Sue Bird on Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese, WNBA Growth, Olympic Roster Controversy | OPEN RUN

[@wendy8739]

It not a rivalry, not even close. The media would like to make it one

[@jefferylord3068]

Taurasi having 6 is pure charity. A gift from old friends. Sports is a meritocracy, she was a sad representative at these Olympics and she didn’t belong on the roster averaging 1 points and 1 assists

[@AbzScotland]

truth

[@jbrock8596]

Perfect storm of CC haters and old guard cronyism led to a player (DT) that is no longer even "good" getting placed on the team. Sad. At this point, Breanna Stewart is still an elite player, hopefully in four more years she is still playing at a high level when the debate starts about whether to give her a chance at the 6th gold.

[@AbzScotland]

@@jbrock8596 Might depend on the coach and the extent of backlash for the recent bad coaching choices?

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtraught]

You have not learned! Caitlin Clark amassed 10 million fans in college, we all followed her to the WNBA and it seems you are is HELL BENT on running us all off.

[@jtaylormade87]

Because most of her fans are toxic 🤷🏾‍♀️😂 How crazy do you have to be to root against team USA because your fave wasn’t on the team?🙄😂

[@ddbutikofer825]

@@jtaylormade87 Toxic?? What a joke!

[@jtaylormade87]

@@ddbutikofer825 absolutely. It’s toxic and unpatriotic to root AGAINST your own country because a player that you like didn’t make the roster 🤷🏾‍♀️😂

[@ddbutikofer825]

@@jtaylormade87 - They were not rooting against the country, snowflake.

[@janicelgo4522]

I don't think it's a rivalry.

[@smoothblink]

I kind of agree with you tbh

[@bkeny4798]

It's like cc always says it's not a rivalry the media presents it as that to get more attention. If the person involved is saying it's not a rivalry then it's not a rivalry

[@kingskidgirl2]

Exactly right. It's a 100% completely media-contrived 'rivalry'. It's utterly ridiculous, and laughable to call them 'rivals', as though they're on equal footing. 😂

[@kostasvasilopoulos4468]

dear Sue if all players play up to the 40s what chance do the rookies have to reach even 2 olympics ?? none.....so if D has 6 and you have 5 what's the difference ??just a medal.....the point is to give the chance in every selection to at least 1 rookie....because we will reach to the point that many players will not accept invitations for the US team because they have to wait for the seniors to retire at their 40s.....

[@Earl_E_Burd]

Come by it honestly from boomers how they handle authority, jobs, and politics

[@sunburstsounds]

who u could hav taken off is easy - at least 2 were injured n 1 was way over the hill

[@JohnDunne-n3q]

it's not about who you take off, those players should not of been put on the team.

[@paulsimmons1221]

@@JohnDunne-n3qBingo!!

[@josuedeleon3054]

Am I the only one who never saw them as rivals and is tired of the media shoving the "Bird vs Magic" narrative down our throats? It was nice to hear Clark herself say she doesn't see Reese as a rival, it's just what the media keeps pushing.

[@gilraenn29]

Yes. But Reese has. How close did u follow Reese in college?

[@raymondsebastian6784]

Bull Cocky they blew a great oppurtunity not putting CC in the olympics. She earned it! Top college player in history!

[@Rmcm1984]

She wasn’t missed

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

How did she "earn it"? She's never played FIBA ball and she isn't dominating in scoring...yet, give her time, it will come. The certainly wouldn't put her on the team for her defense. As Capt. Miller told Pvt. Ryan, "earn this".

[@alexstuart4977]

The Olympics is done bruh, move on, don't wallow in the shit. Stand up straight be a man.

[@raymondsebastian6784]

@@alexstuart4977 Alex why you wearing a skirt and lip stick boy. Stop acting like a fool! Grow up!

[@yesnomaybe1220]

She would have been bullied and brought negativity in the locker room

[@wendy8739]

DT gold medal is worthless she played bad

[@gilraenn29]

You didn’t ask Bird about her and Taurasi trashing Caitlin when she was entering the WNBA. And CC may trash talk on the floor but she doesn’t do that off the Court like Reese does. U didn’t talk about why Taurasi didn’t earn her spot on this Olympic Team. Why was she picked? For a Gold Medal ,6? And Bird did not give kudos to CC for bringing fans to the WNBA? Where is her gratitude, cuz the WNBA was tottering before Caitlin.

