The entire WNBA ought to be thanking Clark. If it were not for her, there wouldn't be very little media attention to the organization. But now, thanks to Clark, the WNBA has suddenly come alive, stands are filling up and young girls everywhere are being affected in a positive way.
Clark was fine. Her team mates looked SLOW. If the coach doesn't change offense schemes she's foolish. This should be a transition focused offense. If her teammates can''t run, trade them.
Yeah they put put a tik tok video earlier that day when the team was going up the steps and you can see by the time Boston was on the top step she was out of breath.
I agree, she must not have ever been a good coach. No good coach would say something like that about the leading scorer of the team. Her job is probably in danger, or the WNBA may not want the spotlight and are satisfied being on NBA welfare.
@@natureredux1957 you missed my point, Caitlin was the leading scorer of the game, I doubt many rookies do that. The thing that angered me is the coach saying how gassed she was. I have NEVER seen a head coach criticize a player that actually preformed better than the rest of the team. That’s ridiculous no good coach should ever do that.
Its an adjustment but she still scored 21 points in 28 minutes and a new position, she is no longer directing the offense. Remember she is a several times all star soccer player, so she has the stamina to out run most of these girls.
She carried an entire team on her back for 4 years, jumped from an intense NCAA frying pan directly and with zero break into the WNBA fire. Now she scans the court in transition and who’s screaming toward the post? Nobody. Coaches need to wake TF up or trade two players for Kate Martin.
Clark is use to running up and down the court. It was the other teammates that were lagging behind. The other's need better conditioning. CC just needs a short rest now and then.
The game don't revolve around one player the reason why she was burned out and couldn't go the whole first quarter just because she needs to face herself yeah I need to calm down she just played a season she's in basketball shape but not in WNBA shape this is a process that takes time. Time is right she will be able to be used effectively.
And Boston was so lazy and out of shape always in wrong place! Boy they have issues! Still Clark played well! The fast pace and tougher defense demanded and is blistering in this league! She will adjust!
this entire thread just proves the issue with WBB rn. You watch Clark for one season and all the sudden you know about every player and program (that has multiple MVP, ROYs, Gold Medals ect) shortcomings, but one player who’s yet to do a single one of those things is the gold standard. interesting.
@@jadenlewis6250 try keeping up, he was mocking all of the people who said that she couldn't handle the league. No analysis is required when they keep shooting off their mouth every week complaining because they couldn't make themselves more famous. They had a chance to build their Legend in college and they failed, mostly because they followed the hive and joined Monopoly teams with 10 other five star players which buried their own chance at making a legend. Clark had more courage to match her unique talent and they missed the boat. That's how it is.
Clark wasn't tired by the pace of the WNBA because that league is a joke! She was tired because she just finished a long college season right down to the championship game and then right after she started the WNBA season therefore, she hadn't had the chance to get any rest.
😂😂😂😂 that’s some bullshit she had time to rest. U must not workout or go to the gym huh u never played basketball or any kind of sport if u think that’s the case. Cc is an athlete! That’s what athletes do. A day or two is plenty time for rest for athletes n pro athletes at that. She was definitely tired due to the wnba being a different level n that is completely ok. She will adjust she just needs time not excuses like this.
Clark came out really hustling on defense to build up that part of her game. It's no surprise that extra effort made her gassed late in the 1st quarter. She'll adapt to that extra hustle and be just fine.
There will be a transition these teams are professional they watch tape on each other and prepare for them. These women have been doing this for a long time they are in game shape Caitlin is still in shape from the college season but this is a little more intense. Caitlin is just starting out she will make adjustments just as Steph Curry did when they shut his three pointer down she has a lot of hard work in front of her. Everything she gets she will earn it, this is what will make it even sweeter if she's able to overcome
@@hottrakz From what I see, college games are a lot more intense, Caitlin was just trying to do everything going full bore at both ends of the court, probably due to the immense pressure to show to the naysayers what she can do that's why she got tired.
@@rap3208 hopefully she's not listening to that stuff and just focusing on her game. I think she has an idea of what she is going to be up against she been playing for a long time i know she knows what she needs to do with good coaching she'll be fine
For the love of God it was a preseason game let's not act like it was the WNBA Finals. Even so Clark tied for high game honors with 21 points. CC was in way better shape than any players on the court due to her playing competitive ball up until a month ago.
@@ChrisDavis-dt6xx You don't make a dumb move by fouling with 22 seconds left while the game is tied, just so you can give the opposing player free shots and then fall behind. You trust your defense in that situation. I really shouldn't have to explain this logic. Then again, you're a little slow anyway.
From what I saw, it was the second line that dropped the ball. They couldn't penetrate the defense, and every time they were put out there, the momentum changed to the Aces. Clark was tired because she was pushing much harder on defence than she did in college. She has acknowledged that her defense is the weakest point of her game. She's working to turn that around. I agree with Coach in that twice I saw where Caitlin was a little overzealous on defense and overshot, finding herself out of position. Wasn't a biggy. She'll figure it out. I also disagree with Coach where she criticizes Clark for playing too hard. Everyone on the team should be letting it all hang out. They are professionals. They should all be playing uninhibitedly. Maybe Coach is someone who doesn't deserve an asset like Clark or doesn't have the foresight or skill to utilize her to the team's best advantage. Coach is the one that needs to rise to the occasion. Play hard, or go home, because we won't tune in for slackers on the court.
