People forget: This team is entirely comprised of players other teams didn’t deem worthy of keeping. Not one of them was a starter / top five choice from previous teams.

And LOOK AT THEM GO!

They are undeniable. I think it comes down to a no-ego, locked-in, coachable attitude.

You’ve got plenty of opinions about a young woman whom you’ve never met and with whom you’ve never spoken. Do you act like this about all women? Just Black ones? Just ones who aren’t submissive?

This is such an embarrassing take. 👀

But she’s not straight, and she’s not in love with Travis. Good friends? Absolutely possible. He needs a beard as much as she does.

Ole girl’s new album art is literally an image of her as a showgirl while her career is bending her over; that’s where she’s at with her fame / image / identity.

PS: I’ll say it — I’m Team Gaylor forever.

Travis is known to have a longtime boyfriend who always travels with him. Taylor has been living in a widely acknowledged glass closet forever.

Maybe in her teens somebody made her sign an NDA that endangered her net worth forever or something, idk —

The best you can hope for is that something about your faves is simply undeniable. Last season, Chennedy was undeniable. The Aces have (not this year lol) been undeniable. Paige is undeniable.

Look for folks who do well against the odds, esp if their team isn’t winning.

The rest? “Entertainment.”

Wondering how a team beats a top ranked opponent one night then loses to a very bad team the next?

Wondering how certain players seem to specifically brick in close games in the 4th q?

Wondering how no “adjustments” help certain well-coached teams turn it around?

We’re watching reality TV. 🧵

We need to be real that it’s naive to think this isn’t what’s rapidly been happening in the last two seasons.

The main holdouts, due to long term REAL coaches, are the Lynx and Liberty.

Every other team has been bought and sold. Wondering why your previously consistent faves are a mess now? 🧵

It’s no different than male sports, where (for example) the NFL literally won a lawsuit saying it only owes fans entertainment, not fair sporting.

Why? Because this:
—makes money via betting
—gets men interested
—creates addictive viewing
—launches “storylines”
—is supposedly more watchable

🧵

Was it the Sun’s fault when a Sun player grabbed the Sky center around the head and neck? Or are you just full of shit?

Amen. Just think about all the ways a flight (even on a private jet) messes with your body: dehydration, digestion, limb swelling, circulation issues, etc.

Nobody on earth is truly their best right after a flight. It puts players in such a bad position. I hate it.

I wouldn’t put Plum in the same category at all.

Many players are known to throw a chicken wing or be rough under the boards. Everyone’s favorite yt player, for example, shoves people into the ground with her “pushoff” & never gets called.

Hartley’s behavior seems malicious at this point.

Yeah, I always try to avoid ascribing intent because I know the players are all good people. But Hartley has had some extremely questionable fouls — things she had to know she was doing; things that are dangerous. I’ve stopped believing she’s not being intentional. She’s gonna really hurt someone.

Yeah, I always try to avoid ascribing intent because I know the players are all good people. But Hartley has had some extremely questionable fouls — things she had to know she was doing; things that are dangerous. I’ve stopped believing she’s not being intentional. She’s gonna really hurt someone.

I don’t identify as trans but have had top surgery and am androgynous. I don’t wear a packer but I do carry with me all day, every day, fear of public harm over how I look.

The W has always been a safe space for me and others like me. I hope it can stay that way. We just wanna watch ball, man.

The world is already terrifying right now for our trans friends and family.

While what’s going on at W games isn’t ok, please know the people carrying most of the burden and shame are trans fans. And please know that solutions to the “problem” should NOT problematize transness! 🧵

If you weren’t already aware: many trans folks wear packers (manufactured genitalia) to alleviate dysphoria. You might not know, because simply put, it’s not anyone else’s business & usually a deeply private decision.

Now that folks are calling for pat-downs at games, trans folks are at risk. 🧵