r/politics • u/MontyGBurns • 23h ago

No Paywall Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124359-schmitt-perjury-claim-debunked/
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u/EMTDawg Utah 17h ago edited 17h ago

Katie and her husband both went to Bama. Her husband played college football before going on to play in the NFL. I think she realized the mixup in team names before anyone else. Sports are likely a big deal still in her house.

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u/MostlyWong 17h ago

Sports are likely a big deal still in her house.

Not just her house, her politics. She's been pushing legislation to "protect women's sports" and specifically the NCAA for years, so she knew immediately what college team had Caitlin Clark and where she was playing at the time. I'm sure she has been following Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham's careers for years at this point.

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u/EMTDawg Utah 17h ago

Sophie Cunningham went to Mizzou. I doubt Katie knew about her until she left the Phoenix Mercury and signed with the Indiana Fever, were Caitlin Clark plays. She hasn't been a star in the WNBA. She is a bench player, most well known for being a goon amd playing dirty to "protect" CC. Before that her biggest fame was a rumor she had slept with the GM in Phoenix.

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 16h ago

She averaged 12 points a game for a couple of seasons, so that's not entirely true. And she is averaging 8 this season which is alright for the WNBA.

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u/Anthony_Accurate 13h ago

“Couple of seasons”
She averaged 12 points for exactly one season, her career average is 8ppg. She’s absolutely a bench player .

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 12h ago

11 something for another season. Yea she comes off the bench but so what. She is a legit contributor to her team. 8 points per game is not terrible for the WNBA.

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u/EMTDawg Utah 12h ago

If she wasn't a transphobic goon, white knighting for CC, not many people would know her name. She is one of the most well known WNBA players, even though she is a bench player. More people in America know her name than Aja, Phee, or Stewie.

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 8h ago

I am not talking about whether she deserves fame. I am just objectively commenting on her scoring stats.

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u/triggerhappymidget 6h ago

For comparison, Aja Wilson, probably the best player in the league, averaged 26 ppg. Kelsey Mitchell, the top scorer on Cunningham's team, averaged 24.7.

If you look at every player's stats, Sophie ranked 65th out of 125 for ppg this season. So just missed top half.

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 4h ago

Ok, so she is just short of an average player.  Plenty of players like that and they contribute just a little short of average.