PROOF Caitlin Clark Is The BEST Passer The WNBA Has EVER SEEN & It's Not Even CLOSE!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The WNBA was not ready for Caitlin Clark. Not on any level. The commissioner wasn't ready. The fan base wasn't ready. The officials weren't ready. The old guard fan base wasn't ready. The pro-WNBA sports media wasn't ready. The players certainly weren't ready. And right now we're only talking about Caitlin Clark's ability to pass the ball as she truly is the best passer the WNBA has ever seen. Period! Let's talk about it!
Jonquel Jones' reaction to that first pass says it all, I've watched that pass 50 times or more just to see Jonquel's reaction....abolute classic.
That’s one of my favorite highlights of the year. Love that look JJ gave! 😆
Same here - love that sequence n JJ’s reaction sez it all
That look, "Girl! Who or what are you??". Priceless!
That’s my favorite one too. Hilarious.
ME too!! : )
As a coach I am amazed by Clark’s skill people don’t understand how complex these passes are . It’s such an advantage for the team
That was awesome to watch! .... As much as I love this style of play, can it be a way to win against top tier teams with really good D!? I hope they can figure out how to make it work as the Fever evolves. ... Signed, and Iowa native/grad, and newbie Fever fan.
@@marceybull I believe so. They almost won 2 national titles against stacked teams . In the wnba u can not have superstars coming off the bench and the fever will also have similar talent as other leagues . Iowa was literally facing all star teams and still almost won . And remember it’s not just the style of play , it all centers around having a player being able to orchestrate that offense which is usually almost impossible to have or find . They got it in Caitlin
@@marceybull also , the coach many times pulled them away from this style of play and the coach doesn’t know how to run it like bluder did. That’s y there are big calls from the fever fan base to hire lisa bluder. Iowa had no business being in those games . U take Clark off that team I don’t think they make the tourney . No player in the history of college ball had that type of impact on a team. Closest thing I can think of was maybe Dan Marino in the 80’s. U don’t have players that can shoot like curry, pass like magic , and run the fast break like Jason Kidd . It just doesn’t happen normally but it did with Clark not to mention her iq. When I watched her highlights vs lsu and South Carolina I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing
@@Mike-h9o4k - I hope you are right! ... I worry it won't work (for Championship caliber) in the pros tho ... But, I'm here for it ... And the Fever coach just doesn't know how to design and teach plays (or D), and therefore plays a slow old fashioned way -- hurting the team's style and strategy ...
@@marceybull I agree that’s y many want a different coach .
CC effect is still in full force even without her playing. Have NEVER seen the tempo this fast before. Never saw half-court passing or more than 2 bounce passes in an ENTIRE game. Truly a transformational player. Natural progression of the league, my ass.
This is why we keep watching even with all the crap that happens in the wnba. There would be no reason to waste my time without CC.
I love your passing analysis. I live in Iowa City and have had the joy of seeing CC’s college progress in person! It’s been great to see her Fever teammates progress to recognizing and embracing what a game changer CC’s talents are.
Excellent review of CC's passes! Amazing!
Thank you for this,
What a wonderful talent she is,
I would say I’m obsessed with her talent, but astonished, memorized , impressed, and a 100 other adjectives, none are truly sufficient
Please continue to make these,
I mention in several posts over the last 4 years or so, I was a professional athlete for 15 years,
In my sport I was fortunate to be mentored by a few hall of famers ,
I get joy that I had forgotten watching Caitlin,
Although I never was a world Champion, I was certainly there and fought to get that championship
What a joy, an absolute joy
Thank you
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
She knows how much strength, English, finesse to put on each nuanced pass for what is needed to get the ball where it’s intended to go.
YES! Well said.
Artistry!!! Beautiful, actually.
That's right Clark's passing is fantastic! 😁
There Is No Comparison To Caitlin… They Are Starting To Talk About JuJu, but her numbers don’t match Caitlin’s at all… Thanks for this!
