The MOP just hit the league and she heard that you haven't been paying attention.
She's here to collect.
As you can tell by the big, cheesy-ass smile on the white lady's face, the LA Sparks and WNBA in general are very, very happy to have Candace Parker. After 11 years of being practically ignored by every-damn-body except little girls and me -- yeah, I watch the WNBA from time to time, so what? (Deanna Nolan got GAME!) -- people close to the league seem to think that Ms. Parker is just what they need to draw some much-wanted attention to the ladies' game. And I agree.
Now Candace aint about to put the softleg league on the same level as the NBA, but she can be their Lebron James/Carmelo Anthony-type.
She's been damn-near a household name in the basketball world since "winning" the dunk contest at the McDonald's High School All-American Game in 2004 (she really only won due to shock and nostalgic value); then she hit UT, kilt and murda'd the Women's NCAA by winning all the individual trophies and, more importantly, leading the team to back-to-back chips.
Now she's a pro and easily the most marketable player in the WNBA. She's got crazy mad skills, she's well-spoken, and, most importantly (in terms of marketing, that is), she doesn't look like a fuckin' man like them other dike-lookin' WNBA bitches.
Harsh? Maybe. True? Absolutely.
Y'all know damn well the majority of players in the WNBA fall into one of two categories:
LLWs (Long, Lanky Weirdos)...
Lisa Leslie, LA Sparks
...or BMBs (Big, Man-Beasts)
Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock
Candace is a new breed. A cutie-pie with game. She was even on the "cute" side of Don Imus' "nappy-headed hoes" comment.
She even looks good on-court while all sweaty and shit. Who else does that?
In case you can't tell, this post is dedicated to Ms. Parker. I'm anticipating watching her pro career unfold - will she become the WNBA's first superstar/media darling or just another chick with game (a la Chamique Holdsclaw)? And will she be better than Super Cooper?
It's just too bad the WNBA is a bum-ass league as far as the pay goes. Base salary for a number one WNBA pick is a paltry $44,064, compared to about $4 million for their NBA counterpart (but they still make more than D-League niggas). To understand it even better, look at it this way: Candace's brother Anthony will make $4.35 million from the Toronto Raptors this season. The WNBA salary cap is $772,000. The nigga could pay the Sparks' entire payroll and not even really feel it.
That's fucked up. I wanna see how much Ms. Parker can generate for herself and the league.
I know, I know -- you don't care. But as I've said before, this is MY blog, so those who aren't amused can kiss my ass. Now on with the tribute:
This is her man, Shelden Williams. (Nobody's perfect.)
VIDEO:
Prime Time:
Pokin' on Hoes:
"Don't bring that weak shit in here!":
Dunk-Off with Michelle Snow:
(Who is Michelle Snow, you ask? The only girl I've ever seen dunk with two hands during a game):
1 comment:
yea i feel you on her being the "lebron" of the wnba, she presents a very marketable, wholesome, clean image that's gonna work very well for her as well as the wnba. i might lose points for this one (fuck it) but i actually like watchin the women's final four as opposed to the men's. seeing that we are in the era of the one and dones. but we're not on that, back to ms. parker. she's gonna be biggest thing to hit the wnba since championship houston comets teams w/ swoopes and cooper, and lisa leslie.
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