[@ArthurFaulkner-db4lq]

Diana Taurasi, I don't care, I have more medals than Sue Bird. CC didn't want to break a Sue Bird record during All Stars game. DT 6th Gold medal, a retirement gift, all BS.

[@jbrock8596]

Setting Caitlin Clark aside for a moment, the fact that Arike Ogunbowale decided months ago that she didn't want her name sullied by going through the Olympic Team selection process tells you all you need to know about how bogus and biased the process has been. If Clark and Ogunbowale aren't amongst the 12 best players to have on your team in an international FIBA competition, I'm a monkey's uncle.

[@dk21-c6w]

putting a 42 year taurasi on the team was a joke

[@brentfrazee9256]

ok, here is the deal for all the women who just can't understand why no one watched before and we are now. Clark play like a cross between Pistol Pete and Steph Curry. NONE of you have ever played like that before. She is fun to watch, you never were and still are not. How many people are going back and looking up old WNBA games to watch any "founders"? Just be happy for the women going forward who will start to play more like Clark in the future. Be happy you may get some interviews to talk about old times. If Clark quit playing tomorrow 80 - 90 % of the new fans will melt away.

[@dewuster8885]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think a Caitlin Clark vs Paige Bueckers “rivalry” might actually be more intriguing than the current “rivalry” between Clark and Reese?

[@Alanaboo912]

I agree

[@dewuster8885]

@@Alanaboo912It would be cool watching them taking turns to try to score on one another.

[@paulamary004]

If you listen to CC talk about Paige, they are friendly. They hail from bordering states and thus saw each other year after year in their regional AAU league. There are a few great interviews out there of CC in college, Iowa podcasts or sports radio shows that were video taped too, where she speaks to their common friendship.

[@Alanaboo912]

@@paulamary004 friendly competitive rivarly

[@dewuster8885]

@@Alanaboo912Exactly. Rivals can going at each other’s throats during the game but be total friends off the courts.

[@elizabethjones5571]

Taurasi’s time has come and gone. She was selfish not to give up her spot. Greedy wanted sixth gold medal, but didn’t earn it.

[@fifis677]

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have a "rivalry" more like Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant. It's not really as contentious as people like to think, they just really want to win. I think we all saw that during the All-Star game.

[@lancemiller4647]

So obvious now why players only make $80 grand per year. Talk about grade school aptitude, attitude and behavior.. Not to mention league management who can't help but trip over their own feet.. I'm done, I'll watch CC games but I refuse to support a league ran by such incompetent management. Maybe CC will go to Europe and play or take the $50 million offered by Ice Cube and play in the big 3..

[@steveing2572]

Damn, Sue Bird and Jalen Rose must be studied. Both look exactly the same as they did 10-5 years ago.

[@jeremybrown6680]

I can only wonder how Sue would've changed the dynamic of New York basketball if she would've played for em 😫Those losing season's were horrific to say the least. Great job though ladies...love the interview 😉 Can never get enough of the legend Rachel Nichols 😍🤩❤

[@AndreaMartinez-xt4id]

Thank god she never did 🙂‍↕️ she would’ve retired with zero championships. Anyways, that’s Seattle’s own 🫶

[@jeremybrown6680]

@@AndreaMartinez-xt4id 🤣🤣 Very true

[@Honeygooyumy69]

DONT DIMINISH THOSE WHO GET INVOLVED IN THE COACHING ARENA ..THAT TEACHES ABOUT LIFE ..USING BASKETBALL AS A TOOL TO TEACH THEM ..THE HIGH AND LOWS WE WILL EXPERIENDCE IN LIFE .. BALL IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME TO ME ..I HAVE PUT MY HAND TO COACHING ..BECUASE MY DAD WAS A RUGBY LEAGUE COACH BEFORE ME .. HAVEN'T COACHED IN 10 YEARS ..BUT SINCE I WAS 21 I COACHED MOST OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS (8 OF US - COACHED 5 OF THEM) AND THEIR FRIENDS AND WHO EVER ELSE TURNED UP TO PLAY .. NOT ONLY IN THE GAME OF BALL ..BUT I HAVE ALSO COACHED RUGBY LEAGUE AND TENNIS TO A NATIONAL LEVEL ALONG WITH BALL ..AND RUGBY UNION TO A DISTRICT LEVEL (WE A RUGBY LEAGUE/BASKETBALL/TENNIS FAMILY) CAITLIN HAS RELIT MY FIRE FOR BALL ..SURROUNDING THE CONTROVERSY, THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING HER ..AS I SWITCHED OFF THE NBA SCENE IN 2008 REALLY ..GAME CHANGED FOR THE WORST .. OFFENSIVELY ORIENTATED WITH FANCY DRIBBLES, DRIVES, DUNKS OR SHOT BEYOND THE ARC ..THAT SHIT BORED ME ..BUT BECAUSE WOMEN CANNOT FLY LIKE MEN ..THEY HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO OTHER MEANS OF SCORING .. WHICH IS MORE THE INSIDE OUTSIDE GAME ..WHICH THE WOMEN ARE PLAYING MORE OF ..NOT ENTIRELY BUT WAY MORE THAN THE MEN

