“They almost lost” you say.Well, Clark’s Fever HAVE lost more than they’ve won. But I guess you’re o.k. with that. The bottom line is that you’re pissed because the U.S. proved that they didn’t need Clark to win. You, like many others, were praying for the U.S. to lose so you guys could spew more “Clark BS”. Didn’t work out for ya’, now you’re crying in your beer. Go get your binky and take a nap.
@@williesaunders6798 Team USA and the WNBA should. Caitlin Clark is bigger than the league itself. What other league tries to hold back it’s number 1 star. The WNBA is a bunch of whiny and jealous players who no one cares about.
Almost losing isn’t the same as winning the gold medal - they also crushed every other game. That’s the exact reason DT was on team over Clark, she’s leader from the bench but there was place for another guard to get playing time. The team was built on dominant forward 3 with 2 great defensive guards who can make plays. Clark is a pure scorer who turns over the call and is a defensive liability. She also had no overseas experience vs everyone else on the team
@@tv19463 😂 Makes no sense. DT offered zilch from the bench. Taurasi will be remembered for her appalling Olympic performance. She the one who wasn’t ready for overseas play.
Yes, a lot of ppl said they'd lose w/o Caitlin, which makes no sense when she folds in an all star game where no one is defending. She would've crumbled miserably vs France' defensive pressure.
😂 coverage? They're getting covered now. Besides the Olympics has no bearing on the WNBA. All that would happen if Clark was on the team is that she would have gotten a hundred percent credit for them winning. Well, she wasn't there, and they won, she don't get credit.
People acting like she couldn't have replaced any of the guards they took. All you have to do is look at the stats. She is the league leader in assists and will destroy the record. She leads the league in "points accounted for". She has the only trip[e double in the W this season. she's in the top 20 in every major category. That's out of 144 players. Top 5 in 3 pts-made. Leads all Guards in rebounds, blocks, tied in steals. All guards! 13th in scoring, 13th drebs, 19th total rebs, 15th in blocks. This talk about that she isn't one on the best players in the league is ridiculous and devoid of any facts. Saying all that, I'm glad she got rest instead. now she might tear thru the league , setting or extending even more WNBA records. Not only ROY, but she'll also finish top 3 in the MVP voting.
I'd say the U.S. Olympic Team's guards looked pretty miserable in the 4th quarter of the gold medal game against France's tight defense. The turnovers tell the story -- 19 for the U.S., 14 for France. If not for a foot on the line, the gold medal game would have gone into OT, and that could have been a disaster.
Interesting way to present stats - avoided the head to heads vs USA guards….Jackie Young, Plum, Lloyd and Sabrina all ahead of Clark in PPG. All 3 have better fg % and 3 pt %. Young is 5 pts better than Clark on FG %. Young is lockdown defender, Clark is opposite. Clark also has 3x more turnovers than these guards. A’ja Wilson scoring efficiency 3x that of Clark.
@@tv19463 All those people are ahead in points, but they are offensively one dimension. they give you points but no assists and no rebounds. Clark gives you all three. The ESPN stats are easy to review. High usage point guards have high turnovers. Especially real PGs. Lebron is great, but he has high turnovers, because the ball is in his hands the most. Like all PGs and only you haters and Skip Bayless look at turnovers and not assist to turnover ratios as a negative. But I'd rather give up occasional turnovers, instead of the boring play, which was the hallmark of the pre-Clark WNBA. There are only 4 players in the top 50 scoring leaders with higher FT%. So instead of just looking at efficiency. How about, how many go in for 3-pt? She's number 5 out of 144. We also don't hold it against Steph for not being a "lockdown defender", which he is not. Because if you're a facilitator/playmaker/scorer, you just have to play adequate defense. Even with turnovers, she still accounts for more points than any other player. she accounts for the highest percentage of points for her team than EVERY other player. Face it, the real stats back me up.Clark should finish 2nd in the MVP voting by seasons end. Expect another triple double in this last stretch.
Clark net assists after turnovers is 2-3, which is still worse than all the guards picked. But I think you’re hitting the nail on the head - Clark needs the ball / be center of the offense (like AI) but the Olympic team is built around the forward 3 with Wilson being by far the most dominant female player in the world. Plum and Ionescu still have more total 3s. Caitlin Clark will win rookie of the year but she’s not in MVP Convo, though I do appreciate you’re not claiming Clark is better than Wilson. I think if she puts on some muscle, gets experience overseas, brings up passing efficiency (she’s most talented passer but bring down TOs) she’ll be lock for MVP and Olympic gold in the future
@@jamesbrigham1299 also Wilson has much higher % of points for her team. Again your point is right about her defense not needing to be great, but there are better scorers on Olympic team and guards on that team needed to be the best role players, not the top 4 overall guards in the league, zhixh clark arguably is (though many would disagree on statistics basis)
Caitlin Clark absolutely could and should have made the team from her play (ignoring all of the marketing/media benefits that would have come from having her on the team). Cheryl Reeve and the selection committee absolutely blew it. CC is the best point guard/passer in the league right now. Them winning the gold medal does not vindicate snubbing her from the roster at all. No one ever said that not including Caitlin on the team would cost them the gold medal. Hell, the WNBA All-Stars and the 13th-24th best girls probably could have won a gold medal (just look at the All-Star game). All anyone ever wanted was to select the 12 best players and Cheryl Reeve and USWBB just took all the old players and snubbed all of the young, talented, and exciting players (see Angel Reese, Arike Ogunbowale, etc.). Cheryl Reeve needs to be fired today for her team selection, her comments dismissing Caitlin, and her rotations throughout the tournament. The only true point guard that they selected was Chelsea Gray who is old and injured (Sabrina Ionescu plays 2-guard for the Liberty). Chelsea Gray has only played 12 games this year in the WNBA and she's averaging 7pts, 5asts, and shooting a career low 39% from the field. She should not have made the team. Period. You could tell Reeve didn't want to play her either because she started the game but only played 13 minutes. When have you ever seen a starting point guard only play 13 minutes? All of the conversation was about Diana Taurasi stinking up the joint but Chelsea Gray was even worse. No one with half a basketball brain can tell me that Caitlin Clark wouldn't have been better than Chelsea Gray in that tournament. If you're defending that, you're either an idiot or a CC hater.
Right, the U.S. team committed 19 turnovers to France's 14, and far too many came in the 4th quarter, when the French actually outscored them. Meanwhile, Caitlin zinged 10 assists against the U.S. Olympic Team to help her WNBA All-Stars defeat them. Anyone who thinks CC couldn't have helped the Olympic team more than Taurasi and Gray deserves their own show on Comedy Central.
It was sheer dog shite luck that USA won. In last quarter there was a important wrong decision by the referee. Aja stepped on the line and it should be team France procession. Referee gave it to USA and USA scored on the procession. If God was not on your side, it should be a one point win by France.
@@francissmithers952 Yes, true. But this group of WNBA players brings WNBA into shame. It is negative marketing for WNBA. It cannot get any worse. The women basketball game was the final game of the whole Paris Olympics. No other event was playing at the same time. All TV companies broadcasting Paris Olympics broadcasted the game live. It was the centre of attention. It had the maximum eyeballs. And teamUSA put on a shite show. Yes, a shite show. I am not an American and live in SE Asia. 99.99% of normal TV viewers have never watched a WNBA game before. teamUSA fielded a all WNBA team. It was terrible. I read YT comment during the game live on local YT channels. All the people were discussing why teamUSA was so poor. What was they doing? It was a pathetic game that should happen in amateur school boy league only. And yet they are all WNBA players. I think NBA and WNBA should hold crisis management meeting and devise rectification plan. It is not good. You should not bring your poorest performance worst side of your game in the biggest occasion with maximum attention.