The ESPN witches and idiots need to let Ju Ju be her own player. They built up Reese to much more than she was, and it twisted her brain. But the season ended well....😂
@@Oneanddone14 facts💯‼️
Juju will be better. SHE can go. HAD 50 in a game as a frosh. SHE is like Kobe. AND what separates her. SHE can defend. A two-way player.
@@leeChubbard her stats as a freshman aren’t as good as Caitlin’s
Caitlin was scoring 60 points game in HS
@leeChubbard There is zero evidence of that. Plus, she will be a 2 guard in the pros. She's black. That's your evidence.
👍 Super enjoyable to watch with great analysis and break down💯
Thank YOU! I love these brfeakdowns. Thanks for helping us understand what we are seeing when we watch the great CC22 play ball!
Thanks!
She is absolutely amazing!!
The play with AB… She wasn’t even intending to go left, until…. CC threw it there. 🤓 ☑️👌😎 JP
Recently saw an old time analyst who said ,CC has the most powerful chest out pass, that he has seen, in any woman.
We’re here for it!! CC Dimes (I coined it lol) is the best. Love watching her play.
Those fast break dimes are Magic Johnson-like.
CC and the Indiana Fever - the ONLY reason I watch the WNBA. She is amazing.
Just like Kelsey said in the interview, the way CC pass remind Kelsey of Peyton Manning
It took a while for thr Fever and her teammates to even realize what a great playmaker and passer she is. If you watch the early games, there was a lot of keep away being played and she was not nearly as involved in the offense. When they started running everything through CC, they started to win.
That last pass is nuts. Jones is just past halfway when Clark lets it go.
CAITLIN CLARK'S ASSISTS: WHY SHE IS THE BEST.
Assists require 2 things 1: one player must pass the ball to a second player. 2: the second player must handle the ball and then SCORE.
What makes a player better at getting more assists than another player? How does CC make her teammates better than Aja does? Why does CC get so many assists? 1. Of course, the skill level of the receiver, 2. CC's incredible vision. 3. THE QUALITY of the passes. Two quarterbacks can throw to the same receiver but one throws chest, high on the money while the second QB throws some high, some low, some wide. All may be catchable. But, the QB who is more accurate will complete more passes. CC is the ELITE PASSER
Caitlin Clark was always ready for the league. The Fever and the WNBA weren't ready for Caitlin Clark. Now, the team is ready for Caitlin Clark and are going along for the ride.
Unfortunately? This is not what was intended in the script.
Anyone that remembers the Monday night football game between the Packers and Vikings about 20ish years ago give or take. Brett Favre throws up a prayer that hits Antonio Freeman falling down but never touches the ground. It stays on his back and Freeman grabs it, gets up, and scores the td.
Al Michaels says with the call (eventually)...."He did WHAT"? There's the exact look Jones gives CC after that pass to Boston where she turns round and stomps her feet..."You did WHAT"?
What a great Caitlin Clark elite level video.
Thanks! I appreciate that!
@@ChicksDigScarsPodcastSmith should’ve could’ve would’ve excellent video except for the fact that Smith stopped playing that way later in the season.
Thats a great vid bro. Side note, like sports I play video games, first person shooters. And when someone asks me for advice the first thing I say is ' Dont shoot where they are, shoot where they are gonna be'... Cheerz bro!
Thanks! They always shoot where they are in movies while they are running. Well, at least if it's the movie stars and you're not supposed to get them! 😂
I miss that version of Nylssa. I remember they started clicking early in the season, even before AB and KM adjusted to her style of play.
100% exactly what I was thinking.
Same. That was before Carrington got in her ear and got her to quit on her team.
I’m blown away by how much we miss in real time. Love these analyses.
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Yay! That was awesome to watch! .... As much as I love this style of play, can it be a way to win against top tier teams with really good D!? I hope they can figure out how to make it work as the Fever evolves. ... Signed, and Iowa native/grad, and newbie Fever fan.
So fun to watch CC pass.... Great stuff!!
Wow!
That was great. Thanks, and Merry Christmas.
Clark was a giant for Iowa and moving to the worst team in the WNBA was still a step up, in terms of the players around her. So how did we get to this point where all that SHE achieved was up-hill against the "narrative" and still not make MVP. I for one will stand by all my comments and challenge those who spoke different.
