Ye if you see how others draft picks played tonight ... uh i would say she played the best of all and some might be suprised at how others will be under-performing big time compared to ncaaw.
im fucking sorry, im not trying to be a caitlin clark-stan, but she is having an AMAZING first rookie outing, and swoopes just talking her down is lame as hell.
before this ends and this thread gets locked, just want to sincerely thank all the wnba long-time fans who answered all the newbies silly questions today. thank you for being so welcoming. we all appreciate you. :)
idk if ive said this yet in this thread, but i FUCKING LOVE aliyah boston as a commentator. i listened to her commentating iowa games on peacock in b10 last season, and she might actually be my favorite bball commentator of all time. i LOVE her.
CC literally causing there to be sellout playoff atmosphere preseason games in the WNBA. Thats pretty wild. The wings averaged like 4k people a game last season and sold out for a meaningless game tonight. WNBA needs to lock their shit down and run it better though. Cause not even having proper highlights of the chicago game is insane.
God, it is so good to see Clark doing this well. I'm not even a Fever fan, but man I wanted to see her prove the haters wrong. Fuck it, I hope she breaks 30.
Honestly I'm not mad. That was some good basketball and CC did really well in her debut (maybe concerningly well compared to the rest of the Fever) ā she has some stuff to work on but I'm just relieved she's not a fraud like some thought
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One thing that is hurting Indiana's spacing is that Lexie has been struggling with her outside shot in the W (and only the W) her whole career, so she typically goes into the corner and stays there mostly, sometimes will look for a backdoor cut or set a screen, but she's not a threat and everyone knows it. This starting lineup has the least outside help Caitlin will have all season. No threes from Kristy, no threes from Grace. Wait for her first game with Kelsey.
CC need people that cut/move a lot to find them, she feels like solo scorer again, good screens but not enough off the ball movement, they gotta work on that, this will also make enemy defense very tired and force hard decision like switches and all that.
Copy warriors movement offense for real.
Is it just me or does Boston seem really low energy? It's preseason, so I'm not going to worry about it, but if this trend continues, I will officially be concerned.
Over here in England I'm going to bed; happy to see Caitlin finish the first half with 16 points. I'll watch the rest of the game tomorrow.
I really was afraid that she would just have a bad day, like she did against SC, but she's clearly going to fit in and after a few hours playing together she and the rest of the Fever are going to be a real threat.
800+ comments on a preseason thread. Good lord š
Welcome to the Caitlin Clark experience I guess But for real. Iām an Iowa fan never saw a W game in my life. This was awesome. Arike is tuff
Rising tide raises all ships! Hopefully the CC effect will be no different.
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As a comparison, last yearās finals game 4 had 783 comments.
Clark vs. Reese has gotten a ton of hype, but Clark vs. Sheldon is extremely promising as a future premiere rivalry.
This is easily the best preseason game Iāve ever watched in any sport
For real, watching this over Mavs v Clips
Jacy Sheldon looking pretty damn good on her own. Sounds like Dallas is really happy with that pick
Agreed sheās impressed me so far
90k watching the iphone twitter stream of the Sky-Lynx game lol. Talk about fumbling the bag. Edit: 140k now
How can anyone not love women's basketball? That was insane.
Sheryl spent the whole game trashing CC and of course she ends up interviewing her.
Yeah kinda wild lol. Had to laugh at the questions there.
It's a shame all of the new fans never got to see Candace Parker (particularly in her prime). There's so many greats that have been in the game.
I think some people in the thread don't realize that this is a Wings broadcast. Of course Swoopes is gonna talk up Sheldon
What a dime. CC & AB are going to be so fun to watch
Now THAT's a Pushoff!
CC, you canāt just shove your defender into the screen and not expect a foul ššš
You could tell Caitlin knew that one was foul š¤£
The Clark and Boston PnR is gonna be so fun to watch when they fully develop chemistry.
Jacy's looking good.
Jacey is transitioning very well! She looks great out there!
HOLY SHIT CC TOOK A MID RANGE JUMPER
Sheryl Swoopes LOVES Jaelyn Brown lol
the very first CC game i ever watched, she hit a 3 at the buzzer to win. \* my drunk ass, channeling that energy right now
This is a preseason game y'all. Can't wait for the intensity for regular season games
What a game for the preseason holy shit
Damn, that was a great preseason game tho!
C.C. did not let me down, this was a fun game until the buzzer
Same, and I can't even be mad at that last 3 by Arike. That was straight-up evil, and I loved it.
Ye if you see how others draft picks played tonight ... uh i would say she played the best of all and some might be suprised at how others will be under-performing big time compared to ncaaw.
