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In Caitlyn Clark Absence of extended injuries From Indiana Fever, at least one media critic suggests that the team is better without the superstars.
ESPN’s Carolyn Peck said on the network on Thursday That Indiana It’s a “more dangerous” team where Clark is not on the floor.
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Carolyn Peck speaks before a match between Minnesota Links and New York Liberty during one of the 2024 WNBA Finals games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on October 10, 2024. (David L. Nemec/nbae via Getty Images)
“I think Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn’t play. “The ball is in her hands so you know what you need to take. But when you see Indiana now, they have so many weapons.”
Peck gave specific admiration to fever players Kelsey Mitchell, Ahri McDonald and Ariya Boston. Peck didn’t seem to praise the hot star. Sophie Cunningham Or Lexi Hull.
“When you’re point guards like Kelsey Mitchell and Ali MacDonald play on the boundary line and posting like Aliya Boston, I’m going to tell you: Indiana, they’re a threat, and that’s specifically on the defensive side,” Peck said.
Peck’s comments went viral on social media, inciting the rage of Clark’s loyal supporters.
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy reposted a clip of Peck’s comments on X, writing, “I knew this was going to happen.”
The popular sports commentary X account, Brickscenter, shared the clip, writing, “We need to study our hatred towards CC.”
Hundreds of small accounts have seen criticism of Peck’s analysis.
Indiana Fever Guard Kate Rinklerk (22) will face the Dallas Wings in the second half of the WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis on Sunday, September 15th, 2024. (AP photo/Michael Conroy, File)
“ESPN would be even more “dangerous” without Carolyn Peck,” one user wrote.
Another user said, “We have finished all the PECS of CC last year and don’t expect it to be different from this season.”
One user even went, “ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck is a fool and hates him.”
Peck was Purdue’s women’s basketball head coach. Together, they won the NCAA title in 1999.
Clark missed the team’s final four games with a gro caliber injury, missing the fifth against Las Parks on Saturday. She previously missed five games with a quad injury.
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From left, Indiana Feverguard Kelsey Mitchell (0), Guard Lexie Hull, Guard Sophie Cunningham and forward Ariya Boston (7) Huddle faced Seattle Storm on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsay Wasson)
Along with Clark, Indiana is between 5 and 4, with an offensive rating of 85.0.
Without Clark, the team is between 5 and 4, with an offensive rating of 80.2.
In the games she played, Clark averages 18.2 points, 8.9 assists and 5.9 turnovers.
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