When she makes a long pass and they fumble it and it ends up being a turnover.
She's been throwing her hands up and shaking her head.
She's a huge competitor and wants to win, I get it, but she's really starting to look like a whiny bitch.
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When she makes a long pass and they fumble it and it ends up being a turnover.
She's been throwing her hands up and shaking her head.
She's a huge competitor and wants to win, I get it, but she's really starting to look like a whiny bitch.
How do you know she isn't throwing her hands up and shaking her head at herself?
The complaining and whiny and recklessness come from the very same energy that makes her great. Stiffle her passion and get her to zero turnovers and what you have left would not be Caitlin Clark. I'm just amazed that people can't see that with someone like CC, you take the good with the not so good. Compare her to John McEnroe if you will.
Jordan, Tom Brady, and Kobe were very tough on their teammates. They did things similar to what Clark does. Highly successful teams have alpha dogs. Can you point to any evidence that Clark's actions are causing dissension?
I do think she might be getting a special (not blown) whistle down the stretch with regard to technicals. I somewhat appreciate that she is a unicorn and doing things never before seen, but she has been a jerk much of the last two games. Encouraging the crowd to boo or cheer particular calls was a new one for me.
If she gets suspended, it probably becomes a national news story. Not sure the WNBA wants the clusterf of 15K buying tickets(and hotels, et al), and they won't let her play. Short of throwing a punch, she might have a very long leash these days.
Do the T's somehow reset for the playoffs? Don't recall that was the case with Draymond Green, but that's a different league.
If she gets suspended, it probably becomes a national news story. Not sure the WNBA wants the clusterf of 15K buying tickets(and hotels, et al), and they won't let her play. Short of throwing a punch, she might have a very long leash these days.
Do the T's somehow reset for the playoffs? Don't recall that was the case with Draymond Green, but that's a different league.
Oh, Lexi, you bad girl you.....
I don't disagree with some of that, but these refs are brutal and inconsistent to boot. How do they call caitlin with a push off but no foul on Rhyne Howard shoving Lexi down (29 second mark)?
If you read the piece from Wright Thompson he talks at length about the balancing act that Clark is doing between her "star life" and being a normal person and her struggles to keep herself balanced. She's at war within herself to still be "Caitlin" and to be CC22.
Its not. Thats just what people think. She lives for it. We've watched her rise to the occasion in big games the last three years. She can't make up for some of her team mates poor play, but she's clearly rising above even what the expectations were, and thats saying a hell of a lot..
Agree that Caitlin would be best served to dial things back, but JUST a little, IMO. Why just a little? First, in case folks haven’t noticed, EVERY player in the W seems to routinely bitch about calls, albeit CC does so more demonstratively in many cases I’ll admit. Second, the officiating in this league is an absolute disgrace, and Caitlin has been on the receiving end of that almost more times than I can count. And third, it would help if Sides, you know, DID HER FVCKING JOB and took the heat off of Caitlin like she said she was gonna do earlier this year (hey Christie, maybe just ONE T this year after your team has been screwed over repeatedly?).
As for stirring the crowd up after a call that finally goes the Fever’s way, personally I love it. If the refs are that thin skinned to penalize after something like that, fvck them. Actually, forget that; fvck them anyway.
I think part of Caitlin's reaction is that it seems like the fever just gets hosed over and over, especially with Boston. Boston gets no benefit of any doubt. So when Boston is one of Caitlin's homies getting screwed on the reg, it probably amplifies her irritation, and thus her outbursts.
36 games into her career, Caitlin is sitting at #1 in career assists per game (8.5 vs. Vandersloot #2 at 6.7); #1 in career 3PM per game (3.1 vs. Sabrina #2 at 2.7), and #6 in career points per game (19.2 trailing A’Ja at 21.0 and Cynthia Cooper, Stewart, Arike, and Elena Delle Donne). This with at least a couple of the worst games she’s probably played in the past five years, a floater and mid-range game that are still in development, teammates who weren’t prepared for and are still acclimating to her style of play, a coach who tried to entirely change her game for at least the first quarter of the season, and an entire league of opposing players who made it their prime objective to humble her publicly.
