Stephen A. LOVES Caitlin Clark's 'CAPABILITIES' after WNBA debut 🙌 | First Take YouTube Exclusive
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- On an all-new First Take RUclips Exclusive, Stephen A. Smith and Chiney Ogwumike join Molly Qerim to react to Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut vs. the Connecticut Sun and discuss if it should be considered a success. Then, the panel take a look around the league and react to Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson getting a signature shoe with Nike.
0:00 Reaction to Caitlin Clark's debut
3:00 Which player had a more impressive opening night: Wilson or Taurasi?
6:30 A'ja Wilson getting Nike signature shoe
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TV ratings just out, 2.13 views which is the most viewed wnba game in 23 years!
Yeah but that’s gonna come down real quick if Caitlin keeps performing bad.
@@rayleigh8 To be honest, she has fanatic fans like lebron james, jordan, taylor swift lol! I dont think there wnba fans! Most of them are Caitlin Clark lovers lol.
no Raleigh the ratings are gonna go down cause they keep hating on her instead of taking advantage of the attention she brings.. these hoes ain't loyal..
Is it skipping around like a scratched up CD for anyone else or just me? 😂
Happened to me too it’s prob a glitch
Caitlin's coach said she is "hangingout and dancing" on the court.😂😂😂
This man said he dont care about 10 turnovers? Let somebody do that on the Knicks and see what he says.
10 turnover being success is crazy Westbrook drop 30 points and have 5 and y’all call him trash and a problem foh
20 points is grow up it's her first pro game
Lol you comparing a hall of fame player to a rookie who played her first professional game
You know who held the record before her right?
@@MelvinMartin-fv7hunot just that but her first bucket came in the second quarter so it was 20 points in three quarters
Westbrook having all those turnovers in the 4th and lose the game cause of him lol
Yo if Angel Reese go out and drop a REAL double double I ain’t even coming to the comments..people gone be so hurt 😂
For what🤔🧐
And if she don't 🤔 🤔 yall gonna be calling her sorry like yall doing Clark if she have a bad game and not playin perfect?
They already hurting.
@@sakpase88it’s no pressure for Reese because her fan base ain’t have her thinking she was the savior 😂😂😂 and Angel is already a winner so she can grow in peace in the wnba….1 for 1 when it counts already…no pressure
@@Jricks1992 was it her fan base or the media pushing that? You speaking like Clark ain't deserve the hype on a trash team she was carrying.. You must think Reese would have the same success if she was on Iowa and team with mid players.
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MAKING WNBA HISTORY FOR TURNOVERS AFTER BEING THE LEAGUE FOR 28YRS. IS HORRIBLE.
Agreed
I wonder how many turnovers you would have?
Now she don't deserve to be in the league right? 😂
A lot of black dudes on my Facebook feed already dancing on her grave. Wonder why? 🤔
@coreymuzzey7731 why? That random person doesn't matter. Nobody cares to see how bad they would be.
She still breaking records.😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
What record did she break ?
@@iamwhatiam187 the turnover record
Cold blooded😂
I walked my dog today , it was a good walk 😊
good for u
@@AllThingsKen thank you 🙏🏼
Nice
Why don't we talk enough about how Chiney is always glowing 😍
or how stephen a be so cute
Always fine
RIGHT
Cos she got a husband for dat before she go into work 🏆
The audio quality is horrible
OK. I thought my computer was having issues.
Katlin did fine as a debut and Chiney was right..... A'Ja Wilson is a baddass woman
I agree with u Stephen.
CC is a scorer...she's not an all around player!! Y'all are the reason why ppl can't even critique her games with all of your idol worshipping. Let the girl develop!!
They didn't have to do it, yes they had to, no they didn't have to do it 😂🤣
I just heard from a few sources that Angel Reese’s two pre-games were very good.
Few sources? Them scores and stats in public. GOOGLE
The people dancing on her grave after 1 game are hilarious lol
I feel like they are gonna always make excuses for her even when she’s horrible lol
Im sure you do feel that way 😂
Chiney i feel you
5 made shots 10 missed shot and 10 turnovers. After turning the ball over she doesn't even hustle back. But yeah it was a great performance.
