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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 4872976, member: 7511"] I do believe that anyone who reports or comments on sports in various public media forums has an obligation to be prepared and do everything possible to get things correct. Swoopes made a number of points on the podcast as follows: 1. Both Clark & Reese will have to get used to playing in the W, and their immediate success is not a sure thing (Probably correct) 2. Clark is currently playing in her 5th (Covid) season and Plum only played 4 seasons (WRONG) 3. Clark takes more shots (40?) per game (WRONG, she averages just under 20. A lot of her scoring is from the FT line.) 4. Clark is older (25?) than Plum was. (WRONG again) A couple additional points: [LIST] [*]While Swoopes was rambling on in her stream of consciousness, where were the 3 guys on the panel who sat there like bumps on a log. Didn’t any of them know anything about WBB? [*]I do agree that the 4 year vs 5 year records will create a “Roger Maris” effect in college sports. [*]For the record, Clark has played 123 games so far, 16 fewer than Plum [/LIST] There has already been some talk about Clark breaking the all-time college basketball scoring record held by Pete Maravich. That discussion should immediately stop for several reasons: [LIST] [*]It serves no useful purpose to compare men’s and women’s records in sports where they don’t compete against each other. MBB & WBB are two different games and it demeans both to compare records and achievements. [*]As everyone should know, Maravich averaged an incredible 43 ppg over 3 seasons (freshmen were not eligible for the varsity). A few years back there was considerable controversy when Antoine Davis of Detroit Mercy looked like he might break Pistol Pete’s record. Playing in his 5th varsity season, mercifully :), Davis fell short by 4 pts. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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