Caitlin Clark Plays the Media as Well as She Plays Basketball 

This young lady was raised really well

CC is mature beyond her age, a total class act!

Adrienne, your comments as well as a lot of great retired NBA players recognizing Caitlin's ability and class, restores my faith in humanity! 🤩

Clark's capacity to stay above the fray is simply remarkable.

"The College Sports Communicators named Clark the 2023-24 Academic All-America Team Member of the Year. The West Des Moines-native carries a 3.64 GPA, while majoring in marketing." Caitlin earned her degree in marketing with the same focus and energy she applies to basketball. Her studies have paid off in her insightful interactions with the press. She basically handles pressers with aplomb and makes sure to acknowledge her team and generally the fans and the WNBA. It's no wonder businesses want her to represent their products.

This understated. Wait til you watch what she said today about mental health! She’s so careful and classy, but also so authentic.

Caitlin is a boss! If I own a business, she would be my CEO. Nothing but class and gratitude. That's why many people love her whole package of a player on and off the court.

Caitlin’s talent and the excitement she generates caught my attention, but the way this young lady handles herself with all the media and the things she does to give back to the fans is what made me a loyal fan. She is as great a person as she is a player.

One thing that really impresses me about CC - and it was definitely this way in the Iowa years as well - when the media asks her 'you' questions, she gives ’we/us’ answers. She is about team first! 👍🏻

Caitlin is the epitome of excellence in all facets. The world is lucky to have her.

CC is an amazing person, always handles the questions extremely well. Adrienne Ross is great in highlighting this strength of CC

100% agree with you. Her potential is limitless. She could be a player coach, a coach, league president, US president. Just a very mature, grounded human being who will always try to bring people together above anything else. A true leader with mountains of class.

Thank you! As a huge CC fan I have been watching lots of analysis and commentary about her game, the unprecedented attention the W is receiving w/ so many making sure to minimize Caitlin to some degree while elevating Reese and others, and the on going hate chatter from the WNBA players, sports media, social media, and mainstream news media. In all of that coverage little, by comparison, discusses the weight & expectation placed on a 22 yr old rookie and no coverage of how media smart Clark actually is! She is always composed, poised, mature, complimentary of her teammates and all players in the W, and hasn’t said 1 unkind word about ANYONE! She is self accountable and self reflective, patient and balanced, and confident without a speck of arrogance! She does NOT involve herself w/ the BS! I have such admiration for this lovely young woman! She is a phenomenal talent! She is unselfish! She LOVES kids! She has a level of sophistication beyond her years! What a great young woman and ambassador for women’s basketball and sports! These things, among others, are why she has a millions strong fan base that SHE bright with her from Iowa to Indiana!

What a great insight. I'm in Iowa fan, and I've heard Caitlin many times in press conferences she has always, always been like this. Part of the reason we love her so much in iowa. Class Act.

Adrienne, Some say CAITLIN has the “It” factor. She has an Ability to Draw Crowds and Viewers, which is hard to describe into words, but it can be Sensed.

Lady with a brain and know basketball. Keep up the good work.

Great Journalism Adrienne!!! Speaking truth to power!!! Letting it be known how Caitlin doesn’t take and fall for the media bait. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

💯 right on point! Watching a superstar that is humble and classy is very refreshing.

Totally agree with everything you said! Caitlin is all class. And smart on and off the court! The haters are going to be so disappointed….for years to come!

Her coaching baffles me too!

So glad you pointing it out how classy her media responses have been even when she’s baited. Kudos to you 🎉 been noticing it but I heard you comment about it first ❤

I love it.💯 This is absolutely spot on!❤

Love the way you explain things

When Coach Bluder was asked to respond, after Coach Staley characterized Bluder's ''bar fight'' statement with the racially loaded "We're not monkeys", Bluder said "There was absolutely no ill intent. I know coaches will take things and spin it to try to motivate their team. I've done that, I'm sure. So be it with that," Bluder said. "I really meant it as a compliment, like you are going to have to fight harder than you've ever fought in your life to get a defensive rebound against this team because they are so good." - There is always a way to diffuse yet add meaning when others try to twist things. Yet another example of how there is a lot to be learned from the examples that Coach Bluder and Caitlin Clark have worked very hard to become.