Great video, Greg. You mentioned yesterday you were going to do one on CC’s passing and wasted no time getting it done. One recommendation… It would be helpful if you expanded the clips to full screen. I watch on an iPad and find it small, so I cannot imagine how it looks on a phone. Thanks! 👍👍👍
Thanks! Whenever you see that kind of stuff on my videos or others, it's almost always copyright claim stuff behind the scenes.
She gets it from soccer. Soccer players play with there head up and pass into space not always directly to another player
As a long-time soccer, coach, I agree! Soccer is a problem-solving game and it's not easy to unlock a defense.
Love watching CC passing highlights! 🔥
Same!
Am I the only one who sees Larry Bird in all this? For me, the similarity is downright eerie, and although it's been obvious to me that certain other players have studied Bird and incorporated some of his moves, I've never seen anyone who overall reminds me so much of Bird's game.
The IQ, the precision, the timing, the skill, the creativity-- imho Bird far surpasses Clark in all of these, but then again, I'm not able to remember and distinguish his rookie play from his later game, so it may well be that she's closer to him in his rookie year than I'm thinking.
Regardless, she's already spectacular, and obviously a workhorse with an incredible love of the game and a fierce ambition to improve, so there's no doubt she'll improve exponentially each year. And as she does, I'm betting she gets even more and more similar to Bird, in her passing and everything else.
I don't see his quick release, his sleight-of-hand, his wily misleadingness, his amazing no-look and tap passes, his level of hustle and aggressive steals and some other things in her game, but I'm thinking those things and others will come in time.
Don't know, though, if she'll ever have a game as witty and funny as Bird's. Again, if I had to bet, I'd bet yes...that once she's taken care of the more fundamental aspects of her game, that will emerge automatically, from what I can tell of her personality.
CAITLIN CLARK'S ASSISTS: WHY SHE IS THE BEST.
Assists require 2 things 1: one player must pass the ball to a second player. 2: the second player must handle the ball and then SCORE.
What makes a player better at getting more assists than another player? How does CC make her teammates better than Aja does? Why does CC get so many assists? 1. Of course, the skill level of the receiver, 2. CC's incredible vision. 3. THE QUALITY of the passes. Two quarterbacks can throw to the same receiver but one throws chest, high on the money while the second QB throws some high, some low, some wide. All may be catchable. But, the QB who is more accurate will complete more passes. CC is the ELITE PASSER
One of the annoying things about Coach Sides - one of many - is that she so rarely had Clark inbound the ball. Good things almost always happened when Clark had that duty. Sides had a psychic magician who could see where the ball needed to go before anyone else and put it there, but used the resource sparingly.
CC basketball IQ is great. She sees the play before it happens. What’s amazing is the ability to move and feel how far CC needs to make it to its mark. That’s why you see other players over throw or pass behind their player. The other great thing about CC is the angles she sees. Love watching her play. 🌺
Somewhere out there is a ideo that shows that bounce pass to Boston in the All Star game that has a view of the ball coming at the camera. You can see how Clark threaded the needle and just misses Griner's foot.
I think I have that in a few videos around the time of the all-star game. New angles of it kept coming out. Insane pass.
I always enjoy CC's passing. So exciting. Didn't know people weren't equally appreciating it.
Great do more of these enjoyed it❤
Cc's transition passes are legendary!
...already! In her ROOKIE season!
10:10 amazing pass, amazing travel no call
Hi CDSS, i always watch her highlights from time to time 😊
And her field goal in style moves😊
The one when they played with Sky she is circling and passes to AB in the mid center😍
Fun watching these
CCs pass at 10:15 to Smith was great. Amazing ccthe refs didn’t call travel after the 4th stride
The best passer of the WNBA that also achieved the most turnovers in a season.
John Stockton and Majic Johnson never achieved this!!!!!!
