I'm not American or white and definitely not a racist. CC brought me to the WNBA. And quite honestly, not interested in any other players. There were great players before her, which I keep hearing since watching this league, and there will be after her but she is the reason I'm now watching basketball. Love me some CC❤
Who am I? Well, clearly a fan of CC😄 And I was just commenting on what Jason said about her fans that are made out to be racists. And FYi, the comment section exists to share opinions and thoughts. Didn't think for 1 second my opinions and thoughts would mean anything to anyone. 🙃
Nothing of these other so called super stars include their team mates in their game, her assists and ball handling are as entertaining as her shooting skills. Also their perceived arrogance is a turnoff for a lot of fans.
It’s because juju is apart of the sisterhood. She said angel Reese was roty, she said Aja was the reason why the wnba was succeeding. She’s gonna dig herself in a hole of becoming unlikable
@mr_sanders2u735 unlikeable to people the sign the big checks pause, I just saw today cc is the tenth highest paid wonans athlete in the world this yr. And that's without nike selling a damn thing with her name on it, and a 75k salary from the wnba
There’s no one in the immediate horizon that compares to the true generational player that Caitlin Clark is. If she was out there, we’d see her already. Putting these girls forth as a CC replacement is ridiculous, please stop.
Role player who chased a ring in college and lead her team to fuck all in the pros. Angel Reese doesn't belong in the same sentence as CC. Everyone knows this @KevinGloverpost24
@@lizhricik Stop. No one is arguing against or disagreeing that CC is a phenomenal talent, but to say that nobody compares is ridiculous. Paige is in that class. If you are only comparing numbers, then you don’t appreciate the nuances of basketball.
@@yslcologneconnoisseur7473 aren't you also talking about ball dominance and the key to winning. CC one of the greatest facilitators and greatest scorers. And the most ball dominant. To win sometimes you have to stack the deck. Not arguing just tossing in my 2cents hope you don't feel uncomfortable
There's nothing objective about Jason Whitock. He gets paid to say things that make white people feel good at the expense of his own people and he's damn good at it. He's a good broken buck.
No Juju hasn’t passed Clark’s 30pt freshman-sophomore record, thats false… Juju will need 8 more 30pt games this season to beat it. Clark becoming a star is a mixture of things but the main thing was because of her talent and the way she plays. she was doing things people hadn’t seen women basketballers do, she’s one of the deepest shooters in the world (men and women) hitting logo 3s consistently. she’s exciting to watch. If angel or juju went to different schools they still wouldn’t have the impact or be the star Clark was. Wish people would stop with all these comparisons and trying to force the next star… it puts pressure on these young college players. Let it happen naturally.
Stop it Sabrina was doing that back at Oregon... and so was Arike.. plenty of players were shooting logo 3... Jason is right.. The only reason it is such a big deal is because Clark played at Iowa....
@@ITOROUWEMIKPE NO they were not. I love Sabrina and Arike but they were NOT hitting from as deep on a consistent basis. Stop it. They did the occasional deep shot but that’s about it. It wasn’t the same lol. Which is why Clark became known for the logo shot, she currently averages the deepest 3pt shot in the NBA/WNBA.
@@ITOROUWEMIKPE you lying, you can literally go look up the stats and length of shots. They weren’t doing it at the clip Clark was. You comparing Clark whose average shot was at the logo to players with the rare occasional logo shot. In a recent interview Sue bird literally said the same thing, no other women player was doing that. Just because you don’t like Clark don’t mean you gotta change facts lol.
Exactly this. Caitlin Clark embodies the "Cinderella" story. She may not have grown up with challenges but she effectively took the hardest road. She stayed and played for a non-powerhouse school and still managed to get her team to the biggest stage despite not having all the help and talent the other powerhouse schools had in droves. She didn't end up winning it all but her journey, dedication, and passion is again, exactly what fans look for in role models. Humble, unselfish, respectful, and driven. Combined those traits with her outlandish shooting range, awareness, and basketball IQ you have yourself an easy fan favorite for any team, in any basketball league.
Exactly!! These clowns dont understand, they think "oh ill go to this great team and win and i will be a star" nope... plenty of people have done that before and plenty will in the future.. thats why people criticise Lebron, for chasing the super team, instead of staying with a team through tough times and helping them build. The whole whos better has become too much about whos won more championships instead of who is not only great, but makes those around them great also. Its no coincidence that Kelsey Mitchell plyed the greatest season of her life this year
@@rap3208 I’m assuming you’re NOT talking about JuJu Watkins.😂. Because if you are, then you don’t know what you’re talking about. Watkins was the number one high school player in 2023 and UConn was one of the main schools recruiting her. She had offers from every powerhouse school. UConn didn’t recruit Caitlin Clark. She was the 4th rated player in her class and Paige Beuckers was number 1. And the only reason why they didn’t recruit her is because Beuckers plays the same position as her. This is something you can easily look up. I’ve been following women’s hoops since the 90’s so you should do some research.
Something you are missing she gave back to her community started after school programs for kids established a organization that raised money and has built up through churches and schools were she looks after elderly to That is what make it for me she has Grace 😊Catlin Clark Foundation ❤
Clark is just an all around good person. She shows how much she loves kids by showing up early and staying late to sign autographs, doing the food drives, and all the charity work. She will do well no matter what. Besides she has a mean swing in the LPGA to boot.
@MadManUSMC One of the more unsavory moments was after she was given the surprise announcement of winning the NCAA player of the year while she was visiting over at the children's cancer ward at the hospital that adjoins Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, someone very cynically made a comment on youtube that she was only visiting the hospital for the unexpectedly surprise award announcement and she didn't actually care about any of the kids hospitalized there, the comment was beyond unreal 🤔.
My brother-in-law was a coach in IA. What you said about Caitlin Clark in high school is true. You are also right about the fan base. The IA fan base also has a large group of women who played basketball since 1920.
Her average 3 pt attempt distance in her wnba rookie season was further from the basket than ANY NBA player last season…that is why she is who she is. Name another WNBA player or JuJu or whoever that does something you don’t see NBA players doing.
I clearly see that CC has a level of skill above any player in women's basketball, past or present. But what you are saying is nonsense. "Average 3 point distance' isn't a real stat or metric. That's fairytale nonsense. That type of stuff is largely why there may be harsh criticism of CC fans. Caitlin Clark's ball handling, passing, and yes, her 3 points hooting shooting abilities are done at a significantly higher level of skill control than any other female we've seen in basketball. There are star players in the WNBA who stumble and lose control of the ball for no reason at all. Players also miss uncontested layups all the time. Watching WNBA games can be hard because of the lack of skill and control. This is what separates and makes Caitlin Clark so different. No doubt there are other players who can score at the same or higher rate than CC, but they do not play the game with the same degree of skill. It doesn't come down to measuring stats for stats with Caitlin. She dribbles, passes, and shoots with a far superior level of skill.
@@henryt.hurleyjr.4850You cant do that because I could say to you why was someone like a Shawn Kemp famous for it’s not because of his over all play it’s because of those rim rocker dunks so then everybody should say yeah but it’s still just two points. There are only 2 players in total with WNBA and NBA that players pick up from the inbounds or on the opposite side of the court because they know a half court jump could easily happen that’s STEPH and CC everybody else is picked up just above the arc big difference the reason this is a thing no other player can do it and hit mid 30% shooting.
@@dalebruno5201 Curry is almost shooting 43% from 3's for a career... Could it be that she shoot it from that far because its the best shoot she can shot...That defense is too fast, strong that she couldn't get around them... If I was the opposing team whenever she missed one of the long 3 pointer I would turn it into a fast break...
JuJu was swamped by Notre Dame's double/triple teaming her. Her play fell apart and her team lost. Against the California Baptist Lancers ( 0-9 ) she scored 40 points, her team won 94-52... Duh !!! can you see what is happening ? I can...
@@mckennag04and they kept her in most of the game to get her points. But the glaring stat in that game to me was she had a whopping 1 assist in that entire game. That speaks volumes!
I do agree with your take here (in the sense that her stardom was an evolution that started with building more energy in the Iowa community for WBB). However, I still think people want to talk about any factor that is ancillary or mythical as opposed to the "real" reason Caitlin is the singular superstar in the history of WBB. It's playing style... plain and simple. There are other moving parts/events that helped her spark grow, but her audience grew her fresh/soph years as videos started getting shared on social media showing her bombing from 30-35 feet. Then you watch and realize she plays like no one else. It attracts those of us who migrate toward star/unique players in sports we may otherwise not watch. There were a lot of "great" WBB players prior to Caitlin Clark. There will be a lot of great ones to follow. It isn't just her "greatness" that made her The One. It is her entertainment value.
