Like Steph Curry? Or Katie Smith? On comparing women’s players to NBA vs. WNBA stars
1 year, 9 months ago

Like Steph Curry? Or Katie Smith? On comparing women’s players to NBA vs. WNBA stars

New York Times  

Diana Taurasi is an impassioned and opinionated person, and when a person offering opinions also has the gravitas of being on the short list of the greatest players in the history of her sport, which is where Taurasi sits, there is a bit of an E.F. Hutton impact: People listen. Last Thursday, during a Phoenix Mercury post-practice media availability, Taurasi offered her thoughts on a variety of topics, including a really interesting answer about broadcasters making comparisons when it comes to women’s college basketball and WNBA players. After watching a recording of Taurasi’s five-minute session, I transcribed the media-centric part and sent out the following on Twitter: I thought Diana Taurasi gave a really interesting answer today about broadcasters making comparisons when it comes to women's college basketball and WNBA players. She rebounds like Rodman and Brunson.” There were readers who followed up on Davies’ comment and suggested the comparison to a popular NBA player might prompt someone who doesn’t watch much WNBA or women’s college basketball to look up the women’s player as a result of a men’s player being mentioned. Monica McNutt is part of the post-Lobo generation of former women’s basketball players who now seamlessly switch between calling WNBA and women’s college basketball to the NBA.

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