The women’s collegiate game is so pure and they still play basketball. Which as a basketball fan is fun too watch.

@mikeswinhart7160

Жыл бұрын

💯

@Chris.E.

Жыл бұрын

I've always said if I was a youth basketball coach I'd have my players watch the WNBA and elite women's college basketball. They do the fundamentals so well because very few have the athleticism of NBA players.

@trevorlambert4226

Жыл бұрын

What are other basketball leagues playing?

@robertkwiatkoski1292

Жыл бұрын

with an occasional straight right thrown, or some hair pulling weave stealing going on. Maybe it's just " less of the culture" that has permeated sports. Either way , this girl can play.

@mrmillennium2697

Жыл бұрын

College basketball for women's is fun and fundamentally sound. Not like the NBA just jacking up 3's

If you haven’t seen Caitlin Clark play, you are missing a talent very rarely seen by any of us. She breaks records every time she steps on the court. Some of those records are men’s and women’s records.

@cyber6sapien

Жыл бұрын

Yup. i don't care for Women's basketball. But as soon as I saw her play I couldn't take my eyes off her. She is *special* !

@Yyyyyy5

Жыл бұрын

She is the best women’s basketball player of all time to this point, there currently is no one better than Caitlin Clark. Will there ever be another woman better? I don’t know, if there is it may be a while. And no…it’s not Angel Reese, she didn’t even have the most points on her team in the NCG plus she has a 2.0 GPA and the IQ of a potato. I feel bad for Angel Reese yes for the fact that she is a very stewp!d girl with very very low intelligence. However I think it’s great what Angel Reese can do for having special needs and what not.

Caitlin Clark is a beast. So fun to watch.

@PisgahGravelProject

Жыл бұрын

Bad to the bone! One in ten million lifetimes kinda player

Caitlin is so amazing that she has silenced the women's sports haters. I noticed there are very few negative comments on posts about her.

@joancarlson5218

Жыл бұрын

Not impressed!! Whining entitled brat!!!

It is simple, Caitlin Clark is the most electrifying player in basketball right now.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

I went to Auburn, and when I was there the women's team were 2nd in the NCAA 4 out of 5 years. I played pickup with them women a lot, and I have good skills. I am a 6'4" guy (played DIII basketball), and on Auburn women's team I could have started at shooting guard or small forward. I would've gotten CRUSHED inside, as center or power forward, as I am WAY too small. Even though their team was great, they had NO ONE who was even close in ability to Caitlin...NOWHERE close. She moves smoothly and effortlessly with the ball, and has the vision and passing ability like an NFL quarterback...AMAZING long-ball passes. Her long-distance shooting skills were WAY better than most guys playing college basketball. The only guy I saw in person/played against (pickup) who could shoot more long distance, easily, was Chuck Person. She could've started at shooting guard in the vast majority of guy's teams in today's college basketball (counting ALL the 4 year colleges, not just DI). She would be too slow to play point guard, and too small for small forward, but her shooting and passing is the key for the shooting guard position. We used to watch SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), who was DIII. They had a girl as backup point guard, as they had no women's team (brand new school). Caitlin could've started at point guard, shooting guard or small forward for them, and they would've won a ton more games. When I played DIII, we played at GA Tech and lost by 4...we led almost the whole game. If Caitlin played for us, as shooting guard, we would have won, EASILY, and that is true even though there was no 3 point line (and no shot clock). Two of my grandparents were from Iowa (my parents went to Iowa State), and my Michigan grandparent went to Iowa, where his uncle was Professor of Physics at Iowa. He did field events for Iowa Track and Field and qualified for the US Olympic Trials, but didn't have the money to get there by train, so couldn't go. I also used to know the Iowa VB coach. Good to see Iowa showcased...

It's not just about the growth of the women's game, it's about the massive decline off the NBA.

@patrick4662

Жыл бұрын

It’s both

@leonardomoore1868

Жыл бұрын

Mark Nadratowski how are those WNBA ratings doing? CC is not going to do anything as far as boosting WNBA ratings bcyz the WNBA have no idea on how to treat their players and promote them.

@trikk9964

Жыл бұрын

@patrick4662 ... trust-me... the women's-game has little to offer other than these "one-of-a-kinds" like Caitlin. Don't be confused; the men's-game is in rapid-decline due to quality, rule-changes... and politics...

