Caitlin Clarke Had a Rough Debut
But she was still able to make WNBA history
Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut on Tuesday night against the Connecticut Sun and let’s just say it wasn’t good.
She was inefficient (33 percent field goal), she couldn’t handle the defence (10 turnovers and 4 fouls) and her team got blown out 92-71.
After the game, she told the media that she still has a lot to learn and there are still a lot more opportunities for her to prove herself.
Via The Washington Post:
“Just a lot to learn from, you know. It’s the first one,” she said. “There’s going to be good ones, there’s going to be bad ones and, you know, like we said in the locker room, we play on Thursday. You’ve got to learn from it and move on, and be ready to go.”
I’m sure this poor performance put a big smile on her haters.
But you know what probably turned their smile upside down?
Learning that even with this bad debut, Clark still made WNBA history.
She joined the ranks of Maya Moore and Edna Campbell as the only WNBA players to score at least 20 points and make at least 4 3-pointers in their debut.
(However, Clark had an ugly second game, scoring wise, with 9 points on 25 percent shooting. But she did other things such as grabbing 7 rebounds, dishing 6 assists and blocking 1 shot.)
Final Thoughts
Look, we have to realize that this was Clark’s first week as pro and that she’s still a rookie. She just graduated college a couple of months ago.
So, it’s going to take time for her to adjust to being a professional player. But based on this small sample size, it looks like she’s going to be darn good once she does.
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