Stephen a still high off the Knicks win last night and don’t forget he told y’all Denver was gonna get swept!
And he said he was wrong.. Why don't you mention that part?
Get off your sas white weirdo fetish fanboy😤👎
Caitlin's FIRST ever regular season game, being double-teamed very often...yes, ten turnovers actually seems not so much and, twenty points is pretty good.
DID MY CD SKIP?
She literally had the most turnovers and shot the worse fg percentage..look it up and see she literally shot the worst and turned it over the most ...shes a baller but yesterday was not a success at all
Chenney trucking through with that congestion
She lost so I don’t understand
Finally great take on Caitlin nice unbiased take on CC
Bro whos editing the audio 😂
CC had 10 turnovers wiping out her 20 points, shot 33%. Play can not meet the big hype.
The women deserve their praises, I’m not mad at the shine. We as Men support men and women sports, W really needed and still need the women to support them.
Did the CD skip? Pay your bill ESPN.
Now I can go see the CT Sun w/ out paying an arm and a leg.
Auston Matthews scored four goals in his first NHL game and has led the league in goals scored since he's been in the league
Is Chiney still playing in the wnba?
I hope all the talking heads have all the same energy when we start talking about Chicago sky tonight and Angel Reese🙄
Oh you know she getting trashed it don't matter if she drop a 30/30😂
5-15 10 turnovers 😂
Exactly 💯💯💯 0-3 she plays no defense. Totally overrated
I've been hearing a lot of audio issues with ESPN videos lately. It really makes them look like a poorly run network. How embarrassing.
Unacceptable! No issues. Ever.
Lady in red is a fan of Caitlin? I've seen a couple of her commentaries, and the vibe is telling me otherwise.
It’s not easy for your first day from the college that’s how it is like any other sports for Caitlin Clark example was in Iowa now Fever first day gets rough so on Stephen A take absolutely true but man Alyssa Thomas and Carrington was amazing last night
Stephen leave the crack, cocaine alone baby 😂😂😂
He has his masters he has to make happy
@@basementvybz309 All I know is this man is exhibiting some serious crack head behavior
@@basementvybz309 ESPN needs to seriously consider drug testing lol
SA ON THE PAYROLLLLL😂
Boy this is my first time agreeing with Stephen A smith about Clark
S.Smith wnt talk abt her like he talk about every body else. tell da truth lol...if he wanna keep his job he knows what NOT TO DO LOL LOL...😅😅
If Wemby had 10 TOs in his debut, SAS would be cookin bro on a skillet first thing in the morning.
There he goes again smh... so no aja Wilson talk
Caitlin Clark ~∆ just elevated every wnba player game of play!
Stephen , don't get it twisted. Nike only gave her a shoe now because they felt the backlash of Clark getting a shoe before she even touched the floor. And they just didn't want the narrative to progress to something bigger. Praising Nike smh, get outta here with that.
Right. The majority didnt even know about aja till today, watching a catlyn clark segment. Nike knew aja was nothing because in reality the wnba is a liability to its own business. They spend more than they make. To cater to hurt easily fans like you, they went ahead and blessed aja with a nike deal, because you and people like you would claim racism, when in reality, CC has been the reason tickets were bought, views were gained everywhere, uncommon flights were booked to see a wnba game, wnba merchandise being sold more due to CC, etc etc. Money is being made from all angles regarding womens basketball due to CC style of play during college. She deserved the nike deal. Because of her, others got a nike deal. The others with vivid success that the majority didnt know until CC showed up. Im 33 and black. Truth doesnt care about race. 😅
Hold up when did wifey switch team 👀
P.s. perhaps the wnba would get an audience over 100k viewers if the mgmt opened up the lockerrooms to reporters (male and female). Good for the goose....
I'm here to promote the young lady in Chicago, WNBA do the right thing and have the powers that be promote that young lady.
The wnba is next level where they only draft the best of the best and you actually get paid to play and win .
You are dang right Stephen add some missed shots which transition into turnovers and there was plenty of them to go around.
Clark will be the face of the league by next year! Her shooting is unreal!
lol
Unfortunately she ain't the only chick who can shoot a basketball. But if u continue to watch you will learn
Sheed...no she won't!
