Every game is a home game for Clark. Over 17,000 showed up. More than twice the Mercury's average home attendance. I doubt if most of the crowd was rooting for the home team
Typically fantastic analysis. Rumors are that Caitlin had a cold or a migraine. Scary when she's 100%. Just a good, tough, resilient road win when nobody was really hitting shots in the first half.
My daughter graduated from New Mexico State in 1992. That event marked the end of her basketball career and my fanatical obsession with the women's game. My cure was short lived.however, because in October of 2024 I fell victim to the Caitlin Clark Effect. Now as I view your excellent videos I'm becoming convinced that something other than honest competition is fueling the current version of the WNBA. What say you young sir?
Not just rumors, Fever beat reporter Chloe Peterson from the Indianapolis Star said that it's straight from the team that Clark had a migraine for the entire game. Fever coach Sides didn't say 'migraine' but said that Clark didn't let her know about it until after the game and was with the trainer, which is why she missed the postgame presser. That's typical Clark, just putting her head down and going to work, regardless of what she has to deal with. And ESPN's previously reported that Clark has suffered from migraines for years (but has never made a big deal about it).
You are on the money, Mitchell has been playing with ego most games but if she drops it and recognizes she can shine even more with Clark as the offense general then the Clark, Boston, Mitchell trio gonna be unstoppable.
She gets compared to Steph a lot because of her shot but she reminds me more of Jokic. She has crazy range but can't get it off as quickly as Steph. The threat of her range, however, sets up her passing. And she sees the floor phenomenally
Young man the real truth is that her teammates at Iowa were more aware of being ready to receive a pass from Caitlin - so they made more catches than her current teammates. If her teammates will focus more on being ready to receive a pass from Caitlin than there will be fewer turnovers
@@MelvinJ64 Typos are a thing, you know? Also, you put quotation marks inside the punctuation mark. This is incorrect. I'm addition, there should be a comma after "Young man."
When Indiana Fever is down by 10 points at least, the teammates of Caitlin Clark are slowly learning that they should not panic and keep their composure because Caitlin Clark is there on the court and she will make things happen to overcome the lead by getting points in transition, by passing to them when they are open and by shooting her logo 3s to hype up their morale and dampen the spirits of their opponents.
So awesome to see Briner and DT giving CC some love. Seeing DT and CC laughing together at half court during the free throws is the epitome of what will lift the W. DT is a professional, a vet, and it's awesome to see her have fun playing a rookie. When you're a true vet, you're confident enough to know it and react like a vet would, with humility.
It's because Caitlin has a good heart. DT needs to rescind her immature comments and learn from Lebron James. He's never had a negative thing to say about new players.
It's the little things that people don't notice. Like the time she came off Boston's screen and kind of stopped, waiting for AB to roll and forcing Griner to pick her poison, as soon as she took a step toward Boston, CC took it to the hoop.
I'm a Motorsports fan and literally never watch basketball, but Caitlin Clark has caught my attention. Listening to your analysis is very informative and fascinating for people like me with little knowledge of the game.
Thanks, great analysis. that game was beautiful. CC's BB IQ is off the chain. IMHO she is the best PG in the WNBA. She will improve greatly. That logo 3 was everything So proud to see Mitchell & Boston scoring big too. Those CC to AB passes are magical. What an awesome win against some of the best players in the league. And when Turasi & Griner hugged her, made my day.😊
I don't know who he is, but with Carter in this TH-cam, I feel like I am getting great commentary from a guy that plays, and that really knows how to play. This is chock full of insight that I think is spot-on. and it confirms what I thought I have been seeing with Caitlin Clark, that she has great court vision and is way ahead of a lot of players because of it. And she did this on a night that she shot poorly.
You are a great analyst and so articulate. You know basketball and know how to explain it. Everything good that happens for the Fever happens because Caitlin has the ball in her hands and her teammates are beginning to understand how to be ready in the right spot on the floor to receive the pass from Caitlin. She is making her teammates better. You are so right about Mitchell. If Mitchell plays the right way, let’s Caitlin run the show, she will get open looks always and will have an opportunity to be an all star every year. I could see them being a special duo if Mitchell continues to learn that Caitlin is the catalyst and takes her lead. Caitlin is a visionary on the court - it is special and as she plays with her teammates longer, turnovers will reduce and her assists will continue to rise. And if her teammates continue to learn how to play with her and actually set screens like they did today, Caitlin will continue to get open looks (and she will hit them - today she hit big shots when they needed a run but she was off as she was not feeling well today).
Excellent analysis, especially about great shooters needing to shoot without worrying about missing. They have a gift that they need to demonstrate to their fans without fear of missing. The audience pays to see her amazing range; all her other basketball skills are just an additional bonus.
Clark should be called the quantum computer. She’s got an extremely fast processor that reads the court information and what’s happening and boom. Executes the weakness in the defense.
Despite the fact that Caitlin Clark's team isn't passing her the ball, and she is Only averaging eleven shots a game, Caitlin has become the fastest player in WNBA history to record 300 Points, 100 Rebounds and 100 Assists in a career.
At 8:07 I love how how Clark was immediately aware of the mismatch. Easy bucket for Boston in the paint over the shorter player. Great assist from Clark. ✔️ Her awareness and court vision is amazing.
