Geno Auriemma sounds off on 2024 WNBA rookie class

You have to hand it to the WNBA. For a league that has struggled with relevancy for years, there has been a ton of hype around this year's newly minted rookies.

So much so that players like Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink and Angel Reese are seemingly being talked about as much as Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum and Kyrie Irving — in the midst of the NBA playoffs no less.

With that, there's been a ton of heat on the rookies to perform, particularly Clark, who seemingly set every record known to college basketball while becoming a pop-culture icon last year.

Brink — who was taken No. 2 overall behind Clark — thinks the narrative of the WNBA vets having to fight against the spotlighted rookies is "tired."

Geno Auriemma, who knows a thing or two about high-level women's basketball, agreed with her later on "The Dan Patrick Show".

“I thought Cameron Brink said something really smart. She said now they’re expecting this rookie class to be perfect. This rookie class isn’t even one of the best rookie classes in the last 10 years," Auriemma said (h/t On3). "But they’ve been put out to be that because of the way social media is today. So what kind of impact is this rookie class having in the WNBA?”