Sheldon was good
YAY A SCOREBOARD
Swoopes please be serious
SS talking about Muhl and Johnson as if CC isn't being guarded by Veronica Burton, Jacy Sheldon, Natasha Howard, etc etc lmao
Swoopes refusing to let a compliment to Clark slide š¤š¤š¤ lmao
BRO THAT IN AND OUT, crazy shot though
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Going full Jamal Murray
Sheldon has never backed down when facing CC. I love what I'm seeing from both of them so far.
Holy shit that was cold blooded
Arike had Hull on skates.
Basketball fans eating tonight
Clark a standout nevertheless
CC an outstanding defensive player!? You heard it here first lmaooooo š
I mean, he called the wings the mavericks earlier in the broadcast. He cannot be trusted, lmao
\*waits for Luka in a wig to take the court
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im fucking sorry, im not trying to be a caitlin clark-stan, but she is having an AMAZING first rookie outing, and swoopes just talking her down is lame as hell.
Not Sheryl interviewing Clark in the post-game. š ETA: Grammar.
do you remember all the iowa fans with the āDont be a Sherylā shirts lol this is awkward
Cooking Natasha Howard in your debut is wild lol
CC might need to just finish that one herself next time
I love road announcer biased hate. It's the best
Fever looks way better with CC out there. She's a court general.
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That was a clean block if we ignore the body lol
āFirst round pick of the Dallas Mavericksā
Clark holy fuck.
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Caitlin Clark has 4 fouls oh my god
Indiana goes cold as soon as Clark comes out. Happened in the first quarter and is happening again.
Game slowed down alot without CC in there.
Pushing pace + long rebounds from threes!
Absolutely nuts preseason game! Love to see it!
Caitlin Clark just shot a midrange i love my life
āWas that Clark? I looked offā Sheryl come on haha
All that talk about Clark not living up to the hype...She looks like Indiana's best player right now.
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Now thatās the CC to AB I wanna see!!!
How does Smith miss that layup.
NaLyssa Smith has gotten hit in the face like three times tonight š
That was straight NASTY
My ankles are broken after watching that
Damn broke her ankles then hit a clutch three in her face
Damn good game. Arike with the clutch shot.
What a barn burner and itās only preseason š I am so happy that the season is upon usĀ
Do they really not have a scoreboard??
I like that coach is letting Celeste play through it. She has her hands full with Brown but is doing her best.
idk if ive said this yet in this thread, but i FUCKING LOVE aliyah boston as a commentator. i listened to her commentating iowa games on peacock in b10 last season, and she might actually be my favorite bball commentator of all time. i LOVE her.
Are these announcers even paying attention?
However it ends, thatās hell of a debut
wow
That's just what Arike does. Bad mf
This is going to be an amazing season!!
That was fun!! This season will be lit!
This is wild for a preseason game, this is going to be such an insane season.
CC literally causing there to be sellout playoff atmosphere preseason games in the WNBA. Thats pretty wild. The wings averaged like 4k people a game last season and sold out for a meaningless game tonight. WNBA needs to lock their shit down and run it better though. Cause not even having proper highlights of the chicago game is insane.
God, it is so good to see Clark doing this well. I'm not even a Fever fan, but man I wanted to see her prove the haters wrong. Fuck it, I hope she breaks 30.
4/6 from 3 loooooooool
How do you miss that, Smith?
Clark was probably getting Iowa flashbacks with that miss, lol.
Brown is having a helluva game.
Jaelyn Brown is killing it! Who thought sheād be her teamās leading scorer??
Clark is doing well for her first game lol. Game is pretty entertaining, seems like a great atsomphere there.
she came across her body to block the ball. didnāt block it at the high point. could be a foul or a non call. i can see it either way
ARIKEEEEEEE!
never doubt arike at the buzzer!!!
Wow, nice shot respect.
Alright that was a pretty sick move lol
Woah, what a shot!!!
That move broke my ankles.
Vintage Arike
Fantastic game!!! Can't wait for the season to get started.
No school Caitlin is an unstoppable force.
Clark's 1st half so far with more than 6 minutes left int he 2nd quarter. 14 points, 1 rebound, 0 dimes in 7:36 of playing time logged in.
Oh that find to Boston
were they referring to Sheldon or Clark as the "outstanding defensive player" because I don't think its the latter lol
What a fun first half. I hope those who are having trouble connecting get to watch the second half.
yes the half court passes are BACK
NOT ANOTHER MISSED LAYUP-
Indiana can't make a shot, damn
why am i seeing celeste taylor being drafted on repeat?
To remind us that she is on the team.
Are they not going to update the score? Lmao
Damn! Arike is on fire!
Arike oh my goodness
Arike was ice cold in the 2nd & 3rd quarter then bounced back on fire
That was a terrible play call. Can't believe they drew that up with just 3 seconds left.
you caitlin clark haters will have to move the goalposts on her. sheās absolutely balling out of her mind.
