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Pastimes : 2024 NCAA College Basketball March Madness
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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (440)6/24/2024 2:38:49 PM
From: koan   of 558
 
I played the horses until I started playing poker at the clubs and found out it was a much easier way to win money then the horses.

I never played the trotters. I didn't win much money, but it sure was fun handicapping the races.

Clarks endorsement deals are what the veterans are pissed about. Clarks deal with Nike and Wilson is probably worth about 50 million and more than Taurasi made in her lifetime.

I think the most damning evidence that the veterans collectively worked to keep Clark off the Olympics was when those ESPN ladies ranked Clark as the 6th best rookie.

I mean that is a flagrant conspiracy IMO. I saw how they talked about here with the same refrain, "we are better why does she get all the attention, she is just a rookie and not that good yet"?

Cheryl Reeves actually posted that on a social media platform to the effect when they chose to televise Fever games, " there are other good games, why not us?"

It is funny, and ironic, that the two mediocre teams the Fever and Sky are outdrawing all the best teams-lol.
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BTW, Clark is getting paid $78K to Taurasi's $235K. Clark's endorsement deals are staggering, but that's apples and oranges. By contrast, Hank Aaron played baseball for 23 years in an era where segregation was still in full force. His total career earnings were (just) $2.14 million. Adjusted for inflation, that's still only $11 million in 2023 dollars. In 1972, he was the highest paid player in baseball-- at $200K. What must have been going through his mind when A-Rod got $22M just for 2001? My point being, I don't think the WNBA vets begrudge her for monetary reasons.
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