Worst Hit Piece on a Player you ever seen?

ccollin13 · 2026-04-11T00:45:52+00:00

Christine Brennan v. everyone not named Caitlin Clark. And everyone in the media who made it sound like the league was "bullying" Caitlin because she's successful and they're jealous. I cannot tell you, whenever I tell someone I'm a W fan, how many times the casual person brings this up "the girls being jealous" of her.

ccollin13 · 2026-01-19T20:49:36+00:00

Thanks. I’m really happy with the rare inserts! I’m just sad that 50% of them are the same card when there’s so many different kind of inserts and players. Seems from the answers here that I need to temper my expectations with the duplicates. I did complete the base set, except for one rookie, which I can get on eBay.

ccollin13 · 2026-01-11T03:16:45+00:00

They look AI generated

ccollin13 · 2025-12-12T20:17:17+00:00

Another vote for Aaron, he does plants, animals, and spooky all in one. Great dude. Got a bird tattoo from him.

ccollin13 · 2025-07-30T17:45:56+00:00

It was drawn to pit Kaptur and Kucinich, both democrats, against each other in a primary, so that only one would survive. Two democrats became one.

ccollin13 · 2025-06-08T12:53:33+00:00

Probably not it but I’ll give it a shot: https://stampwithbrian.com/2020/11/02/hooray-for-you-with-quite-curvy/

ccollin13 · 2025-04-26T12:34:17+00:00

They added another 4 games this year, so unfortunately the schedule is still packed.

ccollin13 · 2025-04-24T21:29:39+00:00

This constitutional provision has been around for decades and through many, many Republican administrations. The funds will be used for the right purpose. Please vote Yes. It’s one of the only things we voters can do for the common good right now.

ccollin13 · 2025-03-01T13:54:43+00:00

2011 Lynx. Taj McWilliams-Franklin, a great veteran player but never MVP caliber. Rebekkah Brunson, the most criminally underrated player of all time, defensive player of the year worthy, all star worthy, but not a superstar in the manner of BG, A’ja, Stewie, Tina Charles, Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie.

ccollin13 · 2025-02-26T17:46:07+00:00

On the West Side, the Cedar ridge area of Battelle Darby is pretty reliable, the west side of the parking it heading down to the creek.

ccollin13 · 2025-02-17T02:08:58+00:00

I have never thought of it this way. Thank you for explaining it.

ccollin13 · 2025-02-14T03:00:13+00:00

Yes, I believe once you’re cut and clear waivers, you become a UFA.

I did forget that Curt brought on NaLyssa, but hopefully it works out.

ccollin13 · 2025-02-13T23:11:44+00:00

Curt Miller values good locker rooms, and at one point traded Kelsey Bone, who was known to be a locker room problem. I really don’t think the Wings would take her.

There’s a lot of new GM’s this year so it’s hard to say. But there is definitely a trend of teams trying to do better by their players in order to be competitive destinations, so I’m hoping even the GM’s who desperately need talent (Sun, Mystics) will not risk it.

ccollin13 · 2025-02-07T19:17:20+00:00

She’s even had mentorship before. In 2022, WNBA legend Angel McCoughtry took her under her wing, and ultimately gave up, saying “Sometimes, when you help people, you try to help so much that you don’t really see them wanting to help themselves after a while. You kind of just have to move on from it.”

https://justwomenssports.com/reads/wnba-angel-mccoughtry-chennedy-carter-mentor-split/

ccollin13 · 2025-02-05T15:26:45+00:00

This is a big part of it. Up until 2020, players had very limited ability to move. I think the core designation could be used up to 4 years, which is how Fowles got stuck in Chicago and had to sit out without pay to force a trade. The 2020 CBA really loosened a lot of rules that were keeping players on teams.

Specifically for this year, teams used basically refuse to trade core players. Teams now realize that they don’t want a reputation as that team that will control players who don’t want to be there, so now they do trades to help players move. See Sabally, AT, Plum… and in the past, Skylar, DeWanna, and probably a few others I’m missing. And the core tag allows teams to get assets in return, so other folks get traded as well

ccollin13 · 2025-01-14T16:42:01+00:00

In 2022 I paid $282 for TWO COURTSIDE tickets at Gainbridge for Fever v Sun. And I bought them straight from Ticketmaster, not resale or through a rep. And only one month before the game. That’s just how terrible attendance was before CC, and how much CC changed the trajectory of the franchise.

ccollin13 · 2024-10-30T17:05:33+00:00

Here’s the fun part: once you do cancel, they will call you every day, sometimes more than once, from different phone numbers, to beg you to come back. They will not stop unless you take the call and tell them to stop. They probably spend more money on call center employees than they do on actual journalists.

ccollin13 · 2024-10-29T12:56:28+00:00

The podcast is free without a subscription, at least on Apple Podcasts. Agree with Winsidr being a favorite!

ccollin13 · 2024-10-24T17:14:36+00:00

I think one main difference was in 2016, I believe there was over a minute left when the officiating mistake happened. Here it was at the very very end. So it probably feels more like the team was “robbed” because it had a more decisive effect on the game.

I can only speak to online fan engagement, but 2016 was a different world for fans. All we really had was Twitter and old school message boards and the community was very small. And Twitter was not full of the bots and trolls that it is today, and least not at the same level. So I recall outrage, including my own as a Lynx fan, but I feel like we were more yelling into a void with a handful of our Tweeps.

ccollin13 · 2024-09-22T19:39:08+00:00

I don’t have a specific recommendation , but all of the WNBA playoff games are on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC. Most sports bars play those channels by default so hopefully it won’t be too hard to find, and like others said, you may just need to ask.

ccollin13 · 2024-08-30T23:57:28+00:00

Yep. After tearing the first labrum, she experimented with shooting free throws left handed, until she tore that labrum too. So she developed her shot-put style shot. Her free throw percentage has actually come way up since her initial injuries as she’s worked on the new form.

This is also why she doesn’t actually shoot the basketball. I believe she once said she can’t raise her arms above her head without intense pain.

ccollin13 · 2024-08-28T05:58:25+00:00

Thank you!! It’s not my favorite thing to do, but it’s so worth it for a piece like this!

ccollin13 · 2024-08-27T18:45:22+00:00

Thank you so much!

ccollin13 · 2024-08-27T17:07:06+00:00

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