You left out, JuJu plays defense, something, CC never heard of, and by the way, its what propelled her high school team to a State Championship, something else CC never heard of.
Also the value of something is determined by supply and demand. We have never seen someone like CC in the women's game and she's very likeable and friendly. Whereas abrasive wide body black chicks in basketball are a dime a dozen.
@johnnypantoja8386 Sports is not about fan appeal, you have no say on who likes you or not, that is generally done by those who look like you, understand, Magic Johnson or Larry Bird, Serena Williams or Maria Sharapova, Joe Lewis or Rocky Marciano, you get the point, so I don't blame white people for cheering on a white girl, after all, it's not every day you get to see a white girl that can hold her own with the Black girls, the difference, Blacks dominate in just about any sport they set their mind on, it's no big deal, where you white people is not used to whites playing at such a high level, so you people don't know how to control your self, for Blacks, it's just business as usual.
Iowa girls high school basketball goes back to the 1920's. The Iowa girls HS championship game is a regular sell-out 15-20,000+ attendance every year. First one in 1920. Denise Long of Union Whitten was drafted by the Warriors. Iowa is the world's center of girls HS basketball.
Don't forget over 22,000 people attended a women college basketball game on February 3, 1985 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... The effect for women sports have been in Iowa for along time...
@@ITOROUWEMIKPE they didn’t say she won a championship but that was her main focus and goal. These days a lot of these players are very focused on chasing CC, being the next big star and breaking her records.
JuJu Watkins is from Southern California and went to USC. She stayed home and is a beast. According to your logic, that market will also make her a superstar.
@Unidentified_userr I heard what he said. He didn't even know where JuJu was from; he had to look it up while going on his narrative. The fact that his narrative was disproven while he was speaking proves that he was just making stuff up.
"may end up being as good or better than Caitlin Clark." - anyone saying this nonsense, I would highly implore anyone to spend just a cursory amount of effort to compare their numbers and you will see that it is NOT EVEN close. 2 point % 3 Point %, assists, true shooting, PER, pick a stat. Why is there even an implication that she could be better? So stupid. Not only is JuJu's numbers not comparable to Caitlin, she isnt even near as exciting to watch.
@@derekl9881 Your comment doesn't even align with my point momo. Quite literally neither here nor there. No one is suggesting that anyone should bow down, stop competing etc. There is an undercurrent of people suggesting that JuJu is going to be, or already is better than Caitlin and its intellectually dishonest at best. Ultimately,its quite clear as to why the Elle Duncans of the world among other people of that type is so eager (desperate) to have someone other than Caitlin. They can't take, they have an axe to grind. And all the absolute LOSERS that resent Caitlins popularity arent putting their money where their mouth is by showing up to any JuJu games, or Paige games. You guys suck so hard, the absolute worst
I grew up in Iowa and they have been supporting women's sports for decades. I always attributed the freakish amount of support that women's sports got to the fact that there are no pro sports for a distraction. The same can be true with Nebraska volleyball.
I think she's on the same level as Caitlin, maybe she has an advantage because she's better physique. But the truth is, she's going to be promoted because they want an anti-Caitlin.
Juju has a better bag, but her defense mainly sets them apart. She leads in steals, 2nd in blocks. CC defense will get exposed this next coming season.
I just went through all of Jason's videos he uploaded on UA-cam. He started 3 yrs ago and never had not one video of CC until the national championship 😂😂😂😂😂😂 but we suppose to take his advice OK 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@SP-ej4kd u just as dumb as him. Womens Basketball is not a celebrity that just got famous either you watch it or you don't. To say she's the greatest and you just started watching last year is not the same thing as a paparazzi taking a picture of a famous person 😂😂😂 go touch grass
Exactly. CC wasn't famous until her last year and a half. She was in school 4 years. What made her popular was who she went against in LSU. Many of these same people watched zero Iowa games before her and reese. Now she is so transcendent lol. She's a good player and better than many. But CC arrived at the right time in the last year. With the usual angles and the usual support. None of which I blame on her. For all the people dismissing race...Sabrina and Plum had the scoring records before in ncaa and shot bunch of 3s..had good teams. No support. It's bc clark is from Iowa and she went against reese. That inflamed people and chose a side. No coincidence they were different races.
@@brianroberson2557you know you can just google the numbers right? Caitlin’s final 4 game her junior year had just under 6 million views. No final 4 game 20 years prior even had 4 million. All on the same platform. All before angel Reese lol
Why are you attacked a college sophomore? She's not seeking spotlight or attention. She's just trying to play basketball and Whitlock his using his platform to attacker her and get other people who don't even watch basketball to attack for for no reason. ATHLETES DON'T GIVE A SHYT ABOUT APEALING TO ANYONE. At this point the media is useless. It's serves no purpose but to drum up manufactured drama for views and money.
Not every bit of media attention is goint to be praise.. she is an adult yeah..? The woke media are the ones who are pushing her soo hard, its only natural that there will be some pushback. Welcome to the real world
You are right on target here Jason. I'm from Indiana, and when Larry Bird led "under the radar" Indiana State to national prominence, it was can't miss basketball in the Hoosier state, and much of the rest of the country as well.....
This was a wasted 12:33 minutes, especially after Whitlock discovered that JuJu Watkins stayed home and played for the hometown team, then his argument became fruitless.
There is an argument that JuJu could be like Sabrina who was a Californian but is basically treated like a queen in Oregon because she played for the Oregon Ducks. However Whitlock would never make this argument because he dislikes Sabrina.
My question is, so what? CC is an anomaly, we get it. JuJu doesn’t have to be as big as CC was…she’s still going to make waves of her own (along with Paige) and bring more eyes to the game. They don’t have to be in competition or compared to CC.
Good take but unfortunately many in the media promote the CC vs juju n Paige - some in response to fans of juju n Paige n some because they want to make it into something whether or not is a real thing
@@SnakeyD8468 Except for all those people who buy tickets to see Clark. And those teams that have to change venues to accommodate the amount of people who pay to watch her.
Because they are the real race baiters. Juju did nothing said nothing aboutCaitlyn Yet here they are so desperate for an enemy that they are trying to manufacture beef w a girl who's barely a sophomore against a woman who is three years her senior.
The only thing to LMAO about is your idiocracy on name calling, please do better. Craitlin crock lol wow that is so insulting, what are you 12 or is that just your intelligence level?
@@roachjuice5222 i figured you would say something like this so here are some other names as well Thomas Sowell Robert Johnson Rev Odie Bachum Mahalia Jackson and C Deloris Tucker
Being from lansing, MI, you bring up such a good point about local popularity. There's a reason we ride so hard for dudes like magic, mateen, draymond, etc. Those dudes could have played anywhere and stuck around to build a legacy that goes beyond on the court. That's how you get fans really invested in someone
@brandonburns5365 Whitlock explains it pretty well starting 2 minutes in. You're seriously overrating the love for USC basketball. They barely fill the stands most games for the men let anyone the women. They have two NBA teams and the bruins in the same place, nobody is taking time out of their day to go watch women's college ball, that's no disrespect that's just a fact. In Iowa on the other hand, where they usually don't have super athletes poppin up every year, that would get a place like Iowa that has as many people in the state as in the city of LA pretty hype and start up some real hometown grassroots stuff. Dude I think juju is awesome she's a true baller and when she hits the league she'll get famous too, it's just not really anyone's fault that the basketball market where juju plays is way oversaturated I mean I wasn't even counting the kings and warriors drawing eyes too
@@Distressed_Assets you missed my point. He spoke about CC as if she was the only one playing for a hometown school. It's not JuJu fault hers happens to be in a major city. I was talking about the attendance they draw. And JuJu is already famous.
@@brandonburns5365 he had to look up where she was from dude that should tell you all you need to know. You're right, not her fault she lives in one of the biggest media markets in the world. But she does and that's his point, it's nobody's fault it's what we call the invisible hand in economics, you know supply and demand? They're oversaturated out there, if anyone's talking la basketball you and I both know it's LeBron or maybe on the off chance it's James Harden or Anthony Davis, maybe Kawhi. People barely talked about Evan Mobley when he was one of the best players in the country at USC. It's just a low priority on the totem pole there dude it's hard to make the news when everyone's more famous cause you happen to be from the place where people go to be famous. I'm from a college town with a major program where we have a statue of magic outside and I used to go to games at his high school cause we were in the same league. We don't have much else here that's exciting so when one of your hometown people makes it from a place that doesn't have jack going on, it gets people invested and excited to continue supporting. I would say it's not a lack of love for juju, it's just an outpouring of it for Caitlyn. As a lions fan that's why we all love Hutchinson so much. Hometown hero, that's the stuff dreams are made of and ya love it when it's working out for you if you're from a hometown that people on the coasts call "fly over" country lol
@@luismartinez1560 She has the moves but not the efficiency. Needs to post up, move without the ball and take spot up jumpers to make the game easier. Every shot she takes is only something she can make.
