Following an 87-81 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night, the Indiana Fever's season has ended. More specifically, the rookie campaign of guard Caitlin Clark has concluded, and what a season it was. Clark set the league—and its record books—on fire this year.
She ranked seventh in the league in scoring (19.2 points per game) while leading the W in assists (8.4 apg); her 337 total assists marked a new league record.
The laundry list of Clark accomplishments is long; so much so, that it took a five-tweet thread from the Fever's Twitter account to detail them. Considering that the WNBA has only announced two awards to this point—MVP (where Clark finished fourth) and Most Improved—you can expect her to add Rookie of the Year, All-WNBA First Team and All-Rookie selections to the tally soon. With a full season under her belt, let's take a look at where Clark stands as a player and project her forward.
We'll be looking at both ends of the ball, digging into broad and micro-skills. Naturally, Clark ranking poorly in an area isn't meant as a death knell; she can and likely will improve. Conversely, some things that she got away with in Year 1 might be more difficult to replicate as teams get even more detailed with their scouting reports heading into Year 2.
Let's have some fun. The Basics: 19.2 points (7th), 53.
3% on 5.6 two-point attempts, 34.4% on 8.
9 three-point attempts, 90.6% on 4.5 free-throw attempts Advanced Numbers : 52.
2 Effective Field Goal Percentage, 58..
