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WNBA fans catch Geno Auriemma ‘lying’ about Caitlin Clark
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Geno tried rewriting Caitlin Clark's history, but fans brought the receipts before the clip even finished playing.
Geno Auriemma turned plenty of heads when he argued, "When Caitlin was a freshman, she didn't capture anybody's imagination. And then all of a sudden, two years later, you have all these new fans and she's making shots from the logo."
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Sure, Geno gave her credit for handling the crazy fame that followed, but acting like she was invisible early on is straight-up wild.
Clark was pulling up from the logo and lighting up national scoring charts from day one. She didn't sneak up on anyone, she was dragging millions of brand-new eyes to college hoops out the gates.
WNBA fans prove Geno Auriemma wrong about Caitlin Clark
Fans weren't having any of it, immediately flooding the timeline with hard receipts to shut Geno down. Old ESPN graphics showed Caitlin Clark dropping 27 a night, while resurfaced images of Sue Bird praising Iowa games proved the whole world was locked in on Caitlin long before Geno claims they noticed.
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One fan said: "There was buzz about Caitlin when she was a Freshman since that's how I found out about her. Her game and match up with Paige in the Sweet 16 was the 2nd highest rated sweet 16 game ever at that time (she broke the record her junior and senior year)."
"Clark averaged 27 and 7 as a Freshman. She 100% captured the nation's attention. He thinks he's sticking up for Paige by minimizing Clark, but it's just lying." Another added.
This supporter proved him wrong: "Freshman accolades: Co-Freshman of the Year (shared with Paige), First-team USBWA All-American, Tamika Catchings Co-Freshman Player of the Year, Dawn Staley Award winner and Big Ten Freshman of the Year."
"Geno never achieved Caitlin Clark-level TV viewership with UConn championship final games." Said another supporter, suggesting jealousy.
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Another touched on her averages: "From the moment Caitlin touched down in Iowa she was averaging 30 ppg."
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