bballnut90
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Yeah, someone a few days ago (Deb Antonelli?) said, “I’m no longer thinking of Clark as rookie of the year, but as MVP.”
My opinion, through my own cloudy lens, is that if Alyssa Thomas wasn’t MVP last season, no way should Clark be in the conversation this year.
As much as people want to snark at it, Clark's having a 1st Team All-WNBA caliber season. Not sure how Alyssa Thomas not winning MVP last year (she finished 2nd but was 1st in MVP votes) is in anyway relevant to Clark being in the MVP conversation. Since Indy's brutal start to the year (11 games in 20 days against a loaded schedule), she's played as well as anyone in the league besides maybe A'ja and her team has gone 11-6 since.Funny, people seem to think Clark is next in line behind Wilson
Overall, I don't see a strong case for CC largely due to the rough start, but if she continues on her tear she could move up the MVP ladder and it's worth keeping an eye on. Right now I see the tiers as:
Tier 1:
A'ja Wilson
Tier 2:
Napheesa Collier
Sabrina Ionescu
Breanna Stewart
Tier 3:
Caitlin Clark
Alyssa Thomas
Kahleah Copper
Jackie Young
Nneka Ogwumike