@@thedoranwilliamsshow6863 Good thing the one talent everybody craves is being able to solely get off a decent shot. She's a sophomore. Keep this current picture of her in your head and seed what she looks like in March of her junior year. The question is HOW MUCH will she improve. Just a little would skew the world in her direction.
Actually it was not women that paved the way and built women’s basketball. It was the NBA. Now Clark has can make Women’s basketball a legitimate sport.
Clark reminds me of Steve Prefontaine who was born and raised in Oregon and then became a running star at the University of Oregon. He became a legend.
It would be better for the WNBA if there was another rising star like Caitlin Clark because next year it’s going to become blindingly obvious that she is carrying the entire wnba on her shoulders
@@jamesjack7074 Like who exactly is bringing in the numbers? Prison b1tsh Griner? Brick layer Barbie? People want to watch great sports, not prison lesbian ball.
@@jamesjack7074From a talent perspective yes from a media attention perspective not really. The second biggest star is angel and 90 percent of the attention she gets in due to Kardashian style tabloid bullshit like her petty beefs her victimhood and dressing provocatively. No celebrity athlete has ever maintained stardom in that way.
@@jamesjack7074big facts because I had no idea who arika was from Dallas but oh boy she is super nice and if it weren’t for king Clark I would have never watched
It's obvious now. But you're right, there has to be more players with similar skill level to Caitlin Clark for the league to continue to grow interest. That's why the media is hyping the rising college stars.
EXACTLY! They blow the "Worst Team in Division 1" out at the end-of-the first Quarter...and yet Juju Watkins stayed in the game well into the 4th to pad her status... It must be the Lebron- and Bronny James’s air they are breathing in LA or USC WCB culture (Anything to try to have Juju Watkins break Caitlyn Clarks NCWAA WCB scoring record. (This is WOKE media and “Black girl Magic at its best; Albeit we ain’t Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder...can see scoring fix is on! Just unbelieve.) If with the fiasco about Juju Watkins being better than Caitlyn Clark... I still don’t see the cash-dollar-pouring or TV or in-person fans watching Her! That's why I respect Coach Dawn Staley and the way South Carolina (SC) WCB run their program and only schedule game of "No-consequence" to help those WCB program get some national attention; but most important, to help them bring in TV revenue to help fund and grow their WCB programs. But unlike USCs coach... Dawn Staley...plays her bench players! and not their starters! Well into the fourth quarter to break school or NCWAA WCB records; when an ethical coach would have their bench players in the game! Yes-SC WCB might blow out their non-ranked opponents, but Dawn doesn't allow her stars to pad their stats!
I think you're spot-on with your analysis about Caitlin Clark's Iowa connection. I am a very famous musician born and raised in Iowa. And this is the area I built 😂my career. I know exactly what you are talking about with regards to Clark. One thing you did not mention is that Iowa's move out of Iowa. Iowans then spread throughout the nation. Essentially one can become nationally Famous by becoming well-known in Iowa because so many Iowans move out of the state. This is not true of other areas like California or North Carolina. A person famous in Iowa can go virtually anywhere in the United States and find fans who already know who they are. I believe this Dynamic has been very much at work with Caitlin Clark and the rise of her National fame.
Juju is staying in games even tho she is up 50 points. Lol. It’s not the same. Like swoops said. It’s not the same. And Clark did it leading the league in assists
Record breaking advanced skill doesn’t necessarily translate into appeal. There are many other factors that are intangible. It was a blessing in disguise that CC ended up staying in Iowa.
Maybe you should consider that UConn didn't want Clarke because they already had a line on Bueckers. Plus why would you want two generational players playing the same position on the same team?
Except for paige isn't a point guard she's a shooting guard. But you do make good points on why would Geno want the number one recruit and the number 3 recruit in the same class on the same backcourt(1 would be coming off the bench more than likely and it would stunt their growth)
Actually, Caitlin Clark was recruited by Muffett McGraw at Notre Dame--she was even photographed at a football game alongside fellow recruit Maddy Westbeld. Lisa Bluder at Iowa figured she CC was headed to ND, when at the last minute she committed to Iowa. Gino does not have the recruiting dominance he once had. Niele Ivey is an amazing coach, building a marquee program--who went out to USC down two key injured players and beat USC with a 6-player rotation.
What's funnier is the excuses that come out of California . " There's too many other sporting options, we're not watching women's basketball. "Iowa, they repeat, there's nothing else to do".
You all always miss a point why CC is the star. She spent years taking selfies and signing autographs before and after practices, before and after games. She worked to build her brand. And still does those things. CC built her own brand. Nobody else does that
That's not a real analogy, North Carolina made stars, Indiana made stars, Michigan made stars, those guys just went there when the media and the league hit a point that the game was pumped in to millions of homes, the exception is Bird leaving UI to go to IU but he had already had a little fame from IU and Bobby knight.
@@Him_Downstairs36 correct. No one catches Caitlin Clark on a fast break, she is always running by everyone - and most arent fit enough either to keep pace which is why the Fever are forced in to half court sets constantly. I got love for juju, she’s awesome, but this nonsense is starting to annoy to no end
Jason good analogy about how to travel the road to greatness, but one thing that is also necessary is the intangible ingrediant, passion that innate quality that isn't taught but somehow acquired through one's journey in seeking ones truth of life. It's like that age old wisdom saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can' make him drink". Caitin Clark has that in spades.
It's going to be a lot harder for JuJu to sell out an arena in Los Angeles for women's college basketball than is was for Caitlin to sell out an arena in Iowa.
Tickets sales don't go to Juju's pockets or CC or yours so why do you even care .. Juju is better. Talent determines that, Not fans!. Especially the racist one.
@@RDTIME808 The more you sell the more endorsements you get and the better contracts you get, it's a direct measure of how marketable someone is. Go back to school and learn something instead of spreading racial hate.
@@RDTIME808 the irony of you saying "the racist ones" is that you are implying that a certain race of people are negative, and in turn makes you the racist one are you really that oblivious??... but i dont expect 3rd grade education to teach that.
But she's jealous and bitter and always blames racism for everything.. and people are over that bs victim nonesense. Keep ya woke political agendas out of sports.. it never works, ever.
Caitlin Clark became the huge bb superstar that is because Bluder and Jensen let her be her and allowed CC to own the spotlight. Bluder, Jensen, her school, and the Hawkeyes team was humble and gracious enough to let CC be bigger and become the brand that she is now.
Juju already has her own Signature shoes from Nike and one of the richest Nike deals a woman athlete has ever received 😂😂 Get off the white horse my brother
Ju Ju is not as good an athlete as CC. She's a Carmelo Anthony type of scorer. Why can't you criticize CC for lack of temperament, Jason? You criticize others for this.
CC22 was playing in front of 50000 fans since her sophomore year at home games in Iowa. Hawkeye fans are proud of her! Been watching her play since they beat Dawn Staley 2023. CC generational player!
1) Caitlin Clark is the best thing to hit the WNBA since its inception. 2) Most of that was due to the wave she brought with her from The University of Iowa. 3) Most of that build up was due to the rivalry she had with Angel Reese at LSU. Most people in the media cannot or simply will not admit it, but the rivalry was built on the racial dynamics of American culture. Still to this day, people won't just come out and say it, but Magic and Bird was about race and the NBA survives today because the American people love this reoccurring American race struggle. Once the pair moved to the WNBA, Clark stuck to the script and wowed fans as did Bird in the 80's, but Reese proved that she was not able to hold up her role as Magic in the script. 4) Whitlock is not just wrong about JuJu, his own logic makes no sense. Like Jordan, Magic, Bird, and Clark; JuJu is a hometown hero who chose a local college to play basketball. You can't minimize her choice because it doesn't fit your narrative. 5) JuJu will mostly likely be a more accomplished college player than Clark and all the things the referenced writer said about JuJu being better than Clark physically is true. 6) Will this translate to the WNBA? This we don't know, but JuJu Watkins is an unbelievably likeable character; more than I've seen from almost any pro athlete since Shaq. People who know very little about JuJu want to see her win. 7) She will not likely have the appeal to white fans the same way Clark does but I believe the two of them in the league together will carry the WNBA to the next level if the executives get out of the way and let it happen.
For the same reason as Jason Whitlock makes videos, CC makes fans. Jan Jensen said that Clark has a highly revved engine that appeals to crowds. In college, caring coaches helped mature and channel that energy into relating to team mates instead of castigating their mistakes. She majored in marketing and learned to develop internal and external charisma to match her talents to create a synergistically upscaled leadership vibe with her team mates and popular appeal to crowds and the media. Everyone likes to associate with a positive person who speaks well of others. The parents and aunties and uncles appreciate a role model who articulates values they want the children to emulate. If she suddenly started whining and engaging in destructive behaviors and treating her young fans poorly it would evaporate quickly. To build a life, it takes a lifetime.