Really? Only a toe on the line kept the gold medal game from going into OT -- and how many bad passes did France steal in the 4th quarter? Think an assist leader like Caitlin might have helped? Here's a better question: If this was America's best women's team, why did they lose to Caitlin and her WNBA All-Star teammates? Scoreboard.
It's bigger than Caitlin Clark. There is too much politics around the selection process. Arike and Aaliyah Boston were not selected for Team USA either. But Diana Taurasi was? It's bullsht.
Yes. It is a big slap on the face for the selection committee. They said that CC was not ready. She was not good enough. She needed more experience blah blah blah. Experience hah? DT has all the experience they ever need. How it go? DNP in the final game. Reeves was not dared to play DT a minute when the game was close. Who is not good enough?
Vindicates the snub? what were you watching? Totally the opposite. Most of the guards sucked, especially Taurasi and Gray. They got lucky this was not a disaster. They better not choose the team on politics next time
The problem with CC is the offense need to be centered around her for her to thrive. The offense wouldn’t be centered around her on the Olympic team so she’d would only have a marginal impact
@@baldeagle4710 Did you see the WNBA all-star game? All-star won and they were leaded by CC. How is CC's style of game a problem? Remeber that the all-star team had just 2 to 3 days of practice and it was enough to beat teamUSA. May be coach Miller is so much better than Reeves. But it must work. It has worked before.
@jinku77 she has the ball 90 of the time. What do you expect? only way she making 3's is if the defense sits back and let her shoot but as long as they are defending her up she has to pass.
Caitlin/Angel would have added Olympic ticket $$ and world viewership for women's BB. It is what it is. Vets Stop the Jealousy. Everyone wins. People worldwide will be interested in seeing your skills and knowing your names. DT should have been an assistant coach. New alert - The 2028 will be about that new players not vet players and their wives. Sorry!
Why didn't you guys cry about the politics when Arike Ogunbowale didn't make the team the last couple olypmics? Its like no one cared about the drug problems when it was in ghetto but now that it's in the suburbs its a issue.
Absolutely not true. They were always gonna win gold based on how women’s sports are treated around the world. But now nobody watched it and nobody cares.
Lol these guys make no sense. First of all the French player did a great play in a tough moment (pass was late and off and forced her to take a tough shot) and what?? The point of Clark was to get more views and the argument for Clark was "you'll still win the gold so use the moment to increase views". Both true statements.
Guys, they brought one actual point guard and she could barely walk. You don’t think they could bring a younger point guard to get that player prepared to lead the offense in the international game in four years? Because the rest of the girls on that team, all shooting guards. So tell me where people are wrong when we push back on the statement that they brought the 12 best players.
Christ everyone is misunderstanding why ppl are upset cc wasn’t on the team. They’re upset bc of bitterness and jealousy kept cc off the team and missed the opportunity to grow the wnba that’s been in financial ruins since it’s start. LOOK at the viewership differences, it’s blatantly evident what cc and even ar brings in. I don’t wanna go into deeper waters with more explanation but I’ll end it with a statement. Athletes are in the entertainment BUSINESS. They need viewership/following to continue and with how things are now, cc and ar brings that to the table.
Clark wasn't needed to win. Clark was needed to advance the sport of women's basketball. Clark would have lit up these other countries with the world watching. Would have been big for the WNBA
You would have a point if it was the WNBA who picked the Olympic team but USA Basketball is a totally seperate unrelated entity with totally different incentives
@@Watchingvideoslikeu That's a difference without a distinction. Are they women? Are they getting their players from the WNBA? So it's a partnership. The fact she is the best PG in the WNBA right now.
The WNBA needs to be established in America. Women's basketball is bigger in Europe ,Asia ,and South America. The European leagues pay women more than the WNBA because they are actually supported by the public. So, no, she was not needed to establish the game in Europe.
The argument for Caitlin wasn't that she was going to help or hinder winning gold, winning the gold really wasn't in question. The argument was why are these old women on the team pastor prime and why wasn't team USA using this opportunity to help build the WNBA brand. That's the argument so winning doesn't absolve team USA or the WNBA for any of that. So yeah the US losing would have been a bigger story but that wasn't the argument so you guys framing us pretty terrible actually. Almost a rewriting a history. Two rookies need to be on that team and they weren't and nobody's cares about the WNBA still just like they didn't care about the USA women's basketball team.
So we are going to act like Tarassi playing 0 minutes & cheering team USA while chair warming during Gold medal game & scoring what 6 total points in the Olympics justify Team USA committee? What are you smoking? Did you even watch the game(s) or just the final scores cause right now it sounds incredibly ignorant. You could have made any arguments, but both of you are serious about this garbage segment.
Even worse team USA desperately needed another point guard. They took one injured Point Guard and about six Shooting Guards. Who thought this team was constructed correctly?
Even in here older years she's better than Clark, there stats are not far apart in fact they are really close. Let me see pick a person who folds like laundry or someone who steps up.
Uhm ! Nah! It actually showed why they should have had her on the team! 1. Diana Was USELESS! 2. The reason why the NBA/Mens Hoops is such a global sport now is because the ON COURT wasn’t the only important aspect of the Dream Team, it was the STAR POWER / SOFT POWER / Influence! The wnba still ain’t made money …. This was the PERFECT opportunity to grow the game much bigger than it has EVER been but they blew it! ALSO, convince me than anyone other than MAYBE AJA WILSON is “better” than Caitlin Clark on that roster… before you answer, Caitlin and Reese and Ogunbiwale already COOKED those ladies THIS year! I know some will argue against this take but history will show that they made a mistake! USA was winning the gold medal REGARDLESS of who they put on the roster! It was never about “if they will win”!
@the77th I'd lose just like Caitlin did 2 finals in a row, then. No chips in high school, none in college... maybe she can get one in the W only time will tell but not if she is the best player on the team though
What it showed is Diane and Grey could have been replaced by Caitlin and they still would have won. I think is was fortunate that Caitlin was left off the team now I think Indiana Fever will now play deep into the playoffs.
The argument that Caitlin enjoyed being left off the team is crazy to me. She has said in many interviews the Olympics are her dream and likely the reason she went pro this year.
What is this? No one has ever said that CC was essential to winning the gold. Actually that can be said to more than 50% of the member of the USA Women's basketball team. Most of them were not needed either. You could've sent the WNBA all-stars and they would have most likely won too. But! Did anyone watch the games? How much merchandise was sold for them being on the team? How much of the global audience cared to watch them?? Did the game for women grow? That's the missed opportunity. The Caitlin Clark effect. Did you know that they were being asked questions about CC even though CC wasn't there? Imagine the jerseys sold under Clark's name! Missed opportunity!
They didn’t miss the opportunity because y’all would’ve been crying because she would not have gotten no playing time is girls was there way better than her and they better got playing time so somebody that turns the ball over 19 times and the clothes game like that you was going to put in Basketball if you thought that she would she was not going to play that game if that game was tight. Cc would’ve been on the sidelines, riding a bith and y’all would’ve been crying.
Proves to me they didn’t send their best. You had an injured player who was suppose to be a point guard couldn’t even run. You had a veteran player who just wanted a 6th gold metal who sat the bench the last two games…..scoring only 4 points the entire tournament. Two open spots you could have had healthy players participate. No one said without Caitlin the team would of lost. The point was USA team point guard is injured and can’t run, who didn’t even play during the regular season in the WNBA, and I bet after this break she still doesn’t play. Having Reese and Clark sure as hell wouldn’t have hurt. Yes, USA won the game. But it sure wasn’t a convincing win with the supposedly best players they told us they had. I sure hope this shakes up the Olympic Committee, politics be damned. And if I was Taurasi I sure would be embarrassed to come home with a medal for sitting the bench taking up a spot. We need some fresh young players.
