Angel Reese & Chennedy Carter Are Generational Talents

For Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, it’s her motor. For athletic 25-year-old guard Chennedy Carter, it’s her rim finishing. Today, WNBA analyst Hunter Cruse talks about what separates Reese and Carter from other players at their position
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0:00 Intro
1:03 Reese’s motor
4:31 Carter’s rim finishing
7:59 Outro
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[@bbonds7849]

Moving Hollywood to the starting position was a great move by Spoon because Carter is a BALLER. She's the quickest guard in the league (other than maybe Ogunbowale), and you can tell that she used to hoop with guys based on the way that she dribbles, attacks, and finishes at the rim. At only 5' 9", she is all DAWG and has great chemistry with Reese. The "no look" she gave to Reese on the breakaway against the Fever was crazy! I agree with everyone who says that Reese just needs to develop a consistent mid-range shot, and she'll be unguardable. Carter and Reese/Cardoso also need to play the inside-outside game more, maybe develop that Stockton/Malone or Parker/Duncan relationship...pick and rolls, etc. This team is so exciting and has so many layers to it. You just KNOW they are going to be great, and the anticipation of the greatness just fuels more love for the team and the game overall. Great content! I love how you backed up your claims with stats (and the eye test) instead of just blanket, hyperbolic opinions, which too many people nowadays do for their favorite players. As a Sky fan, I appreciated your sound breakdown of two of my favorite players, so THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[@guyhilaire-ue1xg]

Carter is special. Reese, Cardosa and Carter have the talent to eventually win it all

[@robinology_]

Chennedy being out the league really made me forget how much I enjoyed watching her in college, she’s so special

[@KazeShikamaru]

If Angel and Kamilla get jumpshots they are going to be hell to guard. If one of them gets a three point shot, it's going to be over for other teams in the W.

[@byranwitherspoon5369]

Agreed

[@KH-vv6kr]

@@byranwitherspoon5369they can shoot but they need to move off the dribble like Wilson.

[@clararichardson3558]

Agree!!

[@msl5253]

@@KH-vv6kr You mean, they need to Shoot Off The Dribble, or get space from a pick or quick pass?

[@KH-vv6kr]

@@msl5253shooting off the dribble…. but even being able to dribble for a better pass if need be

[@politicallil7060]

Wow I feel Chennedy is special and she is the type of guard Angel Reese has a lot of success with reminds me a bit of Alexis Morris speed wise. Chicago had a 3 point shooter who got injured didn't make the team from Gonzaga hopefully she can come back. In the meantime once Diamond Deshields gets fully healthy its gonna be one.

[@kingxavierlovely]

At 25, chenn is still young enough to be the pg/sg of the future next to Angel and Kam. I'm still a little concerned about her "attitude" bc imo I thought she was a bit frustrated that she wasn't starting and only became content once she was. But i trust Angel and Spoon to handle that. My biggest concern however is that our two best players going forward, Chenn and Angel, their best weapons are essentially their youth. Chenn is faster than everyone else and has insane burst, while Angel has an endless reservoir of energy that allows her to go for every rebound and absorb all forms of contact. In 8 years when Chenn is 33 and Angel is 30, those weapons won't be as effective, if there at all. And I guess 8 years is enough time to win some chips and they could cultivate new weapons in that time, but still... Players who solely rely on their athleticism when they're young dont age well.

[@politicallil7060]

TSpoon requires you earn your spot plus Chenn wasn't on that team last year so she had to work her way into that position and she did.

[@jwells1914]

Great content, Angel has been the Rookie of the Year so far. She’s transitioned to the W better than most people expected.

[@MusicMatters79]

Not quiet CC has

[@harleydude-xo8pu]

Keep dreaming, Clark is a mile ahead of Reese 2-1 against her so far this year and Sides gave the Sky the win on Sunday. Therefore it should actually be 3-0 Clark

[@jaylucas8352]

Angel shoots from two feet away. Clark shoots from 30 ft away. Hard to figure out who’s better.

