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Well, the Fever lost to the Wings but Clark set the WNBA record for most assists in a game with 19 assists. ![Eek! :eek: :eek:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png)
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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.Last-place Dallas edged Indiana in a very wild game, 101-93. As noted, Caitlin set the record with 19 assists. A couple of Dallas blocks kept her from even more.
Care to expand on that? I don't see how the addition of Mabrey makes the Sun any better than they already are. Will she start or come off the bench? I mean this could be the move that pushes the Sun over the top to the title or it could be the move that falls flat. I just do not see how adding Mabrey, a solid player, will help the Sun.
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.Very entertaining game. Boston had a great first half. Will be interesting to see how the Fever does after being dumped on in the first half of the season with the WNBA's toughest schedule. They have certainly been playing better of late. Rookies like Clark, 40 minutes tonight, have got to be gassed after playing straight though since November.
Interesting plot twist. Something to watch for.Kevin Pelton's article on the Mabrey trade is interesting. He mentions that it opens up 42K cap space for the Sun, which they could use to sign Gabby Williams for the rest of the season
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.Clark's 3-point FG% has been bad lately, and it shows in her shot selection (and the decision by her or ? to skip the 3-point contest at the all-star game). She has turned down a number of good looks from 3 going to her left (her preferred shot). She has also missed a large number of good looks from 3 lately, including tonight. With just a little better shooting, Clark could easily have had a 30-20 (points/assists) game tonight, which might have pushed Indiana to the win column.
Not since college. For whatever reason it didn't follow her to the WNBA.She used to at least be a great 3 point shooter,
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.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.
She isn't a defender, doesn't penetrate and score. She doesn't create for others, don't think she will be in the league much longer.
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.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.
Wasn't it Sabrina, like 6 games in (but in her second season due to the ankle injury)?WNBA trivia:
Triple Doubles up until the last couple of years have been few and far between.
What player has been the "fastest" to scoring their first triple double? ... that is how many games into their career before scoring their first?
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!WNBA trivia:
Triple Doubles up until the last couple of years have been few and far between.
What player has been the "fastest" to scoring their first triple double? ... that is how many games into their career before scoring their first?
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.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!
I know this is talked about in NBA basketball and seems to be a trended that started around 2018 but curious about the trend in the W.