Diana Taurasi was not only humbled by the Phoenix Mercury's loss to Indiana, she was "Enchanted" to meet Caitlin Clark and after the game, had some "Enchanting" words of praise and encouragement for Caitlin after saying in April that "Reality is Coming" once she enters the W. The attendance of 17,071 in Phoenix was the largest crowd in the Diana Taurasi era that began in 2004 and it happened against Caitlin Clark and there were more fans in the arena with Caitlin Clark's # 22 Iowa and Indiana jerseys than DT's # 3 Phoenix jerseys. I don't remember Mercury fans coming in droves to ask for Diana Taurasi's autograph.
Caitlin Clark by leading the league in turnovers is a PLUS, not a detriment to Caitlin. If Caitlin has 42 more turnovers than any other player in the league, then that means that Caitlin is working harder than everyone else in the league. That means that Caitlin has had the ball in her hands more than any other player in the league. That means that Caitlin Clark has been pressured, trapped, and haggled more than anyone else in the league. THAT MEANS THAT CAITLIN'S ROLE ON HER TEAM IS MORE DEMANDING THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER'S ROLE ON THEIR TEAM. THAT MEANS THAT CAITLIN'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HER TEAM IS GREATER THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THEIR TEAM. Ladies and Gentlemen, leading the league in turnovers REALLY means that compared to Caitlin Clark no other player in the league has "carried the water" for her team as often as Caitlin Clark has done for her team. That means that no one else in the league has "taken the bullet" for her team as often as Caitlin has done. That means that no one else in the league has "stepped up to take the beatdown" as often as Caitlin Clark has for her team. This reminds me of back in my early days as a medical practitioner performing certain invasive pain mitigating procedures. I was somewhat beside myself after having performed what I thought was a bunch of procedures without experiencing a significant challenging episode. The more seasoned docs, the ones who had performed 1,000s of procedures compared to my several hundred procedures, brought me back down to earth. They told me that I'd not seen nearly as many challenging episodes as they've seen because, "young man, you ain't done enough, yet." So, I say to Caitlin's critics who are focusing on Caitlin leading the league in turnovers, "THE REASON WHY OTHER PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE DON'T HAVE NEARLY AS MANY TURNOVERS AS CAITLIN HAS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD TO DO AS MUCH FOR THEIR TEAM AS CAITLIN CLARK HAS HAD TO DO FOR HER TEAM. In other words, THEY HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH YET!
I am a cc fan and came to watch wnba because of her. Imo Taurasi was not humbled. She played a good game and realized that cc was for real and admitted so...again imo Taurasi is a class act.