@CarterMomon, this is your best video on CC yet. it addresses so many points that fans and haters keep making, and keeps everything in perspective. you need to just link to this video from now on, to address the points that keep coming up: turnovers, and Kelsey Mitchell, and coach Sides, and CC's vision, and how she balances shooting and assisting, and what the Fever need to do to capitalize on her skills and BB IQ. relatedly, as you get better known, you might want to keep refining your presentation. (I'm the commenter who requested more replays and slo-mo -- you had a lot of nice replays here, but no slo-mo, oh well!) try telling us what to focus on before you play a clip ("notice how Kelsey passes the ball to CC and then immediately heads for an opening on the wing"). also, I love love love your enthusiasm -- don't ever lose that. but try to keep yourself to a couple of repetitions of your favorite phrases ("good things happen"), and maybe do an example of "here's what I mean: they couldn't have predicted that the defense would be open on the left, but they were in a great position to take advantage of it." you really are an amazing commentator and analyst, and we all benefit from that. I really admire how you've never let the haters wear you down (love your comment to people going off on some bizarre rant: "okay"), and I feel (though the haters will disagree, of course) that you're being really balanced and objective about the fact that CC is amazing, AND needs to improve, and her coach and some of her teammates aren't supporting her (or helping themselves), but she is making a difference for the Fever. which is, as you said, what she wanted to do: not be MVP or the GOAT or pad her stats at all, but make a difference for the Fever and the WNBA and for women's basketball. which I feel is your goal too (as well as a lot of other basketball-related goals, no doubt, e.g. in the NBA). so thank you!
Great job! To your point about wanting her to take the shot, there was a whole lot of low % shooting around the league by great guards yesterday. It happens to everyone! As for Kelsey getting to the right spot, Fever players in most games, have not flowed to the open spaces created, when 2 or more of the opponents players are totally preoccupied with Clark. The best teams all know how to do this instinctively and as a result get many wide open shots.
Fantastic commentary and analysis! Thanks for another great one! So great to see Kelsey Mitchell starting to "get it" that she can just play off the gravity of CC22. Mitchell up to now has been 100% about her stats and 0% about winning. Someone helped her figure out if she plays off CC22 she'll get the stats and be part of a winning team. So fantastic to see her give the ball up to CC22, CC22 immediately draws a double-team, Mitchell moves to open spot, gets pass back from CC22 for an open 3. Great stuff, finally!
I love your videos, Carter!! I agree with everything you said, with one exception. IIRC, Kelsey was in ball-hog mode at the beginning of the game. She brought the ball all the way to the hoop twice, I think, and ignored her teammates. The third time, she cut under the net and circled back out to the right side. CC was open and was waving and Kelsey ignored her and shot an errant 3. She left the game after that didn’t return until the second half, with zero points. In the second half, she was exactly as you described her, e.g. performing as a teammate to her PG-playmaker AND she hit everything she shot, or most everything. I like to think Sides sat her down for the remainder of the first half, for disregarding instructions and everyone reaped the rewards of Kelsey playing team ball!! Keep up the great videos and great analysis, Carter!!
I bet you're right! Sides benched Mitchell for refusing to play team ball. Finally!! Someone else called this too, I think it was Mick Talks Hoops or Ben Daniel, or maybe Adrienne Ross, all channels with great CC22 and Fever content.
This is exactly what happened. I hope Mitchell realizes what HUGE opportunity is in front of her. I hope she grabs it, has fun, makes money, and win championships.
Dig your channel and breakdowns. As soon as Caitlin tightens up her defense, breaking through screens, and gets some better movement off the ball. She's going to be scary!! She needs a good 10lbs of muscle and she's going to dominate the W. She sees the court at an elite level! Can we talk about how horrible the refs were in this game. BG throwing more elbows than a Ludacris concert!
I bet against the Fever in the 3rd quarter because of how bad the refs were. She's eating 5000 calories a day and can't keep the weight on. The off season will be magical for her! She'll gain 10lbs, study film like it's movie night and dominate next season.
Good call about the difference between when Caitlin chest-passes and bounce-passes mattering with other players being able to catch her passes. In the previous game against Seattle, we got a look at how powerful her chest-passes are when she fired one off all the way from the opponent's paint to a player who was in the Fever's paint because she'd hauled ass to get there and open. Most female players would throw that pass one-armed like a football for that distance and Caitlin is so strong that she chest-passed the ball like it was shot from a cannon. In this game Caitlin softened her passes to cut down their velocity, and that made a huge difference in her teammates being able to catch her passes more easily. That translated into better chemistry for being able to competently execute plays. The Fever are going to have to find a balance where Caitlin doesn't have to take enough velocity out of her passes to make them easily intercepted for turnovers and them being soft enough for her teammates to handle. Once they find that balance they'll become a much more formidable and effective team. In one week, the team went from fumbling passes and not being able to execute easy plays to beating a higher-ranked team in an away game. It also seems that Coach Sides has finally pulled her head out of her butt, and figured out how to find a better balance between Caitlin's passing-power and her teammates being able to handle her passes by having Caitlin soften her passes for them. She also managed to refrain from making any end-game boneheaded play calls that would have cost the Fever their lead and win. I saw an improvement in coaching and playing this week and it made a significant amount of difference.
lovely analysis of her passing -- thank you! one thing CC did at Iowa, that probably doesn't translate to the pros very easily (someone argued with me online that it won't translate at all), is passing to the open space the receiver could be (should be) heading for -- where they can pick up the pass and not even need to dribble, just take it to the rim. (Hannah Stuelke's specialty at Iowa.) no, WNBA isn't a great environment for that style of passing -- but if CC's teammates learn to expect those kinds of passes, so CC can learn how and when to make them, and minimize turnovers, then that's another arrow in her quiver, and something else for the defense to worry about. beginning at full-court, the instant CC gets the ball.
