Jay Williams doubled down again on Wednesday night on his belief that Kaitlyn Clark can’t be among the GOATs in women’s basketball. [greatest of all time] Until she wins the ring.
“We were talking about the best. I hear people talking about the GOAT. For me, it’s like, ‘OK, you want to be the Goat, right?’ Are you okay. There are levels of greatness. “To be the GOAT, you have to win championships,” Williams said on the phone. LSU men’s Kentucky upset.
“So when people try to praise her as the best, I say, ‘Let’s slow down.’ When I say, ‘I saw Diana Taurasi, I saw Brianna Stewart.’ You can sit there all day and say, “Well, she’s played with some other great players.” Okay, great. Championship. That’s how we assess overall greatness. ”
Williams initially caused a media stir over the weekend when she said she would not call Clark the greatest player of all time, despite setting the NCAA women’s scoring record.
Williams called the Iowa star “the Stephen Curry of women’s college basketball” and a “prolific scorer,” but Clark needs to win a national title to be considered one of the sport’s legends. said it was necessary to do so.
Iowa State lost to LSU in the national title game last season but is ranked No. 4 this year, putting the Hawkeyes in position to finish the job.
“I’m not saying she’s not at a high, high, high level,” Williams said Saturday.
On Wednesday, Williams’ ESPN broadcast partner Dave Pash semi-debated the point with the former Duke University star, giving him time to further elaborate on his point.
Coach Pash made it clear to Williams that while he believes Clark is a great player, he just isn’t part of the GOAT discussion, and Pash added, “She’s the best I’ve ever seen.” “She’s an aggressive player,” she said, and her range was something that had never been seen before in the women’s game. .
“You’re saying she’s great, right? Because it sounded as if you were saying she wasn’t. I just don’t put her in the category of the best (Tom) Brady out there,” Pash said. “And I think that’s fair. I think we’ll have to see how the rest of the season plays out. I’m with you on that. The way you’ve just revealed it, it’s ridiculous. I don’t think there are any comments.”
Williams seemed upset about making his comments public.
“People didn’t hear words like ‘prolific,’ and they didn’t hear words like ‘to enter the temple’ or ‘to enter the level of immortality,'” Williams said.
Mr. Pash replied, “You mean cut out 3 seconds of a 30 second comment and blow it up?”
“Apparently that’s what’s happening in the media world,” Williams said.
After Wednesday’s game Williams posts video on X In it, he criticized those who have spoken out about racial issues and said he was not trying to diminish Clark’s abilities, in light of his shooting with LSU’s Angel Reese before Wednesday’s game. I made it clear again.
He then slammed those attacking him and his playing career. The Bulls selected Williams with the second pick in the 1999 draft, but a motorcycle accident derailed his career.
“To all the people at the keyboard who have the courage to call me people and make fun of my career,” Williams said. None of you are here.
“Ninety percent of people wouldn’t even pick up a basketball. They can’t dribble a rock. They can’t shoot. So just because you don’t agree with someone, don’t be a powerhouse behind the keyboard. Let’s…”
Clark and Iowa will have a tough matchup Thursday when they visit No. 14 Indiana in a game that will have major implications for the Big Ten’s regular season standings.
