Sincere question: Why are people so afraid of the French national team? Sure, any team can beat any other team on any given day, and you can never take a win for granted, but 9 times out of 10 this team is not beating our super team. So what’s with all the hand-wringing? (See first comment below for the French national team roster).

With the WNBA is not doing a top 30 list for all-time WNBA players for the 30th anniversary. Who would be on your list of top 30 all-time? My list, in no particular order.

Diana Taurasi

Tamika Catchings

A'ja Wilson

Maya Moore

Cynthia Cooper

Breanna Stewart

Candace Parker

Lisa Leslie

Sheryl Swoopes

Lauren Jackson

Sylvia Fowles

Sue Bird

Elena Delle Donne

Nneka Ogwumike

Tina Thompson

Seimone Augustus

Tina Charles

Brittney Griner

Yolanda Griffith

Becky Hammon

Cappie Pondexter

Lindsay Whalen

Angel McCoughtry

Katie Smith

Ticha Penicheiro

DeWanna Bonner

Chelsea Gray

Jonquel Jones

Chamique Holdsclaw

Rebekkah Brunson

Valkyries fan here! If yout want to see an exciting Valkyries game watch their August 7th game vs Dallas OR watch them beat the Lynx for the first time ever on August 24th.

August 7th was one of their highest scoring games this season. Be Warned! The Valks are more for fans who like seeing Blocks, steals, deflections, and Help Defense leading to Turnovers.

We have MANY standout stars because our bench gets played the most in the league. But, I especially glue my eyes to the screen because of VB’s defense and handling/ assists. She’s currently +18 in Assist to TO ratio.

Which game would you recommend for your team this season? I’m especially interested in seeing more Aces and Chicago(Sydney wrecked us, twice if I remember correctly).

I have to get this off my chest.

All these "most [x] in a season!!!" posts are cool, but every time I roll my eyes because *we are in the longest season in WNBA history.* It's just easier to amass points, rebounds, assists, whatever.

I also get tired of the made up stats (across all leagues) that seem to be popping up recently. I'm sure whoever just had the first game with 13.6+ points, 1.9+ rebounds, and 6 fouls in less than ten minutes is proud, but it feels like a reach.

On the flip side, this effect gives me a little extra boost when single game records (shout-out Angel Reese) or season average records fall because they stand out from the load of "most Fitbit steps by a Virgo in a single season" posts.

I don't want anything to /really/ change and we should continue to celebrate accomplishments and records. I just want to yell at my cloud.

hello! forgive my cornplating, it’s only day 1 of the fiba break and i am suffering withdrawals. i noticed that the dream have these cool electric blue accessories like the leggings, sleeves, headbands, etc with their rebel kits. i was wondering if they’re the only team to have non-black-and-white accessories this season?

this cool article talks about the origins of the one-legged sleeve, and in it you can see that some teams have had colorful accessories in the past.

hypothetically, what teams to do you think could incorporate another color into their kits’ accessories? or do you think it’s distracting? as a valkyries fan, i think their signature violet would look great as a headband or sleeve, specifically with their white kits.

hope everyone is coping well with the fiba break!

Fiba world cup is the best opportunity to show if she can compete in the wnba for nexts year draft. She's one of the players to watch for when she comes off the bench.

Edit: reworded.

What are the season ticket prices looking like for your teams? I’m on the list for Comets season tickets and so far they’ve just sent out the pricing for floor seats (which is of course steep: 42k-11k for a season ticket). They haven’t released anything else but wondering how everyone else’s is looking/stacking up?

Angel Reese and Veronica Burton are your East and West players of the week for week 14

Found this really fascinating. There’s so much that goes into making sure that players are comfortable/happy and locked in.

Clipped from the Atlanta Dream’s most recent video found here: https://youtu.be/XMKLCfj7-CE?is=JV0WGBNK1RRP1oAa

Fenerbache announced her coming over for the next season (which is WNBA offseason). She will likely play in a front court pairing with Fener-queen Emma Meesseman.

Fenerbache is obviously a very good landing spot for her to develop. The roster is usually stacked with great players. However, they have yet to release their full roster for the offseason.

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday!

Anything you want to discuss non-basketball related? Others sports? Fashion? Tv? Personal life?

This is your weekly thread to do so!