Caitlyn came in and made the worst team a playoff team, and one of the top 4 teams post olympic break. And she didn't do it by just scoring a ton of points. She made everyone around her better. The definition of MVP.
- Top 10 in scoring - Leads the league in assists - Leads the league in points scored/assisted - Leads all guards in blocks and rebounds - First rookie to record a triple dub - Fastest player in WNBA history to reach 100 three-pointers in a season But Gil says she’s not dominant because she’s not averaging 30? 😂
CC FANS, ATTENTION: Please, get to someone who can reach Caitlin and let's somehow give her a CO-MVP trophy/award because it is highly likely the bigoted prejudice sports media want to piss on her and wont give her the earned award. We need to make one, a nice and valuable one, one NOT called "Fan" anything, but something like "The WNBA Co-MVP 2024" or something to this effect. We can not allow the prejudice media to piss on CC. Aja will get it because she was promised it even before this season started and these women will not admit their wrongs. LET'S SOMEHOW MAKE AND GIVE CAITLIN THIS AWARD.
It's hilarious they brag about the physicality of the league and how tough it is, yet give a technical for slapping the matte. But throwing to the ground and bashing in the head isn't disrespectful to the game. Ridiculous.
I like Rashad McCants come back to Gil and Swoops. He said "if she's not a dominant 2 guard... who is?" Gil and Swoops were speechless. CC numbers speak for themselves. Gil is literally a fool for his recent takes on a lot of things.
McCant's also said Reggie Miller had a better career than LeBron James. He also said Miller had more accomplishments. And this is AFTER he won a title with the Lakers.
I like his comeback to “well she’s known as a scorer and she’s not dominant in that, even if she’s a dominant passer” he said “well maybe I’m a dominant guitar player, but then I pick up the drums and if I’m better than everyone else in that, now I’m fuckin dominant in drums too”
Its insane how clark came in and immediately became a top 3 player lol shows how luke warm the comp was overall. These new players coming in are gonna make the wnba successful 🔥
i think the comp is the best it could be.There are some dogs in the league they are without a doubt the best women basketball players in the world. IMO Clark's performance shows how ahead of her time she is as opposed to how bad the players are. Imagine a rookie going into the NBA and breaking the records she has broken. It would be like watching a demigod from a different galaxy. That's literally Caitlin tho but relative to women. She's on her way to becoming the Michael Jordan of women's basketball
So many WNBA players just straight up hating on her game and for what reason? They act like they don't believe the game can be elevated or even worse do they not want the league to get better? I guess they prefer looking foolish rather than celebrating Caitlin's talent and team success. Great video coach!
CC FANS, ATTENTION: Please, get to someone who can reach Caitlin and let's somehow give her a CO-MVP trophy/award because it is highly likely the bigoted prejudice sports media want to piss on her and wont give her the earned award. We need to make one, a nice and valuable one, one NOT called "Fan" anything, but something like "The WNBA Co-MVP 2024" or something to this effect. We can not allow the prejudice media to piss on CC. Aja will get it because she was promised it even before this season started and these women will not admit their wrongs. LET'S SOMEHOW MAKE AND GIVE CAITLIN THIS AWARD.
She’s raised the bar for WNBA players. I’m hoping this encourages future players to put in those extra hours of work. It’s a huge win for not just the Indiana Fever but for the future of the WNBA.
If you want to mess around with stats.... there were 32 flagrant fouls in the 240 games of the WNBA (i.e. 1 per 8 games, a very low number, in my opinion. Olympics was about 1/3 games for unsportsmanlike). 6 of them were on CC, so she got 19% of the flagrant fouls. (Edited: had 30 and 5, which was old data)
@@markjackson6431 When Clark plays, WNBA games average 15,591 fans in attendance (+105%) compared to 7,645 fans when she is not in action. Indiana Fever average 36% more fans on the road (15,142) than any other WNBA team. On TV, 15 out of the top 15 most viewed WNBA games were Caitlin’s, with 1.32 million to 2.3 million viewers.
@@djdoc06 i read that there’s a 156% increase of white male viewers watching. who knew….all you needed was a hetero white girl shooting 3s to bring in “everybody”.
Coach Nick is a fan. And, so am I! I don't want to get into the hair slicing and nit picking..but for me, without hesitation, she is a top five WNBA player RIGHT NOW. What she brings to the game is transcendental. As much love basketball and have tried to, I have never watched as much WNBA as I have this season--by a country mile. I don't know how many players you could put on the Indiana Fever and get the same results? 1? 2? None? I don't know, but not many. I think this was just the tip of the Clark Effect iceberg. Next year, she is gonna own the league, straight up!
Right ON But NOT if some real Firing of lousy officials (refs) doesn't happen Quickly. Because some of these Dykes are going to seriously injure Clark and, if nothing else, cause her to miss games and if she isn't playing viewership is gonna drop like a stone!😢
What has been truly chefs kiss on top of such an amazing rookie season is how she has brushed off all the hate and just done her thing. Completely unfazed by the haters. Love it!
Coach Nick, giving CC her deserved flowers! 💐 I loved it when you said “2-woman game”! 🔥CC is special and the hate and jealousy needs to be exposed and left behind.
This is why you NEED to make more videos. After all these years you are STILL the highest quality basketball channel out there. This video is seriously a masterpiece take down of all the hate CC has been getting. Nobody's done it better than you.
I'm glad you highlighted Geno's comments. You can kind of understand Swoopes' negativity - it's petty and immature; but you can understand it. Geno has no excuse... what a complete fool.