@brandonevans4773

Жыл бұрын

nba players dont play most of the time thats why its declining. My first nba game was Lakers vs Warriors. Steph, Lebron, AD, Klay and Westbrook did not play. Felt like a huge waste of money

@taraatkins4823

9 ай бұрын

@@leonardomoore1868 the ratings are actually up this year because of having some promotion. and thats with the little marketing they get. if they actually promoted it like the mens or actually put a full fledge effort into it then they would be way more popular like you stated. but they just kinda dip their toe in the water. i dont know how many highlight videos ive watched and either the scoreboard was nonexistent or they jump from 9 mins in the 4th quarter straight to overtime without showing how the game got sent to ot. its crazy. like you said they dont treat players well and dont promote the league how they should.

Haven't seen the final numbers, but the ratings for Iowa - South Carolina must have been through the roof.

I came to watch Caitlin Clark. Pure skill, joy and passion, playing for the love of the game and her team! That’s why I watch and will continue to watch her! The Great ones make their team better, and Clark does that! And I have to add that I refuse to watch the NBA. The NBA could use more Magic and Bird and Jordan and less of the egotistical “look at me game” of todays players.

@PukaHeadMan

10 ай бұрын

I totally agree! It’s to the point where I can’t stand the NBA players. And as bad as the WNBA is in viewership, the players are really good, but they’re becoming more violent and the refs are calling less fouls. Plus the league consists of only 12 teams with no expansion in sight, so where is there room for new recruits?

No Duke, no North Carolina, no Kansas, no Kentucky. This might be the greatest men's Final Four of all time. On the women's side, if Caitlin Clark and Iowa can upset South Carolina, it might be the game of the decade, but it will take a Herculein effort by the entire Iowa team to beat South Carolina.

@theonlykog

Жыл бұрын

We're talking about South Carolina, she has a good run. Gamecocks don't play Women's basketball, they play something else.

@Anamer22

Жыл бұрын

You can call yourself Nostradamus

@michaelbaker8375

Жыл бұрын

Greatest Final Four of all time with none of the Blue Bloods? More like one of, if not THE lowest rated Final Four of all time...ratings equal advertising dollars, unfortunately it's always about the money in the end.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

@@theonlykog USC was big, but didn't have enough players who were technically skilled enough to beat Iowa.

@jasonkeith9317

6 ай бұрын

​@@michaelbaker8375yeah that Final Four sucked.

Caithlyn Clark, Hailey Van Lith, and South Carolina...bruh they hitting different

The Iowa team is our Midwest hero's. Caitlin put on a show against Louisville. She fed her team assist passes, and she also made 3 PT shots from anywhere she wanted. Go Buckeyes👩

Caitlin is full of character and class and skill.. and she holds all of it very humbly.. bravo..

And CC will most likely return to Iowa City next year💯👍

I am a huge Iowa WBB & MBB fan. Caitlyn Clark and her teammates are an excellent example of a team that is playing a truly exciting brand of basketball and they have exceeded my expectations for how high this program could rise. That said I truly believe SC is unbeatable and will win another National title because they are the most complete team in women’s college hoops. I also think it speaks volumes about the sport that two truly amazing women lead both of these teams. Aliyah Boston is a lady we have seen rise from the tears of defeat a few years ago to the smiles and tears of joy last year and likely this year. And Caitlyn Clark and her team bring so much joy to the average viewer because of their exciting brand of basketball and incredible teamwork. All my life I have been a men’s’ college hoop fan and this is the first year I watched way more women’s’ games than I ever watched a men’s’ game. And here we are with LSU, VA Tech, Iowa, and SC for the final four winners left standing. There are no losers when you get to the Final Four and these are 4 great reps for the best women’s’ basketball has to offer and that speaks volumes in a year when there is no UCONN, Stanford, or Tennessee in the Final 4 and yet I can’t help but think how entertaining and great this weekend will be if there are 3 more close games and maybe an upset or 2. Lots of great other teams got beat along the way and I have become a huge Big 10 fan as a result (Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland and of course Iowa and others all played incredible seasons and were awesome to watch). Congrats to Caitlyn Clark a well deserving Player of the Year Award Winner! Go Iowa!!! (But remember there are no losers in the Final 4 and all of these programs are great reps of the sport and deserving of the Title whether they win it or not.