Vindicated? Did you see how crappy the Guard play was? They were going to win regardless but pretending their game didn't miss a huge opportunity to grow like the 92 Dream Team did is laughable Nobody cares about these women if they win the next 15 gold medals. Even Americans don't care. When will y'all learn to see the big picture for once
Good she got rest! If she wants to be on the next team, then it will be a roller out! We cheered against USA because some said they want the best players as if her being there would then made them a less of a team .
As I mentioned in some blogs before, it is KARMA for lesbian Reeve. DT legacy is TRIPLE ZEROES in the Olympics, Gray is hobbling (injured) in the court. Where are the ratings vs Germany and now vs France???? Is NBC ashamed to show them? Gold medal game with only 12,126 in attendance is a great embarrassment for the US women's team.
The French filled that stadium up, get out your feelings. Caitlin Clark was not needed end of story. The reason many of you wanted her there is just so you could feed your fragile ego giving her the credit for the team winning gold. You're talking about 12k when that's the capacity for the arena, and Clark was going to change that.
@@freetheworld2671 Not about crowd attendance, it's about winning the gold. And shame on the Americans who rooted against them because Clark wasn't on the team. Shame on you for not supporting. How un-American and I'm not even American.
@@anthonytaylor7928 you can’t compare CC endorsements and other wnba players. Also the league will continue to operate in the red and be subsidized by the nba. CC is there only hope to become profitable but you know these players are like crabs in the bucket and don’t know who there cash cow is. What a shame
Cc is not on that level. She is not better than the girl for the New York liberty so y’all just be talking. Y’all don’t even be watching the women’s basketball game for real y’all just so fan out
@@dariusfountain683 for once she’s not average the most points that’s old girl for the Dallas wings Enrique and she wasn’t even on the team who is way better than Clayton Clark who was the All-Star MVP so she’s not averaging the most points Cc is up there Assist in the ball, but can we talk about her turnovers?
1st did either of u watch the game...They needed a point guard. Choose anybody..The team had a horrible construction...You have all old girl network getting spots...This origination is more corrupt than any thing I have ever seen...All these old bitter icons lol will be leaving and they have not develop the young talent..The team should have a mixture of young and old to continue and move the game forward..Usa is playing old style basketball..Basketball is evolving and usa and the W is stuck in the past..you are now going to have all these players with no experience trying to learn on the fly because the old mafia would not move over and develop the youth to move the game forward...It is a very bad look..Bring anybody else in anybody
Hs nothing to do with needing Clark. No one watched them. No one cared about them.Reporters ignored them. so they failed in growing the game. the Gold was never in doubt, since the world has NOt caught up to the USA women.
Gabby Williams must had been warching the BROOKLYN Nets version of DURANT and learn his footwork for knowledge " how to cross the line at the Wrong Time
It does not validate the decision to leave her off. Before the Olympics everyone was saying the US would blow the other countries out. That didn’t happen so a case could be made that maybe the US could have used Clark.
@@barstro I’m just sayin wat ppl will say…I don’t think they needed Clark. Like the men, they could have used their bench better among other things. But I disagree w u…Clark has been put on her ass a lot in the wnba. She would’ve been fine in international play.
They won the gold, why are people complaning? We won and that's not good enough for people? Patriots won many games and championships by one score or field goal and yet nobody complains about that.
IF she was put on the team and lost, they would have lost the gold but gained a lot of growth for the Sport. European girls would have become fans! More merchandise sold! WNBA popularity double at the very least! Marketing, marketing as Stephen A. Smith would say. You say it doesn't matter. Well, look at how the salaries for the NBA changed after the Dream Team. Look at all the foreign players with foreign fan base are now entering the NBA! That would have happened to the WNBA if they had CC on the Olympic team. The gold benefits the 12 players on the USA Olympic team. The growth of the sport will benefit hundreds of women in the WNBA from now, till years to come. Sure you can say there's 2028. All I can say is a lot can happen in 4 years. Praying to God CCs still ballin' great by then.
CC wave is a missed opportunity of the Team USA and WNBA to further advance woman's basketball. CC is an amazing talent and the WNBA All Star shows by beating the Team USA, the CC and Reese are competitive.
Did you watch the game? the physical nature of the game CC could not deal with that and Reece thinking she physical but France bringing it with veteran Olympic players and they were looking at them side ways. So just stop it with them.
Clark has already played Fiba basketball in the U19. Of course she was the MVP of the World cup that year. She could have handled the "physical" just like she does every game in the WNBA.
It’s not even about CC. They flat out did not send the best team. Someone like Dijonai Carrington would have been more effective than DT. They had one of their better scorers Jackie Young fouling out because they have no defenders. Their best PG was out there on one leg. Multiple young players could have been more effective than DT and Chelsea Gray.
almost lost. Dinosaur was a DNP and scored like 3 points the whole olympics but yall still think they shouldnt have brought CC... have we entered idiocracy
We always knew they were gonna win gold. Clark was for the viewership. They did win the gold and nobody watched or cared 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️. It is what it is
I won’t watch your podcast if I didn’t see Caitlin Clark’s name on it! If you’re tired of hearing CC name talk about anything else instead why don’t include her in the conversation? Talk about DianaT winning her gold medal instead?
And this is why they left her off of the team. USA wins a gold and the conversation is about Clarke. She makes the team but gets a “DNP” then these same folks are only asking why didn’t she play.
Remember Half or more of the attendance was for the opposing team, so what's the count now, 6,000. CC was missed but I'm glad she got much needed rest. Let's see the attendance at home without CC and the Fever's not playing, more crying.
The sad thing about it, is Angle Reese, showed out, against the Olympic Team. So please stop all that Clark hype. Hopefully she will step up next year ALSTAR. Oh I forgot, there really rough housing it. SO I do not think she could have taken it.
I wanted C.C on the team, to root against usa team basketball because of it is dum dum stuff, you think C>C is sitting around rooting for them to lose, and they missed the mark by not having C>C and A>R on the team...
I don’t know why the media acts like Caitlyn Clark is the best thing since sliced bread. She might be an mvp 7 years from now, but she’s just a rookie and she hasn’t earned anything. The players on the team earned it and can prove they can play at that level
Yet they got their ass beat by the players that were snubbed. Taurasi played like dogshit and the U.S. almost lost because they were selfish and petty. Staley even admitted that Clark should have been on the team.
Oh wow, just use Google to check her accomplishments in college. Those alone should've warranted a spot on the USA Olympic team. Her numbers was better than DT as a rookie and yet, DT was included in the Olympic team her rookie year in the WNBA while CC was suspiciously left out. Maybe because she wasn't a UCONN or SC player? The players on the team earned it? Check the players stats this year. Check who were injured. Facts don't lie. Many of the players in the team were sentimental picks. WNBA all-stars beating them hands down showed how weak the USA team was. Winning by one point when previous teams where winning by 20 in the gold medal game just emphasizes this. They were lucky though, I will give them that.
Bad take. They brought home gold and next one CC will bring one again. No need to bring women down to pump one up. Support our team USA women. Paige Juju Angel and CC will kick butt in 28'. CC making it global but she wouldn't exist with the heroes (Bird, Diana, Leslie) she grew up with. Respect the game.
