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Caitlin Clark, the sniper: she shoots from further away than NBA legends!

The Demon of Ramadi‘ was the nickname with which he baptized Chris Kyleconsidered the most lethal sniper in the history of the United States of America. Ramadiwest of Bagdadwas a historic focus of the Iraq War and there the shooter became a legend. For his distant, imperceptible shots. Something that, for a much more positive reason and linked to basketball, also elevates the sniper of the basketball, Caitlin Clark. The girl destined to change the sport knock down everything and everyone. Also to the NBA legends.

Indiana Fever player becomes the first rookie in history to achieve a triple double in the WNBA

Clarkalthough she was left off the roster of the United States Women’s Dream Team Paris Gamescontinues to break all records in his first course at the WNBA. For this she lived through everything, from the anger of her rivals in the first days. But she progressed until she took off again. Like the last award for Player of the Week in the east after some wild 25 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists on average. Because her games are unmatched, like one with 25 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 triples. Nobody ever did that in the WNBA..

The sniper

Until also being able to beat the NBA mythsThis is evidenced by a Stat Mamba statistic that shows Clark shooting from farther away than all of his three-pointers. They are from 28.09 feet, about 8.7 meters. In a triple that in the WNBA is at 6.7 meters. But nobody throws like that. Because the best historical season of Steph Curry, the greatest shooter of all time, is at 27.58 feet (8.4m). That of others like Damian Lillard, another superclassdoes not exceed 27.68 feet (8.43m) and the Trae Young, the best among those three giantsremains at 27.94 feet (8.51 meters).

But is distance so important? Yes. “What he does reminds me of what Dame does [Lillard]. Ella [Caitlin Clark] “He marks the distance on his first shot. So you have to start defending from there. Then he can do whatever he wants,” explains Gilbert Arenas, as controversial as he is a good scorer in his career. He conditions, more than all the others.

Ella [Caitlin Clark] He marks the distance on his first throw. So you have to start defending from there. Then he can do whatever he wants.

Gilbert Arenas

She is a player never seen before. Everyone falls in love with her. “If you’re not with her, you’re a hater. You need to stay away from those people, please.”“, said LeBron James when Clark was having a tough time at the start of her WNBA career. And she proved it on the court. Already a rookie with most points, assists, steals, shots taken, three-pointers taken of the season.

If you’re not with her, you’re a hater. You need to stay away from those people, please.

LeBron James

It’s a phenomenon. With 14-16 as a record for the Fever, which is experiencing its best season since 2014and the sniper She is still determined to make history. And it seems that she wants to forget all those criticisms, many of them merciless, that began before her debut. Coincidentally, some of them came from relevant voices. Like that of Diana Taurasi, the best player in the history of the Games. “You were a superwoman playing with 18-year-old girls. Now reality sets in,” said Taurasi. Clark, on the court, changes the story. “I’m a girl who plays basketball and I have fun,” she concluded after her 21st game with 15 points and 5 assists. Another figure that had never been achieved in the WNBA.

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