Born and raised in Indiana and Even I'm glad Caitlin Clark stayed in Iowa as I live my B1G schools. Of course, I'm as Purdue fan first and foremost but, when it comes playoff time, I'm rooting all B1G schools, unless they play Purdue. With Clark staying at Iowa, it even made it to Indiana as she was that big of a star in high school.
CC’s popularity cannot be denied! She’s an incredible athlete with legendary status at this point in her young career! You can’t compare her to any other female basketball player!
Hi Jason, much appreciate the you and the material you present, Lexie Hull was a star at Stanford as well as many, many other players and unfortunately they continued ball in a league that no one knew existed but then an event happened in Indiana, as a result we now know their names, Paige and Juju are talked about because of this event, Heck no one knew who Nelly Korda(LPGA) was either=)
It should be a league obligation to build up their new players and highlight standout performances and such. And the WNBA has difficulty with that when it comes to Caitlin Clark. I heard a radio interview last night with a WNBA promotions person and she was building up all the upcoming off-season WNBA events for press and publicity and cool, yet no big talk about Caitlin and all she's done is get everyone talking about the WNBA.
Solid points but you're also forgetting her style of play. I'm not from Iowa but here I am Caitlin Clark fan not because of her Iowa fan base. I'm a fan of the girl not just the player. Her style is what attracted me to her game, logo 3s n that passing ability n court vision. And then once I saw the game I saw the person off the court far from perfect but learning adapting n trying to be better. After game press conference she literally told the reporters to stop asking her questions they have to ask Kelsey and Aaliyah too. Remember the wave off? She doesn't do that no more.
There’s one difference that separates CC from the rest of the league. It’s not assists, or rebounds, or points. It’s the same thing that separated Kobe and MJ from everyone else. It’s her mindset. They’re all playing they just ain’t playin the same game as CC. ✊🏿
I agree that College fandom is affected by your argument BUT I think Caitlin is a superstar because of her passion, her leaving it all on the court, her showing the emotions as she feels them and her drive to win. She also loves and appreciates the fans and she shows it every chance she gets. That really matters. Oh, did I mention she is also a great basketball player. Juju and Paige might end up being a better basketball player than Caitlin but it is very unlikely them will ever be the fan super star that Caitlin is because that isn’t just about basketball skills. Why is it that 1,000’s of people would rather watch Caitlin lose than watch Wilson dominate? Caitlin is in the entertainment business where she uses basketball as her vehicle. Does Paige passionately show her fans how much she cares about them? JuJu?
As for players being overshadowed by a coach, a coach should Never overshadow a great player. That's just the coach (probably unknowingly) seeking attention. Like a great referee, a great coach should be in the background.
I'm not American or white and definitely not a racist. CC brought me to the WNBA. And quite honestly, not interested in any other players. There were great players before her, which I keep hearing since watching this league, and there will be after her but she is the reason I'm now watching basketball. Love me some CC❤
IDK why you thought that meant something to anyone 😂😂. Who TF are you!
@@RDTIME808it obviously meant something to you, since you responded. 😂 it's okay you're not alone in this world.
WTF that supposed to mean😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@douchebagout definitely not, but I love to laugh 🤣, an I am alone , you thought you had a friend 😭. ✌️
Who am I? Well, clearly a fan of CC😄 And I was just commenting on what Jason said about her fans that are made out to be racists. And FYi, the comment section exists to share opinions and thoughts. Didn't think for 1 second my opinions and thoughts would mean anything to anyone. 🙃
Nothing of these other so called super stars include their team mates in their game, her assists and ball handling are as entertaining as her shooting skills. Also their perceived arrogance is a turnoff for a lot of fans.
Her ball handling is bad💯😭her passing is elite though
It’s because juju is apart of the sisterhood. She said angel Reese was roty, she said Aja was the reason why the wnba was succeeding. She’s gonna dig herself in a hole of becoming unlikable
Because she’s not stanning over your white savior
Unlikeable to who?
Yep .. choosing the victim, drama, activism label .. The WNBA has already shown that is a failing plan ..
@@mr_sanders2u735Unlikeable to the oppressor. 😭😭😭😂😂😂
@mr_sanders2u735 unlikeable to people the sign the big checks pause, I just saw today cc is the tenth highest paid wonans athlete in the world this yr. And that's without nike selling a damn thing with her name on it, and a 75k salary from the wnba
There’s no one in the immediate horizon that compares to the true generational player that Caitlin Clark is. If she was out there, we’d see her already. Putting these girls forth as a CC replacement is ridiculous, please stop.
She can’t play defense you stop 😂
Funny, the second recruit in her class was Angel 😂 Clark was either 4 or 5 depending on which list you are looking at.
@@KevinGloverpost24So your point is people don’t know what they are really talking about
Role player who chased a ring in college and lead her team to fuck all in the pros. Angel Reese doesn't belong in the same sentence as CC. Everyone knows this @KevinGloverpost24
@@lizhricik Stop. No one is arguing against or disagreeing that CC is a phenomenal talent, but to say that nobody compares is ridiculous. Paige is in that class. If you are only comparing numbers, then you don’t appreciate the nuances of basketball.
JuJu Watkins doesn’t elevate the players around her like Caitlin Clark does. Way too ball dominant and that style doesn’t lead to winning.
What players were these great team players prior to CC. CC is great but usually these teams are stacked with multiple good players then they win.
@ The comparison is JuJu & Caitlin and that’s who I spoke on. Feel free to speak on whoever YOU want to.
Catlin carried them to what?
Yeah right sure SAC. LMAO
@@yslcologneconnoisseur7473 aren't you also talking about ball dominance and the key to winning. CC one of the greatest facilitators and greatest scorers. And the most ball dominant. To win sometimes you have to stack the deck. Not arguing just tossing in my 2cents hope you don't feel uncomfortable
Thanks again for your objective comments regarding CC. She’s blessed.
There's nothing objective about Jason Whitock. He gets paid to say things that make white people feel good at the expense of his own people and he's damn good at it. He's a good broken buck.
No Juju hasn’t passed Clark’s 30pt freshman-sophomore record, thats false… Juju will need 8 more 30pt games this season to beat it. Clark becoming a star is a mixture of things but the main thing was because of her talent and the way she plays. she was doing things people hadn’t seen women basketballers do, she’s one of the deepest shooters in the world (men and women) hitting logo 3s consistently. she’s exciting to watch. If angel or juju went to different schools they still wouldn’t have the impact or be the star Clark was. Wish people would stop with all these comparisons and trying to force the next star… it puts pressure on these young college players. Let it happen naturally.
Cc never w0n ish but be carry to the finals twice by the NCAA refs
Stop it Sabrina was doing that back at Oregon... and so was Arike.. plenty of players were shooting logo 3... Jason is right.. The only reason it is such a big deal is because Clark played at Iowa....
@@RS-bl4zookay. Caitlin Clark is a phenomenon and a first true superstar
@@ITOROUWEMIKPE NO they were not. I love Sabrina and Arike but they were NOT hitting from as deep on a consistent basis. Stop it. They did the occasional deep shot but that’s about it. It wasn’t the same lol. Which is why Clark became known for the logo shot, she currently averages the deepest 3pt shot in the NBA/WNBA.
@@ITOROUWEMIKPE you lying, you can literally go look up the stats and length of shots. They weren’t doing it at the clip Clark was. You comparing Clark whose average shot was at the logo to players with the rare occasional logo shot. In a recent interview Sue bird literally said the same thing, no other women player was doing that. Just because you don’t like Clark don’t mean you gotta change facts lol.
Exactly this. Caitlin Clark embodies the "Cinderella" story. She may not have grown up with challenges but she effectively took the hardest road. She stayed and played for a non-powerhouse school and still managed to get her team to the biggest stage despite not having all the help and talent the other powerhouse schools had in droves. She didn't end up winning it all but her journey, dedication, and passion is again, exactly what fans look for in role models. Humble, unselfish, respectful, and driven. Combined those traits with her outlandish shooting range, awareness, and basketball IQ you have yourself an easy fan favorite for any team, in any basketball league.
Exactly!! These clowns dont understand, they think "oh ill go to this great team and win and i will be a star" nope... plenty of people have done that before and plenty will in the future.. thats why people criticise Lebron, for chasing the super team, instead of staying with a team through tough times and helping them build. The whole whos better has become too much about whos won more championships instead of who is not only great, but makes those around them great also. Its no coincidence that Kelsey Mitchell plyed the greatest season of her life this year
@@brutallyhonest3574 USC wasn’t a powerhouse school. She turned down bigger programs like UCONN to stay in her hometown.
