OK guys another update on the great hope as Clark's Indiana Fever LOST to fellow strugglers the LA Sparks tonight. Clark put up her best points output of the season with 30 points. However the devil is in the details as she had SEVEN turnovers AGAIN, and only shot 3/10 from three with half of her points coming from the free throw line. To be fair she was better defensively with three steals and three blocks but those turnovers are a killer.
Oh course the haters will be grabbing their tissue boxes and crying again but I think I was very fair with this report. Great getting 30 points, better defensively but she leads the league in turnovers with 44 giveaways. Not good.
So haters that's all from me tonight. You now have my permission to stamp your feet and start blubbering :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
OK guys another update on the great hope as Clark's Indiana Fever LOST to fellow strugglers the LA Sparks tonight. Clark put up her best points output of the season with 30 points. However the devil is in the details as she had SEVEN turnovers AGAIN, and only shot 3/10 from three with half of her points coming from the free throw line. To be fair she was better defensively with three steals and three blocks but those turnovers are a killer.
Oh course the haters will be grabbing their tissue boxes and crying again but I think I was very fair with this report. Great getting 30 points, better defensively but she leads the league in turnovers with almost 40 giveaways. Not good.
So haters that's all from me tonight. You now have my permission to stamp your feet and start blubbering :-)
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
OK guys another update on the great hope as Clark's Indiana Fever LOST to fellow strugglers the LA Sparks tonight. Clark put up her best points output of the season with 30 points. However the devil is in the details as she had SEVEN turnovers AGAIN, and only shot 3/10 from three with half of her points coming from the free throw line. To be fair she was better defensively with three steals and three blocks but those turnovers are a killer.
Oh course the haters will be grabbing their tissue boxes and crying again but I think I was very fair with this report. Great getting 30 points, better defensively but she leads the league in turnovers with almost 40 giveaways. Not good.
So haters that's all from me tonight. You now have my permission to stamp your feet and start blubbering :-)
You're kind of cherry picking your stats on a nightly basis to fit your narrative. Angel Reese is a very good player. So is Caitlin Clark. For example, free throws on this game. And double-doubles.
Reese has also benefited from the free throw line on some of her point totals. In fact a higher percent of her points come from the free throw line than it does for Clark.
And they both have one career double-double. Close doesn't count. If close counts, then you would have to say Clark has a triple-double (which she doesn't). [Reply]
To be fair, a lot of those turnovers are because of her teammates, so many of her passes are being mishandled, hopefully her teammates will catch up to her Pete Maravich level of passing/anticipation skills that have never been seen in the history WNBA. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
You're kind of cherry picking your stats on a nightly basis to fit your narrative. Angel Reese is a very good player. So is Caitlin Clark. For example, free throws on this game. And double-doubles.
Reese has also benefited from the free throw line on some of her point totals. In fact a higher percent of her points come from the free throw line than it does for Clark.
And they both have one career double-double. Close doesn't count. If close counts, then you would have to say Clark has a triple-double (which she doesn't).
Reese is a great defender and rebounder who gets most of her points in the paint hence why she gets to the line so often. So she's doing exactly what she's good at. Clark is failing from three right now and with the turnovers. If those two improve then Clark will no doubt silence the doubters. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kevrunner:
To be fair, a lot of those turnovers are because of her teammates, so many of her passes are being mishandled, hopefully her teammates will catch up to her Pete Maravich level of passing/anticipation skills that have never been seen in the history WNBA.
She had a high turnover rate in college too so it's been a trend tbh. [Reply]
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
She had a high turnover rate in college too so it's been a trend tbh.
Because she handles the ball all the time. You are being intentionally obtuse on this because it doesn't fit your narrative. It's like counting missed shots from a superstar to prove that they are in fact bad. You look at shooting percentage instead.
And with turnovers you look at assist to turnover ratio and what do you know?
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According to WNBA Stats, Natasha Cloud of Phoenix, Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut, and Jackie Young of Las Vegas are the top three WNBA players for assist-to-turnover ratio for the 2024 season, with ratios of 8.8, 7.8, and 7.8, respectively. Caitlin Clark of Indiana and Skylar Diggins-Smith of Seattle are also among the leaders, with ratios of 6.3 and 6.2, respectively.
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger: Reese is a great defender and rebounder who gets most of her points in the paint hence why she gets to the line so often. So she's doing exactly what she's good at. Clark is failing from three right now and with the turnovers. If those two improve then Clark will no doubt silence the doubters.