Before I listen to all this, you got to understand that the people she is playing with all our great players they just needed a piece to set them off. CC is one of the greatest players of women’s basketball and matching her up with Indiana players, which is family tellyou everything
Like the new leader of the fever said CC throws the ball to space where she knows you are going to be
I read that a high average batter in the MLB can "see" a ball in "slow motion" their brain has "slowed" the action down to a speed where they have more time to swing the bat at where the ball will be. In my opinion, Caitlin has a similar ability. Her eyes are transmitting the action on the court, all the different vectors of players, and their positions, and her brain takes all that input, and in a split second spits out the best option, or even a variety of options that she can pick among to get the best one and bam, aim and release. In other words, she has all the time in the world to solve this complex problem. From the outside looking in it looks impossible, because in our normal brains we only see an impossible number of decisions to make, she's seeing all of those same possibilities, but her brain gives her the ability to have all the time in the world to choose the best of them.
Yep. They've done tests on pro soccer players as well, where they've shown the best players can take in, process, and remember more information faster than other players.
Jonquelle Jone was looking at CC in that allstar game and saying...I need me some of that passer. I could average 25 with a passer like her
CC is very exciting to watch. I've never been a fan of basketball. I've never even watched 1 minute of any basketball game until 2024. There's never been a player like CC and there won't be another like her. She's the best passer, play maker, dribbler, 3-point shooter and She's great at layups. She's a great player in all areas. With Stephanie White coaching Fever with a couple more good free agents while getting rid of Nalyssa Smith, I see Fever going all of the way to the championships and winning. Fever 2025 Champions we are watching form. There is one problem that can stop them. The crooked referees. They are bought and paid for so they will not only be battling other teams, they will be battling the corrupt referees.
Have I seen this? Oh well I guess I’ll watch it again.
"AWFUL COACHING" says Caitlin is the best playmaker in basketball: WNBA or NBA.
There's NOTHING nonsensical about Caitlin's passes!
Passing when the teammate isnt even open yet is QB stuff! Thanks cmfor the great content sir!!!
Thanks for watching!
The difference is that a QB already knows the route a receiver is running. Clark just knows that her teammate is heading in the direction of the other basket.
Passing level 1: Ball to the player
Passing level 2: Ball to where the player will be
Passing level 3: Ball to where the player's hand will be en-route to the layup with no break in stride
I remember when I first got wind of CC in her sophomore year at Iowa. I had heard she was a 3 pointer machine. I think it was an Iowa vs Indiana game (ironically) when I thought the heck with three pointers this is as good a passer as I've ever seen in college BB, men or women. I was hooked after that.
Dowling High School.
That was my intro to Caitlin. The videos of her as a teen showed someone far faster than anyone around her, and several steps ahead of all others in terms of reading players and plays.
Scoring those deep 3s was just the icing on the cake.
Honestly, it's as if she was playing with multiple advantages, it felt massively unjust 😂
Yep! The long 3's get people's attention and then it's damn, this girl can pass!
Could watch Caitlin's highlights and be amazed on reruns. I'll bet many will start trying to emulate her passes. Next season.
I feel like I'm seeing some in other games already trying. And look at how Kelsey has been passing.
One thing that the new Fever GM pointed out is that CC passes to open spaces, rather than to the player and it's absolutely correct.
There is no one who passes like CAITLIN , WNBA OR NBA! She reminds me of Tom Brady
CCs pass at 10:15 to Smith was great. Amazing the refs didn’t call travel after the 4th stride
Definitely a travel 🧭 day.
that was fun thanx
PLEASE DO A REACTION VIDEO TO THE PLAYS, PASSES AND BASKETS..
PRICELESS..
THAT ALLSTAR WHEN JONQuel TURNED AROUND LIKE ARE YOU' KIDDING ME!!?
look at the first one you posted but from the back court as it was inbounded and Plum was in CC face to the end and the pass to Boston but the best part is after the basket Jonquel Jones spins around fast and looks at CC in shock of the pass
Yes to a part 2. And 3, and 4...
Fever 44-0 next year. Clark 33 pts 12 assists per gam
Gotta be some changes to the referees and their decisions?
