The Indiana Fever set numerous attendance and viewership records during the 2024 WNBA season, mostly thanks to a particular young player who excelled at her job. More importantly, Caitlin Clark, the expected 2024 Rookie of the Year, took her team to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Prior to the season, a playoff berth would’ve been a lofty goal, and during a difficult start to the season, such an ambition seemed to be slipping away.
While the Fever did make one mistake in letting Celeste Taylor go, by keeping the rest of the roster and head coach together, they allowed the team to jell and the coach to figure things out, allowing everyone to see what this group was capable of.
What went right in Indiana?
Caitlin Clark confirmed she’s the real deal
This one’s pretty obvious, but it must be stressed that while many players might have folded under such pressure, Clark, a rookie, completely tuned out the attention, focused on her game and dodged any issues that were being pushed her way by journalists looking for controversies or other voices trying to…