My seats in Indiana are right in front of her Iowa marketing professor. She says Caitlin is a marketing genius.

Adrianne, your analysis is great. Love your program.

that is why she has eyes on her and makes one of the best ambassadors of the wnba

Thank you miss Ross love your excitement for someone trying to heal the division the media is trying to increase ,because this is what they do because they can hype racial division foe days weeks months

Another great video. You are right on the money explaining how intelligent and mature this young women is. Clark is such a great role model for young kids and has many things to be admired for.

You are correct about mastering the media too. CC said Yeah because that meant she understands the question, she was not answering the question.

CC has figured out how to get around the physical part of the game just fine and can also dish it out. Once she pays her dues she’s going to live at the FT line

Ross is spot on..... Great commendation about a phenomenal athlete and better person....CC

She will end up being the commisioner of the W in 25 years. Unflappable (not talking about on the court emotions, great players get pissed, it happens)

Enjoy your show!

CC and AB abstaining from Social Media seems to 'clear their heads'. A nationwide reduction in SM time would bring massive benefit imho. I enjoy your views on pretty much every angle of life. Press on!

Nicely done. Insightful and well said.

I applaud your comments and your take on what is happening within the WMBA. I'm a 61 year old male, and a fomer athlete throughout my youth and young adult years. I have followed sports my whole life and tuned into both men and women's sports. What really draws me to watching an athlete perform and then also becoming a fan of that athlete are two things, their performance and their attitude, and Caitlin Clark is one of those athletes. I think we all can agree that we love to watch champions in action, whether it be a team sport or an individual, but what will elevate that individual to a higher level with the fan base is their attitude. My heroes throughout my youth were all athletes, and the greatest athletes of all time to me were the humble ones that took their sport to the highest level. I've never liked a trash talker, or a bitter poor sport. Like our mom's taught us, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all, Keep your mouth shut! There's is only one exception that I was ok with on the trash talking and that was Muhammad Ali, and we all know that he did it to get the fans riled up and excited to watch the fight. He was the best at it for sure, and he was a publicity genius. I will be a regular to tune into your channel from now on. Stay humble! God bless! 🇺🇸🥧🗽⚖️

watching caitlin and fagbenle play together is so exciting. I'm a big clark fan but fagbenle is becoming one I love to watch

On this time , is hard for people to accept her humbleness and class because they preferred clowns and players that like to show off !!! Cc is an inspiration to anyone . Thank you for sharing this clip and speaking the truth.

I just want to tell you how much I appreciate you. God bless

It really takes some real confidence in yourself to take that shot in that moment. Congratulations Fever 🥵! That’s just what star players do!

You did a great job breaking all of this down

You are 💯🎯 I would’ve responded with much less grace towards Reese and I’m not nearly as passionate as CC is. Passion + Professionalism is an EXTREMELY rare combination!

Stopping CC is something of a counterintuitive endeavor. The key is to minimize the impact of her passing because that is when she is most lethal. When she’s scoring, her teammates aren’t. When she’s doubled, somebody is open. Kim Mulkey exploited this when she tasked one player to guard her in the NCAA finals by reminding her that CC will get her points while the other 4 are shut down. Clark can’t score enough to win on her own. Kinda what the Celt’s did early on with MJ… let him score sixty but hold the rest to 20 and collect an easy win.

Adrienne, I love your ability to see through the Media garbage and give flowers to CC. You are an intelligent woman who has reflected on your life experiences and you don't give excuses, but rather expect accountability from everyone. This is a reflection of your own high character. Please use your platform to teach people these things and stop the hating. People are aligning with hate instead of team to team graciousness. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I think Caitlin is just being Caitlin, which plays well in the media. She's solid.

