Aja Wilson is one of the most boring and unexciting players in sports. She wasn't crying and whining until CC showed up. No one cares about her. My friends and I never knew who she was until CC. Who reads SI anyway?
Why is the Unrivaled league not pressing A’ja Wilson to play, is she not the MVP of the WNBA? Does A’ja Wilson not have a greater sense of responsibly to ensure the successful Unrivaled league? Why so much pressure of CC to play in that league? WNBA you can’t have it both ways without looking like hypocrites!
@@casualcausalityy definitely wasn’t rich…. She’s from South Carolina…. But she wasn’t poor either. But between her own hard work and now dating a nba player, she’s definitely rich now 🫶🏾
Good job, Ben, taking the twisted logic to its logical conclusion. I guess you’re right that it’s good SI confined their analysis to basketball. But, yeah, why not mention a player of Collier’s caliber and her performance this past year.
This one broke Sheila Johnson. Rumor is she is committing one billion dollars to fund a class action lawsuit to force all awards to be awarded to everyone, you me, everyone. If she wins, everyone will be winners in every competition moving forward.
Sports Illustrated, actual Sports, so yeah feature the whole league on the cover. No wait better yet feature every team mascot on the cover to represent the whole league. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Soooooo I just know Aja is about to hear "Why didn't they give the whole WNBA player of the year"!?" Who else was on that list"?! "When you just keep singling out one player its gonna "create hard feelings" "its not just one person its Reese" "I feel so bad because I've seen so many players equally as talented and they never got the recognition that they should have" "I don't think we can just pin it on one player" -Sheila Johnson (Washington Mystics owner) 😂😅😂 stfu... CCs the GOAT!
I am from the Philippines. What I know #22 is Caitlin Clark. I did not know that A'ja is also a #22. Take note for 6 years USC did not retire A'ja jersey, they will do so only when Iowa CC22 will be retiring her jersey this coming "2.2."2025. Also, did you know that there is an ESPN promotion coverage of CC22 during her Iowa days? Not a single second was A'ja name mentioned. Lastly, ticket prices on CC22 cheapest price to see is $500+ while A'ja is only $64. What a joke people.
What a miscarriage of injustice. Where is the recognition for the pioneers of the league? We need to recognize Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird, Rebecca Lobo, etc. And what about current players like ELENA DELLE DONN??? You know - the player on the MYSTICS?
I was getting madder and madder, bordering on furious, until you FINALLY mentioned Angel and how the rebounding record (which she did NOT achieve due to injury) SHOULD have been hers, and SHOULD HAVE BEEN is good enough for the WNBA in every other circumstance, BUT THEY GAVE IT TO A'JA ANYWAY. What a travesty! How unfair. I will never watch another WNBA GAME because of this slight to the greatest athlete playing her position on the Sky! But all humor and stat padding aside, great video! Speaking of Humor, I can't wait for the Fever's Home opener~
@@dwightcurrie8316 It's sarcasm throughout the whole comment, like the complement to Angel... 'the greatest athlete playing her position on the Sky' ... as SHE is the only one playing her position on the Sky (since she was almost never subbed out), making her the Greatest of herself.
Ben, you are the BEST! Always look forward to your podcast analyses. Wish people would just play basketball. Why make it so hard to be a fan? Keep the politics and racism out of the game.
Ben this new trajectory of demonstrating the ridiculousness shown when inversely placing the shoe on the other foot is priceless. Great way to point out how ludicrous this all is.
I smell a conspiracy between Angel and A’ja and quite possibly the league. Plus they figured out Angel couldn’t carry the torch to rival Caitlin so the fix is in. Just saying
This award is an optional Award, that only is given out when SI feels they need to do something that will get them NOTICED in the MEDIA. Guess What, it worked !😊😊😊😊
I could not agree more, Ben. It's a scandal. Sports Illustrated decision to snub Kristy, an Australian player, is hurtful to the feelings of all international WNBA fans.
Aja does what she does. It's about her and only her. How is she any WNBA when she didn't take her team to finals. What about anyone from Liberty. How she get MVP?
