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#6 Iowa vs #1 Maryland - 3/13/21

Who will win this game?

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Clark heating up
azfan said:
Clark at the half 4 dimes, 3 turnovers, 3 of 8 from the field. If Maryland is not elite defense, how might Clark perform against the elite?

edit three minutes into the 3rd quarter Clark 4 dimes, 4 turnovers and 6 for 12 as she hits 3 of 4 in the quarter.
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Keep in mind Clark is playing her 4th game of 35+ minutes in 4 days.
 
Might be a hot take but I could see Diamond Miller being the #1 draft pick in 2023. She is really really good.
 
azfan said:
Clark at the half 4 dimes, 3 turnovers, 3 of 8 from the field. If Maryland is not elite defense, how might Clark perform against the elite?

edit three minutes into the 3rd quarter Clark 4 dimes, 4 turnovers and 6 for 12 as she hits 3 of 4 in the quarter.
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I said it before and I will say again, the Big10 other than Maryland is littered with 25-40 ranked type teams and also, this Iowa team is not nearly as talented other than Clark, drop off, Czinano, drop off, Warnock. Lisa needs to get more talent to support Caitlin and get a defensive minded assistant to improve this porous defense.

Clark against any elite type defenses could struggle particular if the passes she sends to these teammates don't translate into hoops. Clark is still a phenomenal player but just quite "Paige like" ....:rolleyes:
 
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This appears to be a bad matchup for Iowa and a good one for Maryland. Often a team playing a fast pace like Iowa will unnerve a team used to a more normal pace and throw everything off. Maryland likes playing the same pace, though, and has more scoring weapons.
 
When Collins is stroking 3pt shots as smoothly as a guard, wow.
 
bballnut90 said:
Clark heating up

Keep in mind Clark is playing her 4th game of 35+ minutes in 4 days.
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5 minutes remaining 6 dimes, 6 turnovers and 7 of 18 from the floor for Clark.

Czinano is playing her 4th game with heavy minutes in 4 days and is 10 of 13 from the floor, 7 boards and 1 turnover and she has been banging and running.
 
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eebmg said:
Paige has the freedom but her own view of the game is to always look for high percentage shots.
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If Paige ran down the floor with 3-4 of her teammates not yet past halfcourt and dribbled into 1-on-1 fadeaways she'd be on the bench quicker than you can blink.
 
Iowa shot 53%, but rebounds and turnovers gave Maryland 20 more attempts which was the game.
 
Shades said:
Over Boston? Or Bueckers if she declares early?
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Not Bueckers if she declares early, but potentially over Boston. She's the perfect prototype to be a star in the league and is a match up nightmare.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Even though Maryland won the title handily, I think a VERY good case could be made for naming Czanino the tourney MVP.
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Only because MD divides their bounty and Owusu had for her a subpar Tourney.
 
azfan said:
5 minutes remaining 6 dimes, 6 turnovers and 7 of 18 from the floor for Clark.

Czinano is playing her 4th game with heavy minutes in 4 days and is 10 of 13 from the floor, 7 boards and 1 turnover and she has been banging and running.
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That's great for Czinano but it doesn't change that Clark has played insane minutes and fatigue is likely a big reason why she didn't seem as "on" today. It's likely the only time in her collegiate or pro career where she'll play 4 games of 35 minutes all in a row.

She torched Maryland for 34 last time they met, so a less than stellar showing today doesn't indicate she'll play poorly against better defensive teams.
 
DefenseBB said:
I said it before and I will say again, the Big10 other than Maryland is littered with 25-40 ranked type teams and also, this Iowa team is not nearly as talented other than Clark, drop off, Czinano, drop off, Warnock. Lisa needs to get more talent to support Caitlin and get a defensive minded assistant to improve this porous defense.

Clark against any elite type defenses could struggle particular if the passes she sends to these teammates don't translate into hoops. Clark is still a phenomenal player but just quite "Paige like" ....:rolleyes:
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More talent is on the way for Iowa in the next two classes, 3 in '21 and 3 in '22 (so far). Iowa fills all their needs with a strong '21 class then adds frontcourt athleticism and shooting in the '22 class. Iowa will never be a lock down defensive team but the defense will get better next season.
 
bballnut90 said:
That's great for Czinano but it doesn't change that Clark has played insane minutes and fatigue is likely a big reason why she didn't seem as "on" today. It's likely the only time in her collegiate or pro career where she'll play 4 games of 35 minutes all in a row.

She torched Maryland for 34 last time they met, so a less than stellar showing today doesn't indicate she'll play poorly against better defensive teams.
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I think Iowa had quite a bit of in game rest in their zone defense. :rolleyes:
 
DeeHusky said:
When Did Mimi Collins start taking 6 threes and making half of them? Maryland could be a team to watch in the tourney
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She looked like a guard/wing on them with a really quick release.
 
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bballnut90 said:
Not Bueckers if she declares early, but potentially over Boston. She's the perfect prototype to be a star in the league and is a match up nightmare.
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There isn't a chance in hell that Clark goes before Boston. The Association is littered with good guards while good posts are nigh on impossible to find.
 
Matthew1589 said:
More talent is on the way for Iowa in the next two classes, 3 in '21 and 3 in '22 (so far). Iowa fills all their needs with a strong '21 class then adds frontcourt athleticism and shooting in the '22 class. Iowa will never be a lock down defensive team but the defense will get better next season.
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Really? They have 2 posts coming next year, which so far is their strength, though admittedly they'll need them in the future. And exactly who from the top 100 do they have coming in 2022? What this team needs are wings and another guard. Even then, in order to get past Maryland and win at the Big Boogie they'll need to play defense.
 
bballnut90 said:
That's great for Czinano but it doesn't change that Clark has played insane minutes and fatigue is likely a big reason why she didn't seem as "on" today. It's likely the only time in her collegiate or pro career where she'll play 4 games of 35 minutes all in a row.

She torched Maryland for 34 last time they met, so a less than stellar showing today doesn't indicate she'll play poorly against better defensive teams.
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Wonder how many minutes Czinano played. If same as Clark, perhaps the freshman might try Czinano's fitness program?
 
azfan said:
Wonder how many minutes Czinano played. If same as Clark, perhaps the freshman might try Czinano's fitness program?
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I get that you're trying to undermine Clark but it'd be better to just come out and own it directly.
 
JordyG said:
There isn't a chance in hell that Clark goes before Boston. The Association is littered with good guards while good posts are nigh on impossible to find.
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Jackie Young and Asia Durr was drafted ahead of Teaira McCowan.
 
JordyG said:
There isn't a chance in hell that Clark goes before Boston. The Association is littered with good guards while good posts are nigh on impossible to find.
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I was talking about Diamond Robinson. Clark can declare in 2024 at the earliest unless she graduates early, but I think CC would be picked before Boston considering her game parallels Ionescu and she's finding greater success at a younger age than Sabrina did.

And the league is loaded with outstanding frontcourt players--Stewart, Wilson, Cambage, Fowles, Parker, EDD, Charles, Griner, Nneka, Jonquel Jones, etc. Elite guards who can consistently score from anywhere and create for others are harder to find. It's the reason why Ionescu was considered such a desired prospect and why both Clark and Bueckers will be extremely coveted. The PG spot has been the weakest in USA basketball's pipeline for the past 20+ years with only a couple of standouts.
 
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