@mattalbrecht7471

4 ай бұрын

that aged well

Amazing what can happen when people have unreal Talent. Catelyn Clark is definitely single handedly why people are paying attention.

The only person who makes me watch the NBA is Steph Curry because he's not boring or predictable. Caitlin Clark is the same reason why i watch Iowa's women basketball.

Caitlin Clark. GO IOWA!!

Let's just put it out there Catlin Clark's play is a work of art. As for today's NBA, I'd rather watch PBA.

@PukaHeadMan

10 ай бұрын

Hahaha! Me too!

One day Caitlin Clark will be the Iowa women’s basketball coach.

I went to Auburn, and when I was there the women's team were 2nd in the NCAA 4 out of 5 years. I played pickup with them women a lot, and I have good skills. I am a 6'4" guy (played DIII basketball), and on Auburn women's team I could have started at shooting guard or small forward. I would've gotten CRUSHED inside, as center or power forward, as I am WAY too small. Even though their team was great, they had NO ONE who was even close in ability to Caitlin...NOWHERE close. She moves smoothly and effortlessly with the ball, and has the vision and passing ability like an NFL quarterback...AMAZING long-ball passes. Her long-distance shooting skills were WAY better than most guys playing college basketball. The only guy I saw in person/played against (pickup) who could shoot more long distance, easily, was Chuck Person. She could've started at shooting guard in the vast majority of guy's teams in today's college basketball (counting ALL the 4 year colleges, not just DI). She would be too slow to play point guard, and too small for small forward, but her shooting and passing is the key for the shooting guard position. We used to watch SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), who was DIII. They had a girl as backup point guard, as they had no women's team (brand new school). Caitlin could've started at point guard, shooting guard or small forward for them, and they would've won a ton more games. When I played DIII, we played at GA Tech and lost by 4...we led almost the whole game. If Caitlin played for us, as shooting guard, we would have won, EASILY, and that is true even though there was no 3 point line (and no shot clock). Two of my grandparents were from Iowa (my parents went to Iowa State), and my Michigan grandparent went to Iowa, where his uncle was Professor of Physics at Iowa. He did field events for Iowa Track and Field and qualified for the US Olympic Trials, but didn't have the money to get there by train, so couldn't go. I also used to know the Iowa VB coach. Good to see Iowa showcased...

The core of it is Caitlin Clark...

In the Pat vs Geno days those games drew higher ratings than men's college basketball or NBA as well. When the product on the floor is talented and they market them well enough people will watch.

Great game...... Louisville has Hailey Van Lith, a 5'7 player, who goes up against these 6 ft plus players and bullies them physically. Amazing to watch. She bumps them with the shoulder to the point where, when absorbing the contact, they wouldn't be able to jump right away to contest her shot and then she does a floater or shot with the softest touch.

The Women's college basketball games also dwarf the WNBA ratings too. Which is wild that it doesn't translate to their pro league.

People tuned in for Caitlin’s bake and Hailey’s cake

Have never watched womans basketball until Caitlin Clark. She's worth the watch - know many others that feel the same way.

@saltyholic3046

Жыл бұрын

Same. I watched because of her and she didn’t disappoint. Incredible talent

The NBA is unwatchable.

@johnseavey6622

Жыл бұрын

agreed

just now folks noticed that women's basketball is a valuable media thing. SURPRISE!

College stars stay in college all four years in the women's side the way it use to be in the men's 90's, the lack of a high paying women's pro league keeps them in school longer even NIL adds to it, wouldn't be a bad idea for the NCAA to allow them to keep playing beyond their senior year as long as they continue their education, something to think about

@bobboyoop1141

Жыл бұрын

WNBA rules on draft eligibility: 22 yrs old in year of draft or 4 years out of HS or "regular" college eligibility used up. She could possibly even finish her MBA with an extra 5th year of eligibility due to the COVID thing, make more in NIL than WNBA salary, AND play in front of, on average nearly 2x the fans as WNBA (Iowa averages almost 11k at home, she surely draws well on the road also, WNBA averages 5600). She's even mentioned the 5th year as a possibility. Her competitiveness however lends one to believe she'll go pro after next year (she should break the all time NCAAW scoring record next year regardless). She's definitely worth the price of admission!

