Most would say holding the NCAA women’s scoring record would be enough to be considered “great.” Evidently, that’s not enough for Jay Williams.
The ESPN analyst said on “College GameDay” that Caitlin Clark might be the “Stephen Curry of women’s college basketball” and “the most prolific scorer the game of basketball has ever seen,” but that doesn’t quite put her at the next level for him.
“I am unwilling — and maybe it’s more the Kobe [Bryant] mentorship around me — to say that she is great yet,” Williams said. “I hold great, or the levels of immortality or the pantheon, to when you win championships. That’s just me.”
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Williams went on to explain that in his “great” tiers exist Diana Taurasi, who won three straight national championships along with two National Players of the Year. Breanna Stewart, who won four straight national championships and a player of the year, is also there.
“I’m not saying that [Clark’s] not at a high, high, high level, but for it to go to the state of immortality, in my opinion, it has to…
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