Clark just finished a full season less than a month ago. 28 minutes is below Clark’s NCAA level of nearly 36-40 minutes per game trying to carry a team to the NCAA title against another monster team, U of South Carolina who finished undefeated. Add in the media scrutiny. Clark will probably hit a rookie wall but will charge forward.
Her playing style is the future of the WNBA. Up and coming young players are emulating her style speed and skills. The generation after her will up their playing level to hers and even higher. This one woman will change the face of women’s pro basketball for generations to come.
@@mlouise1828 I'm really just wondering how many dumb comments I have to see on TH-cam today. Yours is up there with the rest of them, and you say I'm confused. You can't even type properly.
The coach needs to do her job and that's exactly what she's doing people are acting as if their child is on the court. Let her develop time will tell hopefully she's everything everyone wants her to be
I think wnba should play through fall and winter. This would give incoming rookies time to adjust and I think now wnba can compete with football nba and college basketball. Winter is when most Americans watch TV 😎
Well Caitlin is an amazing player and she reminds of young Kobe, who never hesitated to take the last shot. I would suggest Caitlin show follow the workout regiment of the late Kobe black mamba.
Pros play at a higher level than college and play a longer schedule. At the same time the coaches need to do a better job of managing her time on the floor to make sure she doesn’t get overly tired. The team needs to get her a strength and conditioning coach to be sure she gets into playing shape.
I’m sure the adrenaline dump, on the day she worked her whole life for. May have had a lot to do with it. It happened to me when I went to the nationals wrestling. I bet she doesn’t gas out again.
I would think the important thing is that she played well (and in her 1st WNBA game.) The need for more stamina is something she would probably be able to adjust to. And probably be able to adjust to fairly quickly.
I've given it some thought, and I think the WNBA is resurrecting an old NBA playbook, that worked extremely well for the NBA as far as promoting popularity and creating a buzz around the game. Here we have a bright sassy black girl with some mad skills and a kind of Hollywood dramatic flair... so she ends up as rivals in college basketball and faces off in the tournament a couple years in a row against a quiet girl playing for a lower tier school in flyover country... who also just happens to be a stand out college athlete... 40 years ago you would have called them Erving Magic Johnson and Larry bird and their off the court friendship and on the court competitive energy was the best thing that ever happened to the NBA until MJ came along! The similarities and the media building it up is so similar it's hard not to draw the comparison... but I think it's a super smart strategy and I hope it works as well as it did back in the 1980's!
Of course she was gassed. She ran the fast break, looked left and right for cutters, saw nothing so she had to dribble around like Curly Neil until her big (really big, and slow) slogged down the court in "creeper gear".
Clark regularly played over 40 minutes each game at Iowa which was a much faster pace so far than Indiana has displayed. I think they are creating/inventing reasons to pull her out of play going forward to let other players on the floor. When people are paying to see Clark, they really don't need or want to see the other players. This may help smooth out the disappointment when Clark isn't "allowed" to play every minute.
Very honestly I just met her now i can judge her , say her life is her skills. Not among Sounds of someone being strung Out No need to coach sit in the crowd be of her proud
most teams are going to come at CC like Jordan and Pippen did when the Bulls would released the defensive Dobermans... do better fever coaches, put her in a position to be effective at games end
Hope Clark gets a winning coach, not the underperformers they have now, she needs a coach that can showcase a superstar and raise up the pathetic WNBA.
Truthfully. Clark looked confused. And you could tell it was her first game. She looked like someone trying to figure things out. Fortunately, her three point ball was working in this game.
Other players weren't in the right places for her to pass to. She's not used to the pace and remember Indiana was one of the worst teams last year. She still got 21 points.
you might want to pay better attention. her team mates were out of position, Clark was looking for someone to throw the ball to and couldn't because her team was nowhere around to help her.
Go figure the same bunch of no nothings that bashed Clark's College Teammates are now bashing her WNBA ones. I have to educated those very same folks that Clark's College Teammates were Good and that Clark had a Great College Coach. They behaved as if that wasn't the case. Now that Clark has last year's 1 pick in the WNBA draft along with the previous Draft, 2 overall pick in that Draft, the Fever has the2 Number One overall picks on the same team with it almost being 3. So now, after just 1 Blanking Preseason Game, those same NON Experts about anything are again complaining. And yet they wonder why all this is such a daily Powder Keg.
Clark did fine. It is her team that is the problem. When she passes the ball to them, they cannot finish the point. They either miss the shot or lose the ball. And the coach is going to have to work with them before she loses her job. Because Caitlin is not going anywhere.
Adrenaline is a big thing for new players, and the amount of body contact allowed in the pro games because they think it’s making the game better to watch 😢
...or she could get in shape. LB said that he was paid to play 48 minutes a night and should be prepared to do that. Sounds reasonable for a professional athlete.
