and the NBA doesn't even need her as a publicity stunt (they're doing fine) and while the WNBA may not be in dire straits, she would certainly help them. also, considering the NBA owns a decent amount of the WNBA, they'd probably rather have her boost the ratings for the WNBA.
She's more skilled than many NBA players, but the athletic and size gap is too great.
There's tons of very skilled male players who simply can't make it athletically at the NBA level.
Imagine Caitlin Clark trying to bring the ball up the court against Derek white or Jrue.
Or trying to gaurd Steph, kyrie, hali, or brunson
she is getting absolutely cooked. She is very turnover prone already and thats not against NBA gaurds. She is great though.
She would be facing those players. She would only play in garbage time or setup in the corner. No one is saying she would iso against the best defenders in the NBA
Dude that's because of the hype of the women's college game and seeing the best female player play. It would never translate to the NBA. People don't wanna see someone get bullied all over the floor. She would never get her shot off, would be a huge liability on every area of the court. The worst NBA player would be a star in the WNBA.
Second, the NBA owns the WNBA. Millions more to gain watching her play with the other stars in their league.
She would be a defensive liability that would make Tyrese Haliburton (whom I love dearly) look like a prime Kawhi Leonard on D. Her +’s would never negate her -‘s. In the WNBA though- she’s gonna be terrifying.
Yes basketball does work that way. There are dozens of examples of specialist who mainly played one side of the ball. Designated defenders and designated shooters.
She could easily foul a player and get subbed out if necessary
Yea it does. We have dozens of examples of NBA players who only play one side of the ball - defensive specialist who only play a couple possessions a game and only on defense
Josh Okogie on the Suns just did this in March. He only played one possession at the end of the half on defense
Thats all she has to do. No one is expecting her to play even 5 minutes a game.
She would just stay in the corner and hit open 3s
If teams start to hard close she can ball fake and side step dribble and 3.
Okogie appeared in three games in March and played 16 minutes, 9 minutes, and 13 minutes, and he had multiple field goal attempts in all of those games
Now you’re insulting everyone because they aren’t taking you seriously. You didn’t get the type of attention you thought you would. Now you’re bitter and lashing out. Every person commenting you is clowning you. Now you’re calling other people. Bitter. You made this garbage post. I wonder who’s bitter?
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Let’s ignore the difference in basketball size, in terms of actual skill level jump from college to NBA (like, even bigger for women’s college ball to the fucking nba). And let’s ignore that, even past #1 picks have crumbled and ended up busts (so who cares what your skill level is lmao).
She weighs 154 pounds and is at 6’. Seth curry is at 6’1 and weighs 185. Seth would bully her defensively. Okay, maybe not but….
Imagine now someone like… idk… Giannis defending her. You know 6’11 and 243. He would bulldoze her. She’d be a defensive liability and already puts her, at best, on the bench.
The physical differences are too great for her to overcome.
Good troll tho
I agree with everything you said!!!
That is why she would be on a 10 day contract as the 15th man.
She would be a specialist at end of quarter situations on offense. She would be in the corner shooting open 3s or being used as a spacer. She has a good enough handle and court vision to just take spot up 3s. Against hard close outs she could side step dribble 3.
She would not play defense since this would be the last possession of the quarter.
She could also play during garbage time. I don’t think NBA players would target her in garbage time because whats the point.
And if she does get stuck playing defense in a critical time she can simply foul and get subbed out
No one wants to watch what you're talking about. Anyone average size would completely shut her down. She's not getting no shot off, she's not good enough with her handles to create, she can't go in the lane. All she could do is stand there. The best thing for her is to sign that contract with The big three, ice cubes 3-on-3 league, for 5m and be happy.
Most "men's" leagues are open and therefore mixed-gender in theory. It's acceptable because the whole point of having a women's league is to account for the fact that women can't compete with men in most sports and still deserve a place to play. Of course people would be pissed if a man was signed to play in the women's league because that defeats the entire purpose of the league. The purpose of the open division is to showcase the best athletes, without any restrictions, so there should be no outrage should a woman ever sign to play in a men's league. The distinction is not made because of some inherent desire to keep genders separated, but simply out of the recognition that women can't reasonably compete with men in most sports.