This is beyond ridiculous. The U.S. had won 7 straight gold medals. A streak that started before Clark was even born. Now all of a sudden, after 28 years, we need Clark in order for us to win?! You people need some serious evaluations.
Hey does any one remember how many minutes she played against the Olympic team? 26 mins and she broke the assist record. How many points did she score? She played almost 30 mins, and beside her passing the ball, she didn't do much. Even grandma out shined her. Everyone else truly shined. She not a big game player.
Did anyone watch the gold medal game? The physical play of the Olympics would have dogged an already tired and beaten Caitlin Clark. With more experience & bulk, CC will be at the next Games and play well.
This video is the most sensible take on the snub. Clark needed the rest, and Team USA still won gold. The nonsense about TV ratings should be coming to a close now. Does anyone really believe that CC could have affected the ratings in any way? It is still women's basketball being played at the same time as every other sport. One more point about the razor thin finish, Team France started early and put a real team together. Team USA waited until the break and put a mish mash group of all stars together. The players didn't know each other or even their coach. In hockey, Canada tried playing against the Soviets under similar circumstances. In general, ragtag groups will always struggle against real teams.
The USA womens team didn't need to be vindicated about anything. CC didn't deserve it, wasn't ready, & she'll have plenty opportunities if/when she is. If anything, an argument can be made for Ogunbowale, Ogwumike, or Carter being there because u can give then the ball and say "u carry the scoring load." Clark isn't a certified bucket getter. No disrespect.
C clark is also a turnover machine and physical gsme is not up to par yet yall Caitlin fanz already cry about what yall deem is physical play in the WNBA u see how physical the world game is
Clark was not needed people need to stop, all she would have done is throw up three's and turn the ball over. USA women won, give this a rest. Soon Clark will be picked to save the world. 🤦♂️
This is pure nonsense. CC didn't merit being on the team. Second this idea that CC would help to grow the sport if she were on the team is also nonsense. CC basketball notoriety happened in college. People in Europe don't watch America college sports much less women's college basketball. I bet the average person in Europe wouldn't know who CC is! This ridiculous notion that Because CC is popular in America she's popular globally is pure American arrogance! If winning 8 🥇 medals in a row doesn't help to grow women's basketball. Nothing will including CC!
I disagree. I don't know any WNBA players except Griner because of being arrested. Yet I'm watching now because of CC. Did u know that the USA women players were being asked CC questions? Did u know about the Japanese fan who had a CC telling them they needed CC? I'm from Asia and a lot of people from my country are just waiting for CC merchandise to be shipped here. She's very popular.
Do you wanna plan on watch women’s college basketball? That’s a lie into they played a women’s professionals more than we play on women’s professionals more so they definitely watching the game. This was the Olympic other countries watch besides America. They average 30 million viewers. They didn’t need Cc when you got other countries.
@@buddyforbes7157 did you know a fan and people from another country didn't know we're really going on we're not saying she's isn't good or isn't popular we're just tired of racism racist that's maybe you didn't know what's going on here she's OVERSTATED and OVERATED
@@buddyforbes7157 I'm happy to know that you're a CC fan. But the Average European doesn't watch American college sports especially women's basketball. So to assume her popularity in America makes her equally popular globally is absurd.
How would she have lit up the world if she played and she’s not even lighting up the WNBA Angel Reese has better numbers in her right now. Kaitlyn Clark is not one of the best players in the league and the best players are supposed to be an Olympic team, also France had a whole year to prepare for the Olympics because none of those players played in the WNBA last season. They all stayed home to get ready for the Olympics and it still didn’t work because USA still beat them. The referees were not USA friendly as well.
vindicates the snub? THEY ALMOST LOST and Dinosaur didnt even play. she scored like 3 points the whole olympics
Who cares.
“They almost lost” you say.Well, Clark’s Fever HAVE lost more than they’ve won. But I guess you’re o.k. with that. The bottom line is that you’re pissed because the U.S. proved that they didn’t need Clark to win. You, like many others, were praying for the U.S. to lose so you guys could spew more “Clark BS”. Didn’t work out for ya’, now you’re crying in your beer. Go get your binky and take a nap.
@@williesaunders6798 Team USA and the WNBA should. Caitlin Clark is bigger than the league itself. What other league tries to hold back it’s number 1 star. The WNBA is a bunch of whiny and jealous players who no one cares about.
Almost losing isn’t the same as winning the gold medal - they also crushed every other game. That’s the exact reason DT was on team over Clark, she’s leader from the bench but there was place for another guard to get playing time. The team was built on dominant forward 3 with 2 great defensive guards who can make plays. Clark is a pure scorer who turns over the call and is a defensive liability. She also had no overseas experience vs everyone else on the team
@@tv19463 😂 Makes no sense. DT offered zilch from the bench. Taurasi will be remembered for her appalling Olympic performance. She the one who wasn’t ready for overseas play.
Absolutely not true. No one ever made the argument they would lose if Caitlin wasn’t on the team.
Yall was just hoping that would lose. You people are trash rooting against your own country for a yt girl
Yet we know what the same people would be saying if they didn't win gold😂😂😂
Yes, a lot of ppl said they'd lose w/o Caitlin, which makes no sense when she folds in an all star game where no one is defending. She would've crumbled miserably vs France' defensive pressure.
@GunninRebel55 she has not had a full WNBA season and she is gonna teach Aja Wilson and Co. how to win. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
They lost views😂😂😂
No one talked about the women's team. They had no coverage or discussion without her
Exactly, I didn’t even know they were playing and won gold
@@jonathanchen1026that's u bruh stop lying
😂 coverage? They're getting covered now. Besides the Olympics has no bearing on the WNBA. All that would happen if Clark was on the team is that she would have gotten a hundred percent credit for them winning.
Well, she wasn't there, and they won, she don't get credit.
I watched every game, so speak for yourselves... Probably would've lost if CC was on the team
@@thirstfen TV ratings were up from the previous Tokyo Olympics.
People acting like she couldn't have replaced any of the guards they took. All you have to do is look at the stats. She is the league leader in assists and will destroy the record. She leads the league in "points accounted for". She has the only trip[e double in the W this season. she's in the top 20 in every major category. That's out of 144 players. Top 5 in 3 pts-made. Leads all Guards in rebounds, blocks, tied in steals. All guards! 13th in scoring, 13th drebs, 19th total rebs, 15th in blocks. This talk about that she isn't one on the best players in the league is ridiculous and devoid of any facts. Saying all that, I'm glad she got rest instead. now she might tear thru the league , setting or extending even more WNBA records. Not only ROY, but she'll also finish top 3 in the MVP voting.
I'd say the U.S. Olympic Team's guards looked pretty miserable in the 4th quarter of the gold medal game against France's tight defense. The turnovers tell the story -- 19 for the U.S., 14 for France. If not for a foot on the line, the gold medal game would have gone into OT, and that could have been a disaster.
Interesting way to present stats - avoided the head to heads vs USA guards….Jackie Young, Plum, Lloyd and Sabrina all ahead of Clark in PPG. All 3 have better fg % and 3 pt %. Young is 5 pts better than Clark on FG %. Young is lockdown defender, Clark is opposite. Clark also has 3x more turnovers than these guards. A’ja Wilson scoring efficiency 3x that of Clark.
