Rookies

I don’t know if I’ve ever heard such sour grapes. It started before Caitlin Clark joined the WNBA, when players like Diana Taurasi were saying how different Clark’s experience was going to be in the big league, as in , “oh, you just wait…” There would be a “learning curve” to handle, apparently.

Behind all the big talk about what sounded like hazing, what I heard and still hear from veterans of the league comes across as nothing more than big-time jealousy. Race may play a role, but it sounds more like a simple matter of current players and big name rookies whining about Clark getting all the attention.

I tired quickly of Clark’s hotdogging antics when she played for Iowa, but there’s no denying she’s a special player who will most likely settle in and become a force in the WNBA. I guess all this crying and whining and cheap-shotting is to be expected, but maybe Clark will simply silence it all with her great play. She’s no delicate flower. She’ll most likely weather the storm.

Her teammates on the Fever are probably glad she’s there. And she might even be the one to raise all boats.