{"id":6025,"date":"2024-09-07T19:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6025"},"modified":"2024-09-07T19:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T19:00:13","slug":"geno-auriemma-thinks-that-caitlin-clark-deserves-to-receive-discrimination-because-of-her-own-behavior-i-think-she-talks-a-lot-of-expletive-and-she-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6025","title":{"rendered":"Geno Auriemma thinks that Caitlin Clark \u201cdeserves\u201d to receive \u201cdiscrimination\u201d because of her own behavior: \u201cI Think She Talks A Lot Of [Expletive], And She Gets A Lot Of [Expletive] Back. So she deserves everything she gets because she gives what she gets.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is doubling down on his comments about Caitlin Clark being targeted. But this time, he says that Caitlin Clark \u2014 and even Paige Bueckers \u2014 don\u2019t have bodies that are built for the WNBA.<br \/>\nGeno Auriemma isn\u2019t mincing words about his feelings about the Caitlin Clark-WNBA discourse. Earlier this week, he mentioned that he felt Clark was being targeted because of her immense talent and the visibility she is creating for the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWKkfYZ8i5H8yHa05JWlVDDT3v81rB11F1zQ&amp;s\" alt=\"In Fever victory, Caitlin Clark puts on passing masterclass\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, while visiting the Dan Patrick show, Auriemma was asked how he believes Clark is handling the WNBA\u2019s physicality. That\u2019s when he also expressed that Caitlin does not have the body frame built for the WNBA:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;The delusional fanbase that follows her disrespected the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> players by saying she&#8217;s going to go in that league and tear it a part&#8230; The kid was set up for failure right from the beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-Geno Auriemma talks Caitlin Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkBwKuVS4E\">pic.twitter.com\/HkBwKuVS4E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpshow\/status\/1798746673562136618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she\u2019s handling [it] great. I think she talks a lot of [expletive], and she gets a lot of [expletive] back. So, she deserves everything she gets because she gives it as good as she gets it. She\u2019s just not built for the physicality of this league, and she\u2019s not quick enough to get away from the physicality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of learning curve like Diana said, and when she gets it, she has elite skills that are gonna really help her. But she needs to be on a better team, and she needs to be more experienced\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AP23321079536200.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"Why Geno is not ready to walk away as UConn women's basketball coach\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-pread\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When asked if Paige Bueckers had the build to play in the WNBA, Geno didn\u2019t hesitate to share his thoughts rather bluntly:<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cNo. But her game is different\u2026I think the subtleties of her game will translate. However, her rookie year, she will get it as bad as Caitlin\u2019s getting it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the full interview, including Auriemma\u2019s rant about Caitlin Clark\u2019s fanbase, see the YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is doubling down on his comments about Caitlin Clark being targeted. But this time, he says that Caitlin Clark \u2014 and even Paige &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6027,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6025\/revisions\/6027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}