@@fulanspeaks7319 and Steph curry wasn’t the only dude that could shoot a basketball when he entered the league! We saw how that worked out 😮💨
@@dashownwaller537 Steph worked out because the Warriors won titles. If the shooting isn't leading to winning it won't matter.
I dont need CC to win for now (a bonus if fever does), i just want CC to score as much as 3s & play many games possible same as Spurs with Wemby. Viewers and ratings will increase because of her exciting shot making. No need to pressure her of winning now coz thats just plain crazy 🎉🎉🎉
I’m not sure if she is a great fit for a point guard! I believe yes she’s alittle over hyped however she will be a star. I believe she's more of a Klay Thompson (minus being a defender) where ball screens are a huge part of her game and not Steph Curry. Her last college game she got ripped several times as well
I agree I think she will be more effective off the ball. As the game went on she got more comfortable when Erica or Kelsey had the ball and got it to her. Takes pressure off her for now until she gets more comfortable. Guards usually take longer in the league, doesn't mean she isn't great just needs more time to develop more.
We not talking about Aliyah Boston not doing her part to space the floor last night is crazy. Absolutely insane smh😒
Espn should only report on catlin Clarke for wnba purposes .
Caitlin's FIRST ever regular season game, being double-teamed very often...yes, ten turnovers actually seems not so much and, twenty points is pretty good.
Anybody judging her on one game are the same ones who was talking down on Wemby after summer league
That one steal was a foul. How you reach across the body like that
Whats up with all the hate?
Clark needs anyone in her team to set a pick and screen for her. All her teammates played for themselves. Was wondering if the coach was there, bad basketball
Stop Stephen you went back to promoting her in stead of critiquing her … It was ugly point blank
10 turnovers was expected?😂😂😂
She made the wnba money now time to invest in the magnet ball for her 😂😂😂😂
hehehehehehe … Stephen Smith … I like you … saying the brutal truth … also … the stadium is full packed …
Stephan A gets it but Caitlin’s coach doesn’t. .
20 points on her professional debut is an excellent start for Clark. Just 6 points short of Magic Johnson in 1975. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1969 scored 29 and Allen Iverson scored 30 in 1996. LeBron James lost his first game for Cavaliers but scored 25 points.
Magic Johnson was not in the NBA in 1975.
Candice Parker:
Rookie of the Year & MVP same season….
Excuses in 3… 2… 1…. ⬇️
But she’s generational 😂
You are hating on a 22 year old woman wake up
Now the turnovers don't matter!!! Smh imagine if thar was lebron 1st game with those stats
Well LeBron was the chosen one he wasn't the second coming of Christ 😂
@politicallil7060 ohhhh she's chosen
Caitlin's FIRST ever regular season game, being double-teamed very often...yes, ten turnovers actually seems not so much and, twenty points is pretty good.
@@markuse3472 sounds about ẃĥīťĕ
It’s called marketing people! They could have made the move last year, not after announcing Caitlin’s deal. Nike realized the bottom line… I can’t at times with how we change narratives to justify the unjust.
The fact you're talking about the WNBA is proof that it's was a success and don't talk badly about the GOAT 🐐
Are yall really saying her bad game was expected after everything yall have said about her prior to this game? LoL
Bs from each of them! They played man to man and really backed off double teaming because she could create for herself. She did not get Boston involved at all
Angel Reese going to be more impactful, if the Fever had her they’d win, but it’s a business. Watch tonight Reese impact winning. Clark isn’t a better scorer than Smith or Mitchell yet she shot more.
And if she don't have a good game, yall gonna call her trash like yall doing clark? Reese better have a 20 20 game in her debut 😂
I don’t know but the best player in that draft was certainly Cameron Brink. LA sparks won that draft with 2 picks in the top 5. If I had been Indiana fever, i would have traded my first pick to LA. For their 2 picks or at the very least I would have picked Cameron Brink
i hope the WNBA tickets won't go up!! Love to see Kelsey Plum!!