Can you imagine what her game will be like next year?
I'm sure she will hit the weights as well.
Unstoppable.
Totally different scenarios for sure. Just ask Sabonis, Poole, Gobert, and Nurkic lol.
Sides, Get in there and stick up for your players. Show some real passion. You'd be surprised how the players will respond.
I don't know who coaches the bigs for the Fever but they need a "Jan Jensen type."
Smith turned 24 on Aug 8; she's listed at 6' 4", 185 lbs (though she looks heavier than that).
She was 3rd in the 2022 Rookie of the Year vote, behind Rhyne Howard (Atlanta) and Shakira Austin (Washington).
Her stats:
Year..........Points..Rebs...FG%...FT%
2022.........13.5..........7.9......42......62
2023.........15.5.........9.2......48......68
2024.........10.7...........7.3......48......58
And like others said, I don't think she was feeling good yesterday (explains her facial expressions)
The last time she played with a migraine, the Fever acknowledged it; not sure if they said anything this time
yeah, calling Caitlin a "whiny bitch" seems a bit extreme to me. LOL
I don't disagree with you at all but I will continue to say this: name a sport where officiating is good. Hell, in T-ball you have parents yelling at the umps. LOL
Nobody wants the job, at any level, so we are left with the officials that we see. Demand >>> Supply.
IMO people are overstating the level of her complaining in comparison to other's.. most likely because your eyes and main attention are focused on her every play of every game.
Sure would be cool to see the Fever take at least 1 of 2 from the Aces.
The Fever's next 3 games are at home; they end the regular season at Washington.
The Fever's next 3 games are at home; they end the regular season at Washington.
I think it's a stretch to say they will win the set against the Aces. It would be cool though. I agree though, 1 of 2 is likely.Sure would be cool to see the Fever take at least 1 of 2 from the Aces.
The Fever's next 3 games are at home; they end the regular season at Washington.
Exactly right. Every eye, and camera is on her.....
There is a difference between being good and not atrocious.
She will hit the weights and be stronger taking the ball to the rim. This may also help her a bit more playing through all the contact on the perimeter if opponents continue to play her that way.
There’s no way to prove this, but I think it’s reasonable to think that the weight training she started in-season (we know she’s already put on measurable muscle) has forced her to adjust her three point shot on the fly. She really has had only one OMG Caitlin game so far (7-13 against the Mystics). Give her the off-season to weight train AND re-perfect her touch from the logo and watch out.
Now……
As the Fever continue to (hopefully—I’m looking at you, Lin Dunn) get better players, where does that equilibrium between points and assists eventually settle? I think starting next year she should consistently be in the neighborhood of 400 assists per year. Some of that assumes a roster upgrade, but I’m not even sure that’s absolutely necessary. Significant upgrade, and no reason to believe she’s not north of even that. Will there still be 20-24 ppg available for her in that scenario? With her toolbox, why not?
She's already made a pretty big adjustment. Since the break for the Olympics she's shooting over 40% from three. Thats a lot better then the first 20 some games, and better then she ever shot over an entire season at Iowa from three.......
Again, Demand for officials >>> Supply.
If you think these WNBA refs are bad (which they are), imagine (based on the crappy supply) what the alternatives would be.
I will also say, and there’s absolutely no way to prove this, but I believe it’s made a huge difference in HER shot to have Kelsey and Lexie (and even Dantas just a little) as so much more reliable options. Obviously it’s getting her a little more open, but I think the psychological aspect of not having to be the ONLY one scoring out there has taken some of the pressure off that had to be there when Wallace and KLS kept laying brick after brick after brick. And of course the break giving her her legs back.
Now, if they could bring in one more weapon from three for next season—holy sh!t.
Yep. All players who touch the ball more than anybody else on their team. The offense goes through their hands.
Fever only a couple of pieces away. Send Smith to the Sun, and send Samuelson somewhere.
Send Wallace to the nearest Outback Steakhouse.
