What did Kim Mulkey say to Caitlin Clark?
Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes fell to the LSU Tigers in the national championship game of the NCAA Tournament 102-85. Clarke was impressive but wasn't able to finish the job for the Hawkeyes.
LSU coach Kim Mulkey is known for her fabulous fashion and incredible coaching, among many other things. The Hall of Fame coach knows talent better than most, as she even coached Brittney Griner at Baylor, where she won three national titles, although the two now have, at best, an icy relationship.
Either way, there doesn't seem to be any bad blood between Mulkey and Clark. Mulkey had high praise for Clark on Sunday, telling her she's a generational talent.
"You're a generational player," said Mulkey, who an Olympic gold medal and also won two national titles as a point guard at Louisiana Tech and helped the Lady Techsters to seven Final Four apperances and another national title in 1988 as an assistant coach.
"You're a generational player." 🤝
Kim Mulkey has high praise for Caitlin Clark. https://t.co/Z6on9jWzZb
This wasn't all Mulkey had to say about Caitlin Clark. She praised her multiple times in the post and pregame.
"I've never seen a player − I don't like to use the word never − but I don't know that I've ever seen a player that can do what Caitlin does," Mulkey said. "She's going to get her points. That girl is phenomenal shooting the ball. But the most impressive thing to me, now that you're talking to an old point guard, is she makes everybody around her better. You have great players that can get numbers, but she makes others on her team better.
"Just the things she's capable of doing – one minute you think you're going to guard her a certain way, then you watch the film and change your mind and go, oh, that's not going to work. Hopefully, by the end of the day, we'll come to some conclusion as a staff that we're going to try this first, and if that doesn't work, we'll try this."
What is next for Caitlin Clark?
Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes might've had a disappointing end to a magical season, but that doesn't mean she won't be back for more next year. The junior guard has at least one more year at the collegiate level before she can take her talents to the WNBA.