Aja didn't win a championship this year. Also, with s team packed with Olympians and 2 time champions, she still managed to keep her team stagnant. Meanwhile, Caitlin Clark took the worst team in the league to the playoffs since 2016, beat Aja in more point producing stats (combined scoring, assists, 3 pointers, etc...) put up more points than Aja did in every game Fever player against Aces this season and CC broke 62 records in her rookie season (more than any WNBA player broke in their lifetime) and she's not the most "valuable" player to a team?
@Marie-i4r5b No idea. They don't even try to explain it. Stats? CC blew Aja away on the stats board. Move the needle? Aja was an unknown. CC brought in billions of dollars and millions of fans. Make it make sense to me.
@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h love ur name again,,I remember you!! CC 22 that's right most generated offense by far,,these people had slay MVP before CC 22 even played,, can't wait,,to put most of them in their place 😁😉
Everyone should get a fair share. They must take turns being champion and league MVP. Everyone also gets a participation trophy. The whole W(WE)NBA should go on SI's cover.
Love the satire/sarcasm yet again lol these crack me up. The hypocrisy, and you're going to hear crickets because they only care in a negative fashion when CC wins
Waiting for Sheila Johnson’s comment on Aja Wilson’s winning SI Player of the Year, and how it should go the WNBA instead to just one person/player……🦗🦗🦗🕸️ 🕸️ 🕸️ ☠️ ☠️ ☠️🪦 🪦 🪦
In 2020, Breanna Stewart was the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson Of The Year. I wonder if anyone complained then ... I think they ought to also give a WNBA Owners of the Year award and give it to anyone but Sheila Johnson LOL
oh in case i was misunderstood, I'm not disputing Stewart being deserving of the award. i was just wondering if back then, there were "hurt feelings" or owners who complained ... was Sheila Johnson an owner then? did she make a similar comment?
People are going out of their way to get an issue of Time Magazine's Athlete of the Year issue. I ordered 2 myself as I can't even find magazines anymore. I feel confident that you 'll be able to find as many Sports Illustrated Basketball Player of the Year issues as you want.
There was no reason to shame Kristy Wallace. That was gratuitous, mean-spirited and makes you look small and petty. When Kristy was pulled from the staring lineup and barely played a minute afterwards, she was the first one off the bench to cheer for her teammates. And though she may not be of the caliber to play in the W and may be in the W no longer, she's been a valued presence off the court. Nor has she ever sought controversy. You could've made the point in a decent way.
These antics make all the awards mere bling and participation ghee dunk. Worship at the Ego Alter. Plato: "There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.". A'ja: "Does the award for that have a branding deal?"
I want to see an awards ceremony where there is a table with 144 little plastic trophies to hand out to all players. Nobody will be excluded. Hell, I had a box full of them that I eventually threw out because my kids didn't want them but they felt good getting them when they were 7,8,9,10 ... I don't think they ever stopped getting them. I think they started getting tired of them when they were around 11 or 12. Hey, if all the WNBA players feel good about getting them then go ahead. They can usually be found a the Dollar store for 3 for a buck.
This SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WNBA payer of the YEAR IS RIDICULOUS. CAITLIN CLARK BROKE 62 records as a ROOKIE and increased viewership for the whole league.
Have y'all stopped to think that what CC said and what's happening with A'ja aren't connected? I'm suspicious... I believe it's by design to keep and stir up more interest.
And no mention of A'ja family monied privilege ? WNBA announce MVP title to be replaced with AVP. All valued players ! Also will be no play off's so folks do not get offended at not being included.
Seems like everytime Caitlin recieves an award, they rush to give someone else an award 😂😂😂😂
They have to add the money paid to SI for that award to the WNBA loss column. They lost 40 million and a dollar.
always!!!!! sick of this sh#@$!!!🤬🤬🤬
Can't be having hard,sad, relentless jealousy
😢
Everyone gets a Participation Trophy. 🏆
Your sarcasm is priceless! 😊 I love it!
Aja probably wants the Noble Peace Prize too.
😂
@@brianwade7973 hehe lol 😂
I mean they gave it to the drone bomber himself so why not?
