Nika alsoSay what?
Nika alsoSay what?
Totally agree. Everyone in the arena knew she would get the ball and she had an open look. Caitlin is an incredible player, but will she get away with stiff arming her defender almost every play at the next level?Great game, fabulous shot. But two big Indiana coaching mistakes in the last 1.5 seconds.
First, as someone else point out, Indiana should have tried to miss the free throw--a three was much more plausible for Iowa than a two, so the extra point didn't matter nearly as much as the extra half second (at least) for a rebound.
Second--why in the world wasn't Indiana prepared to switch instantly on a screen for Clark? Or maybe have two players ready to pick up after a screen? Who did they think was going to shoot it? And then they could have had a third player ready to pick up Czinano in case she rolled.
Yup... I wondered, too. Would have made it VERY difficult for an Iowa game winner...Did not see the game but looking at the scoring timeline why didn't Indiana try to miss the FT with 1 sec left?
Pistol Pete and Calamity Caitlin.Pete Maravich is the closest I can recall to her style of play
She's the fem version....
I think Catlin Clark is a great talent but she gets the benefits of a lot of touch fouls, and seemed to complain whenever she didn't get the calls they wanted.
I don't think you should let Caitlin off the hook quite so quickly for all the whining about touch fouls on drives, @The deacon. You gotta speak the truth that everyone sees before their eyes in almost every game. That said, she's been a little better about it this year, and she's had a lot of Paige-like heroics, which won Paige the award two years ago. Should probably have a similar impact for Caitlin. Though Paige did carry her team to the FF that year (and to the NC the next).Re Caitlin, she gets the calls that all top players get, and pretty much every one of the top players complains when she doesn't get a call, right?
Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis are coming back next year. Warnock is the only Senior not returning.I hope Iowa enjoys this year. I just checked their roster and they have Clark and four seniors in their starting line up. Next year will be Clark…and only Clark.
Before Czinzano exploded, the question was how were they going to replace Gustafson? Maybe we'll be surprised again.Do they have anyone to replace Czinano? That and the loss of Warnock will be significant for them. Maybe Hannah Stuelke? Otherwise, they're likely to look very small in the front court.
While you're at it, Donald, check out how many steps many players take before they release a three-pointer. A high percentage of shots are taken after a step and then a two-step hop... that's three steps, but those are never called.All of you amateur refs take a closer look at how many steps Clark took before she shot the ball. The shot was fantastic and clutch but, Clark took three steps before she shot the ball.