[@jwells1914]

@@jaylucas8352 Not taking anything away from Clark. I think she’s great but just look at the advanced metrics. Reese is having a better season. Not to mention Clark is getting torched on defense.

[@ms.peaches1]

​@@jwells1914CC fans speak through emotions. Disregard them. 😊

[@pushinp157]

Whoever's idea it was to take the risk and sign Carter is a genius. Carter is easily a top 15 or even top 10 WNBA player when given the minutes. I also see she's starting to get her 3 point shot back and if she becomes a 33% to 35% 3 point shooter she's up there with Cooper and Jackie. Carter is the most efficient gaurd in the WNBA right now. And she's an above average defender as well. It's insane that Chicago was able to get her in the 1st place but also be able to get her for less than 70k a year. Angel has something that you cannot teach drive and that drive was displayed Sunday. Her ability to will her team back into the game was crazy. She needs to polish her game and She'll also be a top 10 player in the wnba. Now with chicago they need to make some decisions, obviously Mabery is the weakest link on the starting lineup and the most expensive player on the roster. They need to rehaul their bench and get another scoring gaurd that can preferably shoot 3s as well. Carter will be resigned during the off-season and she's going to want to get paid. Mabery isn't worth the money nor was she worth 3 1st round draft picks plus like 6 2nd round picks. They have plenty of options during the off-season in the next 2 years and they can draft someone too. They have options but they need to take action because they should be up 2 more wins and undoubtedly be in playoff contention.

[@AmySue280]

Who are Cooper and Jackie?

[@jaylucas8352]

Carter used to have a nasty 3 point shot but hurt her elbow a couple season back and basicaly won’t barely shoot 3s now.

[@TransGuyReactsWBB]

Great analysis as always. I remember Chennedy at Texas A&M and she showed this level of skill then, but the social media attention wasn't there. Then her emotions got the best of her at the beginning of her W career. She's finally able to show how talented she is now and is definitely on the right team to foster even more growth. I definitely underestimated Angel's ability in the W, I didn't think she was ready, but clearly, she has the motor, maturity, and the right attitude for the league. I can't wait to see both of their games grow. Barbie and Chen work so well together.

[@HunterCruse14]

Thank you, I agree!

[@kenyb-y7l]

I'VE SEEN A PLAYER LIKE THIS BEFOR, I GO WAAAAAY BACK TO THE 90'S WHEN HER COACH [T-SPOON] USED TO BE ALL OVER THE OPOSING GUARD LIKE A CHEAP SUIT. SEEING THAT SAME FIRE IN CHENNEDY CARTER IS LIKE WATCHING A CLONE.

[@clampsgiveup9235]

Another banger!!!! Love watching your vids. This trio (with cardosa) will have a great future together. They just are dawgs. With Tspoon as their coach, the entire team just give off toughness.

[@TurnFromWickedness]

Angel is currently the only rookie who averages over 20 minutes with a positive net rating. Current WNBA Net Rating: Angel Reese: +3.5 Caitlin Clark: -9.1 Current WNBA Efficiency Rating: Angel Reese: 18.4 Caitlin Clark: 17.3 PIE - Player Impact Estimate Angel Reese: 13.2 PIE Caitlin Clark: 11.3 PIE

[@dot0422]

They are both dawgs!

[@clararichardson3558]

This is good content love your breakdowns

[@AmySue280]

Great video!

[@ronandanne1]

If you have not yet seen the 6/27 pregame press conference held jointly with Teresa Weatherspoon and Becky Hammon, I highly recommend it. Joyous and inspiring!

[@Donnie-bu3pt]

Great video

[@msl5253]

Angel has a great "Motor" for sure. But they're a lot of people saying that now, simply cause they slept on her (like you possibly did), and/or didn't see her play at LSU; Maryland, and/ or high school so they say this. AR's great, cause at her size she can play the high post or the low post, and put the ball on the floor, and pass out of any stance, even when she's ready to shoot. She can also help break the press, and play Point forward if need be, which can be her natural position, cause she has a nice basketball IQ to go along with the aforementioned attributes. It's just that she's such a great rebounder and scorer, coaches wanna keep her around the post for obvious reasons. On defense, she can defend any position, including guards and forwards up top, and pick them off, then go coast to coast for a basket In the post, she can play good one on one, as well as solid help defense. She's very versatile. That's the secret to her "motor".