@@KB8Killa Now that is calling a spade a spade.
She thinks she's the pioneer of jealousy
😂😂😂😂
Trying to one up Caitlin at every turn. 😂
Yep yep 😂😂
Time magazine is iconic.. SI is just irrelevant woke garbage
😂 expected..
You are on fire! I am cracking up at this commentary!! You are the best
I’m dead 🤣😆😂👀💀💀💀Participation trophy 🏆 to ALL!!
@@wandavelez4147 hilarious lololol 😂
But how can a player who broke 60+records not be the wnba player of the year ?
Because it’s about the “black” women in the w, “we gotta recognize them movement “
🎯@@derekdumas8782
Wrong Color🤷🏻♂️
Aja Wilson is one of the most boring and unexciting players in sports. She wasn't crying and whining until CC showed up. No one cares about her. My friends and I never knew who she was until CC. Who reads SI anyway?
Me either n I can't stomach her,, when she opens that mouth
How many records did A Wilson break?
If it weren't for CC, Aja would get no coverage at all. She associates herself with CC to make herself relevant. Otherwise, she's a total snooze.
Thank you Ben for keeping it together with a straight face and not cracking up with this nonsense and silliness! Oh My Goodness! 😂
I want to know who else was on this ranking list?… What was the criteria used for this award?!…
Facts
Black and female were 2 of the requirements...
Is your name Aja Wilson. Yes. Congratulations you "won".
@@happymrjoy gotta be a bl.k woman
lol. I love this fanbase. We are so extra.
But how will all the other WNBA players feel?
New award! The i want to be like Catlin award! Give out 144 of them call it day!
143
@kevinsage245 lol ahh heck give Catlin one too! 🤣 i
Aja's mouth compromised her on not a few occasions.
Lol 😂lol😂 haaaaaa
Good on you, Priceless. That's only just one of the reasons I watch your videos
Why is the Unrivaled league not pressing A’ja Wilson to play, is she not the MVP of the WNBA? Does A’ja Wilson not have a greater sense of responsibly to ensure the successful Unrivaled league? Why so much pressure of CC to play in that league? WNBA you can’t have it both ways without looking like hypocrites!
They know Ajay isn't a draw
Excellent point. 🤣👍
A’ja has been in the league 7 years….. everyone knows she does not play in the off season. 😂 they asked once already she said no.
@@Eleven1of1I had no idea, makes sense since she grew up rich
@@casualcausalityy definitely wasn’t rich…. She’s from South Carolina…. But she wasn’t poor either. But between her own hard work and now dating a nba player, she’s definitely rich now 🫶🏾
Good point Ben! SI should have put every body on this Magazine not just Aha Wilson in that article. I guess Aha Wilson gets a pass. 🤣🤣🤣
@@blackcrowvol2281 yeah this time,, maybe they'll make her wear the thong 😂
Thanks Ben for pointing out the hypocrisy with your commentary while making us laugh.
Ben is an hypocrite
OMG, I’m so excited. I can’t wait. I love CJ.
The hypocrisy of the wnba completely exhausts me... nothing ceases to amaze me at this point.
the title alone had be belly laughing. so funny.....
Good job, Ben, taking the twisted logic to its logical conclusion.
I guess you’re right that it’s good SI confined their analysis to basketball. But, yeah, why not mention a player of Collier’s caliber and her performance this past year.
This one broke Sheila Johnson. Rumor is she is committing one billion dollars to fund a class action lawsuit to force all awards to be awarded to everyone, you me, everyone. If she wins, everyone will be winners in every competition moving forward.
Well done Ben.
And Gayle King was on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue 😂😂😂
No! Seriously? 😮
Haaaaaa oh shat
SI hasn’t been relevant for many years - swimsuit issue is its biggest attraction
It's just a soft-core version of what play-boy was in the 70's, but about sports.
Cue the Lizzo 'biggest attraction' snark
We MUST hear from Sheila Johnson
Yes, let’s see her keep that same energy as she did for CC and Time
Expect to hear "crickets".