@@tv19463 All those people are ahead in points, but they are offensively one dimension. they give you points but no assists and no rebounds. Clark gives you all three. The ESPN stats are easy to review. High usage point guards have high turnovers. Especially real PGs. Lebron is great, but he has high turnovers, because the ball is in his hands the most. Like all PGs and only you haters and Skip Bayless look at turnovers and not assist to turnover ratios as a negative. But I'd rather give up occasional turnovers, instead of the boring play, which was the hallmark of the pre-Clark WNBA. There are only 4 players in the top 50 scoring leaders with higher FT%. So instead of just looking at efficiency. How about, how many go in for 3-pt? She's number 5 out of 144. We also don't hold it against Steph for not being a "lockdown defender", which he is not. Because if you're a facilitator/playmaker/scorer, you just have to play adequate defense. Even with turnovers, she still accounts for more points than any other player. she accounts for the highest percentage of points for her team than EVERY other player. Face it, the real stats back me up.Clark should finish 2nd in the MVP voting by seasons end. Expect another triple double in this last stretch.
Clark net assists after turnovers is 2-3, which is still worse than all the guards picked. But I think you’re hitting the nail on the head - Clark needs the ball / be center of the offense (like AI) but the Olympic team is built around the forward 3 with Wilson being by far the most dominant female player in the world. Plum and Ionescu still have more total 3s.
Caitlin Clark will win rookie of the year but she’s not in MVP Convo, though I do appreciate you’re not claiming Clark is better than Wilson. I think if she puts on some muscle, gets experience overseas, brings up passing efficiency (she’s most talented passer but bring down TOs) she’ll be lock for MVP and Olympic gold in the future
@@jamesbrigham1299 also Wilson has much higher % of points for her team.
Again your point is right about her defense not needing to be great, but there are better scorers on Olympic team and guards on that team needed to be the best role players, not the top 4 overall guards in the league, zhixh clark arguably is (though many would disagree on statistics basis)
Caitlin Clark absolutely could and should have made the team from her play (ignoring all of the marketing/media benefits that would have come from having her on the team). Cheryl Reeve and the selection committee absolutely blew it.
CC is the best point guard/passer in the league right now. Them winning the gold medal does not vindicate snubbing her from the roster at all. No one ever said that not including Caitlin on the team would cost them the gold medal. Hell, the WNBA All-Stars and the 13th-24th best girls probably could have won a gold medal (just look at the All-Star game). All anyone ever wanted was to select the 12 best players and Cheryl Reeve and USWBB just took all the old players and snubbed all of the young, talented, and exciting players (see Angel Reese, Arike Ogunbowale, etc.). Cheryl Reeve needs to be fired today for her team selection, her comments dismissing Caitlin, and her rotations throughout the tournament.
The only true point guard that they selected was Chelsea Gray who is old and injured (Sabrina Ionescu plays 2-guard for the Liberty). Chelsea Gray has only played 12 games this year in the WNBA and she's averaging 7pts, 5asts, and shooting a career low 39% from the field. She should not have made the team. Period. You could tell Reeve didn't want to play her either because she started the game but only played 13 minutes. When have you ever seen a starting point guard only play 13 minutes?
All of the conversation was about Diana Taurasi stinking up the joint but Chelsea Gray was even worse. No one with half a basketball brain can tell me that Caitlin Clark wouldn't have been better than Chelsea Gray in that tournament. If you're defending that, you're either an idiot or a CC hater.
Right, the U.S. team committed 19 turnovers to France's 14, and far too many came in the 4th quarter, when the French actually outscored them. Meanwhile, Caitlin zinged 10 assists against the U.S. Olympic Team to help her WNBA All-Stars defeat them. Anyone who thinks CC couldn't have helped the Olympic team more than Taurasi and Gray deserves their own show on Comedy Central.
The USA women’s basketball team is 78-3. They would’ve won with or without her.
It was sheer dog shite luck that USA won. In last quarter there was a important wrong decision by the referee. Aja stepped on the line and it should be team France procession. Referee gave it to USA and USA scored on the procession. If God was not on your side, it should be a one point win by France.
They did win without her, lmao
@@francissmithers952 Yes, true. But this group of WNBA players brings WNBA into shame. It is negative marketing for WNBA. It cannot get any worse. The women basketball game was the final game of the whole Paris Olympics. No other event was playing at the same time. All TV companies broadcasting Paris Olympics broadcasted the game live. It was the centre of attention. It had the maximum eyeballs. And teamUSA put on a shite show. Yes, a shite show. I am not an American and live in SE Asia. 99.99% of normal TV viewers have never watched a WNBA game before. teamUSA fielded a all WNBA team. It was terrible. I read YT comment during the game live on local YT channels. All the people were discussing why teamUSA was so poor. What was they doing? It was a pathetic game that should happen in amateur school boy league only. And yet they are all WNBA players. I think NBA and WNBA should hold crisis management meeting and devise rectification plan. It is not good. You should not bring your poorest performance worst side of your game in the biggest occasion with maximum attention.
Really? Only a toe on the line kept the gold medal game from going into OT -- and how many bad passes did France steal in the 4th quarter? Think an assist leader like Caitlin might have helped? Here's a better question: If this was America's best women's team, why did they lose to Caitlin and her WNBA All-Star teammates? Scoreboard.
@@FurtherReview yes really. They still won without her.
They won the 8th gold medal and no one is still talking about them, no one cares.
It's bigger than Caitlin Clark. There is too much politics around the selection process.
Arike and Aaliyah Boston were not selected for Team USA either. But Diana Taurasi was?
It's bullsht.
Yes. It is a big slap on the face for the selection committee. They said that CC was not ready. She was not good enough. She needed more experience blah blah blah. Experience hah? DT has all the experience they ever need. How it go? DNP in the final game. Reeves was not dared to play DT a minute when the game was close. Who is not good enough?
Vindicates the snub? what were you watching? Totally the opposite. Most of the guards sucked, especially Taurasi and Gray. They got lucky this was not a disaster. They better not choose the team on politics next time
The problem with CC is the offense need to be centered around her for her to thrive. The offense wouldn’t be centered around her on the Olympic team so she’d would only have a marginal impact
@@baldeagle4710 Centered around her? She is one of the most unselfish players in the league
@@baldeagle4710 Did you see the WNBA all-star game? All-star won and they were leaded by CC. How is CC's style of game a problem? Remeber that the all-star team had just 2 to 3 days of practice and it was enough to beat teamUSA. May be coach Miller is so much better than Reeves. But it must work. It has worked before.
@jinku77 she has the ball 90 of the time. What do you expect? only way she making 3's is if the defense sits back and let her shoot but as long as they are defending her up she has to pass.
@@BoBoBale That's what a high IQ BB player should do, doesn't she?
Caitlin/Angel would have added Olympic ticket $$ and world viewership for women's BB. It is what it is. Vets Stop the Jealousy. Everyone wins. People worldwide will be interested in seeing your skills and knowing your names.
DT should have been an assistant coach. New alert - The 2028 will be about that new players not vet players and their wives. Sorry!
Why didn't you guys cry about the politics when Arike Ogunbowale didn't make the team the last couple olypmics? Its like no one cared about the drug problems when it was in ghetto but now that it's in the suburbs its a issue.
It’s because this is now a new way for men to demean women’s sports. Oh they’re soooo catty. Girls
Absolutely not true. They were always gonna win gold based on how women’s sports are treated around the world. But now nobody watched it and nobody cares.
Lol these guys make no sense. First of all the French player did a great play in a tough moment (pass was late and off and forced her to take a tough shot) and what?? The point of Clark was to get more views and the argument for Clark was "you'll still win the gold so use the moment to increase views". Both true statements.
Guys, they brought one actual point guard and she could barely walk. You don’t think they could bring a younger point guard to get that player prepared to lead the offense in the international game in four years? Because the rest of the girls on that team, all shooting guards. So tell me where people are wrong when we push back on the statement that they brought the 12 best players.