20 points is bad, when you have 10 turnovers and they score on all those it’s like Clark never scored, they over hyped her bc she had a good college career, that don’t make her great in WNBA next level. You can tell she knows that college fame is over. Doesn’t look like she can deal with reality personally. Even in the hobby card world they did all these hyped up prices on her cards n I don’t see it. She has a lot to learn at this new level the cheap college parlor tricks don’t work. Hope she progresses n lives up to the college career at this level. SMH. Nike might want to re-evaluate that shoe deal!
1 game
Yep. Tim Tebow 2.0, except it's basketball.
Not just one game if you understand and know basketball you can see that she isn’t on that level like she thought she would be, One game it’s either you have skillset, but 10 turnovers???? now it takes time to progress n get settled in but it’s a true wake up call for her, she fed into the hype n that college career as most of these people did. You obviously are feeding into as well. Stop hyping these college players up n when they come to the highest level it doesn’t play out. That tears confidence apart n some can’t recuperate. Her confidence is ground level currently. She has a lot of work to do. 20 points with 10 turnovers n if that 10 correlates to the opposition scoring it’s like you never played that game. I say the things no one wants to say bc of hype.
@@anthonychouse5514 it aint just basketball. Its with anything. Your first time doing something you're going to make mistakes. It takes time. Wemby needed time. Cj stroud needed time. Pat mahomes sat. Brady got better with time. Jordan love sat. Rodgers sat. You contradict yourself in your own argument. You say shes not on the level like she thought then you turn around and say now it takes time to progress and get settled lol
I didn’t contradict anything, you read it how you wanted to n created your own narrative, where it stands is I hope she progresses it’s all on potential to get better n hopes, but also due to her over hyped ability it was not shown in her game. You obviously are an over hyped fan of hers so you in your feelings, sorry to give real energy about your hero. 10 turnovers be real. She’s the best in college she broke records, she this n when she can’t live up to it the hype you all out with her now yall running to her side. I said progression bc I’m not hating on her n hope well for any athlete. That basketball court is a basketball court, that basketball is a basketball.. she found out she was best in college only…
You mean she wasnt a hall of famer game 1 of her wnba career. I mean every great player is amazing game 1 in history
most overrated athlete of all time
The cringe is off the charts
Funny you love 10 turnovers wasnt stephen a getting on westbrook for 4 5 6 a game 😂 joke A man
Molly needs to stop interrupting
I don’t mind the rookie mistakes but I don’t like her sulking posture and demeanor when she makes mistakes or doesn’t get her way.
We should also know that women are very petty and can naturally be more jealous. They saw her coming and wanted to make sure she felt as much resistance as possible. I’ve never seen a woman get so much attention on a debut and never decided to tune into a wnba game until now. That alone puts a target on her. She’s going to be good though.
Women basketball was boring until Caitlin Clark and this class of women
They have never cover the WNBA in these shows before. CC is deff a big part of that.
ANGEL REESE
She still had 20 lol
On 33% shooting
@@fulanspeaks7319 man she’s good they literally sent that whole game around her a rookie so I don’t care how bad people think she shot. I don’t care about her turnovers. The whole team wasn’t worried about not one other player, but her that says a lot
Molly 🥵
One game is NOT how anyone's success is supposed to be determined just like her FANDOM should never CROWN anyone before she has even stepped on the WNBA floor. This is a non Story.
While I don't think Caitlin's first game was the worst debute ever I do not think it was a 'good start' either. 10 turnovers is a record but I'll bet having a 41% usage in a rookie opener (heck any game during a rookie season) is a record too by a LOT. If the Fever are going to allow Caitlin that kind of usage they are not making the playoffs. For context, players like LaBron and Curry have usages in the mid to high 20s. Ball hogs on bad teams have usage percentages around 35% not future HoF'ers. No one, absolutely no point guard, not even Iverson at around 33%, has 40+% usage numbers. Aliyah Boston did not find her flow? You think an rookie point guard with an over 40% usage had anything to do with that?
Stop stanning and white knighting Caitlin Clark! was a great Coillege player with tons of WNBA potential but the 'she can do no wrong' thing if she believes it will make her a huge flop. Hopefully, she does not and will learn and evolve her game to adapt to this level of ball. To the 'Fire the Fever Coach' crap going on please go back to your Swifty chat room.