[@edwardw4155]

Well now CC will not have a chance to get six gold medals because Tarasi took her spot. She probably wouldn’t do the same thing when she’s at the same point so she might get 4.

[@seamus6666]

WHAT KIND OF A STUPID STATEMENT IS THAT ABOUT RIVALRY, THERE IS NO RIVALRY, THERE IS NO TRASH TALK FROM CLARK, LISTEN ONCE AND FOR ALL , THERE IS ONLY ONE PLAYER THAT BROUGHT MILLIONS OF FANS , ONE PLAYER WERE HER GAMES HAVE TO BE MOVED TO ACCOMMODATE DEMAND FOR TICKETS , THATS CLARK , AT LEAST GIVE HER THAT MUCH CREDIT, DONT KEEP MENTIONING THE OTHER PLAYERS NAME WHEN TALKING ABOUT CLARK, CLARK IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE LEVELS ABOVE HER , TAURASI SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE OLYMPICS , ALONG WITH A FEW MORE PLAYERS , THEY ROBBED THE CLARK AND SOME OTHER YOUNG PLAYERS OF THE EXPERIENCE , FOR GREED , JEALOUSY AND POLITICS

[@paulsimmons1221]

And they rob the fans. Millions of them. This didn’t grow the game. They won the battle but lost the war.

[@KentLittlejohn-c2k]

Really! Rachel WTF Diana Taraussi shouldnt of been on the team . And proof is she was benched the gold medal game , and didnt score , rebound ,steal, and was determent to the team . Quit sucking up and changing the narrative 😢

[@MrKDollarSign]

Rachel still fine

[@jbrock8596]

The lack of chemistry between Bird and Nichols is striking.

[@Grizzfan56231]

Who is sue bird??

[@TygerClawGaming]

Nice to hear Sue give a level-headed response about Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese. LOL at all the wanna be tough guys hating on women's basketball because it's more exciting than the nonsense the NBA is putting out

[@HeatherRadcliffe-jd8lr]

But nobody's hating on this video tho...you seem to be so salty triggered and butthurt about it to make a whole video about it lmfao.

[@fourvetperrie457]

What come on that's cap

[@FupaDoncic]

More exciting what??????

[@Earl_E_Burd]

Diss people dissing bball then diss bball in the same sentence is something special.

[@albertowens6958]

That crazy that you believe that. If that were true the WNBA would be making more money and not having the NBA carrying them.

[@mcbain3851]

Yeah, it doesn't come down to "who to take off". It comes down Caitlin Clark should have been on the list and Diana Taurasi shouldn't have even been on the list to begin with. Get the F out of here with that BS.

[@dcinpa1134]

Caitlin will be 42 years old in her 5th Olympics. So she probably won't even get to compete for 6. So the committee has guaranteed that DT's record is safe. Do you know why? Because DT was chosen when she had just graduated from college, so she had a 4 year jump on CC for Olympics. Plus DT's 6th this year was basically a participation trophy. She was benched for the last game and scored zero for at least one game when she did play.

[@redscorpion9325]

I would’ve took off Diana Taurasi 😁but it’s okay,CC got her rest and now their Team are way better after the All Star break

[@arlypaulmigueldamuy5221]

Caitlin wasn't into trash talking.

[@marceybull]

CC is known for trash talking … just not after the game is over! … Signed an Iowa native/grad and newbie Fever fan …

[@arlypaulmigueldamuy5221]

​@@marceybullIt's your opinion.

[@jordansmith8384]

SEATTLE SPORTS GREATEST ATHLETE #1 PICK 4 RINGS 5 golds Best player ever at her position SEATTLE WE LOVE YOU SUE

[@gilraenn29]

Considering the lack and breath of opportunities for other young girls to play basketball, and the elite university she went to, back in the day, she had little competition. Too many outstanding young women coming out now. The selection committee better select the best players because of their play, and not out of sentimentality.