Christ everyone is misunderstanding why ppl are upset cc wasn’t on the team. They’re upset bc of bitterness and jealousy kept cc off the team and missed the opportunity to grow the wnba that’s been in financial ruins since it’s start. LOOK at the viewership differences, it’s blatantly evident what cc and even ar brings in. I don’t wanna go into deeper waters with more explanation but I’ll end it with a statement. Athletes are in the entertainment BUSINESS. They need viewership/following to continue and with how things are now, cc and ar brings that to the table.
Clark wasn't needed to win. Clark was needed to advance the sport of women's basketball. Clark would have lit up these other countries with the world watching. Would have been big for the WNBA
You would have a point if it was the WNBA who picked the Olympic team but USA Basketball is a totally seperate unrelated entity with totally different incentives
@@Watchingvideoslikeu That's a difference without a distinction. Are they women? Are they getting their players from the WNBA? So it's a partnership. The fact she is the best PG in the WNBA right now.
I disagree because her fans only care about her
@@jamesbrigham1299 who is the best point guard in WNBA right now cause it damn sure ant cc
The WNBA needs to be established in America. Women's basketball is bigger in Europe ,Asia ,and South America.
The European leagues pay women more than the WNBA because they are actually supported by the public. So, no, she was not needed to establish the game in Europe.
One point, one basket and they lose. No vindication, it should have been 20 points and it could have been with Catlin and better coaching.
Nope, overtime if she hit 3
The argument for Caitlin wasn't that she was going to help or hinder winning gold, winning the gold really wasn't in question. The argument was why are these old women on the team pastor prime and why wasn't team USA using this opportunity to help build the WNBA brand. That's the argument so winning doesn't absolve team USA or the WNBA for any of that. So yeah the US losing would have been a bigger story but that wasn't the argument so you guys framing us pretty terrible actually. Almost a rewriting a history. Two rookies need to be on that team and they weren't and nobody's cares about the WNBA still just like they didn't care about the USA women's basketball team.
Well said. More succinctly, I might add.
So we are going to act like Tarassi playing 0 minutes & cheering team USA while chair warming during Gold medal game & scoring what 6 total points in the Olympics justify Team USA committee? What are you smoking? Did you even watch the game(s) or just the final scores cause right now it sounds incredibly ignorant. You could have made any arguments, but both of you are serious about this garbage segment.
I don’t know what she was there she’s like 80 years old
The same reason larry bird was the Olympic team when he was and hurt it's a respect thing
Even worse team USA desperately needed another point guard. They took one injured Point Guard and about six Shooting Guards. Who thought this team was constructed correctly?
Even in here older years she's better than Clark, there stats are not far apart in fact they are really close. Let me see pick a person who folds like laundry or someone who steps up.
Uhm ! Nah! It actually showed why they should have had her on the team! 1. Diana Was USELESS! 2. The reason why the NBA/Mens Hoops is such a global sport now is because the ON COURT wasn’t the only important aspect of the Dream Team, it was the STAR POWER / SOFT POWER / Influence! The wnba still ain’t made money …. This was the PERFECT opportunity to grow the game much bigger than it has EVER been but they blew it! ALSO, convince me than anyone other than MAYBE AJA WILSON is “better” than Caitlin Clark on that roster… before you answer, Caitlin and Reese and Ogunbiwale already COOKED those ladies THIS year!
I know some will argue against this take but history will show that they made a mistake! USA was winning the gold medal REGARDLESS of who they put on the roster! It was never about “if they will win”!
I'm taking Diana in her prime over Caitlin clark everyday of the week.
@@BoBoBale and you’d lose every day of the week ! Congrats !
@the77th I'd lose just like Caitlin did 2 finals in a row, then. No chips in high school, none in college... maybe she can get one in the W only time will tell but not if she is the best player on the team though
@@BoBoBale you know that much about someone who hasn’t won! Thanks for proving my point 😭
@@the77th I prove I have my own opinion. she is okay 👍
What it showed is Diane and Grey could have been replaced by Caitlin and they still would have won. I think is was fortunate that Caitlin was left off the team now I think Indiana Fever will now play deep into the playoffs.
The argument that Caitlin enjoyed being left off the team is crazy to me. She has said in many interviews the Olympics are her dream and likely the reason she went pro this year.
What is this? No one has ever said that CC was essential to winning the gold. Actually that can be said to more than 50% of the member of the USA Women's basketball team. Most of them were not needed either. You could've sent the WNBA all-stars and they would have most likely won too.
But! Did anyone watch the games? How much merchandise was sold for them being on the team? How much of the global audience cared to watch them?? Did the game for women grow? That's the missed opportunity. The Caitlin Clark effect. Did you know that they were being asked questions about CC even though CC wasn't there? Imagine the jerseys sold under Clark's name! Missed opportunity!
They didn’t miss the opportunity because y’all would’ve been crying because she would not have gotten no playing time is girls was there way better than her and they better got playing time so somebody that turns the ball over 19 times and the clothes game like that you was going to put in Basketball if you thought that she would she was not going to play that game if that game was tight. Cc would’ve been on the sidelines, riding a bith and y’all would’ve been crying.
Thank God we won and it’s all over.
Now Caitlyn and Angel take us home in ‘28.
I know. We’ve had enough
Reese isn’t good enough to play in the Olympics
@@dadillonful didn’t she set a WNBA record for double doubles or something?
@@SmartDave60 because she literally leads the league in miss layups and getting her shots blocked.. easy to get rebounds that way
@@dadillonful and she’s an All Star.
CC also needed this rest along with the other rookies ...WE WON THATS WHAT MATTERS
barely won bailed out by the refs. but go on and be proud
@@JC78526 Damn right us Americans are proud they won that's what matters 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
@@CoachRJ334 lame americans. like dinosauri who didnt even play. CC should get a medal too she contributed the same amount
Proves to me they didn’t send their best. You had an injured player who was suppose to be a point guard couldn’t even run. You had a veteran player who just wanted a 6th gold metal who sat the bench the last two games…..scoring only 4 points the entire tournament. Two open spots you could have had healthy players participate. No one said without Caitlin the team would of lost. The point was USA team point guard is injured and can’t run, who didn’t even play during the regular season in the WNBA, and I bet after this break she still doesn’t play. Having Reese and Clark sure as hell wouldn’t have hurt. Yes, USA won the game. But it sure wasn’t a convincing win with the supposedly best players they told us they had. I sure hope this shakes up the Olympic Committee, politics be damned. And if I was Taurasi I sure would be embarrassed to come home with a medal for sitting the bench taking up a spot. We need some fresh young players.
They dropped the ball big time.. She’s the best guard in the league!
Vindicated? Did you see how crappy the Guard play was?
They were going to win regardless but pretending their game didn't miss a huge opportunity to grow like the 92 Dream Team did is laughable
Nobody cares about these women if they win the next 15 gold medals. Even Americans don't care. When will y'all learn to see the big picture for once
Good she got rest! If she wants to be on the next team, then it will be a roller out! We cheered against USA because some said they want the best players as if her being there would then made them a less of a team .
As I mentioned in some blogs before, it is KARMA for lesbian Reeve. DT legacy is TRIPLE ZEROES in the Olympics, Gray is hobbling (injured) in the court. Where are the ratings vs Germany and now vs France???? Is NBC ashamed to show them? Gold medal game with only 12,126 in attendance is a great embarrassment for the US women's team.
Yea, 8 straight gold medals is an embarrassment
The French filled that stadium up, get out your feelings. Caitlin Clark was not needed end of story.
