@@philip6927 yeah Geno is such a monster for getting his stars to check their egos at the door and sacrifice their individual stats for the sake of winning championships 😂 His best players like Maya Moore, Dianna taurasi, sue bird, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stuart can’t even win titles at the Professional level. Lisa Bluder is Sooooo much better 🤡😂🤡😂🤡😂
@@ThisIsMyRUclipsAccount-4444 I couldn't have said it better Geno will do anything to win with all them 5 star players LMAO. Iowa coaching staff and Clark carried their 2 and 3 star players to back to back championship games against 4 and 5 star players. They knocked out the defending Chip winner's from the year before out of the tournament. That's a lot more impressive than winning with the best player's like they should have. That's why the top 3 center in the country signed with Iowa along with Lucy Olsen. It makes me laugh when the alphabet players who went to UCON say Clark can't be recognized as one of the best to play college. Pretty easy to say when you went to a blue blood school 🤣
I’m just gonna say because people won’t. Paige won’t get nearly as much hate as CC because yea she’s white but not Caitlin white. (Espys speech) and she’s part of the lgbtq community. Idk juju orientation but she’s melanin. So even if neither come close to breaking CCs records, best believe the W will hype them up like they did.
Paige will be treated better than CC, but the big factor will be that Paige is from UCONN, and UCONN has an overarching influence on the WNBA. It’s like trying to get a job at a company where all the top brass came from a particular fraternity or sorority. If you also came from that frat or sorority, you’ll not only get the job, but be treated better, get promoted faster, etc. There’s a false narrative amongst some of CC’s fans that the WNBA is nothing but anti-white, lesbian liberals who hate on CC because she’s white, straight, and from Iowa. And while I do think some, like Swoopes, does have an agenda against CC that does pertain to the color of her skin, the majority of the WNBA is still straight, a lot of big, respected players both past & present are white (Taurasi, Lobo, Sue Bird, Della Donne, Ionescu, Plum, etc.), and despite being from Iowa, CC is a liberal whose views align with the majority of WNBA players. So it’s all just jealous, rookie hazing turned up to 11 because of CC’s notoriety coming in.
Nah not one of them will get catlin clark world fame catlin different they are good to but not exciting as catlin they will get far its good for the sport catlin is there mj and there stephen curry , eyes from trinidad beautiful ❤🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
I don't think Juju will get the treatment Caitlin Clark did but possibly Paige will. In my opinion neither woman will have the crazy mob fan base CC has nor will they have the unnecessary hate CC gets from weirdos.
I hope that they are allowed to be normal rookies that are learning how to play in the WNBA. It would be cool if they are exciting players that excel in the league. I'm team Fever and hope that Caitlin comes back, but I would understand if she decided not to. ☠️☠️☠️
Neither athlete will have any type of backlash. JuJu is already being touted by her coach and some "journalists", as "generational". So, straight out of a freshman year and she's already receiving unjustified accolades (something that took others years to get...and they had better stats then her). Paige? Watch her speech at the 2021 ESPY Award, where she said she was a "white woman in a black-led sport [...] wanted to show a light on black women". She's one of those Woke individuals. She'll be greeted with open arms.
A'ja likes Paige because Paige publicly acknowledged her "white privilege" and she's good at basketball. So you know the W will accept her as well. Juju is simply black and therefore immune to the W. Both will get the standard rookie hazing by the veterans but it won't be nearly as bad as what Caitlin went through. The W is very primitive and backwards but very predictable.
You're mistaken Clark did get the love doesn't mean everybody have to be in love for one person and glorify them she got her fan base she did good she got to work every year she got loved the rest of them are just haters just like any other sport
Also everyone likes an underdog and 30 ft bombs, Uconn is almost never the underdog. and CC playing in her home state was also a great story that as you said really invested the states fans but also others who like overall story of a player wanting to elevate their home state team vs just looking to go to a powerhouse..
@@THE-MAD-TECHIE that's why Juju has the appeal she does. Not just breaking the scoring record but the fact that LA has embraced her since high school and she stayed home and helped to resurrect that team. And (I'm a CC and Juju fan btw) CC stayed home but wanted to go to UConn, she wasn't recruited by Geno. Juju had her choice to go wherever and stayed home. Bonus point for that imo.
I don't think either of them will cop as much crap as Caitlin. Imagine seeing those women behaving the same way for a second season in a row. There would be no escaping the backlash.
I think that Paige and Juju will be great. But there will never be another Caitlin Clark like there will never be another Larry Bird. It's just how Caitlin plays that attract people, in my opinion. No idea.
I cant tell if you're being serious with this comment or not. Larry bird is like the 3rd best Small Forward of all time, wasnt even the best player in his draft class and is outside of the top 10 in most fan's eyes.... lol. I see what type of Channel and Audience this is now....
Why this comparison with Larry Bird? Caitlin is more like a hybrid of Steve Nash, LeBron, Kobe, and Curry. Her passes are Nash, her BIQ is LeBron level, her mental game is all Black Mamba, and her 3pointers are Curry. Someday she'll just be Magic.
You are becoming someone whose videos I look forward to watching. You are so articulate that it's a pleasure to listen to you. There is no "and, um", no hemming or hawing, no "you know", no "like". Just smart, concise, knowledgeable analysis.
Clark is a point guard. That’s the point guards job. Juju is a shooting guard that can shoot anything. She also gets rebounds in the paint against the bigs and is a very good defender. She gets assists, 4 or 5 a game but probably more now that Kiki is her teammate. She still has room to grow and might be 6’3 by the time she hits the W.
@@malebovinemanure But why is that? Just my opinion, but I think Clark fans confuse suspense with “fun to watch.” That’s what a long three gives you. For a few seconds you don’t know as you watch the ball arc through the air to the rim. For me, it’s more fun to watch a player do more athletically. Or to be amazed at a player like Paige who plays all parts of the game so well. 53% fg, 42% from 3. A floater, a midrange game, very good defense, can rebound and score in a clogged paint. She had to play the 4 last year and still averaged 4 assists a game. She’s an excellent passer as well.
I’ve been a huge Paige B fan since she was a junior in h.s., ever since I saw a RUclips video highlighting her play. I followed her career through the 2024 season, but then I started hearing rumblings about this Caitlin Clark gal and I actually intentionally ignored watching videos about CC because I didn’t want someone else to outshine Paige B. Fortunately, halfway through the 2024 season, I saw CC play and I immediately was awed by this phenom. I became an instant fan of CC’s, but was still enjoying watching Paige. However, CC was so exciting to watch, even more so than Paige (I still love your game, Paige, but those 3-pointers and those incredible passes are unmatched, even better than Paige’s game). I saw in CC a skill set like no other in college basketball, men or women. Paige got me interested in women’s college basketball like I’d never been before, even more so than in seasons when the Lady Longhorns, my alma mater, were in the top ten. Prior to 2024, I’d never watched a WNBA game, other than some highlights, but CC changed all that, and I watched EVERY Iowa game since mid-season, 2024, I watched the women’s games in the NCAA tournament that involved CC and Paige (and the Longhorns), and I’ve watched EVERY WNBA game involving CC. I have not been this obsessed by an athlete since I saw Tiger Woods play in his third U.S. Amateur Championship and then I watched every tournament that Tiger played for most of his career. Caitlin is that generational kind of player that Tiger Woods was. Paige is great. Juju looks like she will be great. However, CC continues to show why Iowa made two NCAA Championship games when their prior years’ history was mediocre, at best. Once her Fever teammates learned to catch 80’ passes (and finish) and Coach Sides figured out how to best use CC, then the Fever started having much more success. CC did indeed make her teammates better. The Fever need another very good forward to be able to compete with the likes of Napheesa and A’ja (and their supporting teammates) but with CC, AB, and Kelsey M, those three will only get better in coming years. But CC is the linchpin. I wouldn’t know about A’ja, or Napheesa, or Sabrina, or Kelsey Plum., etc, if it weren’t for CC. I never even heard of Kelsey Plum until 2024, and never saw her play until the Aces played the Fever. So, if Paige and Juju join the CC Fan Club, their greatness will be even more appreciated. But if they join the haters, then they will lose many fans who love CC’s game.
I think that Paige and Juju will have it much easier than Caitlin did, because she's the trailblazer who's breaking ground for them. And as all the new blood from the future drafts come in there's going to be a sea change in how the game is played. The old guard is going to HATE it, but as they and their preferred playing style become more and more out dated it's going to be get along, or get out. It will take a few years, but the new fans will get what they're looking for.
Ms Rachel I would like to thank you for the support that you stuck your neck out for Ms CC. That young lady took a beating and just smiled and said bring it on. She played above her expectations and deserved all the praise and accolades that she got and you deserve them as well for catching her back. As a veteran I don’t have lots to be thankful for except my very small family but Ms CC gave me something to be thankful for. Some hoops now. So thank you for being a beacon of hope for some of the white female athletes coming into the league. Lots of love my friend
Hype? From the same media that hates Caitlin. Neither Paige nor Juju has any organic growth around them. Paige is part of the activist organization that does not like CC. Juju already said she is Team Angel Reese. I think both will be fully accepting when they enter the league. No way can Paige last for 40 college games and then 44 pro games.
Let's be honest, Caitlin Clark is targeted for the culture she comes from... traditional, civilly responsible, and Christian values. Then she didn't take a knee to the woke-wbb bully crowd. Paige has given lip service to them, JuJu has already said that some of her heroes are a part of the bully Club, not Clark. Also, part of the culture, coming from Iowa, you have the strongest amateur and youth support anywhere. UConn is a part of the NCAA Monopoly and people don't cheer for monopolies and UConn fans just look to the next crop of five stars so they can cheer for a front-runner. If Paige had gone to Minnesota now, that would have been incredible and in parallel to Clark in Iowa, but not quite. Los Angelians don't care that much except for their main pro sports teams and USC can't even sell out, she won't have the huge fan following into the WNBA. The media will be pumping up these two, but you're not going to see caravans of parents bringing their kids 500 miles to watch them play. Then there impact on the court, Caitlin Clark is the Michael Jordan of college basketball, she's on her way to being this for the pros...and we always heard about the "next Michael Jordan", no one will be Her.
While she might not be Michael Jordan in college scoring wise she was/is the Pistol Pete Maravich All Time Scoring college basketball player ever Male or Female period.
Paige's parents divorced when she was three. Her father raised her until adulthood. Paige has a black stepmom. She also has a bi-racial half brother. She has been around amazing black women her whole life. So Paige has a real connection with black women. She would never give lip service ... but only respect to these women. Grow up.
