Doug Gottlieb, college sports analyst for Fox Sports, found himself in the crosshairs of several social media users after he suggested that budding WNBA star Caitlin Clark needed fixing.
In a post on X, Gottlieb shared a picture of Caitlin Clark doing a jump shot and suggested she fix her “mechanical flaw.” .
“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 asked.
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? @HoopConsultants pic.twitter.com/0JvLFRPDNK
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) April 30, 2024
People immediately jumped on Gottlieb to the point of suggesting he may be subtly misogynistic.
“Breaks every college scoring record possible men: I should fix her,” said Homefield Apparel’s Whitney Medworth.
“Just a reminder that Gottlieb was a career 45% FREE THROW shooter in college and 24% from 3 point. And there was also the other thing he’s known for… Maybe sit this one out, Champ,” said another user.
“Yeah because she really has trouble scoring. Doug never misses an opportunity to trash women’s bball. Like never,” said another.
breaks every college scoring record possible
— whitney medworth (@its_whitney) May 1, 2024
men: i should fix her https://t.co/C9CUYdxxQq
Just a reminder that Gottlieb was a career 45% FREE THROW shooter in college and 24% from 3 point.
— The Point of Pgh (@thepointofpgh) May 2, 2024
And there was also the other thing he’s known for…
Maybe sit this one out, Champ. https://t.co/MC4fX7Y6nl
Yeah because she really has trouble scoring. Doug never misses an opportunity to trash women’s bball. Like never https://t.co/LINVV4QdBy
— Ravi Mahapatra (@doctor_rpm) May 2, 2024
Leave it alone & do not force any overt mechanical “change”. Exploring upward ball swings bias to her right when going right (coming back mid-line), but going L, absolutely nothing to change. Release point (higher) variability can help her mid to close range @bballbreakdown https://t.co/unDGh0cMsK
— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) May 1, 2024
Is this similar to the “Mahomes has bad footwork” crowd after he was drafted? Generational players may do things differently and still be great. Just my two cents. ✌🏼 https://t.co/VvIyst8UUD
— Mark the Overseer 👀 (@MarkTheOverseer) May 2, 2024
