'Petty' women's basketball was 'not ready' for Caitlin Clark, insists Colin Cowherd as he criticizes her Olympics snub

FS1's Colin Cowherd labelled women's hoops 'petty' for Caitlin Clark's Olympic snub pursuing nan rookie's capacity during nan WNBA All-Star game. 

Over nan play nan No 1 wide prime showed her prowess erstwhile much arsenic she led nan WNBA All-Stars past nan USA squad she was shunned retired of for nan Paris games. 

Behind nan 117-109 triumph successful Phoenix, Cowherd went connected grounds and likened women's hoops to men's shot successful nan United States. 

'They're very overmuch for illustration men's shot successful America,' Cowherd said. 'They're a small petty, they've been ignored to a larger grade than different sports and they've sewage a spot connected their shoulder. They're benignant of a 'prove you belong.'

'For nan United States Men's National team, nan shot fans, it's for illustration you person to person a passcode to moreover talk astir nan athletics online. And for women's basketball, it's this changeless [need to] beryllium you belong. Caitlin Clark belongs connected nan Olympic team.' 

Clark's fame aside, Cowherd brought up really her expertise to dispersed nan level would beryllium beneficial to nan squad successful France this summer. 

During nan All-Star game, Clark lead some sides successful assists pinch 10 dimes contempt a slow scoring performance. Meanwhile, Dallas Wings prima Arike Ogunbowale tallied 34 points successful nan victory. 

'The much I watch Caitlin Clark, nan much I'm convinced hoops is not rather ready,' He said. 'She is much than ready. She helped her WNBA All-Star squad hit nan USA Olympic squad this weekend.' 

'She was nan champion playmaker. One of her teammates had 34 points, and Caitlin conscionable kept feeding her nan ball. The astir assists successful nan win, double-digit assists successful 7 of her past 8 games.'

'She's also, successful my opinion, a cleanable Olympic aliases All-Star player, particularly Olympics. All-Star games are a small spot of showing off. But [in the] Olympics, you person to beryllium a facilitator, not a shot hog. I would reason Clark passes excessively much.' 

So acold this season, Clark is averaging 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists arsenic nan Indiana Fever person emerged arsenic a playoff team. 

With 14 games near successful a play pinch handprints of her fame each over, Clark is besides successful a head-to-head title pinch Angel Reese for nan Rookie of nan Year honor. 

'The women's Olympic squad said: 'You cognize if we put her connected nan team, there's nary mobility she's gonna beryllium a distraction.' You cognize what's a distraction? Her not [being] connected nan team.