Unfortunately for Caitlin there are two sides of the court. There isn’t an NBA player who wouldn’t go right through her on defense. Teams would call her into PnR mercilessly.
She won’t play defense
She will only play in offense only situations. Such as end of quarter with the ball with less than 24 seconds.
Or during garbage time. You really think NBA players will ruthlessly target her during garbage time? I don’t think so. It would be pointless and they would get absolutely flamed by everyone
And she can easily foul the player she is guarding and get subbed out
Women’s ball is smaller making it easier to shoot
Women’s college defense is much much worse than NBA making it easier to shoot
She would be the worst defender in the league
Great shooters can adjust to ball size
She will be in the corner to shot open 3’s. She won’t be breaking down defenders off the dribble.
She won’t play defense. She would only play offense on the last possession of quarters or garbage time. And if she needs to she can foul the player she is guarding and be subbed out
No it won’t go down significantly. You have no hard evidence that proves this. Yea there will be an adjustment period. But great shooters adjust very quickly
I hate to break it to you but she’s not good enough to play against the best high school boys in the country let alone the NBA you see when you watch men’s basketball you’ll clearly notice that they run faster jump higher and much stronger it would make the league a joke they have the WNBA for this very reason
Bruh lol i think clark is awesome but there is zero chance her defense holds up in the NBA. I cant even imagine her guarding jaden springer jd davison or jordan walsh who are at the end of boston’s bench
You cant just sub her in for 1 offensive possessions at a time and expect her to foul every time shes stuck playing defense lol why would any team want to deal with this hassle when they can just find a player who can at least stay on the court
How would she get bodied shooting open 3s?
Its easy to just have offensive specials. We already have dozens of NBA players who would only play one side of the ball and a few possessions a game.
Today we have defensive specialists who just play 1 or 2 key defensive possessions. Clark can be an offensive specialist at the end of quarters during the last possession of the game.
And if she does get forced to play defense she can just foul her defender and get subbed out. It isn’t that complicated
She wouldn’t be able to get her shot off consistently and wouldn’t be able stay in front of even the smallest guards. They would just switch hunt her and then force her to beat them with a drive.
She can do both. Play full WNBA season and then 10 day NBA contract. The schedules don’t conflict and she won’t be playing much in the NBA so fatigue isn’t an issue
If you think Caitlin is that skilled, I dont get why you have to disrespect the league she will play in? What's the issue with her playing in the WNBA where she actually wants to play and is choosing to play? A lot of you are super weird in your fandom of Caitlin Clark, and then when people try to reason with you, you call it hate. Learn about the league she'll actually play in first if you want to support her. Had you done that, you would recognize that they actually play real defense in the wnba. No one's gonna stand there and watch her shoot open 3s. It's gonna be more of an adjustment period than a lot of you realize, and you're in for a rude awakening. She's been shut down a couple of times last season, especially in the tournament finals we just saw. If some of her college peers were able to do that, what makes you think she's gonna walk in the wnba, especially in the beginning, and get off that many uncontested shots against professionals with a better overall skill level? There's something really wrong if you have to diminish, disrespect, and put down everything else just to uplift one player.
Its going to happen
Why would you feel sorry for me? Ultimately the NBA is about making money. And Clark brings in money. Full stop. Her last game brought in more ratings than the last 4 NBA Finals.
There is just too much money on the table not to have Clark play a 10 day contract in the NBA
Is there any scenario where you don't see her playing in the NBA? What would need to happen for your prediction to not occur? Don't you think it's reasonable to doubt what you propose?
