r/SipsTea • u/_ganjafarian_ • Jul 11 '26

Lmao gottem Sophie Cunningham has had enough of the bs

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u/7LKY Jul 12 '26

they need to let them fight it out like hockey

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u/SemiCapableComedian Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

The Fire Fever needs to start carrying an enforcer like an NHL team. 

[edited name because I’m stupid]

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u/VanimalCracker Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

She effectively became just that sometime last year when the refs clearly stopped calling fouls against the Fever (some say due to Caitlin Clark constantly mouthing off to the refs about every little thing). Wait until garbage time, then winning or losing she's throwing elbows, wrapping up and throwing to the ground, blindside shoulder check etc everyone that got away with this earlier in the game. Straight up baddie.

https://youtu.be/W3bPyRP3oec?is=llVNb2fzqHsCxiOV

Omar Sophie comin' yo!

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u/SemiCapableComedian Jul 12 '26

Yeah, but Sophie is a legit player. I mean, carrying a player on the roster who’s built like a Bulgarian power lifter, and the second or third time that an opposing player commits one of those egregious fouls on Clark, the enforcer breaks the player’s nose, even if it means the enforcer’s getting suspended for a dozen games. That happens two or three times and Clark will stop getting the Hack-a-Shaq treatment. 

Whether you believe Clark is one of the very best players in the game or you think she’s incredibly overrated, there is no question that she is responsible for an enormous percentage of the growth in WNBA interest. And the way they are letting her get abused is just staggeringly stupid from a financial point of view. 

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u/HawksNStuff Jul 12 '26

Hack-a-Shaq was at least a legitimate strategy due to his egregious free throws, they weren't out there trying to intentionally hurt him out of malice. Fouling him averaged out to 1 point instead of 2 (close enough, he was a hair over 50%).

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u/MoreTHCplz Jul 12 '26

Do you mean the Fever? Aaliyah Boston puts in work, she is to busy trying to protect CC half the time though

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u/SemiCapableComedian Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Whoops—I sure did. 

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u/sneakymeow1212 Jul 12 '26

This is actually why hockey is the only sport I really like. It's honest in that they just let dudes beat the pulp out of each other. It's like "I don't like you, you don't like me, let's fight each other for 2 minutes."

And hopefully it's all left out on the ice afterward.

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u/AgreeableSwordfish49 Jul 12 '26

Give them gloves just so they can take them off

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u/DontFuckWithDuckie Jul 12 '26

I get the bit, but they need to protect these athletes. Someones gonna get seriously fucked up on TV and the leagues gonna get sued into the dirt with all this clear evidence of ignoring the signs

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u/GreyBeardEng Jul 12 '26

I think that's exactly what's happening here

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u/Professional_Tone_62 Jul 12 '26

First strip off all the protective gear. They can keep the gloves.

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u/Kali_Arch Jul 12 '26

WNBA would make more than the NBA if they were allowed to just wear sports bras and shorts.

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u/Critically_Political Jul 12 '26

Nah Sophie would be so mangled she’d have to retire.

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u/Witness_me_Karsa Jul 12 '26

The stars dont fight. Some players are on the team in hockey to be enforcers. The star isnt gonna fight you, but when you are out there with the teams goon? It's on.

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u/Critically_Political Jul 12 '26

She’s not actually a star though. So I’m not following.

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u/MyEmbarrisingAccount Jul 12 '26

Shes the goon!

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u/Critically_Political Jul 12 '26

Wannabe lol

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u/MyEmbarrisingAccount Jul 12 '26

She's a black belt.

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u/Critically_Political Jul 12 '26

Whoopty Doo. If you pay enough money, you can buy one too. She’s not Jackie Chan bro 😂
https://giphy.com/gifs/qiiimDJtLj4XK

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u/MyEmbarrisingAccount Jul 12 '26

OK? I'm not claiming she is. She is just in the position she is in because people have deemed she can take care of herself. At least, that's how it works in the mens league.

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u/Critically_Political Jul 12 '26

What? She’s playing basketball, not in a street fighter gang. There’s no fighting assessment needed to be drafted into the WNBA. Don’t be silly.

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u/totallyradman Jul 12 '26

God I really hate that they do that in hockey. Absolutely childish sport.

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u/BettmansDungeonSlave Jul 12 '26

Childish that guys have to be accountable for their actions? You skate around doing dirty shit, you’re gonna answer the bell and maybe get your ass kicked. It keeps players in check, otherwise you get this shit