Poor shooting night, but she had 11 rebounds, 8 assists (should have been more) and hit two logo threes when the game was on the line. The haters can STFU.

Aja needs to grow up. She is showing as being racist herself. I feel for Kate Martin, as a good friend of CC, having to hear Aja's bs.

New to your channel. It's a keeper!

CC is very articulate, high confidence, understands the true intent of interviewers questions. 😮 master communicator.

It's so cute to hear a female talking about sports I love it 👍🏽👍🏽

You’re exactly right about substituting, the bench is where you win games. Coach still don’t have Fagbentle starting. Common let’s go w 3 bigs and 2 sharp shooters. Think about how that will open the inside up, or the outside when the 3 bigs start killing it in the paint. Starting 5 should be CC, Mitchell, Boston, Smith, and Fagbentle. Just do it coach, Fagbentle has earned it and can run w CC.

CC,MJ,and Kobe Bryant are a blessing from God!!! They have a God gifted talent!!No matter what the color of the skin we are !!!We are created by the same God!!!These three Have been chosen, and they are protected!!!!They all have made changes in the GAME!!!God blessed

Right on!! Thank you for your take!

The media definitely wants drama!

Great breakdowns

She shows class every single game

The hate that she’s getting is crazy to me because she’s bringing awareness to women’s basketball like no one has ever done before and I feel like instead of people being grateful for that they’re being obviously very jealous and petty… I’m rooting for her!

Marketability is what builds businesses with a lot of hard work also. Unfortunately, racism complicating has been ingrained into people all of their lives and what they don’t understand is that the racism that the speak of is actually coming from them.

I agree completely with A'ja Wilson. There is a lot of privilege in this league and in this society. If a man says what has been said towards Caitlin Clark he would be destroyed. NBA Men have stood with Caitlin. But the privilege present and former players of the WNBA can attempt to destroy and innocent 22 year old woman is simply disgraceful. This was what I expected it to be like for Caitlin. Tonight I saw a team that had Caitlin's back. First time. I also saw a team(Sparks) who played CC hard and fair. I did not feel like they hated her. She was the opponent. First time.

Your analysis of CC is so insightful and right on. I love your commentary. Top notch!

There is so much clickbait garbage commentary surrounding Caitlin Clark your show is a breath of fresh air. Intelligent, insightful, spot on. Thank you

Please stop the Caitlin Clark bashing, she is a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama . Those generational talents are hard to come by

FEVER won their first game when the ball was NOT in CC hands more. TEAMWORK WORKED!!

I've decided to limit what I hear in the media because it was only aggrevating me. I watched this and was grateful for your words. Am I disappointed that the Fever is 1-6 right now? Sure. But I'm not going to stop watching and supporting the team because I know this going to be a great ride. They are going to continue to improve and that's gonna be fun to watch.

Great episode!! You are 100% right!!

excellent commentary. CC could easily throw her coach under the bus and say negative things about other players, but she is too smart for the media. they want to create controversy and drama and want people to attack each other for views

I came here looking for today’s video after the win!! Can’t wait to hear your take.

10:31 EXACTLY!! Sound bite.

Your analysis is always SPOT ON!

The sports media try to trap athletes into woke-ism or anti-woke-ism, then lead their celebration or cancellation. It's a win-win for the journalist, and a lose-lose for the athlete. Caitlin gets that, and her ability to give non-controversial answers on hot topics is superb.

Thank you. Well said!

Great analysis and commentary

Agree totally with you!

It's like her coach dont want her to shine, takes her out everytime shes doing good. Then some of her teammates don't want to pass the ball.

Coaching job recommendation: 1. Lisa Bluder 2. Adrienne Ross

Excellent video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I agree with you one hundred percent!!!!!! Larry

This was so well said!

