Basketball analyst and former 45% free throw shooter claims he fixed Caitlin Clark's shot

Stephanie Kaloi

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Basketball analyst and former 45% free throw shooter claims he fixed Caitlin Clark's shot image

In recent women's basketball news, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and former NCAA assists leader Doug Gottlieb "fixed" Caitlin Clark's shot... or so he appears to (still) believe.

During an interview on The Dan Patrick Show, Gottlieb was asked by the show's host about comments he made about Clark's shooting form last year. 

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"The amount of work it takes to be consistent through her mechanical flaw is really impressive. If you were advising her, would you fix it in the offseason?" Gottlieb wrote on X alongside a photo of Clark shooting the ball. 

Naturally, Gottlieb was soundly roasted for his assessment of one of the WNBA's top shooters, especially since he shot 45.7% from the foul line throughout his collegiate career. For comparison, Clark shot at 90.6% last year.

Patrick brought up Gottlieb's 2024 comments during his interview this week. "By the way, didn’t you critique Caitlin Clark’s shooting form?" Patrick asked, to which Gottlieb answered in the affirmative to laughter from the studio audience.

"I could critique her shot, but not you," Patrick insisted. Clearly offended, Gottlieb asked Patrick how many minutes he's played in a Division I game.

"Oh, I have to play now to understand shooting?" Patrick fired back. "I haven't coached a game, but I could probably coach and win four games. I could probably win five." Gottlieb led Green Bay to a stunning 4-28 record during his first season at the school. 

Gottlieb wasn't finished. "If you watch Caitlin Clark’s form now, take a snapshot of it," he insisted. "Take a snapshot of last year when she was heading into the WNBA, she’s changed and fixed her shot."

Not to be deterred, Patrick asked, "Has she thanked you yet?"

There's still no word on that... and no indication there will be.

Stephanie Kaloi

Stephanie is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. Her journalism career began entirely too long ago and is still her favorite thing to do. She covers women's sports (primarily basketball) and loves writing lengthy reports for no reason about exactly how each WNBA team will and will not succeed in any given season.