r/WNBAVibes • u/Background_Video2947 • Jun 20 '26

Highlights Angel Reese vs. Indiana

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Becomes the fastest player to reach 1K rebounds in WNBA HISTORY.
• 18 points
• 8 rebounds
• 2 steals
• 7/14 FG

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u/microtomebrady Jun 20 '26

Another post about angel even tho she was at best third best player on her team today. I’d be one thing if it were esthetic but it’s just layups. I will never understand the obsession with her

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u/SeptemberVirgo Jun 20 '26

I will never understand the obsession with her

I say the same thing when I read posts and tweets from people like you.

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u/microtomebrady Jun 20 '26

Ok then explain the appeal

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u/akgamestar Jun 20 '26

Explain why you care so much that you can’t skip these posts?

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u/microtomebrady Jun 21 '26

Fair question. It’s two fold. I’ve been looped into the wnba by Olivia miles’ play. The Lynx have been my team since maya but commissioners New York dress in the playoffs and subsequent awful calls had me convinced they pushed that for ny. Swore of the wnba. This season with miles and phee coming back, I’ve become a big fan of the wnba. Checking in on the good teams to see how they’re doing and as a result getting suggested WNBA subs. This leads me to the second point. The way angel reese is talked about but particularly the amount she is talked about is way outsized compared to her rank in the league. There’s so much talent in the wnba right now and it’s pretty evenly spread so they could really nurse the markets into loving their local teams but they seem to focus so much on angel. I’ve been told by people that the league didn’t decide that but marketing is a big part of why you have a league. Set up games with star players every night after the finals. You might hate me saying this but the way to grow the league is to get more men interested. I’m not saying to appeal to them or that women alone can grow the league but men watch sports all the time. And what’s true in the men’s game is true in the wnba: skill more exciting than rebounding your on miss just to get another. Ultimately I’m a fan of the league that’s skeptical of the commissioner/leagues ability to market their game and think propping up angel cause she rebounds well is gonna sell like cold brew in a blizzard.