@@SpaceKarenMonkeyKiller yes, and add to that he's probably defending taurausi at all costs bc his legacy is tied to her. she's the MJ to his phil jackson lol
Of course he has his reasons....the most important being he wants to recruit black athletes. If he doesn't support their "cause" he won't be able to recruit them. I think that will change though. Clark has and will continue to impact the game. Her teammates have to improve play to keep up with her. They have to go to the basket and be prepared for a pass. You can already see that they have improved their three point shooting and shoot away when the opportunity comes. Other teams will see what's happening and improve their play too. Other players will recognize the difference in play and the tables will turn. Geno will have to revisit his comments. Maybe Clark wasn't so bad after all.
That she is this dominant as a rookie is ridiculous. Yes, A'ja Wilson is great and probably deserves MVP for the stats. Clearly though, and without a doubt, Caitlin is the MVP for the entirety of the WNBA's existence. The lack of attendance at the US women's Olympic games proved it. The thing that makes so many of us stand aghast is how willing the WNBA is to try to destroy its most important star rather than support her.
You know dudes were jealous haters when Mj entered the Nba or when Tiger Woods joined the Pga tour. But . . . they (mostly) kept it together and realized the greater, more important truth - As this person elevates our league, it elevates ALL of us . . . money, recognition, tv deals etc. Plus, I think men just respect the talent at the end of the day as well. I'm not sure the Wnba women understand ANY of this. Or at least their behavior and talk would seem to indicate that they don't. So petty it's shocking.
I don't have the number in front of me, but if I had to guess Indiana Fever games garner more viewers in front of TVs, more fans in the seats, and more YT content, then the entirety of the U.S women's Olympic experience. What made the snub even more appalling was the ghastly guard play (Plum was OK). But, as many have adroitly mentioned, it was a blessing in disguise. No human being can play constant competitive basketball, the mind and body need to recover.
@@bballbreakdown It reminds me of the story from Jackie MacMullen on The Book Of Basketball podcast about how a lot of NBA vets were astoundingly jealous of and hated Michael Jordan for the $$$ he got from endorsements as a rookie, so they constantly trash talked him and ripped him to his face the second he entered the league (with Larry Bird and Dr J being the only two who didn't, with Dr J saying the players would all benefit in the long term thanks to having new leverage; sadly, everyone at the time ignored Julius). It has that same vibe, only replace endorsement money with fan and media attention: they hate she is bringing in huge amounts of people that they never could, and want to tear her down instead of embracing it and helping the league grow. The only question is if they will look as stupid as those who attacked Michael look now.
I wonder if CC 'looked different' would she still be treated this way? Cause seriously what is it? Angel Reese is a rookie as well and she doesn't get treated the same...
Dog I don’t have to go no further than this 0:41 . Spot on. It isn’t her shooting ( that’s a great skill of hers) it’s her amazing passing and playmaking. The way she gets a double team or pressures defenses. C’mon coach Nick let’’em know.
"Be careful who you let on your boat. Some people would rather sink the ship if they cannot be captain." Don't know who said it, but it explains the WNBA to a tee.
It's simple like Young Dolph said "Keep goin up that ladder, they mad? Make em madder!" Keep killing it Caitlin. People are going to hate when you achieve success.
Can you make a video on A'ja Wilson and the dominant season she's been having? Love seeing this channel branch into WNBA content during the NBA offseason
What do you mean you'll try...Aja is having one of the best season ever but you dont even have 1 video of her. Yet you have about 3 videos of Caitlin Clarke. Dont even bother make a video about Aja because it won't be genuine @@bballbreakdown
Excellent breakdown Coach Nick! Caitlin Clark is already tied for the most CAREER games with at least 20 pts and 10 assist in WNBA history, and she is also the FIRST player to average at least 15-5-5 for a season. If that doesn't put her as one of the top 3 already I don't know what else would.
As a UCONN alum, I’m embarrassed by Auriemma, Taurasi, Stewart, and Bird rantings about Clark. They do nothing more than reinforce the stereotype of catty behavior of women. They should be celebrating Clark for doing what they couldn’t for years. To all these people, the words are “thank you”. HUGE Caitlyn Clark fan.
nahhhh it’s the other way around. you fans are showing your overt racism. a white woman is praised for “single handily saving the league”. y’all treat her like she’s a demi. and if she were black, she’d be getting 1/4 of the praise she’s getting now.
Gils arena is unwatchable. So much bias, and such bad takes from a couch full of ex nba players. Just goes to show cause you played the sport at the highest level doesn't mean you know anything
It seems everyone has a opinion on Catlin Clark but after looking around on some UA-cam analysis I really like how you approach the game and with a good amount of detailed information. I have watched and found episodes of your UA-cam podcast quite entertaining. Thanks
So much talk minimizing her from WNBA players before this season. Not wrong at the time, since she hadn't proven herself yet...but damn were they all so wrong.
Geno suffered from having essentially all the top talent at uconn for what, about a decade? Now that the talent is everywhere, his championship teams are becoming less & less common.
Less and less? Dude still gets multiple 5-Star recruits every year and hasnt won a title in 8 years! Do you know how many 5-Star recruits CC ever played with while reaching 2 finals? ZERO! She was the only 5-Star recruit on Iowa for her entire college career.
Caitlin isn't a typical rookie. She's an icon of the sport, and one of the most skilled basketball players ever male or female. She's like Jokic and Steph combined.
I mean i think we should just all admit Swoops, while a legend, is bitter about the incoming $$ she won't be able to benefit from as a retired player, and its a racist take. If Clark wasn't a white girl from Iowa, Swoops would be in love.
if CC learns to clamp down on D, bring down her TOs, and maybe nudge her shooting percentage up a bit, she'll be an all-time great. Given how much she has done in her rookie season, this is possible, no doubt.