@@phatandysBBQ What you noted has no relevance to the award she (or Clark, other white players) are given. She deserved it. Tons of people have mixed race families (including my own) and they don't have to be obliged to go with the woke trend and to diminish their own (or another's accomplishments) when they get an award, especially because of white skin color. Black players have received all of the same awards. As for attention, people get attention because they catch people's attention. Angel Reese gets plenty of attention, more than her talent would warrant. Players like A'ja and Thomas act like jerks a lot, so people don't like them. That's not a racial thing. That's a universal thing. Cameran Brink gave the same type of apology-for-being-white statements, it's pathetic on their part and embarrassing for any black people who would feed off such pandering. Reminds me of my friend's daughter, she was to be given an award for Top Minority Academic Acheivement (she is half-black) and she said "No thanks, I will wait to see if I can get an award for the school at large". She wasn't going to let them patronize her.
@@phatandysBBQ Yet the WNBA league MVP says she grew up PRIVILEGED...! #WTF #WTH #PRIVILEGED #PsychoticHitSquad #BOUNTYKILLERS #ShaolinEagleStrikeEyeGougeTechnique #BlackMagicWoman
Both Juju and Paige are very good players. When I have watched them, it appears that both have elite scoring ability and clearly make their teams better. However, CC is much more than a scorer. In her freshman year at Iowa it was clear she was both an elite scorer and passer. She did what only one other player in the history of college basketball ever did, and she did it twice! She led the nation in scoring and assists in the same season. She makes everyone around her much better. She is also hyper focused on winning, regardless of the role she needs to take to get her team the W. I don’t believe I have ever seen her say anything negative about an opposing player or team. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, she goes out of her way to engage with her fans. She comes out after the game and signs autographs for a good bit of time after the games are over. While Juju and Paige are very good, possibly great players, neither of them has shown yet that they have the whole package that CC brings to the game. It will be fun to watch and see if they can grow into it. Hopefully they will have the support that CC has to help them manage the pressure and expectations. Thanks for your videos!!!! I have really enjoyed all of the content you have shared.
Cc is great. But you haven’t seen enough of Paige to make some of your conclusions. Her defense is fantastic. Much better than CC Her passing is equal to CC. She’s not as flashy as CC with long distance 3’s but her efficiency is unparalleled. Both are great teammates
@@StewartRich-k1c no conclusions, just observations. I have seen Paige play many games. Agree, she is a great player. However, I think it would be relatively easy to argue that her teammates at UConn were better individual players than Clark’s teammates at Iowa. This might be something that has held her back individually. She has also been injured more than Clark while at college. I think Paige has a lot of potential. It will be fun to see if she reaches that potential and elevates herself to the same level Clark got to. So far, not there yet. When I say this, I am talking about statistically and with her fan base. Definitely not saying she can’t reach it though.
People talk about Paige’s freshman year, but if you go back and look at the stats for that year. It’s seems like CC was over-looked. I didn’t follow the season that year, but based on the stats I think CC was better than Paige their freshman year. Caitlyn led the league in scoring that year with 26 ppg on 47% shooting (as a freshman). She was third in the league in assists with 7.1 assisted per game (the person who led the league in assists had 7.8 per game). Caitlyn also was tied for first in the league in 3 pointers made with 3.8 per game. She did all that as a freshman (the same year that Paige was a freshman). Go back and look at the stats. it’s there.
Yup. Dawn Staley literally has tweets from Caitlin’s freshmen year shouting her out and saying she’s paying attention “even if no one else is”. Paige had the UConn bump her freshmen year, Caitlin just winded up becoming undeniable.
Iowa’s schedule was much easier. UConn routinely plays top schools in their non-conference schedule. Iowa doesn’t play the Stanfords or UConns or Gamecocks or LSU’s.
If people are expecting them to be on par with Clark, they will fail. They will be seen as great as long as they aren't compared to Clark. We've seen what has happened to Reese. On her own, Reese can be seen as a decent player, but because people and herself keep creating this rivalry with Clark, Reese is seen as a horrible player.
If Reese didn't let herself be used for an agenda, she would now be a superstar standing on her own accomplishments like leading the league in rebounds as a rookie, instead of what many people currently think of her. She is a victim of her own hype.
@@leeboy7139 I realize that Angel is still quite young, but she has pushed this agenda since (at least) her junior year in college. As such, I cannot warm up to her. (For what it's worth, I am liberal -- don't use the term "woke", but some might label as such -- and I believe that minorities, as well as the LGBTQ community face way too much bias and hate. This said, the overall suspicion and treatment of Clark by the WNBA, Team USA and certain influential players _-most notably A'ja and Taurasi -- let alone Reese, Carter and Carrington -- has been disgusting.)
Paige will have the easiest season of her life. Caitlin had the hardest season any WNBA player EVER had. It's not even close. A lot of ppl were against her. The media, players, refs and fans. Hardest schedule early season of all time as well. Paige bent the knee and she's not straight. She ticks off all the boxes for this fake activist league. Everyone already loves Juju. They will both be perfectly fine. They have the skill and won't face the issues CC did.
Neither one will not reach out to CC, they already know how to navigate their fame. They don't have unknowledgeable fans hyping them up and demonizing other players.
I like Paige as a player and respect her for her resliance in overcoming injuries, but she's no Caitlin Clark. I also like JuJu and think her game will improve in the coming season and again she's no Caitlin Clark. I like that CC has supported both players in their rise through the ranks.
No Caitlin Clark? Paige has better handles, shoots a higher % on both 2 and 3, plays better D, and higher efficiency numbers. Caitlin was Paiges back up on the FIBA teams. I love Caitlin, but Paige is stronger on all 3 levels.
Let's not forget about how, to my eyes anyway, the 2027 first overall pick will likely play out between JuJu Watkins and Zhang Ziyu, but, of the two, Ziyu will get the more hate. While race and sexuality amplified hatred towards CC, the catalyst for CC to be hated as she was this season is how she performed on the court. I don't think CC would have gotten (as) much hate among the league if she wasn't dominant on the court; you only need to look at Li Yueru and Han Xu. Neither is Black, and radio silence about both about their sexuality, but neither are nearly as hated by the league as CC was, and neither was dominant in the WNBA.
The problem Caitlin faces is that as long as she keeps playing top level basketball, she will face an endless parade of young women who are hyped as the one who will break her records and surpass her popularity. Paige and JuJu are just the current ones. If they don't pan out, new ones will be hyped next year and the years after. Good thing CC knows it's part of being the best thing to happen to the league and loves competition.
I feel like CC came into the spotlight organically. Nothing about this push to live JuJu and Paige is organic. I think if they didn’t push so hard it would be a lot more beneficial to these two women.
Clark came into the spotlight because of that face wave in the championship game. Even Reese has said she had no idea how much that gesture changed everything. Compare the viewership before and after. Big difference.
@@Barto-p4k Wasn't that face wave by Reese in Clark's junior year? When LSU beat Iowa in the final 4 for the championship. (just being curious and to get my facts straight)
@Barto-p4k: Clark became thrust in the national spotlight when Iowa beat undefeated South Carolina in the 2022 National semifinals while scoring 41 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Nothing to do with the hand wave gesture. That only how Reese became known to the national audience.
@@sparkyman8249 national media were paying attention to Clark in 22. months before the hand wave. that didnt make Clark famous, it made Reese famous. as LeBron says, dont get it twisted.
I don't seem to remember Paige/UConn selling out their entire season, nor do I remember them playing a game in a football stadium. Paige has had every opportunity to attract a crowd like Clark, but due to Geno's style of coaching, she's never going to be that type of player. There's more buzz around Hannah and Lucy at Iowa than Juju or Paige.
Everybody was pushing Paige as the best player or the face of NCAA, but Caitlin's starpower just can't be denied, she is the IT becuse of her breaking all the records and her organically grown millions of fansust by word of mouth - she wasn't pushed or anything.
I look forward to seeing what these two talented athletes can do! I'm rooting for their success. Maybe it's the dad in me, but I worry about Paige being able to stay healthy in the WNBA. At times she plays aggressively and gets physical too, especially when driving to the hoop. How will she hold up if she gets chopped like Chennedy did to Mabry? Or if Reese takes her head off like she did to Caitlin. I hope she can hold up through an entire season. 🤞
She’s put on muscle. It’s the first time she’s been able to train and not rehab. ACL tears are common. Bonner, one example of many, had ACL tears when younger and she’s still playing at a high level at 38.
CC definitely deserves more love but it is always hard to be the pioneer. She is the first to deal with this level of spotlight and criticism especially from veteran players who supposed to support and guide the new generations but instead they want to kill the only spark brought by CC to WNBA (just unbelievable). Fortunately, CC impressed everyone by showing how strong she is mentally, keep going CC. Paige and Juju are lucky to have CC paving the road for them. I am sure they will be bright, they just need to understand the stage is big enough for everyone. Because more talents will only make the stage bigger. Getting under the spotlight being a jerk won't lead anywhere, instead bring more love and exciting games to the league, eventually everyone will earn their own fan base. Also fan has to be earned, fan base won't grow by just complaining. 🤷♂
I think Caitlin has cleared the way for Juju and Paige to be treated better by the W, Nike, and players. As a CC fan that came to the WNBA because of her I feel that she's the only one of the 3 that could open that door. Juju, if she continues to evolve at this pace will certainly have a huge rookie season, Paige may need a season to be her best pro.
Juju is so freaking talented by the time she enters the draft, she's going to be internationally prolific. I really think she can be Michael Jordan. She's THAT gifted. Paige Bueckers reminds me SO MUCH of Kobe in her polish and fundamentals. Her decision making is nearly flawless, she can score at all three levels, she's a fantastic defender, she has a plethora of moves and counters, Paige is just a complete fundamental player. Juju is younger so obviously she's not quite there yet, but WOW does she have special special athletic gifts and a wide enough array of scoring moves to lean on that she can score AT WILL in the right contexts. Paige has missed out on some marketing opportunities due to injury and pandemic, but Juju has a clean bill of health and is going to get all the exposure and publicity she desires. If she wants to, she's going to be box office just like Caitlin Clark.
@@greyklopstock7155 Ziyu has big shoes to fill, much like JuJu. Already that Shandong is essentially banking their long-term future on Ziyu, and even build around her, and then she would be their Shaq. She's dominant in the paint, and she's a good passer, too. Ziyu makes more sense to build a rivalry for JuJu than CC, or at least once both are in the WNBA. They're both described as generational on their respective sides of the Pacific Ocean, but play different positions.
I think March Madness will be as exciting as it was with CC, but neither Paige nor Juju will be appointment watching like CC was in the regular szn since they don’t have her exciting play style.
So in other words, she didn’t train much during the summer, and she doesn’t care what you think of it. She should care though, as she’s trying to sell us shoes, jerseys, merchandise and tickets.
Last year Juju home and away games, half the seats at most were filled. Maybe that will change over the next three years. CC Freshmen year no fans were allowed. Paige plays for a system that is bigger than one player. We will not see if people will show up because of Paige, until she enters the WNBA. Paige is playing her 5th year and no National Championship appearances. All the previous UCONN players had very little following at the WNBA level. Do not see Paige being different. She is a fine player that does the same stuff as many WNBA players. She has a real good FG% at 3's and mid range game. She is a average passer mostly line of sight.