You articulate the C. Clark issues like an expert. Thank you, God has given you a gift and a definite purpose.

i love the impartiality…common sense rule in this channel and i am looking forward to watch more of your comments

Great analysis! To Victim-American Asia Wilson: Serena Williams and Venus Williams were hugely popular among fans of all colors, and they are black. It's about being exceptional at your sport, regardless of skin color. Also, tons of black male athletes draw fans of all colors. If your jealous assertion were true, then black men would also be noticeably suffering, in comparison to white athletes, when it comes to popularity. And I don't see that happening.

Excellent analytical; I hadn't been paying attention to that aspect of things

I can’t find your shows most of the time. I would like to hear your show more.

We Iowa girls do know how to speak up! 😊 She did give a great answer, and she was well prepared. A’ja Wilson, who is a superb player, is not known for playing the race card. Sue Bird, Brianna Stewart, Diana Tarasi, and a lot of other players have said the same thing in the past about the black women in the WNBA being overlooked. Sue Bird, who up until she retired was considered. the face of the WNBA has said it repeatedly. Not all Black people play the race card repeatedly. I get that there has been a lot of race baiting online. But I’ve honestly seen it from both sides equally.

Thank you for your truth

She is a master.

Even though they won to night she did leave CC out 1st quarter wheeler in to long , CC did a good job giving the ball to Boston even though she misses but she kept sending it to her and guess what Boston took off after a basket.

Good job Bravo

Thank you so much putting things into perspective and focusing on what this is about skills & talent!! You also make a great point about how she handles the media . CC22👍🏼💕

hold on, relax woman, u might get a heart attackLOL anyway, im so happy for BOSTON, shes just a beautiful teddy bear played like a beast today...and kelcie the speedster, she just blows by defenders for easy layups t ime and time again...and that last two buckets, back to back 3s by CC at the end of the game to seal it was amazingly sweet.

This is an excellent post. CC is beloved across all lines of demarcation. She just has the it factor. A sweet game, she is gracious and positive. Human (with her temper tantrums sometimes). Most of all She is a Gamer…she wants the ball when everything is on the line do or die. People respect that. No one says it but, she’s Larry Byrd like…not in position and stature or greatness (time has to decide that). Everyone respects her and is pulling for her. Small minds and the media love low hanging fruit(race, gender, looks)…in this country, those things matter and do have some part in this, but if she had no game and didn’t present well, nothing else would matter. Film doesn’t lie she scored those 3000+ points and made the passes…she just has that it factor…Tiger Woods has it too…he wasn’t the first black golfer to play in the PGA…you couldn’t knock his game, he was clutch under pressure and he presented well in his time of rising…people hated him too because of small minded low hanging fruit. To be honest, I think the media does more to keep it going that the masses of fans…sad…this country will never learn.❤

The fact is, I have discovered several excellent players in the WNBA because of Clark's exposure. Some of them are better than Clark and now I am a fan of those players as much as I am of Caitlin, if not more. For example, Jackie Young on the Aces.

CC is also the leading scorer of WNBA Rookies.

Hi, I just found you, and I really enjoy your commentary.😊

Adrienne, please comment on the hilarious video of Aces coach Becky H erupting at the media for suggesting racism is in the WNBS. While Becky was interviewed, Aja Wilson stood by Becky and mockingly l laughed that race was involved at all. Thanks

Coach Sides is Coaching participation basketball...in othet words "ladies everybody gets a touch"....there are no stars here but the fever a last place team.. she trying to keep ckark in a rookies place...WRONG!!!!!clark is 1# draft pick team needs to be built around her style of play....whether Coach Side's likes it or not the public thinks she a star...i am happy for the win but they need to be able to beat the top team.. so i hope Sides stop with the" coaching"

When Alex Morgan women's soccer star raised, all the soccer players gave her full support to make women's soccer go big. Now they have a successful league. WNBA should have done the same thing as soon as they can. If not, I wish some rich people start another international women's bb league. Let a new league rise and succeed and glow globally.

Your awesome right on

Makes little sense to pull Clark when she did!!!!