Caitlin Clark is absolutely tearing it up in the second half of this season, plain and simple. We just saw her drop **26 points and dish out 9 assists** in an overtime thriller, a **95-91 win** over Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream. This isn’t just a hot streak, folks; Clark is the *only* player in the entire league rocking **top three spots in both points and assists per game**. Her impact on the court is undeniable, making her team a force.
Linda Cohn Just Said What We’re All Thinking About Clark’s MVP Snub
Linda Cohn, a former ESPN sportscaster who knows a thing or two about hoops, just went OFF on Caitlin Clark’s MVP status, and honestly, it’s about time someone in the media called it like it is! While Clark is absolutely a clear candidate for the award, this third-year superstar has been bafflingly left out of most of the mainstream MVP discussions. Cohn didn’t pull any punches on her self-titled YouTube show, asking the critical question we all should be asking: “Take Caitlin Clark off the Indiana Fever, and what are they?” It’s a mic drop moment, truly.
Cohn then made it crystal clear her vote isn’t about Clark being the biggest star, or her ability to sell out arenas and bring in millions of viewers, even though she *is* appointment viewing. Nope, Cohn is voting for her “for what she does on the basketball court.” You know, the actual game! It’s wild to think her pure, undeniable on-court impact is being overlooked when it is so visible to anyone who actually watches the games, even when our Seattle Storm have to deal with her.
Why “Advanced Analytics” Don’t Tell The Whole Story For MVP
Of course, there’s another side to this coin, and we gotta acknowledge it. **Four-time MVP recipient A’ja Wilson** is currently the frontrunner for the award this year. She’s out there leading the entire league in scoring and even chasing a career high in points per game. ESPN’s Kendra Andrews has even pointed out that Wilson’s “high-level production has become so common that sometimes it feels as if what she does on a nightly basis is taken for granted.” We totally get it, Wilson is a certified beast, a legend in her own right, but is that why Clark is getting criminally snubbed from the conversation? Is it because we expect greatness from Wilson, so Clark’s explosive impact feels less conventional?
Jason Whitlock and a panel of other analysts have been out there talking about advanced analytics, specifically win shares per 40 minutes, using them to argue *against* Clark’s MVP chances. It’s all numbers and spreadsheets. But Cohn, bless her heart, shuts that down fast. She’s concerned way more about the real-world impact a player has on team success, not just a bunch of fancy stats. As she put it, straight up, “A’ja Wilson might have better stats, but MVP does not stand for best statistical resume.” Preach it, Linda! MVP should be about making your whole team *better*, making them contenders, not just who has the prettiest stat sheet. What’s the point of an MVP if they don’t elevate everyone around them?
With the playoffs just around the corner, this debate is going to get even hotter. All this talk and speculation will finally come to a halt when the MVP is formally announced in September. Will the league finally open its eyes to what Clark brings to the court, or will the stats overshadow her undeniable impact? We’ll be watching every second, ready for that decision!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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