Fever and Liberty Set for a High-Stakes Showdown: Which Team Will Unleash the Ultimate Offensive Surge?
The Fever are a bit of a mess this season and it isn’t just a team chemistry thing. Last year, it seemed like the team was struggling to adjust to having Caitlin Clark added to the squad. Over the course of the year, though, as Clark did her thing and got her team involved, they improved and made a run to the playoffs. This year, they loaded up on talent, added a new coach, and, supposedly, were going to be championship contenders. I don’t see the same connection that I once did with the team. Kelsey Mitchell looks great, and Aliyah Boston is probably having her best year, but even their connection with Clark seems off. Clark has been in a shooting slump almost the whole season, and she has been injured for multiple games. She just reaggregated the injury on her groin yesterday, and likely will be out for this one. If you think I’m talking about Clark too much, you’re probably right. However, she is the hub for the offense. At her best, she really isn’t launching logo threes – she is a distributor first. She finds more outlet passes to layups than anyone in the league and is very good at getting her teammates involved. It just doesn’t feel like it is happening as much this season even when she is on the court (she is still averaging 8.8 assists, but also has 5.1 turnovers per game).ÂÂ
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