Her teammates need to start catching the ball, They are 100 percent better since the Olympic break but it's still laughable how many balls go into the stands off their hands or how many layups are missed laughable
She may not be the best one-on-one defense but best defense is mostly team defense, and caitlin is better as help defense, it is not an accident that she has a lot of blocks for a guard. And she steals too...
One of the biggest differences from early in the season to now is her teammates also know where to go on the court. There were many passes that could have been caught early on that her teammates were almost surprised she could make, you can see them hitting those open spots more now and making the easy catches. Her passing is insane, she finds the open space so much better than just about anyone, and now that her teammates are hitting those spots its opening up so many more basket opportunities as they have been ripping the whole post olympic break.
So refreshing to see an insightful and revealing video amongst the myriad of trash being pumped out exploiting CC fervour. The good ol' YT algorithm has been pumping my feed with so many CC videos that just rehash the same crap. This video, however, was a breath of fresh content.
Caitlin Clark isn't just top 5. She's arguably top 2 and mvp depending on one's definition of mvp. She brought a team to their first playoffs in nearly a decade. In just one season, she has changed the entire wnba landscape. In terms of talent, fans, etc. Tin foil hat : swoops is doing all this on purpose to bring even more attention to cc and wnba.
@@htown11465 A players worth is how she makes her teammates and team better. The fever became a winning team and is going to the playoffs after 8 years in the cellar. It also helps that while caitlin is doing that, she also managed to break rookie and wnba records. How many ganmes did you watch?
I don’t watch a lot of WNBA, but whatever I see I can’t help to think that Caitlin Clarke plays at a different (faster) speed than anybody else in the league and has a skillset no one else has (passing, dribbling, shooting). She definitely stands out.
Thanks coach for pointing out what CC is actually doing on the court, including her rants at refs. After all the hate and the fan service, this is as factual as it can be.
How does all that crow taste your having to eat. CC is doing to wnba that she did in college. Go CC you are the best in the wnba. Als glad to here your going to grace us with your prowess.
She's not top 5 but she's climbing that top 10 chart fast as hell! We all MUST agree Clark is a beast at it! Season 2 I'm sure she'll be a monster. She needs time to get those sorts of labels but we all know... Those labels are coming and coming fast!
Swoops its people like you that keep racism alive if you don't like people calling you a racist then stop what your doing to Caitlyn she deserves her time in the limelight for you know what she is doing is remarkable stop judging by her skin color just like you don't like people judging you by yours.
Swoops, Molly, Chiney....none of them do Breakdowns like this. This is what happens when ex-players or those who are "cute" get hired to do analyzing. Just bc you played does not mean you can teach, coach or analyze/announce. But when Cheryl Miller, Lobo and Lieberman speak up....Listen!!! Miller is the bast female ball player i have ever seen and its not even close folks. Some of these players today are haters and if they would just check ticket and jersey sales as well as viewership they would realize CC is good for all of them. Im sorry.....AR is a good defender but no one is tuning in just to see rebounds!!! I love Rodman but im not tuning in to just see him play!! Great video Brother!
They were right at the start of the season when they had a brutal schedule. Kudos to coaching staff for getting Mitchell, Boston and Clark on the same page. They still have brain farts of possessions but that's because they are a young team. Clark in some of the games I've seen did miss some clutch-time open 3s, but she's adjusted very well. In her first year she's probably a top 10 player. Not a Top 5 Player yet. I think Boston is a better player right now. Clark has had a great start to her pro career and only had a few weeks off since the NCAA Tournament. 5 better players than her right now are A'ja, Stewie, Phee, Alyssa Thomas, and then you have to include Sabrina and Kelsey Plum who have to give up some of their scoring because they have dominant players on their same team. Geno and Swoops are correct that she's not in the same conversation as A'ja or Stewie yet as being domimant. She's a top 10 player but is not unguardable yet. It'll come 2 or 3 years because she's a smart and talented player.
@@omardiangeloarteaga4875 a great player isn't a dominant player in every case. Like Magic, Isaih, Nash weren't dominant because their usage rate wasn't that high even though they were the main cog for their team's success. They weren't unguardable every game. Even Steph's first MVP year, he wasn't dominant in that while he was one of the most efficient players in history, he took over the game in spurts. They won games. I think dominance is over used. Jordan, Shaq, Wilt, Harden were dominant players because their team success was based on them getting more usage. A'ja Wilson is dominant, Candace Parker in her prime was dominant. Silvia Fowles was dominant from a physical perspective. Clark is already a great player but she doesn't dominate yet. She might be there in one or 2 more years at the rate she has adapted. For me for Clark to be dominant, I'd like to see her shoot closer to 40% from 3s, get to the free throw line 3 or 4 more times a game and maybe get 2 and a half steals a game. Right now the only dominant part of her game is playing with pace and the lead passes she throws. She's had one of the greatest rookie seasons ever and we don't need to mindlessly throw adjectives around to over-hype her wonderful accomplishments like UA-cam is twitter. I'm impressed by how she turned the season around for her team. She's doing great.
I also think Jonquel and Neka are having quiet seasons elevating their teams being the 2nd or 3rd best players on their team where the stats dont' show out, but the team looks better because of them, but I havne't watched enough of their games to really say that with confidence.