The reason many of you wanted her there is just so you could feed your fragile ego giving her the credit for the team winning gold. You're talking about 12k when that's the capacity for the arena, and Clark was going to change that.
@paulmilford1187 they're 🤡 s. A gold medal is the objective, not crowd attendance.
@@freetheworld2671 Not about crowd attendance, it's about winning the gold. And shame on the Americans who rooted against them because Clark wasn't on the team. Shame on you for not supporting. How un-American and I'm not even American.
Winning gold does not equate to winning respect.
Yeah but the wnba will not make money without CC. Those women are not marketable
Then why do they have endorsements
@@anthonytaylor7928 you can’t compare CC endorsements and other wnba players. Also the league will continue to operate in the red and be subsidized by the nba. CC is there only hope to become profitable but you know these players are like crabs in the bucket and don’t know who there cash cow is. What a shame
Without referee help no gold
Outside of Jewell Loyld and Jackie young Caitlin Clark might be the 3rd best guard in the wnba
Cc is not on that level. She is not better than the girl for the New York liberty so y’all just be talking. Y’all don’t even be watching the women’s basketball game for real y’all just so fan out
She not to 5
@@jrgetda1911 she averaging the same amount of pts, averaging more assists, steals,rbs and made 3s
@@dariusfountain683 for once she’s not average the most points that’s old girl for the Dallas wings Enrique and she wasn’t even on the team who is way better than Clayton Clark who was the All-Star MVP so she’s not averaging the most points Cc is up there
Assist in the ball, but can we talk about her turnovers?
@@dariusfountain683 see you talking to somebody that been watching women’s basketball not because of one person so I know what’s going on
Success on the world stage was chosen over popularity and marketing. Vindication doesn't even apply!!!
1st did either of u watch the game...They needed a point guard. Choose anybody..The team had a horrible construction...You have all old girl network getting spots...This origination is more corrupt than any thing I have ever seen...All these old bitter icons lol will be leaving and they have not develop the young talent..The team should have a mixture of young and old to continue and move the game forward..Usa is playing old style basketball..Basketball is evolving and usa and the W is stuck in the past..you are now going to have all these players with no experience trying to learn on the fly because the old mafia would not move over and develop the youth to move the game forward...It is a very bad look..Bring anybody else in anybody
But they lost to all stars. That's why. Honestly they should have just said she couldn't make tryouts.
USA women have won Gold how many Olympics in a row? I mean seems they been fine without clark and doesn't need her to win, clearly.
Hs nothing to do with needing Clark. No one watched them. No one cared about them.Reporters ignored them. so they failed in growing the game. the Gold was never in doubt, since the world has NOt caught up to the USA women.
Lowest attendance lol imagine winning 8 and no one cared to come out to watch
@@Tsunami_Hawk The clark hype will soon be over as well.
Gabby Williams must had been warching the BROOKLYN Nets version of DURANT and learn his footwork for knowledge " how to cross the line at the Wrong Time
It does not validate the decision to leave her off. Before the Olympics everyone was saying the US would blow the other countries out. That didn’t happen so a case could be made that maybe the US could have used Clark.
Especially because they had no healthy point guard
Wrong! She would not be able to handle how physical the games were. They were more physical than WNBA games.
@@barstro Hahahahaha more physical than the Wnba, I can't see you have not been watching the games in the league
@@barstro I’m just sayin wat ppl will say…I don’t think they needed Clark. Like the men, they could have used their bench better among other things. But I disagree w u…Clark has been put on her ass a lot in the wnba. She would’ve been fine in international play.
This is the worst take ever.
They won the gold, why are people complaning? We won and that's not good enough for people? Patriots won many games and championships by one score or field goal and yet nobody complains about that.
Nobody talks about this but what if she was put on the team and they lost 🤯🤯🤯.
Then it would those around her who failed
Then cc fans would blame everyone accept cc
IF she was put on the team and lost, they would have lost the gold but gained a lot of growth for the Sport. European girls would have become fans! More merchandise sold! WNBA popularity double at the very least! Marketing, marketing as Stephen A. Smith would say. You say it doesn't matter. Well, look at how the salaries for the NBA changed after the Dream Team. Look at all the foreign players with foreign fan base are now entering the NBA! That would have happened to the WNBA if they had CC on the Olympic team.
The gold benefits the 12 players on the USA Olympic team. The growth of the sport will benefit hundreds of women in the WNBA from now, till years to come. Sure you can say there's 2028. All I can say is a lot can happen in 4 years. Praying to God CCs still ballin' great by then.
CC having all those weapons to pass to. you dont think shes dropping 10+ assists
Y'all goofballs.
It's too bad the media always acts innocent and cause all the drama. When most fans just want to watch basketball.
CC wave is a missed opportunity of the Team USA and WNBA to further advance woman's basketball. CC is an amazing talent and the WNBA All Star shows by beating the Team USA, the CC and Reese are competitive.
Yeah, but no one noticed the win.
Did you watch the game? the physical nature of the game CC could not deal with that and Reece thinking she physical but France bringing it with veteran Olympic players and they were looking at them side ways. So just stop it with them.
Clark has already played Fiba basketball in the U19. Of course she was the MVP of the World cup that year. She could have handled the "physical" just like she does every game in the WNBA.
Naw bro. Gold was never in the questions it was about the growth of the WNBA on a world stage.
I totally agree we won And even if we would have lost it, would not have anything to do with Clark
I'm a Catlin Clark fan but give this a rest. US won. Clark got rest. Media loves this story as much as it does with tatum not playing.
It’s not even about CC. They flat out did not send the best team. Someone like Dijonai Carrington would have been more effective than DT. They had one of their better scorers Jackie Young fouling out because they have no defenders. Their best PG was out there on one leg. Multiple young players could have been more effective than DT and Chelsea Gray.
@@deontecallaway4026win the gold in ‘28.
All on y’all now.
she'll be on the team representing the country in the us, that's even better for a first time
OMG y'all do whatever to keep bringing CC up ....We won gold make it about that ...
Exactly!!!
almost lost. Dinosaur was a DNP and scored like 3 points the whole olympics but yall still think they shouldnt have brought CC... have we entered idiocracy
@@PeterTimmermans-e1e did they win or lose ....
lol lowest attendance says it all
@@Tsunami_Hawk who cares they won that's what matters
They made a terrible decision not bringing her, period.
CC>Team USA
Can’t wait till football, so we stop talking about wnba 😂😂😂😂 and I barely even watch nfl anymore
If anything they needed her more because their guards were terrible except for Jackie young
Kevin Durant dreams from Gabby Williams 😂
Angel Reese and CC will have their opportunity in 2028 in California. However, they needed some assistance this yr.
it was 25 25 at the half BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAITLIN WOULD HAVE MADE THE GAME EXCITING!!!
We always knew they were gonna win gold. Clark was for the viewership. They did win the gold and nobody watched or cared 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️. It is what it is
I won’t watch your podcast if I didn’t see Caitlin Clark’s name on it! If you’re tired of hearing CC name talk about anything else instead why don’t include her in the conversation? Talk about DianaT winning her gold medal instead?
They just don't get it do they
Ines, you and Lloyd could carry the torch because this was both their first time in the Olympics themselves.
The only reason that France played then tough was due to the fact that they were at home.
LET IT GO! you steady take credit away from these women. They won! Leave Clark alone. Talk about how Aja Wilson balled out
Not gonna lie, watching the championship game, I was thinking they could use another shooter/scorer...lol. Glad Team USA won!