Of course she got tired. She was trying to do it all and Dallas was throwing everything but the kitchen sink at her, defensively. I still think she could have managed, but she had a mountain of pressure and expectations heaped upon her, from fans, media, teammates, her brands, and from herself. A little too much anxiety, or whatever you want to call it, can wear a person out, all by itself.
First, the players are not girls, they are women who have developed their musculature and stamina, not to mention athletic skills. Secondly, the professional WNBA players are playing hard to get a better contract come contract time and endorsements. If they get to the top of their profession, they will be financially rewarded. Third, they take pride in their play and want to be the best they can be.
Girls scores 21 points tired for game high and still gonna act the fool with your comments….. I watched the game she was leading a fast break to no one quite a lot…. So who’s Gassed and not in shape?
What's she's doin is awesome. It's in my opinion she's changed the women's basketball game. Almost 50% fg in a pre season game. She's only going to grow. I'm honestly hyped for all the players that got drafted this year. Caitlin to Reese and Brink there roles are goin to be similar from what they did in college but definitely a transition into the league. Also they all got a lot of love out of college so I'm sure the pros will hound all of them. I'm also routing for Kate Martin. It's really enjoyable to see players develope and become something great. I'll use the Villanova boys for example. Just hard work persistence and love of the game can really make a difference in your career.
Physicality and the WNBA? 😂 I guess it’s all relative. First game, adrenaline, heart racing, over exuberance. She’ll settle in and be fine. Oh and her teammates need to pick it up.
The team needs to get their butts down the court to give CC targets to pass too. Once they get the ball they need to finish the basket. The team failed on both fronts. AN needs to get in condition she looked slow and clunky trying to run up and down the court.
The WNBA players need to grow up and embrace Caitlin Clark and any rookie rather than dissing on her and being all jealous. It's all jealousy. Embrace her and what she can bring to your game - notoriety and higher pay for you all. Really? Be smart, not jealous and defensive.
And they expect to get paid better if they cant improve their staminas so why is this even a talk. This aint a diss on CC but on all these entitled players than wants the money than to be deserving of things when we see highlights of them not even able to shoot that well and drives even not going in. If they can't improve themselves despite their lesser minutes of overall playing time why the hell should the world grant them when they arent drawing money as well. Why is men league helping ungrateful women is mind blowing to me
Most pro sports finish their season and then the athletes have about 6 months to get in shape for the pros. NCAA Women's basketball ends in April and the WNBA starts three weeks later. Give Clark a break. Give her time to get into shape. All you haters out there need to lighten up ...
90 percent of the WNBA players play in the Euro league when the WNBA finishes. The fact that all of the pro players were out shape just tells a different story, the only reason the Fever where still close at the end of the game was 1 Clark and her 21 points and because 2 other Indiana players were in double digit figures. Boston should have had 15 points and she didn't even go past 8. Berger should have 10 points and she only had 2. The entire Dallas bench scored 20 points compared to Indiana's 9 points. Indiana's pros failed them pretty hard.
This just goes to justify the claim of Wilt Chamberlain as the GOAT!! Men and women pros play maybe 30-35 minutes a game where Wilt played every minute of every game! He averaged over 40+ minutes/game including overtime events!! To Hell with claims by LeBron James as the GOAT!!!
She did ok 6-15 fg 5-13 3pt really bad shooting night. 20 million dollar Nike deal umm… She has to figure better ways to help her team win than keep shooting when the trey not falling. Jaela Brown a rookie had a better night and won the game.
LMFAO Jaela Brown only shined because Clark was out the entire 3rd quarter because of foul trouble, so stop talking bullshit. Brown didn't do much of shit during the first 2 quarters
Caitlin was running out of gas during the NCAA tourney. But she goes at 120% She's got to share the fame she's in the pro's now. 40 games plus post season she's got to gain another 10 pounds of muscle and Monja. I understand she wants to carry the load but I'd rather see her have longevity and stay healthy . IOWA STRONG❤ Go Fever
all the mental bs she had to put up with then first pro game , it wasn't like regular season in college for some good bball girl. The drama , player drama, media. Sure , comes with the territory but not like what she has been going through. it will die down over time. But honestly, i could see if she was gassed around the 35 minute mark with 40 minute games but 28 seems low. Nba is 48 minutes top guys are around 39 minutes (old school) and playoffs around 43 out of 48 minutes. I think so much mental crap she had can and will drain you on top of the physical element.
6-15 ☹️ she gotta bring that fg% up to atleast 50% cuz 40% ain’t gonna cut it an she need to stop dancing so much and 3ball hunting.. get some easy lays an work the mid range also too much wasted energy dribbling behind the arch lookin for the 3 ball
Open your damn eyes. She has been playing a full schedule since late fall. She probably was tired but she will get over that soon. She has made womans basketball interesting and will be the best asset that the wnba has for the future.
Sounds like it’s the rest of the team who is slowing Clark up. Listen to the entire interview and quit cherry-picking quotes. This is like a report from legacy media with half truths. She can run circles around the entire league. It’s not like the WNBA is some high level league so much more skilled than college ball. In fact, the opposite is true. Both men’s and women’s college teams are in much better shape than the pros because they actually play defense and the coaches expect 100% effort or you ride the bench. Of the two pro leagues, however, the WNBA plays defense more and the league is similar in team structure (no super teams) to the NBA of the days of Jordan and Kobe. Everywhere Clark plays, the stands will be twice as big. She’s a phenomena that the fans of bball want to watch. She may save your league, ladies.