Players that are complaining and taking cheap shots on CC. Are they jealous or envious? It's great that she is making history and Instead of embracing it, they're squashing it. Keep your he'd up CC and keep doing what you're doing 😊
I am not a basketball fan but I know whatever video I click on of Caitlin Clark I know it's going to be good if it's on the court or off the court she always acts with class❤❤❤❤
It is too bad that Swoopes recruited both NaLyssa Smith and DiJonai Carrington into hating Caitlin Clark before the WNBA Draft. Swoopes had all ready been caught in her lies on the Gill's podcast and was trying to get the WNBA stirred up to give Caitlin a hard welcome to the WNBA and was requesting Angel and WNBA vets to say the Caitlin and Iowa and Indiana Fever fans are nasty to Swoopes and Angel. NaLyssa would have had a fun season this year if Swoopes had not sucked NaLyssa into all of the hate.Swoopes is so desperate for Gil's Arena to help her talk players to leave Indiana Fever by agreeing with her on this program... Swoopes KNOWS that everyone on the Indiana Fever right now has a huge spotlight on them and each of their names are going down in WNBA History as the first team that played with Caitlin Clark in 2024.
Yes CC in on top. She is the main reason why WNBA is watched by millions now. So WNBA palyers must be thankful to her. You players owe her a lot. CC is deserve to be a Rookie and MVP as well for this season .
Caitlin Clark is changing the WNBA, the game, her Team and yes, her Coach for the better. A Leader accomplishes the goals, dreams, wishes, & desires of the organization through OTHERS. Caitlin lifts, motivates, and inspires everyone to perform within their own Zone. Bring in on. See you in the playoffs Caitlin.
All the talk by league veterans in the WBNA talking down to CC reminds me of all the vets hating on Lebron when he came about. It's a coming of age for great players. I'm almost glad, similar to Lebron, that CC is clearly elevating a franchise to never before seen heights so its very obvious as to what her impact is. And this is on a team whose coaching and overall talent level isn't even top tier! Incredible stuff. She's made me more invested in the WBNA than I ever have been for sure and I'm excited to see her blossom.
Caitlyn came in and made the worst team a playoff team, and one of the top 4 teams post olympic break. And she didn't do it by just scoring a ton of points. She made everyone around her better. The definition of MVP.
they havent won 20 games in over a decade!!!
They wasn't the worst team last year. Phoenix was, and Phoenix made the playoffs as well.....
@@ad7711x wasn't?
Her passing game is insanely good
They won thirteen games last year. Stop pushing a false narrative.
- Top 10 in scoring
- Leads the league in assists
- Leads the league in points scored/assisted
- Leads all guards in blocks and rebounds
- First rookie to record a triple dub
- Fastest player in WNBA history to reach 100 three-pointers in a season
But Gil says she’s not dominant because she’s not averaging 30?
😂
finally a relevant channel to talk about this, bless coach
Thx!!
Mike korzemba the flight mike and several others with over 700k subs reacted several times to this. Define relevant.
@@presidentialkingdom2201 Relevant is people who know what they are seeing when they watch basketball.
I agree, most are just mindless click bait, even if you're a fan of CC's, many of them are nothing more than sensationalist.
CC FANS, ATTENTION: Please, get to someone who can reach Caitlin and let's somehow give her a CO-MVP trophy/award because it is highly likely the bigoted prejudice sports media want to piss on her and wont give her the earned award. We need to make one, a nice and valuable one, one NOT called "Fan" anything, but something like "The WNBA Co-MVP 2024" or something to this effect. We can not allow the prejudice media to piss on CC. Aja will get it because she was promised it even before this season started and these women will not admit their wrongs. LET'S SOMEHOW MAKE AND GIVE CAITLIN THIS AWARD.
It's hilarious they brag about the physicality of the league and how tough it is, yet give a technical for slapping the matte. But throwing to the ground and bashing in the head isn't disrespectful to the game. Ridiculous.
Caitlin ate all of their physicality and still shined
Great point.... Backwardness has become the norm in this country. 😬🤯🫣
@@lolololol-e7z I think we should put "physicality" in quotes, I can't take it serious no matter how hard I try from them. lol
I like Rashad McCants come back to Gil and Swoops. He said "if she's not a dominant 2 guard... who is?" Gil and Swoops were speechless. CC numbers speak for themselves. Gil is literally a fool for his recent takes on a lot of things.
Imagine your Legacy of these two spoiled old farts with some good history condemning themselves too the trash bin as fools nice legacy indeed !
Haters gonna hate.
McCant's also said Reggie Miller had a better career than LeBron James. He also said Miller had more accomplishments. And this is AFTER he won a title with the Lakers.
@@ad7711x yeah. That's pretty wild to say lol. Clock is right twice a day haha
I like his comeback to “well she’s known as a scorer and she’s not dominant in that, even if she’s a dominant passer” he said “well maybe I’m a dominant guitar player, but then I pick up the drums and if I’m better than everyone else in that, now I’m fuckin dominant in drums too”
Remember when a few weeks ago, people actually said Rookie of the Year was a race between Angel Reese and CC? What a hilarous joke 😂😂😂😂
Black fragility
Its insane how clark came in and immediately became a top 3 player lol shows how luke warm the comp was overall. These new players coming in are gonna make the wnba successful 🔥
i think the comp is the best it could be.There are some dogs in the league they are without a doubt the best women basketball players in the world. IMO Clark's performance shows how ahead of her time she is as opposed to how bad the players are. Imagine a rookie going into the NBA and breaking the records she has broken. It would be like watching a demigod from a different galaxy. That's literally Caitlin tho but relative to women. She's on her way to becoming the Michael Jordan of women's basketball
Juju and Paige coming as well , I think they both can be special
Top 3😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@InfiniteCoreXD u laughing like that's not the case 🤣 wnba talent is mostly ass, clark is better than 90 percent of the league already
Its will NEVER be a successful league with all those Thugs playing..
So many WNBA players just straight up hating on her game and for what reason? They act like they don't believe the game can be elevated or even worse do they not want the league to get better? I guess they prefer looking foolish rather than celebrating Caitlin's talent and team success. Great video coach!
ummm what reason? maybe racism?
@@rijulchhabra1725I'm black and I have to admit...it's because she's white
its not just racism. i think they're just petty because she got all this attention and hype.
