Just came here to say, the whole "xyz is breaking xyz" millennial quote is very cringey and overused. Has been for some time now.... dislike.

No. The players who were WNBA stars in the first 5-10 years of the league had the biggest impact. Without them, there would be no league for Caitlin Clark to join.

Caitlin will have the biggest impact on the growth of the WNBA by many magnitudes.

"In History" is tough, which is why I hate all the "who's the GOAT" talk about the NBA. There isn't just one greatest player "in history". But right now, Caitlin is the GOAT and so much fun to watch. I've been telling all my male hoops friends about her and it's gone from "who?" a few years ago to "did you see the game last night?" I don't understand all the hate (for Caitlin and women's hoops and sports in general).

@@SmashixMetal4Evah It is absurd to anoint any player "the GOAT" after their first game. She is the GOAT of women's basketball hype, but it's a long way to being the GOAT of the WNBA. Can we please chill a bit?

That isn't "carrying the WNBA". That's carrying her brand.

Dark forces are conspiring to destroy her, starting with her own coach!

@@davidcmather She has been working with her coach for only a month. That's giving her a lot of credit if she can be destroying Clark so fast.

@@UnconventionalReasoning she’s a rookie she doesn’t have a brand yet. She’s carrying the WNBA because she’s actually bringing more viewers to their league.

@@khonable The NIL situation allows college players to have a brand. Yes, she's bringing more viewers to the WNBA. It's kind of sad how big an effect she has had.

OMG. I was beginning to think I was the only person around here who understands this. You CAN be the greatest player in basketball but if you get drafted by last year's worst team how are you going to 'lead' them to a championship?

35 percent shooting 0 rebounds 3 assists and 10 turnovers she was just as bad in the preseason she will be a slightly above player at best and the TV ratings and attendance will go back to normal when people start opening there eyes she's not even a top 30 wnba player

@@user-gz6gl5lt5v I'm a new fan to the wnba, from what I see of her, its going to be nearly impossible for not to just get better and better. Even if the fever keep losing she will get better. Next season they will get another top draft pic and slowly build a team. Sha had 20 vs top defense regardless of her shot count

Both teams she has played against assigned one player to defend her. There are some really good players in the WNBA.

100 percent. As we can see from the game today she had 22 against the “might” Stewart. CC is not the issue the rest of the team needs to get in better shape and come up to her level and style of play.

@@terrylynch4407 she had 9 turnovers dude

Great analogy. Then later the WNBA will have their own version of Michael Jordan.

That's not gonna happen

Turnover goat

How her teammates actually move their asses and be ready for her to pass the ball.

35 percent shooting 0 rebounds 3 assists and 10 turnovers she was just as bad in the preseason she will be a slightly above player at best the goat give me a break

@@user-gz6gl5lt5v So why wasn't Tom Brady cut after his first season? He only played one game, had an average passing yardage of two, and had a quarterback rating of 42.4. Let's see how she progresses over the next few years.

You want Clark and Wemby to be West and Wilt?

@@UnconventionalReasoning chill, do you think Indiana will win this year? Please drink some water. I would rather have them play and blend for this year. Dont even do unnecessary forced changes just to focus on winning coz thats not what is needed at this stage. I would rather see more of what they can try different screens to free up their shooters and also try pick and roll and not thinking about winning but just executing. Winning will just come once they become effective and effecient with their executions

@@nr14989 chill, did West win in his rookie season?

You're dating yourself? How's that going? Have you got to third base yet? Meals less expensive than they are with two people, I suppose....

@@BenjWarrant ?. Yes, I may be dating myself, but I have been a basketball fan/player for over 70 years. Still enjoy the game. I can't jump like I used to (39 inch vertical), but still enjoy it. I really don't understand your comments. Are you saying what I said was inaccurate? Are you saying you have never heard of these players? Growing up my favorite player was Bob Cousy. I tried to fashion my game after his.

@@Kalamabbfan Whoosh!!