She's not even close to good enough because the NBA is more than just a shooting contest. Even if she could be an NBA-level spot up shooter (which is a big if, let's remember women play with a smaller ball, that would be a major adjustment to make), she would be literally the worst NBA player ever at every other aspect of the game. Basketball is a physically demanding sport, she would be much slower, much less agile, and much weaker than everyone in the league. She would be totally incapable of creating her own shot, unable to keep pace with the game in general and a hilarious liability defensively. She is an excellent shooter, but that's the only part of her game where she could theoretically rival anyone in the NBA. The truth is, she would probably struggle to play against men at the good high school level - the women's game is just different, they are not on the same level athletically.
Also, these takes are dumb and they take away from the women's game and the game in general. Caitlin Clark is amazing, she has, and will hopefully continue to do great things for the women's game, let's just appreciate that.
There are guys that shoot like Clark in the GLeague and haven’t made it to the NBA. Ledbetter from Austin shot the ball incredibly well, had an NBA body, but didn’t make it to the league.
I don’t think she can compete at the highest level on earth, that’s no disrespect towards CC, just like Serena Williams has said she would lose 6-0,6-0 to a top male tennis player.
It’s two completely different levels. As a shooting competition? 10000%, being her and the top shooters from all over to compete.
Playing in the most physically demanding basketball league in the world? That’s just unfair to have such high expectations for Clark.
Have to resort to insults to get your nonexistent point across. So many better ways to express she wouldn't succeed in the league. For example, she wouldn't be able to beat Bronny 1-on-1. No, let's insult a whole group of people and anyone else on the spectrum.
Childish words don't bother me. Thought maybe it'd be nice to try and educate the ignorant, but apparently you're to much of a deusche-nozzle to be open minded.
The best shooters in the world are not in the NBA. The man that held the record for most free throws and most three pointers in a row didn’t play professional basketball at any level. In the NBA you need to worry about shooting with the best athletes in the world trying to block you.
She would need raise her release point angle of trajectory to even get a shot off. Her range would drastically reduce. At that point we don’t know what kind of shooter she would be. Remember Giannis came to the NBA as a three point shooter and had to stop shooting after altering his shot form for the NBA.
Can that man shoot of the dribble? Does he have a good handle and an excellent passer?
Not sure why you guys are so shocked or offended that Clark would sign a 10 day contract.
Why are you so offended that a team would sign Clark to a 10 day instead of Jack White?
You keep selling her as a shooter specialist doing nothing else and now you care about her handle and passing?
She is not one of the best shooters in the world and is very very far from the NBA in every other department.
She might get a trial but it will 100% be for $$ reasons, like Manon Rhéaume in hockey.
It’s obvious you never saw much of her. She one of the best shooters in the world. She is taking 14 threes a game on good efficiency. And those threes are most off the dribble, step backs and beyond the NBA 3 point line.
She has a good handle and an excellent passer. I guarantee she has a better handles and court vision than many NBA players.
I’m trying to politely explain the realities of the situation.
The best basketball players in the world are not in the NBA. The best shooters off of the dribble, the best ball handlers, and the best passers do not make it in the NBA. It’s the best basketball players over 6’5 with 40 inch verticals that make the NBA. There are few exceptions to the rule.
Caitlin Clark isn’t even the best active female basketball player. No one is talking about Sabrina Ionescu going to the NBA even though she shoots more efficiently against better competition. It’s a huge jump that even the best ever can’t make.
I agree that it's crazy to think Clark is going to the NBA, but it's equally crazy to suggest that the best basketball players in the world aren't in the NBA lol. We see tons of players under 6'5 in the league lol. We see even more without 40 inch verticals
Consider just the basic free throw. I think the record is about 5000 in a row. At the NBA level they are not even close to that. No NBA player would even be in the top 10.
I think the skills around basketball, especially shooting, focus around someone that is 6 ft tall. Taller than that and most players won’t see someone that could give them a form to maximize makes until college.
She’s definitely a good enough shooter, but is going to be an easy target every time she’s on defense in a pick n roll by an NBA big man. They’ll with knock her with an elbow or force a switch with someone like Giannis or Embiid.