You are completely correct about the University of Connecticut colt; the ideal example is Geno Auriemma, Diana Taurasi, and other Connecticut players' hatred for Caitlin Clark. Moreover, when you factor in the Connecticut Sun professional team and the women at ESPN, the entire region becomes a colt of hatred.
In the rest of that interview the USC COACH made it clear they have boosted up the roster with talent and JU JU will not be asked to score as much this season. So her stats will likely drop, but the coach believes they can make a real challenge for the National Championship.
@@themeparkamusement2214 Stats aren’t the goal, wins are. Caitlin always talks about making her teammates better and helping her team WIN. All these young women are playing at a really high level and put more stock in winning then they do in personal stats.
Harold Minor, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Jerry Stackhouse, Vince Carter, Antoine jamison, Kevin Madden, Toney Mack, Matt Marquart, or Cliff Rozier.... All were touted as the next Michael Jordan some turned out to be truly agree, some quickly forgotten, none came close to GOAT level.
@SFtheflash Nah, rings don't bring Lebron, Curry, or Durant to Jordans level. There's no perfect analogy. In basketball, the closest in sports would be Bo Jackson, She's a legend in her own right with or without a championship. And she's just getting started, so likely she'll see rings, unless they sabotage her again. She's already rewritten the record books for all of the. NCAA and professional rookies, Something that the "next Jordans" never came close to doing.
@@destinypirate I disagree Jordan is 6-0 in the finals if Lebron Curry or KD was 7-0 in the finals and they did that without team hopping they would be the goat not to mention Jordan has more MVPS than all of them as well, . BO Jackson’s career was cut short due to injury so he’s the greatest “What if” ever if he played 10 plus years and did nothing the whole time he wouldn’t have the mythos that he has now and actually I would even argue that’s it’s disappearing now, people under 25 aren’t talking about Bo Jackson. Goat is earned not given if CC doesn’t win her name will be right next to Allen Iversons and that goes for Paige and JuJu as well
@@SFtheflash well with that logic, Bill Russell would be the goat. He has 11 championships. Will Chamberlain has two championships but averaged over 50 points a game for the whole year scored 100 points in a game led the league in assists, As a center. Probably still holds about 70 records in basketball. and some people think Michael Jordan‘s the goat
@SFtheflash True in many ways , about LeBron... Curry might not be the GOAT with 7. Kobe is the best example of this. And True, If clark goes a decade without a ring in the pros that will tarnish any GOAT talk to " greatest never to win." This doesn't apply, for most people with NC. AA women's fall, though. Because it's clearly been an association of corruption, allowing just a few teams to monopolize the high school talent. Nobody outside of Syria. Carolina really cares if they go a 100 - 0 or 200- 0 With ten five stars. What? Clark did with a team of 3 Stars against gauntlet. Teams like that is much more epic than any all star team continuing to buy saw for ten years like UCON. Sadly Bo Jackson is drifting into legend. What a curious thought if he had played a decade longer and set more and more untouchable records only to end up without a ring. It. 's more than likely clerk will win rings, She was already breaking the league down this year while having teammates play against her and getting fouled at triple the league rate, most uncalled. They brought in new management. And they'll probably surround her with smart runners. At some point this league will have to decide whether it wants to continue to be run by bullies or play the game of basketball. Page and Juju, only add to the need for reform. Is their high skill players. At some point one of these bullies is going to permanently knock out one of these stars - it could be the end of the league if it's CC.
I think juju Watkins and Paige bueckers will live up to the high and both play at a high level Rachel.🏀 I don't know if you remember this because Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese squared off against each other because of the hype of LSU vs Iowa was. I just felt like Paige bueckers vs juju Watkins got a little bit overshadowed because we were talking about Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese but now that they are both in the wnba i expect juju Watkins and Paige bueckers to have a huge season and for USC and UConn to be in the final four this year but what do you think Rachel and do you agree with my opinion?🏀
Great vid Rachel, but for a little bit of context JuJu went to Highschool at Sierra Cayon for her Junior and Senior year. She has been a "Star" in the spotlight for the past 3 years playing in front of Lebron James and Drake since she was literally 15 or 16 years old. She is also from LA, the city of stars. She has been training with Phil Handy, former Lakers development coach for the past 3 years and has had private workouts with WNBA players like Jewel Lloyd and NBA players like Kyrie Irving when she was only in Highschool. To be honest, JuJu has been ready for the world. It's the world who isn't ready for JuJu. IYKYK
Paige and Juju are talented. They have man-like play styles in the NBA. Caitlin is feminine type and fits in "women bbal". I think she's more exciting and fun to watch. How she drains 3s and gives dimes. Once you see her all you can say is WOW!
Sorry, but JuJu isnt close to CC at anything. Girl is incredibly inefficient and not a good playmaker. 40%/32%/85% taking well over 22 shots a game while averaging just 3.3 assists... So she can put up as many shots as she can and want, cause the legacy University Mafia have deemed her to break CC's all time scoring record. Efficiency and team play be dammed. You all remember that Swoops comment about CC taking 40 shots? Thats what JuJu will do as long as her PPG average is higher then CC's in college. Thats why there is no backlash to anything. As long as the "Star of the League" is either a USC or UConn player and hopefully either black or gay, everything is fine. Juju is black and a USC player... if she is also gay, she is 100% perfect! Either way she will be more then fine coming into the league. No backlash whatsoever. Quite the opposite. EVERYBODY AND THEIR MUMS will praise her. All the former players in mainstream Media, all the current "stars" like A'Ja, Collier, Stewart and so on, all the coaches... even CC will. Cause CC is just a nice person. She roots for everyone and wants the best for everyone, no matter how they treat her. And if it comes to Nike itself. I wouldnt be suprised if JuJu gets her own shoe before CC, even at college. The reason is hopefully clear for anyone who isnt blinded by the woke agenda. They signed CC to have her off the market. As far as I know the deal with CC means that Nike has to produce ONE SHOE over the runtime... means they can push out a random CC1 in 9 years and the contract would be fulfilled. They never had real interest in pushing Clark, just to keep her away from Adidas, Under Amour aso...
NEW to the WNBA & Women's College Basketball from Canada, BUT i must say I haven't loved the UConn scene & how Geno treated CC & b/c he did NOT recruit her & FAILED big time, he seems to put Caitlin down every chance he gets!!! I like individual players like Naphesa Collier who comes across as genuine & likable, but don't love some of the College dynamics in the W as a result. Breanna Stewart definitely has made it her known how she feels about CC not having won a College Championship, yet seems to neglect like many that Caitlin has been a World Champion playing in the World Cup 3x, & being named MVP in the last one‼️
Tobie Fournier might be the next women's college superstar and she's Canadian. I have never seen a women dunk a ball as easily as she can and in the videos I've seen, she was still watching n high school. A bit of polish and she could be great. An older Aja Wilson might not be able to handle a white girl dominating the paint.
It's still to early to say for either of them, But I do believe Paige vs CC in the WNBA will bring huge numbers probably bigger than CC vs Reese. I do think there is some type of hidden agenda to over hype them though and I just don't see Paige getting the hate CC I feel like those who hate CC will jump on the Paige train. I do think if Paige didnt keep suffering from injury she would of been in the same "tier" of hype as CC. As for Juju it's still to early I don't expect any decline from her though.
Paige is an excellent player but won't be able to replicate Caitlin's. On the other hand, Juju might break some records but not as overwhelming as Caitlin's.
Looking forward to seeing more of Juju playing with USC being in the Big 10 this year, haven’t seen many USC games since their games have been on so late. Hard to tell about Paige. How will she play outside of the UConn offense? Right now it doesn’t seem her game is exciting enough to get CC type attention, but I’ve seen clips of her in high school and she played a much different style (more exciting).
I hope that I’m wrong, Paige will be fortunate if her body doesn’t break down, I certainly wish her all the best, She is great, but the wear and tear is real Juju certainly is a great talent, The difference between those coming, and Caitlin, Caitlin became HER, organically, That is where the die hard fans come from, We shall see
Bluder gave CC the keys to the car when it came to shooting the ball. Coaches for JuJu and Paige will have to give these two players the same coach blessings, if CCs records are to be broken.
As a Paige and juju fan I hope people don't put the same unrealistic expectations they had for Caitlin on to them. What Caitlin did as a rookie was statistically the greatest rookie season ever and solidify her as a top 5 player in the world. That is not normal for any rookie in the wnba especially a guard but because of the crazy expectations people don't even realize how historic Caitlin's season was. I think Paige will be a great player at the pro level but she is not as versatile as Caitlin offensively. Caitlin is an elite scorer and playmaker which the wnba has never seen before, she was the first player to be top 10 in points while leading the league in assists. For right now juju is an elite scorer and that's it she is not a playmaker at all. It will be interesting to see if her playmaking improves now that she has Kiki ifaren on her team. She has three more years of college to improve her all around game so we will see. I wish both Paige and juju the best and can't wait to watch then this college season.
I think Juju has incredible potential. She is not the same kind of playmaker that CC is but her ability to make plays is really exciting. I want to see how USC gels as a team. JuJu with Kiki Iriafen make a formidable pair.
The issue is that they are being promoted in order to diminish Clark. This is as unfair to them as it has been to Reese. Let's just allow them to go where their talents and character take them.
I hope & wish both have an amazing season & go into the WNBA and take it by storm (sort of speak) - the quality is there 100%, they have the correct attitude and mindset
They're both great players with amazing talents. Juju is still young so it's too early to talk about the W, but she has a bright future ahead of her. I think she would benefit from a coach that is not afraid to challenge her and help her elevate her game even further, rather than saying "she's great, just give her the ball." Paige would be celebrated and hyped by the media and the W, but it won't be organic and she won't move the needle in a noticeable way post the Clark effect hike.
Yeah right. Wait until you see Paige this year. She’s filled out more and quicker and faster. If Paige wins a championship, the hype will be through the roof.
@@Barto-p4k I would agree if it wasn't UCON. People love the underdogs but UCON and So Carolina are suppose to win! People love the underdogs and always have
@@rayon3383 I don’t disagree with that. I often root for the underdog myself, but, there is a reason why there the underdogs. UConn, I admit, I’ve rooted against, a lot. SC, not so much. Where Geno goes after players that fit the system, Staley seems to favor athletic bigs and defense and a two deep roster. That’s why she’s so tough to beat, especially during March Madness.
@@Barto-p4k Clark wouldn't be the player she is or as good if she played for Geno's UCON Huskies. Geno is the only person that can and probably will hold Bueckers back while in college! The Coach for USC already talked with the Iowa Coaches about how they handled Clark. Clark even talks with JuJu on how she handled things on and off the court! That is awesome and hard not to let ego's control a player. I am team Clark and JuJu all the way
If Paige gets a Nike shoe before CC, CC fans will revolt. That would be so wrong. CC should be first....Or, if Nike wants to release both shoes at the same time and prop up a rivalry as Magic/Bird did in their commercials back in the day...that would be cool. Then add JuJu into the mix when she moves to the W. That would be awesome. And, I think Nike should back away a bit from A'ja...nobody cares.
