Skip Bayless Has A Blunt Message For Caitlin Clark That She Might Want To Hear
Skip Bayless believes in this particular skillset of Clark.
Ever since Caitlin Clark arrived in the WNBA, the media attention she has been receiving has been significant. Basketball pundits liken her game to NBA superstar Stephen Curry.
While she’s a long way from that status, there’s no denying that she’s one of the most exciting three-point shooters in women’s basketball. Her percentages may say otherwise, but the way she creates for herself from behind the arc is an art in itself.
Fair or not, her popularity has sparked jealousy talks from other, more established stars in the game. Sometimes, she’s the recipient of unwarranted physicality, too.
People have noticed, and a popular television personality has offered advice on how Clark can combat the negativity.
Skip Bayless Wants Caitlin Clark To Shoot The Ball More
Caitlin Clark (Image Credits: Imagn)
This season, the Indiana Fever superstar is having a career year. She is currently averaging 22.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per contest. Clark is shooting 45% from the field and 36.8% from the three-point line.
But for Skip Bayless, it’s not enough. He said that the 24-year-old needs to be more aggressive on offense.
“It’s time for her to shoot more shots. Look, they’re going to go as far in the end as Caitlin carries them. I don’t care what you say, she’s more talented than Kelsey (Mitchell) is in the very end, and she can learn to juggle her passing gift with her explosive scoring gift,” Skip said.
Can Clark shoot it more? There’s room for that. But it’s not like the Fever needs it right now. The team has Kelsey Mitchell averaging nearly 25 points per game. Plus, Aliyah Boston is also playing well, scoring 17 per contest.
There’s a reason why CC isn’t shooting more because the Indiana Fever have good scorers on the team.
Shaq Has An Advice For Clark, too
Shaquille O’Neal (Photo by Imagn Images)
There is some narrative that Clark is getting bodied more than other younger stars in the WNBA.
Shaq knows that, and he even acknowledged that Clark may have been subjected to unwanted physical contact from opposing players. However, not all that is bad from O’Neal’s perspective. In his own words, he just brushed those off as, “But this is what we call rites of passage.”
There will be a day when Caitlin Clark may average 30 per game. Maybe not now, but she’ll get there sooner rather than later.
