Caitlin Clark is a bona fide PHENOMENON | Jessica Benson Show

After a thrilling game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun, Jess and CJ discuss Caitlin Clark's status as a true phenomenon.
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[@brianbritton1385]

Very fun to watch her and her team grow so quickly. Never watched WNBA ever. She has changed the game just with the fan excitement in sold out arenas.

[@llewelluynzepper6741]

Me neither, I have begun WNBA because of CC, and I agree with your statement. This man is not even watching NBA, imagine this.

[@bperol1900.]

Yessss

[@jenisia3600]

Never seen a Rookie being guarded full court for 4 games, she's so good

[@shf4592]

And to still get the #’s she gets - points, assists, rebounds - with that kind of defense. Haters like to cite her TO’s when at least 1/3 are due to dropped passes by teammates.

[@undisputedtruth6176]

She’s a good loser

[@GrahamCStrouse]

They guard her right because it’s easy to get her to cough up the ball.

[@shf4592]

@@GrahamCStrouse Thanks for proving my point!

[@ChildrenoftheAncient]

@@shf4592she’s been awful. Go check Arike, or Dejonai, etc rookie year turnover average.. CC is awful… 2 turnovers a game is normal, but 7 a game is gross. You can stop blaming her teammates, because we all can see that she is slow, small, weak and not ready yet..

[@llewelluynzepper6741]

CC rocks, I back her, win or lose. But she will win.

[@pose1721]

Agreed. Best female commentary I have seen thus far. Balanced and objective. Good stuff👍🏻

[@NancyHeronimus]

You all need to watch Caitlin and her Hawkeye team did for 4 years before questioning what needs to happen. She told you in press conferences that the shorter shot clock in the wnba wouldn't be a problem because her college team played a fast transition game. Those gals played together as a team. Coach Bluder learned to let Caitlin be Caitlin. I think Caitlin and Temi make a great duo because Temi has the speed to get down court for Caitlin to get her the ball for an easy layup. While watching her senior year at Iowa you can see her true logo 3s.

[@llewelluynzepper6741]

If Temi is the shorter speedy girl, then I agree with you. I also want the center to be dominant, and CC to unleash the fury in gameplay.

[@bperol1900.]

I agree that

[@RogerPilcher]

She also had a logo 3 at NY.

[@esh8973]

And?

[@johnnythunder196]

Just from the comment "Boston had a better all around game than Clark" this channel is unwatchable...Clark had 17 in limited minutes and made 10+ amazing passes....Boston made 3 or 4 good plays and was brutal for 3 quarters & missed an easy layup to cost them the game ...get a new day job

[@aljay2955]

Aliyah Boston is so unqualified to be a full time player. She's actually difficult to watch because you know she's gonna blow it.

[@mariamonsegur9403]

As a rockie she is phenomenal!! Love to watch her !! She brought us to the wnba

[@llewelluynzepper6741]

She bought me to her games!

[@snave59]

Agree! I live in northern Indiana.Never paid any attention to the WNBA.I bought the $35 WNBA pass,just watch all her games.

[@DL-fl5ul]

She set a record for most turnovers in a debut game of prior 1,000+ WNBA players. Shes shooting 30-35% from the field. Its the opposite of phenomenal. She ain't playing white girls from rural Iowa anymore. This will fade, in 5 years, you won't even hear her name anymore.

[@terrylynch4407]

The fact that they almost won the last game and she is developing under some of the best Defensive teams in the league is a sign of things to come. You can see Indiana starting to gel and come together and that’s going to be a dangerous team very soon.

[@oneone3983]

Fever bench kept them un the game scoring 26 points

[@oneone3983]

It's rare for a bench to put up 26 points 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@dan2050]

I agree Boston missing the layup can happen to anyone but she didn’t have a better game than Clark. Boston doesn’t fit as well in the up tempo game where the Fever plays best and she had more turnovers than the point guard did. She fails to box out and isn’t doing a great job as a center at rebounding. She is not the player she was last year. Last year she averaged 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds. This year it’s 9.5 points and 7 rebounds. Is it conditioning or has she lost confidence? I also think they should put Temi in the starting lineup instead of Katie Lou. That would help with their rebounding problem and get the fast break transition game going. They need to use their speed to run teams into the ground.

[@RogerPilcher]

I want to see Fagbenle and Smith running the floor in front of CC with Wheeler at the end of the bench. Boston looks out of shape to me, but I don't know.

[@CharlieBrown-qd8vc]

Even running an up tempo game, you still need that big who's going to own the offensive and defensive paint. Caitlin coming in changes the dynamic of this team. Like the whole team, Boston is still adjusting. I think she played her best game. Still lots to improve on, but like the rest of the team, she'll come around and be just fine.

