You guys make a whole lot more money than I could have dreamed of getting paid to do a job I loved! I loved basketball but I wasn't very good and I knew I couldn't compete with these amazing athletes. Good luck to you but don't push to hard to make yourself unattractive
The most insane part is that society pressures most male athletes to shut up; but then, when CC wants to go to work without distractions, she's harpooned on the [inter]national stage.
Yea, it almost seems like society is made up of a lot of people with conflicting opinions.
I notice when I type in Caitlin Clark in the YT search box and set it for videos for today they almost all include Angel Reese in them. They are pushing the rivalry narrative hard in the algorithms.
This is factual. I looked up her name just now as I read this comment and it popped up with a Stephen A video yesterday of the “debate”.
Google not same
Reese has been making it about her and everyone talking Shyt about Catlin is making far more drama than what is needed..
And to add salt to the wound, the "rivalry" is completely manufactured. The famous taunt that sparked everything was made up by media taking thing out of context.
This has to be one of the most clear examples on when to be humble.
It is a FACT that if not for Caitlin Clark, no one would even know who AR is
These people are so disgusting, and will sink this league over jealousy and race baiting.
CC is disliked by 99% of the league. CC is the real “dawg” in my book. 💪🏻
You hit the nail right on the head with this
If Angel Reese had white skin, she would be shamed, shunned, and canceled for acting the way she does and saying the things she says.
No she wouldn’t. She’s being shitted on now and CC is being praised for the same shit.
Stop the lies, she's just a great competitor with over 6 million followers combined. A beautiful black princess with class and heart to lead a comeback down 15 for the win! And a NCAA champion 🏆 that's a bad narrative.
@@cortneytucker5761 you are really that stupid ? CC acts nothing like reese . she is being shit on because she is an ass .
@@hapishuco.2446 If not for Clark Reese would be nobody
@@luisvelez5695💍🤙🏿
The W was full of personalities that were hard to like even before CC. This just shines a brighter light on them.
You are completely right thank you for standing up to the BS
Clark Effect is shining a light on many big issues in the WNBA and women’s sports in general. It will be interesting to see what happens.
hopefully some trans athletes will join you watch what would happen . they cannot complain they promote it
I'll be honest, I know very little about basketball and even less about the WNBA being from England, but this is very strange. The way this looks looks like how it would be if the Saudi League decided to not welcome Ronaldo. The fouling just looks petty regardless
Strange analogy as she hasn’t even won a single championship in her respective career
@@MayorSomTried to think of a 'star' player entering a smaller league
I'll be responding to as many comments as I can over the first 8 hours or so
I'm sad that I missed the window of opportunity to connect with you directly, but I have to say this is one of the most valuable posts on anything basketball that I've seen and I think you did an awesome job. I'm gonna spend more time with your channel because you remind me of the guy from the Goatiology he's been doing a great job as well and you guys are right there in terms of your understanding of the philosophy and dynamics of the sport.
Jealousy
@@JeremyCourageappreciate you Jeremy. I’ll be posting 1 long form video every week 📈
This is genuinely disgusting situation, great vid and analysis. Love your content.
I agree. Truly unfortunate she’s put in this position. Thanks
video dropped right as I was about to eat, Thank you.
nothing better than propping your phone up against your drink
@@FrankMichaelSmith damn are you watching me😭
First time seeing you stuff, and enjoyed your format. Nice work
SHE'S WHITE AND NOT GHETTO WHITE ... THATS Y THIS IS HAPPENING TO LADY J
Utter nonsense
@@mexrider1 NOT AT ALL ... FACT ...HARD CORE FACT ...CANT PROVE IT WRONG ... YOUR DELUSIONAL... OR JUST IN DENIAL
Great video, great analysis! It's been sad and disheartening to watch all of this unfold the way it has, but I'm rooting for her, and I hope she stay out of all the mess! The same way she just wants to play ball and have fun, the same way I just want to watch it and enjoy. We have enough politics and all of that surrounding us all day every day. No need to constantly bring it into sports as well.
Envy, jealousy, anger, and self discontentment is powerful
Thank you for talking about the truth of the matter, instead of also making it about race.
Outstanding content! Just shared this on my social media feeds. Keep up the great work!
Much appreciated!
Great Video keep up the Work
Wow! I didn't know that Page Bueckers was such a whatever is the white version of a buck dancer 😂. Jeez. What kind of pressure do you have to be under to feel as if you need to pander to someone else, at a time you've just won an award, just to be accepted.
Paige....SMH!!!!!!
Even Clark won’t be able to save the WNBA unless they get a new commissioner.
