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I've never seen her play, but I've read a lot about her. A female Larry Bird, is what Caitlin Clark is. Phenomenal.


August 31, 2024

Caitlin Clark Gets Violently Fouled Again, but She Gets the Last Laugh Over Angel Reese and ESPN

by Bonchie
RedState.com



In what has become somewhat of a political story because everything turns into a political story these days, Caitlin Clark is currently battling Angel Reese for Rookie of the Year in the WNBA.

The saga started long before this season, though, with Reese always having a chip on her shoulder about the attention the former Iowa star receives. While Clark has chosen not to engage in the would-be feud, Reese, who now plays for the Chicago Sky, has acted like a petulant child at times.

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On the court, the duel has been no contest, with Clark's Indiana Fever currently sitting at 3-1 against the Sky on the season. Still, the sports media (which is often worse than the national press when it comes to left-wing bias) has done its best to beclown itself. Just a day before their latest matchup, ESPN placed Reese above Clark in its rookie rankings.

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How'd they come to that conclusion? By making up some statistical formula called "consensus wins," in which a player is assigned credit for total team victories.

Regardless, is the rookie race between Clark and Reese a legitimate one? Many would suggest not given the latter's claim to fame rests almost solely on rebounding. That's not to say rebounding isn't important, but no one wins MVP in the NBA because they lead the league in rebounds. Reese is also a comical shooter at times, highlighting big flaws in her game.

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If you watch closely, Reese gets four offensive rebounds because she missed four lay-ups. Stat-padding doesn't even begin to describe what's in that video, and that happened again on Friday night when Reese was force-fed the ball against the Fever's second-string with seconds to go to ensure she got yet another "double-double."

This also happened during that game.

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You can see the Sky player, who is so irrelevant no one knows her name, laughing the moment she plows over Clark from the backside. It was on purpose, and anyone claiming otherwise is blind.

With all that said, as dumb as the sports media and the Sky are, Clark continues to get the last laugh. The Fever ended up winning that game 100-81, with Clark breaking a WNBA record for most points and assists in a game. By the end, Sky fans were cheering for her.

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The hate Clark has received both on and off the court, including being accused of having "white privilege," has only fueled her game. She's making all the talking heads who doubted her look stupid, and there simply is no contest for Rookie of the Year. Anyone still claiming Reese is at the top of the list is doing so for purely political reasons.

http://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/08/31/caitlin-clark-gets-violently-fouled-again-but-she-gets-the-last-laugh-over-angel-reece-and-espn-n2178755




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