Great breakdown and analysis, and I agree! 100% CC's court vision is such a gift and is sooo entertaining to watch that she's making a believer out of everyone. As her coaches buy into it more, along with the rest of her teammates, this CC vision-lead style of play becomes more and more infectious and rewarding for all who choose to participate.
You are the first person I’ve watched analyze a game, and I am hooked. You articulate it perfectly and I am feeling so validated in my thoughts being said so perfectly. You’re great at this! I’ll be back after every game, can’t wait to hear what you think.
Carter IS fantastic! You might also enjoy Mick Talks Hoops, Ben Daniel, and Adrienne Ross, all have terrific CC22 and Fever content also. Each drops gold nuggets of truth in nearly every video, and also posts regularly and quickly after games. Love them all! P.S. I suggested Carter review his habit of bringing one hand to his face while he's speaking, picky, but would help his visual look of professionalism IMO. Would love to see him break 10K subscribers and keep right on going.
I am not a fan of young kids spouting off but you are truly incredible. Well reasoned, well spoken, 10 out of 10. It takes a whole team to win a game, but Caitlin is the catalyst that pulls the results out of the other talented players on her team. The key to winning is allowing Caitlin to be the general. Steve Nash pulled the great out of Stoudemire and Caitlin can do that here.
@@chevyyyyyyy I don’t think Caitlin can win by herself but whenever she gets the ball, good things happen for her and her team. I don’t think her stats describe what she contributes to her team. I think there was some jealousy with some of her team mates but as of now, I think they care the most about winning (as it should be). With the tickets selling at more than 100% more than last year and over 100% more per ticket, somebody is making a lot more money and it isn’t the players I suspect Caitlin will force a better deal for the players from the teams (ticket sales) and the league through a better TV deal. Within 2 years, all the girls will be getting 2-4 times their current salaries directly because of Caitlin.
Been one of the problems in losing games was Mitchell and Smith not including Clark many times. Of those times, of the two, they made shots. Other times they got tied up and lost the ball, for not throwing back to Clark or someone.
Wow what an excellent analysis and I am so impressed with you. You are seeing and saying things that no one else is mentioning. You actually brought a tear to my eye for your assessment of Caitlin and even Kelsey . I love watching Caitlin and want her to succeed so bad that it’s almost reminds me of when I was watching my daughter play lacrosse and she was the star too . I get nervous and I feel the same joy when Caitlin does well. It’s crazy and I don’t think I’m alone in this feeling.
Dude! You are on your way to GOAT of TH-cam basketball analysis! I enjoy your videos so much. I’m new to the WNBA because of CC and there are some really good things here and other good players. I’m here for CC and definitely rooting for the Fever. Love Boston and the potential of Mitchell being a team player. I’m even watching non-Fever WNBA games. I’ve also learned that so many of the other CC basketball videos (not from you) are flagrant fouls they want to focus on the controversies but not the game. Your passion for the game, and the game played well, shines through. ❤🏀⭐️
I was waiting for this game to see if Caitlin and the Fever could win the respect of veteran player Diana Taurasi. To her credit Diana voiced respect in her after game interview, unlike her comments about Caitlin before the season started. Maybe part of the motivation for Fever to WIN this game is to show the veterans they are worthy of respect! It just seemed to me the Fever REALLY wanted this win. That fire just wasn't there in the Strom game when they lost by 12 points!
1 reason CC22 must keep attempting the deep 3s is that if she doesn't, the opponents will modify their response so that they're focusing just that little bit more on her team mates.
That and because she knows the crowd loves it and it could also feed into the energy of the team like a 6th man and push them for the win. I imagine it also affects the home team somewhat when the crowd is cheering for Caitlin and the Fever.
CC has so many tools in the toolbox and she's so quick on the drive it forces the defense to collapse in on her. So much for her being a one trick pony as only an outside shooter..
Loved the clips, Carter! You're right about Caitlin finally shooting. She's had bad shooting days in college too, but she has to keep shooting. Compared to what's been about 11 shots per game, it was so nice to see her throw up 14 attempts this time. I'm so happy the reporters cornered Christie Sides last game and made her say that she wanted Caitlin to shoot at least 15 per game. I don't know if it matters, but she had a migraine all day, which is why she didn't do the post-game availability.
Transition offense is when they're at their best. Normally mitchell and wheeler kill transition offense because they hold the ball, dont pass, and dribble too long. Bad or nonexistent screens also halt the transition 2 man game. Wheeler didnt play much which kept the ball in clarks hands and mitchell realized she didnt have it and so started feeding clark, just to get it right back and hit her groove with the spot up shooting. Most of the time they played beautiful ball when running the offense through clark.
Team mates need to do their part to get CC shooting opportunities so her gravity remains effective. Icing out CC is effectively damaging everyone else's scoring opportunities.
Another great game, another great video from you. No lies were told here. Keep up the good work!. Caitlin has now proven herself over and over again. I hope she has the whole team's full trust now and hopefully they ride this wave. Like you said, she sees everyone and she will reward them, they just gotta play their parts.
Wow.. that was a Magnificent Analysis, now I'm starting to vision all your videos, your suppose to be in WNBA Panels, thanks Man for this videos, your fan here in the Phil's...always tune in for you. Peace..😊
Costing possessions inst always a big deal..Costing points is another thing..If Catlins TO's dont lead to points, then I dont care..She will always make up for her TO's.. Just my two penny's ;) Great job as usual !!!!
