Larry Bird used to walk over to team benches and tell them how he would pick them apart. CC is going to crush a lot of egos in her career. I'm glad she's here.
They hate CC because she’s making them work harder that they want too. They had a cushy league. Everyone had their place. Everyone knew who would win and who would lose. CC came in as the alarm clock nobody was expecting. Now she’s exposing the whole league and nobody likes it.
They were all pampered princesses, happy to collect their subsidized checks for jogging around the court for 40 minutes wearing fake eyelashes for that "come hither" look, followed by some slap and tickle in the showers. Sweet deal. CC runs. CC makes EVERYBODY run.
Caitlin Clark is not one of the best players in the game. She is the BEST player in the game. I have never liked basketball myself but I do like to watch Caitlyn Clark play. Evidently there are a lot of people out there that like to watch Caitlyn Clark play given the fact that the attendants at WNBA has doubled since she's been there...
This is Caitlin's Larry Bird moment. When Larry came into the NBA he had a moment during their training camp that he knew he could hold his own in the NBA. After that he didn't put up with the old guards BS. Caitlin not only can hold her own, but she can also out play most of the WNBA. She's not going to be their object of abuse anymore.
The vets thought they would show Clark who was boss. They would shut her down, and up. They don't like her because she is proving to their faces, that she is better than they are. They had inflated egos. The players had told themselves that they were the pinnacle of what is possible in the women's game. Turns out, they were delusional.
The one thing I will say about Caitlin Clark, and what I've noticed, is in the beginning of the season, she played too fast for her team. That contributed a lot to her turnovers. Now her teammates are starting to play faster and faster and she's elevated her team. What people don't understand is that eventually this might force defenses to elevate their games as well. Caitlin Clark has single handedly elevated the WNBA, and they need to realize that.
@@LavaKimo that’s true. Still nonetheless her team has more loses than wins. So sitting her acting like she’s doing something unbelievable and “elevating” the league is comical. Her team is just another below average - average team. The only way she’s elevating the league is off of views and popularity
I still don't understand - right after Skylar Diggins deliberately walks into Caitlin, the Storm coach tries to get Caitlin thrown out of the game?? For what? Doesn't she have it backwards?
Lol bro she is not going to hold her player accountable , super easy to just blame CC & get away with it , thankfully there’s footage but CC is still going to get blamed because a lot of people hate her , she can hype up her home crowd all she wants
I don't know the exact rule, but Caitlin is getting close enough to see or hear their coaching plans on the sideline. I would bet that's her rationale. But I bet the real reason is the way Caitlin is hyping up the crowd right in front of her. She also did this to the Minnesota coach... only in Minnesota's stadium. It's a power move by Caitlin and I think it means 'you disrespected me, now hear my fans roar.'
I love watching "Iowa" Caitlin Clark come out! She is so entertaining! She going to explode this second half. Hopefully she won't go too far and get more technicals. This is what people will tune in to watch. You think the audience is big now - just wait Iowa Caitlin Clark will bring even more eyes to the WNBA! I do predict that players will try to provoke her into technicals.
CC22 has elite mentality and elite banter and smack talk. She's the Truth, Reality. This league wasn't ready for her, and it's explicit for all to see.
They can't double and triple team her anymore. CC has made the adjustment and now has confidence. Her teammates have bought in. Any team that continues to try and double and triple her will get quickly burned. Good things coming for the Fever.
Agree! Along with her incredible skills, a big facet of her game that is overlooked is her 4th wall antics, how she plays the crowd, displays her passion, and brings them into the game. Besides her dramatic logo 3’s, this is what drew me to her when I started watching her this winter. No other players in WNBA/NCAA (Since Diana Taurasi in 2003) generate this much excitement. She is more than a great quarterback, she’s the cheerleader - the yell queen, and the more she is in control of her game, the more animated she is; she is like an exuberant orchestral conductor. I love it. And yes, it’s frightening to the old guard. You could see it in the Storm’s play throughout the game, too cautious, mediocre shooting, unable to contain CC, and then late in the second half the Storm looked completely stunned as Hull, Mitchel, Wilson and Clark just smoked them in front of a hysterical crowd; what a weapon. Can you imagine how the rest of teams in the schedule are feeling? Fear the Fever!
CC is not the weakling that Geno made her out to be. CC played against the boys growing up. She talk smack to her own teammates. She has some of the mentality that made MJ and Kobe great. She is in a league where she knows no one can guard her. If referees made foul calls when CC gets fouls, CC would be averaging 26 points right now. CC knows the league will not except her so she is blowing up the league to rebuild the league.
