We hate to say we told you so but … we told you so. One lone reporter voted for Angel Reese in the WNBA Rookie of the Year voting, preventing Caitlin Clark from becoming the unanimous selection she obviously deserved to be.
Clark was named the 2024 ROY after a historic debut in the league. She far outpaced all other newcomers in stats, team improvement, and overall league impact.
It wasn’t close. The Indiana Fever guard received 66 out of 67 votes.
But you knew there had to be just one voter out there who was going to throw their support behind Angel Reese. And of course, one did.
Fans were rightly outraged that one person prevented Clark from being the unanimous selection.
Picking Angel Reese Over Caitlin Clark For Rookie Of The Year ‘Beyond Lame’
Fans expressed frustration on social media after Caitlin Clark’s bid for a unanimous Rookie of the Year award was thwarted by a single vote for Angel Reese.
Several suggested that the vote for Reese was intentional. To snub Clark from the rare honor of being a unanimous victor.
“That is beyond lame considering Angel didn’t even finish out the season,” one fan wrote. “Whoever that person was knew they were probably robbing Clark of a unanimous selection.”
That seems pretty obvious here.
“One idiot who didn’t deserve a vote obviously,” added another. “She was 1000% the unanimous ROTY.”
We all know it. Unfortunately, it’s not official. Because of one voter.
Some fans on X suggested the reporter responsible for choosing Angel Reese over Caitlin Clark for Rookie of the Year should have their privilege to vote revoked.
“Whoever made that one vote shouldn’t be able to cast it again,” a Clark fan added.
One Voter Chose Angel Reese As 4th In The MVP Voting
Look, this isn’t a “bash Angel Reese” post. She’s certainly had a solid Rookie of the Year campaign. But Caitlin Clark was miles ahead of her. It should have been unanimous.
And, we’ll note, we asked readers the question of whether or not the WNBA MVP voting was a sign that a lone dissenter was going to prevent Clark from being unanimous.
Late last month, fans were equally outraged to see Reese actually get a fourth-place vote in the MVP voting, yet another absurdity by any measure.
Does Sheryl Swoopes have a vote in these things? Or a close friend of hers? Nobody with an operating set of eyes could have possibly voted for Reese.
While numerous media outlets early in the season tried to suggest the play between Clark and Reese was even and equally deserving of Rookie of the Year, the latter half of the schedule saw only one player rise to the occasion.
Clark went on a tear after the Olympics and Indiana surged as a result. They made the playoffs, even rising to a 6-seed. The Fever leader hoisted the team on her back, leading them to success they hadn’t seen in years.
Reese, meanwhile, padded her rebounding stats but couldn’t spark her teammates as the Sky went 3-13 to end the year.
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