Right now, best college basketball player male and female.

Women’s college basketball is very enjoyable to watch thanks to the enthusiasm and quality of play.

the NBA is hitting all time lows this season in terms of ratings. I'm not even shocked, the biggest star in the NBA is a long in the tooth guy that's constantly pushed in a stupid (merit-less) debate with someone who hasn't bounced a ball in 20 years back when the NBA was actually popular. the guy has as many haters as fans, maybe more. the game is soft and the players have too much power anf mobility. not to mention this thing called "load management".

Caitlin Clark 💯

2 words as to why. "Caitlyn Clark"

You're missing the bigger story about the ratings and that's that the NCAA basically gave away the broadcast rights for women's college basketball; throwing about away untold millions of dollars down the drain that would have helped grow the sports. The ladies have been doing this with one hand tied behind their back for the last 12 years.

I used to think that keeping women in college for so long was bad for the WNBA this year made me understand how wrong I was. But two things can be true at once, the NBA is becoming a product most people can't get behind, and the women's game is growing.

The NBA sucks. Haven’t beeen interested since the 90’s.

Your statement that new eyes on the women's game, I got fed up with the NBA many years ago, it was the quality of the Hawkeyes program and her play that was the reason I'm watching, The women's game is fundamentally sound ,

CC is as skilled a shooter as we've seen, she is a Curry clone. It doesn't seem real what she does.

She’s more exciting than the NBA. Women college basketball is more exciting because they play hard and with passion.

I'm just glad she didn't go to uconn.

NBA has become a 3 point shooting contest. It has lost so much of its excitement compared to the 90’s and 2000’s. Not sure if it can be fixed, maybe move the 3 point line back some to lower the shot %.

@geomoney2286

Жыл бұрын

Right - I would like to limit the number of 3's a player can take per game - maybe limit a player to 5 attempts per game because that really is all they do now - I have seen guys have an easy layup available or a nice close mid-range shot and they literally will run back behind the 3 pt line instead of taking the easy 2.

@harrykern616

Жыл бұрын

Not only 3's but also the dunking, half these clowns can't shoot anymore,lol!!!

@PukaHeadMan

10 ай бұрын

Or get rid of the 3 pt. game, suspend violent players with 5 games without pay, plus a $25,000 fine.

Caitlin Clarke brought me back to lebatard.

I need her with Luka on the Mavs, this girl is on his level, she is unheard of good

@bentmercer

Жыл бұрын

Ha, actually a good idea

More teams with a chance to win women's college championship helps the game.

How I wish Kobe Bean is still alive to take Caitlin Clark under his wings. He would have loveeee this with so much passion.

Caitlin Clark has the quality of a star! She has great basketball skills and has superior athletic abilities. Will NCAA screw up the March madness or will they let Caitlin Clark attract maximum viewership. There is a chance that Iowa women’s basketball can draw an audience beyond the wildest dream. Iowa plays a great team basketball! We will see how many people get to see Caitlin in the march madness.

early in the season the stadiums were half full, now in IOWA they are selling out in less than 1 hour

@brianmouland209

Жыл бұрын

Exactly after Clark leaves they will be back to lower attendance

@mikelipke9404

Жыл бұрын

@@brianmouland209 but this might spark the WNBA

This lady has no idea what she’s talking about. I lived next to Carver and my wife and I went to Iowa women’s bball games for 4 years. Caitlin Clark is the spark. Period.

SC has been popular for awhile now . They started it.

Women's college basketball is great because the WNBA requires women to be 22 years old or be on track to graduate a 4 year university to be eligible for the draft. Men of the same hypothetical skill and productivity as players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Aliyah Boston, Hailey Van Lith, etc. would not be in the college game for long, if at all. But more than that, I don't know that there has ever been a player as skilled and productive as Caitlin Clark, at any level of basketball, and her dominance has drawn a lot of eyes to the sport.

She is fun to watch,and is certainly helping women's basketball.

