ya know, that 'slam' wasn't that out of the ordinary. I'm letting that one go
Yeah, that argument never held water from the get-go. At the time the Olympic team was announced, her stats were better than some other guards put on the team. The reasons she was left off the team:So Clark and the Fever just beat Phoenix on the road after getting down 15 early. This is a team that has 3 Olympians on it at. Clark was 1 rebound away from having a triple double... The argument that Clark isn't 'good enough' or 'deserving' of a spot is getting weaker and weaker by the game.
I would, but that's because I have no talent and would realize it was a mistake putting me on the roster to begin with. That and I have a Y chromosome.But howwould it work to take a player off the roster? That wouldn't seem fair. And, I suspect none of them would voluntarily give up their Olympic roster spot for CC, would you?
Exactly it really didn't. Most all of us understood she'd be the 12th player on team if she went. Totally fine with that. But they mean to tell me that she couldn't handle playing 2-5 mins of garbage time in games that'll most often be 25 plus pt blow outs? Give me a break. Nothing would fire up the crowd more at a time when nobody gives a shit then her coming in and launching a couple deep ones or making a full court pass.Yeah, that argument never held water from the get-go. At the time the Olympic team was announced, her stats were better than some other guards put on the team. The reasons she was left off the team:
* concern about 'team chemistry'; which is really a reflection of...
* a fear of change from the 'old guard'.
* awareness that Clark, barring injury, is guaranteed to be on the next 2 Olympic teams.
Lots of problems with that type of thinking, including the likelihood that 4 years from now, the shine and excitement around Clark will have diminished considerably. This moment of excitement for WNBA ball won't last forever.