I don't know them, but you seem to think they play really well. So, yeah, I could see them playing as well as Caitlin. But CC has said such a high standard, but it's going to be difficult for the women to match. It'll be a "close, but no cigar" kind of thing. I don't think either player will Garner the fan base nor the marketability that Caitlin has set apart all to herself. The question will be this one: well they Garner the attendance and viewership numbers that Caitlin received? Will they grow the NBA exponentially, like Caitlin, or merely incrementally, like before CC.
The one thing Paige will definitely do is show the world the difference between how a league and its players should welcome a new player and the attention they bring to a struggling league and the way they treated Caitlyn.
Ironically I know little about either, I hope they have positive influence on their teams like CC has on her team. Hopefully they do not become the terrible people because of pressure from others.
The thing is 4 probably the 99% of new fans to the WNBA that have come from countries outside of the U.S., we've ALL come b/c of Caitlin Clark!!! She was still the MJ of the WNBA, in the global 🌎 attention she has brought to the game‼️ I'm sorry, most of the fans of Paige & Juju will still be the result of the CC effect‼️ Its just reality‼️
Clark is unique. Her play was studied by what the men did more than the women. She is a woman, at present, with a mindset of Curry, Bird, Jordan, and a few more. What she did best in doing was what she practiced doing to her best ability. She knew having to make baskets, assists, and getting the long rebounds. From there she went to the short layups, rebounds a few feet from the basket, and a steal. Maybe block a shot. What she lacks is what I have not understood yet would be the same vison on defense as her offense. She has problems on her angles, quickness, footing, jumps and understanding about defense. Lucky for her most all the WNBA is not great with their defense. Though women college basketball players are good on defense. I state any of the top 10 college women teams can beat most or any of the WNBA teams. CC22 had Iowa players play better than normal for them being how they made the playoffs on to the championships. This was seen with the Fever players. I would have to watch a few games of Paige and Juju play seeing they can help any WNBA team.
One thing to consider is CC don't care. Because of CC we heard about Paige and Juju. If course they are good if not great on their own. And they have their fan base too.
Paige is all hype. You know who was the 3rd leading scorer in the ncaa last year behind CC and JuJu? It wasn't Paige, it was the Villanova transfer to Iowa, Lucy Olsen. How many of you basketball experts, including you Rachel know of her existence! Give me a freaking break!
Scoring isn’t the only part of basketball, Paige was one of the best defensive players in college and her efficiency was sky high . Just because she wasn’t top 3 in scoring doesn’t mean she is all hype. Thats a asinine statement
@@DW-wn8ol Like scoring, defense is also only a part of the game? Caitlin, in all ther seasons, bested Paige in all categories (points/assists/rebounds) except in steals.
@@rap3208 none of this makes Paige over hyped. The comment said she was overhyped because she wasn’t 3rd in scoring in the country . Also efficiency matters in basketball Paige was the most efficient guard in basketball last year shooting 53 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3. I’m not saying she is better than Caitlyn or will be in the W. All I’m saying is the reasons for calling her overhyped make no sense.
@@DW-wn8ol roof is in the eating of the pudding, Caitlin went to an obsure team with only herself as a top 50 best high school recruit. She brought a bunch ofunknown ithe final 4 twice, a feat that Iowa has only done once (in 1996) and then promptly disappeared. Paige went to UConn stacked with the best talents that goes to the final fourwith or without her. her hype is most probably correct if there is no caitlin Clark.
@@rap3208 why do you keep mentioning Caitlyn clark ? I never said nothing about Clark. I didn’t say Paige is better I said she was more efficient last year. They have different skill sets and both will thrive or are already thriving. Once again I responded to the person who said Paige was over hyped. Clark didn’t have anything to do with my initial statement. I’m talking about Paige
Ms Rachel, may I know what was the last word you always say before you finish your commentaries? To me it sounds like tagalog 😁 "uwian na". Btw I'm your subs from the Philippines and I love all your topics and down to earth factuality 💖
Showing their highlights gets everyone excited !!!! Let's see their misses and then you'll get a better picture of the type of players that they are,!!!! There are already 143 special ball players in WNBA Can't see them lifting the tide. !!!!
Ha! Not likely. The old guard, as you put it, is two thirds of the league. They're not going anywhere anytime soon. I think it's more likely that maybe half of that two thirds will get with the new program (probably kicking and screaming the whole way) but they'll realize that there's a new order in town and if they want to succeed they're going to have to suck it up and get along. Of the rest they're going to have their blinders on and continue to do their obstinate best to keep to their tried and true. Unfortunately each year will find them further and further from the action and the new guard and the old guard who are supporting the new deal will eventually freeze them out, and they'll be relegated to sitting on the bench with 10 minutes playing time. Too bad, how sad.
@@mikehall4517 They will get with the program soon or they won’t be in the league. This isn’t the NBA where there is almost 30 teams. Those roster spots are very limited and these new top players are going to get spread around the league!
@@aarong3000 Which is pretty much what I said. I don't think that things are going to change overnight, but give it 5 years and the smart ones will be toeing the line and getting with the program, and the obstinate stuck in the mud types will be riding the bench, or pounding the sidewalk looking for work.
The commentariat may be eager to manufacture a rivalry between Paige and/or Juju and Caitlin now that Angel's fallen by the wayside. Hopefully Paige and Juju won't take the bait. Possibly to Caitlin's relief, Paige will likely be the center of media attention when she gets to the W and may not face anything like the level of hostility Caitlin has faced. Even if Paige and Juju surpass Caitlin in the stats, Caitlin is the pioneer who's clearing the way for new generation. That said, as with many Caitlin fans, I'd love to see her leave the dysfunctional W and make her career abroad. Take Aliyah, Lexie, Kelsey and the whole Fever lineup with her.
PB stayed so that she could play ball with her bestie Azzi Fudd. So PB will be drafted over 22 years old [23-24?] and that will be an issue. Juju still has two years to grow, so we will have to wait on that, but I think she is not as flashy [as CC22]. PB has some flash to her, but in my opinion, she struggles to take the load [when the game rides on her, she cannot step up and score 30-35 points, she doesn't have it].
They are both really talented players. Unfortunately, there is only one Caitlin Clark. I think Coach Bluder did a really good with Caitlin. She saw she was a generational talent, and fitted her team around Caitlin's strengths. If Geno would have even bothered to recruit Caitlin, who knows where she might be now. Look at Paige, I think her talents are being under used. The last home game Juju played in had under 5000 people in the stands. It is unfair to compare anyone is arguably the best college athlete ever.
I wish we could get one or both of them on the Valkyries. Sadly we won't get a shot at Paige in the draft but we might have a shot at JuJu in a couple of years.
The Wnba will thrive once these new stars like paige and Juju arrive. They are media trained and basiclally pros before they get out of college. Caitlin gave them a blueprint for success.
Rachel every team that didnt play their rookies alot this past season, missed their " rookie effect" CC was the perfect example that college fans can be drafted to the W along with the rookies stars they follow. The college hype was real, the exposure in the W for them wasnt. All those teams who didnt prioritize the draftees and capitalize on their rookie star power dropped the ball,big L for those teams.
As a Paige bueckers fan she can live up the hype she was balling last yr I hope she have a good year with uconn and win a chip with them. Glad she bounce back from that injury she suffered years ago As for juju Watkins another stud future is bright for her havent seen that much of her but I hope she does well I keep my eyes peeled for her
Paige and JuJu are great players and I will be watching both this season, but I don't think anyone will be able to do what Caitlin did, or at least to the same caliber. I think it is unfair to Paige and JuJu to expect them to get all the hype that Caitlin got because it's not every day that a player like Clark comes around.
She will not get the same backlash, abuse CC had because she's black. Those two are woke, they are hyping them since they failed with Aja and Reece. They are good but they will not have the same impact as Clark, her fan base are big. It's not only in US but around the world. It's not only CC game, it's her personality, she has this star appeal, that aura that is innate in her like MJ. It's like Kobe, Lebron, Curry are great and popular but not as popular as Jordan. They call IOWA, CC to ask for advice what will they do about the situation, but they don't have the same attention, they don't fill arenas.
Juju watkins has the talent and she will be better than caitlin clark if she stays healthy. Juju already broke cc freshman scoring record, but her impact won't be as big because she is a black woman and we all know this country hates black women.
Geno will hammer his players into his system. Thankfully, Caitlin went to Iowa, not UCONN.
Yeah he ruins good players. What a “legend” he is.
@@philip6927 yeah Geno is such a monster for getting his stars to check their egos at the door and sacrifice their individual stats for the sake of winning championships 😂
His best players like Maya Moore, Dianna taurasi, sue bird, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stuart can’t even win titles at the Professional level. Lisa Bluder is Sooooo much better 🤡😂🤡😂🤡😂
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I couldn't have said it better Geno will do anything to win with all them 5 star players LMAO. Iowa coaching staff and Clark carried their 2 and 3 star players to back to back championship games against 4 and 5 star players. They knocked out the defending Chip winner's from the year before out of the tournament. That's a lot more impressive than winning with the best player's like they should have. That's why the top 3 center in the country signed with Iowa along with Lucy Olsen. It makes me laugh when the alphabet players who went to UCON say Clark can't be recognized as one of the best to play college. Pretty easy to say when you went to a blue blood school 🤣
I’m just gonna say because people won’t. Paige won’t get nearly as much hate as CC because yea she’s white but not Caitlin white. (Espys speech) and she’s part of the lgbtq community. Idk juju orientation but she’s melanin. So even if neither come close to breaking CCs records, best believe the W will hype them up like they did.
Paige will be treated better than CC, but the big factor will be that Paige is from UCONN, and UCONN has an overarching influence on the WNBA. It’s like trying to get a job at a company where all the top brass came from a particular fraternity or sorority. If you also came from that frat or sorority, you’ll not only get the job, but be treated better, get promoted faster, etc. There’s a false narrative amongst some of CC’s fans that the WNBA is nothing but anti-white, lesbian liberals who hate on CC because she’s white, straight, and from Iowa. And while I do think some, like Swoopes, does have an agenda against CC that does pertain to the color of her skin, the majority of the WNBA is still straight, a lot of big, respected players both past & present are white (Taurasi, Lobo, Sue Bird, Della Donne, Ionescu, Plum, etc.), and despite being from Iowa, CC is a liberal whose views align with the majority of WNBA players. So it’s all just jealous, rookie hazing turned up to 11 because of CC’s notoriety coming in.
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Nah not one of them will get catlin clark world fame catlin different they are good to but not exciting as catlin they will get far its good for the sport catlin is there mj and there stephen curry , eyes from trinidad beautiful ❤🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
Is she part of that community? She spoke of playing for G-d, and you don't often hear that from _those people..._
I don't think Juju will get the treatment Caitlin Clark did but possibly Paige will. In my opinion neither woman will have the crazy mob fan base CC has nor will they have the unnecessary hate CC gets from weirdos.