@@tonyedwards3938 moon crickets?? ;)
She’s hiding under a rock with Swoops.
@@eastorange2035 They gonna need a "bigger" rock.
Phee ain't getting nothing?? 😢
I like Collier,,n u can tell as a person, she's up standing ❤🎉
@Marie-i4r5b I think media have realized angel reese ain't it... They're now on the aja train trying to create narratives or make a pointless point
I love CC, but I would not have been mad if Phee got this award.
Brilliant point Ben!
Sports Illustrated, actual Sports, so yeah feature the whole league on the cover. No wait better yet feature every team mascot on the cover to represent the whole league. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Wait! I thought SI was done?
"Ben, stay focused" 😂
Ben, some say "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit". Boy, am I glad that you and I disagree with that sentiment 😂👍👌
Sarcasm is the "lowest" form of wit and the highest form of intelligence.
Sarcasm is my first language lol
Soooooo I just know Aja is about to hear "Why didn't they give the whole WNBA player of the year"!?" Who else was on that list"?! "When you just keep singling out one player its gonna "create hard feelings" "its not just one person its Reese" "I feel so bad because I've seen so many players equally as talented and they never got the recognition that they should have" "I don't think we can just pin it on one player" -Sheila Johnson (Washington Mystics owner) 😂😅😂 stfu... CCs the GOAT!
I am from the Philippines. What I know #22 is Caitlin Clark. I did not know that A'ja is also a #22. Take note for 6 years USC did not retire A'ja jersey, they will do so only when Iowa CC22 will be retiring her jersey this coming "2.2."2025. Also, did you know that there is an ESPN promotion coverage of CC22 during her Iowa days? Not a single second was A'ja name mentioned. Lastly, ticket prices on CC22 cheapest price to see is $500+ while A'ja is only $64. What a joke people.
MADNESS! Where are the other 142?
😯
No way, bro. Love C.J. she's a nut, this is going to be a hoot. Can't wait.
Who is C. J.?
10 point TAKEDOWN!!
Haaaaaa 😂🎉😂🎉
A'JA Wilson BULLYS herself into getting these awards. She's good but not that good.
The 2nd half no one played better than CC 22,,but MVP was already established,,
Epitome of a cry-bully
I don't like her as a person but she deserved the award for play on the court. Next year......#CAITLIN2025MVP
What a miscarriage of injustice. Where is the recognition for the pioneers of the league?
We need to recognize Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird, Rebecca Lobo, etc. And what about current players like ELENA DELLE DONN??? You know - the player on the MYSTICS?
We need to recognize the founding fathers.
I was getting madder and madder, bordering on furious, until you FINALLY mentioned Angel and how the rebounding record (which she did NOT achieve due to injury) SHOULD have been hers, and SHOULD HAVE BEEN is good enough for the WNBA in every other circumstance, BUT THEY GAVE IT TO A'JA ANYWAY. What a travesty! How unfair. I will never watch another WNBA GAME because of this slight to the greatest athlete playing her position on the Sky! But all humor and stat padding aside, great video!
Speaking of Humor, I can't wait for the Fever's Home opener~
Woohoo
"I will never watch another WNBA GAME"
Then:
" I can't wait for the Fever's Home opener"
Both In The Same Comment?
Make Up Your Mind!!!!
@@dwightcurrie8316 It's sarcasm throughout the whole comment, like the complement to Angel... 'the greatest athlete playing her position on the Sky' ... as SHE is the only one playing her position on the Sky (since she was almost never subbed out), making her the Greatest of herself.
A'ja Wilson please GROW-UP !! You can't guilt or bully sponsor 's into giving you shiat. Caitlin brought the #WNBA into the spotlight
She did.
Lisa Lesley and Lauren Jackson era was a season to remember
So not even SI cares about who won the championship. Shouldn't the playoff mvp get it?
Those ladies must be pissed.
😂😂😂
The sad thing is Aja is a poor sport and quite an unlike able player. I won’t be watching her unless CC plays.
Ben, you are the BEST! Always look forward to your podcast analyses. Wish people would just play basketball. Why make it so hard to be a fan? Keep the politics and racism out of the game.