I appreciate your analysis of Caitlin Clark's game vision. My looking a basketball is new. As hockey and baseball fan, without the slightest interest this sport until I watched Caitlin Clark play. Understanding that Logo 3's are a play that most players at any level have part of their skill set. I was impressed. Then I saw her passing game and it reminded me of hockey's Great One. While she may need to fine tune the actual passes, her teammates need learn to receive better. Being a playmaker can be her greatest strength. The scoring systems in baseball and hockey are very different but in both there must often be a playmaker who assists the scorer. Caitlin Clark can be masterful facilitator.
This is the first time I've seen your video and I'm blown away with how articulate you are and how perceptive your analysis is. Kudos to you.👋 Caitlin's great court IQ and ability to see the entire court, like a chess grandmaster can see the chessboard, will help her shotmaking. Her pinpoint passing is getting her teammates to hustle down the court and get open more, knowing that the reward will come when Caitlin hits them with the pass. As her teammates score more, opponents can't double team and triple team her. If she gets any opening she can let fly. It's win/win/win. CC/teammates/team will win. Caitlin is such a smart, generous team leader. Her teammates are realizing that CC is giving up the opportunity to take a shot, to set up her teammates to go for it.
Great analysis, it's why I always look for your posts. I can't watch the games, but it doesn't matter because it's better to see through your eyes than my own.
This is the first time I've seen your show, and you know your stuff and are very articulate. However, I have to take exception with what you said about Clark's turnovers. Earlier in the season, her teammates - especially Boston - were not ready for her passes. I blame that on the coach. They didn't have enough time before her arrival to adjust, but the coach should have said after Game 1: "If Clark has the ball, there's a big chance she's gonna get you the ball."
that's not his point. he was following up from previous videos, where he's discussed how often her teammates just aren't expecting a pass or ready to receive a pass: in this game, he said, there were definitely passes that were good ideas but poorly executed. but he agrees, that CC's passes are always good ideas, even if she screws up the pass itself, or if her receiver isn't alert enough to be ready. watch some Iowa games: she passes to people before they even know they're going to be open.
A standing ovation for Caitlin at an away game about says it all.
I was there. She won the crowd. It was such an amazing game. Everyone was on their feet for the last 5 minutes of the game.
Every game is a home game for Clark. Over 17,000 showed up. More than twice the Mercury's average home attendance. I doubt if most of the crowd was rooting for the home team
Yep, every road game is a home game for Fever with CC22. Over half the crowd are there to see CC22.
@@charlieb9630 I envy you!
It was a beautiful thing to see , I love people celebrating others , and Caitlin deserves it all the love ❤️
If Mitchell learns to trust Clark, Caitlin will elevate her game with those open shots. That’s what shooters love.
Taurasi showed respect to CC before, during, and after the game. Much needed in the WNBA.
She should've done that when CC entered the WNBA!
She has no choice it was obvious that Caitlin was great and if she didn’t say it looks bitter and isn’t a good look !!
@@motherofthreeb6337 better late than never
@@mariamonsegur9403 everyone always has a choice.
@@adhdguy8403 yes but everyone has a boss , and she knows what is best for her 😂
If the ball goes thru CC they are successful 90% of the time everytime
CC is a phenomenal player! She makes her teammates better scoring machines! A top notch play maker!!!! She’s scary!!!!!
Typically fantastic analysis. Rumors are that Caitlin had a cold or a migraine. Scary when she's 100%. Just a good, tough, resilient road win when nobody was really hitting shots in the first half.
Her previous 5 games had averages of 50/40/90, so that's probably correct.
I think it was a migraine.
My daughter graduated from New Mexico State in 1992. That event marked the end of her basketball career and my fanatical obsession with the women's game. My cure was short lived.however, because in October of 2024 I fell victim to the Caitlin Clark Effect. Now as I view your excellent videos I'm becoming convinced that something other than honest competition is fueling the current version of the WNBA. What say you young sir?
Her tenacity reminds me of Larry Bird.
Not just rumors, Fever beat reporter Chloe Peterson from the Indianapolis Star said that it's straight from the team that Clark had a migraine for the entire game. Fever coach Sides didn't say 'migraine' but said that Clark didn't let her know about it until after the game and was with the trainer, which is why she missed the postgame presser.
That's typical Clark, just putting her head down and going to work, regardless of what she has to deal with. And ESPN's previously reported that Clark has suffered from migraines for years (but has never made a big deal about it).
You are on the money, Mitchell has been playing with ego most games but if she drops it and recognizes she can shine even more with Clark as the offense general then the Clark, Boston, Mitchell trio gonna be unstoppable.
Damn kid, you should be a coach. You have me convinced you know what you're talking about.
😂😂😂
Agreed. Good energy, easy to follow, and compelling arguments
She gets compared to Steph a lot because of her shot but she reminds me more of Jokic. She has crazy range but can't get it off as quickly as Steph. The threat of her range, however, sets up her passing. And she sees the floor phenomenally
Totally agree with you about that
For Real... I'm convinced too!
CC possesses an eye of an eagle in the court!!!
TRUE(mismo)
Young man the real truth is that her teammates at Iowa were more aware of being ready to receive a pass from Caitlin - so they made more catches than her current teammates.
If her teammates will focus more on being ready to receive a pass from Caitlin than there will be fewer turnovers
Absolutely 💯
It begins with trust. Give Clark the ball, trust she’ll find you.