If CC wins a WNBA championship the whole state of Indiana will shut down
@@ad7711x NO, UConn ignored her, she never got an invitation.
@@rap3208 I’m assuming you’re NOT talking about JuJu Watkins.😂. Because if you are, then you don’t know what you’re talking about. Watkins was the number one high school player in 2023 and UConn was one of the main schools recruiting her. She had offers from every powerhouse school. UConn didn’t recruit Caitlin Clark. She was the 4th rated player in her class and Paige Beuckers was number 1. And the only reason why they didn’t recruit her is because Beuckers plays the same position as her. This is something you can easily look up. I’ve been following women’s hoops since the 90’s so you should do some research.
Something you are missing she gave back to her community started after school programs for kids established a organization that raised money and has built up through churches and schools were she looks after elderly to That is what make it for me she has Grace 😊Catlin Clark Foundation ❤
Clark is just an all around good person. She shows how much she loves kids by showing up early and staying late to sign autographs, doing the food drives, and all the charity work. She will do well no matter what. Besides she has a mean swing in the LPGA to boot.
@MadManUSMC One of the more unsavory moments was after she was given the surprise announcement of winning the NCAA player of the year while she was visiting over at the children's cancer ward at the hospital that adjoins Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, someone very cynically made a comment on youtube that she was only visiting the hospital for the unexpectedly surprise award announcement and she didn't actually care about any of the kids hospitalized there, the comment was beyond unreal 🤔.
My brother-in-law was a coach in IA. What you said about Caitlin Clark in high school is true. You are also right about the fan base. The IA fan base also has a large group of women who played basketball since 1920.
Her average 3 pt attempt distance in her wnba rookie season was further from the basket than ANY NBA player last season…that is why she is who she is. Name another WNBA player or JuJu or whoever that does something you don’t see NBA players doing.
Does it still count for 3 points ...then what does it matter
Bra Clarke was throwing up mad bricks in the W last year her passing really stood out she has top tier vision
I clearly see that CC has a level of skill above any player in women's basketball, past or present. But what you are saying is nonsense. "Average 3 point distance' isn't a real stat or metric. That's fairytale nonsense. That type of stuff is largely why there may be harsh criticism of CC fans. Caitlin Clark's ball handling, passing, and yes, her 3 points hooting shooting abilities are done at a significantly higher level of skill control than any other female we've seen in basketball. There are star players in the WNBA who stumble and lose control of the ball for no reason at all. Players also miss uncontested layups all the time. Watching WNBA games can be hard because of the lack of skill and control. This is what separates and makes Caitlin Clark so different. No doubt there are other players who can score at the same or higher rate than CC, but they do not play the game with the same degree of skill. It doesn't come down to measuring stats for stats with Caitlin. She dribbles, passes, and shoots with a far superior level of skill.
@@henryt.hurleyjr.4850You cant do that because I could say to you why was someone like a Shawn Kemp famous for it’s not because of his over all play it’s because of those rim rocker dunks so then everybody should say yeah but it’s still just two points. There are only 2 players in total with WNBA and NBA that players pick up from the inbounds or on the opposite side of the court because they know a half court jump could easily happen that’s STEPH and CC everybody else is picked up just above the arc big difference the reason this is a thing no other player can do it and hit mid 30% shooting.
@@dalebruno5201 Curry is almost shooting 43% from 3's for a career... Could it be that she shoot it from that far because its the best shoot she can shot...That defense is too fast, strong that she couldn't get around them... If I was the opposing team whenever she missed one of the long 3 pointer I would turn it into a fast break...
JuJu was swamped by Notre Dame's double/triple teaming her. Her play fell apart and her team lost.
Against the California Baptist Lancers ( 0-9 ) she scored 40 points, her team won 94-52... Duh !!! can you see what is happening ? I can...
In fact, the Fighting Irish had her visibly frustrated and overwhelmed. 💡
Yes, it's easy to drop 40 on a scrub team. A joke
@@mckennag04and they kept her in most of the game to get her points. But the glaring stat in that game to me was she had a whopping 1 assist in that entire game. That speaks volumes!
I do agree with your take here (in the sense that her stardom was an evolution that started with building more energy in the Iowa community for WBB). However, I still think people want to talk about any factor that is ancillary or mythical as opposed to the "real" reason Caitlin is the singular superstar in the history of WBB. It's playing style... plain and simple. There are other moving parts/events that helped her spark grow, but her audience grew her fresh/soph years as videos started getting shared on social media showing her bombing from 30-35 feet. Then you watch and realize she plays like no one else. It attracts those of us who migrate toward star/unique players in sports we may otherwise not watch. There were a lot of "great" WBB players prior to Caitlin Clark. There will be a lot of great ones to follow. It isn't just her "greatness" that made her The One. It is her entertainment value.
A better athlete? She is physically bigger than CC. So the edge in post ups and bodying her defenders, which equals yawn.
Hate more
You left out, JuJu plays defense, something, CC never heard of, and by the way, its what propelled her high school team to a State Championship, something else CC never heard of.
Also the value of something is determined by supply and demand. We have never seen someone like CC in the women's game and she's very likeable and friendly. Whereas abrasive wide body black chicks in basketball are a dime a dozen.
Content is about appeal. CC has that and then some. When Juju has the same fan success, then people can talk.
@johnnypantoja8386 Sports is not about fan appeal, you have no say on who likes you or not, that is generally done by those who look like you, understand, Magic Johnson or Larry Bird, Serena Williams or Maria Sharapova, Joe Lewis or Rocky Marciano, you get the point, so I don't blame white people for cheering on a white girl, after all, it's not every day you get to see a white girl that can hold her own with the Black girls, the difference, Blacks dominate in just about any sport they set their mind on, it's no big deal, where you white people is not used to whites playing at such a high level, so you people don't know how to control your self, for Blacks, it's just business as usual.
Jason, love your insights! What you said about gaining a following from you local area makes perfect sense! Looking forward to more!
Iowa girls high school basketball goes back to the 1920's. The Iowa girls HS championship game is a regular sell-out 15-20,000+ attendance every year. First one in 1920. Denise Long of Union Whitten was drafted by the Warriors. Iowa is the world's center of girls HS basketball.
Don't forget over 22,000 people attended a women college basketball game on February 3, 1985 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... The effect for women sports have been in Iowa for along time...
What does Juju do that I haven’t seen before? That’s how Caitlin brought in the fans/viewers. It’s not enough to just be really good.
if Clark was black you wouldn’t care
CC was chasing a championship while JuJu and others chase CC.
Absolute perfect observation!
This. It’s so obvious lol
Huh??.. Clark never won a championsip... I don't think these other chicks want to be losers like that in college...
Too bad she never caught that championship..
@@ITOROUWEMIKPE they didn’t say she won a championship but that was her main focus and goal. These days a lot of these players are very focused on chasing CC, being the next big star and breaking her records.
JuJu Watkins is from Southern California and went to USC. She stayed home and is a beast. According to your logic, that market will also make her a superstar.
@@EyesofMichael he explained it and said that ppl are too distracted in LA to care about women’s ball. Listening is imperative
@Unidentified_userr I heard what he said. He didn't even know where JuJu was from; he had to look it up while going on his narrative.
The fact that his narrative was disproven while he was speaking proves that he was just making stuff up.
@@EyesofMichael but he’s actually write. Juju can’t become a star because she plays at the wrong school.
@@Unidentified_userr She is already a star. If she is at the wrong school, what would have been the correct school for her to select???
In just one season I’ve grown tired of women’s basketball….
spot on analysis Jason. actually perfect on the hometown angle.
If a Black player had Caitlin's attitude problem in high school she would have been called a thug 😂
Well, half of the wnba are.
And definitely wouldn't have made it to the WNBA. She would have been benched back in middle school...
Nobody called Michael Jordan a thug. He punched his own teammates but still comes across as classy.
@@zeaferjones1404 I know in this day Black women ballers get called thugs more than men do
Not if that black player was as gifted as Caitlin. She’s the biggest draw in the sport, male or female.
Jason love seeing your views jumping and tons of comments. You deserve it.
Best journalist in the game
"may end up being as good or better than Caitlin Clark." - anyone saying this nonsense, I would highly implore anyone to spend just a cursory amount of effort to compare their numbers and you will see that it is NOT EVEN close. 2 point % 3 Point %, assists, true shooting, PER, pick a stat. Why is there even an implication that she could be better? So stupid. Not only is JuJu's numbers not comparable to Caitlin, she isnt even near as exciting to watch.