She also got four fouls in the first half, that's why she sat out the third quarter. It was preseason, they had to play everyone, her foul trouble let them do that. She was less aggressive when she came back in. Not something you want in the regular season but something to learn from. I'm happy.
I haven’t watch a full game and barely any highlights of NBA, men’s and women College BB and WNBA in 5 yrs. I’ve just moved on from BB. That is before the women’s championship with CC. She’s drawn me in and if I watch any BB at all…I’m going to be doing that to watch her game improve. She reminds me of Larry Legend and Magic back in the day…and to some extent Jordon.
Indiana fever's coach is just a wannabeeèee. For me she is a lousy coach. Didn't she noticed that most of her players are slow foot. They could not cope with the fast paced Caitlin. The fever will never be in good standing with an inefficient coach like Sides. Also, she should analyze her coaching style ( if she really has that) before coŕrecting her players.
Like people have said the WNBA is a GROWN WOMAN SPORTS they play one on one defense, they are bigger, stronger and like DT said there is a learning curve for incoming rookies no matter who you are. The WNBA is not like college...
It's not the WNBA that makes her so tired, it's the fact that they are playing defense on her! Real pro's who are not going to give her open shots all the time. Whenever anyone plays defense on her she chokes. Plain and simple
The entire WNBA ought to be thanking Clark. If it were not for her, there wouldn't be very little media attention to the organization. But now, thanks to Clark, the WNBA has suddenly come alive, stands are filling up and young girls everywhere are being affected in a positive way.
...she'll be responsible for at least a 20% increase in their salaries.
The rest of the team was still adjusting to Caitlin Clark’s skill set. Half of the team was not in playing shape at all.
Spot on!
The team is pathetic and lazy....hope it doesnt hurt Clark
Clark was fine. Her team mates looked SLOW. If the coach doesn't change offense schemes she's foolish. This should be a transition focused offense. If her teammates can''t run, trade them.
Yeah they put put a tik tok video earlier that day when the team was going up the steps and you can see by the time Boston was on the top step she was out of breath.
douring the game i saw Clark standing in the paint? looking lost?
@@ddleee yeah it was a real WTF to Clark having nobody in the paint! Boston was a turtle in that game so out of shape!
@@ddleee yea that happens when there is no one around to pass the ball too
The fact the coach said this out loud is crazy!!!
I agree, she must not have ever been a good coach. No good coach would say something like that about the leading scorer of the team. Her job is probably in danger, or the WNBA may not want the spotlight and are satisfied being on NBA welfare.
Yet said nothing about any of the other teammates who looked slow & out of shape.
@@BDE360 Leading scorer after 1 Blanking Preseason Game that doesn't even count. I mean really.
@@natureredux1957that isn’t going to change. It’ll be every game.
@@natureredux1957 you missed my point, Caitlin was the leading scorer of the game, I doubt many rookies do that. The thing that angered me is the coach saying how gassed she was. I have NEVER seen a head coach criticize a player that actually preformed better than the rest of the team. That’s ridiculous no good coach should ever do that.
Its an adjustment but she still scored 21 points in 28 minutes and a new position, she is no longer directing the offense. Remember she is a several times all star soccer player, so she has the stamina to out run most of these girls.
She carried an entire team on her back for 4 years, jumped from an intense NCAA frying pan directly and with zero break into the WNBA fire. Now she scans the court in transition and who’s screaming toward the post? Nobody. Coaches need to wake TF up or trade two players for Kate Martin.
She didn't carry a entire TEAM on her BACK for 4 yrs. You need to wake up along with her entire Fanatic Fandom.
Yeah she pretty much did
@@natureredux1957 my guy, don’t just comment without proof. The proof is in the pudding Caitlyn Clark CARRIED IOWA
Exactly! WTH is up with Boston so out of shape and just not in the game?? Geez 🙄
@@natureredux1957 Yeah, she pretty much was THE GO TO!
Clark is use to running up and down the court. It was the other teammates that were lagging behind. The other's need better conditioning. CC just needs a short rest now and then.
The game don't revolve around one player the reason why she was burned out and couldn't go the whole first quarter just because she needs to face herself yeah I need to calm down she just played a season she's in basketball shape but not in WNBA shape this is a process that takes time. Time is right she will be able to be used effectively.
And Boston was so lazy and out of shape always in wrong place! Boy they have issues! Still Clark played well! The fast pace and tougher defense demanded and is blistering in this league! She will adjust!
South Carolina players are used to coasting. That's what happens with monopolies.
this entire thread just proves the issue with WBB rn. You watch Clark for one season and all the sudden you know about every player and program (that has multiple MVP, ROYs, Gold Medals ect) shortcomings, but one player who’s yet to do a single one of those things is the gold standard. interesting.