@@Willard-l7tthey have to spin it to make CC the bad guy. Every one of these players hypes up their crowd and knows its not taunting. They are just whiny bitches that creat reasons to hat CC
Some players thrive and some players fold when you get in there face and trash talk. It is psychology. CC has understood this since high school. They will always be haters but you cant let it get to you. You feed on it. And you feed on the crowds energy.
@@Clipperfan_Trai guess thats one way to justofy it when they call it a foul more often than not. Hyper literal on the rules against CC but ok with it being called a foul against them right...
This is literally the Larry bird situation all over again just the female version which of course means it’s 10 times worse because women don’t want to see other women succeed especially CC , she’s carving out her own path & has the support of her teammates and fans , she’s getting comfortable & putting the league on notice & they hate her for that
I agree with you but people are justifying it lol even with the footage ! It’s popular to just blame CC and her fans …. Seattle coach may or may not have seen Skylar bump CC but CC does have to be smarter she could’ve taken the bump and went back out further to half court to get to her bench don’t cut through their sideline that’s my only thing but hindsight is always 20/20 , they are just looking for anything to knock her
@@b-rad3681 the thing is, the coach was already in Christie Sides face crying about how Sides didn’t take her starters out. When the Seattle coach turns around she see’s CC raising her arms and then the coach runs back to the ref and Christie to cry some more. She definitely didn’t see Skylar bump her, but they were just butt hurt because they got stomped in the 4th. Caitlin can pump up the crowd all she wants, those are her fans also, the only reason Seattle took out the starters was to stop CC from getting one more assist so she wouldn’t tie another record.
According to another video the fracas was not over the bench not being cleared, it was over Caitlin walking too close to the Storm bench, which was caused by Diggins speed walking into Caitlin and diverting her route to her own bench. Quinn supposedly thought that was poor sportsmanship (oh the irony) Not saying this is the case but it makes more sense than her being upset over Sides not clearing the bench and it explains why motor mouth Diggins stuck her nose where it didn't belong.
@@elizabethryan4031 Thanks, I'm just relaying what Jason Whitlock pointed out, a lot of people don't like him but I think he tells it like it is. I hope Sides does clarify and she should protest that tech on CC or they need to give techs to Quinn and Diggns.
I loved seeing her get blocked after talking trash, she should know better. But thank God she's back playing! She's the only watchable player in the WNBA.
They sure didn't mind hacking on Caitlin, and sending her face first to the floor. Now that Clark is dominating the league, and standing up for herself, they just can't deal with it. This was great. "Stop Crying" and "It's just a foul" in back to back games lol.
This is a great reason why you need to keep Lexie Hull and Katie Lou Samuelson. Katie Lou was like stop it and CC did for a second told them to stop crying. At whcih point Katie Lou reminded me of my last team captain who was like this time I mean it where we would then laugh at her but we would stop our shenanigans.
They are going to turn CC into Larry Bird. Hopefully she will elevate the level of play for the whole league. What really needs shaking up is the coaching. Poor coaching has turned excellent players into dull, boring players. They may know it. They may not. CC is coming for their jobs.
Let me see if I get this straight WNBA. CC hits the foam post because she is upset with herself she gets a technical. Skylar Diggins intentionally hits CC with her shoulder from behind then walks into her after the play then her and her coach get in the face of the opposing teams coach and nothing gets called on either one of them? What a freaking joke.
Larry Bird is the greatest trash talker the NBA has ever seen, and he backed it up. Clark can also back it up, so she can say whatever she likes on the floor as long as it isn't drawing Ts and hurting the team.
You got it right, Mick: She's fun to watch. The skills, the personality, the intensity. That's why she has millions of fans. Fun to watch - same as Curry, same as Kobe, etc. It was funny watching Samuelson and Boston trying to wrangle Clark on the sidelines as she gets into it with Seattle. Like two big sisters trying to calm their mouthy little sister down.
Opponents getting ticked off at Caitlin is not new, nor limited to the WNBA. Back when Jordan was the face of the NBA, there were many players going after him, getting in his face, and even trying to rough him up. Jordan also talked his share of trash, always accepted the challenge, and always rose to the occasion.
Diggins pushed her which lead to CC firing up the fans in front of the coach. I don’t think the coach knew she was pushed in front of her. Good stuff and very entertaining like the game should be
That was not a trash talk fail. It looked more like she was celebrating, much like when an NBA player dunks, than trash talking but some of you just manufacture CC trash talk. Do better Mick.
they cannot stand that CC is so much better than them and they have such a hard time winning against CC when she is playing. they don't like this kind of a basketball. They want there slow pace game back and CC will not allow it. just learn the new game or leave.