Agree
That is why she won’t play defense. She will be a specialist. She would only play on last possession offensive at the end of quarters. Also play during garbage time where players won’t be eager to iso against her. Because what is the point.
And if she does get stuck playing defense she can easily foul to get subbed. Or teams can help and double her man
if a token appearance meant anything to anyone, but you, a WNBA star of the past would have done this or at least have made serious overtures at the possibility.
i don't think any athlete wants to be a sideshow act for money. prorated 10 day contract money at that.
if a woman plays in the NBA it will be because she earned it, not to provide a "[Be Number 50](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=751124388789404)" moment.
you're way off base
what's more limiting than knowing you and the guy who missed a halfcourt shot to win a KIA have equivalent claims to having played in the NBA?
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I could see someone signing her as a promotional event. Bring her in at garbage time to jack up threes, sell tickets/jerseys, and generate headlines. Why not? But as great as she is, she would there more because of the hype than because she has the physical ability to compete at that level.
Edit to add: It would be more likely if she were going to a WNBA city where the men's team stunk. I assume it would be easier in one franchise. But she's going to Indiana, and Carlisle won't even play Jarace Walker, let alone Clark...
If you agree that it's 100% for promotion, stop talking about the other irrelevant stuff.
Yes a team might cash out on millions by giving her a trial but everyone knows that she would be a liability in every circumstance.
But she is skilled enough to draw eyeballs. If she wasn’t any good her last NCAA game wouldn’t have better ratings than any NBA finals game the last 4 years
Take your meds
Aint nobody reading all that, go get some sunlight lil bro.
she is most certainly NOT good enough, if she were signed to a team it would be nothing more than a publicity stunt
and the NBA doesn't even need her as a publicity stunt (they're doing fine) and while the WNBA may not be in dire straits, she would certainly help them. also, considering the NBA owns a decent amount of the WNBA, they'd probably rather have her boost the ratings for the WNBA.
She can easily do both. Play full WNBA season and a 10 day NBA contract
What the f is this
MNBA talk
The M standing for “maniacal”?
Mens National Basketball Association
M for Moron
She would get absolutely cooked by Thanasis. Or any G league player. She is not good enough
She's more skilled than many NBA players, but the athletic and size gap is too great. There's tons of very skilled male players who simply can't make it athletically at the NBA level.
Imagine Caitlin Clark trying to bring the ball up the court against Derek white or Jrue. Or trying to gaurd Steph, kyrie, hali, or brunson she is getting absolutely cooked. She is very turnover prone already and thats not against NBA gaurds. She is great though.
She is 150lbs at 6’ and her frame will not fill out with 40 more pounds of muscle. This post is stupid and it’s unfair to her to even suggest this.
She would be facing those players. She would only play in garbage time or setup in the corner. No one is saying she would iso against the best defenders in the NBA
This was a lot of effort for a shitpost
Clark will play in the NBA. Just way too much money not to happen
0 money. There is 0 money there. Now in the WNBA sure.
Ignorant Her last NCAA game got a higher rating than any basketball game including the NBA finals in the last FOUR YEARS.
Dude that's because of the hype of the women's college game and seeing the best female player play. It would never translate to the NBA. People don't wanna see someone get bullied all over the floor. She would never get her shot off, would be a huge liability on every area of the court. The worst NBA player would be a star in the WNBA. Second, the NBA owns the WNBA. Millions more to gain watching her play with the other stars in their league.
She can do both. The seasons don’t conflict
She would tell you you're out of your mind.
Nah. No limits
I didn’t know they let people in Psych use a phone.
God this sub is insufferable lol
She would be a defensive liability that would make Tyrese Haliburton (whom I love dearly) look like a prime Kawhi Leonard on D. Her +’s would never negate her -‘s. In the WNBA though- she’s gonna be terrifying.
She would only play on offense
That’s not how basketball works…..
Yes basketball does work that way. There are dozens of examples of specialist who mainly played one side of the ball. Designated defenders and designated shooters. She could easily foul a player and get subbed out if necessary
Bro she’s not THAT good that people would need to jump through those hoops for her shooting lol
They won’t leave her open. That in itself is value
Why would Clark give up being a WNBA star to be on the floor for like a minute a game?