@@jadenlewis6250 try keeping up, he was mocking all of the people who said that she couldn't handle the league. No analysis is required when they keep shooting off their mouth every week complaining because they couldn't make themselves more famous. They had a chance to build their Legend in college and they failed, mostly because they followed the hive and joined Monopoly teams with 10 other five star players which buried their own chance at making a legend. Clark had more courage to match her unique talent and they missed the boat. That's how it is.
Clark wasn't tired by the pace of the WNBA because that league is a joke! She was tired because she just finished a long college season right down to the championship game and then right after she started the WNBA season therefore, she hadn't had the chance to get any rest.
😂😂😂😂 that’s some bullshit she had time to rest. U must not workout or go to the gym huh u never played basketball or any kind of sport if u think that’s the case. Cc is an athlete! That’s what athletes do. A day or two is plenty time for rest for athletes n pro athletes at that. She was definitely tired due to the wnba being a different level n that is completely ok. She will adjust she just needs time not excuses like this.
Clark came out really hustling on defense to build up that part of her game. It's no surprise that extra effort made her gassed late in the 1st quarter. She'll adapt to that extra hustle and be just fine.
There will be a transition these teams are professional they watch tape on each other and prepare for them. These women have been doing this for a long time they are in game shape Caitlin is still in shape from the college season but this is a little more intense. Caitlin is just starting out she will make adjustments just as Steph Curry did when they shut his three pointer down she has a lot of hard work in front of her. Everything she gets she will earn it, this is what will make it even sweeter if she's able to overcome
Most of it was just nerves, you can’t tell me she’s not under pressure. Plus all of the old lesbians constantly badmouthing her doesn’t help.
@@hottrakz From what I see, college games are a lot more intense, Caitlin was just trying to do everything going full bore at both ends of the court, probably due to the immense pressure to show to the naysayers what she can do that's why she got tired.
@@rap3208 hopefully she's not listening to that stuff and just focusing on her game. I think she has an idea of what she is going to be up against she been playing for a long time i know she knows what she needs to do with good coaching she'll be fine
it's her team that needs to adapt. Clark came from a fast pace league, that's how Iowa plays and that's how the BIG TEN plays
She got gassed from running ahead of her teammates and no one to pass to. 😂
100% Clark even mentioned that her teammates need to learn how to get open
That’s on coaching not in Clark!
For the love of God it was a preseason game let's not act like it was the WNBA Finals. Even so Clark tied for high game honors with 21 points. CC was in way better shape than any players on the court due to her playing competitive ball up until a month ago.
Coach made a bad decision by not fouling Dallas with 22 seconds on clock. Bad Bad decision
Why the fuck would you foul with the game tied?
Exactly!
3 beats 2.
@@the_freedom_runner you know nothing about basketball
@@ChrisDavis-dt6xx You don't make a dumb move by fouling with 22 seconds left while the game is tied, just so you can give the opposing player free shots and then fall behind. You trust your defense in that situation. I really shouldn't have to explain this logic. Then again, you're a little slow anyway.
Clark could be player coach right now. It's no wonder the team had the #1 pick in the draft.
Two years in a row, I might add
Coach Sides needs to get her own coaching up to Clarks level!
Her team needs to speed things up.
She's not use to playing defense. In college they hid her on defense to keep her out of foul trouble.
She will make the transmission easy!!! It will take a few games but she is a hard worker!!!!
From what I saw, it was the second line that dropped the ball. They couldn't penetrate the defense, and every time they were put out there, the momentum changed to the Aces.
Clark was tired because she was pushing much harder on defence than she did in college. She has acknowledged that her defense is the weakest point of her game. She's working to turn that around. I agree with Coach in that twice I saw where Caitlin was a little overzealous on defense and overshot, finding herself out of position. Wasn't a biggy. She'll figure it out.
I also disagree with Coach where she criticizes Clark for playing too hard. Everyone on the team should be letting it all hang out. They are professionals. They should all be playing uninhibitedly.
Maybe Coach is someone who doesn't deserve an asset like Clark or doesn't have the foresight or skill to utilize her to the team's best advantage. Coach is the one that needs to rise to the occasion. Play hard, or go home, because we won't tune in for slackers on the court.
Aces? What game were YOU watching?
Let the other players keep up with her speed and practice their shooting and lay ups
Agree, Clark should’ve had several more assists, but these “pros” couldn’t make a layup!
Their performance around the basket was terrible, missed layups over and over. Still, they won handily in the second game.
@@joeyojoeyo3613When was the second game?
Clark just finished a full season less than a month ago. 28 minutes is below Clark’s NCAA level of nearly 36-40 minutes per game trying to carry a team to the NCAA title against another monster team, U of South Carolina who finished undefeated. Add in the media scrutiny. Clark will probably hit a rookie wall but will charge forward.
Even Clark can't make the WNBA watchable. Loved watching her with Iowa teammates playing the way it should be played. The best is over.
Her playing style is the future of the WNBA. Up and coming young players are emulating her style speed and skills. The generation after her will up their playing level to hers and even higher. This one woman will change the face of women’s pro basketball for generations to come.
no clark criticism allowed
Her Iowa team played better than other Indiana team. They are slow not playing their best, no rebound Clark had to wait for them.
No rebound Clark? Huh?
@@the_freedom_runner Really, is she the center, she had 21 points in 28 minutes cat or are you a dog, she, they them, you seem confused.
