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Well Seattle just set their attendance record, and that's a franchise with a long history of winning. So I'd say the league should continue to keep hyping Clark as long as fans keep proving they want to see her play.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Well Seattle just set their attendance record, and that's a franchise with a long history of winning. So I'd say the league should continue to keep hyping Clark as long as fans keep proving they want to see her play.
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Maybe it’s not all due to Caitlin.

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Caitlin has increased her scoring and reduced her turnovers, but is still not efficient, plus the team is 0-5. Her shooting is at 40.3/32.6/91.3. She needs to boost her FG % by 5 points or so. Her assists and TOs are both at 5.8 per game. Skylar is second in the league at 4.6 TOs per game.
 
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Bigboote said:
Check out the UConn in the WNBA and Nika Muhl threads on the main board. Nika not only appreciates what Clark is doing for the game, she really likes her personally.
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She brings people to the games, and gets more people watching on TV.
But that also exposes that the Referees
Need to get better, the rough play of teams like Connecticut, and Miller as coach of Los Angeles needs to be corrected.
Let the people see how well the game can be played, on both ends of the floor.
Watch players like Stewie, and it's too bad EDD isn't playing
Parker at her best played a beautiful brand of basketball.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
She’s just been sloppy Aaliyah which is my least favorite Aaliyah. The bar is higher for her than what she’s shown so I’m going to wait until she plays the way we know she can.
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Geez. What did you expect her to do in 4 games as a rookie? She's improving every game, including being 5/7 in her last game.

The rookie class are all showing flashes of promise early in the season. Give it some bloody time.
 
ISUnorth said:
Gotta agree with Sir Charles in the tweet you posted. Petty.

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I assume “the girls” are the other WNBA players? What have they said or done that constitutes hating?

I agree there have been some stupid and outrageous comments from some fans and parts of the (cough) media. But male sportscasters that have ignored women’s sports for years and then discovered the WNBA 5 minutes ago don’t get to mansplain women’s hoops to long time fans
 
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HuskyNan said:
Speaking of hating, Diana has been taking a lot of heat for the statement below. She didn’t mention Caitlin or any particular rookie, was just commenting on the adjustment period - and got crucified

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My thought is the following:

1). A combination of Iowa fans and casual fans who love her game took it as a personal dig. It human nature to interpret things personally.

2). Media talking heads who haven't paid attention jumped on to get engagement on their social media channels. They didn't care to dig deeper (e.g. Bomani's tweet).

3). This will continue for the balance of the season unfortunately because it's what's catching attention. As fans, we have to weather the storm while this rookie class finds their way.
 
cancontent said:
Geez. What did you expect her to do in 4 games as a rookie? She's improving every game, including being 5/7 in her last game.

The rookie class are all showing flashes of promise early in the season. Give it some bloody time.
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my expectations for Aaliyah are high. Not going to lower them just because she’s a rookie. A free throw is a free throw. A wide open lay up and a wide open layup. No excuses for not making them imo.
 
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hoopsnloops32 said:
my expectations for Aaliyah are high. Not going to lower them just because she’s a rookie. A free throw is a free throw. A wide open lay up and a wide open layup. No excuses for not making them imo.
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It's not a matter of lowering them, but managing them or being realistic. Contrast to second and third year players who can't even get off the bench for a few minutes, she's holding her own in her rookie season so far. Yes, missing free throws is not a good thing, but when you look at the overall picture, she's adjusting just fine.

This is like last summer when you were adamant that her time with the Canadian team was going to be detrimental to her development and she was going to regress. That didn't happen. In my opinion, it helped her have the season she did this past year.
 
cancontent said:
It's not a matter of lowering them, but managing them or being realistic. Contrast to second and third year players who can't even get off the bench for a few minutes, she's holding her own in her rookie season so far. Yes, missing free throws is not a good thing, but when you look at the overall picture, she's adjusting just fine.

This is like last summer when you were adamant that her time with the Canadian team was going to be detrimental to her development and she was going to regress. That didn't happen. In my opinion, it helped her have the season she did this past year.
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Aaliyah did take a step back this year though. I think I was right about her time in Canada. She didn’t get better offensively and her mid range game got worse. She would have been better served having an off-season to improve.

And once again tonight she’s a mess on the court falling all over the place, injuring players missing lay ups and free throws. In a couple
Of seasons she’ll settle down but for no me she is a chaotic mess.
 
HuskyNan said:
It’s driving me nuts. Every other thread on the other board becomes a Caitlin thread. I don’t understand the fixation on this woman - or on Nika, either. Nika was a lightning rod for criticism as a Husky now she’s the board darling. I don’t get it
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Nika was always both. There’s no reason to be negative now because she doesn’t play for us anymore. It’s pretty simple.
 
hoopsdiva said:
Sometimes I think that the reason the announcers are hyping CC to the seeming exclusion of everyone else is that most of them don't know anyone else, and it's easier for them to focus on just one player than to actually learn about the league. This is not to say that there aren't some knowledgeable announcers and analysts out there, it's just that they are few and far between.
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I think this is more a factor than people realize. A large segment of sports media (media in general) is very lazy.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Seriously, we're still going with this? Remind me again which team appeared in the last 2 National Championship games.
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And they didn’t win, so what’s your point?
 