That's just dim Whitlock trying to get a rise out of us and increase views. 😃
So women should just stop playing at all levels. None will catch the flawless CC.
@@derekl9881 Your comment doesn't even align with my point momo. Quite literally neither here nor there. No one is suggesting that anyone should bow down, stop competing etc. There is an undercurrent of people suggesting that JuJu is going to be, or already is better than Caitlin and its intellectually dishonest at best. Ultimately,its quite clear as to why the Elle Duncans of the world among other people of that type is so eager (desperate) to have someone other than Caitlin. They can't take, they have an axe to grind. And all the absolute LOSERS that resent Caitlins popularity arent putting their money where their mouth is by showing up to any JuJu games, or Paige games. You guys suck so hard, the absolute worst
@@derekl9881 Annoying.....
All 488k should be ashamed of theyselves following u! U a cold hater!🤦♂️🤦♂️
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I grew up in Iowa and they have been supporting women's sports for decades. I always attributed the freakish amount of support that women's sports got to the fact that there are no pro sports for a distraction. The same can be true with Nebraska volleyball.
I think she's on the same level as Caitlin, maybe she has an advantage because she's better physique. But the truth is, she's going to be promoted because they want an anti-Caitlin.
She’s definitely not at the same level yet… but she has the potential to be.
@@Deejayc2 I want to remind you, JuJu at where she is now, compared to where CC was at that level, JuJu is a better player, hands down.
im tired people saying juju is unskilled don't like her just say that
Juju has a better bag, but her defense mainly sets them apart. She leads in steals, 2nd in blocks. CC defense will get exposed this next coming season.
They said thevsame thing about paige 🙄🙄 she better than cc in high school blah blah blah @judgejurylw1026
I just went through all of Jason's videos he uploaded on UA-cam. He started 3 yrs ago and never had not one video of CC until the national championship 😂😂😂😂😂😂 but we suppose to take his advice OK 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well, people want to talk about what's relevant. Did paparazzi take pics of people who aren't famous yet?
@SP-ej4kd u just as dumb as him. Womens Basketball is not a celebrity that just got famous either you watch it or you don't. To say she's the greatest and you just started watching last year is not the same thing as a paparazzi taking a picture of a famous person 😂😂😂 go touch grass
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Exactly. CC wasn't famous until her last year and a half. She was in school 4 years. What made her popular was who she went against in LSU. Many of these same people watched zero Iowa games before her and reese. Now she is so transcendent lol. She's a good player and better than many. But CC arrived at the right time in the last year. With the usual angles and the usual support. None of which I blame on her. For all the people dismissing race...Sabrina and Plum had the scoring records before in ncaa and shot bunch of 3s..had good teams. No support. It's bc clark is from Iowa and she went against reese. That inflamed people and chose a side. No coincidence they were different races.
@@brianroberson2557you know you can just google the numbers right? Caitlin’s final 4 game her junior year had just under 6 million views. No final 4 game 20 years prior even had 4 million. All on the same platform. All before angel Reese lol
Juju is phenomenal, she does however need to learn how to elevate her teammates. In terms of impact, it’s not even a conversation. CC different
Why are you attacked a college sophomore? She's not seeking spotlight or attention. She's just trying to play basketball and Whitlock his using his platform to attacker her and get other people who don't even watch basketball to attack for for no reason.
ATHLETES DON'T GIVE A SHYT ABOUT APEALING TO ANYONE. At this point the media is useless. It's serves no purpose but to drum up manufactured drama for views and money.
Great comment
Erroneous comment
He's not attacking her, he's doing what every podcaster is doing.... comparing the two. I didn't see an attack.
He repeated that she is a terrific basketball player several times, and said she might end up a better player than CC. That’s not attacking her.
Not every bit of media attention is goint to be praise.. she is an adult yeah..? The woke media are the ones who are pushing her soo hard, its only natural that there will be some pushback. Welcome to the real world
You are right on target here Jason. I'm from Indiana, and when Larry Bird led "under the radar" Indiana State to national prominence, it was can't miss basketball in the Hoosier state, and much of the rest of the country as well.....
And what happened when he ran into magic?
To hear you talk about CC vs other people is hilarious😂😂😂😂😂
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This was a wasted 12:33 minutes, especially after Whitlock discovered that JuJu Watkins stayed home and played for the hometown team, then his argument became fruitless.
There is an argument that JuJu could be like Sabrina who was a Californian but is basically treated like a queen in Oregon because she played for the Oregon Ducks. However Whitlock would never make this argument because he dislikes Sabrina.
My question is, so what? CC is an anomaly, we get it. JuJu doesn’t have to be as big as CC was…she’s still going to make waves of her own (along with Paige) and bring more eyes to the game. They don’t have to be in competition or compared to CC.
Good take but unfortunately many in the media promote the CC vs juju n Paige - some in response to fans of juju n Paige n some because they want to make it into something whether or not is a real thing
Juju's game is way more entertaining...that shot from the rafters wreckless shootingvis so old and boring now in Men &Women's Bball...
@@SnakeyD8468 CC broke the single season record for assists as a rookie. She also ranked 80-99 percentile in all major stat categories. gtfoh
@CodyCha So wat? That's an amazing accomplishment but don't nobody pay to see a bunch of text book bounce passes foh! 😆
@@SnakeyD8468
Except for all those people who buy tickets to see Clark. And those teams that have to change venues to accommodate the amount of people who pay to watch her.
I am appreciating this video. Good narrative!!!
Why are you putting JuJu in this bs
Because they are the real race baiters. Juju did nothing said nothing aboutCaitlyn Yet here they are so desperate for an enemy that they are trying to manufacture beef w a girl who's barely a sophomore against a woman who is three years her senior.
Brilliant analysis
Say it one more time Hamhock. Craitlin Crock. LMAO
The only thing to LMAO about is your idiocracy on name calling, please do better. Craitlin crock lol wow that is so insulting, what are you 12 or is that just your intelligence level?
Hamhock? You got us, you're just to funny n good dude.
As soon as he realized JuJu was from Cali and stayed home. He quickly changed the narrative.
So why are her local fans going th watch her,perhaps she is not exciting enough to make it worth the entrance fee
This guy hates on black excellence any chance he gets..hes sad and miserable.
He’s never said anything negative about Dr Ben Carson so that’s a mute point
@bernardfulmer9503 So because he doesn't "hate" on ben Carson means he doesn't hate black excellence? You sound dumb sir, your logic makes no sense.
He's entitled to his own opinion. Just like Juju.
@@roachjuice5222 i figured you would say something like this so here are some other names as well Thomas Sowell Robert Johnson Rev Odie Bachum Mahalia Jackson and C Deloris Tucker
Black people cant excel
Being from lansing, MI, you bring up such a good point about local popularity. There's a reason we ride so hard for dudes like magic, mateen, draymond, etc. Those dudes could have played anywhere and stuck around to build a legacy that goes beyond on the court. That's how you get fans really invested in someone
So why is he holding that against JuJu. Shes a LA girl
@brandonburns5365 Whitlock explains it pretty well starting 2 minutes in. You're seriously overrating the love for USC basketball. They barely fill the stands most games for the men let anyone the women. They have two NBA teams and the bruins in the same place, nobody is taking time out of their day to go watch women's college ball, that's no disrespect that's just a fact. In Iowa on the other hand, where they usually don't have super athletes poppin up every year, that would get a place like Iowa that has as many people in the state as in the city of LA pretty hype and start up some real hometown grassroots stuff. Dude I think juju is awesome she's a true baller and when she hits the league she'll get famous too, it's just not really anyone's fault that the basketball market where juju plays is way oversaturated I mean I wasn't even counting the kings and warriors drawing eyes too
@@Distressed_Assets you missed my point. He spoke about CC as if she was the only one playing for a hometown school. It's not JuJu fault hers happens to be in a major city. I was talking about the attendance they draw. And JuJu is already famous.
@@brandonburns5365 he had to look up where she was from dude that should tell you all you need to know. You're right, not her fault she lives in one of the biggest media markets in the world. But she does and that's his point, it's nobody's fault it's what we call the invisible hand in economics, you know supply and demand? They're oversaturated out there, if anyone's talking la basketball you and I both know it's LeBron or maybe on the off chance it's James Harden or Anthony Davis, maybe Kawhi. People barely talked about Evan Mobley when he was one of the best players in the country at USC. It's just a low priority on the totem pole there dude it's hard to make the news when everyone's more famous cause you happen to be from the place where people go to be famous. I'm from a college town with a major program where we have a statue of magic outside and I used to go to games at his high school cause we were in the same league. We don't have much else here that's exciting so when one of your hometown people makes it from a place that doesn't have jack going on, it gets people invested and excited to continue supporting. I would say it's not a lack of love for juju, it's just an outpouring of it for Caitlyn. As a lions fan that's why we all love Hutchinson so much. Hometown hero, that's the stuff dreams are made of and ya love it when it's working out for you if you're from a hometown that people on the coasts call "fly over" country lol
Confusing I thought you said go to your local college, but she made the wrong choice
He was just say the to hype up CC but changed his whole narrative when he seen that JUJU was playing for her home town also
This guy is stupid. First he said stay at home the he says JuJu messed up by staying at home
Yeah, he lost me with that. He showed his hand with that one. He is a known shock journalist, but that was some lazy stuff there lol
Well, said!!..ect! Periods!
