***CC22 and the Fever mega thread***
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Surprised they signed her for 2 more years.
I didn't see the game, interesting stat Clark 11/13 free throws in 16 minutes. WNBA finally get smart and are going to protect the face of the league that's going to make the league profitable?
Too early to tell IMO. It's only one preseason game but we'll have to wait and see.
Not really. She beat them around the corner and they cheated and were called for it. They only had one flagrant 1 but it wasn’t malicious, just closed the gap too hard and ran into Clark.
This blatant beat down of Caitlyn is going to make me a non fan. I wasn't a fan before, like the whole world wasn't a fan. They allow this bs thug crap this year in going to be really pissed
She's the butter on the bread. She single handedly brought the WNBA to a semblance of relevancy.
Thankfully it is an unprotected contract.
I think this front office rested too much on the laurels of making the semis last year and decided to mostly run it back while other teams improved. Retaining Dantas instead of looking for a better backup big is a major problem. Signing KM to a super max contract was an overpayment, thankfully it is only a one year contract.
If Boston’s injury lingers, this team is going to be in trouble. Add to that Sophie coming back from injury as a key depth piece. Hope they prove me wrong, but the season is so short that a lingering injury could cause major damage to their place in the standings.
Problem is that this is two straight WNBA coaches that have tried to do this. They keep on trying to "outsmart the room" as coaches. She will need possessions where she isn't the primary ball handler bringing the ball up the court, for "rest" and to combat defensive tactics attacking her. But the goal should be to get it back in her hands at least once in every non-fast break offensive possession. Offenses at this level rarely work when players play like black holes. Move the ball enough and you will find an open shot, especially the player with perhaps the best court vision of any women's player in history.
1. If CC learns how to play off the ball better it will make her life so much easier.
2. If teams are going to press her 94 feet, then she's going to be exhausted by the 4th quarter
3. She's going to be playing with three other all stars. Sometimes they're going to run sets for those players and let them cook
Its like you have not watched how physical every game is, regardless of who is playing.
Everything is because of Caitlin.
Thank you Caitlin. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
28 consecutive years of losing money before 2024. Please tell us what prompted the sudden change in the WNBA's fortunes.
Owners pocketing money. How come once Caitlin came to the league owners were now buying and selling teams Cailtin had no part of for hundreds of millions of dollars?
New TV deal prompted the sudden change. If it was all about Caitlin why are other teams on TV?
You didn't anwer the question. I'll ask again - what happened in 2024 to create value after 28 years of operating in the red?
I explained why they were "losing money."
Sure she put eyes on the product, but there is a lot more to the WNBA than CC. It's attitudes like this that really make people dislike Iowa/Indiana fans, just so you know.
I love CC but there is so much talent in the WNBA that it's just a **** thing to say whenever someone besides her gets paid.
Mitchell deserves that contract. Fuzz deserves that contract, Reese deservers her contract, and it's just a ****** thing to tell them to thank Clark any time a number is brought up.
And to be completely clear, I think NIL did just as much heavy lifting as Clark did. Clark wouldn't be nearly as popular without her being in every other commercial her Jr/Sr years. The players didn't have those opportunities the 28 years before her.
Nor did ANY of them Man or Woman score just short of FOUR thousand points, lead the nation in scoring three years, and was second the only other year. OH, and she led the nation three of four years in assists and was second the other year. The ONLY woman to lead the nation in points and assists in the same season, (and she did it three times). ONE male did that ONCE. ONLY player to score over 3000 points and have over 1000 assists. Holds SIXTY FOUR NCAA or B1G conference records. SIXTY FOUR. OH, and she sold out every areana Iowa played in home or away, and brought MILLIONS of $$ to the University, Iowa City, and Iowa as well as many other the opponenets schools as a whole. THATS why she was (and is) on TV all the time. Your saying that Fudd deserves to make more or the same as Clark? That's insane....
Relax, no one is denying she's a great player.
What I'm saying is players like Candice Parker, Britney Greiner, Sabrina Ionescu.. many more great players who didn't get NIL. They could have all had major deals like Clark and brought a following to the WNBA.
Clark came along at the right time.
Okay there's an argument to be made there, BUT here's my counter to that. WHY were NONE of those women getting bubkas for advertising deals when they've been pro's for years? Why? Because nobody gave a crap, and they didn't move the needle like Clark does. Have you noticed since Clarks been in the league that some of those players are getting ads now, even retired players like Sue Bird. How many times did you see WNBA players in main stream ads before Clark literally knocked the door down?