JuJu Watkins Steps Up as Elite NCAA Player Post-Caitlin Clark

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00:00So you wrote an article about a player that I really like watching play basketball, Juju Wock, and she's something else.

00:08And basically, in essence, you said that she can pick up the pieces from Caitlin Clark, you know, leaving Iowa for pro basketball.

00:18And this girl, I got to tell you, I think her and that Rice kid at UCLA can both flat out ball.

00:24Those are great women's basketball players.

00:27Yeah, they were in the Elite Eight last season with Juju as a freshman, a much different player than Caitlin Clark.

00:35Caitlin Clark is a point guard who can fill it up.

00:39And she showed that this year by leading the WNBA in assists.

00:43And before she left college, breaking the all time NCAA women's division one scoring record.

00:50So she showed that she can do both those things.

00:52Juju is more of a wing athlete, scorer type player.

00:57And as Lindsay Gottlieb, the terrific coach for the SC women, told me last week, she doesn't like to use these comparisons.

01:07But it's a little bit more like a like a LeBron, like a Michael Jordan, excuse me, like a Michael Jordan kind of player.

01:14Not that it's she wasn't super comfortable using the comparison, but it's that it's that kind of player.

01:21Who brings dynamism and intelligence on in terms of how to play and great shooting ability and fills it up.

01:29And I think that's what you'll see from Juju in the Big Ten this year.