@@mlouise1828 She's a point guard, dufus.
@@mlouise1828 I'm really just wondering how many dumb comments I have to see on TH-cam today. Yours is up there with the rest of them, and you say I'm confused. You can't even type properly.
Does the WNBA have tv timeouts? At Iowa the coach would rest Caitlin about a minute before the tv timeout.
Clarks coaches need to manage her better so she isnt gassed by the fourth. That’s on them
The coach needs to do her job and that's exactly what she's doing people are acting as if their child is on the court. Let her develop time will tell hopefully she's everything everyone wants her to be
The team will be fine. Relax.
@@hottrakz She already is!
@@billmartinn9851 not being gassed in the first quarter at the seven minute mark.
Basketball is too hard of a game for 80% of players and coaches.
I think wnba should play through fall and winter. This would give incoming rookies time to adjust and I think now wnba can compete with football nba and college basketball. Winter is when most Americans watch TV 😎
Well Caitlin is an amazing player and she reminds of young Kobe, who never hesitated to take the last shot. I would suggest Caitlin show follow the workout regiment of the late Kobe black mamba.
Pros play at a higher level than college and play a longer schedule. At the same time the coaches need to do a better job of managing her
time on the floor to make sure she doesn’t get overly tired. The team needs to get her a strength and conditioning coach to be sure she gets into playing shape.
I’m sure the adrenaline dump, on the day she worked her whole life for. May have had a lot to do with it. It happened to me when I went to the nationals wrestling. I bet she doesn’t gas out again.
Same with me. I was so gassed I almost passed out the first full practice as a team.
I would think the important thing is that she played well (and in her 1st WNBA game.) The need for more stamina is something she would probably be able to adjust to. And probably be able to adjust to fairly quickly.
If they are going to play as fast as they did in the first game they will have to adjust subs.
CC was on dead legs in the 4th. Still played great.
I think I want to watch CC's 2nd game!
it's tomorrow
@@thomaswakefield6889 oh why! Missed then! Will have to check youtube for replay. Thanks.
I've given it some thought, and I think the WNBA is resurrecting an old NBA playbook, that worked extremely well for the NBA as far as promoting popularity and creating a buzz around the game. Here we have a bright sassy black girl with some mad skills and a kind of Hollywood dramatic flair... so she ends up as rivals in college basketball and faces off in the tournament a couple years in a row against a quiet girl playing for a lower tier school in flyover country... who also just happens to be a stand out college athlete... 40 years ago you would have called them Erving Magic Johnson and Larry bird and their off the court friendship and on the court competitive energy was the best thing that ever happened to the NBA until MJ came along! The similarities and the media building it up is so similar it's hard not to draw the comparison... but I think it's a super smart strategy and I hope it works as well as it did back in the 1980's!
Of course she was gassed. She ran the fast break, looked left and right for cutters, saw nothing so she had to dribble around like Curly Neil until her big (really big, and slow) slogged down the court in "creeper gear".
Clark regularly played over 40 minutes each game at Iowa which was a much faster pace so far than Indiana has displayed. I think they are creating/inventing reasons to pull her out of play going forward to let other players on the floor. When people are paying to see Clark, they really don't need or want to see the other players. This may help smooth out the disappointment when Clark isn't "allowed" to play every minute.
meeting media and fans take much of her time instead of taking a rest
Very honestly I just met her now i can judge her , say her life is her skills. Not among Sounds of someone being strung Out No need to coach sit in the crowd be of her proud
Wow… you'd think this was the 1st game of the season already with the amount of analysis put into this match.
most teams are going to come at CC like Jordan and Pippen did when the Bulls would released the defensive Dobermans... do better fever coaches, put her in a position to be effective at games end
The second pre season game showed Caitlins immediate adjustment. It will only get better.
What second preseason game? They only played one.
LMFAO Clark only played 1 game you clown, the second pre-season game for Indiana is tomorrow
@@the_freedom_runner Sshhh... Some of us dream Clark games. It's dangerous to wake us up before halftime.
@@the_freedom_runner She watched their second game ahead of time.
@@paulkane7771 In that case, I'd like to know who wins...
Wait, I don't want them to tell me.
It’s pre/season. This is supposed to happen. It’s called getting into shape.
Hope Clark gets a winning coach, not the underperformers they have now, she needs a coach that can showcase a superstar and raise up the pathetic WNBA.
Truthfully. Clark looked confused. And you could tell it was her first game. She looked like someone trying to figure things out. Fortunately, her three point ball was working in this game.
She looked confused as she was looking up the court to find a teammate to pass it to & either no one was there or had their backs to her!
Other players weren't in the right places for her to pass to. She's not used to the pace and remember Indiana was one of the worst teams last year. She still got 21 points.
@@shf4592 Exactly
you might want to pay better attention. her team mates were out of position, Clark was looking for someone to throw the ball to and couldn't because her team was nowhere around to help her.
What game were you watching?
She is used to carrying a team at a lower level, and she doesn't have to that now.
