One stat perfectly sums up Angel Reese’s struggles on offense near the hoop.
The Chicago Sky rookie is averaging 13.6 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game for a team that is pretty bad.
She’s also shooting a disappointing 38.7%, but the stats actually get worse the more you dig in. She simply can’t shoot near the hoop.
Reese is shooting just 43.8% from inside five feet, and that’s the lowest percent in the league by a significant margin.
You can see the data graph of shots from within five feet in the mega-viral tweet from Steph Noh below.
Caitlin Clark will prove to be the better player. Better all around game and a student of the game.
12.9 boards a game is amazing.
That is correct, she is absolutely fabulous down there with the rebounds.
In any other season, she could win rookie of the year based off of these crazy numbers alone, but even then, there may be better rookie performances historically than Angel’s.
While I think Clark’s performance as a rookie makes it a no contest on who should win it.