[@rhecoy2007]

I did not get what was their main topic.

[@1trumantucker1]

Taurasi had what, 6 total points in the entire Olympics...played zero minutes in the gold medal game? She is NOT currently one of the top 12 players in the W. Are we going to put her in again in 2028 because of the experience she brings? 😂

[@marceybull]

Yo - there’s always players who ride the bench … T Halliburton made his own self-deprecating light quip about riding the bench and still getting the NBA Olympic 2024 gold (his comparison: being the kid in school who got the A in a group project without doing the work … lol) … You all are so hard on women. Not to mention unpatriotic snow flakes … but like JTL always sez even as he is being one: “Shake the haters off!” … Go BG, DT, and Woman’s Team USA basketball 🏀 … Signed, an Iowa native/grad and newbie Fever fan.

[@gilraenn29]

Yeah. Her experience. And the team won by how many points?

[@cndungu]

How is Rachel 50?!!!! Damn! I hope she replaces Skip.

[@constancebeckham8437]

Can’t be a rivalry if only one party wins & the others hasn’t! One has 5 rings the other has none!

[@joshualelo]

it was only a rivalry in college because CC was on a mediocre team, and Angel was on a great team. now that they're on comparable teams talent wise, the gap is obvious

[@Earl_E_Burd]

#22 USA jersey in the background

[@jorgecardozo5170]

CMON ONLY 1 TOOK OVER THE OTHER ONE IS A BAYOU BRICK LAYER STOOOOOP IT

[@michaelbillington8737]

I think Caitlin and Angel would have dominated the 3X3 competition with Haley just feeding them the ball and then getting out of the way...

[@WanhundredGaming]

Sue bird😍

[@chucks1673]

UCONN? nobody gives a crap about any basketball pre-Covid .....wake-up ...... it is now South Carolina's time ......

[@marceybull]

This brought a smile to my face, lol … even as an Iowa native/grad … … Iowa has never been a stacked team - so I do see the on-going power houses being LSU, UCONN, and at the top, South Carolina!

[@chevyyyyyyy]

The biased question should not have been, “but who on Team USA would CC replace?” It instead should have been, “Which veteran grandma would graciously offer up her seat to CC, the best promoter, marketer, and earner on the WNBA?” Turasi padded her stats just like Reese. She again has to artificially bring up Reese whenever she brings up CC.

[@wendy8739]

It’s a blank slate, no one has to be taken off just put on

[@janicelgo4522]

Wait, how'd I miss modern pentathalon.

[@Dgramfan]

WNBA dropped the ball big time, golden opportunity to elevate the women’s game

[@Honeygooyumy69]

THAT WAS A GASP YEA

[@ArthurFaulkner-db4lq]

Sue, Sue Angel is riding the coat tails of Caitlin. CC brought a new demographic to WNBA. Fever and CC away games they up the price for a seat and fill the stadium. AR has not got that impact.

[@quandelicamoore8158]

Wasn't nobody talking about cc until she got beat

[@sgg17003]

​@quandelicamoore8158 what are you talking about? Bu the time she broke Pistol Pete's record, already had drawn a ton of fans.

[@DecaturQue]

6 gold medals means they hogging the spots and get it even if they riding the bench. I get it though. Pros and cons to everything.

[@DavidHaskin-z1d]

Bullshit, it's not what you know, but who you blow

[@JoLy9701]

Jordan past the torch to give others the Olympic dream. WNBA could learn from Jordan. Stop being selfish. Share the Dream!

[@Honeygooyumy69]

TBH ..I USE ANY SPORT ..AS A MEANS OF REPRESENTING THE HIGHS AND LOWS YOU WILL COME ACROSS IN THE GAME ..AS SOMETHING YOU MAY OR MAY NOT EXPERIENCE IN LIFE .. AND HOW EMBRACING THE HARDSHIP (SUFFERING) IN ORDER TO ATTAIN LIMITS YOU THOUGHT WERE NOT POSSIBLE FOR ONESELF AND IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS ..THATS WAS JESUS WAY ..NO TV BACK THEN

[@higherho1540]

“The standard” she scored 3 points or some crap and was benched in the last match. That’s no standard, she is old and done for. Should have retired a while ago.