CC FANS, ATTENTION: Please, get to someone who can reach Caitlin and let's somehow give her a CO-MVP trophy/award because it is highly likely the bigoted prejudice sports media want to piss on her and wont give her the earned award. We need to make one, a nice and valuable one, one NOT called "Fan" anything, but something like "The WNBA Co-MVP 2024" or something to this effect. We can not allow the prejudice media to piss on CC. Aja will get it because she was promised it even before this season started and these women will not admit their wrongs. LET'S SOMEHOW MAKE AND GIVE CAITLIN THIS AWARD.
Envy
She’s raised the bar for WNBA players. I’m hoping this encourages future players to put in those extra hours of work. It’s a huge win for not just the Indiana Fever but for the future of the WNBA.
If you want to mess around with stats.... there were 32 flagrant fouls in the 240 games of the WNBA (i.e. 1 per 8 games, a very low number, in my opinion. Olympics was about 1/3 games for unsportsmanlike).
6 of them were on CC, so she got 19% of the flagrant fouls. (Edited: had 30 and 5, which was old data)
5/30 = 16.6%.
32, and 6 against CC...
@@Smido83 thanks, couldn't find the recent data
Been waiting on another CC video!
Thanks! Stay tuned for some playoff breakdowns!
Caitlin Clark single handedly saving the WNBA and increasing *EVERYONE'S* salaries. These WNBA players hating on her are so jealous and ungrateful.
Women
and she found water on Mars, she cured cancer, and she SINGLE HANDEDLY saved the NFL.
@@markjackson6431 When Clark plays, WNBA games average 15,591 fans in attendance (+105%) compared to 7,645 fans when she is not in action. Indiana Fever average 36% more fans on the road (15,142) than any other WNBA team. On TV, 15 out of the top 15 most viewed WNBA games were Caitlin’s, with 1.32 million to 2.3 million viewers.
@@djdoc06 i read that there’s a 156% increase of white male viewers watching. who knew….all you needed was a hetero white girl shooting 3s to bring in “everybody”.
@@djdoc06 who knew….a straight white woman is making white men watch the league
Coach Nick is a fan. And, so am I! I don't want to get into the hair slicing and nit picking..but for me, without hesitation, she is a top five WNBA player RIGHT NOW. What she brings to the game is transcendental. As much love basketball and have tried to, I have never watched as much WNBA as I have this season--by a country mile. I don't know how many players you could put on the Indiana Fever and get the same results? 1? 2? None? I don't know, but not many. I think this was just the tip of the Clark Effect iceberg. Next year, she is gonna own the league, straight up!
I concur 100% please keep praying for Caitlin Clark and the women of the WNBA
Who else do you put in the top 5?
Right ON But NOT if some real Firing of lousy officials (refs) doesn't happen Quickly.
Because some of these Dykes are going to seriously injure Clark and, if nothing else, cause her to miss games and if she isn't playing viewership is gonna drop like a stone!😢
@@johnreesekl6249 She's Number One!! She's the Engine
I can't think of one player other than CC that they could have drafted that would have put them back in the playoffs.
Swoopes showed her bias. We all know why Sheryl feels that way. Geno is just against her because she didn't go to UCONN.
Didn’t his dumbass not recruit her?
Aint nobody coming to see you Otis (Sheryl)
he's a left wing hack too.
@@FGPlus Buckwheata
What has been truly chefs kiss on top of such an amazing rookie season is how she has brushed off all the hate and just done her thing. Completely unfazed by the haters. Love it!
Coach Nick, giving CC her deserved flowers! 💐 I loved it when you said “2-woman game”! 🔥CC is special and the hate and jealousy needs to be exposed and left behind.
This is why you NEED to make more videos. After all these years you are STILL the highest quality basketball channel out there. This video is seriously a masterpiece take down of all the hate CC has been getting. Nobody's done it better than you.
I'm glad you highlighted Geno's comments. You can kind of understand Swoopes' negativity - it's petty and immature; but you can understand it. Geno has no excuse... what a complete fool.
It was so strange and there's only a couple of reasons why he'd have been like that...
@@bballbreakdown which reasons?
@@omardiangeloarteaga4875 He didn't recruit Clark to UCONN and lost to Clark in the tournament. He's a hater 100%.
@@SpaceKarenMonkeyKiller yes, and add to that he's probably defending taurausi at all costs bc his legacy is tied to her. she's the MJ to his phil jackson lol
Of course he has his reasons....the most important being he wants to recruit black athletes. If he doesn't support their "cause" he won't be able to recruit them. I think that will change though. Clark has and will continue to impact the game. Her teammates have to improve play to keep up with her. They have to go to the basket and be prepared for a pass. You can already see that they have improved their three point shooting and shoot away when the opportunity comes. Other teams will see what's happening and improve their play too. Other players will recognize the difference in play and the tables will turn. Geno will have to revisit his comments. Maybe Clark wasn't so bad after all.
Great video, she’s incredible. Couldn’t agree more. Talk about proving the haters wrong!
That she is this dominant as a rookie is ridiculous. Yes, A'ja Wilson is great and probably deserves MVP for the stats. Clearly though, and without a doubt, Caitlin is the MVP for the entirety of the WNBA's existence. The lack of attendance at the US women's Olympic games proved it. The thing that makes so many of us stand aghast is how willing the WNBA is to try to destroy its most important star rather than support her.
So strange how so many of the vets reacted to her coming in...
You know dudes were jealous haters when Mj entered the Nba or when Tiger Woods joined the Pga tour. But . . . they (mostly) kept it together and realized the greater, more important truth - As this person elevates our league, it elevates ALL of us . . . money, recognition, tv deals etc. Plus, I think men just respect the talent at the end of the day as well. I'm not sure the Wnba women understand ANY of this. Or at least their behavior and talk would seem to indicate that they don't. So petty it's shocking.