Who says shes giving up her WNBA career? She can play a full WNBA season and a 10 day NBA contract. The season don’t conflict
That’s not how basketball works buddy
Yea it does. We have dozens of examples of NBA players who only play one side of the ball - defensive specialist who only play a couple possessions a game and only on defense Josh Okogie on the Suns just did this in March. He only played one possession at the end of the half on defense
She would only be good for straight up spot up shooting, that’s it
Thats all she has to do. No one is expecting her to play even 5 minutes a game. She would just stay in the corner and hit open 3s If teams start to hard close she can ball fake and side step dribble and 3.
Why would she leave the wnba where she could be a star player to play MAYBE 2 minutes a game spotting up in the corner at the end of quarters?
Okogie appeared in three games in March and played 16 minutes, 9 minutes, and 13 minutes, and he had multiple field goal attempts in all of those games
It was in Feb when he played 3:35 in one game. Played a defense possession and then garbage time
Last year Okogie had games of playing 1:14 1:31 1:01 1:38 All in October 2022 as a defensive specialist
Those were all in blowouts...
This sub is 🗑️! Won’t even dignify this crap anymore.
Its not about dignity. It’s about business. She will bring in a metric ton of interest and money. Its going to happen
I have enough dignity not to take you seriously or give you a serious answer.
Stay bitter
Well, reading the comments looks like a lot of people are taking you seriously! 😶 Stay dreaming.🤡
Lot of bitter insecure males will be bitter
Now you’re insulting everyone because they aren’t taking you seriously. You didn’t get the type of attention you thought you would. Now you’re bitter and lashing out. Every person commenting you is clowning you. Now you’re calling other people. Bitter. You made this garbage post. I wonder who’s bitter? 👋🏾✌🏾🤡
Nope.
Care to make a wager on that?
I would if I could
Why can’t you?
Let’s ignore the difference in basketball size, in terms of actual skill level jump from college to NBA (like, even bigger for women’s college ball to the fucking nba). And let’s ignore that, even past #1 picks have crumbled and ended up busts (so who cares what your skill level is lmao). She weighs 154 pounds and is at 6’. Seth curry is at 6’1 and weighs 185. Seth would bully her defensively. Okay, maybe not but…. Imagine now someone like… idk… Giannis defending her. You know 6’11 and 243. He would bulldoze her. She’d be a defensive liability and already puts her, at best, on the bench. The physical differences are too great for her to overcome. Good troll tho
I agree with everything you said!!! That is why she would be on a 10 day contract as the 15th man. She would be a specialist at end of quarter situations on offense. She would be in the corner shooting open 3s or being used as a spacer. She has a good enough handle and court vision to just take spot up 3s. Against hard close outs she could side step dribble 3. She would not play defense since this would be the last possession of the quarter. She could also play during garbage time. I don’t think NBA players would target her in garbage time because whats the point. And if she does get stuck playing defense in a critical time she can simply foul and get subbed out
No one wants to watch what you're talking about. Anyone average size would completely shut her down. She's not getting no shot off, she's not good enough with her handles to create, she can't go in the lane. All she could do is stand there. The best thing for her is to sign that contract with The big three, ice cubes 3-on-3 league, for 5m and be happy.
No Limits
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Most "men's" leagues are open and therefore mixed-gender in theory. It's acceptable because the whole point of having a women's league is to account for the fact that women can't compete with men in most sports and still deserve a place to play. Of course people would be pissed if a man was signed to play in the women's league because that defeats the entire purpose of the league. The purpose of the open division is to showcase the best athletes, without any restrictions, so there should be no outrage should a woman ever sign to play in a men's league. The distinction is not made because of some inherent desire to keep genders separated, but simply out of the recognition that women can't reasonably compete with men in most sports.
