The "what the _____" shrug of her shoulder reaction by Clark at the the end of the first quarter reminded me about something. And before I say what it is let me start by saying I wish Caitlin Clark would have gone into the portal and transferred to Iowa State. That said, her demeanor on the court in certain moments are that of a whiner. She doesn't like a call or no-call....she whines. Somebody else should have been guarding Bristow when she hit that shot....she whines. She wines at the refs all the time. Her "what the _____" look and reaction when something doesn't go her way is pathetic.
But again, I wish she would have gone into the portal and transferred to Iowa State. But even if she had, she'd still be a whiner. But she'd be our whiner.
It's the same strategy Bill Self and Kim Mulkey use on the sideline. Just keep chirping at the refs all game long and eventually you get in their heads and they give you a couple favorable calls hoping that is enough to shut you up for a bit. She gets away with it more than most players because she's the face of the sport right now and refs aren't going to make that call and then get accused of affecting the outcome of the game like it kind of played out in the national title game last year when they T'd her up for that pissy ball swat she did after she had been chirping all game at them before that.