@gabetothejordan: France just scored 111 points and hit a World Cup-record 22 threes, with Marine Johannes and Gabby Williams combining for 42 points and 11 threes. But they’re not the only WNBA players looking completely different in FIBA. Han Xu. Leonie Fiebich. Stephanie Talbot. Marine Johannes. It’s not about whether they can produce — it’s about producing in the role their WNBA team actually needs. #womensbasketball #womenssports #fibawc #fibawwc
It’s really just the WNBA is more difficult lol. Not this deep.
2026-09-07 21:40:45
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Clip$luva :
19 POINTS IN 20 MINS VS NIGERIA? WHATS WNBA EQUIVALENT TO NIGERIA? ITS MOSTLY ABOUT THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION. MARINE JOHANNES HAS THE GREEN LIGHT WITH NY. ALSO WNBA TEAMS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR OPPONENTS
2026-09-09 03:06:12
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Blaine :
great take on it
2026-09-10 01:27:28
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Matt :
It’s also generally the quality of play is higher in the WNBA
2026-09-07 21:25:09
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Gabe | Women's Basketball 🏀 :
the power couple does it again 👀
2026-09-07 20:03:45
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Amani_DMV | Healthy Eating :
no, but they played against week teams. it's not a feat to beat or score high against PR or Nigeria.
2026-09-08 23:06:03
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Ghostpain :
Because WNBA coaches mostly suck, along with the refs.
2026-09-07 21:02:29
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haoanhtruong1 :
It’s because in wnba they have a different role as a player and they don’t have enough playing time when they play in the league lol
2026-09-08 13:51:41
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Snaps :
no these players are just stars against crap opponents on a team that they have to solo carry giving them unlimited range to do whatever they want. if these players were this green in the WNBA they would continue it. No team is going to tell an elite scorer to turn into a pick and roll rebounder or 3&D player thats just dumb.
2026-09-09 20:37:55
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Papaw Daddy Dan :
Because WNBA is prison basketball and scoring points is hard when you are taking a beating all game every game. FIBA is real basketball the way it was intended to be played
2026-09-07 22:21:47
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sue* :
One thing is for sure, these players when they play for their own countries their teammates trusts them more. While in the WNBA they usually get overlooked.
2026-09-08 01:52:53
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Zefram :
it's not even that... the answer is much more simpler.. theyre playing inferior teams than the wnba.. fiba world cup teams arent elite... theres only like 3 or 4 teams that are decent. and the rest dont even have players that would make a developmental contract. this is just a bad application of looking at stats
2026-09-07 22:02:27
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fsan.film :
The couple literally broke the records. DAMNNN POWER COUPLE INDEED
2026-09-08 02:39:44
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The Rats :
And CC had 1 point 😁
2026-09-07 21:13:14
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Brittany :
I’m somewhere between homebody and spontaneous ❤️
2026-09-08 11:43:35
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RDreamer :
That’s a lot of it, yes, but the other part is that they’re still WNBA talent now playing against ~74% non-WNBA players.
2026-09-07 23:30:42
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Yn :
Because you can dominate lower level competition from country with big a lot wnba players
2026-09-08 08:32:25
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Chomulus :
The WNBA should have the same standards as these refs.
2026-09-07 21:57:28
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richytharula :
WNBA has better defensive rotations, just look at the Valkyries, Mystics etc.. plus everyone in this FIBA tournament has the green light
2026-09-08 14:07:40
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YellobrkRd :
Let’s go France, BTA USA
2026-09-08 12:50:18
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Mr.Sinigang :
I think it has to do with the physical playing conditions.
2026-09-07 21:31:54
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Chomulus :
You are being generous. I think it’s more WNBA managerial incompetence.
2026-09-07 21:56:47
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Mac :
It comes down to the fact that most of the WNBA teams are still playing an outdated form of basketball. They are playing half court set plays like they were doing back in the 20 teens. For some of the teams, they are still playing the exact plays that either their coaches or their mentors were playing in 2014 you can go back and watch the videos. Stephanie White is a perfect example of that. Lawson is another she is still playing the same place that Summit used in the 2014 2015 Era. Every one of the players mentioned in this video plays four teams that use outdated regimented style of basketball. When they go to their home countries they’re let loose and Europe the world plays mostly open Koert fast pace, giving players the opportunity to to make opportunities happen if that makes sense.
2026-09-08 11:10:27
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All good :
Becuae they get more minutes and more opportunities on their national team
2026-09-08 01:33:33
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kingleo_50 :
or it could be because they've played with their country's team, majority of their basketball careers. 🤷🏾♂️
2026-09-08 03:41:38
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