Go figure the same bunch of no nothings that bashed Clark's College Teammates are now bashing her WNBA ones. I have to educated those very same folks that Clark's College Teammates were Good and that Clark had a Great College Coach. They behaved as if that wasn't the case. Now that Clark has last year's 1 pick in the WNBA draft along with the previous Draft, 2 overall pick in that Draft, the Fever has the2 Number One overall picks on the same team with it almost being 3. So now, after just 1 Blanking Preseason Game, those same NON Experts about anything are again complaining. And yet they wonder why all this is such a daily Powder Keg.
Clark did fine. It is her team that is the problem. When she passes the ball to them, they cannot finish the point. They either miss the shot or lose the ball. And the coach is going to have to work with them before she loses her job. Because Caitlin is not going anywhere.
It's all about the pace with the big girls. Once she gets used to this, things will be different
Adrenaline is a big thing for new players, and the amount of body contact allowed in the pro games because they think it’s making the game better to watch 😢
In college she had posts who hustled down the floor every possession, i didnt see that with the Fever.
...or she could get in shape. LB said that he was paid to play 48 minutes a night and should be prepared to do that. Sounds reasonable for a professional athlete.
Of course she got tired. She was trying to do it all and Dallas was throwing everything but the kitchen sink at her, defensively. I still think she could have managed, but she had a mountain of pressure and expectations heaped upon her, from fans, media, teammates, her brands, and from herself. A little too much anxiety, or whatever you want to call it, can wear a person out, all by itself.
In other words she has to be able to defend
The Fever is a disgrace and needs to be fired and now she wants to change Catlin play style
First, the players are not girls, they are women who have developed their musculature and stamina, not to mention athletic skills. Secondly, the professional WNBA players are playing hard to get a better contract come contract time and endorsements. If they get to the top of their profession, they will be financially rewarded. Third, they take pride in their play and want to be the best they can be.
More wind sprints. Run,Run,Run, Run. Tue Pro game is quicker. 🏀
Clark never played defense in college and is slow as smoke off shit to begin with, you can't coach a player to be faster, that is God given.
Ljsten to them Clark, they were all perfect their first preseason
What was name of team they pl,ayed? Im from Louisiana never heard of Reese till recently
Aggressive defenders! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Girls scores 21 points tired for game high and still gonna act the fool with your comments….. I watched the game she was leading a fast break to no one quite a lot…. So who’s Gassed and not in shape?
What's she's doin is awesome. It's in my opinion she's changed the women's basketball game. Almost 50% fg in a pre season game. She's only going to grow. I'm honestly hyped for all the players that got drafted this year. Caitlin to Reese and Brink there roles are goin to be similar from what they did in college but definitely a transition into the league. Also they all got a lot of love out of college so I'm sure the pros will hound all of them. I'm also routing for Kate Martin. It's really enjoyable to see players develope and become something great. I'll use the Villanova boys for example. Just hard work persistence and love of the game can really make a difference in your career.
😂 The amount of people putting stock in a coaches comments after a pre-season game…
The coach lost the game in final seconds..boo
Physicality and the WNBA? 😂 I guess it’s all relative. First game, adrenaline, heart racing, over exuberance. She’ll settle in and be fine. Oh and her teammates need to pick it up.
The team needs to get their butts down the court to give CC targets to pass too. Once they get the ball they need to finish the basket. The team failed on both fronts. AN needs to get in condition she looked slow and clunky trying to run up and down the court.
CC is the greatest 🏀🗡️🏆💎👍💫❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The WNBA players need to grow up and embrace Caitlin Clark and any rookie rather than dissing on her and being all jealous. It's all jealousy. Embrace her and what she can bring to your game - notoriety and higher pay for you all. Really? Be smart, not jealous and defensive.
And they expect to get paid better if they cant improve their staminas so why is this even a talk. This aint a diss on CC but on all these entitled players than wants the money than to be deserving of things when we see highlights of them not even able to shoot that well and drives even not going in. If they can't improve themselves despite their lesser minutes of overall playing time why the hell should the world grant them when they arent drawing money as well. Why is men league helping ungrateful women is mind blowing to me
Most pro sports finish their season and then the athletes have about 6 months to get in shape for the pros. NCAA Women's basketball ends in April and the WNBA starts three weeks later. Give Clark a break. Give her time to get into shape. All you haters out there need to lighten up ...
90 percent of the WNBA players play in the Euro league when the WNBA finishes. The fact that all of the pro players were out shape just tells a different story, the only reason the Fever where still close at the end of the game was 1 Clark and her 21 points and because 2 other Indiana players were in double digit figures. Boston should have had 15 points and she didn't even go past 8. Berger should have 10 points and she only had 2. The entire Dallas bench scored 20 points compared to Indiana's 9 points. Indiana's pros failed them pretty hard.
Seems like a lot of excuses in the chat for Clark
She is being double teamed haiving to run around to get free...
lol, why are they playing against men in practice?
Its already alot of great WNBA besides Clark, so stop hating on the other Women's
This just goes to justify the claim of Wilt Chamberlain as the GOAT!!
Men and women pros play maybe 30-35 minutes a game where Wilt played every minute of every game!
He averaged over 40+ minutes/game including overtime events!!
To Hell with claims by LeBron James as the GOAT!!!