...but from a spectator's perspective, great looking sport is what we're looking for. It's OK if someone else wins by two strokes ahead of Tiger Woods, if we've seen Tiger play some unbelievable golf. It's OK if Serena Williams loses 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 if we've seen her play some astonishing tennis. But apparently a player's efforts, skill, talent, hard work, attitude and individual brilliance count as nothing if her team doesn't win.

Clark's most notable attribute is her relentless competitiveness. This is what consistently sets the best performers apart, not so much a separation in talent. It's the competitive drive that pushes them to go beyond normal.

Angela can at least rebound.

At the pace she’s on, I wouldn’t be surprised if she averages 28 pts and 8 assists by the end of the year

Tonight’s game

@@nlyoswag7151 I’m in Dallas so I’ll be watching it here in 7/17

In over 16k wnba games ever played she's is tied at 3 for most turnovers ever in a games she's the most over hyped basketball player ever yeah she's the all time ncca points leader but she took the most shots she's is also the number 3 most turnovers in a career in college basketball period and she played in 23 and 19 less games then the first 2

Sean, you need to go look up the word "punctuation", and then try some.

@@qt3dot14ish punctuation is not in my category , Caitlyn Clark and me are still right on about Maya Moore , go mn lynx !

You can’t tell the truth they will accuse you of playing the race card…..Shhh but we know.

Kind of like MJ did ? The richest basketball player of all time worth several billion dollars.

Why do you bring in the "black" thing? What does that have to do with anything? Clark was BY FAR the best women's college player. Her skin color was irrelevant. She will become one of the best WNBA players. Her skin color will have nothing to do with that either.

Not to diminish Clark at all, but the NBA is a marketing machine. They've been losing money on the WNBA since it began. They need to hype up many more players to this degree, before they start making any profits from the WNBA. A 93% increase in ticket sales is awesome, but still won't break even, I suspect.

Too arrogant, jealous, racist, stupid.

You're so dumm. Nobody shut down Clark. In the championship game it was 9 vs 2, and Caitlin still put 30/8/5 on the board.

@dwightcurrie8316 How did she do in her second game? I missed it.

You can't even spell her name correctly, so how dumm are you?

How many of her passes were dropped? Too far for lazy teammates? Exactly. Why would you root against her and the eyeballs she brings?

@kyleelsbernd7566 So we going to blame her Pro teammates for her 10 turnovers in not the rookie, Unbelievable, And why you assume i’m rooting against her? Did she not have 10 turnovers????? Should I not point out a fact, It is literally a rookie record.

You clearly didn't watch the game.

@barbarajurkic6677 No, Clearly you didn’t, Now we shifting blame for a rookie with 10 turnovers?? UNBELIEVABLE.

20 points flop for a rookie? Nah

So, you're saying that she flopped and nevertheless scored 20 p in her first game? That only means, the sky is the limit for her 😊

Taurasi was pretty much wide open for each of the 3 pointers that she scored last night. I've been watching the W since 1997, and I've NEVER SEEN ANYONE guarded as closely as Caitlin has been guarded during the 2 preseason games and last night's game. And yet, she scored 20 points. Caitlin needs some time to adjust to her teammates and to the overall defensive expertise in the W. This is an adjustment that ALL rookies need to make. HOW MANY TIMES HAS A ROOKIE STARTED AS POINT GUARD, IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON, IN THE WNBA? My best guess is NEVER!!!! After less than two weeks of practice with an ENTIRELY NEW TEAM, coach, and league (with NO REST following the NCAA Tournament), a player scores 20 points (team high) and commits 10 turnovers while being VERY closely guarded. This is hardly a flop. It simply indicates that Caitlin needs more practice with her team so that she can better anticipate their moves (and her teammates need more practice with CC so they will be ready to catch her passes). The fact is, Caitlin can "see" where her teammates will be before they get there (her Iowa coach and all of the WBB TV commentators who know her game have stated this). She correctly calculates time, distance, and angles subconsciously prior to her passes and releases the ball to go to the location her teammates will be at when it arrives. To be honest, some of the turnovers were due to the fact that her teammates failed to look for her passes. It will just take a little more time, and there will be considerable improvement. Her passing, when she has sufficient practice with her teammates, is even more impressive than her logo shots.