Absolutely or someone who doesn't buy into the activism
Interesting how you guys blame everyone and want rules changed to benefit one player. You’re awful people!
CC is a good example. She does not complicate things and she just moves on to do what she is best on ... basketball❤.
Who in the world, is searching for social activism, when tuning in to watch sports? Could you find a less marketable prospect?
I am first a CC fan. I hope for her sake she can stay above the nonsense in the WNBA and focus on basketball. It's working for her, and she's balling!
Quality content my guy! I've been bombarded with like 40 Caitlin Clark videos over the past week and a half and yet you managed to dig up info/video I've never seen or heard yet! I look forward for your future content.
Good research man!
i find it amusing that it gets referred to as "the W" - thats it, keep reminding us it's the Welfare league...CC is the only reason I have started seeing positive news about the WNBL
Great job man! The video really was captivating and interesting.
Great perspective Frank! They found out the hard way that Dylan Mulvaney wasn’t marketable. Let’s see if they’ve learned their lesson.
This is one of the videos of all time.
Beautifully edited. Great job FMS
thanks man, appreciated as always
I’ve never seen this much people agree with a video in totality like this good stuff dude
I’m pretty shocked
@@FrankMichaelSmith the legendary frank micheal smith uniting the world
Caitlin Clark is the Canary in the Cultural Mine. This is a bigger, deeper story than basketball now.
How we treat her reveals how toxic the air has become. Clark is a quintessential Iowa, she is humble, good humored, loyal and charitable. - The first toxic wave was revealed in the '23 tournament: I was SHOCKED when Dawn Staley tried to frame Coach Bluder as racist/and slighted Clark/team/Iowans for NO REAON. . .This went viral and soon (some) from SC and LSU bought into Staley's bigotry. . . Iowans are VERY mellow and open to be friends with anyone, however... Iowans have no back down. This wasn't going to work out for Staley (and her Bully Club followers) the way it usually does, where they get to throw stone and get away with it. Iowans don't back down from bullies. We don't back down because they are grounded, and we know we have earned our ground. (We do, every year as farmers). - We are just as grounded in our support of youth/athletes - grounded in ethics - and more than tough from a foundation of actual hard work/knowing how to live through generations of winters (and for most boys a lot of wrestling) and for most girls support that they can do anything they set themselves to. These are the shoulders that Caitlin Clark stands upon.
This Honor Culture, shared by Iowans (and Many Others all over the Country), has now brought a new light onto the dark corners of the WNBA. Now we see - the WNBA has been run by a Bully Club - along with Staley and the HS talent-monopoly club. This Bully Club acts as the big fish in the small pond. But Clark broke the barrier that held this pond in - through Clark's courage - the pond overflows and is becoming something bigger. The Bully Club now desperately wants to retain control and since Clark is beyond their control they are trying EVERYTHING to either subdue, break, or ice her out. It won't work. Clark has a MUCH bigger ocean of support behind her: a culture of honor and strong, if usually quiet, people who can't be moved by small fish, who have a strong (old-fashioned) sense of social justness, and who know what it takes to take down bullies. This is MUCH bigger than Clark, but she is caught in the middle of it. The Bully Club has used Institutionalized Abuse to subdue the league - where every rookie class must both take the abuse and then join the abusing of the next class, in order to be admitted to the Club. Clark won't do this. She won't react in kind, even if they hit her - once, twice, even dozens of time. She sees the other shore. It's not right, these dirty deep weeds they now pull her into - the physical abuse. Nor is the social bullying, icing out, or all of it. But Clark knows that this is more than her now. It is the league that needs reform. There has been a silent majority of women basketball players who have long suffered the Bully Club's abuse. They would have wanted the league to be a normal professional one: challenging but clean, passionate but sportsmanlike. They would have called for this if they had had the backing. Now they do. (Although, through all the noise, many don't now this - they don't know that WE are also here for THEM.)
The main issue now is the issue of Clarity, or lack of clarity, amidst the smokescreen of all this noise. The Bully Club has used the shield of social games - "we're not bullies, we're victims, and those are the bad people...like Clark..." - to insulate themselves. Some people, fans, people not looking to see what's in the dark waters spreading around, are taking those manipulative words at face value. This has led some to believe that Iowan fans would not support all of women (of any background). We have to bring clarity through this noise. We have to communicate with good and effective sense. We need to cut the smokescreen that they would divide us with. If we make real connections, even and especially with people from different backgronds, we will recognize that we all want the same things. We want to see good sport, for ALL of the women (of all backgrounds) where they can feel safe, supported, respected and then play to the best of their genius.
