WNBA discussion thread?

[1reVOLver]

Isn't thIs AI? It certainly looks like it and, well, even has the letters "A I" between the words "Commissioner" and "Cathy."

In the case of Commish A I Cathy, might we take it that the initials stand for Authentic Idiocy ?

 

[1reVOLver]

Will history repeat itself? Expiring minds want to know.

“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bulls.it.”

Partners were told in an email that Cathy Engelbert wasn’t renominated for a second four-year term​

June 28, 2018 at 7:12 pm

Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert speaking at Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women summit in Washington last October. Photo: joshua roberts/Reuters
Deloitte LLP has told partners Chief Executive Cathy Engelbert hasn’t been renominated for a new term, touching off a behind-the-scenes leadership dispute at the Big Four accounting firm.

Ms. Engelbert, the first woman to run one of the Big Four firms in the U.S., is three-plus years into a four-year term as Deloitte’s CEO. But Deloitte’s U.S. partners were told in a recent email that she wasn’t being renominated for a second term at this time as the firm begins its every-four-years CEO-election process, according to people familiar with the matter. Ms. Engelbert is eligible for another term, but Deloitte’s board didn’t support her renomination, one of the people said.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/deloitte-leadership-battle-leaves-ceos-future-in-question-1530208788

 

[glv98]

I pulling for a meteor ...

At least it’s not the Fever. Thats the only way it could be worse.

 

[madtownvol]

Isn't thIs AI? It certainly looks like it and, well, even has the letters "A I" between the words "Commissioner" and "Cathy."

Good catch! Fooled me.

 

[madtownvol]

Good call. I’m getting too old for the modern internet.

How about deleting that post ? Or noting it is AI in your framing statement, at least? It fooled me too late at night but I did wonder why espn made no mention of her response. This tech is scary. In another year or so, these deep fakes will be indistinguishable from authentic ones

 

[madtownvol]

In the case of Commish A I Cathy, might we take it that the initials stand for Authentic Idiocy ?

This may be a case of the deepfake bring truer than what her actual response will be.

 

[lvocd]

This met be a case of the deepfake bring truer than what her actual response will be.

If you watch closely you'll notice a few strange glitches in the video. That's what first caught my eye, and THEN I noticed the A I letters. That SHOULD have been the first thing I saw, but it wasn't.

 

[knoxvol52]

How about deleting that post ? Or noting it is AI in your framing statement, at least? It fooled me too late at night but I did wonder why espn made no mention of her response. This tech is scary. In another year or so, these deep fakes will be indistinguishable from authentic ones

It was mentioned on First Take today.. Monica McNutt was discussing it with Stephen A.Smith and Mad Dog Russo..

 

[glv98]

It was mentioned on First Take today.. Monica McNutt was discussing it with Stephen A.Smith and Mad Dog Russo..

The whole situation or the AI deepfake?

 

[knoxvol52]

The whole situation or the AI deepfake?

Whole situation and a statement made by the Commissioner... Smith said the Commissioner should resign.

 

[madtownvol]

Whole situation and a statement made by the Commissioner... Smith said the Commissioner should resign.

I was only referring to the deep fake video. Here is the commissioner's actual response:

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Wetzel: Collier comments reflect WNBA's Core Problem: How it sees Caitlin Clark​

Caitlin Clark and her army of fans are the WNBA's most valuable business asset. Not the most valuable player (at least not yet) ... but business asset.

Clark's arrival in the spring of 2024 sent the league's television ratings, attendance, media rights, sponsorships and franchise evaluations soaring. Overnight, billionaires were fighting to pay $250 million for teams of their own.

Clark offered more than just logo-3 highlights. She gave the league hope.

Wetzel: Collier comments reflect WNBA's core problem: How it sees Caitlin Clark

In seeming to not embrace the player who singlehandedly lifted the WNBA, the league risks losing her fan base.

www.espn.com

 

[madtownvol]

Wetzel: Collier comments reflect WNBA's Core Problem: How it sees Caitlin Clark​

Caitlin Clark and her army of fans are the WNBA's most valuable business asset. Not the most valuable player (at least not yet) ... but business asset.

Clark's arrival in the spring of 2024 sent the league's television ratings, attendance, media rights, sponsorships and franchise evaluations soaring. Overnight, billionaires were fighting to pay $250 million for teams of their own.

