Caitlin Clark has experienced her welcome to the WNBA moment twice now this past week.
The consensus Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year is going through a significant adjustment period transitioning to the WNBA after a dominant career in the NCAA.
With only two games under her belt for the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark is averaging 14.5 points per game. However, she has struggled with efficiency, shooting 30.4% from the field and 27.8% from three.
“When you’re in this league, there are 12 teams — everybody’s good across the board,” Clark said before the game against the New York Liberty, per ESPN.
“We’ve got a young group. But as long as we’re learning and continuing to get better, that’s what’s going to be positive for us,” she added.
Clark scored 9 points on 2-8 shooting, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in the Fever’s 102-66 loss to the Liberty in front of a sold-out crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Caitlin Clark had 20 points in her debut against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, but she also turned the ball over 10 times throughout the contest.
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Rough Start for the Fever
Clark is still adjusting to this young Indiana Fever team. As she transitioned to the pros, there was expected to be some slight hiccups along the way.
The Fever’s opening two games, playing against two of the top teams in the league, didn’t do them any favors either.
Through their season’s start, Indiana’s lack of offensive rhythm and lack of plays running through their two young stars, Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, has become evident.
“We’ve got to do a better job. We’ve got to make the fans proud with what we put on the floor,” Fever head coach Christie Sides said via the Indianapolis Star.
“And I will take it. We didn’t do that tonight. And that’s unacceptable,” she added.
There has been tremendous hype around Clark and the Fever. The franchise has not made the postseason since 2016, and it is clear that Indiana won’t be playing for anything substantial this year.
However, this season should be set up as a major learning curve for Clark and Boston, in chemistry and assertion to the league.
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