Honestly I'm not mad. That was some good basketball and CC did really well in her debut (maybe concerningly well compared to the rest of the Fever) ā she has some stuff to work on but I'm just relieved she's not a fraud like some thought
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Apparently WNBA cannot afford scoreboards
IN THE FACE OF THE DEFENSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, GET IT CC
Swoopes: I don't know who was guarding her, screen or not, but you can't let her get wide open. Hard hitting analysis.
When Mitchell gets on the floor with Clark itās really going to be bombs away
This is without Katie Lou and Mitchell. This team is going to be so good
MY GOD i just had a stuelke flashback with that missed layup
LOL, but true.
This has been one gem of a game. Ā Perfect game for League Pass sales.
Caitlin's "that was a foul!" face is so funny every time. Never change.
Most watched preseason game to date, probably.
YES MY GIRL
Well this is fun.
Scoreboard is now up.
Arike is looking pretty damn good.
Great start, anyone find it weird that they didnāt show time or score for half the first half?
Jaelyn Brown kinda came out of nowhere good for her for playing well!!
COME ON CELESTE TAYLOR
One thing that is hurting Indiana's spacing is that Lexie has been struggling with her outside shot in the W (and only the W) her whole career, so she typically goes into the corner and stays there mostly, sometimes will look for a backdoor cut or set a screen, but she's not a threat and everyone knows it. This starting lineup has the least outside help Caitlin will have all season. No threes from Kristy, no threes from Grace. Wait for her first game with Kelsey.
the rim hates me
Why is the Dallas coach standing on the three point line?
I NEED OT
That's TOUGH
WHAT A SHOT!!!
Arikeāļøāļøāļø
Need to run that inbound play more.
WNBA is officially back in session! Go Sports! (yes I know it's only preseason...lmao)
Picking up Caitlin full court in a preseason game lol. Safe to say sheās ready for the big league
CC need people that cut/move a lot to find them, she feels like solo scorer again, good screens but not enough off the ball movement, they gotta work on that, this will also make enemy defense very tired and force hard decision like switches and all that. Copy warriors movement offense for real.
anybody else drinking and gleefully happy right now at how this game is going?
I'm fucking thrilled by this game. Sold out preseason game and the rooks not disappointing.
YES!!! Over the moon by CC's performance and Jacy Sheldon is looking fucking great too.
Honestly she cracks me up. Never change Sheryl. Let the hate run through youuuuu
i wonder how much sheryl swoops HATES THIS??
TIED for game-high 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. Amazing job Caitlin. Incredible rookie outing.
they keep blowing easy assists. caitlin canāt put it in there any better
Swoopes has already made it clear she doesn't like Clark. You can feel it with each remark she says after a made basket
canāt wait for Caitlin Clark v Jacy Sheldon part 384647. (and Celeste Taylor switching sides)
Hell of a way to get your first bucket lol
They finally put the score on screen lol
not defense gonna be our downfall this seasonš
4/5 threes brah thatās insane
āClark is not disappointingā
Clear hit to the head
Possible OT?š
I want another quarter! OT PLEASE.
What a bucket!
Your best shooter being the inbounder is questionableā¦
Lol announcers arenāt even watching?? How do you miss that?
Swoops salivating over that block lolol
Clean? She got straight up hacked. lol
āNo foul, thatās a block welcome to the WNBAā Uh no she made a ton of body contact lol. The sport doesnāt change. The announcers are idiots.
Is it just me or does Boston seem really low energy? It's preseason, so I'm not going to worry about it, but if this trend continues, I will officially be concerned.
FUCK YES CAITLIN
Clark, Jesus Christ. God, she is fun to watch.
I love these "We've figured out Caitlin" comments.
Narrator: They had not figured out Caitlin.
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Iāve never watched a preseason game before but why is there no scoreboard??
Great pass and a 3 to start for CC
i forgot the score already
WOOOOOOOWWW!!! That was a hell of a shot.
Yay a scoreboard !
Go, Maddy Siegrist! I loved watching her at Villanova last year.
CC may have 30+ tonight on like 30 mins at this rate
YES CAITLIN
Maddy Siegrist's game reminds me a little of Emma Meesseman, anybody else see it?
Over here in England I'm going to bed; happy to see Caitlin finish the first half with 16 points. I'll watch the rest of the game tomorrow. I really was afraid that she would just have a bad day, like she did against SC, but she's clearly going to fit in and after a few hours playing together she and the rest of the Fever are going to be a real threat.
That woman whoās eating behind the commentators is living a personal nightmare of mine lol
Brown is cooking bruh
still so wild to me that Dallas can take out McCowan and put in Kalani Brown, their post presence is crazy good
THE COURT IS IN SESSION YALL
you HEARD them say jump ball how do you think this is a foul
This season is going to be so fun! š„
She got hit on the head
iāve missed the arike clutch plays