Cate is popular because she is a phenomenon

The men’s college and pro game don’t seem as finesse or team oriented as they once were. Now it’s more of a slamming, in your face, power game with players being more selfish, violent, and angry. And mugging your opponents seem to be within the rules. Overall, players aren’t as likable or as charismatic as they were in the past. Yes, there’s a few like Lebron James and Steph Curry, but no one like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordon, Dr. J, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and more. As for the women’s college game, they have reached the phase where many teams have talent, the balls is passed with more precision and the scoring is more consistent. The three point game has gotten a lot better and there are an incredible amount of great play-making. With phenom Caitlin Clark soaring to new heights and the excitement of the women’s March Madness, this year’s final four is a doozy! What would’ve made it even better is if Uconn made it to the party with a healthy Paige Buecker and Azzi Fudd.

I watch all basketball, but I have a lot of friends who won't care anything about women basketball, they just saw the tournament to see Caitlin Clark. Let that sink in...

Catlin Clark is playing Basketball like Patrick plays in the NFL

I enjoy watching the NCAA women's game. The only NBA team I enjoy watching is Golden State warriors.

No one is watching all of these games. Caitlin was the reason.

@girlmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Nope she was not the reason. She might be one of the reasons but she definitely not the only reason!!

@robertepperson

Жыл бұрын

Bro tf u talking about did you not just here dude say VT vs Ohio State pulled in over 2 million viewers and Caitlin Clark wasn't even in that game so ur logic sounds a little broken my dude 😂😂

@johnseavey6622

Жыл бұрын

@@girlmonkey not for me she is amazing

I sat on the Forum floor closer to Magic than anyone. I watched practices. For me, Caitlin is there or beyond (as a woman, huge for me). AND, she's not just playing ag bio males in "women's" sports x2 her height, size he also beat the men's college finals point record AND the pro NBA ratings. I've been OFF sports for many reasons. Caitlin restored my faith in sports again (then the "woke" racist political cr --- esp in the final game sabotaged it). Great it great in sports, regardless of color, sex or sport.

Clark is to womens ncaa what Tiger was to golf.

@breeminor498

Жыл бұрын

@MhR Naw. She is definitely not like Tiger was to golf.

She is the newborn goat of women's basketball in the world best of the best

Women's track. Katelyn Tuohy, Abby Steiner, Femke Bol, Sha'carri Richardson

It's Caitlin Clark and has nothing to do with putting games on tv. I subscribe to every service that carries her games, and she is the only reason I subscribe. I don't watch anyone else and when she leaves I will watch whatever WNBA team she plays for.

Love watching College ..... mostly Males and certain schools I like to see do well ..... on the other hand - this Clark gal is a dynamo and sniper with grit and grin temperament ..... just smoking these teams along with strong team talent overall. I have not watched the Pro game since Larry Bird hung it up .... and Caitlin is as close to that magic as there is ! GBjj

THATS A STREACH

How about the Final four with a double header. Men’s and women’s finals in the same gym same day.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT IDEA!!!

Iowa WBB sold out of all 2023-24 games in 4 hours. You can’t get a ticket. Lots of talent out there but hitting logo 3s is uncommon. Iowa WBB sold 51,000 tickets to an exhibition game against DePaul tomorrow.

Wat !!!! I never watch wmba.... But college ball and Caitlin the best

Well isn't everyone watching college ball in March?

the only reason, I mean the only reason I've been watching Women's BB....Is Caitlin Clark!

She thinks every player on South Carolina is 6' 5" or taller? That would be really amazing if true. In reality only two of their players are at least 6' 5", but they still have great size relative to most teams.

Caitlin Clark will save the WNBA

$: Top women's players are now getting WAY more endorsement money. AND, the new NCAA TV contract is coming up. Now, Football and Mens' BB have their contract, and then ALL OTHER NCAA sports have a contract. The NCAA really screwed the old contract up. This next one, the Women's BB will ALSO have their own contract, so more money for the players...

So what if the men’s side starts having problems. They have had their stuff a long time

She's the superior player and will probably wind up in the NBA.

Pay the women more money.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

That is coming...

Pay the women more money

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

They will be getting a lot more very soon, via the new NCAA TV contracts, and the endorsement deals for stars like CC.

