Although Team USA managed to edge a 55-52 win over Italy in Berlin, WNBA analyst Robin Lundberg noticed an officiating issue involving Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were some other questionable plays in the game,\u201d Lundberg stated on his latest game analysis video on YouTube. \u201cCaitlin drove to the basket late at the end of the first half. This is a clear foul across the arm that wasn\u2019t called \u2026 Didn\u2019t get to the free-throw line, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n
Compared to her stellar performance against China on September 4, Clark posted the worst stat line of her basketball career at any level: 1 point, 1 assist, 4 rebounds, and -2 efficiency in 18:30 minutes of action. <\/p>\n
And the missed foul could\u2019ve made the situation worse. Besides the uncalled off-arm contact from Italy\u2019s Olbis Andre that Lundberg discussed on YouTube,<\/a> Clark was involved in another foul moment.<\/p>\n Per Fadeaway World\u2019s Aritri Paul, officials stopped the play to discuss a foul call involving Clark with 2:03 left in the Q1. Clark went to pass her opinions. However, cameras later caught Italy\u2019s head coach Andrea Capobianco yelling across the paint.<\/p>\n It seems like officiating problems have followed Clark all the way from the WNBA to FIBA. But Lundberg highlighted an issue even beyond that.<\/p>\n WNBA analyst adressed lineup choices<\/p>\n The stat lines against China told a story different from what HC Kara Lawson wants to believe.<\/p>\n The young group of Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard, and Aliyah Boston, anchored by Clark, outperformed the veteran starters Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Breanna Stewart, Jackie Young and Kahleah Copper on September 4.<\/p>\n Yet Lawson started the same vets against Italy for longer minutes, in exchange for a slow-paced half-court offense. Italy took a Q2 16-11 lead and kept it up through Q4. Lundberg didn\u2019t mince his words while opposing it.<\/p>\n