Do you know the difference between "then" and "than"? Young man stop mixing them up and learn the difference.
@@MelvinJ64 Typos are a thing, you know? Also, you put quotation marks inside the punctuation mark. This is incorrect. I'm addition, there should be a comma after "Young man."
I think that is an astute observation.
When Indiana Fever is down by 10 points at least, the teammates of Caitlin Clark are slowly learning that they should not panic and keep their composure because Caitlin Clark is there on the court and she will make things happen to overcome the lead by getting points in transition, by passing to them when they are open and by shooting her logo 3s to hype up their morale and dampen the spirits of their opponents.
She reminds me of Tom Brady… love it
Excellent Commentary
Yes, I love his explanatory categorizations which is the hallmark of a good teacher.
Thanks. 🤝
So awesome to see Briner and DT giving CC some love. Seeing DT and CC laughing together at half court during the free throws is the epitome of what will lift the W. DT is a professional, a vet, and it's awesome to see her have fun playing a rookie. When you're a true vet, you're confident enough to know it and react like a vet would, with humility.
It's because Caitlin has a good heart. DT needs to rescind her immature comments and learn from Lebron James. He's never had a negative thing to say about new players.
It's the little things that people don't notice. Like the time she came off Boston's screen and kind of stopped, waiting for AB to roll and forcing Griner to pick her poison, as soon as she took a step toward Boston, CC took it to the hoop.
I'm a Motorsports fan and literally never watch basketball, but Caitlin Clark has caught my attention. Listening to your analysis is very informative and fascinating for people like me with little knowledge of the game.
I’m glad my video was helpful! 💯
Excellent analysis! Clark does such a awesome job controlling the tempo of the game for her team. ✔️
And she had 12 Assists!! Fantastic!!
13
She was involved on 44 of their 88 points, people don’t realize that assists are equally as important as points
Thanks, great analysis. that game was beautiful. CC's BB IQ is off the chain. IMHO she is the best PG in the WNBA. She will improve greatly. That logo 3 was everything
So proud to see Mitchell & Boston scoring big too. Those CC to AB passes are magical. What an awesome win against some of the best players in the league. And when Turasi & Griner hugged her, made my day.😊
Her teammates must be aware all the time and produce! CC is a true General that can make a difference when needed!
I don't know who he is, but with Carter in this TH-cam, I feel like I am getting great commentary from a guy that plays, and that really knows how to play. This is chock full of insight that I think is spot-on. and it confirms what I thought I have been seeing with Caitlin Clark, that she has great court vision and is way ahead of a lot of players because of it. And she did this on a night that she shot poorly.
You are a great analyst and so articulate. You know basketball and know how to explain it. Everything good that happens for the Fever happens because Caitlin has the ball in her hands and her teammates are beginning to understand how to be ready in the right spot on the floor to receive the pass from Caitlin. She is making her teammates better. You are so right about Mitchell. If Mitchell plays the right way, let’s Caitlin run the show, she will get open looks always and will have an opportunity to be an all star every year. I could see them being a special duo if Mitchell continues to learn that Caitlin is the catalyst and takes her lead. Caitlin is a visionary on the court - it is special and as she plays with her teammates longer, turnovers will reduce and her assists will continue to rise. And if her teammates continue to learn how to play with her and actually set screens like they did today, Caitlin will continue to get open looks (and she will hit them - today she hit big shots when they needed a run but she was off as she was not feeling well today).
Well said!
Clarke's basketball iq is phenomenal
Caitlin “the reality” Clark
This is my new go-to channel.
Caitlin scored and/or assisted on 44 of the 88 points of the game with a migraine!
Excellent analysis, especially about great shooters needing to shoot without worrying about missing. They have a gift that they need to demonstrate to their fans without fear of missing. The audience pays to see her amazing range; all her other basketball skills are just an additional bonus.
The game was fun to watch. CC shared the ball with everyone.
Good and fun analysis. Caitlyn is just plain exciting to watch, good or bad night!
Clark should be called the quantum computer. She’s got an extremely fast processor that reads the court information and what’s happening and boom. Executes the weakness in the defense.
Despite the fact that Caitlin Clark's team isn't passing her the ball, and she is Only averaging eleven shots a game, Caitlin has become the fastest player in WNBA history to record 300 Points, 100 Rebounds and 100 Assists in a career.
At 8:07 I love how how Clark was immediately aware of the mismatch. Easy bucket for Boston in the paint over the shorter player. Great assist from Clark. ✔️ Her awareness and court vision is amazing.
Great analysis, better than the talking heads on tv 📺 making the big bucks. You should be a talking head on Television.
Thanks. Though, I’m not sure if I’d ever “want” to be a talking head. lol. Thanks for the compliment! 💯
@CarterMomon, this is your best video on CC yet. it addresses so many points that fans and haters keep making, and keeps everything in perspective. you need to just link to this video from now on, to address the points that keep coming up: turnovers, and Kelsey Mitchell, and coach Sides, and CC's vision, and how she balances shooting and assisting, and what the Fever need to do to capitalize on her skills and BB IQ.
relatedly, as you get better known, you might want to keep refining your presentation. (I'm the commenter who requested more replays and slo-mo -- you had a lot of nice replays here, but no slo-mo, oh well!) try telling us what to focus on before you play a clip ("notice how Kelsey passes the ball to CC and then immediately heads for an opening on the wing"). also, I love love love your enthusiasm -- don't ever lose that. but try to keep yourself to a couple of repetitions of your favorite phrases ("good things happen"), and maybe do an example of "here's what I mean: they couldn't have predicted that the defense would be open on the left, but they were in a great position to take advantage of it."