I think the coach skirmish was all about CC, and not about putting in the bench players at the end of the game. They were targeting her because they didn’t like CC amping up the Fever crowd. Poor babies. I actually think Diggens deserved a technical for pushing CC. I don’t think amping up the crowd is a technical foul, no way - even if you don’t like it. Edited to add: Conspiracy alert Mick: The Storm pulled their starters so that the Fever would pull theirs to prevent Caitlin from getting her 10th assist. That would have set some sort of record for consecutive games with double digit assists. Tin foil hat stuff?
I hope the W(WE)NBA rescinds the technical foul against Caitlin Clark in the game against the Storm. How many times have we seen people hit the base of the basket after making a great play or a bad play? These refs need to pocket their ego sometimes. They're making stuff up.
Not only does she know she's one of the best players in the league, she knows they know she's one of the best players in the league and she is takIng advantage.
Mick, you were the one feeding into the narrative that Angel Reese was equal to or better than Caitlin Clark! You were as bad as ESPN. I'm sure you lost subscribers because of that.
Clark needs to be careful not to let the trash talking distract her. I saw it on Sunday. You can rattle yourself by doing that, even someone as stoic as Clark.
I haven't watched Skylar D. play before, but she was very serious and intent throughout that game, seemed to take the game very personally. I think she came in trying to prove that she was the better point guard. And she did have a few very nice passes and a few nice drives to the basket (though she generally ended up missing her shot). By the end, however, it was clear that as good as she is, that Caitlin Clark is just better, even in a different league of talent. So, I got why Skylar D. was a bit peeved already and so took it personally when CC riled up the crowd behind the Storm bench. However, it was petty of Skylar D. to make such a big deal out of it. The bump probably was earned, the end of game carping by Skylar D. and her coach was not. The fans come to enjoy the game, so let them cheer for their heroes at the end of a well-fought game. If their favorite player happens to egg them on, so what? Yes, it's irritating to lose, but you bumped her for that, which should be sufficient "pay back" for whatever embarrassment is felt. If you don't like having the opposing team's fans cheer from directly behind your bench, then play better and beat their team. (And I still think Skylar should have been T'd up for going to join her coach in complaining to the Fever coach. The best rule I saw in the Euros was that any player, other than the captain, who complained to a ref would get a yellow card. It should be the same in basketball, that only coaches can complain to the other team's coach. Diggins should have been T'd for ganging up on the Fever coach.)
Still a bunch of people saying Aja is the best there is and will ever be and they’re delusional. Caitlin Clark will end up being the goat *edit* and Maya Moore is currently the goat 🐐
Skylar is beautiful and classy off the court. It was a shame to see her get triggered by what was likely her poor performance and possibly getting mad at herself for allowing herself to get psyched by Caitlin.
This is hilarious because you can tell Indiana is telling Caitlyn to calm down cause we can’t defend you 🤣🤣🤣🤣 she needs an enforcer, like a butch stud who sucks at basketball a la Charles Oakley but Charles was nice!
I don't mind trash talking. As long as it doesn't cross the line into non basketball plays. Watching players with passion is what makes the game fun to watch.
Yep, I do like a little trash talk in sports. The “I can do this game better than you,” is exciting and brings out competition. Some athletes, men and women, do take it way too far, where this competitor spirit turns to rage and really ugly hatred. It’s a fine and delicate line between the two. I hope these young W athletes can know where this line is. Some don’t have the maturity yet to understand when they’ve stepped over the line. Here’s to all the good coaching teams out there that are molding these W players and thus the W itself. 🤝
I think the two adjustments she had to make were the speed and physicality of the league. Her teammates I believe had no clue how good she is. And I also think that the league did her a favor by coming at her with traps,double teams and even triple teams. She no longer dribbles to the sidelines and gets trapped or picks up her dribble when the play wasn’t there. She now recognizes what is coming and more often than not she is easily beating whatever they throw at her. And what followed was her teammates realizing what she brings to the game. Sides has stopped dictating what she wants on offense and has opened up about surrounding CC with the weapons she needs mainly giving Hull more play and taking out weak defenders in crunch time. I still think Sides will derail all this somewhere down the line. 🤞
It's very competitive but when you start the shoving and knocking down when the play is over or the game is over...that's too much and nothing but bullying