JuJu Watkins is on pace to be the greatest female basketball player ever
Yeh, no.
Nada, she still has a looong way to go to be in the same category as CC!
Clark is the greatest basket basketball player in this generation.. maybe in history of women's basketball ,
Argreed1000😊
Wright Thompson did do a great article...thank you for mentioning it!
I've seen her play a bunch in person. Juju is talented, but her offense is sorely undeveloped. She has to learn to play team ball.
🤔🤔🤔 Hmmm IDK if we watching the same Juju Watkins 🤷♀
@@luismartinez1560 apparently yor aren't watching...or just another juju supporter.. The women needs to learn how to play with her teammates
@@luismartinez1560 She has the moves but not the efficiency. Needs to post up, move without the ball and take spot up jumpers to make the game easier.
Every shot she takes is only something she can make.
@@luismartinez1560 you can't talk to a black man with white lips. LMAO
@@thedoranwilliamsshow6863 Good thing the one talent everybody craves is being able to solely get off a decent shot. She's a sophomore. Keep this current picture of her in your head and seed what she looks like in March of her junior year. The question is HOW MUCH will she improve. Just a little would skew the world in her direction.
Actually it was not women that paved the way and built women’s basketball. It was the NBA. Now Clark has can make Women’s basketball a legitimate sport.
She can’t shoot- especially from distance. She doesn’t make players around her better.
Caitlin is a generational talent.
Clark reminds me of Steve Prefontaine who was born and raised in Oregon and then became a running star at the University of Oregon. He became a legend.
It would be better for the WNBA if there was another rising star like Caitlin Clark because next year it’s going to become blindingly obvious that she is carrying the entire wnba on her shoulders
She is not. There are plenty of stars in the WNBA. People have to open themselves up to watching them.
@@jamesjack7074 Like who exactly is bringing in the numbers? Prison b1tsh Griner? Brick layer Barbie? People want to watch great sports, not prison lesbian ball.
@@jamesjack7074From a talent perspective yes from a media attention perspective not really. The second biggest star is angel and 90 percent of the attention she gets in due to Kardashian style tabloid bullshit like her petty beefs her victimhood and dressing provocatively. No celebrity athlete has ever maintained stardom in that way.
@@jamesjack7074big facts because I had no idea who arika was from Dallas but oh boy she is super nice and if it weren’t for king Clark I would have never watched
It's obvious now. But you're right, there has to be more players with similar skill level to Caitlin Clark for the league to continue to grow interest. That's why the media is hyping the rising college stars.
She is Bush to Caitlin's Nirvana
EXACTLY! They blow the "Worst Team in Division 1" out at the end-of-the first Quarter...and yet Juju Watkins stayed in the game well into the 4th to pad her status... It must be the Lebron- and Bronny James’s air they are breathing in LA or USC WCB culture (Anything to try to have Juju Watkins break Caitlyn Clarks NCWAA WCB scoring record. (This is WOKE media and “Black girl Magic at its best; Albeit we ain’t Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder...can see scoring fix is on! Just unbelieve.) If with the fiasco about Juju Watkins being better than Caitlyn Clark... I still don’t see the cash-dollar-pouring or TV or in-person fans watching Her!
That's why I respect Coach Dawn Staley and the way South Carolina (SC) WCB run their program and only schedule game of "No-consequence" to help those WCB program get some national attention; but most important, to help them bring in TV revenue to help fund and grow their WCB programs. But unlike USCs coach... Dawn Staley...plays her bench players! and not their starters! Well into the fourth quarter to break school or NCWAA WCB records; when an ethical coach would have their bench players in the game!
Yes-SC WCB might blow out their non-ranked opponents, but Dawn doesn't allow her stars to pad their stats!
I think you're spot-on with your analysis about Caitlin Clark's Iowa connection. I am a very famous musician born and raised in Iowa. And this is the area I built 😂my career. I know exactly what you are talking about with regards to Clark. One thing you did not mention is that Iowa's move out of Iowa. Iowans then spread throughout the nation. Essentially one can become nationally Famous by becoming well-known in Iowa because so many Iowans move out of the state. This is not true of other areas like California or North Carolina. A person famous in Iowa can go virtually anywhere in the United States and find fans who already know who they are. I believe this Dynamic has been very much at work with Caitlin Clark and the rise of her National fame.
Juju is staying in games even tho she is up 50 points. Lol. It’s not the same. Like swoops said. It’s not the same. And Clark did it leading the league in assists
Excellent evaluation Jason !
Juju went to USC and they are letting her do whatever she wants like CC in Iowa, so a majority of this argument is moot.
She will never be CC. She ain't got that dawg in her.
@@hahafalseflag5090re read the comment dumb dumb - the argument isint about who’s better idiot
Please. She can defend. Cc cannot. @@hahafalseflag5090
Its a bad take. Juju will win a national championship.
@@leeChubbard So will the rest of her team. Still won't have the appeal of CC.
Record breaking advanced skill doesn’t necessarily translate into appeal. There are many other factors that are intangible. It was a blessing in disguise that CC ended up staying in Iowa.
Maybe you should consider that UConn didn't want Clarke because they already had a line on Bueckers. Plus why would you want two generational players playing the same position on the same team?
Except for paige isn't a point guard she's a shooting guard. But you do make good points on why would Geno want the number one recruit and the number 3 recruit in the same class on the same backcourt(1 would be coming off the bench more than likely and it would stunt their growth)
Paige isn't generational! Please!
Paige not generational! Not even close 😂😂😂😂
@@motherofthreeb6337 But y’all think Caitlin is😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@420blowingsmokeright why would any team want to stack there roster with the best talent in the country! Man that’s just pure insanity………………..
Very, very interesting piece. You surely made a whole lot of sense with your thoughts about this.
Juju don't have that dawg in her. She can never be CC.
The star building take is borderline genius Whitlock! 🫡
Sir, Angel Reese is a super star!
And your delusional and not very bright
Actually, Caitlin Clark was recruited by Muffett McGraw at Notre Dame--she was even photographed at a football game alongside fellow recruit Maddy Westbeld. Lisa Bluder at Iowa figured she CC was headed to ND, when at the last minute she committed to Iowa. Gino does not have the recruiting dominance he once had. Niele Ivey is an amazing coach, building a marquee program--who went out to USC down two key injured players and beat USC with a 6-player rotation.
Jason had to switch his whole argument when he realized Juju is playing not only her home state team but hometown too 😂😂😂😂
lol that was funny. He said all that just to see that JuJu went to college in her home state
Change his whole narrative once he seen she was from LA😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What's funnier is the excuses that come out of California . " There's too many other sporting options, we're not watching women's basketball. "Iowa, they repeat, there's nothing else to do".
You all always miss a point why CC is the star. She spent years taking selfies and signing autographs before and after practices, before and after games. She worked to build her brand. And still does those things. CC built her own brand. Nobody else does that
CC made Gino cry legit tears. 😂
That's not a real analogy, North Carolina made stars, Indiana made stars, Michigan made stars, those guys just went there when the media and the league hit a point that the game was pumped in to millions of homes, the exception is Bird leaving UI to go to IU but he had already had a little fame from IU and Bobby knight.
I'm not sure Juju is even more athletic than Clark.
@@Him_Downstairs36 correct. No one catches Caitlin Clark on a fast break, she is always running by everyone - and most arent fit enough either to keep pace which is why the Fever are forced in to half court sets constantly. I got love for juju, she’s awesome, but this nonsense is starting to annoy to no end
People probably think that because JuJu is kinda black 😂😂
CC is more athletic, I get Carmelo Anthony vibe from Juju. She plays like a forward.
A damn scarecrow has more athleticism that her. LMAO
@@87alock what color are you. LMAO
Segments like this is why you will forever be stuck on UA-cam... You the same guy who got fired from outkick of all shows
NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE WNBA. YOUR THE ONLY ONE STILL TALKING ABOUT HER😂😂😂😂😂
No we don't care about the wnba but we care about Dat Dawg CC!!!