you really are an amazing commentator and analyst, and we all benefit from that. I really admire how you've never let the haters wear you down (love your comment to people going off on some bizarre rant: "okay"), and I feel (though the haters will disagree, of course) that you're being really balanced and objective about the fact that CC is amazing, AND needs to improve, and her coach and some of her teammates aren't supporting her (or helping themselves), but she is making a difference for the Fever. which is, as you said, what she wanted to do: not be MVP or the GOAT or pad her stats at all, but make a difference for the Fever and the WNBA and for women's basketball.
which I feel is your goal too (as well as a lot of other basketball-related goals, no doubt, e.g. in the NBA). so thank you!
Thank you for the kind words and advice. I will definitely take it to heart! 🤝
Great job! To your point about wanting her to take the shot, there was a whole lot of low % shooting around the league by great guards yesterday. It happens to everyone! As for Kelsey getting to the right spot, Fever players in most games, have not flowed to the open spaces created, when 2 or more of the opponents players are totally preoccupied with Clark. The best teams all know how to do this instinctively and as a result get many wide open shots.
Fantastic commentary and analysis! Thanks for another great one! So great to see Kelsey Mitchell starting to "get it" that she can just play off the gravity of CC22. Mitchell up to now has been 100% about her stats and 0% about winning. Someone helped her figure out if she plays off CC22 she'll get the stats and be part of a winning team. So fantastic to see her give the ball up to CC22, CC22 immediately draws a double-team, Mitchell moves to open spot, gets pass back from CC22 for an open 3. Great stuff, finally!
I love your videos, Carter!!
I agree with everything you said, with one exception. IIRC, Kelsey was in ball-hog mode at the beginning of the game. She brought the ball all the way to the hoop twice, I think, and ignored her teammates. The third time, she cut under the net and circled back out to the right side. CC was open and was waving and Kelsey ignored her and shot an errant 3. She left the game after that didn’t return until the second half, with zero points. In the second half, she was exactly as you described her, e.g. performing as a teammate to her PG-playmaker AND she hit everything she shot, or most everything.
I like to think Sides sat her down for the remainder of the first half, for disregarding instructions and everyone reaped the rewards of Kelsey playing team ball!!
Keep up the great videos and great analysis, Carter!!
I bet you're right! Sides benched Mitchell for refusing to play team ball. Finally!! Someone else called this too, I think it was Mick Talks Hoops or Ben Daniel, or maybe Adrienne Ross, all channels with great CC22 and Fever content.
This is exactly what happened. I hope Mitchell realizes what HUGE opportunity is in front of her. I hope she grabs it, has fun, makes money, and win championships.
Dig your channel and breakdowns. As soon as Caitlin tightens up her defense, breaking through screens, and gets some better movement off the ball. She's going to be scary!! She needs a good 10lbs of muscle and she's going to dominate the W. She sees the court at an elite level! Can we talk about how horrible the refs were in this game. BG throwing more elbows than a Ludacris concert!
I bet against the Fever in the 3rd quarter because of how bad the refs were. She's eating 5000 calories a day and can't keep the weight on. The off season will be magical for her! She'll gain 10lbs, study film like it's movie night and dominate next season.
Christie Sides, listen to this analysis!
Spot on analysis, Carter. Love the interaction between SALT and PEPPER, (Clark and Boston)!!!
Good call about the difference between when Caitlin chest-passes and bounce-passes mattering with other players being able to catch her passes. In the previous game against Seattle, we got a look at how powerful her chest-passes are when she fired one off all the way from the opponent's paint to a player who was in the Fever's paint because she'd hauled ass to get there and open. Most female players would throw that pass one-armed like a football for that distance and Caitlin is so strong that she chest-passed the ball like it was shot from a cannon. In this game Caitlin softened her passes to cut down their velocity, and that made a huge difference in her teammates being able to catch her passes more easily. That translated into better chemistry for being able to competently execute plays.
The Fever are going to have to find a balance where Caitlin doesn't have to take enough velocity out of her passes to make them easily intercepted for turnovers and them being soft enough for her teammates to handle. Once they find that balance they'll become a much more formidable and effective team. In one week, the team went from fumbling passes and not being able to execute easy plays to beating a higher-ranked team in an away game.
It also seems that Coach Sides has finally pulled her head out of her butt, and figured out how to find a better balance between Caitlin's passing-power and her teammates being able to handle her passes by having Caitlin soften her passes for them. She also managed to refrain from making any end-game boneheaded play calls that would have cost the Fever their lead and win. I saw an improvement in coaching and playing this week and it made a significant amount of difference.
lovely analysis of her passing -- thank you!
one thing CC did at Iowa, that probably doesn't translate to the pros very easily (someone argued with me online that it won't translate at all), is passing to the open space the receiver could be (should be) heading for -- where they can pick up the pass and not even need to dribble, just take it to the rim. (Hannah Stuelke's specialty at Iowa.)
no, WNBA isn't a great environment for that style of passing -- but if CC's teammates learn to expect those kinds of passes, so CC can learn how and when to make them, and minimize turnovers, then that's another arrow in her quiver, and something else for the defense to worry about. beginning at full-court, the instant CC gets the ball.
Damn you on the money. You should replace Coach Sides. She’s playing favorites.
