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Tonight Iowa plays Purdue on FS2 at 8:45..Last week I saw Caitlin play for the first time.I expected to see a gunner that threw up tons of shots and that's why she had such a high average.I was surprised that she wasn't that at all..although it was one of her worse shooting games 3/18 she had 18 points ..7 rebounds..and 14 assists! I admit I was rooting against her cuz I want Paige to win the freshmen of the year award but watching her I can't really see much difference between the two.She passes as well as Paige(6.9 to 6.1) and dribbles as well and rebounds better.I actually shook my head a couple of times because she was playing almost exactly like Paige plays.
Not to mention she doesn't have the teammates Paige has..Don't get me wrong I still like Paige better I guess I was kind of shocked how much she reminds me of Paige the way she plays.
 
During the Big East Final broadcast on Monday night, they showed a graphic comparing Caitlin's and Paige's stats. I was surprised that Caitlin was slightly ahead in assists (6.6 per game vs. 6.2 as I recall).
 
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Reypl21 said:
I feel for Caitlin. Four more years of this
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Maybe she will take advantage one time transfer rule and hit the portal, I can think of a number of elite programs who could use her shooting and play making abilities.
 
SallyH said:
Well, I thought POY went to the best player on the best team. But, what do I know?
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Well if the vote is taken b4 the post-season it has to go to a South Carolina player sez Dawn.
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browns said:
Tonight Iowa plays Purdue on FS2 at 8:45..Last week I saw Caitlin play for the first time.I expected to see a gunner that threw up tons of shots and that's why she had such a high average.I was surprised that she wasn't that at all..although it was one of her worse shooting games 3/18 she had 18 points ..7 rebounds..and 14 assists! I admit I was rooting against her cuz I want Paige to win the freshmen of the year award but watching her I can't really see much difference between the two.She passes as well as Paige(6.9 to 6.1) and dribbles as well and rebounds better.I actually shook my head a couple of times because she was playing almost exactly like Paige plays.
Not to mention she doesn't have the teammates Paige has..Don't get me wrong I still like Paige better I guess I was kind of shocked how much she reminds me of Paige the way she plays.
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how much time does CC spend with the ball in her hand? in the few times I've seen her she's clearly taken it upon herself to score and in her situation that makes sense..................PB is not even the true point guard on UConn and she shares the ball equally with her teammates.......if she was the total focus of the offense I think her numbers would be astronomical too.........
 
JoePgh said:
During the Big East Final broadcast on Monday night, they showed a graphic comparing Caitlin's and Paige's stats. I was surprised that Caitlin was slightly ahead in assists (6.6 per game vs. 6.2 as I recall).
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That shouldn’t be surprising. Caitlin is the point guard, while Paige spends almost all of her time in the half court off the ball. Paige also has other teammates who are great passers and initiate the offense. Paige gets almost all of her assists in transition or or off of curls.
 
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Reypl21 said:
I feel for Caitlin. Four more years of this
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:eek: Poor Caitlin? What about me? I don't know if I can take 4 more years of these types of threads. Luckily Hailey Van Lith threads have dried up. Look- Caitlin is a baller-as I have said many times my greatest fear was her winding up at ND. She was going to be a baller regardless of where she went to school and that includes UCONN. Caitlin chose to go to Iowa and she will continue to put up gaudy AA type numbers while she is there. If Iowa is playing I'll tune in to watch and I would recommend that others do so as well-which was the purpose of @browns starting this thread. Caitlin great for WCBB!
 
CocoHusky said:
:eek: Poor Caitlin? What about me? I don't know if I can take 4 more years of these types of threads. Luckily Hailey Van Lith threads have dried up. Look- Caitlin is a baller-as I have said many times my greatest fear was her winding up at ND. She was going to be a baller regardless of where she went to school and that includes UCONN. Caitlin chose to go to Iowa and she will continue to put up gaudy AA type numbers while she is there. If Iowa is playing I'll tune in to watch and I would recommend that others do so as well-which was the purpose of @browns starting this thread. Caitlin great for WCBB!
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Thank you..that's all I meant..my biggest thing was how much she reminded me of Paige..I was really surprised and didn't realize how good her all around game was..I wasn't asking who people thought was better..I'm sure like me a lot of people haven't had a chance to see her play
I wonder how many threads there will be next year comparing Azzi and Paige
 
Caitlin is great, no question. However, Iowa doesn't have the rebounders UConn has. Iowa has 4 players with at least 4 rebounds per game; UConn has 6 with at least 4 rebounds per game. Caitlin's assist to turnover ratio is 156 / 113, while Paige is 146 / 62. Also, Paige is shooting a higher percentage from the floor. Hope they both do great throughout their careers, but my vote goes to Paige. There's no pressure on Caitlin to win a NC. There is a ton of pressure on Paige to do so.
 