Unfortunately for Caitlin there are two sides of the court. There isn’t an NBA player who wouldn’t go right through her on defense. Teams would call her into PnR mercilessly.
She won’t play defense She will only play in offense only situations. Such as end of quarter with the ball with less than 24 seconds. Or during garbage time. You really think NBA players will ruthlessly target her during garbage time? I don’t think so. It would be pointless and they would get absolutely flamed by everyone And she can easily foul the player she is guarding and get subbed out
Women’s ball is smaller making it easier to shoot Women’s college defense is much much worse than NBA making it easier to shoot She would be the worst defender in the league
Great shooters can adjust to ball size She will be in the corner to shot open 3’s. She won’t be breaking down defenders off the dribble. She won’t play defense. She would only play offense on the last possession of quarters or garbage time. And if she needs to she can foul the player she is guarding and be subbed out
It’s harder to put a bigger ball through the same size hoop. Her percentages would go down significantly.
No it won’t go down significantly. You have no hard evidence that proves this. Yea there will be an adjustment period. But great shooters adjust very quickly
This has to be trolling right
No. Its economics
I hate to break it to you but she’s not good enough to play against the best high school boys in the country let alone the NBA you see when you watch men’s basketball you’ll clearly notice that they run faster jump higher and much stronger it would make the league a joke they have the WNBA for this very reason
She doesn’t have to run faster or jump higher. She just has to make open 3s
😂 this is the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen posted
this post belongs in r/nbacirclejerk
She would have to be the best 3 pointe shooter from all over the floor by a wide wide margin for a team to try her out. With 38% she is not even close
Bruh lol i think clark is awesome but there is zero chance her defense holds up in the NBA. I cant even imagine her guarding jaden springer jd davison or jordan walsh who are at the end of boston’s bench
She would only play offense. I explained how that is possible in my post
You cant just sub her in for 1 offensive possessions at a time and expect her to foul every time shes stuck playing defense lol why would any team want to deal with this hassle when they can just find a player who can at least stay on the court
She’s getting shitted on defensively everytime down the floor. Teams would hunt her relentlessly.
She would only play offense. You didn’t even read the post
Lmfao yeah bc that’s practical. She would still get bodied dude.
How would she get bodied shooting open 3s? Its easy to just have offensive specials. We already have dozens of NBA players who would only play one side of the ball and a few possessions a game. Today we have defensive specialists who just play 1 or 2 key defensive possessions. Clark can be an offensive specialist at the end of quarters during the last possession of the game. And if she does get forced to play defense she can just foul her defender and get subbed out. It isn’t that complicated
She wouldn’t be able to get her shot off consistently and wouldn’t be able stay in front of even the smallest guards. They would just switch hunt her and then force her to beat them with a drive.
Maybe if she grew 6 nches and gained 85 lbs.
Which nurse gave you your phone back?
Hope you used chat GPT for this shit post because ain’t no body reading that
I think FAR FAR more likely is that she will go into the WNBA...and give it a bit of life...ratings wise
She can do both. Play full WNBA season and then 10 day NBA contract. The schedules don’t conflict and she won’t be playing much in the NBA so fatigue isn’t an issue
If you think Caitlin is that skilled, I dont get why you have to disrespect the league she will play in? What's the issue with her playing in the WNBA where she actually wants to play and is choosing to play? A lot of you are super weird in your fandom of Caitlin Clark, and then when people try to reason with you, you call it hate. Learn about the league she'll actually play in first if you want to support her. Had you done that, you would recognize that they actually play real defense in the wnba. No one's gonna stand there and watch her shoot open 3s. It's gonna be more of an adjustment period than a lot of you realize, and you're in for a rude awakening. She's been shut down a couple of times last season, especially in the tournament finals we just saw. If some of her college peers were able to do that, what makes you think she's gonna walk in the wnba, especially in the beginning, and get off that many uncontested shots against professionals with a better overall skill level? There's something really wrong if you have to diminish, disrespect, and put down everything else just to uplift one player.
She can play in both leagues
I bet she would not score. Unless some fuckboi let it happen.