Ben, you are a master at exposing the mass hypocrisy of the WNBA. As subtle as a sledgehammer😂😂
Omg I cant wait dor the live now, I love her!!!
Yeah, dude. Cc had a better year.
😂😂
This should win the video title of the year!
I think, the fans in the front row show get an award for staying the entire game and paying full price
I am waiting for Sheila Johnson to speak up and say that the cover should be the WNBA as a whole. Hello! Where are you, Sheila?
Ben this new trajectory of demonstrating the ridiculousness shown when inversely placing the shoe on the other foot is priceless.
Great way to point out how ludicrous this all is.
I smell a conspiracy between Angel and A’ja and quite possibly the league.
Plus they figured out Angel couldn’t carry the torch to rival Caitlin so the fix is in.
Just saying
Cant belive SI would disrespect wnba like this
Love to see B’en channeling his inner trendyhoopstars for this video. 😂
#blackgirlsrock #delayednotdenied
Aja Wilson the most privileged woman in WNBA history.
This award is an optional Award, that only is given out when SI feels they need to do something that will get them NOTICED in the MEDIA. Guess What, it worked !😊😊😊😊
Well A'ja was the best in 2024 overall. Kudos for breaking the all time scoring. But her reign is over. The new queen is already here.
Yeah buddy,, CC 22 a star is reborn into the Wnba
Atleast you can be honest kudos to you.
I need a follow-up interview with Sheila Johnson asap.
I could not agree more, Ben.
It's a scandal.
Sports Illustrated decision to snub Kristy, an Australian player, is hurtful to the feelings of all international WNBA fans.
Aja does what she does. It's about her and only her. How is she any WNBA when she didn't take her team to finals. What about anyone from Liberty. How she get MVP?
Ben, this is Aja Wilson’s year to win “stuff” without mentioning a runner-up to make her “feel” exclusive.
Aja didn't win a championship this year. Also, with s team packed with Olympians and 2 time champions, she still managed to keep her team stagnant.
Meanwhile, Caitlin Clark took the worst team in the league to the playoffs since 2016, beat Aja in more point producing stats (combined scoring, assists, 3 pointers, etc...) put up more points than Aja did in every game Fever player against Aces this season and CC broke 62 records in her rookie season (more than any WNBA player broke in their lifetime) and she's not the most "valuable" player to a team?
Exactly so how did she get mvp
@Marie-i4r5b No idea.
They don't even try to explain it. Stats? CC blew Aja away on the stats board. Move the needle? Aja was an unknown. CC brought in billions of dollars and millions of fans.
Make it make sense to me.
With all that talent you named they still lost 13 games and did not even make it to (Not win) the finals.
@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h love ur name again,,I remember you!! CC 22 that's right most generated offense by far,,these people had slay MVP before CC 22 even played,, can't wait,,to put most of them in their place 😁😉
A'Ja Wilson is becoming LeBron when it comes to throwing temper tantrums when things are not going her way.
Everyone should get a fair share. They must take turns being champion and league MVP. Everyone also gets a participation trophy.
The whole W(WE)NBA should go on SI's cover.
I see what you did right there... 😃
Love the satire/sarcasm yet again lol these crack me up. The hypocrisy, and you're going to hear crickets because they only care in a negative fashion when CC wins
High five Ben!!!
Calling out the boo-hooers😂😅😂 calling out the ridiculocity, bahahaha!!!
Funny how the hate is only okay when it's coming from one side. Y'all hate on her because she gives her opinion.
Waiting for Sheila Johnson’s comment on Aja Wilson’s winning SI Player of the Year, and how it should go the WNBA instead to just one person/player……🦗🦗🦗🕸️ 🕸️ 🕸️ ☠️ ☠️ ☠️🪦 🪦 🪦
In 2020, Breanna Stewart was the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson Of The Year. I wonder if anyone complained then ...
I think they ought to also give a WNBA Owners of the Year award and give it to anyone but Sheila Johnson LOL
Then let's vote for Sheila to wear the bathing suit with Ajay 🎉😂😂😂
That was sportsmanship not whine baby!
