The Wheeler stuff is baffling. She’s literally been the least efficient shooter of anyone who gets real minutes on the team. And she’s one of the highest-paid players in the league - living off of a reputation made several years ago, I suppose.
She’s a cheat code. She’s literally twice as tall as everyone else.
The triple-double definitely would’ve been nice. She showed once again that even with an off shooting night she can help lead the team to victory though. Her grabbing rebounds and being able to throw a dart in transition led to a lot of easy points.
Her passing is totally amazing. I can hardly believe some of her passes. Unbelievable. She does needs to get her shooting back on track. Good game to watch.
She was actually pretty graceful post-game. She was also chatting it up with CC during the extended review for the techs after the first half scuffle. And when they met at halfcourt for tip off you could tell CC was pretty starstruck.WHAT’S DIANA TAURASI GOT TO SAY ABOUT CAITLIN CLARK NOW?!?!
Oh yeah, true point guard mode was engaged. You guys understand why I get hyped seeing that? Yes, of course she can and should shoot, but that girl's passing is a thing of beauty. I dig it. I haven't seen her get visibly rattled yet, either, no matter what's happening on the court. I like that, too.
Courtney Williams was at USF the same time I was and took the program to its peak. I like watching her hoop again.
I agree completely. I think earlier I was trying to say the offense simply needs to run through her - when they use others to initiate the offense the offense stagnates. She’s shown now she can comfortably get 14 shots off and still have double-digit assists. The PnR game with Boston is getting better all the time.
All-Star roster also revealed during the pre-game show at 9. Will be interesting to see how the player and media votes tracked against the fan vote.
Wow, that's awesome, man!
Okay, yeah, we're on the same wavelength.
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Wow, that's awesome, man!
Okay, yeah, we're on the same wavelength.
That said, I feel compelled to stick up for Erica Wheeler. She's a baller, a steady veteran point guard with good handles. She likes to work in iso and cross people up. Here's some highlights of her from last year.
I think the problem is that Erica and Caitlin play the same exact position - she took Erica's job as the starting point guard. Looking at Erica's stats from last year, she averaged in the single digits in points (with plenty of 10-20 point games that year) but also averaged 9.9 assists, so she was clearly moving the ball. She also got a lot of minutes.
I feel like she's probably one of those ball-dominant players who needs to have the ball in her hands for a good amount of time to be effective. Now that Caitlin is there, Erica's coming off the bench and getting less minutes, and her total production has decreased accordingly.
To Erica's credit, she has willingly embraced her new bench/mentor role with Caitlin, and her teammates seem to love her. I've also seen several instances of good sportsmanship and/or affection from her towards opposing players, and vice versa, in just the few games I've watched. That tells me that she's probably pretty popular around the league. I'm not sure that she really fits on the Fever anymore on the court, but whether that's true or not, it's definitely good for morale to have a classy veteran like Erica on the roster.
Indiana Fever Veteran Erica Wheeler Feels Like 'Big Sister' to Caitlin Clark
Not everyone would be willing to become a mentor to the most popular player entering the WNBA. But immediately after the Indiana Fever selected Iowa's Caitlin C
carried hard in the first half and Kelsey Plum delivered the kill shot for Vegas.
Wilson and Plum are a deadly combination. I can see why Wilson was MVP last year.Horrendous 4th quarter from Indiana. Gotta be their worst shooting performance all year, no one can hit from anywhere.
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Last leg of a five-game road trip. Tough stretch. Just couldn’t finish easy baskets, dead legs or whatever it may have been. Poor finishing around the rim. CC legit could’ve had close to 20 assists last night.
Good analysis, and I agree. I think Coach Sides wants to run the offense through Clark, with her as the point guard and primary ball handler/offensive facilitator. Not a bad strategy, obviously, but yeah, it kinda renders Wheeler redundant when they're both on the court at the same time.