[@JohnMcCloskey-g9o]

Caitlyn has no rivals, no anywhere near rivals,,,

[@Top-Kek]

Sue's beautiful

[@lizacana2898]

It’s politics sad to say 😉😝 it’s better in athletics as you will know who will be a victor 😉😃

[@moveandstretch9982]

a 20 year old "girl"? are there 20 year old "boys"

[@famousames989]

Sue is pretty enough to not be a let’s be honest. Men failed…

[@Honeygooyumy69]

😲

[@lizacana2898]

It’s easy who to take off .. the question is why they can’t take them off 😉😛

[@lizhricik]

This is a prepackaged interview, kind of disingenuous.

[@michaelsmith8684]

Look what happened to womens socrer they got rid of all the big mouth players and won gold See megan is gone and people watched

[@RüdigerSchwab]

soft questions, sad

[@david_209_13]

Sue Who ? 🫤

[@WashingtonDon-k7u]

Miller Melissa Taylor Betty Moore Kevin

[@JoanneBanks-m6u]

Lopez Brenda Wilson Karen Moore Betty

[@Kidmike6]

🗣️ WHO THE FUCK IS SUE BIRD 🗣️

[@sgg17003]

You have a flat crystal ball called a cell phone. Rub it's belly and a genie named Google will appear. Try it sometime.

[@doug6013]

USA women’s basketball had a chance to have the eyes of the world on them but they chose not too. Keeping team USA’s little club together was way more important. Angel and CC should have both been on the team.

[@ruyeliaslopez7783]

By promoting the Caitlin Clark - Angel Reese alleged rivalry, Sue Bird continuously lose her remaining credibility as an intelligent and independent WNBA analyst and commentator. there is no rivalry. Angel Reese is just riding on the coattails of Caitlin Clark's popularity. Without Angel Reese in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark would just be as popular as today and millions of fans would just be supporting her. I don't know why these people in the WNBA and its media could not accept what the reality is - Caitlin Clark, and her alone, is the one moving the needle in the WNBA. Jealousy? Envy? Insecurity? Egotistical? Petty? Dumb or Stupid?

[@rollandcurtisoffExpoInThe30s]

ESPN, Fox Sports, and other media platforms conveniently refuse to cover the game that was on June 2, 2024, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever lost to the New York Liberty 104 points to 68 points in front of 17,401 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Liberty beat Caitlin Clark & the Fever by 36 points. Caitlin Clark scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, she shot 10% from the field as she shot 1 for 10, she shot 15% from the 3-point arc as she shot 1 for 7 with the 3-ball, and she had 3 turnovers. Before this game, Caitlin Clark was averaging 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists on 38% from the field, 31% from the 3-point arc, and 90% from the free-throw. Caitlin Clark is also averaging 5.7 TURNOVERS per game So Caitlin Clark is shooting freethrows like Steph Curry, but it doesn’t look like she’s a long-range 3-point sniper like “the babyface assassin”. 🏀🏀🏀🔥🏀🏀🏀

[@iowamagicman]

What percentage of the turnovers are truly hers, and not her teammates failing to catch the ball, or not being ready for it?

[@DEVIOUS1REEMGEEZ52]

@iowamagicman all of them are hers fucc is you talking about. Stop the weird shit bro. If it was anyone else you wouldn't even be saying that shit

[@semi6544]

No one is talking about it because it is one game of many. You are so clean with that box score. Did you even watch the game? Sometimes in sports players with great expectations get hype before they produce the results. That doesn't mean they won't produce the results. Peyton Manning, LeBron James,, and many others got the hype before eventually turning into the thing everyone predicted they would be. Caitlin still has a lot to learn but she is mixing great performances with average ones and even some bad ones just like any other rookie would. James Harden and Russel Westbrook averaged over 4 turnovers a game in seasons where they were MVP candidates. When you have the ball as much as Caitlin has the ball, turnovers are inevitable whether they are her fault or the fault of teammates. More opportunities equals more chances to mess up. I am just guessing but Caitlin probably has the highest usage rate in the whole WNBA.

[@pugdova1138]

So you're investing all your words into a single game early in a regular season and hoping that it lands with any significance. All those words -- mimicking analysis, desperately extrapolating -- hoping beyond hope that this is the anchor to a fantasy world you can construct -- an odd "safe space" for whatever agrieves you. Lol

[@Earl_E_Burd]

@@pugdova1138 That's a great comment