[@BGPIndy]

Good post. Not too many folks know the value of motor. Outworking your opponents contributes to winning. It's not always about the talent.

[@debbiebrown9625]

Chennedy Carter is an outstanding point guard. Carter will make that bucket or pass the ball no matter what, it's there. She has this bad ass pull-up or pull-back jump shot. 🥰🥰

[@AmourThink79]

I love them both! Great tandem. ❤

[@canismkit666]

Chenndey carter got that Westbrook Iverson type aggression.

[@goodnessratedbeau8147]

I v 1 Cannedy Carter is it!!!!

[@Ibrahim-ei4ij]

Carter a beast 🔥🔥🔥

[@MrMakingcake]

when Classy Carter unlock the 3 its over

[@stevecarter9371]

Angel Reese and chennedy Carter are great players We here in Atlanta are proud of them keep up the good work you've are great players

[@dustenthewind865]

I wouldnt know who either of them are if it wasnt for caitlyn clark 🤷 they need to stop hating her out of petty jealousy,and they need to start thanking her for getting them recognition, money, and better seats on a plane. This petty hatred is an embarrassment to all of womens sports

[@JMAC____]

Facts

[@DJ_Mr_Rodge]

❤

[@Kelly_HornsUp]

Great Talents, yes. But, character and fitting into team environment are also essential. Wings had Cambage and Diggins and could not come close to championship.

[@byranwitherspoon5369]

There is nothing wrong with angels character… Cennedy might be some issue especially with that flagrant on CC unfortunately… but in terms of playing together and playing hard they both do that

[@Kelly_HornsUp]

@@byranwitherspoon5369 Let's be real. Did you see Angel cheering when cc knocked CC to the floor? Did you see Angel's technical flagrant foul on CC. She has issues.

[@pushinp157]

Well honestly with my research on Carter she actually hasn't really done anything that bad at all. There are players in the wnba that have said and done MUCH worse than her trust me. Even the players Carter have gotten into altercations with you can find hella dirt on them but not carter. Is she a dirty player, no, is she a mean person, from what I saw no, I would say she's competitive and not the most patient person. She stands up for herself and isn't here for the bs.

[@earlwoodland1873]

@@Kelly_HornsUp The flagrant foul was a basketball play. Angel came at New York Liberty from similar angle and got a clean block. Sometimes when you go for blocks or steals you for foul the other player. That's basketball. Get over it.

[@Kelly_HornsUp]

@earlwoodland1873 The list of examples is long. How about pulling Cardoso's hair in the LSU -South Carolina game? How about taunting CC after the National Championship game between LSU and Iowa? Keep telling yourself what you want, but she has a history.

[@MelvinLew]

They are good players...Not generational talents... unless All the other are as well. The the term generational talent is meaningless. Angel Reese's rebounds are largely due to her missing layups multiple times.

[@coldspring624]

I have seen a few generational athletes over the years. You may want to reconsider.

[@bbonds7849]

Not sure who made YOU the expert on generational athletes, but you might to reconsider your views on these two players.

[@AmourThink79]

@@bbonds7849yea! Chenn is absolutely generational. Her talent is insane. And Angel is different! She too is generational!

[@politicallil7060]

Qualify your definition of generational talent so your comment doesn't sound like some aggravated stupidity 😠

[@politicallil7060]

​@@AmourThink79people make comments to refute someone opinion who provided his body of evidence to support his statement but the comments is just blurting something out with no facts of their own. That's how you know they are weak trolling cowards hiding behind a keyboard.

[@brandonbaker5831]

Do you even know what generational means?

[@politicallil7060]

Why didn't you provide an explanation since you seem to know...