I don’t know Penichero was pretty good, more flashy and showboatish whereas Caitlyn is more surgical. I know Penichero’s interior passing is better but Caitlyn’s full court vision and passing is otherworldly. But whatever she is the best in the W now hands down. I haven’t seen anyone close to her.
Ticha Penichero interior passing is as good as Caitlin's. Just watched famous highlights of Ticha to make sure I remembered correctly. They're equals. No possible doubt about it.
The one thing Caitlin doesn't want to do (even at Dowling) is the excessive flair (jumping forwards and passing backwards between the legs), which Ticha used to do to annoy the other team (also because she thought her crowd loved it).
Caitlin is the flawless, GOAT type player. Complete in every area. She doesn't excel at offensive rebounds because she doesn't play the position and she doesn't have the height for it.
That said:
Ticha enjoyed the physicality of tough defenses. Tough players like her do not possess the finesse of someone like Caitlin, but they're extremely useful against teams of thugs (Sun, Sky, Aces).
If Caitlin gains a handful of kgs of pure muscle without sacrificing her speed, she'll become unstoppable.
@@mikem.s.1183 I have wondered what she will do about weight since she has very specifically said she does not want to sacrifice her speed.
@@mikem.s.1183good description on the thug stuff.
Caitlin's 3s are legendary, but her passing is out of this world, we know at the beginning of the season Caitlin had a lot of turnovers, but that was due to the way her team not being ready for such passing, and coach Sides being fix on Aliyah Boston as the go to person, but once Sides realised that Caitlin was the person that made the game, things got better, if they had played like they did in the second half of the season, Caitlin would have been MVP with a assists record that noone would catch, plus they would have won at least six more games if coach Sides had just done her job correctly, but those passes that came on were just fantastic, can't wait until they are playing again.
Jonquel jones couldn't believe her eyess
YES! Go up strong with the ball, Boston. Stop the unnecessary dribbling.
During her hall of fame career, Swoopes made passes like these all the time... in her dreams. Night, night Swoopes.
I watch a lot of games other than the Fever. I see other teams trying to copy what CC does. most of the time it doesnt work
Second pass was perfect.
On another note, Venom Reacts, one of my favorite CC reaction channels has been doing NBA reactions, and the difference between a Caitlin game and their style is notable. Fast in it's own way, but no comparison to her game. The passing is predictable and boring. And don't even get me started on dunking. Imo dunking is overrated, and if there's too much of it, it's boring. If there's passing it''s often just standing on the 3 point line and going back and forth to other players on the 3 point line. If there's an inbound pass (I think it's called) there's no flash or flare just a straight forward throw to another player while they're both running in the same direction. No flashy no look, behind the back action. No bounce passes through the legs of opposing players, it's all just plain white bread point to point action. In other words boring.
Venom Reacts is one of my fave YT CC fan pages too .... Love that guy!
@@marceybull You should continue to support his channel even if you aren't into the NBA (and I'm not) Even if it's only a like and a comment. The yt algorithm keeps track of those things although to be really successful you need to view the video start to finish as they especially track the big 3, likes, comments and views. To keep him relevant and his channel active during the wnba off season he'll need the help.
@@mikehall4517 Thanks for that info. I DO want to support the 2 main video guys I love.....Venom is my favorite and this is second for sure. Help us understand what we are seeing....because we played sports but did not play basketbell. We really want to understand what we are seeing.!
@@saluther1905 A LOT of people don't know the mysteries of the yt algorithm. The first thing I do on ANY video I look at is hit the like button. Choosing the video (Clicking on it, that's where the term "click bait" comes from). (A click is a lesser rated bit of the yt algorithm) so by just clicking on the video and liking it, even if that's all you do (not even viewing it in whole or in part) will give them points in the algorithm. But to really show support, the big 3 is like, comment, and view (start to finish) is worth the most points. If I want to show support for content even if I'm not interested, I set my other tablet to "watch" it on mute. Then leave a "Algorithm comment" that's all it takes, 2 words is a comment and gives points.
I agree. The NBA is not in a good place right now. I think it's far less entertaining to watch then it was a decade a go. Good college games are much more entertaining.