By the way I watched the entire interview
Clark needs to be fresh late in the game. She has to play defense more at this level, which is why she is so tired by the end
Hey this a team sport everyone got make adjustments in there lind of play give it 90 days there's hell to be played😮😮😮
She did ok 6-15 fg 5-13 3pt really bad shooting night. 20 million dollar Nike deal umm… She has to figure better ways to help her team win than keep shooting when the trey not falling. Jaela Brown a rookie had a better night and won the game.
LMFAO Jaela Brown only shined because Clark was out the entire 3rd quarter because of foul trouble, so stop talking bullshit. Brown didn't do much of shit during the first 2 quarters
Jawanna man Cant win for nothing when the game really matters it seems
Caitlin was running out of gas during the NCAA tourney. But she goes at 120% She's got to share the fame she's in the pro's now. 40 games plus post season she's got to gain another 10 pounds of muscle and Monja. I understand she wants to carry the load but I'd rather see her have longevity and stay healthy . IOWA STRONG❤ Go Fever
She had 4 fouls
all the mental bs she had to put up with then first pro game , it wasn't like regular season in college for some good bball girl. The drama , player drama, media. Sure , comes with the territory but not like what she has been going through. it will die down over time. But honestly, i could see if she was gassed around the 35 minute mark with 40 minute games but 28 seems low. Nba is 48 minutes top guys are around 39 minutes (old school) and playoffs around 43 out of 48 minutes. I think so much mental crap she had can and will drain you on top of the physical element.
Are people just hating her cause she's white?
and she is not a tattoed up lesbian
6-15 ☹️ she gotta bring that fg% up to atleast 50% cuz 40% ain’t gonna cut it an she need to stop dancing so much and 3ball hunting.. get some easy lays an work the mid range also too much wasted energy dribbling behind the arch lookin for the 3 ball
Open your damn eyes. She has been playing a full schedule since late fall. She probably was tired but she will get over that soon. She has made womans basketball interesting and will be the best asset that the wnba has for the future.
Sounds like it’s the rest of the team who is slowing Clark up. Listen to the entire interview and quit cherry-picking quotes. This is like a report from legacy media with half truths. She can run circles around the entire league. It’s not like the WNBA is some high level league so much more skilled than college ball. In fact, the opposite is true. Both men’s and women’s college teams are in much better shape than the pros because they actually play defense and the coaches expect 100% effort or you ride the bench. Of the two pro leagues, however, the WNBA plays defense more and the league is similar in team structure (no super teams) to the NBA of the days of Jordan and Kobe. Everywhere Clark plays, the stands will be twice as big. She’s a phenomena that the fans of bball want to watch. She may save your league, ladies.
She also got four fouls in the first half, that's why she sat out the third quarter. It was preseason, they had to play everyone, her foul trouble let them do that. She was less aggressive when she came back in. Not something you want in the regular season but something to learn from. I'm happy.
This coach is absolutely the worst coach in the league btw
I haven’t watch a full game and barely any highlights of NBA, men’s and women College BB and WNBA in 5 yrs. I’ve just moved on from BB.
That is before the women’s championship with CC. She’s drawn me in and if I watch any BB at all…I’m going to be doing that to watch her game improve. She reminds me of Larry Legend and Magic back in the day…and to some extent Jordon.
Never ever seen an Indiana game until CC and your talking smack about the team, unbelievable , you CC fans are all one sided and sensitive
Im a Caitlin Clark fan but props to that girl who with confidence sunk that 3 with 2 seconds left!
Indiana fever's coach is just a wannabeeèee. For me she is a lousy coach. Didn't she noticed that most of her players are slow foot. They could not cope with the fast paced Caitlin. The fever will never be in good standing with an inefficient coach like Sides. Also, she should analyze her coaching style ( if she really has that) before coŕrecting her players.
Clark take to many shots
Like people have said the WNBA is a GROWN WOMAN SPORTS they play one on one defense, they are bigger, stronger and like DT said there is a learning curve for incoming rookies no matter who you are. The WNBA is not like college...
DT is old, washed up news. She can suck it.
Oh yeah, you think 42 year old Diana Taurasi is in better shape than a 22 year old? Give me a break
@@BDE360 That was not in my response. So let me be like you. You think CC is better that A'ja Wilson?? sounds a little dumb to even ask the question
@@richmal50 give it time....how can we compare now?
@@jollyj3285 well now that is my point....
Clark is just so much better than everybody else . The Fever need a better coach .
It’s the preseason calm down
Who cares, preseason is basically and practice to get better
And she lost
She didn't lose. The team did. What is with all these idiotic comments?
@@the_freedom_runner all we hear is Clark Clark Clark you are the idiot
Says the guy in mommas basement.
@@Fyfh8 says the score board
There is no SHE in a team sport ya dork!
It's not the WNBA that makes her so tired, it's the fact that they are playing defense on her! Real pro's who are not going to give her open shots all the time. Whenever anyone plays defense on her she chokes. Plain and simple
She scored 21 in 28 minutes against last years defensive player of the year.
Yeah like the time she put jacy on her butt as she drained a 3. Looks just like college to me. They can't defend her
Yeah, CC “choked” for 21 points!