Clark offered more than just logo-3 highlights. She gave the league hope.

Wetzel: Collier comments reflect WNBA's core problem: How it sees Caitlin Clark

In seeming to not embrace the player who singlehandedly lifted the WNBA, the league risks losing her fan base.

www.espn.com

For the record, the title is rather misleading in that it implies Collier's comment are the source of the problem. However, the author's contention is that Collier is correct and the league is the problem:

Having the WNBA commissioner say Clark should be grateful because without the league she wouldn't make "anything" just confirms the suspicion. It also plays on an old trope that women athletes should be thankful just for the chance to play. Is this 1972?

The whole thing is ridiculous, of course. Clark was doing national endorsement campaigns while still in college. By her junior season, she was more popular than any WNBA player. She arrived rich.

Maybe Engelbert wasn't aware.

That the WNBA commissioner would have an opinion on who should be grateful to whom, let alone that she would unprofessionally express it to another active player is almost unfathomable.

It's not Clark who should thank the WNBA for her endorsements. It's the league that should thank her for the boom in business. It should count its blessings that she and the other young charismatic stars are gracing its league.

"I am disheartened by how Napheesa characterized our conversations and league leadership," Engelbert said as part of a statement. "But even when our perspectives differ, my commitment to the players and to this work will not waver."

That isn't a denial of what Collier said Engelbert said. It also doesn't address the main issue.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Hard fouls. Snide comments. Dismissive media commentary. The Olympics. Some of this can be brushed off as the reality of competitive sports. No one is owed a walkway of flowers. Some of it, though, is likely based on politics, or pride, or jealousy, or rivalry, or ... fill in the blank. At times, everything about Clark seems like a circus of contention.

While Clark herself has never complained, many of her fans perceive -- and perception quickly becomes reality -- that Clark isn't fully welcome in the league.

 

[NashVol11]

Hard fouls. Snide comments. Dismissive media commentary. The Olympics. Some of this can be brushed off as the reality of competitive sports. No one is owed a walkway of flowers. Some of it, though, is likely based on politics, or pride, or jealousy, or rivalry, or ... fill in the blank. At times, everything about Clark seems like a circus of contention.

While Clark herself has never complained, many of her fans perceive -- and perception quickly becomes reality -- that Clark isn't fully welcome in the league.

How did this become about Caitlin Clark when she hasn't played in months lol

 

[NashVol11]

All salaries will likely go way up regardless, but Clark is still on a rookie deal. She isn't going to be making whatever the max salary is until her next contract

 

[madtownvol]

All salaries will likely go way up regardless, but Clark is still on a rookie deal. She isn't going to be making whatever the max salary is until her next contract

I don’t think the players association is exclusively negotiating on behalf of CC.

 

[1reVOLver]

All salaries will likely go way up regardless, but Clark is still on a rookie deal. She isn't going to be making whatever the max salary is until her next contract

Are you assuming that the negotiations do not include a revision of terms in rookie contracts? If so, please tell us why you hold that assumption. I think it might be fair game once the current CBA expires.

 

[Terrells Bay88]

How did this become about Caitlin Clark when she hasn't played in months lol

Collier mentioned Angel, Clark, and Paige (which I thought was a mistake in her part in her comments). Some Clark fans in the media predictably had to make it all about her.

 

[NashVol11]

Are you assuming that the negotiations do not include a revision of terms in rookie contracts? If so, please tell us why you hold that assumption. I think it might be fair game once the current CBA expires.

Rookie salaries will definitely go up but rookie contracts being 4 years is pretty standard. Either way, she's only played 2, so unless they make rookie contracts 2 years and she immediately becomes a free agent, she will not be making as much as the max players like A'ja next year

 

[madtownvol]

Lordy,SVP destroyed Cathy Engelbert in his one big thing segment!

 

[chuckiepoo]

Lordy,SVP destroyed Cathy Engelbert in his one big thing segment!

 

[chuckiepoo]

Scott using my line, “…more than a shot across the bow…”

 

[chuckiepoo]

 

[knoxvol52]

Rookie salaries will definitely go up but rookie contracts being 4 years is pretty standard. Either way, she's only played 2, so unless they make rookie contracts 2 years and she immediately becomes a free agent, she will not be making as much as the max players like A'ja next year

Dont believe Clark will be hurting for money...