I don't have the number in front of me, but if I had to guess Indiana Fever games garner more viewers in front of TVs, more fans in the seats, and more YT content, then the entirety of the U.S women's Olympic experience. What made the snub even more appalling was the ghastly guard play (Plum was OK). But, as many have adroitly mentioned, it was a blessing in disguise. No human being can play constant competitive basketball, the mind and body need to recover.
@@bballbreakdown It reminds me of the story from Jackie MacMullen on The Book Of Basketball podcast about how a lot of NBA vets were astoundingly jealous of and hated Michael Jordan for the $$$ he got from endorsements as a rookie, so they constantly trash talked him and ripped him to his face the second he entered the league (with Larry Bird and Dr J being the only two who didn't, with Dr J saying the players would all benefit in the long term thanks to having new leverage; sadly, everyone at the time ignored Julius). It has that same vibe, only replace endorsement money with fan and media attention: they hate she is bringing in huge amounts of people that they never could, and want to tear her down instead of embracing it and helping the league grow. The only question is if they will look as stupid as those who attacked Michael look now.
good use of aghast
Caitlin Clark is one of the best basketball players ⛹️♀️ ever!! Proud to share same birthday 🎂 January 22!! Let’s get it CC, your the GOAT 🐐.
Loved it when she asked the fans
“did that go in” lol
Man, I want CC to take a one year break from the WNBA so that the other players/women realize how irrelevant they are without her 😂
I wonder if CC 'looked different' would she still be treated this way? Cause seriously what is it? Angel Reese is a rookie as well and she doesn't get treated the same...
Dog I don’t have to go no further than this 0:41 . Spot on. It isn’t her shooting ( that’s a great skill of hers) it’s her amazing passing and playmaking. The way she gets a double team or pressures defenses. C’mon coach Nick let’’em know.
@@SwordManiac84 it's her amazing risk taking. She has 55% more turnovers than the second worst rating. 5.6 Vs 3.6.
That is godawful.
im sold, she can come off the bench for the mavs
Ay P they say she gotta come off the bench
😂😂
Lol she too slow for men game
Or start for the Pistons
Can I take a moment and say. I lOVE THIS! Coach Nick, and WNBA. Thank you to all the people that make this possible.
Swoopes and Coach of the Connecticut Husies lady team are both wrong. CC is up to the hype and she is still super in WNBA
"Be careful who you let on your boat. Some people would rather sink the ship if they cannot be captain." Don't know who said it, but it explains the WNBA to a tee.
It's simple like Young Dolph said "Keep goin up that ladder, they mad? Make em madder!" Keep killing it Caitlin. People are going to hate when you achieve success.
It's a good line, RIP Young Dolph
Can you make a video on A'ja Wilson and the dominant season she's been having? Love seeing this channel branch into WNBA content during the NBA offseason
I'll definitely try and get to her - might just be a breakdown of one of her playoff games...
What do you mean you'll try...Aja is having one of the best season ever but you dont even have 1 video of her. Yet you have about 3 videos of Caitlin Clarke. Dont even bother make a video about Aja because it won't be genuine @@bballbreakdown
@@andrewlawrence7066 Why don't you make a video? @bballbreakdown can make videos on whatever he wants.
@@andrewlawrence7066 go and make it then and stop crying please
@@andrewlawrence7066Because no one cares about her, especially after insulting the new fans to start the season
was waiting for this one, thanks!
Great breakdown and clips
Excellent breakdown Coach Nick! Caitlin Clark is already tied for the most CAREER games with at least 20 pts and 10 assist in WNBA history, and she is also the FIRST player to average at least 15-5-5 for a season. If that doesn't put her as one of the top 3 already I don't know what else would.
Should do a video on why the NBA stars sing her praises
probably because they aren't jealous and can look at the situation objectively.
Hey Coach. I was waiting for this video. I may not like your videos on Giannis but at least we agree on Caitlin. Keep it comin’ Coach!🫡
Thank you for holding these people accountable coach!
As a UCONN alum, I’m embarrassed by Auriemma, Taurasi, Stewart, and Bird rantings about Clark. They do nothing more than reinforce the stereotype of catty behavior of women. They should be celebrating Clark for doing what they couldn’t for years. To all these people, the words are “thank you”. HUGE Caitlyn Clark fan.
All these WNBA players exposing their subtle racism when talking about Clark.
Nothing subtle about it.
They should be worshipping the ground Caitlin walks on for bringing WNBA into relevance and increasing their salary
Subtle? You're being generous
Sue Bird was hating and she is white tho I agree it looks racist AF
nahhhh it’s the other way around. you fans are showing your overt racism. a white woman is praised for “single handily saving the league”. y’all treat her like she’s a demi. and if she were black, she’d be getting 1/4 of the praise she’s getting now.
Great to hear YOU TALK YOU ARE THE BEST I'VE HEARD.
I SUBSCRIBE TO HEAR YOU .
Women just can't stand the success of other women. I never understood it so clearly before.
Great video as always - hope you start doing more WNBA content especially during the upcoming playoffs.
Wish more videos are like this with actual basketball analysis and less talking heads doing empty talks like Gil’s Arena
Gils arena is unwatchable. So much bias, and such bad takes from a couch full of ex nba players. Just goes to show cause you played the sport at the highest level doesn't mean you know anything
Controversial takes/opinion brings in the views so I'm guessing gil would rather sacrifice top analysis to bring in views which is money.
Thank you for talking about this 🥹
It’ll be really weird if CC ends up top 5 in the MVP vote but doesn’t make All-WNBA 1st Team 🤔
Your breakdown analysis is very educational. Thank you!
