WNBA head coach reveals 'single best thing' about Caitlin Clark's game

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The Minnesota Lynx clinched a playoff spot on Saturday night with a 90-80 victory over the Indiana Fever.

It wasn’t for lack of trying.

Fever star Caitlin Clark led the team with 23 points and eight assists, along with seven turnovers. Kelsey Mitchell added 21 points while Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 15 rebounds. But it wasn’t enough to stop Napheesa Collier’s 31 points and Kayla McBride’s 19 points.

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever dribbles the ball against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center on Aug. 24, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

But the eyes, as always, were on Clark – even more so as Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve had been critical of the 2024 No. 1 overall draft pick. Reeve, who led Team USA to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, had high praise for Clark after the game.

"We haven’t seen them a lot," Reeve started, via the Indy Star. "I’ll tell you that. But what I have seen coming into the season and watching her in college, I said, ‘The single best thing that she does that young players don’t do is she plays with incredible pace.’ 

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts after a three-pointer at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Aug. 16, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

"And pace can get you really far, and there’s great value in that. Pace and passing are her two greatest things. I know the sexier part is probably the logo three but the pace and the passing is what makes her exceptional in my mind."

Reeve had been critical of the