White America will follow Paige the same way they do CC.
Yeah. What you said.
I hope that they are allowed to be normal rookies that are learning how to play in the WNBA. It would be cool if they are exciting players that excel in the league. I'm team Fever and hope that Caitlin comes back, but I would understand if she decided not to. ☠️☠️☠️
Neither athlete will have any type of backlash. JuJu is already being touted by her coach and some "journalists", as "generational". So, straight out of a freshman year and she's already receiving unjustified accolades (something that took others years to get...and they had better stats then her).
Paige? Watch her speech at the 2021 ESPY Award, where she said she was a "white woman in a black-led sport [...] wanted to show a light on black women". She's one of those Woke individuals. She'll be greeted with open arms.
Agreed. Well said!
I think Juju and Paige will get all the love that CC hasn’t gotten in every which way. From Nike, from the W, etc.
I think you’re right.. but that’s a sad reality! CC deserves it all too.
A'ja likes Paige because Paige publicly acknowledged her "white privilege" and she's good at basketball. So you know the W will accept her as well. Juju is simply black and therefore immune to the W. Both will get the standard rookie hazing by the veterans but it won't be nearly as bad as what Caitlin went through. The W is very primitive and backwards but very predictable.
@@rademitacaitlin would get love if she denounces trump
@@TheKdmccaskill I hope the traitor goes to prison but let's just keep politics out of sports please.
You're mistaken Clark did get the love doesn't mean everybody have to be in love for one person and glorify them she got her fan base she did good she got to work every year she got loved the rest of them are just haters just like any other sport
Caitlin came from Iowa. Her fan base are more grassroots than the monster machines like UCon and USC. They are more invested in who ever reps them.
Also everyone likes an underdog and 30 ft bombs, Uconn is almost never the underdog. and CC playing in her home state was also a great story that as you said really invested the states fans but also others who like overall story of a player wanting to elevate their home state team vs just looking to go to a powerhouse..
@@THE-MAD-TECHIE so true. The ring chasers don’t get it
@@THE-MAD-TECHIE that's why Juju has the appeal she does. Not just breaking the scoring record but the fact that LA has embraced her since high school and she stayed home and helped to resurrect that team. And (I'm a CC and Juju fan btw) CC stayed home but wanted to go to UConn, she wasn't recruited by Geno. Juju had her choice to go wherever and stayed home. Bonus point for that imo.
I don't think either of them will cop as much crap as Caitlin. Imagine seeing those women behaving the same way for a second season in a row. There would be no escaping the backlash.
I think that Paige and Juju will be great. But there will never be another Caitlin Clark like there will never be another Larry Bird. It's just how Caitlin plays that attract people, in my opinion. No idea.
Bird played 13 years professionally and won 3 chips and 3 MVP’s. No comparison.
I cant tell if you're being serious with this comment or not. Larry bird is like the 3rd best Small Forward of all time, wasnt even the best player in his draft class and is outside of the top 10 in most fan's eyes.... lol.
I see what type of Channel and Audience this is now....
Yes. Exactly like that.
Why this comparison with Larry Bird? Caitlin is more like a hybrid of Steve Nash, LeBron, Kobe, and Curry. Her passes are Nash, her BIQ is LeBron level, her mental game is all Black Mamba, and her 3pointers are Curry. Someday she'll just be Magic.
@@Barto-p4kHow can you win 3 chips @ 3 mvps in your first year? You just show the world how idiot you are!
You are becoming someone whose videos I look forward to watching. You are so articulate that it's a pleasure to listen to you. There is no "and, um", no hemming or hawing, no "you know", no "like". Just smart, concise, knowledgeable analysis.
thats because theres a lot of edits and jump cuts to take those "ums and likes" out lol
That's what I love about her too.
Juju can definitely hoop. She’s more of an iso player, whereas CC is a playmaker for her teammates.
Clark is a point guard. That’s the point guards job. Juju is a shooting guard that can shoot anything. She also gets rebounds in the paint against the bigs and is a very good defender. She gets assists, 4 or 5 a game but probably more now that Kiki is her teammate. She still has room to grow and might be 6’3 by the time she hits the W.
@@Barto-p4kSpeaking for myself, she is not fun to watch.
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But why is that? Just my opinion, but I think Clark fans confuse suspense with “fun to watch.”
That’s what a long three gives you. For a few seconds you don’t know as you watch the ball arc through the air to the rim.
For me, it’s more fun to watch a player do more athletically. Or to be amazed at a player like Paige who plays all parts of the game so well. 53% fg, 42% from 3. A floater, a midrange game, very good defense, can rebound and score in a clogged paint. She had to play the 4 last year and still averaged 4 assists a game. She’s an excellent passer as well.
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I agree but the difference is Clark does both. She gets assists for her teammates and can get her own shot whenever she wants.
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Good for you. You watch them, and we will keep watching, cheering for, and following, and ENJOYING Caitlin.
I’ve been a huge Paige B fan since she was a junior in h.s., ever since I saw a RUclips video highlighting her play. I followed her career through the 2024 season, but then I started hearing rumblings about this Caitlin Clark gal and I actually intentionally ignored watching videos about CC because I didn’t want someone else to outshine Paige B. Fortunately, halfway through the 2024 season, I saw CC play and I immediately was awed by this phenom. I became an instant fan of CC’s, but was still enjoying watching Paige. However, CC was so exciting to watch, even more so than Paige (I still love your game, Paige, but those 3-pointers and those incredible passes are unmatched, even better than Paige’s game). I saw in CC a skill set like no other in college basketball, men or women. Paige got me interested in women’s college basketball like I’d never been before, even more so than in seasons when the Lady Longhorns, my alma mater, were in the top ten. Prior to 2024, I’d never watched a WNBA game, other than some highlights, but CC changed all that, and I watched EVERY Iowa game since mid-season, 2024, I watched the women’s games in the NCAA tournament that involved CC and Paige (and the Longhorns), and I’ve watched EVERY WNBA game involving CC. I have not been this obsessed by an athlete since I saw Tiger Woods play in his third U.S. Amateur Championship and then I watched every tournament that Tiger played for most of his career. Caitlin is that generational kind of player that Tiger Woods was. Paige is great. Juju looks like she will be great. However, CC continues to show why Iowa made two NCAA Championship games when their prior years’ history was mediocre, at best. Once her Fever teammates learned to catch 80’ passes (and finish) and Coach Sides figured out how to best use CC, then the Fever started having much more success. CC did indeed make her teammates better. The Fever need another very good forward to be able to compete with the likes of Napheesa and A’ja (and their supporting teammates) but with CC, AB, and Kelsey M, those three will only get better in coming years. But CC is the linchpin. I wouldn’t know about A’ja, or Napheesa, or Sabrina, or Kelsey Plum., etc, if it weren’t for CC. I never even heard of Kelsey Plum until 2024, and never saw her play until the Aces played the Fever. So, if Paige and Juju join the CC Fan Club, their greatness will be even more appreciated. But if they join the haters, then they will lose many fans who love CC’s game.
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I think this is such a wonderful, honest comment. Thanks for sharing
I think that Paige and Juju will have it much easier than Caitlin did, because she's the trailblazer who's breaking ground for them. And as all the new blood from the future drafts come in there's going to be a sea change in how the game is played. The old guard is going to HATE it, but as they and their preferred playing style become more and more out dated it's going to be get along, or get out. It will take a few years, but the new fans will get what they're looking for.
Ms Rachel I would like to thank you for the support that you stuck your neck out for Ms CC. That young lady took a beating and just smiled and said bring it on. She played above her expectations and deserved all the praise and accolades that she got and you deserve them as well for catching her back. As a veteran I don’t have lots to be thankful for except my very small family but Ms CC gave me something to be thankful for. Some hoops now. So thank you for being a beacon of hope for some of the white female athletes coming into the league. Lots of love my friend
Hype? From the same media that hates Caitlin. Neither Paige nor Juju has any organic growth around them. Paige is part of the activist organization that does not like CC. Juju already said she is Team Angel Reese. I think both will be fully accepting when they enter the league. No way can Paige last for 40 college games and then 44 pro games.
NIKE just signs them to keep the competition from getting them.
They should get together and sue Nike
Let's be honest, Caitlin Clark is targeted for the culture she comes from... traditional, civilly responsible, and Christian values. Then she didn't take a knee to the woke-wbb bully crowd. Paige has given lip service to them, JuJu has already said that some of her heroes are a part of the bully Club, not Clark.
Also, part of the culture, coming from Iowa, you have the strongest amateur and youth support anywhere. UConn is a part of the NCAA Monopoly and people don't cheer for monopolies and UConn fans just look to the next crop of five stars so they can cheer for a front-runner. If Paige had gone to Minnesota now, that would have been incredible and in parallel to Clark in Iowa, but not quite. Los Angelians don't care that much except for their main pro sports teams and USC can't even sell out, she won't have the huge fan following into the WNBA.
The media will be pumping up these two, but you're not going to see caravans of parents bringing their kids 500 miles to watch them play.
Then there impact on the court, Caitlin Clark is the Michael Jordan of college basketball, she's on her way to being this for the pros...and we always heard about the "next Michael Jordan", no one will be Her.
While she might not be Michael Jordan in college scoring wise she was/is the Pistol Pete Maravich All Time Scoring college basketball player ever Male or Female period.
@@vana.johnson8845 In terms of overall impact on the game, Clark's is more parallel to Jordan's
Paige's parents divorced when she was three. Her father raised her until adulthood. Paige has a black stepmom. She also has a bi-racial half brother. She has been around amazing black women her whole life. So Paige has a real connection with black women. She would never give lip service ... but only respect to these women. Grow up.
@@phatandysBBQ What you noted has no relevance to the award she (or Clark, other white players) are given. She deserved it. Tons of people have mixed race families (including my own) and they don't have to be obliged to go with the woke trend and to diminish their own (or another's accomplishments) when they get an award, especially because of white skin color. Black players have received all of the same awards. As for attention, people get attention because they catch people's attention. Angel Reese gets plenty of attention, more than her talent would warrant. Players like A'ja and Thomas act like jerks a lot, so people don't like them. That's not a racial thing. That's a universal thing. Cameran Brink gave the same type of apology-for-being-white statements, it's pathetic on their part and embarrassing for any black people who would feed off such pandering. Reminds me of my friend's daughter, she was to be given an award for Top Minority Academic Acheivement (she is half-black) and she said "No thanks, I will wait to see if I can get an award for the school at large". She wasn't going to let them patronize her.
@@phatandysBBQ Yet the WNBA league MVP says she grew up PRIVILEGED...! #WTF #WTH #PRIVILEGED #PsychoticHitSquad #BOUNTYKILLERS #ShaolinEagleStrikeEyeGougeTechnique #BlackMagicWoman
Media will never miss treat any rookie like they have CC 😢 but WNBA is on the ropes and can lose all that Clark has gifted them with. ❤
Both Juju and Paige are very good players. When I have watched them, it appears that both have elite scoring ability and clearly make their teams better.