Singlehandedly raising the WNBA. Caitlin Clark is on track for WNBA GOAT already
Definitely
It seems everyone has a opinion on Catlin Clark but after looking around on some UA-cam analysis I really like how you approach the game and with a good amount of detailed information.
I have watched and found episodes of your UA-cam podcast quite entertaining.
Thanks
Sheryl Swoopes is to Caitlin Clark is what Skip Bayless is to Lebron James
One of the best videos ever by this channel
So much talk minimizing her from WNBA players before this season. Not wrong at the time, since she hadn't proven herself yet...but damn were they all so wrong.
Excellent recap without the over use of words.
When describing Caitlin Clark, one only needs to say it once.
Geno suffered from having essentially all the top talent at uconn for what, about a decade? Now that the talent is everywhere, his championship teams are becoming less & less common.
Less and less? Dude still gets multiple 5-Star recruits every year and hasnt won a title in 8 years! Do you know how many 5-Star recruits CC ever played with while reaching 2 finals? ZERO! She was the only 5-Star recruit on Iowa for her entire college career.
@@Smido83 I'm on your side? Lol
Love the breakdown in this one. Keep Goinnnnnn!!!
she's so awesome to watch and be a fan of
Would love another Coach Nick-AC collab for one of these WNBA playoff games. Loved the one from the NBA Finals
Caitlin isn't a typical rookie. She's an icon of the sport, and one of the most skilled basketball players ever male or female. She's like Jokic and Steph combined.
Great breakdown coach! Never in my life would I have said watching wnba in particular Clark was interesting lols
I mean i think we should just all admit Swoops, while a legend, is bitter about the incoming $$ she won't be able to benefit from as a retired player, and its a racist take. If Clark wasn't a white girl from Iowa, Swoops would be in love.
Catlin Clark will get better and more records ❤❤❤
if CC learns to clamp down on D, bring down her TOs, and maybe nudge her shooting percentage up a bit, she'll be an all-time great. Given how much she has done in her rookie season, this is possible, no doubt.
Her teammates need to start catching the ball, They are 100 percent better since the Olympic break but it's still laughable how many balls go into the stands off their hands or how many layups are missed laughable
If she did that, she would immediately be the GOAT of the wnba
She may not be the best one-on-one defense but best defense is mostly team defense, and caitlin is better as help defense, it is not an accident that she has a lot of blocks for a guard. And she steals too...
One of the biggest differences from early in the season to now is her teammates also know where to go on the court. There were many passes that could have been caught early on that her teammates were almost surprised she could make, you can see them hitting those open spots more now and making the easy catches. Her passing is insane, she finds the open space so much better than just about anyone, and now that her teammates are hitting those spots its opening up so many more basket opportunities as they have been ripping the whole post olympic break.
God bless you CC
So refreshing to see an insightful and revealing video amongst the myriad of trash being pumped out exploiting CC fervour. The good ol' YT algorithm has been pumping my feed with so many CC videos that just rehash the same crap. This video, however, was a breath of fresh content.
Swoops has no shame in her mouth
Swoops was a great player in her prime. Unfortunately, she has made a number of inaccurate and inappropriate comments in recent months.
The Fever is a beautiful team to watch , the work together so smoothly ❤❤❤❤❤
Caitlin Clark isn't just top 5. She's arguably top 2 and mvp depending on one's definition of mvp. She brought a team to their first playoffs in nearly a decade. In just one season, she has changed the entire wnba landscape. In terms of talent, fans, etc.
Tin foil hat : swoops is doing all this on purpose to bring even more attention to cc and wnba.
Well, it was telling she was sitting next to Gilber Arenas when she said that foolishness. That's his MO for being relevant.
Arguably top 2?? How many WNBA games have you watched this season?
Tin foil hat!!! C’mon Sheerly knows exactly what she’s doing she’s toxic. She’s not a tin foil hat wearer, of that I’m certain.
@@htown11465 A players worth is how she makes her teammates and team better. The fever became a winning team and is going to the playoffs after 8 years in the cellar. It also helps that while caitlin is doing that, she also managed to break rookie and wnba records. How many ganmes did you watch?
@@rap3208 I watch at least one game a day for the entire season after work. Why do you ask?
Hi Caitlin, we love your impressive records up here in CANADA and will be watching your career.
ha geno such a tool
She took Geno’s take as a list of things to accomplish 😂 crazy how she makes so many people look foolish
I don’t watch a lot of WNBA, but whatever I see I can’t help to think that Caitlin Clarke plays at a different (faster) speed than anybody else in the league and has a skillset no one else has (passing, dribbling, shooting). She definitely stands out.
Thanks coach for pointing out what CC is actually doing on the court, including her rants at refs. After all the hate and the fan service, this is as factual as it can be.
How does all that crow taste your having to eat. CC is doing to wnba that she did in college. Go CC you are the best in the wnba. Als glad to here your going to grace us with your prowess.
She's not top 5 but she's climbing that top 10 chart fast as hell! We all MUST agree Clark is a beast at it! Season 2 I'm sure she'll be a monster. She needs time to get those sorts of labels but we all know... Those labels are coming and coming fast!
I enjoy your videos thank you
Thanks for the Clark content!
All this from a much-respected basketball analyst. One of the very best, IMHO. IT’s sad to see so many haters. Tell me again, who’s delusional?
Its been great to hear what Cynthia Cooper & Cheryl Miller have said about Caitlin Clark on former NBA player Mark Jackson's podcast, recently‼️
THANK YOU COACH
Great video
Swoops its people like you that keep racism alive if you don't like people calling you a racist then stop what your doing to Caitlyn she deserves her time in the limelight for you know what she is doing is remarkable stop judging by her skin color just like you don't like people judging you by yours.