But first, we have to be smart enough to see all of this through, to maintain clarity through the noise of battle (a mostly communication battle) and then we need to form the clear & simple ideas for what must be done - Together we must push the expectation that the WNBA must reform to meet as a new standard that isn't just good enough for Clark, but is good enough for all of the women.
will they ever learn that the activism is one of the reasons ppl dont pay attention to the WNBA
This is so well put together man. Great work
Everyone sees all this bs they're doing to caitlin and this is also another reason why she's getting the support she's already getting.
Feel like I haven’t seen anything from you in over a year, yet I’ve been subscribed the whole time. Good to see you back!!
Check out my last 2 long form videos. I’m pumping them out weekly now
yo i love your long form videos
CC might be my favorite basketball player period. Women’s basketball has been a breath of fresh air over the past 2-3 seasons. And Its not just CC, Paige Buckets, Juju, and the entire UConn women’s team. Women’s basketball had been doing its thing until the wnba ruined it all.
Honestly your videos are the best sports analytical videos in the world. I rather listen to your opinion of Bronny then some pundit on Fox. Thank you for making it easy and giving great perspective on these issues
Appreciate you Skip
Great research on this I enjoyed the work you put into it
much appreciated 🙏🏼
She’s the Jordan of the WNBA
All signs point to it
Caitlin Clark is the Michael Jordan of the WNBA. Why because she is raking in millions of dollars or billions to hold the women's basketball league together.
She’s a hybrid of Steve Nash & Steph. In the marketability sense yr absolutely right
The 1992 Dream Team had the greatest basketball players put together it’ll make your head spin! But I bet you, without Michael, the experience wouldn’t be as memorable. Same as w/Kobe time and now Kaitlin.
I can't wait for the inevitable Clark vs. Bueckers arc. Clark has always been better but Paige is on the come up and she has the approval. They faced off before but nothing compared to the potential of what could happen if they both get marketed.
This is the best synopsis I've seen on this. Subscribed.
BANGER 🔥🔥
These long form videos are nice do more
Absolutely will. Check out my Bronny video
@@FrankMichaelSmith already did
Dude this is a awesome video I thought I was the only one who thought this thanks for pointing it out
keep up making these types of long form content 👏
Every week. This is my 3rd in a row. Not missing a week all summer
Please don't stop, this is so much better than just shorts, which are also amazing @@FrankMichaelSmith
I like these long form videos better tbh. Got me to sub
I’m black and they are reaching hard with this ish. It almost seems like they’re trying to sabotage the league with this political stuff. They’re pulling this stuff out of thin air. Jealousy is common in sports. It’s just being blown out of proportion.
A great summation of the issues confronting CC.
As a Iowa Hawkeye fan I hope she dose well so far she is doing really good. Also GO HAWKS
Good stuff as always brother 💪
Thanks cam
Thanks for this video. I was a little confused on the whole situation and what it means. This video is great!
Terrific analysis…right on.
Loved, this keep making more 🔥
CC is the perfect example of why the WNBA will not be as big as the NBA, CC should be celebrated, i started watching WNBA bcs of her.
The WNBA is so uncomfortable with the two most likable players, U. of Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin. What does this say about the WNBA?
Great break down. Thank you 😊😊
Wow! That was a refreshing video. Very well presented and articulated.
Exactly put and wonderfully storytelling!!
You ever think Caitlin Clark is going to fold down the road and start getting into social activism like Paige did?
O boy I hope not!
No. Caitlin is just there to play basketball. She’s strong enough to handle the BS.
As a viewer, i don’t care about what player do outside basketball. I watch to see great basketball players. I don’t want to hear the trash talk or disrespect for other players. We have enough of the crap in the world. I just want to relax and watch a great game.
No. She's too smart and has a healthy self-esteem, unlike ALL the others.
Nope.. .Caitlin won't fold
At this point, I'd love to see Clark play overseas, grow THAT fanbase and let the WNBA go back to flying Spirit.
People who play good basketball understand there is nothing special about her play. She has AI on her side. Many just don’t see it yet.
Well put.
Wow! This explains a lot. Great video! It all makes sense now.
love the videos
This is an incredible video. If I were Clark, I would join the Big 3 and say forget those women in the W
“Carried their league on their back” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Famous quote: 'I'll never understand women. But women understand women, and they hate each other'. Perfect example of what's going on in the WNBA.
this was so good
great listening and a well balanced presentation
Excellent Video thank you
Damn, that’s a great video.
great vid
Well put. Sad to see that the W is biting the hand that is trying to feed them.
AMAZING VIDEO UNC I WILL WATCH THIS VIDEO ON REPEAT JUST FOR YOU
GREAT breakdown of a complex issue!
Nice video... thanks
Love the long form Frank
great video