@ WE?!!?!!?! YOU MEAN LIKE YOU AND 4 other people!?!?!!😂😂😂😂😂
Unfortunately there is alot of people talking. With the 3v3 league about to start
@@matthewjames273 the what? ITS FOOTBALL SEASON. stop trying to make things relevant that aren’t.
That's how he got us to click on the video by using caitlin clark's name
Jason good analogy about how to travel the road to greatness, but one thing that is also necessary is the intangible ingrediant, passion that innate quality that isn't taught but somehow acquired through one's journey in seeking ones truth of life. It's like that age old wisdom saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can' make him drink". Caitin Clark has that in spades.
It's going to be a lot harder for JuJu to sell out an arena in Los Angeles for women's college basketball than is was for Caitlin to sell out an arena in Iowa.
She didn't just sell out arenas, they turn a football stadium into a basketball court to accommodate fans!
Caitlin sells out stadiums in away games..
Tickets sales don't go to Juju's pockets or CC or yours so why do you even care .. Juju is better. Talent determines that, Not fans!. Especially the racist one.
@@RDTIME808 The more you sell the more endorsements you get and the better contracts you get, it's a direct measure of how marketable someone is. Go back to school and learn something instead of spreading racial hate.
@@RDTIME808 the irony of you saying "the racist ones" is that you are implying that a certain race of people are negative, and in turn makes you the racist one are you really that oblivious??... but i dont expect 3rd grade education to teach that.
Just throwing this out there..Aja Wilson was born and raised in Columbia SC and also stayed home to play for her hometown college
But she's not likable.
But she's jealous and bitter and always blames racism for everything.. and people are over that bs victim nonesense. Keep ya woke political agendas out of sports.. it never works, ever.
Weird how know one knew her until CC got to the WNBA
Congratulations Ju Ju. 40 points - OUCH!!!! She is a baller and pretty!!!
But why are people not watching her games? She's not having sold-out arenas just like Caitlin Clark. Why?
@@Sticks2mini2rs Ju Ju is a beast on the court and she is beautiful. Her game is so amazing. WE LOVE JU JU AND REESE!!!!
She can’t pass. Lol. Basic
Pretty? You people have low standards for everything lol.
Indeed
Caitlin Clark became the huge bb superstar that is because Bluder and Jensen let her be her and allowed CC to own the spotlight. Bluder, Jensen, her school, and the Hawkeyes team was humble and gracious enough to let CC be bigger and become the brand that she is now.
Juju already has her own Signature shoes from Nike and one of the richest Nike deals a woman athlete has ever received 😂😂 Get off the white horse my brother
@@BlackConnection337 but but but...lol
@ But what?
Ju Ju is not as good an athlete as CC. She's a Carmelo Anthony type of scorer. Why can't you criticize CC for lack of temperament, Jason? You criticize others for this.
Caitlin Clark is the WNBA, that's why her name is always mentioned. 😅😅
Yeah by you SAC' s and Hamhock. LMAO
CC22 was playing in front of 50000 fans since her sophomore year at home games in Iowa. Hawkeye fans are proud of her! Been watching her play since they beat Dawn Staley 2023. CC generational player!
Let's not act like her being white doesn’t have SOMETHING to do with her stardom.
It's the attitude dumb.
Woke spotted...go woke go broke...😂😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly and saying anything to justify it
Of course. It's the 10:51 primary reason for the new wnba fans.
It definitely made Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods the most popular athletes in the world.
GREAT SHOW!!
1) Caitlin Clark is the best thing to hit the WNBA since its inception.
2) Most of that was due to the wave she brought with her from The University of Iowa.
3) Most of that build up was due to the rivalry she had with Angel Reese at LSU. Most people in the media cannot or simply will not admit it, but the rivalry was built on the racial dynamics of American culture. Still to this day, people won't just come out and say it, but Magic and Bird was about race and the NBA survives today because the American people love this reoccurring American race struggle. Once the pair moved to the WNBA, Clark stuck to the script and wowed fans as did Bird in the 80's, but Reese proved that she was not able to hold up her role as Magic in the script.
4) Whitlock is not just wrong about JuJu, his own logic makes no sense. Like Jordan, Magic, Bird, and Clark; JuJu is a hometown hero who chose a local college to play basketball. You can't minimize her choice because it doesn't fit your narrative.
5) JuJu will mostly likely be a more accomplished college player than Clark and all the things the referenced writer said about JuJu being better than Clark physically is true.
6) Will this translate to the WNBA? This we don't know, but JuJu Watkins is an unbelievably likeable character; more than I've seen from almost any pro athlete since Shaq. People who know very little about JuJu want to see her win.
7) She will not likely have the appeal to white fans the same way Clark does but I believe the two of them in the league together will carry the WNBA to the next level if the executives get out of the way and let it happen.
For the same reason as Jason Whitlock makes videos, CC makes fans. Jan Jensen said that Clark has a highly revved engine that appeals to crowds. In college, caring coaches helped mature and channel that energy into relating to team mates instead of castigating their mistakes. She majored in marketing and learned to develop internal and external charisma to match her talents to create a synergistically upscaled leadership vibe with her team mates and popular appeal to crowds and the media. Everyone likes to associate with a positive person who speaks well of others. The parents and aunties and uncles appreciate a role model who articulates values they want the children to emulate. If she suddenly started whining and engaging in destructive behaviors and treating her young fans poorly it would evaporate quickly. To build a life, it takes a lifetime.
I'm 63. Great how bands got Great before internet! Love it man
Born and raised in Indiana and Even I'm glad Caitlin Clark stayed in Iowa as I live my B1G schools. Of course, I'm as Purdue fan first and foremost but, when it comes playoff time, I'm rooting all B1G schools, unless they play Purdue. With Clark staying at Iowa, it even made it to Indiana as she was that big of a star in high school.
Well put
Juju is a very good player but its levels...... she dont compare to Clark and when (WE 👀👀) diminish it using our race we lose credibility........
CC’s popularity cannot be denied! She’s an incredible athlete with legendary status at this point in her young career! You can’t compare her to any other female basketball player!
Hi Jason, much appreciate the you and the material you present, Lexie Hull was a star at Stanford as well as many, many other players and unfortunately they continued ball in a league that no one knew existed but then an event happened in Indiana, as a result we now know their names, Paige and Juju are talked about because of this event, Heck no one knew who Nelly Korda(LPGA) was either=)
What are we debating here? JuJu is a sophomore in college. CC is in the WNBA. Let's debate when JuJu is in the WNBA...
I saw in comments from a mom with a high level basketball daughter and she basically stated the racism is 10x in aau.
It should be a league obligation to build up their new players and highlight standout performances and such. And the WNBA has difficulty with that when it comes to Caitlin Clark. I heard a radio interview last night with a WNBA promotions person and she was building up all the upcoming off-season WNBA events for press and publicity and cool, yet no big talk about Caitlin and all she's done is get everyone talking about the WNBA.
Solid points but you're also forgetting her style of play. I'm not from Iowa but here I am Caitlin Clark fan not because of her Iowa fan base. I'm a fan of the girl not just the player. Her style is what attracted me to her game, logo 3s n that passing ability n court vision. And then once I saw the game I saw the person off the court far from perfect but learning adapting n trying to be better. After game press conference she literally told the reporters to stop asking her questions they have to ask Kelsey and Aaliyah too. Remember the wave off? She doesn't do that no more.
There’s one difference that separates CC from the rest of the league. It’s not assists, or rebounds, or points. It’s the same thing that separated Kobe and MJ from everyone else. It’s her mindset. They’re all playing they just ain’t playin the same game as CC. ✊🏿
I agree that College fandom is affected by your argument BUT I think Caitlin is a superstar because of her passion, her leaving it all on the court, her showing the emotions as she feels them and her drive to win. She also loves and appreciates the fans and she shows it every chance she gets. That really matters. Oh, did I mention she is also a great basketball player. Juju and Paige might end up being a better basketball player than Caitlin but it is very unlikely them will ever be the fan super star that Caitlin is because that isn’t just about basketball skills. Why is it that 1,000’s of people would rather watch Caitlin lose than watch Wilson dominate? Caitlin is in the entertainment business where she uses basketball as her vehicle. Does Paige passionately show her fans how much she cares about them? JuJu?
Omg, Juju had 40 points against a scrub team! She also had ONLY 1 assist in 32 minutes. Sounds like she makes her teammates better.
Great point about how music artist had to own their homemade before they became big!
wow. 100% correct. i didnt ever think this. she really carved a new path and those coaches and schools and the system is raging.
The NBA was on life support till Larry Bird came along; women's basketball was invisible until CC came along.
As for players being overshadowed by a coach, a coach should Never overshadow a great player. That's just the coach (probably unknowingly) seeking attention. Like a great referee, a great coach should be in the background.