Caitlin Clark left off the Olympic team
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On WNBA rosters?
Happens all the time.
Olympic roster? Not a WNBA decision. Maybe Google past Olympic teams and see how many rookie players were represented on them...
No offense... but anyone who doesn't think she deserves it is a moron
I never said that. I said others are also deserving.
But I'm not the coach deciding who they want on the team, either.
Why would past history have anything to do with with what happens to the all time record setter today?
This. She's been playing more or less straight through since what, October?
Right now my biggest fear for her as far as the current WNBA season is concerned is a serious injury such as an ACL simply because of exhaustion.
I also believe it would be wise if they actually cut back her workload a bit. Yes, I fully understand the league absolutely does not want that to happen, but I'm talking more about game minutes management more than missing games management.
Indiana isn't going anywhere this year - be smart, protect that investment for their and her future.
If they had a history of putting top rookies on rosters it would make the lack of her inclusion stranger.
I don't know that being a scoring leader necessarily means much.
I know on the men's side they did take college or rookies at times. Christian Laetnerr comes to mind
Breanna stewart was a rookie on the 2016 Olympic team. Ironically she's probably one of the miserable Bs not wanting CC on this year's team. Completely asinine on so many levels
Isiah Thomas comes to mind for me. He hadn't graduated high school when he was named to the 1980 team. Jimmy Carter then boycotted the the games in Moscow...
People saying they won’t watch the team without her then wondering why other players resent her fans.
Wouldn't it be something if CC and some other good players played overseas in the off season, say Australia or Great Britain for instance, gained citizenship, and then played on the Australian or GB Olympic team in 2028. That way she and others wouldn't feel peer pressure to kneel or ignore the U.S. anthem?
Never watched before.
The other side of that is “new fans” which means ratings media rights and money.
“they” are stupid.
Maybe now I WILL watch……..in protest!
Enjoy. I've quickly discovered that the WNBA is not nearly as entertaining as NCAAW. I only had one reason to watch women's basketball team in Olympics.
You can make a good argument that she is deserving and should have gotten an invite. But it's not like they are leaving Jordan off the Dream Team here. Caitlin is probably the 10th or 11th best player on the team at best and would only see limited minutes until it's garbage time.
is that a euphemism?And now that angel ain’t gonna play….what you gonna do….clean your garden?
I can promise I won't. Not sure of your angle but I can gaurentee I know what I will do more than you do.
And now that angel ain’t gonna play….what you gonna do….clean your garden?
Gonna clean some gardens.....if you know what I mean
Here’s the thing, I think that there will be STRONG pressure to get her on the team. But she’d be smart to turn it down if she actually wants to have a career in the wnba.
She’s talented enough, but she needs to send a signal to the rest of the league that while her fans think she’s bigger than the league she doesn’t.
I get what you're saying and I don't necessarily disagree, but I think she'd have haters in &out of the league if she turns it down as well.
There are a bunch of women on the team that don’t belong there. If they don’t want Clark as a rookie, they could at least choose current all-stars instead of Mike Tibault’s son’s players.
I hope Gray can't play and they add Angel Reese. The meltdown would be hilarious.
I dont think Angel was even invited tho try out. Therefore Her being added top the team would be problematic. I dont have a problem with Caitlin not being on the Team……..however, the Committee needs to remember that the most dynamic player in women's collegiate basketball history was NOT included on the team, for future reference.
That’s only fair, given that Reese is the one who made Clark popular in the first place.
