Over the weekend on our Trojans Wire social media timeline, we had a number of replies and comments in our mentions about how bad a player JuJu Watkins is compared to Caitlin Clark. Yes, JuJu Watkins missed 26 shots on Sunday against Oregon State. She didn’t play a great game. Saying JuJu needs to be better is logical and, moreover, correct. However, criticism of JuJu then went way overboard, as though appreciating good basketball was less of a goal than it was to simply tear down JuJu Watkins as part of a “JuJu Watkins vs Caitlin Clark” framing of the issue.
Not convinced this is true? We’ll show you, and we’ll get into a discussion of why comparisons of JuJu Watkins and Caitlin Clark should not lead to any fan wars. We have to nip this problem in the bud before it gets worse … and before USC and Iowa potentially face each other in the Women’s NCAA Tournament.
Let’s develop the conversation below: