Time for a Real Discussion About Caitlin Clark
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Ok I figured it was obvious but maybe not... the connection is that you (and others) are celebrating the fact that WNBA veterans "have it out" for her and are looking to physically punish her because of all of her popularity, all the while if it weren't for her they'd have a fraction of the relevancy, viewership, etc.
Looks like the Supermax is about $235K. Average salary is $102K.
The media made a whole deal about how cool it is they can charter now. F that. Give me another $100K and I’ll fly commercial
CC was a fabulous college player who could score whether with 3’s or driving to the hole. Her passing and assists were exceptional. Naturally, Media ran with the opportunity and the hype machine was focused on GOAT talk. Corporate America read the polls and CC was smart and has made millions while she is hot. It didn’t take a few games as a Pro to show the obvious in that she is not the GOAT and needs to improve a lot of glaring weaknesses to be considered a top pro. I expect she will improve but she’s got to work very hard. I’m cutting her some slack as she is a 22 year old physical novice going against 32 year old strong talented women. I can’t imagine she will be selected for the Olympics but if she is, the media and corporates are rigging the process.
If it wasn’t for her popularity, she wouldn’t be on that team. Those who make investments don’t do that lightly.
I guess if you want to chalk up her popularity to being the best WBB player in the country, sure. She's on that team because she was the best player in the draft and they had the #1 pick.
Sure. And now she's not automatically the best player in the WNBA. But Hok Homer's must cling to the mistaken notion that she is a transformational and transcendent player. She is not.
“Best” is subjective. Honestly, I think the Fever had no choice, really.
Naismith Women's College POY
Wooden Award POY
AP Women's College Basketball POY
She was the best player in WBB, and she was the best overall player in the draft. Sure teams draft for need, CC was obviously not the best C in the draft. But she was easily the best overall player.
It was a no lose situation, if she's great then they get a great player, if she sucks nobody would fault you for taking her first, not to mention all the eyeballs, ticket/jersey sales etc. If you don't draft her and she turns out great you'd never hear the end of it.
She was without a doubt one of the best players in the country though, hard to compare someone like her to someone like Cardoso or Brink, they play completely different kinds of games.
Would the Fever had been better off as a team (not financially or attendance wise), had they traded the No. 1 pick to another team, for let’s say two or three no. 1s and same number of number 2 picks in future drafts? I understand they would have been lambasted and never done that, but they could have almost secured their team’s success for the next five or 10 years. Not counting the fan interest, I think Clark had more value to the Fever as trade bait, than what she brings to the team.
