Guest post by Joe Hoft at JoeHoft.com – republished with permission
The women selecting the Olympic team damaged women’s basketball terribly and made a horrible mistake by neglecting to add Caitlin Clark to the team.
BIG MISTAKE, HUGE: WNBA Envy Keeping Caitlin Clark Out of the Olympics Damaged Basketball
Caitlin Clark is currently leading the WNBA in total points from scoring and assists. Similar to the NFL’s all-purpose yards measurement, Clark now has to be considered a candidate for MVP and Rookie of the Year (ROY).
I meannn… #CaitlinClark #ROTY #WNBA pic.twitter.com/llJWF968JD
— Leigh Lewallen (@leighlew3) July 7, 2024
Clark on Saturday became the first rookie in WNBA history to have a triple double (10 or more points, rebounds and assists in the same game). She also is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 350+ points and 150+ assists in a season.
Caitlin Clark had a historic performance in Indiana’s win over the #1 New York Liberty
19 PTS
12 REB
13 AST
She becomes the 1st rookie in WNBA history & the 1st player in Fever history to record a triple-double, while also becoming the fastest player to 350+ PTS & 150+ AST! pic.twitter.com/CYDdC0JNQv
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 6, 2024
Clark continues breaking records after breaking numerous records in college at Iowa where she was named the best player in college two years in a row. Clark is a basketball record-breaking machine.
Comparing Caitlin Clark to Larry Bird, Pete Maravich, Sue Bird, or Diana Taurasi is inaccurate. Clark is a unique talent who has done something no other player has ever done, become the all-time NCAA scoring leader while leading the nation in assists. There’s no one to compare. pic.twitter.com/lN2gPhtnoR
— CAPTAIN EVERYMAN (@BROBEARINDY) March 22, 2024
Clark received more votes than any woman in WNBA history for the All-Star game, achieving more than 700,000 votes. Last year’s winner had 90,000 votes. Clark sells out arenas wherever she goes. The league, which never made a profit in nearly 30 years, is also adding viewership records whenever Clark is on TV. She is a phenom and revenues are increasing.
Unfortunately, the women in the WNBA appear to be jealous. One icon in women’s basketball is Diana Taurasi. When Clark was breaking every record imaginable in the NCAA while at Iowa, Taurasi claimed that Clark would face reality when she plays against “grown women” and not 18-year-olds in the WNBA.
Diana Taurasi on Caitlin Clark coming to WNBA “Reality is coming….you look superhuman playing against some 18 years olds but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time” pic.twitter.com/fxBxGoRZCS
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) April 6, 2024
Taurasi apparently thinks she is much better than Clark. She appears jealous of Clark. Maybe because Clark ended up receiving more votes than anyone in All-star voting crushing last year’s winner’s total.
Top 5 WNBA ALLSTAR votes 2023 total:
391,639 votes
The number 1 WNBA ALLSTAR vote getter 2024:
700,735 votes.
there are ppl who will look you dead in the face and say it’s bc she’s whites and straight.
Nah. She just a tuff ass hooper pic.twitter.com/63LQPuwWoI
— C A L V I N (@calvingonba) July 3, 2024
Taurasi was very cocky before a recent game with Caitlin Clark which was played in Arizona before a record crowd recently. (All of Clark’s games receive record setting crowds.)
This was Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi’s response when asked about facing Caitlin Clark for the first time on Sunday. #WNBA #ValleyTogether pic.twitter.com/6PbiSe8BRY
— Desert Wave Media (@DesertWaveCo) June 26, 2024
In the game, Clark nearly had the first triple double for a rookie in WNBA history until her coach took her out at the end of the game and prevented Clark from making history. (Clark became the first rookie to earn a triple double a few games later.)
Diana Taurasi in April: “Reality is coming (for Caitlin Clark.”
Today: Clark nearly became the first rookie in WNBA history with a triple-double in their first head-to-head matchup.#WNBA | #FeverRising pic.twitter.com/uwtS0RXBMn
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) June 30, 2024
Still Clark was gracious after the game to Taurasi and the rest of the Phoenix team that included three Olympians.
Caitlin Clark with nothing but class after defeating Diana Taurasi despite her quotes. pic.twitter.com/oYjbNfRTf6
— Heavenly Buckets on youtube (@HeavenlyBuckets) June 30, 2024
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