Watch Video Of Jay Williams Holding His Ground On Caitlin Clark Critique

The all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball is now Caitlin Clark. However, not everybody is a believer. ESPN’s Jay Williams stated on Saturday’s “College GameDay” program that he is not certain the Iowa player belongs among the all-time greats.

Watch Video Of Jay Williams Holding His Ground On Caitlin Clark Critique

“I think the way she plays, the pizzazz, is, she’s probably the most prolific scorer the game of basketball has ever seen,” Williams said, comparing her to Golden State Warriors champion Stephen Curry. “I am unwilling … to say that she is great yet.”

On Thursday, Clark surpassed Kelsey Plum with a trademark three-pointer that shattered the record. With 3,569 points now in hand, Clark has a chance to surpass Pete Maravich’s NCAA record of 3,667 points.

When Williams asserted that the Iowa star was only a “prolific scorer” and that she couldn’t be considered the greatest ever until she won a championship, it caused quite a stir.

“I think she’s the most prolific scorer the game has ever seen. I hold great, or the levels of immortality or the pantheon, to when you win championships. I’m not saying that she’s not at a high, high, high level, but for it to go to the state of immortality — in my opinion — it has to culminate with your team winning a championship,” said a few days ago.

Yet, the backlash didn’t stop Williams from digging a trench and holding the line.

“When I hear people talking about GOATS, for me, I’m like, “OK, you wanna be a GOAT. Fine. There’s levels of greatness. You gotta win championships to be GOATS.’ So, when people want to don her as the GOAT, I’m like, ‘Let’s slow down.’…Championships. That’s how we measure greatness overall,” Williams said Wednesday night during the broadcast of the Kentucky/LSU game.

There has never been a player in women’s college basketball quite like Clark in terms of sheer skill. It wouldn’t even come close to describing her as a terrific scorer. She also has some of the greatest passing abilities in the nation. Her idea of a court is just ridiculous.

Why does Caitlin Clark wear 22?

She replaced former Iowa standout Kathleen Doyle, who was selected in the 2020 Indiana Fever draft. “I didn’t get to wear (22) in high school because Dowling always wore odd numbers,” Clark said. “My birthday is January 22, so 22 is my number.”

When did Caitlin Clark do the hand gesture?

I live in a ghetto too. All year long, you guys told me that. But you guys don’t say anything when others do it,” she continued, alluding to Clark’s March 26 gesture against Louisville.

Whose record did Caitlin break?

In the game between Iowa and Michigan, Hawkeyes point guard Caitlin Clark broke the record established by current WNBA star Kelsey Plum in 2017 with a long three-pointer, securing her spot in history just over two minutes in. In 139 games, Plum scored 3,527 points in his career. At just 126, Clark has now scored 3,569.

 

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