“That’s Never Going To Change”: Caitlin Clark Shuts Down Speculations As Fever Secure Preseason Win

But even before the game began, Caitlin Clark gave a clear indication of what this version of Indiana is going to look like. During the week of training camp, conversations around Clark playing more off the ball started picking up, especially with the additions of Raven Johnson and Tyasha “Ty” Harris to the Fever roster. However, the 24-year-old star made her role extremely clear in a pregame media availability.

“We want to play in transition,” she said. “And we want to play with a lot of pace. We want to outlet to the near guard.

If that’s not me, I need to get down the court, and that allows people to come screen for me and get open. It also makes the other team get cross-matched. ” Caitlin Clark further added, “You’re going to see a good variation of both, but I’m going to be the primary ball handler, that’s never going to change.

” This was a direct response to the growing narrative around Indiana potentially shifting more responsibility away from her as a ball handler when Clark previously acknowledged that bringing the ball up constantly against pressure can be taxing, hinting that the team needed additional help in that area. But as she clarified here, that doesn’t mean stepping away from her central role; it just means building around it. And to be fair, Indiana now has the pieces to make that balance work.