Sports analysis is only as accurate as the players last game. She has a great game she's the best, if she struggles, she's over rated. Can't we atleast wait until she has 15 games under her belt?
Soooooo, ESPN been talking about Clark like she was the NEXT COMING OF CHRIST for the WNBA for months now and she goes 5 of 15 and has 10 TURNOVERS in her first game...and SAS acting like..."Nah that's no big deal". Let that be Angel Reese and they would be reading her the riot act.
Not really. It's her first game at the pro level. You see this all the time from generational prospects going into the next level, whether it be NBA or NFL. It really aint that deep man, I promise. It's 1 game, it's her first game, there's always gonna be jitters, there's always gonna be a transition period.
Why are there so many blck dudes on my Facebook feed dancing on the girl's grave today?
They mad about something? 🤔
That’s not true it’s their first pro games
I wonder why my comment keeps getting deleted
@@retrocny5625 She is not a 'generational prospect'. Every year or two there is a generational prospect, almost as if people don't know what 'generational' means. Don't get me wrong, is potentially a FoF level talent but everyone needs to stop with 'greatest ever' 'generational' crap to about a player who has yet to have a good game at the Pro Level.
Don’t chiney play in the wnba anymore?
I thought she did. Maybe she called it quits to focus on TV.
Lol she lost what great game😂
Stephen A Smith, I love your shows but learned that you had become a Lakers fan until the Knicks started winning then suddenly remembered that you are a "Knicks" fan once again. Blasphemy!!!!!
Watch- Sas, Shaq, and many others will adjust their opinions against European players because they have been called out on it …. Fact
They got tape on her now.
…. From 1 game kid chillax 😂😂
Was Chiney under the weather? Respect to her but she sounds congested 😩
lol imagine if bronny gets 10 to in there first nba game lol hope she gets better
Imagine if he got 20 points
Indiana got the number one pick for a reason they are a bottom tier team. Kaitlyn Clark has some big positives but some big flaws as well. The problem is the actual basketball is not entertaining, it’s very unwatchable just like it always has been a bunch of people that are overweight, waddling around that can’t jump and can’t run.
Most defensive team in the league and yet she pulled up 20pts, 4 threes on them. Chiney you can’t keep ignoring her performance and just jumping into her weakness. You say you are a sport Analyst your job is to be fair, objective, transparent and address game in overall performance not just talk about clark turnovers and shouting about suns been the most defensive team. If they are that good they should have held clark to 10pts. Not defensive enough to me. If she can pull on 20pts I wouldn’t call them defensive. They guarded yes, but she showed up on her shooting abilities and put a notice that she is coming. That why Stephen A disagree with your argument, it was not objective ignoring her points and ability to be great and pulling shots and you quickly jumping on her turnovers and kept defending suns defense stating to be the best defensive team in the league and a ROOKIE ON A DEBUT NIGHT SCORE 20pts on such defense. most nba players barely make it pass two threes besides dame and Stephen curry… please give chiney give credit to where credit is due and be fair, transparent objective, and credit thier ability to play when analyzing a players game… downgrading a rookie with 20pts on the most defensive team in the wnba and not even pointing that out is just poor anylsis and not been fairly objective to clark as a player is insulting and highly unacceptable. Be transparent and analyze the general performance of a player correctly that’s what makes one a GOOD SPORT Analyst. Which STEPEN A SMITH did. He was objective, fair, transparent, give credit when is was due and pointed out she will get better. That’s it. It’s a different ball game if she had a bad let’s say 10pts. Then you can lay her out but pulling up 20pts with all the defensive approach against her. Chiney a credit is due for on that side of the game. STEPEN did that…. That’s why I love that guy…. Please name 5 wnba guard players with 20pts on thier rookie debut besides clark. Women must learn to appreciate women. Rather than appreciate as at when due you tear down… kudos to STEPHEN A SMITH GREAT Analysis….
this is not the 90's...if you shoot a ton of 3's you will score lol...
Why name 5 ? There's been 2 : Maya Moore and Edna Campbell ... name 5 players to have 10 turnover in the debut WNBA game ?
SA is right ma'am, nike didnt have to do ish for aja. Ladies, please stop with the entitlement attitude. Its annoying at this point.