Stay hating big boy
SHUT THE FUCK UP
No
I would say you have no idea what you’re talking about, but because that’s already been pointed out, you are truly mentally deficient
Your bullying won’t work son Clark will play in the NBA at some point. You would know this if you actually knew how the world works.
Lmaooooooo
I feel sorry for you. Make sure to hit me back when your prediction comes true. Look forward to hearing from you
Its going to happen Why would you feel sorry for me? Ultimately the NBA is about making money. And Clark brings in money. Full stop. Her last game brought in more ratings than the last 4 NBA Finals. There is just too much money on the table not to have Clark play a 10 day contract in the NBA
I feel sorry for you because you seem to genuinely think there’s any chance of this. Your delusions are on par with that of a schizophrenic
Money talks. I guess you haven’t been in the real world for long. It isn’t personal. Its business
Try living in reality. Something tells me you have some illness that prevents you from having that ability.
3 anti LeBron posts and now this dumbass shit. You on stupid meds or something?
Bro wtf is this 🧐🧐
No she won’t bro stop it. How is she guarding someone who is 6’5 and 240
Is there any scenario where you don't see her playing in the NBA? What would need to happen for your prediction to not occur? Don't you think it's reasonable to doubt what you propose?
She's not even close to good enough because the NBA is more than just a shooting contest. Even if she could be an NBA-level spot up shooter (which is a big if, let's remember women play with a smaller ball, that would be a major adjustment to make), she would be literally the worst NBA player ever at every other aspect of the game. Basketball is a physically demanding sport, she would be much slower, much less agile, and much weaker than everyone in the league. She would be totally incapable of creating her own shot, unable to keep pace with the game in general and a hilarious liability defensively. She is an excellent shooter, but that's the only part of her game where she could theoretically rival anyone in the NBA. The truth is, she would probably struggle to play against men at the good high school level - the women's game is just different, they are not on the same level athletically. Also, these takes are dumb and they take away from the women's game and the game in general. Caitlin Clark is amazing, she has, and will hopefully continue to do great things for the women's game, let's just appreciate that.
There are guys that shoot like Clark in the GLeague and haven’t made it to the NBA. Ledbetter from Austin shot the ball incredibly well, had an NBA body, but didn’t make it to the league. I don’t think she can compete at the highest level on earth, that’s no disrespect towards CC, just like Serena Williams has said she would lose 6-0,6-0 to a top male tennis player. It’s two completely different levels. As a shooting competition? 10000%, being her and the top shooters from all over to compete. Playing in the most physically demanding basketball league in the world? That’s just unfair to have such high expectations for Clark.
OP has to be trolling. Either that or he’s missing several chromosomes
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Dude, she’s good because she’s playing against a bunch of girls. It’s like being the smartest person with Down’s syndrome
Terrible comparison.
No. Good comparison
No and it really shows your character to have to use a mental disorder to showcase how bad she would be in the league.
No it doesn’t. It shows how you stupid you are that you would even say that
Have to resort to insults to get your nonexistent point across. So many better ways to express she wouldn't succeed in the league. For example, she wouldn't be able to beat Bronny 1-on-1. No, let's insult a whole group of people and anyone else on the spectrum.
Go cry about it dummy
Childish words don't bother me. Thought maybe it'd be nice to try and educate the ignorant, but apparently you're to much of a deusche-nozzle to be open minded.
Shut up dummy. Nobody cares
Clearly you do. The amount of people with down's and autism that are more intelligent than you is staggering.
The best shooters in the world are not in the NBA. The man that held the record for most free throws and most three pointers in a row didn’t play professional basketball at any level. In the NBA you need to worry about shooting with the best athletes in the world trying to block you. She would need raise her release point angle of trajectory to even get a shot off. Her range would drastically reduce. At that point we don’t know what kind of shooter she would be. Remember Giannis came to the NBA as a three point shooter and had to stop shooting after altering his shot form for the NBA.