However, CC is much more than a scorer. In her freshman year at Iowa it was clear she was both an elite scorer and passer. She did what only one other player in the history of college basketball ever did, and she did it twice! She led the nation in scoring and assists in the same season. She makes everyone around her much better. She is also hyper focused on winning, regardless of the role she needs to take to get her team the W. I don’t believe I have ever seen her say anything negative about an opposing player or team. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, she goes out of her way to engage with her fans. She comes out after the game and signs autographs for a good bit of time after the games are over.
While Juju and Paige are very good, possibly great players, neither of them has shown yet that they have the whole package that CC brings to the game. It will be fun to watch and see if they can grow into it. Hopefully they will have the support that CC has to help them manage the pressure and expectations.
Thanks for your videos!!!! I have really enjoyed all of the content you have shared.
Cc is great. But you haven’t seen enough of Paige to make some of your conclusions. Her defense is fantastic. Much better than CC Her passing is equal to CC. She’s not as flashy as CC with long distance 3’s but her efficiency is unparalleled. Both are great teammates
@@StewartRich-k1c no conclusions, just observations. I have seen Paige play many games. Agree, she is a great player. However, I think it would be relatively easy to argue that her teammates at UConn were better individual players than Clark’s teammates at Iowa. This might be something that has held her back individually. She has also been injured more than Clark while at college. I think Paige has a lot of potential. It will be fun to see if she reaches that potential and elevates herself to the same level Clark got to. So far, not there yet. When I say this, I am talking about statistically and with her fan base. Definitely not saying she can’t reach it though.
People talk about Paige’s freshman year, but if you go back and look at the stats for that year. It’s seems like CC was over-looked. I didn’t follow the season that year, but based on the stats I think CC was better than Paige their freshman year. Caitlyn led the league in scoring that year with 26 ppg on 47% shooting (as a freshman). She was third in the league in assists with 7.1 assisted per game (the person who led the league in assists had 7.8 per game). Caitlyn also was tied for first in the league in 3 pointers made with 3.8 per game. She did all that as a freshman (the same year that Paige was a freshman). Go back and look at the stats. it’s there.
Yup. Dawn Staley literally has tweets from Caitlin’s freshmen year shouting her out and saying she’s paying attention “even if no one else is”. Paige had the UConn bump her freshmen year, Caitlin just winded up becoming undeniable.
Iowa’s schedule was much easier. UConn routinely plays top schools in their non-conference schedule. Iowa doesn’t play the Stanfords or UConns or Gamecocks or LSU’s.
@@Barto-p4k you know this is public information right? Lmao Iowa played more games against ranked teams than UConn did. Why lie
Also note that high school Paige was a better player than Uconn Paige. Because Geno can ruin a great player.
I see you again. Do hate Caitlin Clark?!@@Barto-p4k
If people are expecting them to be on par with Clark, they will fail. They will be seen as great as long as they aren't compared to Clark. We've seen what has happened to Reese. On her own, Reese can be seen as a decent player, but because people and herself keep creating this rivalry with Clark, Reese is seen as a horrible player.
If Reese didn't let herself be used for an agenda, she would now be a superstar standing on her own accomplishments like leading the league in rebounds as a rookie, instead of what many people currently think of her. She is a victim of her own hype.
@clarkkent1521 💯
Reese is the PED champ of her own missed shots.
@@leeboy7139 I realize that Angel is still quite young, but she has pushed this agenda since (at least) her junior year in college. As such, I cannot warm up to her.
(For what it's worth, I am liberal -- don't use the term "woke", but some might label as such -- and I believe that minorities, as well as the LGBTQ community face way too much bias and hate. This said, the overall suspicion and treatment of Clark by the WNBA, Team USA and certain influential players _-most notably A'ja and Taurasi -- let alone Reese, Carter and Carrington -- has been disgusting.)
CC's in a league of her own, that's why the dramas. A multitasker none can match...for now 👍
No defense though.
Paige will have the easiest season of her life. Caitlin had the hardest season any WNBA player EVER had. It's not even close. A lot of ppl were against her. The media, players, refs and fans. Hardest schedule early season of all time as well. Paige bent the knee and she's not straight. She ticks off all the boxes for this fake activist league. Everyone already loves Juju. They will both be perfectly fine. They have the skill and won't face the issues CC did.
at least they will have CC as a sounding board if they need
Juju won't be in the W next season, just Paige B from my understanding?!?!
Neither one will not reach out to CC, they already know how to navigate their fame. They don't have unknowledgeable fans hyping them up and demonizing other players.
I like Paige as a player and respect her for her resliance in overcoming injuries, but she's no Caitlin Clark. I also like JuJu and think her game will improve in the coming season and again she's no Caitlin Clark. I like that CC has supported both players in their rise through the ranks.
No Caitlin Clark? Paige has better handles, shoots a higher % on both 2 and 3, plays better D, and higher efficiency numbers.
Caitlin was Paiges back up on the FIBA teams. I love Caitlin, but Paige is stronger on all 3 levels.
@@UConnNation12 Not now she isn't + Paige is still carrying a bunch of long-term injuries. Still like her though.
Nobody is at caitlin clark level, CC was born with a natural talent that far exceeds everyone else in the college or wnba
Let's not forget about how, to my eyes anyway, the 2027 first overall pick will likely play out between JuJu Watkins and Zhang Ziyu, but, of the two, Ziyu will get the more hate.
While race and sexuality amplified hatred towards CC, the catalyst for CC to be hated as she was this season is how she performed on the court.
I don't think CC would have gotten (as) much hate among the league if she wasn't dominant on the court; you only need to look at Li Yueru and Han Xu. Neither is Black, and radio silence about both about their sexuality, but neither are nearly as hated by the league as CC was, and neither was dominant in the WNBA.
The problem Caitlin faces is that as long as she keeps playing top level basketball, she will face an endless parade of young women who are hyped as the one who will break her records and surpass her popularity. Paige and JuJu are just the current ones. If they don't pan out, new ones will be hyped next year and the years after. Good thing CC knows it's part of being the best thing to happen to the league and loves competition.
She doesn’t care about the records.
@@juliemohler8922 Agreed, but her haters do.
@@captainsatellite2112 their problem then
@@captainsatellite2112 I just ignore them.
I feel like CC came into the spotlight organically. Nothing about this push to live JuJu and Paige is organic. I think if they didn’t push so hard it would be a lot more beneficial to these two women.
Clark came into the spotlight because of that face wave in the championship game. Even Reese has said she had no idea how much that gesture changed everything. Compare the viewership before and after. Big difference.
@@Barto-p4k Wasn't that face wave by Reese in Clark's junior year? When LSU beat Iowa in the final 4 for the championship. (just being curious and to get my facts straight)
@@Barto-p4k Clark went viral because of her logo 3 and buzzer beater highlight reel.
@Barto-p4k: Clark became thrust in the national spotlight when Iowa beat undefeated South Carolina in the 2022 National semifinals while scoring 41 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Nothing to do with the hand wave gesture. That only how Reese became known to the national audience.
@@sparkyman8249 national media were paying attention to Clark in 22. months before the hand wave. that didnt make Clark famous, it made Reese famous. as LeBron says, dont get it twisted.
I don't seem to remember Paige/UConn selling out their entire season, nor do I remember them playing a game in a football stadium. Paige has had every opportunity to attract a crowd like Clark, but due to Geno's style of coaching, she's never going to be that type of player. There's more buzz around Hannah and Lucy at Iowa than Juju or Paige.
Everybody was pushing Paige as the best player or the face of NCAA, but Caitlin's starpower just can't be denied, she is the IT becuse of her breaking all the records and her organically grown millions of fansust by word of mouth - she wasn't pushed or anything.
I look forward to seeing what these two talented athletes can do! I'm rooting for their success. Maybe it's the dad in me, but I worry about Paige being able to stay healthy in the WNBA. At times she plays aggressively and gets physical too, especially when driving to the hoop. How will she hold up if she gets chopped like Chennedy did to Mabry? Or if Reese takes her head off like she did to Caitlin. I hope she can hold up through an entire season. 🤞
She’s put on muscle. It’s the first time she’s been able to train and not rehab. ACL tears are common. Bonner, one example of many, had ACL tears when younger and she’s still playing at a high level at 38.
Hopefully, Paige won't face the dangerous close outs every time she plays like Clark had to.
CC definitely deserves more love but it is always hard to be the pioneer. She is the first to deal with this level of spotlight and criticism especially from veteran players who supposed to support and guide the new generations but instead they want to kill the only spark brought by CC to WNBA (just unbelievable). Fortunately, CC impressed everyone by showing how strong she is mentally, keep going CC. Paige and Juju are lucky to have CC paving the road for them. I am sure they will be bright, they just need to understand the stage is big enough for everyone. Because more talents will only make the stage bigger. Getting under the spotlight being a jerk won't lead anywhere, instead bring more love and exciting games to the league, eventually everyone will earn their own fan base. Also fan has to be earned, fan base won't grow by just complaining. 🤷♂
I think Caitlin has cleared the way for Juju and Paige to be treated better by the W, Nike, and players. As a CC fan that came to the WNBA because of her I feel that she's the only one of the 3 that could open that door. Juju, if she continues to evolve at this pace will certainly have a huge rookie season, Paige may need a season to be her best pro.
Juju is so freaking talented by the time she enters the draft, she's going to be internationally prolific. I really think she can be Michael Jordan. She's THAT gifted.
Paige Bueckers reminds me SO MUCH of Kobe in her polish and fundamentals. Her decision making is nearly flawless, she can score at all three levels, she's a fantastic defender, she has a plethora of moves and counters, Paige is just a complete fundamental player. Juju is younger so obviously she's not quite there yet, but WOW does she have special special athletic gifts and a wide enough array of scoring moves to lean on that she can score AT WILL in the right contexts. Paige has missed out on some marketing opportunities due to injury and pandemic, but Juju has a clean bill of health and is going to get all the exposure and publicity she desires. If she wants to, she's going to be box office just like Caitlin Clark.
@@greyklopstock7155 Ziyu has big shoes to fill, much like JuJu. Already that Shandong is essentially banking their long-term future on Ziyu, and even build around her, and then she would be their Shaq. She's dominant in the paint, and she's a good passer, too.
Ziyu makes more sense to build a rivalry for JuJu than CC, or at least once both are in the WNBA. They're both described as generational on their respective sides of the Pacific Ocean, but play different positions.
I think March Madness will be as exciting as it was with CC, but neither Paige nor Juju will be appointment watching like CC was in the regular szn since they don’t have her exciting play style.
So in other words, she didn’t train much during the summer, and she doesn’t care what you think of it.
She should care though, as she’s trying to sell us shoes, jerseys, merchandise and tickets.
I think Paige is a fantastic ballplayer and I hope she is able to stay healthy for her last season before she moves on to the W.
