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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s what the selection committee chair had to say—

The selection committee has a set of criteria to pick the team that includes playing ability, position played and adaptability to the international game. Marketing and popularity aren't on that list.

"It would be irresponsible for us to talk about her in a way other than how she would impact the play of the team," Rizzotti said. "[b]Because it wasn't the purview of our committee to decide how many people would watch or how many people would root for the U.S. It was our purview to create the best team we could[/b] for Cheryl."

Clark wasn't the only talented player left off the team.

Ariel Atkins was on the Tokyo Olympic team. Shakira Austin, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and Brionna Jones all played on the World Cup team in 2022. Aliyah Boston and Arike Ogunbowale had gone to nearly every training camp. Ogunbowale has played well to start the WNBA season, averaging 26.4 points a game -- second best in the league.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40326748/usa-basketball-cites-lack-experience-caitlin-clark-omission[/quote]

And that 42 year old guard is one of the 12 best? Even the idea of the 12 best is absurd. Maybe 9 will get real playing time. The 12th player on a basketball team never even sees the court. The WNBA is going to find a way to squander this year's ratings and goodwill (Rizzotti is the president of the Connecticut Sun, the owner should fire her for this) [/quote]

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