Magic declares Caitlin Clarke 2nd to Diana

[browns]

After watching Caitlin Clark have a 41 point triple double the other night Magic Johnson said that C.C. was the second best player in the history of WCBB behind Diana Taurasi..pretty high praise for DT coming from Magic

 

[Geew1992]

After watching Caitlin Clark have a 41 point triple double the other night Magic Johnson said that C.C. was the second best player in the history of WCBB behind Diana Taurasi..pretty high praise for DT coming from Magic

He def never watched WCBB before

 

[cohenzone]

He def never watched WCBB before

She is up there.

 

[msf22b]

Caitlin could even surpass Diana in some respects
Perhaps not in the super aggressive and competitive aspects...But close.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

It's interesting, most of the best players went to great programs where they have to play within a system with other great players, cutting down on the Hero-ball abilities. You take any of Tennessee, UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame stars in the last few years and imagine they'd be similar individual stars.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Best player in WCBB, but the second best ever? No way.

 

[CL82]

It’s tough to say that about Clark without at least one national championship trophy on the shelf.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Best player in WCBB, but the second best ever? No way.

TY everyone has lost the collective minds because of some very impressive statistical outputs.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Caitlin could even surpass Diana in some respects
Perhaps not in the super aggressive and competitive aspects...But close.

But DT earned two NC's with a cast around her that was mediocre at best. This is not the first NC her sophomore year, but her junior and senior years.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

But DT earned two NC's with a cast around her that was mediocre at best. This is not the first NC her sophomore year, but her junior and senior years.

DT was also forced to play defense.

 

[Geew1992]

She is up there.

I’m not saying she isn’t a great player and the player this year but to compare her second to taurasi is ridiculous

 

[mhshuskies]

Probably best this season, but only because someone else is injured.

 

[Shenandoah]

Lest we forget that, 2 years ago, one Paige Bueckers was equal, if not better than Caitlin Clark. IJS...

 

[DeeHusky]

I’m not saying she isn’t a great player and the player this year but to compare her second to taurasi is ridiculous

Very ridiculous.

 

[Bone Dog]

Barring catastrophic injury, I'd be surprised if, twenty years from now, we don't routinely think of Caitlin as one of the GOATs in WBB, college and pro. Not winning an NC, if that's what happens to her, will seem less damaging to her reputation then. On the other hand, if she engineers an upset this week and actually takes Iowa all the way, I think we'll start talking about her as one of the GOATs in WCBB even now.

And, just by the way, I'd make a case for Stewie as the GOAT even over Diana.

 

[mhshuskies]

Probably best this season, but only because someone else is injured

Best player in WCBB, but the second best ever? No way.

would she even make the top ten UCONN players?

 

[cohenzone]

I’m not saying she isn’t a great player and the player this year but to compare her second to taurasi is ridiculous

Your opinion. Mine is closer to Magic. She is close to unstoppable and has great court vision and like Diana is worth the price of admission. Like Diana, she often has the ball in her hands and controls a lot of the way her team succeeds and what the opposition is forced to do. Obviously others are in the discussion, but she is not out of it either.

 

[meyers7]

It’s tough to say that about Clark without at least one national championship trophy on the shelf.

Or NPOY....yet.

 

[cohenzone]

Barring catastrophic injury, I'd be surprised if, twenty years from now, we don't routinely think of Caitlin as one of the GOATs in WBB, college and pro. Not winning an NC, if that's what happens to her, will seem less damaging to her reputation then. On the other hand, if she engineers an upset this week and actually takes Iowa all the way, I think we'll start talking about her as one of the GOATs in WCBB even now.

And, just by the way, I'd make a case for Stewie as the GOAT even over Diana.

Yes to all of it. One thing about Clark and Taurasi, that Diana is certainly in the top few, but the number of really impactful players are many more in this era when Clark is playing. The kids who are in college today mostly weren’t born when Diana played at UConn, but were attracted to play hoops because of how Diana and UConn drew attention to the sport whether the modern players realize it or not. Hint to a few writers. UConn was good for the game the way Tiger Woods was good for golf. Got people, and importantly, young people interested in the game and got TV execs interested.

 

[Kaizen]

DT, Moore and Breanna Stewart are ahead of Clark in my mind.

Those three can bring her team to the NC. Can Clark? BTW I am hoping Iowa to beat South Carolina and wins the 2023 NC .

 

[meyers7]

Your opinion. Mine is closer to Magic. She is close to unstoppable and has great court vision and like Diana is worth the price of admission. Like Diana, she often has the ball in her hands and controls a lot of the way her team succeeds and what the opposition is forced to do. Obviously others are in the discussion, but she is not out of it either.

I say, let her win something first, then we can talk about her greatness.

You have
DT with 3 NC's / 3 AAs / 2 NPOYs
Moore with 2 NC's / 4 AAs / 3 NPOYs
Stewart with 4 NC's / 3 AAs / 3 NPOYs

And that's just UCONN. Parker, Holdsclaw, Miller

Just relax, we'll see how she ends up this year. And then she's got another year to build on her resume. Right now she's JUST getting into (and not there yet) the Griner, Wilson, Augustus level.

 

[cohenzone]

Or NPOY....yet.

Don’t agree. That’s like saying Ohtani isn’t among the top few greatest players of all time. These are team sports and in team sports if the competition is very good a great player alone can’t make them beat everyone but can take a team that would not be in contention to be in contention.

 

[Kaizen]

I say, let her win something first, then we can talk about her greatness.

You have
DT with 3 NC's / 3 AAs / 2 NPOYs
Moore with 2 NC's / 4 AAs / 3 NPOYs
Stewart with 4 NC's / 3 AAs / 3 NPOYs

And that's just UCONN. Parker, Holdsclaw, Miller

Just relax, we'll see how she ends up this year. And then she's got another year to build on her resume. Right now she's JUST getting into (and not there yet) the Griner, Wilson, Augustus level.

Great analysis...

 

[Kaizen]

Probably best this season, but only because someone else is injured.

You mean Paige? Total agree ...

 

[Ozimoto]

Another article to promote the South Carolina - Iowa game to attract eyeballs. To truly be compared to DT, Maya and Stewie we will have to see how she does as a pro as well.