Richard Cohen
@richardcohen.bsky.social
Writer, muser, cynic. The man behind WNBAlien, currently seen at @herhoopstats.com and various other portals over the years. Occasionally considered knowledgeable about WNBA CBA and salary matters. Views are my own. He/him.
What on earth...
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What on earth...
Great Britain vs Switzerland in EuroBasket Women 2027 qualifying starts in about 10mins, live and free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzj.... Couldn't face the trip to Manchester to watch in person, so I'm free to complain while watching online instead. Will thread here so you can mute if you want.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Great Britain vs Switzerland in EuroBasket Women 2027 qualifying starts in about 10mins, live and free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzj.... Couldn't face the trip to Manchester to watch in person, so I'm free to complain while watching online instead. Will thread here so you can mute if you want.
Lots of EuroBasket Women 2027 qualifiers coming up over the next week, for anyone interested. Should virtually all be live+free on FIBA's YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Many should be a little more competitive than the 141-48 Bulgaria-Azerbaijan game that got things started.
Many should be a little more competitive than the 141-48 Bulgaria-Azerbaijan game that got things started.
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers - YouTube
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers
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November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Lots of EuroBasket Women 2027 qualifiers coming up over the next week, for anyone interested. Should virtually all be live+free on FIBA's YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Many should be a little more competitive than the 141-48 Bulgaria-Azerbaijan game that got things started.
Many should be a little more competitive than the 141-48 Bulgaria-Azerbaijan game that got things started.
Meanwhile, franchises still have to be talked into reluctantly hosting the WNBA All-Star game.
The year is 2225. We watch all basketball games via holographic in-home projection and players arrive to games in flying cars. NBA All-Stars are still chosen by conference.
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Meanwhile, franchises still have to be talked into reluctantly hosting the WNBA All-Star game.
The true high comedy move to complete the circle now would be for Nico Harrison to be hired as an assistant GM by his good friend, LA Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka.
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The true high comedy move to complete the circle now would be for Nico Harrison to be hired as an assistant GM by his good friend, LA Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka.
People ask me a lot of WNBA questions. From the most overarching, league-wide, conceptual topics to the most in-the-weeds, miniscule, small-print rules, an awful lot of the answers boil down to "Money". Just because owners these days have more of it doesn't mean they like giving it away. #WNBA
The Sky were the only team to bid for the 2026 WNBA All-Star game, sources told me. The WNBA recruited Indiana to host in 2025. The Aces hosted 3 of the 4 All-Star games before 2024.
Why has there been such a disinterest in playing host? And is that changing?
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Why has there been such a disinterest in playing host? And is that changing?
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Why Do So Few Teams Want to Host the WNBA All-Star Game?
Despite the league's broader success, only one team bid for 2026, and the league asked a team to host in 2025.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
People ask me a lot of WNBA questions. From the most overarching, league-wide, conceptual topics to the most in-the-weeds, miniscule, small-print rules, an awful lot of the answers boil down to "Money". Just because owners these days have more of it doesn't mean they like giving it away. #WNBA
As long as Mondays count, you'd be starting to get a little excited right now...
"There will be more points/goals scored in a professional soccer game this weekend than in an NFL game" would be a fun bet if you got good enough odds. Suddenly, a 3-2 Sunday night game would be gripping.
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
As long as Mondays count, you'd be starting to get a little excited right now...
I hesitate to even use the word 'getting', but this is getting absolutely ridiculous.
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I hesitate to even use the word 'getting', but this is getting absolutely ridiculous.
"There will be more points/goals scored in a professional soccer game this weekend than in an NFL game" would be a fun bet if you got good enough odds. Suddenly, a 3-2 Sunday night game would be gripping.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"There will be more points/goals scored in a professional soccer game this weekend than in an NFL game" would be a fun bet if you got good enough odds. Suddenly, a 3-2 Sunday night game would be gripping.
Someone remind Tua that our punter might be the best player relative to position on the entire roster. That's the second time today he's essentially arm-punted.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Someone remind Tua that our punter might be the best player relative to position on the entire roster. That's the second time today he's essentially arm-punted.
As usual, I haaaaaate that I'm sitting through every minute of this Dolphins performance knowing in the back of my mind that they'd probably be better off losing this game. Stupid American sports system.
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
As usual, I haaaaaate that I'm sitting through every minute of this Dolphins performance knowing in the back of my mind that they'd probably be better off losing this game. Stupid American sports system.
So absurd (and irritating) when a commentary team pronounce a player's name differently for an entire match. You are at least vaguely listening to each other, right? One of you, hopefully, might even know what's correct. But at least sodding pick one.
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So absurd (and irritating) when a commentary team pronounce a player's name differently for an entire match. You are at least vaguely listening to each other, right? One of you, hopefully, might even know what's correct. But at least sodding pick one.
