There is a reason they had the first pick. Assuming they had one of the worst rosters pre draft.
Caitlin Clark left off the Olympic team
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Honest question here. Does the wnba decide who goes to the Olympics? I've seen a lot of hating on the wnba for leaving Clark off the team. I assumed there's a different organization that runs the Olympic team. Maybe the wnba has input though. Or wnba is just a placeholder for women's basketball.
Maybe not that intense…but he’s right. Clark would increase viewership of the women’s games by orders of magnitude. To leave her off is dumb as hell.
From Google-
The roster is selected by the women's basketball committee. This includes South Carolina coach and former U.S. coach Dawn Staley, LSU assistant Seimone Augustus, Old Dominion coach Delisha Milton-Jones, Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti and WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donaphin.
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve is the coach of the Olympic team, so presumably she has a lot of input. She said she left Clark off the team because she hasn’t been in the trenches with her yet.
Incidentally, Reeve bitched about Clark on Twitter last month when the WNBA streamed Indiana’s preseason opener against Dallas on the league pass but didn’t stream Minnesota/Chicago the same night. She ended her tweet with the hashtags #12teams and #theWismorethanoneplayer.
So, yeah, she’s a little jealous of Clark.
They've had the #1 pick 2 years in a row for a reason. They're bad, but CC will change that.
Indiana won the draft lottery but Phoenix actually had the worst record. And two players from the worst team in the league are heading to Paris.
While this could happen, I think it would just compound the original mistake and make everyone even more resentful of CC.
It would not surprise me if CC put out a statement that praises the players named to the team and notes that she can use the time off to continue learning the game, blah blah blah.
Her go to move in situations like these is always to take the high road and relieve the pressure.
I’m simply pointing out that Phoenix was even worse than Indiana last year but for some reason two players from that team are heading to the Olympics.
They should remove Page from the team due to injury and then do fan vote to replace her. That would be hilarious
Honestly I think the bigger snub was Hailey Van Lith getting chosen over Clark for the 3v3 team. Did the people making this decision not watch Clark dominate HVL the last two times they played? Just imagine how good Clark could be in a wide-open format like that.
Honestly I think the bigger snub was Hailey Van Lith getting chosen over Clark for the 3v3 team. Did the people making this decision not watch Clark dominate HVL the last two times they played? Just imagine how good Clark could be in a wide-open format like that.
HVL plays a lot of 3 on 3…something she focuses on. I do not recall Caitlin ever playing,
Right. I mean, she was the number 1 pick which means she went to the worst team. It's going to take some time. Maybe a couple years.
I don’t recall Clark playing 3v3 either, but I’d bet the deed to my house that Clark would be much better than HVL.
My guess is for the experience, "leadership" and height. I too would have been excited to see Clark on the team, but this isn't a great injustice and it's silly to try to feed into the outrage. Everything will be fine for CC and women's basketball.
It’s not about “outrage’, it’s complete stupidity on display once again by the WNBA. Just take this board as an example. How many WNBA threads have there been pre CC vs post CC. There is no logical defense for her to not be on the team.
Then it would be up to her to show some interest in that version of the sport, The four ladies on the 3x3 team have been representing the US in international competition for years
I’m with you.
Look at snowboarding. It was clear who the best snowboarder in the world was. He turned in a second run which should have been the highest score in Olympic history. The judges purposely underscored him to make the third heat more “meaningful”
Okay. Perhaps instead of "outrage" you would have been more comfortable with mass sharing of unproductive and uncompromising opinions?
Oh you mean the sole purpose of this board’s existence? LOFL
They literally dropped their second most experienced 3x3 player to put Rhyne Howard on the team.
Just thinking about CC on a 3x3 team cracks me up. She wouldn't be fair
No statements. Don’t feed it.
Who is ever running PR for CC is doing an outstanding job.
Howard still has more experience than Caitlin at 3x3.
For all we know they asked Caitlin if she wanted to go to the 3x3 training camp and she declined.
Hell Caitlin’s replacement point guard at Iowa had more of a chance to make the 3x3 team than Caitlin.
I'm not taking issue with your opinion or with you sharing it, just offering a different perspective.
I won't watch it or the mens period.
I remember when the Olympics was amateur athletes. Of course the socialist countries used "professional" athletes they supported and at times had an unfair advantage doing so.
Personally I'd like to hear CC say "I'm a professional athlete so I do not belong in the games" while she stays at home and rests.
I remember when the Olympics was amateur athletes. Of course the socialist countries used "professional" athletes they supported and at times had an unfair advantage doing so.
Personally I'd like to hear CC say "I'm a professional athlete so I do not belong in the games" while she stays at home and rests.
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I shouldn’t have said “put out a statement” because that isn’t her style anyway. I just meant her response when she is asked about this, cuz you know it’s coming.
Do you also remember when we had segregation in this country? The times they are a changin. Why shouldn’t the best athletes our countries have to offer compete in the Olympics? I’ll hang up and listen.
Perhaps not intentional, but perhaps so:
Never given a real chance to try out — USA Basketball preposterously scheduled her tryout during the Women’s Final Four, when she was leading Iowa to the national title game for a second consecutive season — Clark now has been told by the U.S. national governing body of basketball one simple word: No.
Leaving Caitlin Clark off USA women's basketball Olympic team is a huge missed opportunity
"I’ve seen some bad team and athlete selection decisions in the 40 years I’ve covered the Olympics, but this is the worst by far."eu.indystar.com
This misleadingly claims "her tryout" was scheduled during NCAAs.
THE tryouts were scheduled then, as I understand it, for ALL of the prospective players.
OMG. Just admit you were wrong on the #1 picks making the team, which started this. I know you won’t. So let’s just end this sidebar.
What was I wrong about?
Taurasi attended Olympic tryouts.
Clark did not. There was not a "special tryout" schedule for her, that anyone "intentionally" set when the NCAA tournament was going on.
You're making up conspiracy shit where it doesn't exist.
No doubt CC will take the high road and handle any press with poise. I'm just thinking money(advertising $) might do the talking and end up including CC. I'm not personally upset by her not being on the team, I would just be surprised if it doesn't change. I don't think the official roster has been announced yet by USA Women's Basketball.
The person, who provided the full roster to The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because no official announcement has been made.
Caitlin Clark to be left off of 2024 USA Olympic team
Clark was not named to this year's Olympic basketball squad, but her teammate and last year's WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston is expected to be an alternate.
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I agree with all this. They will find a way to get her on the team.No doubt CC will take the high road and handle any press with poise. I'm just thinking money(advertising $) might do the talking and end up including CC. I'm not personally upset by her not being on the team, I would just be surprised if it doesn't change. I don't think the official roster has been announced yet by USA Women's Basketball.
The person, who provided the full roster to The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because no official announcement has been made.
Caitlin Clark to be left off of 2024 USA Olympic team
Clark was not named to this year's Olympic basketball squad, but her teammate and last year's WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston is expected to be an alternate.