@@Marie-i4r5b Oh h3ll no! SI may be stoopit, but they aren't that stoopit.
Well to be fair, Stewart did go to UConn, and win 'chips in college. Surely that should be factored in to all such decisions.
oh in case i was misunderstood, I'm not disputing Stewart being deserving of the award. i was just wondering if back then, there were "hurt feelings" or owners who complained ... was Sheila Johnson an owner then? did she make a similar comment?
Participation Trophies 🏆 for All...
And in response Kristy blamed "Black Privilege" for not getting the award. 😂😂
People are going out of their way to get an issue of Time Magazine's Athlete of the Year issue. I ordered 2 myself as I can't even find magazines anymore. I feel confident that you 'll be able to find as many Sports Illustrated Basketball Player of the Year issues as you want.
There was no reason to shame Kristy Wallace. That was gratuitous, mean-spirited and makes you look small and petty. When Kristy was pulled from the staring lineup and barely played a minute afterwards, she was the first one off the bench to cheer for her teammates. And though she may not be of the caliber to play in the W and may be in the W no longer, she's been a valued presence off the court. Nor has she ever sought controversy. You could've made the point in a decent way.
Wilson had a great year. That was how she played for her not her team! Lmao
Do you think CC will get the A’ja Wilson Award when all is said and done?
Bullseye Brother!!!
Apparently everyone gets a trophy
Amazing How 1 AthLete Can B on the Cover as Long as the AthLete isn't CaitLand CLark. Champagne & Margaritas 4U 💃🏀🔥🍷🍾🍹
Jan 2 is the big dog award! Si Person of the Year will be announced!
Angel Reese got "injured" to give Wilson her shine
Sports Illustrated? The magazine known for putting transformers on it's covers....🤣🤣
The WNBA 144 player of the Year award. Aka the participation trophy. Complete with orange slices and a juice box
Oranges slices and juice boxes… lord, this… hilarious. Well said… Lol.
Handed out by Oprah. "...and YOU get a trophy, and YOU get a trophy, and ...'
These antics make all the awards mere bling and participation ghee dunk. Worship at the Ego Alter. Plato: "There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.". A'ja: "Does the award for that have a branding deal?"
I want to see an awards ceremony where there is a table with 144 little plastic trophies to hand out to all players. Nobody will be excluded. Hell, I had a box full of them that I eventually threw out because my kids didn't want them but they felt good getting them when they were 7,8,9,10 ... I don't think they ever stopped getting them. I think they started getting tired of them when they were around 11 or 12. Hey, if all the WNBA players feel good about getting them then go ahead. They can usually be found a the Dollar store for 3 for a buck.
Crickets
I am a white, Jewish man in my 60s. Why did I not win the BET Female Athlete of the Year award?
I'm not sure how she wins when we have one player who broke a 54 year old scoring record. BUT still, Congrats to A'ja. Because that's what people do
This SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WNBA payer of the YEAR IS RIDICULOUS. CAITLIN CLARK BROKE 62 records as a ROOKIE and increased viewership for the whole league.
this is PITY award for wilson
Getting sick of AJ. Dude needs to take a seat.
@@Deploracle yeah Ajay,, can't stomach her when the mouth opens
Totally ridiculous to give this award to only one person.
the big one is yet to come jan 2nd. who wins si athlete of the year.
I’m Gonna Play Sheryl Swoops & Want To Know What Was The Criteria For This Award??? 🤔🤨🤷🏼♀️
Johnson behind this .. probably
How hard is that when the entire team feeds you the ball?
Have y'all stopped to think that what CC said and what's happening with A'ja aren't connected? I'm suspicious... I believe it's by design to keep and stir up more interest.
And no mention of A'ja family monied privilege ? WNBA announce MVP title to be replaced with AVP. All valued players ! Also will be no play off's so folks do not get offended at not being included.
What about lifting up the great "white" players of the past?
Seriously, where would women's ball be without Ann Meyers, Pat Head Summit, Nancy Lieberman, etc