Last year Juju home and away games, half the seats at most were filled. Maybe that will change over the next three years. CC Freshmen year no fans were allowed. Paige plays for a system that is bigger than one player. We will not see if people will show up because of Paige, until she enters the WNBA. Paige is playing her 5th year and no National Championship appearances. All the previous UCONN players had very little following at the WNBA level. Do not see Paige being different. She is a fine player that does the same stuff as many WNBA players. She has a real good FG% at 3's and mid range game. She is a average passer mostly line of sight.
Paige did play in a National Championship game, it was 2021-2022 season and just like Iowa with CC, they lost to South Carolina
You are completely correct about the University of Connecticut colt; the ideal example is Geno Auriemma, Diana Taurasi, and other Connecticut players' hatred for Caitlin Clark. Moreover, when you factor in the Connecticut Sun professional team and the women at ESPN, the entire region becomes a colt of hatred.
In the rest of that interview the USC COACH made it clear they have boosted up the roster with talent and JU JU will not be asked to score as much this season. So her stats will likely drop, but the coach believes they can make a real challenge for the National Championship.
@@themeparkamusement2214 Stats aren’t the goal, wins are. Caitlin always talks about making her teammates better and helping her team WIN. All these young women are playing at a really high level and put more stock in winning then they do in personal stats.
Harold Minor, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Jerry Stackhouse, Vince Carter, Antoine jamison, Kevin Madden, Toney Mack, Matt Marquart, or Cliff Rozier....
All were touted as the next Michael Jordan some turned out to be truly agree, some quickly forgotten, none came close to GOAT level.
Because they didn’t win, that’s the only thing matters if CC doesn’t win she can be part of this list on the women side
@SFtheflash Nah, rings don't bring Lebron, Curry, or Durant to Jordans level. There's no perfect analogy. In basketball, the closest in sports would be Bo Jackson, She's a legend in her own right with or without a championship. And she's just getting started, so likely she'll see rings, unless they sabotage her again.
She's already rewritten the record books for all of the. NCAA and professional rookies, Something that the "next Jordans" never came close to doing.
@@destinypirate I disagree Jordan is 6-0 in the finals if Lebron Curry or KD was 7-0 in the finals and they did that without team hopping they would be the goat not to mention Jordan has more MVPS than all of them as well, . BO Jackson’s career was cut short due to injury so he’s the greatest “What if” ever if he played 10 plus years and did nothing the whole time he wouldn’t have the mythos that he has now and actually I would even argue that’s it’s disappearing now, people under 25 aren’t talking about Bo Jackson. Goat is earned not given if CC doesn’t win her name will be right next to Allen Iversons and that goes for Paige and JuJu as well
@@SFtheflash well with that logic, Bill Russell would be the goat. He has 11 championships. Will Chamberlain has two championships but averaged over 50 points a game for the whole year scored 100 points in a game led the league in assists, As a center. Probably still holds about 70 records in basketball. and some people think Michael Jordan‘s the goat
@SFtheflash True in many ways , about LeBron... Curry might not be the GOAT with 7. Kobe is the best example of this.
And True, If clark goes a decade without a ring in the pros that will tarnish any GOAT talk to " greatest never to win."
This doesn't apply, for most people with NC. AA women's fall, though. Because it's clearly been an association of corruption, allowing just a few teams to monopolize the high school talent. Nobody outside of Syria. Carolina really cares if they go a 100 - 0 or 200- 0 With ten five stars. What?
Clark did with a team of 3 Stars against gauntlet. Teams like that is much more epic than any all star team continuing to buy saw for ten years like UCON.
Sadly Bo Jackson is drifting into legend.
What a curious thought if he had played a decade longer and set more and more untouchable records only to end up without a ring.
It.
's more than likely clerk will win rings, She was already breaking the league down this year while having teammates play against her and getting fouled at triple the league rate, most uncalled.
They brought in new management. And they'll probably surround her with smart runners.
At some point this league will have to decide whether it wants to continue to be run by bullies or play the game of basketball. Page and Juju, only add to the need for reform. Is their high skill players. At some point one of these bullies is going to permanently knock out one of these stars - it could be the end of the league if it's CC.
I think juju Watkins and Paige bueckers will live up to the high and both play at a high level Rachel.🏀 I don't know if you remember this because Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese squared off against each other because of the hype of LSU vs Iowa was. I just felt like Paige bueckers vs juju Watkins got a little bit overshadowed because we were talking about Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese but now that they are both in the wnba i expect juju Watkins and Paige bueckers to have a huge season and for USC and UConn to be in the final four this year but what do you think Rachel and do you agree with my opinion?🏀
I do not find either of them fun to watch
Good morning Rachel 🎉😊😊😊
Great vid Rachel, but for a little bit of context JuJu went to Highschool at Sierra Cayon for her Junior and Senior year. She has been a "Star" in the spotlight for the past 3 years playing in front of Lebron James and Drake since she was literally 15 or 16 years old. She is also from LA, the city of stars. She has been training with Phil Handy, former Lakers development coach for the past 3 years and has had private workouts with WNBA players like Jewel Lloyd and NBA players like Kyrie Irving when she was only in Highschool. To be honest, JuJu has been ready for the world. It's the world who isn't ready for JuJu. IYKYK
Yo Rachel thanks for the updates on this stuff, keep it up your videos are greay
Paige and Juju are talented. They have man-like play styles in the NBA. Caitlin is feminine type and fits in "women bbal". I think she's more exciting and fun to watch. How she drains 3s and gives dimes. Once you see her all you can say is WOW!
Great Channel
Sorry, but JuJu isnt close to CC at anything. Girl is incredibly inefficient and not a good playmaker. 40%/32%/85% taking well over 22 shots a game while averaging just 3.3 assists... So she can put up as many shots as she can and want, cause the legacy University Mafia have deemed her to break CC's all time scoring record. Efficiency and team play be dammed. You all remember that Swoops comment about CC taking 40 shots? Thats what JuJu will do as long as her PPG average is higher then CC's in college.
Thats why there is no backlash to anything. As long as the "Star of the League" is either a USC or UConn player and hopefully either black or gay, everything is fine. Juju is black and a USC player... if she is also gay, she is 100% perfect! Either way she will be more then fine coming into the league. No backlash whatsoever. Quite the opposite. EVERYBODY AND THEIR MUMS will praise her. All the former players in mainstream Media, all the current "stars" like A'Ja, Collier, Stewart and so on, all the coaches... even CC will. Cause CC is just a nice person. She roots for everyone and wants the best for everyone, no matter how they treat her.
And if it comes to Nike itself. I wouldnt be suprised if JuJu gets her own shoe before CC, even at college. The reason is hopefully clear for anyone who isnt blinded by the woke agenda. They signed CC to have her off the market. As far as I know the deal with CC means that Nike has to produce ONE SHOE over the runtime... means they can push out a random CC1 in 9 years and the contract would be fulfilled. They never had real interest in pushing Clark, just to keep her away from Adidas, Under Amour aso...
NEW to the WNBA & Women's College Basketball from Canada, BUT i must say I haven't loved the UConn scene & how Geno treated CC & b/c he did NOT recruit her & FAILED big time, he seems to put Caitlin down every chance he gets!!! I like individual players like Naphesa Collier who comes across as genuine & likable, but don't love some of the College dynamics in the W as a result. Breanna Stewart definitely has made it her known how she feels about CC not having won a College Championship, yet seems to neglect like many that Caitlin has been a World Champion playing in the World Cup 3x, & being named MVP in the last one‼️
Tobie Fournier might be the next women's college superstar and she's Canadian. I have never seen a women dunk a ball as easily as she can and in the videos I've seen, she was still watching n high school. A bit of polish and she could be great. An older Aja Wilson might not be able to handle a white girl dominating the paint.
It's still to early to say for either of them, But I do believe Paige vs CC in the WNBA will bring huge numbers probably bigger than CC vs Reese. I do think there is some type of hidden agenda to over hype them though and I just don't see Paige getting the hate CC I feel like those who hate CC will jump on the Paige train. I do think if Paige didnt keep suffering from injury she would of been in the same "tier" of hype as CC. As for Juju it's still to early I don't expect any decline from her though.
CC has paved the way for a less toxic entrance for Paige and JuJu.
Paige is an excellent player but won't be able to replicate Caitlin's. On the other hand, Juju might break some records but not as overwhelming as Caitlin's.
They are both amazing players, and I'm very curious to see them play this year and in the future!
Yep..they can..if healthy
Looking forward to seeing more of Juju playing with USC being in the Big 10 this year, haven’t seen many USC games since their games have been on so late.
Hard to tell about Paige. How will she play outside of the UConn offense? Right now it doesn’t seem her game is exciting enough to get CC type attention, but I’ve seen clips of her in high school and she played a much different style (more exciting).
I hope that I’m wrong, Paige will be fortunate if her body doesn’t break down,
I certainly wish her all the best,
She is great, but the wear and tear is real
Juju certainly is a great talent,
The difference between those coming, and Caitlin, Caitlin became HER, organically,
That is where the die hard fans come from,
We shall see
Bluder gave CC the keys to the car when it came to shooting the ball. Coaches for JuJu and Paige will have to give these two players the same coach blessings, if CCs records are to be broken.
As a Paige and juju fan I hope people don't put the same unrealistic expectations they had for Caitlin on to them. What Caitlin did as a rookie was statistically the greatest rookie season ever and solidify her as a top 5 player in the world. That is not normal for any rookie in the wnba especially a guard but because of the crazy expectations people don't even realize how historic Caitlin's season was. I think Paige will be a great player at the pro level but she is not as versatile as Caitlin offensively. Caitlin is an elite scorer and playmaker which the wnba has never seen before, she was the first player to be top 10 in points while leading the league in assists. For right now juju is an elite scorer and that's it she is not a playmaker at all. It will be interesting to see if her playmaking improves now that she has Kiki ifaren on her team. She has three more years of college to improve her all around game so we will see. I wish both Paige and juju the best and can't wait to watch then this college season.
I think Juju has incredible potential. She is not the same kind of playmaker that CC is but her ability to make plays is really exciting. I want to see how USC gels as a team. JuJu with Kiki Iriafen make a formidable pair.
The issue is that they are being promoted in order to diminish Clark. This is as unfair to them as it has been to Reese.
Let's just allow them to go where their talents and character take them.
I hope & wish both have an amazing season & go into the WNBA and take it by storm (sort of speak) - the quality is there 100%, they have the correct attitude and mindset
Neither will be Clark... Paige will be Paige ,JuJu will be JuJu , Clark is Clark....
Rachel, is it true what they say about big hands?
Juju won’t have the assists that Caitlin had. Paige won’t have the scoring that Caitlin had or the assists.
They're both great players with amazing talents. Juju is still young so it's too early to talk about the W, but she has a bright future ahead of her. I think she would benefit from a coach that is not afraid to challenge her and help her elevate her game even further, rather than saying "she's great, just give her the ball."
Paige would be celebrated and hyped by the media and the W, but it won't be organic and she won't move the needle in a noticeable way post the Clark effect hike.