Great breakdown and analysis, and I agree! 100% CC's court vision is such a gift and is sooo entertaining to watch that she's making a believer out of everyone. As her coaches buy into it more, along with the rest of her teammates, this CC vision-lead style of play becomes more and more infectious and rewarding for all who choose to participate.
Damm dude you need to be there coach bro you see wat CCLARK sees perfectly ❤️❤️❤️❤️😎
You are the first person I’ve watched analyze a game, and I am hooked. You articulate it perfectly and I am feeling so validated in my thoughts being said so perfectly. You’re great at this! I’ll be back after every game, can’t wait to hear what you think.
Carter IS fantastic! You might also enjoy Mick Talks Hoops, Ben Daniel, and Adrienne Ross, all have terrific CC22 and Fever content also. Each drops gold nuggets of truth in nearly every video, and also posts regularly and quickly after games. Love them all! P.S. I suggested Carter review his habit of bringing one hand to his face while he's speaking, picky, but would help his visual look of professionalism IMO. Would love to see him break 10K subscribers and keep right on going.
Agreed Ben Daniel’s is fantastic !!
I appreciate the kind words! I’m glad you are enjoying the breakdowns. 🤝
I am not a fan of young kids spouting off but you are truly incredible. Well reasoned, well spoken, 10 out of 10.
It takes a whole team to win a game, but Caitlin is the catalyst that pulls the results out of the other talented players on her team. The key to winning is allowing Caitlin to be the general. Steve Nash pulled the great out of Stoudemire and Caitlin can do that here.
@@chevyyyyyyy I don’t think Caitlin can win by herself but whenever she gets the ball, good things happen for her and her team. I don’t think her stats describe what she contributes to her team. I think there was some jealousy with some of her team mates but as of now, I think they care the most about winning (as it should be).
With the tickets selling at more than 100% more than last year and over 100% more per ticket, somebody is making a lot more money and it isn’t the players I suspect Caitlin will force a better deal for the players from the teams (ticket sales) and the league through a better TV deal. Within 2 years, all the girls will be getting 2-4 times their current salaries directly because of Caitlin.
Thanks. 🤝
It's a shame that Sides didn't give CC and the fans the chance to see CC possibly get the triple double. It would have been a great moment.
First time listener! 🙌 Great job!! You are wise beyond your years! ☺️ Excellent communicator!! 💯
Been one of the problems in losing games was Mitchell and Smith not including Clark many times. Of those times, of the two, they made shots. Other times they got tied up and lost the ball, for not throwing back to Clark or someone.
As usual, excellent analysis. When the Fever are struggling, it is when Caitlin is either on the bench or she is not handling the ball.
First rate analysis. Deeply appreciate your enthusiasm. Thank-you for posting.
Thank YOU for watching! 🤝
CC effect, sellout crowds on away games and home games. CC has great court vision and a better passer than I thought.
Wow what an excellent analysis and I am so impressed with you. You are seeing and saying things that no one else is mentioning. You actually brought a tear to my eye for your assessment of Caitlin and even Kelsey . I love watching Caitlin and want her to succeed so bad that it’s almost reminds me of when I was watching my daughter play lacrosse and she was the star too . I get nervous and I feel the same joy when Caitlin does well. It’s crazy and I don’t think I’m alone in this feeling.
Love your take and analysis about CC's game. Outstanding.
Vision is a gift...execution comes with experience and maturity..we'll stated my friend..love your channel..enjoy your breakdowns very much
I appreciate that!
Dude! You are on your way to GOAT of TH-cam basketball analysis! I enjoy your videos so much. I’m new to the WNBA because of CC and there are some really good things here and other good players. I’m here for CC and definitely rooting for the Fever. Love Boston and the potential of Mitchell being a team player. I’m even watching non-Fever WNBA games. I’ve also learned that so many of the other CC basketball videos (not from you) are flagrant fouls they want to focus on the controversies but not the game. Your passion for the game, and the game played well, shines through. ❤🏀⭐️
Thanks for the kind words! 🤝 I’m glad you are enjoying the videos.
Outstanding analysis unquestionable!!!!! 100%
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I was waiting for this game to see if Caitlin and the Fever could win the respect of veteran player Diana Taurasi. To her credit Diana voiced respect in her after game interview, unlike her comments about Caitlin before the season started. Maybe part of the motivation for Fever to WIN this game is to show the veterans they are worthy of respect! It just seemed to me the Fever REALLY wanted this win. That fire just wasn't there in the Strom game when they lost by 12 points!
Awesome commentary. I love Caitlin Clark and it is a joy to see her play.
1 reason CC22 must keep attempting the deep 3s is that if she doesn't, the opponents will modify their response so that they're focusing just that little bit more on her team mates.
That and because she knows the crowd loves it and it could also feed into the energy of the team like a 6th man and push them for the win. I imagine it also affects the home team somewhat when the crowd is cheering for Caitlin and the Fever.
CC has so many tools in the toolbox and she's so quick on the drive it forces the defense to collapse in on her. So much for her being a one trick pony as
only an outside shooter..
Loved the clips, Carter! You're right about Caitlin finally shooting. She's had bad shooting days in college too, but she has to keep shooting. Compared to what's been about 11 shots per game, it was so nice to see her throw up 14 attempts this time. I'm so happy the reporters cornered Christie Sides last game and made her say that she wanted Caitlin to shoot at least 15 per game. I don't know if it matters, but she had a migraine all day, which is why she didn't do the post-game availability.