"How long can the WNBA pump up Clark?"​

I think you got that backwards. And I think that the "Clark Effect" will diminish in a direct ratio to her made logo 3's. The mass audience wants to see unique play and Clark gave it to them but if she blends into the league then that mass crowd will find something else to ooh and aah over.
 
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So, Indiana Fever wins their first game on the road at the L.A. Sparks before over 19,000 fans. (Lakers averaged 18,900 fans by comparison.) After starting 0 for 7 for most of the game, Clark hit two logo threes in the last 2 minutes to help win the game. Unfortunately she shot both over Kia Nurse, who looked helpless to stop Clark. Fever had four players in double figures.They are still trying to figure how to play together despite minimum practice. Fagbenle needs more time, Smith less. Mitchell starting and playing major minutes has made a significant difference.

Personally, I believe Clark has shown remarkable maturity for a 22 year old, handling both the over the top hype as well the undeserved negativity. Both her parents and Iowa should be proud of the way she has handled herself through all this attention.
 
CTrefugee said:
Clark has benefited the WNBA by bring unprecedented publicity to the league.
It is pretty clear that she can be a good pro, but she is no Stewart, Bird, Taurasi, etc.

When you listen to the announcers, it is clear that the league is still trying to play the Clark card.
Eventually, this will backfire as new fans start to ask themselves what all the fuss is about and tune out.
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She is way better than Bird and statistically Taurasi has been a good but not great player. I think that a lot of people have this thought of players who played but when you look at just the stats you find a much different player. If you haven't watched Clark play you might think she isn't playing good but so far the league is letting the defense foul her anytime she has the ball and she is getting very few calls. She is rebounding and assisting and a lot of her great passes aren't being converted by her teammates.

The fact is SHE is propping up a failed WNBA, not the opposite. She is clearly the best player on the court every night and if you need proof watch how she is defended and watch how they defend other so called stars of the league. When her team starts to play at the same level as CC she will get her points too and be the player you think she needs to be to be great.
 
Rowdy831 said:
She is way better than Bird and statistically Taurasi has been a good but not great player. I think that a lot of people have this thought of players who played but when you look at just the stats you find a much different player. If you haven't watched Clark play you might think she isn't playing good but so far the league is letting the defense foul her anytime she has the ball and she is getting very few calls. She is rebounding and assisting and a lot of her great passes aren't being converted by her teammates.

The fact is SHE is propping up a failed WNBA, not the opposite. She is clearly the best player on the court every night and if you need proof watch how she is defended and watch how they defend other so called stars of the league. When her team starts to play at the same level as CC she will get her points too and be the player you think she needs to be to be great.
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How is she propping up a league that has seen growth in media viewership over several years prior to her arrival?

Per Chine Ogumike's opinion piece in the Player's Tribune "If I told you that you had a business that experienced a $140-million jump in revenue over five years … and now, on its own, was valued at over $1 billion? You would be jumping for joy.".

Yes, Clark's having impact on the league, but don't assume interest has spiked solely because of her. The efforts the WNBA has made in advance of her joining the league has had impact as well.

www.theplayerstribune.com

Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves | By Chiney Ogwumike

From being the target of jokes, to putting up juggernaut numbers. Women’s basketball is shining.
www.theplayerstribune.com www.theplayerstribune.com
 
Rowdy831 said:
She is way better than Bird and statistically Taurasi has been a good but not great player. I think that a lot of people have this thought of players who played but when you look at just the stats you find a much different player. If you haven't watched Clark play you might think she isn't playing good but so far the league is letting the defense foul her anytime she has the ball and she is getting very few calls. She is rebounding and assisting and a lot of her great passes aren't being converted by her teammates.

The fact is SHE is propping up a failed WNBA, not the opposite. She is clearly the best player on the court every night and if you need proof watch how she is defended and watch how they defend other so called stars of the league. When her team starts to play at the same level as CC she will get her points too and be the player you think she needs to be to be great.
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Very good post. My thoughts exactly.
 
baggerbob said:
She brings people to the games, and gets more people watching on TV.
But that also exposes that the Referees
Need to get better, the rough play of teams like Connecticut, and Miller as coach of Los Angeles needs to be corrected.
Let the people see how well the game can be played, on both ends of the floor.
Watch players like Stewie, and it's too bad EDD isn't playing
Parker at her best played a beautiful brand of basketball.
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I don't get what "Miller as a coach of Los Angeles needs to be corrected" means. Can you explain?
 
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