Clark vs. Bueckers: Top WNBA Matchup Highlights Rivalry

Pretty good matchup last night there, J-Y. I mean, you had two former number one overall selections go at each other there. And, you know, Fever versus Wings last night. Clark versus Beckers. I mean, that's kind of what the NBA should be promoting and selling, no? It's a matchup what we saw last night. Yeah, Big Sills, great to be on with you. This is the matchup that they need to be selling in the league, and you have the two premier guards, the two premier players in regards to popularity. Part of that because of the rivalry that goes back to when they were coming out. You got to remember that I think Kaitlyn Clark was number four in that high school class. I think if I'm not mistaken, when Paige Beckers came and bring Angel Reese and then Kaitlyn Clark. These two have battled each other, obviously playing in the final four. So this is the matchup that we wanted, and this is what the WNBA needs to be focused on, is focusing on these matchups. And really, we got a great one last night. I think the thing that's really important for me that I got out of it, the most important stat Big Sills did to me is what? That's the number of turnovers that Kaitlyn Clark had last. And I think that is something that has bothered her at times, is that turnover bug. But for her, she was 11 of 18. You know, didn't she do great in three, but 10 assists, one turnover. That was fantastic basketball on Paige Beckers as well. She only had two turnovers. So you have these guards that have high usage rates and don't turn them all over in a match like this. These are the matchups that you want to see and play, but you also got to give a shout out to obviously Kelsey Mitchell. When Kelsey Mitchell and Kaitlyn Clark scored in the 20s, and they keep their turnovers down, especially with Aliyah Boston. Big Sills, they can beat anybody in that league. They got to keep the turnovers down, get the shoot out of a good clip, but a great performance offensively by the Indiana Fever scoring 98 points. Is Stephanie White the right coach for Kaitlyn Clark and for that Indiana Fever team? I've seen Stephanie White coaching this league a long time. I've got to remember Big Sills, she's won a race. And she's had a rough week. It started with the Carrington foul and almost Stephanie White in a weird way, like almost defending her. And then that turned the whole crowd against you. You got to be able to play the role of, you know, like a wrestling, you know wrestling, like a baby face. You cannot in a press conference when it's Sophie Cunningham, almost defend the other team's player. Not with that fan base. Stephanie White, who's a veteran, has got to be better, but shout out to Kelsey Mitchell and shout out to Kaitlyn Clark, because they kind of stepped up and defended Stephanie White. That was what I took away. Those players backed her up in the locker room. As long as they back her up, she's going to be good. But I'm going to say this, there's a much pressure on that team to win. They're only, I think they're only one game out of the lost column for third, three games out of the lost column for second. So let's see what kind of run they can make. But if they disappoint, could she be out of a job? And do you go to Toronto and say, give me Sandy Bordello as a coach, another veteran coach, someone that also Kaitlyn Clark respects a lot. There was an interesting picture last year in New York when Sandy Bordello was a coach. And it was, I think it was Bordello, Kaitlyn Clark, Anescu, and Stewie all huddled up. And I always have a mental note of the respect that Kaitlyn Clark has for Sandy Bordello.