I believe you quoted my post by mistake because virtually nothing in your message is responsive to the points I stated therein — which was addressed to another poster.
Own what you said. You don’t think it’s a lost season. You have no idea because you didn’t watch the Fever or WNBa before CC. You’re ignorant. But you’re not alone.
Wow - why the vitriol? All I said was CC was over hyped through no fault of her own. I'm sure she would agree with that. Is she an excellent player, definitely. But a superstar, no, and her stats bear that out. She's leading the league in turnovers per game and shooting poorly especially from 3 at less than 30%. Also, she's a below average defensive player. Stats don't lie and like everyone else I'm hoping she turns things around the second half of the season.
"Islands" in the locker room? I think there could be.
Maybe she could learn the lesson that Sides learned: Keep the ball in Clark's hands, don't walk it up the court, and run baby, run!
You said she was a star in college but not much in the pros. Please enlighten us on her WNBA performance last year when she wasn't injured. Did Caitlin not perform up to your standards or are you just ignoring last year for a reason. Do think her injuries might be impacting this year? Do you think Mike Krzyzewski is "over hyping" Caitlin too?
You are factually wrong and recklessly making wild claims about my WNBA viewing history, including the Fever - something you could not possibly know.
I agree her manic substitutions are confusing to say the least
One comment in a twitter post said the Fever were gifted a unicorn and they have cut off its horn so it looks like all of the other ponies. I thought that was good, and perhaps what is happening or has happened.
Caitlin wasn't just a star in college she was a genuine phenomenon, a superstar by any standard. Her stats alone bear that out - 28+ scoring average over 139 games; a leader in assists nearly every year; all-time leader for career points; and the one player in the country responsible for getting her team to the national championship game twice. In addition to all of this she was a tremendous ambassador for women's basketball off the court - intelligent, well-spoken interviews; tireless interaction with her fan base and especially the kids; and not to be forgotten, achieving a 3.66 GPA over four years of college. No wonder she is so revered by fans and especially the Iowa fan-base. However her pro career, although productive as shown by last year's stats, hasn't achieved superstar status which has been made more clear by this year's sub-par performance. And as been stated in a previous post this year's stats bear this out. Granted, she has been injured, and also her coach for some unforeseen reason has chosen at times to play her out of position at off-guard, she simply hasn't played that well and I'm sure Caitlin would be the first to admit it. What's been surprising to me is the response to this simple critique on this board. Even the most benign negative observation of her play has been met with a deluge of irrational comments including stupid personal insults. Do I care, hell no! Expressing one's opinion based on fact is never a bad thing.
Caitlin got three quick rebounds and I thought hey, we might be scratching the surface of a trip-dub.
I thought hands down she played the best game for the fever. Watching the game I was like what in the hell is Howard doing? Just terrible attempts at one-on-one spin moves and heaving the ball toward the hoop with no chance of going in. Multiple times. Boston couldn't hit anything. Mitchell was cold. Aari is getting a little too far over her skis in terms of taking shots and trying to control the offense. All in all a **** show, other than Caitlin.
Howard can look quite competent at times, even very good. Then, Wednesday happens. Sometimes she lumbers so slowly you have to squint to make sure it's not N. Smith still. Flash minus the flash, I guess.
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It's like Howard thinks when Caitlin is on the floor she needs to make one-on-one moves and shoot whenever she gets it for whatever reason, regardless of shot selection. If she would just make cuts to the basket, Caitlin would find her for easy looks. More often than not there is a terrible chemistry issue. I do also agree Mitchell takes some unnecessarily difficult shots, but that is what makes her dangerous too. Kind of have to live with them like living with Caitlin's turnovers pushing the limits...Howard can look quite competent at times, even very good. Then, Wednesday happens. Sometimes she lumbers so slowly you have to squint to make sure it's N. Smith still. Flash minus the flash, I guess.
Mitchell is VERY good at driving, dodging, dipping and spinning to the rim. But this isn't gymnastics. Degree of difficulty isn't rewarded. A layup should, for the most part, be ... a layup. Needs to pass out more, imo.
Those matinee games are just plain weird. Hopefully a normal start time will juice the team a little tonight
For sure, you have to take the good with the bad, especially when the good can be spectacular.
At some point you will have to make an intelligent or rational or analytical observation to be taken seriously. No one here is holding their breath.
Howard is another black hole on the team. If she get the ball close to the paint, she's going to the hoop period. She had one assist on a nice feed to AB when they doubled her, and I was shocked that she actually passed the ball to someone...Howard can look quite competent at times, even very good. Then, Wednesday happens. Sometimes she lumbers so slowly you have to squint to make sure it's not N. Smith still. Flash minus the flash, I guess.
Mitchell is VERY good at driving, dodging, dipping and spinning to the rim. But this isn't gymnastics. Degree of difficulty isn't rewarded. A layup should, for the most part, be ... a layup. Needs to pass out more, imo.
Those matinee games are just plain weird. Hopefully a normal start time will juice the team a little tonight
