The Olympics can stand on their own. Most don't want to admit it, but she is a little toxic right now and it might be best if she sits this one out. Let the older women get their dues and she won't be a distraction. Her time will come! Might fit in like Christian Laettner on the Dream Team.
I'd take Gustufsan before Boston right now but I'm sure there are half a dozen other players more deserving as well.Boston is on the non-final roster right now.
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Looking at the roster's guards, Taurasi could easily be replaced with Clark if Team USA was worried about the future.
GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG% 3P% FT% PF 10 28.2 16.7 4.4 1.0 0.6 0.1 1.4 39.3 37.8 85.7 2.8
Compared to Clark who his high turnovers and a lower FG and 3P% for reasons explained below.
GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG% 3P% FT% PF 11 33.0 15.6 5.1 6.4 1.3 1.0 5.4 35.7 29.7 89.6 2.9
Rhyne Howard isn't exactly distancing herself either with worse distance shooting than Clark.
GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG% 3P% FT% PF 7 33.1 16.4 5.0 3.1 2.6 1.0 1.7 39.4 26.1 78.4 2.0
And then there's Ariel Atkins with similar shooting percentages, fewer points rebounds and assists, and only only has the advantage of fewer turnovers than Clark.
GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FG% 3P% FT% PF 9 32.1 13.2 4.1 3.2 1.9 0.3 3.2 35.9 30.0 87.0 3.1
That's one guard listed on the roster that Clark is having a better season than right now and two others that are comparable. While Clark has played more games, against harder competition, with less rest, basically immediately after playing the most games possible in an NCAA season with no offseason break, and effectively no practice time with her team leading to worse shooting stats from tired legs and at least one or two extra turnovers per game.
Not so much about the Olympics, but it would build more interest for the league for the rest of the season. The early numbers for the WNBA don't lie, the increased attendance, viewership are connected to games Caitlin has played in. (Although my guess is NBC would have more people watching women's basketball than ever before if she's on the team.) Not knowing very much about the WNBA before this year, it strikes me as a very deferential group, so if my perception is correct, it would mean to the extent the WNBA is involved, she sits this one out. It sort of depends on who is calling the shots. I'm sure NBC has a vote, at least a silent vote.The Olympics can stand on their own. Most don't want to admit it, but she is a little toxic right now and it might be best if she sits this one out. Let the older women get their dues and she won't be a distraction. Her time will come! Might fit in like Christian Laettner on the Dream Team.
You said most famous and I couldn't find that list. She did come in 17th on the greatest list right now. https://www.ranker.com/list/best-athletes-right-now/david-de-la-riva
You’re overstating the shooting percentages of the WNBA….of the top 50 scorers, only 4 out of 12 of the players who shoot a lot of threes are shooting higher than 39% overall from the field. The shooting percentages across the league are not as good as some of the talking heads try to make them out to be.
They would be dumb to pass on the ratings, and it looks like they will do it. If they pass on her and they draw less than a fever game in terms of viewership I will laugh my ass off.The Olympics can stand on their own. Most don't want to admit it, but she is a little toxic right now and it might be best if she sits this one out. Let the older women get their dues and she won't be a distraction. Her time will come! Might fit in like Christian Laettner on the Dream Team.
I have not seen a shred of magnanimity toward Caitlin amongst the W vets that suggests this is a remote possibility.
You beat me to it. She suffered a serious foot injury last summer. Has not played a WNBA game all year. Still no timetable or target date for her return.
The Olympics can certainly stand in their own, but some sports are covered considerably more than others. Women's basketball with Caitlin would earn coverage right up their with gymnastics and swimming. Without her and it's like coverage of women's wrestling.The Olympics can stand on their own. Most don't want to admit it, but she is a little toxic right now and it might be best if she sits this one out. Let the older women get their dues and she won't be a distraction. Her time will come! Might fit in like Christian Laettner on the Dream Team.
It’s a little different but same result. That is, the women are so dominant they don’t get covered, because who cares if we beat another country by 25 points or 45 points. So, no drama or suspense. Or at least, that is what I read. Now they will have drama and suspense at the press conferences.
So they can be dominant with almost no one watching or dominant with millions watching…yeah, let’s go with the no one watching option.