Carter, you nail it every, every time! Other podcasters , streamers and Utubers should watch and learn from you!!!!!!! You gots class my man!
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Great analysis young man 👍🏿
Thanks. 🤝
Screens looked much better tonight.
You get a lot of compliments, kiddo- and deservedly so!
Thank You. 🤝
Transition offense is when they're at their best. Normally mitchell and wheeler kill transition offense because they hold the ball, dont pass, and dribble too long. Bad or nonexistent screens also halt the transition 2 man game. Wheeler didnt play much which kept the ball in clarks hands and mitchell realized she didnt have it and so started feeding clark, just to get it right back and hit her groove with the spot up shooting. Most of the time they played beautiful ball when running the offense through clark.
transition offense is where CC shines. as an incredible playmaker.
Team mates need to do their part to get CC shooting opportunities so her gravity remains effective. Icing out CC is effectively damaging everyone else's scoring opportunities.
It was so good! I was cursing by 30 seconds in tho 😂
It is Iowa Run and Gun, and should have been known and coached/utilized from the first practice day!!
in my opinion, this time not only Kelsey has matched with CC, but also Wheeler
You spitting facts young bruh
Another great game, another great video from you. No lies were told here. Keep up the good work!.
Caitlin has now proven herself over and over again. I hope she has the whole team's full trust now and hopefully they ride this wave. Like you said, she sees everyone and she will reward them, they just gotta play their parts.
Thanks. 🤝
Fever just beat a team that has 3 players going to the Olympics this year :)
I love caitlin clark❤
Love this re: Kelsey. It seems to me she can develop into a real punisher like Clay when defenses collapse on the Clark/Boston pick and roll.
You are on the money, my friend! 💯🔥
Wow.. that was a Magnificent Analysis, now I'm starting to vision all your videos, your suppose to be in WNBA Panels, thanks Man for this videos, your fan here in the Phil's...always tune in for you.
Peace..😊
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Costing possessions inst always a big deal..Costing points is another thing..If Catlins TO's dont lead to points, then I dont care..She will always make up for her TO's.. Just my two penny's ;)
Great job as usual !!!!
Your commentary is excellent. I learn so much from you. Thank you.
I’m glad my videos are helpful! 💯
New bball fan here love ur explanations and how simple yet detailed they are ❤
Glad you like them!
I appreciate your analysis of Caitlin Clark's game vision. My looking a basketball is new. As hockey and baseball fan, without the slightest interest this sport until I watched Caitlin Clark play. Understanding that Logo 3's are a play that most players at any level have part of their skill set. I was impressed. Then I saw her passing game and it reminded me of hockey's Great One. While she may need to fine tune the actual passes, her teammates need learn to receive better. Being a playmaker can be her greatest strength. The scoring systems in baseball and hockey are very different but in both there must often be a playmaker who assists the scorer. Caitlin Clark can be masterful facilitator.
Great analysis , I always love your take on the game.
I am really enjoying your videos. You have an outstanding Basketball IQ. Just became a subscriber.
Thanks, Carter! Great analysis! Love your positive energy!
My pleasure!
I think some of her misses might be that she wasnt feeling well...had a migraine.
Thank you for a great analysis
This is the first time I've seen your video and I'm blown away with how articulate you are and how perceptive your analysis is. Kudos to you.👋
Caitlin's great court IQ and ability to see the entire court, like a chess grandmaster can see the chessboard, will help her shotmaking. Her pinpoint passing is getting her teammates to hustle down the court and get open more, knowing that the reward will come when Caitlin hits them with the pass. As her teammates score more, opponents can't double team and triple team her. If she gets any opening she can let fly. It's win/win/win. CC/teammates/team will win.
Caitlin is such a smart, generous team leader. Her teammates are realizing that CC is giving up the opportunity to take a shot, to set up her teammates to go for it.
exactly: she's generous. it's not about her, it's about the team. so they all win.
Great analysis, it's why I always look for your posts. I can't watch the games, but it doesn't matter because it's better to see through your eyes than my own.
Fair enough! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos!
Thanks!
This is greatly appreciated! Thanks!!!!! 💯💯
Great analysis! Thx! ❤👍
Great video. Cheers from Brazil.
Thank you! Cheers!
Very well done analysis, thanks!
Keep up the good work!
They've been icing her out the ENTIRE season! They can't handle her passes! Sides and the team are sabotaging her rookie season!
Awesome analysis my friend 👍
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Fantastic analysis and breakdown commentary. 😮...you brother are a must watch 🔥
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That game was so much fun to watch. Stressful but fun! Impressive video as always!
Great video coordinating reads.
Great analysis as usual!!
LESS SELFISH, MORE PRODUCTIVE TAKE YOUR CHARITY
That was my favorite game so far! So good!
Love this detailed and educational video! Thanks Friend!
This is the first time I've seen your show, and you know your stuff and are very articulate. However, I have to take exception with what you said about Clark's turnovers. Earlier in the season, her teammates - especially Boston - were not ready for her passes. I blame that on the coach. They didn't have enough time before her arrival to adjust, but the coach should have said after Game 1: "If Clark has the ball, there's a big chance she's gonna get you the ball."
that's not his point. he was following up from previous videos, where he's discussed how often her teammates just aren't expecting a pass or ready to receive a pass: in this game, he said, there were definitely passes that were good ideas but poorly executed. but he agrees, that CC's passes are always good ideas, even if she screws up the pass itself, or if her receiver isn't alert enough to be ready. watch some Iowa games: she passes to people before they even know they're going to be open.