Caitlyn Clark doesn’t suck, but she has been disappointing

[stormtrooper8]

It’s good the sport is getting more attention

But I don’t really get how people can watch her and say she’s lived up to the hype so far

Fouling and physicality aside

 

[carolinakid]

give her a little time i think she doing great coming off a long college season and then right into the pro's let her have some time off after this season and then take a look at where she at next yr when she has a year under her

 

[KVB]

lol

She's setting WNBA records. See the other thread for her accomplishments in such a short time.

 

[carolinakid]

what did mj do in his 1st year??

 

[jjgold]

probably at least 15 players better than her

Taurassi over 40 and way better

 

[charliebrown]

I think people were expecting instant Steph curry. My guess is she will work harder until she can't miss

 

[stormtrooper8]

lol

She's setting WNBA records. See the other thread for her accomplishments in such a short time.

I think relative to the hype, she hasn't been that good

Averaging about 15.56 points/5.1 rebounds/6.4 assists -- not horrible volume numbers, but she's getting a ton of usage

She's also averaging about 5.4 turnovers per game too

Shooting 35% from the floor, 29% from 3 -- pretty bad


She's young, she's coming off a college season, and she will get better. But I don't think her play warrants the hype.

She's a little too predictable with her moves. She's only going to dribble into a jumper if she goes left; she's only going to drive going to the right

She's also just kinda sloppy with the ball


Meh, she's been disappointing

 

[carolinakid]

just think if she was on a good team and didnt get all the defense from the other team

 

[carolinakid]

and unlike so many of the other so call girls, when the walk down the hallway her golden balls are not making any noice slapping together

 

[lekidecincinnati]

what did mj do in his 1st year??

During his rookie 1984–85 season with the Bulls, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting, and helped make a team that had won 35% of games in the previous three seasons playoff contenders.

 

[jjgold]

One of the issues every team is going all out to make her look bad because she plays with a terrible team. I’ll give her that.

 

[baz]

Yeah anytime a "woman" has an Adams Apple and DUDE calves it's typically a disappointment.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Let’s not forget Indiana had the 1st overall pick to take Caitlin for a reason

Easy for the opposing team to focus solely on her, yet she’s still doing well

She’s pulling magic out of her hat every game especially with her passing skills, but she just doesn’t have talented enough teammates to finish much of the time

It may be for the best that they keep losing to land the 1st pick again and get her some help

 

[Wagerallsports]

Meanwhile, this delusional girl thinks she’s the reason ppl are following the WNBA now

SMH

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1797752597773713756

 

[lekidecincinnati]

why is it so hard to spell her name correct


Caitlin Clark

 

[djefferis]

Big jump from college to WNBA - the physical play takes some getting used to.

For all those unfamiliar with women’s basketball - overall it’s a more physical game anyway and WNBA looks more like a late 70s NBA than the present era - players are not afraid to make a hard foul.

It will take time for her to adjust - and for the team to get the right personnel around her. She’s a good pure shooter. She’s not going to be able to bang with the bigger and more physical players.

The MJ comparison is just not reasonable - other than hype - they are very different players. Remember - MJ needed guys like Oakley early in his career to play enforcer. Later he has such a talented crew around him and the league on his side no one was gonna foul him hard.

Again - she will be good and good for the league. She will not be head and shoulders better than anyone else in the league anytime soon - she wasn’t that in college so why would she be that now ? How many women’s programs are there in division 1 - 160 or so ? That’s a lot more teams than talent - whereas the WNBA is a pretty concentrated league and pulling more and more talent.

Her career is WEEKS old now - let’s not jump to calling it a complete bust - just because some halfwits on the internet were ready to hand her the crown a few months ago.

 

[jjgold]

She’s playing against average age girls about 27 years old that are guarding her much stronger faster and bigger. That’s a problem right now.

 

[baz]

Her career is WEEKS old now - let’s not jump to calling it a complete bust - just because some halfwits on the internet were ready to hand her the crown a few months ago.

Some halfwits on the internet? Bro you mean the entire sports media? Can’t watch any broadcast of anything without that stupid ass “I’m unstoppable today” every 5 minutes. Her career is just weeks old, so what? She was never good at anything other than taking 30 shots a game. She does not do anything well on the court except bombs away from that one spot.

I’ve been watching women’s hoops since 2009. The hype she is getting is a JOKE for somebody that isn’t that talented of a BASKETBALL player. They can get you clowns to root for anything white it is HILARIOUS. Sabrina goes toe to toe with Steph in a 3pt shootout and has been knocking down deep 3s consistently and hitting game winners and she gets NO LOVE. Yeah Clark will probably figure out the scoring but she is never going to be top 5 in that league which is fine but you idiots really mentioned an MJ comparison? You really did that!?!

She’s basically the Covid vaccine of basketball, all you idiots rooting for her big ole Adam’s apple will see in couple years.

 

[jjgold]

Right now, I give her a little bit above average as far as offense

 

[BMR Genie]

Meanwhile, this delusional girl thinks she’s the reason ppl are following the WNBA now

SMH

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1797752597773713756

The jealousy in this statement was overpouring.