Diana Taurasi is an impassioned and opinionated person, and when a person offering opinions also has the gravitas of being on the short list of the greatest players in the history of her sport, which is where Taurasi sits, there is a bit of an E.F. Hutton impact: People listen.
Last Thursday, during a Phoenix Mercury post-practice media availability, Taurasi offered her thoughts on a variety of topics, including a really interesting answer about broadcasters making comparisons when it comes to women’s college basketball and WNBA players. After watching a recording of Taurasi’s five-minute session, I transcribed the media-centric part and sent out the following on Twitter:
I thought Diana Taurasi gave a really interesting answer today about broadcasters making comparisons when it comes to women’s college basketball and WNBA players. Something to think about. pic.twitter.com/zqvE4wYLKa
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) June 1, 2023
The tweet as of this writing has 750,000 impressions and produced a lot of thoughtful answers (a rare moment on Twitter these days). I wanted to explore Taurasi’s thoughts further because I thought she made a really astute observation and one worth thinking about. As someone who has covered women’s basketball and is a huge consumer and…