[@johnnythunder196]

@@RogerPilcher sounds like a good idea

[@ronbrotu]

About myself, I played basketball from the age of 13 until my mid 40s. I coached boys and girls youth basketball teams and coached a men's team. Facts - 1. CC is Indiana's best player! 2. The team as a whole, including the coach, is not that good. Caitlin has to go through a learning and improvement stage but she is not the only one. What happens to Indiana during the remainder of this season depends primarily on the coach. 1. Think about what you say to the press if you want to keep the player's morale up. 2. The Bigs on the team need more individual guidance on ball handling, faking moves around the basket, more conditioning and Boxing Out which goes for all players. 3. Build the offense around Caitlin!

[@Sheribahadur67]

You are spot on. I've been saying similar things.

[@tzu2146]

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert had one of the greatest tennis rivalries of all time. It was a big sports story for years.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

The Bird and Magic Effect.

[@denisebailey3226]

Cordosa coming back to join Reese on June 1st vs. the Fever. The players read these threads and coming out playing hard! Keep motivating them. They are winning!!!!!! 0-5 FEVER

[@DAlexander35]

Look at all the hate Brock Purdy got from the media for the 49ers. Then you had others saying he should be MVP. I 100% agree. It’s a sports thang!

[@user-dv3xb4wz1s]

Very entertaining how Caitlin Clark play basketball.

[@worldclassguitarists]

Temmie Fagbenle blows AB off the court. She and Kelsey mitchell play at CC's pace - which is THE thing to make this team competitive. She's hated by the vets because she will own all the big records when she retires if she can avoid serious injury. You heard it here first.

[@aislinnkeilah7361]

Teamwork much better in game four. Caitlin is doing well. She’s filling seats and most want her to take more shots. she’s heavily guarded which hinders that. Boston is seriously out of shape and slow. With her low shooting percentage coach shouldn’t have set her up for that lay up play. Temi needs more minutes as she’s fast.

[@DL-fl5ul]

"I don't think it's going anywhere, so we'll all have to get used to it." I can guarantee it is going to go away at some point. I'd like you to count how many Caitlin Clark posts are on ESPN insta over last 2 months. Now, in 2 years, I want you to count how many Caitlin Clark posts are on ESPN insta. I'd be willing to be it'll be 10% the amount of now. She hasn't really performed shooting 30% from the field with 6 turnovers a game. She could play against white girls in Iowa with ball hogging and 30 shots a game while 70% of Iowa's possession of ball was in her hands, but cannot do vs the best. It showed vs UCONN too.

[@BradJames878]

The guy in this video is not intelligent. He's saying that he isn't certain that Caitlin will ever be what Megan Rapinoe or Simone Biles will ever be. Is this guy on drugs? Caitlin has gotten where she is by her talent and scoring ability. She has already long passed those other 2.

[@undergroundfamous264]

She is bigger than both of those 2 combined, ask about her in Europe, she is bigger than people think.

[@user-gg7bu6qe2j]

O and 4 don't mean they are a bad team. What they need is a good rebounder. If they don't give the ball to CC when she is open there is no way they win the game.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

They’ve been blown out in three out of four losses. They’re a bad team.

[@morrisbodrick1929]

😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, you get the picture

[@TheGreatWhiteJoke]

Mean while angel reece is doing something caitlyn clarke cant do and thats winning!!! Lmao

[@amazingmusicman5298]

She is already more than rapinoe😅

[@jouzou4311]

They gueard her like hell , even trying to hurt her , jealousy

[@snave59]

guarded

[@thedirtygot9570]

Caitlin torched that so called defensive Ace😂😂😂

[@GrahamCStrouse]

Are you high?

[@slayer7682]

what about that so called kick ball foul, to me it looked like CC hit it right off her foot, look like she did it on purpose, the commentators said refs should have called a foul. Was she try to pass through her legs. I don't understand. New fan here

[@steevee1945]

Oh, BTW, CC has a degree in Marketing.

[@glenparks8529]

Based on what?

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

Boston played better than Clark? Boston is a joke

[@johnnythunder196]

channel is unwatchable just based on that asinine comment

[@bernardjohnson4177]

The Fe er must find a way to play faster. Too many passes are on the money but the reciever doesn't even look at the basket. The ball is where it needs to be. Catch it and go strong to the bucket. Review some of the Hawkeye videos and study. Please play faster.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

They need better players.

[@reneewilliams5777]

Hey no one am sorry, it's not done to this degree with men ! Yes there are always haters around greatness but you get the misogyny added when it comes to women. That's why it feels like it's more pronounced with Caitlin

[@denisebailey3226]

0-5. Enough Said!

[@dannyignacio2149]

Don’t call her that word …everybody thinks that some of them are phenomenal and was never called like that and why Caitlin only …

[@esh8973]

Her team is 0-4 she's averaging 6.5 turnover a game and you want to call her a Bono Fide Phenomenon? Really?

