***The OFFICIAL Paige Bueckers thread***

[boxbuster7]

I agree with you ninja cookies

most WNBA players are not good at basketball

[PLB9eight]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

I agree with you ninja cookies

most WNBA players are not good at basketball

That’s such a lazy take, but not surprising honestly.


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[ninjacookies]

Lol.

Literally backed by facts. League wide the WNBA would rank with the Wizards and Jazz in terms of field goal percentages. Two NBA teams intentionally tanking.

I love how the prevailing narrative in here is that Reese is a doofus for claiming Clark isn't the only reason the people tune in (which they're right..she's an idiot), but also try to state the league is so rich in talent that the disparity in viewership is headscratching.

It's literally one chick saving the WNBA right now. Unless they can find a way to replicate her dna a thousand times over, they're always going to be stuck in this space. Which is okay. If you enjoy watching, then enjoy watching. But for the vast majority the games feel like mens AAU ball.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Bueckers out 2 games in concussion protocol.

[BoSoxFan1999]

So 12 games into her WNBA career, Paige Buckets is averaging 17.7 pts/4.7 reb/5.8 assists/1.8 steals/0.8 blocks. Her shooting efficiency (45% FG/31% 3-pt) is down compared to her college numbers, but that's the be expected facing much stiffer competition in the WNBA.

FWIW, her shooting percentages are actually better than Clark's (39%/30% 3) this season.

[Incarnadine]

Paige is out for today's game with a knee injury.

What is it with all the injuries to key players in the WNBA this year? Caitlin, Paige, A'ja, Nepheesa Collier, Alyssa Thomas and many others have missed multiple games with injuries so far this year and the season is barely a third done.
I'm sure they are still hyping up the "physicality" of the league.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Paige Buckets an All-Star game starter! Hopefully she's healthy enough to suit up.
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id...-game-starters

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Paige Buckets an All-Star game starter! Hopefully she's healthy enough to suit up.
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id...-game-starters

Nice!

[cms11]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Lol.

Literally backed by facts. League wide the WNBA would rank with the Wizards and Jazz in terms of field goal percentages. Two NBA teams intentionally tanking.

I love how the prevailing narrative in here is that Reese is a doofus for claiming Clark isn't the only reason the people tune in (which they're right..she's an idiot), but also try to state the league is so rich in talent that the disparity in viewership is headscratching.

It's literally one chick saving the WNBA right now. Unless they can find a way to replicate her dna a thousand times over, they're always going to be stuck in this space. Which is okay. If you enjoy watching, then enjoy watching. But for the vast majority the games feel like mens AAU ball.

I won't lie and say I watch a lot of WNBA games, but when I tune in it's just boring to watch (i.e. nobody is making flashy dunks that make your jaw drop). IMO the main appeal of CC is that she plays like Maravich. That style causes a lot of turnovers (she's leading the league by a wide margin), but it's a better product to watch.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by cms11

I won't lie and say I watch a lot of WNBA games, but when I tune in it's just boring to watch (i.e. nobody is making flashy dunks that make your jaw drop). IMO the main appeal of CC is that she plays like Maravich. That style causes a lot of turnovers (she's leading the league by a wide margin), but it's a better product to watch.

Yes. She's the only female that's somewhat sidestepped traditional male dynamics. Unless any of these women start dunking consistently, it's probably going to be her on a popularity island.

[asujbl]

I actually watch a decent amount of games. My 14 year old is a fan. We will go to Cleveland games when they are back

Paige doesn’t move the needle. Not even a little

Same way that Sabrina or Wilson doesn’t

That’s just reality

Clark drives it all

That’s also reality

[BoSoxFan1999]

PB with an uber efficient 23 points on 8-11 shooting. Looks like her knee is just fine.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Paige was cookin' tonight! 44 spot on 17-21 shooting, 4/4 from 3, 6/6 from the line. Think she pretty much ended the ROY debate.

[patchgenie]

Paige taking over

[pspa123]

Assuming Clark ever sets foot on a court again, this should be an enjoyable rivalry, mostly because of the two great talents at the same position, but also because of the contrasting styles. All good for the sport.

[ThatGuyPal]

That performance would of added another 3 pages to the Cc thread not gonna lie

[49ersSF]

Originally Posted by ThatGuyPal

That performance would of added another 3 pages to the Cc thread not gonna lie

Paige is having a better rookie season than Clark and is a much more likable player, yet it's nearly crickets.

[Hess687]

Originally Posted by 49ersSF

Paige is having a better rookie season than Clark and is a much more likable player, yet it's nearly crickets.

I wouldn't go that far.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Hess687

I wouldn't go that far.

I would run through walls for Paige B.

[oldgoldy97]

Shut up so her stuff stays relatively affordable.

[pspa123]

Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Shut up so her stuff stays relatively affordable.

Nothing good out there yet. Months away from Prizm RCs.

[ninjacookies]

Count me all-in on mommy Byookers.

Plus she's got that Herro lip curl moxie. Built different.

CC gunning for a speculative 2030 return makes this a virtual no-brainer.

[Incarnadine]

What a difference between games. Paige got 44 against the Sparks, but it seems like she was barely guarded as most of her shots were wide open. The game plan seemed to be let Paige do her thing and shut down everyone else.
The Storm had a different plan, they blitzed and double teamed Paige relentlessly and she ended up with 11 points and 0 assists. It looked exactly how CC is guarded every game and Paige had trouble adjusting.

I actually like Paige and think she has the skill set to be an elite player, but she lacks a killer instinct. She seems to thrive when things are going good, but falters when things aren't going well. She's disappeared in the 4th quarter in a lot of games that were still winable.

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by Incarnadine

What a difference between games. Paige got 44 against the Sparks, but it seems like she was barely guarded as most of her shots were wide open. The game plan seemed to be let Paige do her thing and shut down everyone else.
The Storm had a different plan, they blitzed and double teamed Paige relentlessly and she ended up with 11 points and 0 assists. It looked exactly how CC is guarded every game and Paige had trouble adjusting.

I actually like Paige and think she has the skill set to be an elite player, but she lacks a killer instinct. She seems to thrive when things are going good, but falters when things aren't going well. She's disappeared in the 4th quarter in a lot of games that were still winable.

Lebron made a 20+ year career out of it.

[Incarnadine]

Another less than stellar game for Paige, this time against the Valkyries who also decided to guard Paige hard.
The score was 90-81 for the Valkyries, which was flattering for the Wings as they were up by 16 with a few minutes left and just coasted the last few minutes.
Paige had just 4 points, 6 assists and 0 rebounds after 3 quarters

Paige had 9 points, 9 assists and 1 rebound playing 35 minutes. Clear stat padding as Paige stayed in to the end doing absolutely nothing in the 4th until it didn't matter. In the final 2 minutes she scored 5 points, got 3 assists and her lone rebound (which came with about 26 seconds left), but the Valkyries were up by double digits until the very end just coasting to the win. The Wings are now dead last in the league.