After Dawn Staley claimed the women's college
basketball GOAT needed to have a championship to their name, Iowa star Caitlin Clark shared her opinion on the matter. Per ESPN's Andrea Adelson , Clark said earning that status doesn't come down to how many games you won, but rather the legacy that you left behind. "I've played basketball at this university for four years, and for it to come down to two games and that be whether or not I'm proud of myself and proud of the way I've carried myself and proud of the way I've impacted people in their lives, I don't think that's a fair assessment," Clark said. "I don't want my legacy to be, 'Oh, Caitlin won X amount of games,' or 'Caitlin scored X amount of points.' I hope it's what I was able to do for the game of women's basketball. I hope it is the young boys and young girls that are inspired to play this sport or dream to do whatever they want to do in their lives. For it to come down to 40 minutes and for me to validate myself within 40 minutes, I don't think that's a fair assessment." Clark's comments came after Staley chimed in on the debate. The South Carolina head coach, who had an outstanding career at
Virginia, said she believes a title is needed to earn GOAT status. "I was really good in college, never won a championship," Staley said. "You've got to win a championship. That's me personally. I had a great career. But it's always, did you win a championship?" This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including
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