[@mytwocent3752]

These people are so delusional

[@jaylucas8352]

3950 points in d1 all time leading scorer. All time assists leader. She’s aight

[@gloriavalencia9072]

Are you one of the bald people the lazy culture😂😂😂😊

[@esh8973]

This is the WNBA not D1 basketball ​@@jaylucas8352

[@esh8973]

​@@gloriavalencia9072what?

[@smir421]

Rapino?????

[@chucks1673]

Love it when people talk truth ....... plus, has anybody been under more pressure? LeBron or Tiger?

[@jamiee11]

People are going to even more pissed now!🤦‍♀️👀

[@stevedesio7433]

Clark was taking the BS quietly the first few games. But enuff was enuff against the Sun this time around. She was not gonna take anymore crap. 5 fouls good for her she is fighting back. A Tech telling the refs wat she thought. That was great! She tried to be nice. But wen ur own coach. The Refs. And some of her teamates are freezing her out. Along with all the Haters in the league. Reality check Tarausi and others. No more nice shit anymore. She comin to get all of you

[@nesbitt611]

Shes great but this is not enough to make a half pace game over successful.I think women might view more but in the end WNBA will fade back to what its always been. BORING

[@clevelandbaileyjr2475]

dude why do you have that towel around your head.

[@ctbt1832]

No, she’s not

[@snave59]

You're just a hater.

[@wendy8739]

Boston did not have a better all around game than Clark. Boston dis not block out well not did her offense sparkle. I like her but she came into the season out of shape

[@snave59]

And she's still out of shape.

[@chestercleveland5479]

0-4 AS A PHENOMENON CATLIN CLARK ISN'T DOING TO WELL IS SHE

[@BGK2223]

The team got the first pick two years in a row, let's face it, it's not a very good team. Lebrons comment was right on. He went on to comment how great it is that caitlin has brought a lot to the WNBA already, with attendance records, better travel arrangements, etc.

[@markf.5551]

Stop simpin!! What about the defense?? She haven't played the best teams yet.

[@snave59]

Uh yes she has.The first 2 games,were against 2 of the best teams.

[@Xx-po1fu]

People fail to realize, that Clark isn't playing against college students anymore, She is now playing against women who are more talented that she is.

[@snave59]

Uh, no she isn't.She is one of the best women's college players ever.They are not more talented than her.

[@BGK2223]

More experienced, yes. More talented in some areas, like defense, yes, but general statement, more talented, no way.

[@billiestevens318]

Is PHENOMENON French for “disappointment”?

[@snave59]

She's hardly been a disappointment.She ranks in the top 6,in several offensive categories,right now.

[@billiestevens318]

@snave59 Why deny what is obvious to all. No one is impressed, she is a bust.

[@billiestevens318]

@snave59 Huge disappointment. Literally no one is happy with what she has done.

[@BGK2223]

​​@@billiestevens318literally, you're wrong. Isn't this video all about people not disappointed?

[@billiestevens318]

@BGK2223 Someone has to be the voice of reason and thereby the smartest person in the room. Might as well be me.

[@bongocharm1332]

All I have to say here is they lost 27 games last year so there’s a comfortable cushion.

[@gabegood8989]

LOGO 3, TECH AND CONTINUE TO LOSS.. WNBA FUTURE!!!

[@MrPjwilliams]

she can hoop but she is hard on the eyes

[@jaylucas8352]

Don’t talk bout your momma like that it’s rude

[@kaiserpuppydog7174]

Not a big draw for the shirts vs. skins game, for sure.

[@Conservativemanusa]

Bro are you gay? Caitlin Clark looks so good

[@foodbeforepills8749]

Closest thing Caitlin phenomenon is when Linsanity happened.

[@patrickscopas9133]

Obviously Saturn is the GOAT. Only rings matter.

[@geoffnaggie961]

She's small and slow, turns the ball over too much.

[@user-xn7tq1qh5r]

Ya, that's why she led the nation in scoring and assists!😂😂😂

[@RogerPilcher]

Stop being dumb Mins played - 97 (5th) Assists - 17 (2nd) Rebounds - 13 (22nd) Points - 51 (7th) F T % - 100% (Tied 1st) 3 P M - 9 (1st) F G M - 16 (13th) EFF - 40 (18th)

[@RogerPilcher]

@@user-xn7tq1qh5r You can't fix stupid. Apparently it has missed the times she has blown by players for layups.

[@kurtjohnson4816]

You talking about Clark? She's a 6 ft PG, that's not small. And she is definitely not slow. Her turnovers will diminish once her teammates learn her passing game.

[@CBo-li3rg]

@@RogerPilcher don’t forget 0-4, 1st in turnovers 26, and 1st 3pt shot attempts 35

[@gerardoalexanderbillano768]

Indiana Fever needs a name change. When you have a fever, you are sick!