Jesus Christ!! Its a ton of guards that could have been a that team too other than Clark
Not really
Why not really?? @@ShawnGlaze-gm4ce
And this is why they left her off of the team. USA wins a gold and the conversation is about Clarke. She makes the team but gets a “DNP” then these same folks are only asking why didn’t she play.
Remember Half or more of the attendance was for the opposing team, so what's the count now, 6,000. CC was missed but I'm
glad she got much needed rest. Let's see the attendance at home without CC and the Fever's not playing, more crying.
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Nah. Team USA would have cruised to the gold medal with a real point guard running the offense.
The video title sounds immature and weird and I laughed....so thanks🤙
Clark, the Great White Hope, was not on the team because she can't guard her lunch.
The sad thing about it, is Angle Reese, showed out, against the Olympic Team. So please stop all that Clark hype. Hopefully she will step up next year ALSTAR. Oh I forgot, there really rough housing it. SO I do not think she could have taken it.
I wanted C.C on the team, to root against usa team basketball because of it is dum dum stuff, you think C>C is sitting around rooting for them to lose, and they missed the mark by not having C>C and A>R on the team...
Wow it's not that serious but I see it's a problem when everything should be what a specific kind thinks you can't have everything your way
Put Taylor Swift on the team for ratings...🤷♀️
Hey!Hey!Hey! Caitlin Clark wasn't needed move on there's always 2028 Let's celebrate The US Olympic Team Gold Medals.🇺🇲🇺🇲🏅🏅🏅
Thank you 👍🏽
FACTS!!
USA sucks full of politics that’s why other countries are catching
It doesn't vindicate shjt.
USA could win that playing 3 or 4 on 5
Arike should of been on the team get off cc areolas
I don’t know why the media acts like Caitlyn Clark is the best thing since sliced bread. She might be an mvp 7 years from now, but she’s just a rookie and she hasn’t earned anything. The players on the team earned it and can prove they can play at that level
Yet they got their ass beat by the players that were snubbed. Taurasi played like dogshit and the U.S. almost lost because they were selfish and petty. Staley even admitted that Clark should have been on the team.
How about leading the league in assists and she even beat team USA in the all star game. What more do you want?
Still won the gold that's what matters
Clark not strong enough now to play in Olympics. The were all over aja Wilson
Oh wow, just use Google to check her accomplishments in college. Those alone should've warranted a spot on the USA Olympic team. Her numbers was better than DT as a rookie and yet, DT was included in the Olympic team her rookie year in the WNBA while CC was suspiciously left out. Maybe because she wasn't a UCONN or SC player?
The players on the team earned it? Check the players stats this year. Check who were injured. Facts don't lie. Many of the players in the team were sentimental picks. WNBA all-stars beating them hands down showed how weak the USA team was. Winning by one point when previous teams where winning by 20 in the gold medal game just emphasizes this. They were lucky though, I will give them that.
CC wanted a break and needed some rest.
Facts ✨
Before they snubbed her she stated in interviews many times it’s her dream to play in the Olympics...
@@IowaRocker81 she will get her opportunity in 2028 let's celebrate 2024 please 🇺🇸
You think YOU needed a break, lol. CC needed a break. !
Bad take. They brought home gold and next one CC will bring one again. No need to bring women down to pump one up. Support our team USA women. Paige Juju Angel and CC will kick butt in 28'. CC making it global but she wouldn't exist with the heroes (Bird, Diana, Leslie) she grew up with. Respect the game.
This is beyond ridiculous. The U.S. had won 7 straight gold medals. A streak that started before Clark was even born. Now all of a sudden, after 28 years, we need Clark in order for us to win?! You people need some serious evaluations.
Hey does any one remember how many minutes she played against the Olympic team? 26 mins and she broke the assist record. How many points did she score? She played almost 30 mins, and beside her passing the ball, she didn't do much. Even grandma out shined her. Everyone else truly shined. She not a big game player.
Did anyone watch the gold medal game? The physical play of the Olympics would have dogged an already tired and beaten Caitlin Clark. With more experience & bulk, CC will be at the next Games and play well.
This video is the most sensible take on the snub. Clark needed the rest, and Team USA still won gold. The nonsense about TV ratings should be coming to a close now. Does anyone really believe that CC could have affected the ratings in any way? It is still women's basketball being played at the same time as every other sport.
One more point about the razor thin finish, Team France started early and put a real team together. Team USA waited until the break and put a mish mash group of all stars together. The players didn't know each other or even their coach. In hockey, Canada tried playing against the Soviets under similar circumstances. In general, ragtag groups will always struggle against real teams.
Like men not Brown snub
Lmao of we had cc there we woulda lpst with her having 7 turnovers a game
Very funny. Check out the box score of the USA team in the gold medal game. Pay attention to the column titled "TO".
@@buddyforbes7157 do u know the stat for clutch turnovers? Lol it's cc leading by a lot man
No
The USA womens team didn't need to be vindicated about anything. CC didn't deserve it, wasn't ready, & she'll have plenty opportunities if/when she is.
If anything, an argument can be made for Ogunbowale, Ogwumike, or Carter being there because u can give then the ball and say "u carry the scoring load." Clark isn't a certified bucket getter. No disrespect.
Would've won the GOLD even if my mother was the 12th player!!! Caitlin would just have sold out every single game and jersey !
Yap, they got vindicated by winning the gold & noone giving a fk about it....
C clark is also a turnover machine and physical gsme is not up to par yet yall Caitlin fanz already cry about what yall deem is physical play in the WNBA u see how physical the world game is
Clark was not needed people need to stop, all she would have done is throw up three's and turn the ball over. USA women won, give this a rest. Soon Clark will be picked to save the world. 🤦♂️
Nope
This is pure nonsense. CC didn't merit being on the team. Second this idea that CC would help to grow the sport if she were on the team is also nonsense. CC basketball notoriety happened in college. People in Europe don't watch America college sports much less women's college basketball. I bet the average person in Europe wouldn't know who CC is! This ridiculous notion that Because CC is popular in America she's popular globally is pure American arrogance! If winning 8 🥇 medals in a row doesn't help to grow women's basketball. Nothing will including CC!
Well said
I disagree. I don't know any WNBA players except Griner because of being arrested. Yet I'm watching now because of CC. Did u know that the USA women players were being asked CC questions? Did u know about the Japanese fan who had a CC telling them they needed CC?
I'm from Asia and a lot of people from my country are just waiting for CC merchandise to be shipped here. She's very popular.
Do you wanna plan on watch women’s college basketball? That’s a lie into they played a women’s professionals more than we play on women’s professionals more so they definitely watching the game. This was the Olympic other countries watch besides America. They average 30 million viewers. They didn’t need Cc when you got other countries.
@@buddyforbes7157 did you know a fan and people from another country didn't know we're really going on we're not saying she's isn't good or isn't popular we're just tired of racism racist that's maybe you didn't know what's going on here she's OVERSTATED and OVERATED
@@buddyforbes7157
I'm happy to know that you're a CC fan. But the Average European doesn't watch American college sports especially women's basketball. So to assume her popularity in America makes her equally popular globally is absurd.
what a joke!!!!
Catlin Clark is overhyped, this Olympics t proved it
How would she have lit up the world if she played and she’s not even lighting up the WNBA Angel Reese has better numbers in her right now. Kaitlyn Clark is not one of the best players in the league and the best players are supposed to be an Olympic team, also France had a whole year to prepare for the Olympics because none of those players played in the WNBA last season. They all stayed home to get ready for the Olympics and it still didn’t work because USA still beat them. The referees were not USA friendly as well.