{"id":8989,"date":"2024-09-28T22:31:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2024-09-28T22:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:31:50","slug":"sheryl-swoopes-reveals-why-caitlin-clark-shouldnt-win-wnba-rookie-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8989","title":{"rendered":"Sheryl Swoopes Reveals Why Caitlin Clark Shouldn\u2019t Win WNBA Rookie of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sheryl Swoopes Reveals Why Caitlin Clark Shouldn\u2019t Win WNBA Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

WNBA\u00a0legend Sheryl Swoopes recently spoke on her podcast,\u00a0\u201cQueens of the Court,\u201d\u00a0sharing her take on the league\u2019s Rookie of the Year debate between\u00a0Chicago Sky\u00a0rookie\u00a0Angel Reese\u00a0and\u00a0Indiana Fever\u00a0guard\u00a0Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n

Clark entered the league as the No. 1 overall pick. She left college as the NCAA\u2019s all-time leading scorer for both men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball, with 3,951 points in her four-year career.<\/p>\n

She was seen as the unanimous pick to be taken as the first player in the draft, with many analysts deeming the 22-year-old as a \u201cgenerational talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first-year star has lived up to the hype, but some people, like Swoopes, believe she hasn\u2019t exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Caitlin [Clark] has done, I think, exactly what was expected of her with Indiana. The reason why they drafted her. What the expectations were, and I think she\u2019s done just that,\u201d Swoopes said.<\/p>\n

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Clark and Reese are competing in one of the closest WNBA Rookie of the Year debates the league has ever seen. Both players have posted incredible numbers, some of which have resulted in WNBA records.<\/p>\n

Reese has the record for the league\u2019s most consecutive double-doubles, with 15 straight double-doubles between June and July.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s currently averaging 13.5 points and 11.9 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Clark became the only rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double against the\u00a0New York Liberty\u00a0in July. She recorded 19 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The former Iowa Hawkeyes star is averaging 17.1 points per game while leading the league with 8.2 assists per game.<\/p>\n

However, Swoopes believes that what Reese has been able to accomplish with her supporting cast is more impressive than what Clark has done, citing that the Fever very well may have been a playoff contender without Clark on the roster.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs Indiana in the playoffs right now, without Caitlin?\u2026When you look at the overall team, like the pieces that they have, without question, Indiana has better players than Chicago from top to bottom. No doubt about it,\u201d Swoopes added.<\/p>\n

Given Clark\u2019s responsibility to make an immediate impact in the WNBA, Swoopes believes Reese\u2019s unexpected success in leading the Sky to a potential playoff spot warrants the WNBA\u2019s Rookie of the Year award.<\/p>\n

The Sky currently stands as the No. 8 seed in the WNBA rankings with a 10-14 record.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of games left on the schedule, but the top eight teams in the WNBA standings make the postseason, and Reese has surely been the best player on the roster throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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