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Should Clark be on the Olympic team?

Should CC be on Olympic team?

  • Yes

    Votes: 78 41.1%

  • No

    Votes: 90 47.4%

  • I don’t know

    Votes: 22 11.6%
  • Total voters
    190
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Ladeeeeda said:
Yes, it is institutional. Clark has repeatedly turned down opportunities extended to her by USA basketball, so the institution was not sold on suddenly adding her when she was finally showed some interest. Wish someone in the press would ask her how many times she has turned down USA in the past 5 yrs.....We don't need her to win, so she can wait her turn.
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I didn't know this, so thank you for the info. Very interesting!
 
WBBTakeover said:
Yeah, I agree. That sentiment is dumb. Clark over Plum would've been just fine.
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I apologize for my harsh language, hadn't eaten since 7am breakfast. I get cranky on a empty stomach.
 
The deacon said:
I agree we should move on, cancontent, but RockyMTblue2's post is spot on, IMO, except for the curious critique about how Clark moves on the court:rolleyes:
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CC's greatness as a facilitator is unfortunately offset by her defensive ability. Seems like there's a double standard on the Fever whereby her teammates always switch off onto to her player when she gets beat, but the reverse is not reciprocated as often. It's subtle but noticeable. I predict her strength and D will be better next season. I think she needs to be good on both ends of the court to be an Olympian. Coming from an Iowa homer.
 
south park beat a dead horse GIF
 
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Ladeeeeda said:
Yes, it is institutional. Clark has repeatedly turned down opportunities extended to her by USA basketball, so the institution was not sold on suddenly adding her when she was finally showed some interest.
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Details please on Clark repeatedly turning down USA BB. America’s Cup 2023 team Clark turn down? Thought this might have happened, just didn’t see it confirmed. Others? TIA

CC played USA BB in 2017, 2019, and 2021, and was cut by USA BB in 2018.
 
Is she better than several players on the team? Yes. Will the US will be fine without her? Also yes. At the end of the day she isn’t there, the US will still cruise to gold and I don't think it's any sweat off Caitlin's back as she's on vacation in Mexico and enjoying a deserved break from basketball. Time to move on, people.
 
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Audi1954 said:
After watching the game against Japan, and their physicality, and fouling, I don’t think Caitlyn would have handled it well at all.
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As noted several times, a reason to put her on the team is long-term strategy: give her (and other young players) some experience, so they are better prepared next time. Many players have had poor first attempts at the Olympics; it's better if that first experience occurs when they are in a secondary role.
 
visitingcock said:
I could live with ten players chosen by the coach and committee with 2 chosen by fans. Coaches might not be crazy about it
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I doubt there's a coach alive (well in the pool for NT coach) who would be willing to go along with that.

And if the coach had to, then those "walk-ons" are getting maybe 0-1 minutes a game.
 
Ladeeeeda said:
World Championships will be during the wnba season in 2026 and the league will not pause for that. USA has appealed to FIBA, but they haven't changed their decision, yet.
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When do you think FIBA should change it too? When every other league in the world is in season? If the WNBA wants to run their league during the "off season" then they're gonna have to deal with the off season tournaments.
 
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