Caitlin Clark has struggled quite a bit in her first two regular season games with the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, turning the ball over a record 10 times in her first game and scoring just nine points in her second. And her opponents seem to understand that the transition from college to the WNBA isn’t easy.
New York Liberty stars Courtney Vandersloot and Sabrina Ionescu offered their thoughts on just how hard it is for a rookie guard to adjust to the WNBA game.
“In this league, there are tough defenses all centered around not letting you get the ball, trapping, not letting you score,” Ionescu said of what all rookie guards must deal with. “There were many factors that played into what was a tough first season for me in the league, but it helps you be able to figure it out. You have to have those experiences.”
Vandersloot agreed with this assessment as she explained that players can’t just simply play the same way in the WNBA as they did in college.
“The margin for error was the biggest thing for me,” Vandersloot said of what Clark is up against. “The things you constantly did in college just didn’t work at the next level.”
Clark will surely adjust, but she’s having a hard time right now.
[ESPN]
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