We just came back from the game. Pleasure to watch Clarky in person. She was the best player on the court by a mile. Her court vision, passing, handle, shooting and BB IQ were on a completely different level. She was too unselfish tonight. CC set up the blondie, #10, for 2 easy uncontested layups in the first half which she missed. Several passes from her were fumbled by her inept teammates. Clark’s Iowa squad was better and she would have wiped the floor with that team against either the Fever or Dream because her Hawkeye teammates and coaches were smart enough to rely on the greatest player in women’s college basketball who led them to back to back NCAA finals appearances.
We were sitting next to a white middle aged woman who easily weighed over 3 bills and was overflowing into a third of my seat. I guess she was annoyed that we, and the majority of the crowd, were rooting against the home team. She had a few pathetic barbs thrown our way which and didn’t have the guts to say to our face. Shit like “there are 9 other players on the court” and mocking us a few times when Clark missed a shot. She got her fat ass out of the seat a couple times when CC had a TO. We ignored her but when the PA was announcing that the game was a sellout, I loudly stated how amazing it is that one person can single-handedly sell out a NBA arena. I think some haters like her are upset that Clark is making the WNBA and women’s basketball mainstream which is stupid.
What pissed me off was that in the 4th quarter CC’s teammates refused to pass her the ball. No kickouts for open 3s when her teammates were clumsily trying to post up — nothing. It didn’t phase her, she still made winning plays by setting her teammates up for open shots with her vision and passing. I hope she joins Ice Cube’s 3 on 3 league and tells the WNBA to fuck off. I’d rather watch her play with and against retired NBA players. She is too good for the WNBA and guys in the 3 on 3 league would respect her game more than the ungrateful assholes in women’s basketball.