She is the best passer since Pistol Pete, and also the best ball handler since Pistol Pete, she even does the same drills he used during his NBA career, she may shoot like Curry but the comparison ends there, the popularity of Bird and Magic, the comparison with LeBron is a silly comparison, her game is Pistol Pete all the way, you kids probably don't know who I'm talking about, mostly because you only know players in their own lives and don't know anything about Maravich, if they didn't play when they were alive and dismissed any players before....
#BasketballDiaries?
This shows her assist numbers should be higher.
WE NEED A VIDEO OF ASSISTS CC MADE THAT HER TEAM MATES BLEW
That would be a 20 minute reel.
Ha! I have them in multiple videos throughout the season when they happened. 😂
Caitlin Clark = the WNBA's version of Wayne Gretzky [interestingly, similar birthdays too]
A'ja Wilson = the WNBA's version of Evander Kane [interestingly, similar birthdays too]
Unfair comparisons Caitlyn has the future in front of her and I hope she has MVPs, and Championships. A’Ja is an MVP a finals champion and a lengthy resume, she doesn’t even compare to the great Gretsky but Evander Kane?
@@jessepena5847 Because you lied I checked your profile. It's a troll account. So now I muted it.
You are comparing hardware won. Clark only just started. I was comparing HOW they play AND what their attitudes are like when not playing.
@@jessepena5847 That... has something to do with her attitude.. She might be good, she still produced less points this year than CC.. and act as a petulant child and a karen, having friends trolling hating and harassing people.. and if you ask many.. should never have been MVP.. if any, Phee should have gotten it.. But A'ja made a first... first MVP to not reach the final EVER.. oh she made first to 1000 in a season, but that was a matter of time since the matches has increased.. it's a solid first, but by the time she reached it, CC was 200pts ahead of her in points generation, and that is A'ja beaten by a rookie
No you are lying, you compared them then added the similar birthdays. You should have started with similar birthdays and then gone from there. I’m a sensitive troll plus I know how to read and process
Bottom line..Caitlin is a better passer than she is a shooter//
Not Chelsea Gray, but Ticha Penicheiro gets serious honorable mention. Nevertheless I can take your sentiment, and INCLUDE the NBA. ☑️👌😎 JP
When you’re underneath the basket there’s no need to dribble.
I've been watching the other players and it's like seeing the difference between an average college QB and a pro. Way more crisp, quick and on target. The other girls still sort of lob passes. You can really see the difference.
On that note the others can improve and they could really impact their teams with it. FTR I've never cared about passing until I've watched CC to it at another level.
Enjoy your vids, but the image would have been more visible on full screen. too small to appreciate for me.
Lemme think. Ok done. Would I rather watch these great passes or Aja shoot midrange uncontested jumpers and/or Reese brick a layup get her rebound, brick another and finally score
And that's what the WNBA and its media protectors can't seem to grasp!
Maybe the best female passer ever.. not the best
Swifties Unite!
Cc throws dimes. SHE is legit. Very hood. BUT NOT THE best. CLARK needs to improve on her ball handling. That's an area she needs to improve on. That's like a B grade. ... Maya Moore was and. The pg from the Aces are great floor generals.
Most under the basket players should go straight up without the dribble.
Why is the picture so small ? I actually don’t see well so I watch on my tv but for some reason the picture is smaller than the screen.
Screen is so tiny you can't see anything
Dude! I couldn’t watch your video “” I’m gona pause it “ I’m gona play it”….. you’re screen size is too small.. don’t tell us what your “Gona do” and tell us..
Work on it
Waiting time is noticeable.
Stopping the video and talking to us is just too much stopping.
Minor point.
She is the Peyton Manning of women's basketball.❤
The Dallas game was enjoyable after the previous cat fight.
I would like to run my channel like yours but I don't know how, I just brought a laptop but I'm not very computer literate so I don't know quite what to do
Why waste your money on a jersey for a player that will never be more than average.
I hope CC respectfully declines.
Try a full screen next time
Small screen 👎🏻
I'll pass re comments 😁
😂