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Charliebball said:
how much time does CC spend with the ball in her hand? in the few times I've seen her she's clearly taken it upon herself to score and in her situation that makes sense..................PB is not even the true point guard on UConn and she shares the ball equally with her teammates.......if she was the total focus of the offense I think her numbers would be astronomical too.........
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Or you can say it's amazing her #'s are what they are since she is the total focus of the defense and has no one to take the pressure off her
 
Go/huskies said:
Maybe she will take advantage one time transfer rule and hit the portal, I can think of a number of elite programs who could use her shooting and play making abilities.
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Why would she do that? She's from Iowa and is clearly passionate about her state. Will she ever win a NC? Probably not. But I bet whatever she accomplishes at Iowa will mean more to her versus going someplace else and doing the same thing.
 
...or just watch the game and appreciate Clark for her immense talent without constantly comparing her to Paige. They are different players with different roles on different teams, and both are spectacular and a blast to watch.
 
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browns said:
Tonight Iowa plays Purdue on FS2 at 8:45..Last week I saw Caitlin play for the first time.I expected to see a gunner that threw up tons of shots and that's why she had such a high average.I was surprised that she wasn't that at all..although it was one of her worse shooting games 3/18 she had 18 points ..7 rebounds..and 14 assists! I admit I was rooting against her cuz I want Paige to win the freshmen of the year award but watching her I can't really see much difference between the two.She passes as well as Paige(6.9 to 6.1) and dribbles as well and rebounds better.I actually shook my head a couple of times because she was playing almost exactly like Paige plays.
Not to mention she doesn't have the teammates Paige has..Don't get me wrong I still like Paige better I guess I was kind of shocked how much she reminds me of Paige the way she plays.
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Iowa’s style of play leads to many more possessions per game. The fact that Clark has more assists, and more turnovers, should be viewed in that context. If you were to compare the two per possession I’m pretty sure Bueckers would have the higher assists number.

Despite their offensive similarities there is more separation between the two in regards to defense.
 
browns said:
Tonight Iowa plays Purdue on FS2 at 8:45..Last week I saw Caitlin play for the first time.I expected to see a gunner that threw up tons of shots and that's why she had such a high average.I was surprised that she wasn't that at all..although it was one of her worse shooting games 3/18 she had 18 points ..7 rebounds..and 14 assists! I admit I was rooting against her cuz I want Paige to win the freshmen of the year award but watching her I can't really see much difference between the two.She passes as well as Paige(6.9 to 6.1) and dribbles as well and rebounds better.I actually shook my head a couple of times because she was playing almost exactly like Paige plays.
Not to mention she doesn't have the teammates Paige has..Don't get me wrong I still like Paige better I guess I was kind of shocked how much she reminds me of Paige the way she plays.
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Here is my view; Paige deserves the award. Caitlin is an incredible talent, and really not much different than Paige. The reason I vote for Paige is that she plays for UCONN and must respond to the pressure of that history. Iowa, by contrast, has no history to " live up to." ( no disrespect, but they have had "some success" but not a lot ). Caitlin will help make some history for Iowa but so will Paige for UCONN. UCONN is the number two team in the nation, per some, and Iowa is I don't know what. Being the best for the best is more difficult than being the best for an also ran. Talent for talent, Caitlin is nearly a twin for Paige. An extraordinary player. But Paige should be freshman the year, and Caitlin next.
 
diggerfoot said:
Iowa’s style of play leads to many more possessions per game. The fact that Clark has more assists, and more turnovers, should be viewed in that context. If you were to compare the two per possession I’m pretty sure Bueckers would have the higher assists number.

Despite their offensive similarities there is more separation between the two in regards to defense.
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Where are you seeing that Iowa has more possessions per game than UCONN?

I couldn't find this based on a quick Google search, but looking at possession based numbers I found:

Field Goal Attempts:
UCONN-63 per game
Iowa-62 per game

Free Throw Attempts:
UCONN-15 per game
Iowa-17 per game

Turnovers:
UCONN-14.5 per game
Iowa-14.7 per game

They're almost identical in all categories unless I'm missing one.
 
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