Yeah right. Wait until you see Paige this year. She’s filled out more and quicker and faster. If Paige wins a championship, the hype will be through the roof.
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We will be watching and praying she stays healthy. I would love these girls to push the old guard out of the league
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I would agree if it wasn't UCON. People love the underdogs but UCON and So Carolina are suppose to win! People love the underdogs and always have
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I don’t disagree with that. I often root for the underdog myself, but, there is a reason why there the underdogs.
UConn, I admit, I’ve rooted against, a lot. SC, not so much. Where Geno goes after players that fit the system, Staley seems to favor athletic bigs and defense and a two deep roster. That’s why she’s so tough to beat, especially during March Madness.
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Clark wouldn't be the player she is or as good if she played for Geno's UCON Huskies. Geno is the only person that can and probably will hold Bueckers back while in college! The Coach for USC already talked with the Iowa Coaches about how they handled Clark. Clark even talks with JuJu on how she handled things on and off the court! That is awesome and hard not to let ego's control a player. I am team Clark and JuJu all the way
Yes💯
CC's charisma made me watch WNBA
If Paige gets a Nike shoe before CC, CC fans will revolt. That would be so wrong. CC should be first....Or, if Nike wants to release both shoes at the same time and prop up a rivalry as Magic/Bird did in their commercials back in the day...that would be cool. Then add JuJu into the mix when she moves to the W. That would be awesome.
And, I think Nike should back away a bit from A'ja...nobody cares.
good to see good players come out from NCAA , if they are as good as CC, only fans have the final say😊
I don't know them, but you seem to think they play really well. So, yeah, I could see them playing as well as Caitlin. But CC has said such a high standard, but it's going to be difficult for the women to match. It'll be a "close, but no cigar" kind of thing. I don't think either player will Garner the fan base nor the marketability that Caitlin has set apart all to herself. The question will be this one: well they Garner the attendance and viewership numbers that Caitlin received? Will they grow the NBA exponentially, like Caitlin, or merely incrementally, like before CC.
The one thing Paige will definitely do is show the world the difference between how a league and its players should welcome a new player and the attention they bring to a struggling league and the way they treated Caitlyn.
Ironically I know little about either, I hope they have positive influence on their teams like CC has on her team. Hopefully they do not become the terrible people because of pressure from others.
The thing is 4 probably the 99% of new fans to the WNBA that have come from countries outside of the U.S., we've ALL come b/c of Caitlin Clark!!! She was still the MJ of the WNBA, in the global 🌎 attention she has brought to the game‼️ I'm sorry, most of the fans of Paige & Juju will still be the result of the CC effect‼️ Its just reality‼️
And then Ziyu is going to become the WNBA's Shaq or Chamberlain.
They can be better...but for the fans no one can be better to Caitlin Clark👍👍👍
Clark is unique. Her play was studied by what the men did more than the women. She is a woman, at present, with a mindset of Curry, Bird, Jordan, and a few more. What she did best in doing was what she practiced doing to her best ability. She knew having to make baskets, assists, and getting the long rebounds. From there she went to the short layups, rebounds a few feet from the basket, and a steal. Maybe block a shot. What she lacks is what I have not understood yet would be the same vison on defense as her offense. She has problems on her angles, quickness, footing, jumps and understanding about defense. Lucky for her most all the WNBA is not great with their defense. Though women college basketball players are good on defense. I state any of the top 10 college women teams can beat most or any of the WNBA teams. CC22 had Iowa players play better than normal for them being how they made the playoffs on to the championships. This was seen with the Fever players. I would have to watch a few games of Paige and Juju play seeing they can help any WNBA team.
One thing to consider is CC don't care. Because of CC we heard about Paige and Juju. If course they are good if not great on their own. And they have their fan base too.
Paige is all hype. You know who was the 3rd leading scorer in the ncaa last year behind CC and JuJu? It wasn't Paige, it was the Villanova transfer to Iowa, Lucy Olsen. How many of you basketball experts, including you Rachel know of her existence! Give me a freaking break!
Scoring isn’t the only part of basketball, Paige was one of the best defensive players in college and her efficiency was sky high . Just because she wasn’t top 3 in scoring doesn’t mean she is all hype. Thats a asinine statement
@@DW-wn8ol Like scoring, defense is also only a part of the game?
Caitlin, in all ther seasons, bested Paige in all categories (points/assists/rebounds) except in steals.
@@rap3208 none of this makes Paige over hyped. The comment said she was overhyped because she wasn’t 3rd in scoring in the country . Also efficiency matters in basketball Paige was the most efficient guard in basketball last year shooting 53 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3. I’m not saying she is better than Caitlyn or will be in the W. All I’m saying is the reasons for calling her overhyped make no sense.
@@DW-wn8ol roof is in the eating of the pudding, Caitlin went to an obsure team with only herself as a top 50 best high school recruit. She brought a bunch ofunknown ithe final 4 twice, a feat that Iowa has only done once (in 1996) and then promptly disappeared.
Paige went to UConn stacked with the best talents that goes to the final fourwith or without her. her hype is most probably correct if there is no caitlin Clark.
@@rap3208 why do you keep mentioning Caitlyn clark ? I never said nothing about Clark. I didn’t say Paige is better I said she was more efficient last year. They have different skill sets and both will thrive or are already thriving. Once again I responded to the person who said Paige was over hyped. Clark didn’t have anything to do with my initial statement. I’m talking about Paige
Lets see how many of Caitlins records they can break!
Would it be humanly possible for Page to talk any faster?
Kiki Iraiafen! Don’t sleep on her style!
Ms Rachel, may I know what was the last word you always say before you finish your commentaries? To me it sounds like tagalog 😁 "uwian na". Btw I'm your subs from the Philippines and I love all your topics and down to earth factuality 💖
Wow! So good!❤
What they need to do is not worry about what people think or say do like CC just go out there and do what you do best play Basketball.
Showing their highlights gets everyone excited !!!! Let's see their misses and then you'll get a better picture of the type of players that they are,!!!! There are already 143 special ball players in WNBA Can't see them lifting the tide. !!!!
Not a doubt in my mind Paige and Juju got this💪🏾
Hopefully all of the bitter, old guard of the WNBA is gone by the time Paige and JuJu arrives in the league!
Ha! Not likely. The old guard, as you put it, is two thirds of the league. They're not going anywhere anytime soon. I think it's more likely that maybe half of that two thirds will get with the new program (probably kicking and screaming the whole way) but they'll realize that there's a new order in town and if they want to succeed they're going to have to suck it up and get along. Of the rest they're going to have their blinders on and continue to do their obstinate best to keep to their tried and true. Unfortunately each year will find them further and further from the action and the new guard and the old guard who are supporting the new deal will eventually freeze them out, and they'll be relegated to sitting on the bench with 10 minutes playing time. Too bad, how sad.
@@mikehall4517 They will get with the program soon or they won’t be in the league. This isn’t the NBA where there is almost 30 teams. Those roster spots are very limited and these new top players are going to get spread around the league!
@@aarong3000 Which is pretty much what I said. I don't think that things are going to change overnight, but give it 5 years and the smart ones will be toeing the line and getting with the program, and the obstinate stuck in the mud types will be riding the bench, or pounding the sidewalk looking for work.
Paige is already inoculated. Espy speech, gay, and UConn privilege. She'll be fine.
The commentariat may be eager to manufacture a rivalry between Paige and/or Juju and Caitlin now that Angel's fallen by the wayside. Hopefully Paige and Juju won't take the bait. Possibly to Caitlin's relief, Paige will likely be the center of media attention when she gets to the W and may not face anything like the level of hostility Caitlin has faced. Even if Paige and Juju surpass Caitlin in the stats, Caitlin is the pioneer who's clearing the way for new generation. That said, as with many Caitlin fans, I'd love to see her leave the dysfunctional W and make her career abroad. Take Aliyah, Lexie, Kelsey and the whole Fever lineup with her.
PB stayed so that she could play ball with her bestie Azzi Fudd. So PB will be drafted over 22 years old [23-24?] and that will be an issue. Juju still has two years to grow, so we will have to wait on that, but I think she is not as flashy [as CC22]. PB has some flash to her, but in my opinion, she struggles to take the load [when the game rides on her, she cannot step up and score 30-35 points, she doesn't have it].
They are both really talented players. Unfortunately, there is only one Caitlin Clark. I think Coach Bluder did a really good with Caitlin. She saw she was a generational talent, and fitted her team around Caitlin's strengths. If Geno would have even bothered to recruit Caitlin, who knows where she might be now. Look at Paige, I think her talents are being under used. The last home game Juju played in had under 5000 people in the stands. It is unfair to compare anyone is arguably the best college athlete ever.
I wish we could get one or both of them on the Valkyries. Sadly we won't get a shot at Paige in the draft but we might have a shot at JuJu in a couple of years.
The Wnba will thrive once these new stars like paige and Juju arrive. They are media trained and basiclally pros before they get out of college. Caitlin gave them a blueprint for success.
Rachel every team that didnt play their rookies alot this past season, missed their " rookie effect" CC was the perfect example that college fans can be drafted to the W along with the rookies stars they follow. The college hype was real, the exposure in the W for them wasnt. All those teams who didnt prioritize the draftees and capitalize on their rookie star power dropped the ball,big L for those teams.
As a Paige bueckers fan she can live up the hype she was balling last yr I hope she have a good year with uconn and win a chip with them. Glad she bounce back from that injury she suffered years ago
As for juju Watkins another stud future is bright for her havent seen that much of her but I hope she does well I keep my eyes peeled for her
Paige is woke activist. She will be rewarded well in the WNBA.
As much as I love Paige & Juju but Hannah Hidalgo is the one everyone should have there eye on
Paige and JuJu are great players and I will be watching both this season, but I don't think anyone will be able to do what Caitlin did, or at least to the same caliber. I think it is unfair to Paige and JuJu to expect them to get all the hype that Caitlin got because it's not every day that a player like Clark comes around.
JuJu still needs work on handling the double teams, but Gottlieb will get her there.
I think Juju and Paige will do well. It’s will be like after seeing Michael Jordan, all the other players are just good players.
I'm just excited for Paige in the W
She will not get the same backlash, abuse CC had because she's black. Those two are woke, they are hyping them since they failed with Aja and Reece. They are good but they will not have the same impact as Clark, her fan base are big. It's not only in US but around the world. It's not only CC game, it's her personality, she has this star appeal, that aura that is innate in her like MJ. It's like Kobe, Lebron, Curry are great and popular but not as popular as Jordan. They call IOWA, CC to ask for advice what will they do about the situation, but they don't have the same attention, they don't fill arenas.
Juju watkins has the talent and she will be better than caitlin clark if she stays healthy. Juju already broke cc freshman scoring record, but her impact won't be as big because she is a black woman and we all know this country hates black women.
I just hope that juju will have her both eyes ok after her rookie yr.
I believe CC22 will welcome someone else getting the spotlight so she can focus on her dream of winning a WNBA championship.
neither of these girls will equal caitlin clark who u kidding