NCAA $20-student athletes$0. Even you win you still loose. Come on man.stop financial abusing these athletes.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

They are getting money, FINALLY. CC will earn more from her endorsements while in college, than her pay in the WNBA...

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

Infamy and controversy is played out. The college women game is just pure ball and fundamental at that. Catlin Clark play like NBA players and she's fun to watch now because you don't really see women shooting like that. SC has a 6'5" a 6'7" (2) 6'4"s and (6) 6'1"s to 6'3". Not really out of sight big, plenty of teams can match their size. It's all their bigs can play perimeter defense and can jump. So they really just more athletic than everybody. As good as Clark is SC has about 6 girls that can guard her, 1 or 2 will give her fits.

@kyleelsbernd7566

Жыл бұрын

This did not age well.

@breeminor498

Жыл бұрын

@Jelz Kelly Hmmm, see the National Championship game between Iowa and LSU? She is not the only females shooting three's. And this game was extremely physically. By the way, anyone playing college sports is athletic .

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

@@breeminor498 BUT, there are MAJOR differences in athleticism and technical skill. LSU lost, because they didn't have enough players, with enough technical skill to beat Iowa.

NBA doesn't interest me. (Mens college BB with the exception of UConn offense ,doesn't interest me. Caitlin Clark interests me. First time ever watching women. . Amazing!

Culture counts

Not that hard to understand why…

You're from Miami and Ohio is about to win you a championship. Go coach. Hawk defense.

This is more than the NBA. Sick and tired that unnecessary superstar player in the NBA. Look at the ball passing of this collegiate league. Most 3 points made came from team effort assists. No star but everyone looks superstar. NBA sucks

This isn't a shock to me. The NBA is a joke. The players in the league are soft, the overall product just isn't very entertaining.

The girl who said we’re not watching cause they’re not showing is not true, all these bandwagons are hopping on the Caitlin Clark bus. Steph Curry of womens basketball

@12345fowler

11 ай бұрын

How can be she wrong ? You actually contest that the early games were not transmitted on TV ?

I like your girl a LOT - she's sports smart. LUV to see her more bold and out front.

I would rather watch a supremely talented woman use skills vs a bunch of monsters jamming the ball! Traveling and fouling are also rarely called in the NBA! They have ruined a sport! The dunk should be eliminate again! Learn to shoot! Learn to pass! Learn from Caitlin Clarke! She will be the GOAT before she is done!❤

Come on lady. I watched the game because it has Caitlin Clark. Plus just look at the players. Come on the NBA sorry to say this is to………

As soon as the NBA players learn to keep their mouths shut, concerning politics, their ratings will skyrocket. But they won't, so no reason to be concerned about it.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

Our America is too corrupt. We can be great, but we need better politicians, and we need them to rid Our America of this growing out of control corruption at all levels of Our Government. We need ALL of us working together, and calling out the MAJOR problem in Our Political System.

🐐

Uh Dawn Stapey has won multiple championships. Why do we try to discredit and make a white women's accolades seek more than the black woman, dovyour research she won 2 could've been 3 if it weren't for covid

C’s got masterful game. Fun to watch her get’down - the reason why she’s more popular than the NBA is because she looks like most of America. It’s called “representation” - it’s not that phenomenal.

Smh it's CC

she is make more $ then wnba players.. thats the problem.

"National" media makes me laugh. They are so myopic. Iowans for over 100 years have supported women athletes and in no way are surprised by the current value of women's college basketball. 3 of our 4 D1 universities had teams in the NCAA tourney this year. All 4 of these schools have strong programs, as do our smaller universities and colleges. National media has been grossly slow to realize this and is being laughed by lifelong fans when you make videos like this. Incredible, and very sad. Pull your heads out of the NFL's behind.

after the tourney is over no one will even talk about it.

@atpcliff

Жыл бұрын

NOPE! The new NCAA contracts are coming up, and Women's BB, is,, for the first time, going to get their won contract, just like Football and Men's BB...

@tomy5868

Жыл бұрын

@@atpcliff still won't talk about women's sport. Maybe softball

Olympic Gymnastics Finals draw great ratings are they more popular than the NFL?

Nba players dont even dunk anymore, so regular season games are boring and pointless to watch