I don't know if it pushes them to a title but Mabrey will open up for the floor for them as a perimeter scoring threat that is playable defensively so AT and Bri Jones will hopefully have more room to operate in the paint. She's an upgrade over Banham on both sides of the floor in a position they need the most help so I think she'll definitely help them get better, even if only marginally.
Well, the Fever lost to the Wings but Clark set the WNBA record for most assists in a game with 19 assists.
Anyone else think Clark was looking to pass a bit too much particularly late in the game. Obviously she played well and I really only saw the 4th but it seemed like she wasn't really looking at the basket. She's had a couple of games like this.
The commentators mentioned Clark acknowledged she's tired. Considering the minutes she's been playing it's not a surprise.
Interesting plot twist. Something to watch for.
Hate to say it but Katie Lou brings nothing to that team. She used to at least be a great 3 point shooter, but isn't even good at that.
Not since college. For whatever reason it didn't follow her to the WNBA.
I do find their offense flows better when she is in; she's a good passer and knows where to be. But it's not a coincidence that Hull has been getting a lot more time either, particularly since Clark and Mitchell aren't elite defenders.
The biggest problem is like yesterday in the 4th quarter when Dallas was making a run. She had a wide open 3 from out front which would have tied the game late, and stopped the Dallas run.
Wasn't it Sabrina, like 6 games in (but in her second season due to the ankle injury)?
I am curious on when they started changing what counts as an assist and if its coincided with the rise of triple doubles? There was a time in the not so distant past, like 2015, when an assist was only an assist if someone shot right away after the pass or one dribble on the fast break max. Now if a player takes two dribbles or less, no matter what precedes the shot, a player and team gets credit for the assist. A player could toss it to a post player who holds it for five seconds jab stepping, then dribbles, then does another 5 seconds of post moves before they hit a fade way, and someone will get credit for an assist. Crazy!
An excellent post, girlboo1020... same thing goes for college ball. I'm a fan of Caitlin Clark but some of her assists wouldn't have been a decade ago. One could say the same for many of Nika's assists at UConn, or for pretty much anyone who's among the leaders in assists.
. Pretty cool they crossed paths again.