[@cutetay71]

Yeah but angel scored 4 points against that Brazilian team last year causing the usa women to lose the americup gold medal. They shouldn't have sent that terrible college class lead by angel reese to play against pro women. They sucked. But normally our college players beat the pros in other countries but that class of women were terrible

[@abcs123s2]

Glad you watched and wasted your time and day thank you😮

[@politicallil7060]

As I recalled there were 12 players on the team to include a 6'8 Loren Betts Reese had no business in there as a undersized post with wings that didn't want to rebound. Angel was put on that team because she was a hot commodity that FIBA and USA basketball wanted to use to get views for their programs. It wasn't a team constructed to produce maximum results. Y'all going to left field to try and discredit this young woman it's weak and pathetic and it's going to end in results that will break your heart. Reese is criticized by losers who are trolling like a child shows a lot about this society.

[@warrenpeace5150]

I think "generational talent" is getting overuse now...

[@HunterCruse14]

Generational in terms of Angel’s motor and Chennedy’s finishing. I gave stats to explain why they are outliers

[@jasonwood8023]

Generational?

[@Leland387]

😂😂😂 you funny. Angel looking like Sid on ice age

[@patjenkins1308]

There is nothing positive about this guy everything is always negative

[@HunterCruse14]

How? I’m talking about how awesome Angel and Chennedy are in this entire video

[@bbonds7849]

@@HunterCruse14 I don't think he listened to it all the way through.

[@harleydude-xo8pu]

Reese a generational player, dude put the crack pipe down.

[@Dean-hy8zb]

Thank god this is just your view. EVERYONE in the country knows that there is only one “generational talent”. The others, including the two “ladies”, (gag, hard to say that) you highlight, are hanging on to the coattails of Caitlin for their 15 minutes of fame. Those 15 minutes wouldn’t be there without CC, because very few viewers care about them.

[@bbonds7849]

And let's see what Clark has done so far: she leads the league in TURNOVERS lol. What does Reese lead the league in? OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS. Yup, a rookie is leading the LEAGUE in offensive rebounds. Reese is also #2 in the LEAGUE in rebounding AND Top 5 in steals. Reese set and broke the rookie record for consecutive double-doubles and now has EIGHT STRAIGHT; she is only ONE away from tying Candace Parker's single-season record from 2015. Oh, and according to CBS Sports' WNBA rookie rankings, Reese is #1 and Clark is #2 LOL. You probably should have kept your mouth shut, but you Clark fans love to talk about things that you don't know anything about, which is basketball. Clark is a media-manufactured fraud who has been exposed by her MEDIOCRE numbers. Reese, on the other hand, is showing why SHE and not Clark, won the NCAA championship last year and why she, and not Clark, is the Rookie of the Year. Clark is on minute-12 of her 15 minutes because NO ONE even knew who she was before Angel Reese put her on the map in 2023. Go give mommy her laptop back and let the grownups who actually WATCH the games talk, okay boy?

[@dustenthewind865]

​​@@bbonds7849 lol... is that you angel? 😂😂😂😂 Anyone with eyes can see that caitlyn clark is FAR more talnted then these two... hell they can even clearly see it and thats why they target her... out of petty jealousy... CC is leagues ahead of both of these losers and everyone knows that... if caitlyn clark didnt exist, then these two would still be nobodies ridin coach to games that hemorage money

[@Dean-hy8zb]

@@bbonds7849 another stat watcher. Watch the games. In one game I saw five misses on one shot inside the lane. Reese got three or four of the rebounds before finally making the basket. You are so right…She’s a Superstar. If you actually watch the games, you see things. Watch the games and the films on the turnovers. Over half of them are because her teammates can’t/won’t catch the pass. Does Caitlin make unwise passes? Sure.

[@NoblesseSnake]

People really don't know what generational talent means these days. Getting used way too much. Time to block.

[@HunterCruse14]

Look at the context I’m using ‘generational’ Angel has an unreal motor, Chennedy is one of the best finishers we’ve seen in W history

[@Tarheelheat]

You must be a Caitlin Clark fan. This video explained things well.

[@amazing50000]

Man, be quiet CC Stan.