‘Like Kobe or Jordan she won’t pass you the ball’ – Caitlin Clark’s ex coach on trait that sets her apart from other players

The Caitlin Clark comparisons are not stopping. This time the 22-year-old WNBA superstar seems to have reached the pinnacle of all comparisons with her ex-coach liking Clark to Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan for this specific trait. Jensen coached Clark while the pair were at Iowa Clark has risen to stardom over the last few years as a result of her storied college career and her popularity and rivalry with Angel Reese has been carried with her to the WNBA catapulting the league into the spotlight. Now her college coach Jan Jensen spoke out on the WNBA rookie, praising her for the mentality, IQ and desire and explained exactly how she would use her intelligence like Kobe and Jordan would on the court. “You had to get everybody else understanding how rare she was,” Jensen said when asked about Clark on a recent edition of the Mailander podcast. “We had to work really hard on the chemistry and culture piece. When Caitlin came in, she had such a high expectations” “Just like Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan, they were really big on trust and basketball IQ.” Jensen went further and explained how Clark reacted to players who were not as committed as her in practise. Claiming that the 22-year-old would alter her in-game decisions as a result of how practise sessions went. “So for Caitlin, if she didn’t think you were in the gym as much as you should be, then she’s not gonna pass you the ball,” Jensen said. “Because [she believed] my shot from 40 [feet] is going to be more consistent than maybe yours is from 15.” Clark is seen to be more introverted than her WNBA counterparts, avoiding big press interviews and opting to be more laid-back in the way she handles off-court issues. Clark helped Indiana reach the playoffs last season. Although this is not the case in practise or in-game with Jensen adding that Clark is a fierce competitor. “They think they work hard. Their maybe 100 shots after practice is what they’ve always done, and they get their feelings hurt,” Jensen said about her seriously Clark took practise. Such comparisons are nothing new for Clark, her high-school coach Scott Babinat compared her to a current 4-time NBA champion. “You’re never going to believe this, but we are coaching a player that will become the female version of Steph Curry in many people’s minds,” Babinat told magazine Athlon Sports as part of a feature on her when she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year. For Clark now, much of her off-season will be away from the basketball court as she opts to play golf and take part in other ventures, the WNBA star recently made a big decision. The 22-year-old decided to skip on the opportunity to play in the upcoming 3×3 Unrivaled league, so far. Caitlin Clark Ludvig Åberg pic.twitter.com/r1tuoI26DE— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) November 20, 2024 The league – which is full of WNBA stars like Angel Reese and Breanna Stewart – had said it would be happy to keep a spot open for her but no comment has been forthcoming from Clark. Despite the multiple offers made by the organisation with Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell recently saying: “We went through our negotiations.” “Inevitably, she needed time this offseason, which we respect, so we hope to see her next year. She won’t be playing this year.” The next time we will see the 22-year-old in basketball action is set to be in May when the WNBA season restarts as Clark will play her second season for the Indiana Fever.

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‘Like Kobe or Jordan she won’t pass you the ball’ – Caitlin Clark’s ex coach on trait that sets her apart from other players

The Caitlin Clark comparisons are not stopping.

This time the 22-year-old WNBA superstar seems to have reached the pinnacle of all comparisons with her ex-coach liking Clark to Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan for this specific trait.

Jensen coached Clark while the pair were at Iowa

Clark has risen to stardom over the last few years as a result of her storied college career and her popularity and rivalry with Angel Reese has been carried with her to the WNBA catapulting the league into the spotlight.

Now her college coach Jan Jensen spoke out on the WNBA rookie, praising her for the mentality, IQ and desire and explained exactly how she would use her intelligence like Kobe and Jordan would on the court.

“You had to get everybody else understanding how rare she was,” Jensen said when asked about Clark on a recent edition of the Mailander podcast.

“We had to work really hard on the chemistry and culture piece. When Caitlin came in, she had such a high expectations”

“Just like Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan, they were really big on trust and basketball IQ.”

Jensen went further and explained how Clark reacted to players who were not as committed as her in practise.

Claiming that the 22-year-old would alter her in-game decisions as a result of how practise sessions went.

“So for Caitlin, if she didn’t think you were in the gym as much as you should be, then she’s not gonna pass you the ball,” Jensen said.

“Because [she believed] my shot from 40 [feet] is going to be more consistent than maybe yours is from 15.”

Clark is seen to be more introverted than her WNBA counterparts, avoiding big press interviews and opting to be more laid-back in the way she handles off-court issues.

Clark helped Indiana reach the playoffs last season.

Although this is not the case in practise or in-game with Jensen adding that Clark is a fierce competitor.

“They think they work hard. Their maybe 100 shots after practice is what they’ve always done, and they get their feelings hurt,” Jensen said about her seriously Clark took practise.

Such comparisons are nothing new for Clark, her high-school coach Scott Babinat compared her to a current 4-time N BA champion.

“You’re never going to believe this, but we are coaching a player that will become the female version of Steph Curry in many people’s minds,” Babinat told magazine Athlon Sports as part of a feature on her when she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year.

For Clark now, much of her off-season will be away from the basketball court as she opts to play golf and take part in other ventures, the WNBA star recently made a big decision.

The 22-year-old decided to skip on the opportunity to play in the upcoming 3×3 Unrivaled league, so far.

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