For those who want more detail on lottery odds than just the chances at the #1 pick, don't forget the table below. #WNBA
With the 2026 WNBA lottery combinations announced — @kareemcopeland.bsky.social I believe had it first — here are the odds for each pick in the top five (assuming the process does not change from 2025)
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November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
For those who want more detail on lottery odds than just the chances at the #1 pick, don't forget the table below. #WNBA
Even before all the issues with anything Saudi-tied, that's currently-negotiating-a-new-CBA, WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike. Women's basketball has obviously had a multi-league setup for eons, but never before have star W players been so entwined elsewhere. Makes things even more complicated. #WNBA
Nneka Ogwumike has announced that she has joined the Saudi backed global women’s league, Project B, as a part owner. #wnba
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Even before all the issues with anything Saudi-tied, that's currently-negotiating-a-new-CBA, WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike. Women's basketball has obviously had a multi-league setup for eons, but never before have star W players been so entwined elsewhere. Makes things even more complicated. #WNBA
Ah well, the Tempo will just have to win it all next year instead.
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Ah well, the Tempo will just have to win it all next year instead.
Damn, Will Smith really slapped the hell out of that ball.
November 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Damn, Will Smith really slapped the hell out of that ball.
So there's a superstar kid called Vlad Guerrero, a guy called Bichette hit a homer over what sounded like a guy called Edmonds, and a guy called Hoffman is trying to close the game. Did I just fall asleep for 25 years?
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So there's a superstar kid called Vlad Guerrero, a guy called Bichette hit a homer over what sounded like a guy called Edmonds, and a guy called Hoffman is trying to close the game. Did I just fall asleep for 25 years?
Funny how in Week 9 you can be a two-win team where lots of reasonable people still think you have real playoff prospects, or a two-win team where everyone with a brain knows that the entire coaching staff and front office are already dead men walking.
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Funny how in Week 9 you can be a two-win team where lots of reasonable people still think you have real playoff prospects, or a two-win team where everyone with a brain knows that the entire coaching staff and front office are already dead men walking.
Maybe most interesting thing about 30-day extension is it's so short. Suggests either they really think they can get somewhere meaningful in that window, or that they really *want* to get somewhere in that window (because then there'd hopefully be time for lottery/expansion draft before Jan). #WNBA
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Maybe most interesting thing about 30-day extension is it's so short. Suggests either they really think they can get somewhere meaningful in that window, or that they really *want* to get somewhere in that window (because then there'd hopefully be time for lottery/expansion draft before Jan). #WNBA
As I've tried to make clear multiple times, October 31 was never likely to be a real deadline for a new CBA. If they get it done within the 30-day extension period it would *still* be the earliest agreed renewal in eons. Agreeing the extension is definitely better than it just lapsing, though. #WNBA
Small reminder that while the CBA does officially expire on Oct 31, that was never a true deadline. The last one was agreed in mid-January, the one before that in mid-February. So there is still time. Having expansion teams to deal with adds complications, but it's not panic stations *yet*. #WNBA
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As I've tried to make clear multiple times, October 31 was never likely to be a real deadline for a new CBA. If they get it done within the 30-day extension period it would *still* be the earliest agreed renewal in eons. Agreeing the extension is definitely better than it just lapsing, though. #WNBA
Absolute absurdity of (American) sport that I'm disappointed the first two of my teams lost this weekend, and then disappointed that the third won.
October 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Absolute absurdity of (American) sport that I'm disappointed the first two of my teams lost this weekend, and then disappointed that the third won.
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And finally (until we have expansion rosters at least), today from me: Offseason guide on the Las Vegas Aces.
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
2025-26 WNBA Offseason Guides: Las Vegas Aces
Our team-by-team guides finally reach the top of the tree, looking at where the 2025 champs stand heading into next season
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October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And finally (until we have expansion rosters at least), today from me: Offseason guide on the Las Vegas Aces.
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
As someone who frankly struggles to care about college sports, I love to see WNBA teams now paying enough to tempt college coaches to the pros. I want all the best players in the W, and all the best available coaches too. As always some will work and some won't, but expanding the pool is good. #WNBA
October 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
As someone who frankly struggles to care about college sports, I love to see WNBA teams now paying enough to tempt college coaches to the pros. I want all the best players in the W, and all the best available coaches too. As always some will work and some won't, but expanding the pool is good. #WNBA
And finally (until we have expansion rosters at least), today from me: Offseason guide on the Las Vegas Aces.
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
2025-26 WNBA Offseason Guides: Las Vegas Aces
Our team-by-team guides finally reach the top of the tree, looking at where the 2025 champs stand heading into next season
herhoopstats.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And finally (until we have expansion rosters at least), today from me: Offseason guide on the Las Vegas Aces.
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...
Recap of their crazy 2025, priorities for 2026, and all the usual roster, rights, draft picks and money details. #WNBA
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-wn...