Awesome video
Not sure if you do any convos with smaller channels, but would love to pick your brain on some topics. Especially before nba gets started back up.
Swoops, Molly, Chiney....none of them do Breakdowns like this. This is what happens when ex-players or those who are "cute" get hired to do analyzing. Just bc you played does not mean you can teach, coach or analyze/announce. But when Cheryl Miller, Lobo and Lieberman speak up....Listen!!!
Miller is the bast female ball player i have ever seen and its not even close folks.
Some of these players today are haters and if they would just check ticket and jersey sales as well as viewership they would realize CC is good for all of them. Im sorry.....AR is a good defender but no one is tuning in just to see rebounds!!!
I love Rodman but im not tuning in to just see him play!!
Great video Brother!
What!?! No ad breaks for Manscape or anything! Lol😂
They were right at the start of the season when they had a brutal schedule. Kudos to coaching staff for getting Mitchell, Boston and Clark on the same page. They still have brain farts of possessions but that's because they are a young team. Clark in some of the games I've seen did miss some clutch-time open 3s, but she's adjusted very well. In her first year she's probably a top 10 player. Not a Top 5 Player yet. I think Boston is a better player right now. Clark has had a great start to her pro career and only had a few weeks off since the NCAA Tournament. 5 better players than her right now are A'ja, Stewie, Phee, Alyssa Thomas, and then you have to include Sabrina and Kelsey Plum who have to give up some of their scoring because they have dominant players on their same team.
Geno and Swoops are correct that she's not in the same conversation as A'ja or Stewie yet as being domimant. She's a top 10 player but is not unguardable yet. It'll come 2 or 3 years because she's a smart and talented player.
Yeah, I'll take Top 10 no problem... and she's made tremendous strides
A top 10 player is a dominant player
@@omardiangeloarteaga4875 a great player isn't a dominant player in every case. Like Magic, Isaih, Nash weren't dominant because their usage rate wasn't that high even though they were the main cog for their team's success. They weren't unguardable every game. Even Steph's first MVP year, he wasn't dominant in that while he was one of the most efficient players in history, he took over the game in spurts. They won games. I think dominance is over used. Jordan, Shaq, Wilt, Harden were dominant players because their team success was based on them getting more usage. A'ja Wilson is dominant, Candace Parker in her prime was dominant. Silvia Fowles was dominant from a physical perspective.
Clark is already a great player but she doesn't dominate yet. She might be there in one or 2 more years at the rate she has adapted. For me for Clark to be dominant, I'd like to see her shoot closer to 40% from 3s, get to the free throw line 3 or 4 more times a game and maybe get 2 and a half steals a game. Right now the only dominant part of her game is playing with pace and the lead passes she throws. She's had one of the greatest rookie seasons ever and we don't need to mindlessly throw adjectives around to over-hype her wonderful accomplishments like UA-cam is twitter. I'm impressed by how she turned the season around for her team. She's doing great.
I also think Jonquel and Neka are having quiet seasons elevating their teams being the 2nd or 3rd best players on their team where the stats dont' show out, but the team looks better because of them, but I havne't watched enough of their games to really say that with confidence.
Players that are complaining and taking cheap shots on CC. Are they jealous or envious? It's great that she is making history and Instead of embracing it, they're squashing it. Keep your he'd up CC and keep doing what you're doing 😊
She will continue to prove them wrong and THAT will be enough 🙏🏽
Drop a playoff breakdown coach!
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW who IS PAYING THE REFEREES
I am not a basketball fan but I know whatever video I click on of Caitlin Clark I know it's going to be good if it's on the court or off the court she always acts with class❤❤❤❤
Racisum worn like a crown to discusting
We kept them receipts‼️‼️😂
Catlin Clark is good.
It is too bad that Swoopes recruited both NaLyssa Smith and DiJonai Carrington into hating Caitlin Clark before the WNBA Draft. Swoopes had all ready been caught in her lies on the Gill's podcast and was trying to get the WNBA stirred up to give Caitlin a hard welcome to the WNBA and was requesting Angel and WNBA vets to say the Caitlin and Iowa and Indiana Fever fans are nasty to Swoopes and Angel. NaLyssa would have had a fun season this year if Swoopes had not sucked NaLyssa into all of the hate.Swoopes is so desperate for Gil's Arena to help her talk players to leave Indiana Fever by agreeing with her on this program... Swoopes KNOWS that everyone on the Indiana Fever right now has a huge spotlight on them and each of their names are going down in WNBA History as the first team that played with Caitlin Clark in 2024.
Yes CC in on top. She is the main reason why WNBA is watched by millions now. So WNBA palyers must be thankful to her. You players owe her a lot. CC is deserve to be a Rookie and MVP as well for this season .
Caitlin Clark is changing the WNBA, the game, her Team and yes, her Coach for the better. A Leader accomplishes the goals, dreams, wishes, & desires of the organization through OTHERS. Caitlin lifts, motivates, and inspires everyone to perform within their own Zone. Bring in on. See you in the playoffs Caitlin.
Yes! And people are trying to say her teammates are unhappy...?
The old washed up and active players are jealous and racist. Go Caitlin Clark !
4:57 is a stretch to call an assist
All the talk by league veterans in the WBNA talking down to CC reminds me of all the vets hating on Lebron when he came about. It's a coming of age for great players. I'm almost glad, similar to Lebron, that CC is clearly elevating a franchise to never before seen heights so its very obvious as to what her impact is.
And this is on a team whose coaching and overall talent level isn't even top tier! Incredible stuff.
She's made me more invested in the WBNA than I ever have been for sure and I'm excited to see her blossom.