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?
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?
Whatever happens in March shouldn’t change the fact that CC deserves to be PoY! She has shown herself to be the best player this season and it’s not close! I’m a Paige man myself but credit where credit is due! It’s not at all a stretch to say she could easily be the two time defending PoY and heading for three in a row! I’m not saying she should have won the previous two awards but I think it’s fair to say she could have without too much blowback. Regardless, this year it should be hers in a landslide!Aalihay Boston played less minutes, far, because SC didn't need her to play the max
Let's see what happens in March
I believe the NPOY award is voted on at the end of the regular season and doesn't have anything to do with the tourneyAalihay Boston played less minutes, far, because SC didn't need her to play the max
Let's see what happens in March
Couldn't show much more magic on national tv then she showed todayI 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).
I find myself constantly torn about this. Caitlin is an obvious favorite for the award. She's having an awesome year. But she just doesn't quite have the same magic Paige showed that freshman year. I guess it's unfair to hold anyone but Paige to that standard.
Pistol Pete and Calamity Caitlin
"Right Now" unless Paige is able to prove that she is 100% healed and healthy. And, Paige is able to come back and show that her game is that of the best Collegiate Player in the County (which she is certainly capable of doing), I feel that other Collegiate Players right now (Clark, Siegrist, Boston, and Brink) will make much more financially than Paige as a Pro Player [thus why I feel it is critical for Paige's career that she stay at UCONN for at least the next 2 seasons and not leave after next season]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).
I find myself constantly torn about this. Caitlin is an obvious favorite for the award. She's having an awesome year. But she just doesn't quite have the same magic Paige showed that freshman year. I guess it's unfair to hold anyone but Paige to that standard.
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.
No it is not. The ballots are due the day after the Elite Eight is played.I believe the NPOY award is voted on at the end of the regular season and doesn't have anything to do with the tourney

Steulke has looked good to me in the limited minutes she gets, I think around 10 per game.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.
In real time it looked good, but slowing it down, she catches pass just before putting right foot on court, then steps with left foot, then one more time with right foot down on court again before jumping into air- she did travel!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.
You could definitely make that argument, not 3 steps, but she re-gathered both feet, including her pivot foot in setting her feet for the shot - that type of move is not always called a walk (almost never in the NBA), although it technically and clearly is. On the just prior play the Indiana post just as clearly shuffled both feet, including her pivot foot, in setting her feet for the shot that she got fouled on (and converted foul shots) to give Indiana their lead (the Iowa coach went ballistic and the announcer agreed it was a walk on the replay). But again, not all things that are technically walks are called, so turnabout was fair play in this game. Walking that is called is normally a visual reaction (of the ref or other viewer) - it's like pornography, hard to define, but you know it when you see itAll 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.
The Indiana coach literally gave the W away. Miss the FT and it's virtually impossible to make a 3/4 full court shot.Yup... I wondered, too. Would have made it VERY difficult for an Iowa game winner...
I love women's basketball. I love the spread out array of talent that has brought parity to the game. I hugely admire the extraordinary skills of Caitlin Clark. I hope lots of my fellow Boneyarders got a chance to watch the just-concluded Iowa-Indiana game, and the magic Caitlin brought to the finish!
Very true, but Clark whines, whines incessantly, and it comes across as expected entitlement...Agreed re Indiana, a really well-balanced, well-coached team.
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?![]()