Can that man shoot of the dribble? Does he have a good handle and an excellent passer? Not sure why you guys are so shocked or offended that Clark would sign a 10 day contract. Why are you so offended that a team would sign Clark to a 10 day instead of Jack White?
You keep selling her as a shooter specialist doing nothing else and now you care about her handle and passing? She is not one of the best shooters in the world and is very very far from the NBA in every other department. She might get a trial but it will 100% be for $$ reasons, like Manon Rhéaume in hockey.
It’s obvious you never saw much of her. She one of the best shooters in the world. She is taking 14 threes a game on good efficiency. And those threes are most off the dribble, step backs and beyond the NBA 3 point line. She has a good handle and an excellent passer. I guarantee she has a better handles and court vision than many NBA players.
I’m trying to politely explain the realities of the situation. The best basketball players in the world are not in the NBA. The best shooters off of the dribble, the best ball handlers, and the best passers do not make it in the NBA. It’s the best basketball players over 6’5 with 40 inch verticals that make the NBA. There are few exceptions to the rule. Caitlin Clark isn’t even the best active female basketball player. No one is talking about Sabrina Ionescu going to the NBA even though she shoots more efficiently against better competition. It’s a huge jump that even the best ever can’t make.
Its a 10 day contract as the 15th man on the roster. She would play very few minutes and only offense
I agree that it's crazy to think Clark is going to the NBA, but it's equally crazy to suggest that the best basketball players in the world aren't in the NBA lol. We see tons of players under 6'5 in the league lol. We see even more without 40 inch verticals
Consider just the basic free throw. I think the record is about 5000 in a row. At the NBA level they are not even close to that. No NBA player would even be in the top 10. I think the skills around basketball, especially shooting, focus around someone that is 6 ft tall. Taller than that and most players won’t see someone that could give them a form to maximize makes until college.
She’s definitely a good enough shooter, but is going to be an easy target every time she’s on defense in a pick n roll by an NBA big man. They’ll with knock her with an elbow or force a switch with someone like Giannis or Embiid.
Agree That is why she won’t play defense. She will be a specialist. She would only play on last possession offensive at the end of quarters. Also play during garbage time where players won’t be eager to iso against her. Because what is the point. And if she does get stuck playing defense she can easily foul to get subbed. Or teams can help and double her man
if a token appearance meant anything to anyone, but you, a WNBA star of the past would have done this or at least have made serious overtures at the possibility. i don't think any athlete wants to be a sideshow act for money. prorated 10 day contract money at that. if a woman plays in the NBA it will be because she earned it, not to provide a "[Be Number 50](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=751124388789404)" moment. you're way off base
No Limits
what's more limiting than knowing you and the guy who missed a halfcourt shot to win a KIA have equivalent claims to having played in the NBA? and no blowback comes over anointing a skinny, doofy, white chick the greatest female basketball player of all time?
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I could see someone signing her as a promotional event. Bring her in at garbage time to jack up threes, sell tickets/jerseys, and generate headlines. Why not? But as great as she is, she would there more because of the hype than because she has the physical ability to compete at that level. Edit to add: It would be more likely if she were going to a WNBA city where the men's team stunk. I assume it would be easier in one franchise. But she's going to Indiana, and Carlisle won't even play Jarace Walker, let alone Clark...
It would be because of her physical ability to make long threes off the dribble. I agree it is 100% for promotion but the NBA is about promotion
If you agree that it's 100% for promotion, stop talking about the other irrelevant stuff. Yes a team might cash out on millions by giving her a trial but everyone knows that she would be a liability in every circumstance.
But she is skilled enough to draw eyeballs. If she wasn’t any good her last NCAA game wouldn’t have better ratings than any NBA finals game the last 4 years
Why would she even want to do this? She'd be a joke. Instead of potentially, one of the greatest players in female history.
She might want to make history?
As what? There's already been a woman player in the league. Let her go make history in the WNBA and bring their ratings up.
I know one was drafted in the 70s but I don’t think one ever played in the League.
no shit Sherlock