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Message: [QUOTE="undersized, post: 4157909, member: 11260"] Iowa finally looked like the team that found some success last season -- can't rebound worth a darn or take care of the ball but when you shoot lights out it doesn't matter! I know people like to hate on Iowa's defense. But their defense on first possessions is actually much much better this year. Clark in particular has improved to "slightly below average," which is much better than "quite terrible." It's the inability to close out defensive possessions by securing the rebound that kills them. Which is ironically why Clark is one of the most valuable players on defense -- she's leading the team in rebounding.* Which, I love that she is able to do that. But I hate that she has to, because it means the frontcourt isn't picking up the slack. *She leads in total rebounds. 3 of our posts who come in off the bench have a higher defensive rebound percentage (DRB%), but Clark leads the seven players who play the most in DRB%. [/QUOTE]