Caitlin Clark Shines in Rookie Season: Stats & Impact

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00:00Miles, let's take a look at this rookie class that has been absolutely sensational here,

00:07bringing in the ratings and certainly the play to back it up.

00:09You take a look at Kaitlyn Clark here, 16.3 points per game, 6.6 assists per game, 5.4

00:15rebounds per game and rookie of the year odds, you're coming in at a minus 9.50 price.

00:19If we had to assess the early part of Kaitlyn Clark's career, is it about what you expected

00:24or is she exceeding expectations?

00:25How do you feel about it?

00:28Yeah, I don't know the last player that had these kind of external expectations put on

00:34them, but Kaitlyn is pretty much exactly in line with where my expectations would have

00:39been.

00:4016.3 points per game is 16th in the league.

00:43She's fifth in assists, like you said, with 6.6.

00:46The three-pointers, she was shooting 14 a game when she was in college and now that's

00:51down to eight a game, so she's only making 2.8, which is still top five in the league,

00:55but the percentages aren't quite where we would love to see them.

00:59I think what we've seen from Kaitlyn recently is that she's getting more comfortable on

01:05the court and that she's facilitating more.

01:07She's taking fewer shots, but more efficient ones.

01:10So I think we're seeing her learn in real time, which is exactly what we should expect

01:14from a rookie.

01:15So it's been overall a success and now that success is starting to come on the court as

01:19she kind of gets more comfortable.

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