Caitlin Clark NPOY?
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Love Caitlin but it's not her award this year, at this point. Keep working and the awards will come.
She's what in terms of ranking on the national leve...:
Points....1
Assists...1
Triple Doubles....1
Few other things top 3/5?
She may be the most single influential athlete of a college program for their own sport in who knows how many years.
I'm taking my kids to see her so they can one day tell their kids that they saw Caitlin Clark play inside Carver Hawkeye Arena.
But yeah...not her year
Points....1
Assists...1
Triple Doubles....1
Few other things top 3/5?
She may be the most single influential athlete of a college program for their own sport in who knows how many years.
I'm taking my kids to see her so they can one day tell their kids that they saw Caitlin Clark play inside Carver Hawkeye Arena.
But yeah...not her year
She's getting attention to be sure. And played great against Michigan, for sure. She will have to overcome the bias of media to only select the best player from one of the best teams in the country. Iowa's record, fair or not, will work against her. Some pundits will ask why the team doesn't win more if they have the country's best player on it.
Team success will keep her from getting it. But she is definitely one of the best players in NCAAW. If iowa goes on a tear and make the Elite 8 so might have a chance.
I think Clark cemented her BIG POY tonight. If it goes to anyone else, it will be criminal.
More like NATIONAL POY!
She is the running. But it's hard with Boston and SC being ranked so high. NPOY tends to go to the best player of the best team. But Clark is definitely deserving.
And then someone will have to explain to that reporter who isn't doing their job that Iowa had a two and a half week COVID break disrupt their season then they played like 3 games with only 7 players available.
It will come down to regional and conference bias. Voters will vote for a player from their area/conference first as it builds up their ‘brand’.
I see earlier this week that ESPNW account tweeted out that ESPN thinks Boston from South Carolina is the player of the year. She's the best player on the best team, which repeatedly is how the NPOY race goes on the women's side, for better or worse.
South Carolina's Aliyah Boston should win 2022 women's college basketball national player of the year (espn.com)
To be fair, the story cited the reporters who cover the women's game cite some advanced stats that show Boston is very good (and she is, she averaged 16.8 and 11.2, plus good block and steal numbers). We can't know for sure, but what would Clark's numbers look like from an efficiency standpoint if she were on a South Carolina surrounded by a bunch of other great players instead of being counted on to drop nearly 30 against a good opponent for Iowa to win? It's the un-knowable question.
At the very least, Clark should be on most/all first-team All-america teams this year. Iowa winning the conference will help her, as will her performance against good teams over the past 2 weeks in Indiana (twice) and Michigan. I doubt that puts her over the top in the NPOY race as many of the people voting just refuse to vote for a player who isn't on one of the traditional top teams in the women's game. Hope I'm wrong.
Everything here is absolutely correct. Part of the issue is the uneven coverage of women's basketball as well. It's tough for reporters to see a wide variety of players except for the ones in their local area. By the same logic, I haven't seen Boston or Paige play either so there's that.
Regardless, I will still chastise them for being wrong because they are wrong and GO HAWKS!!!!
I would hope ESPN is reconsidering that stance. A Week ago, Iowa was in 5th place in big 10. Today, superwoman has dropped three incredible performances against to top 10 teams to rise to Big 10 champs.
Boston has had a great season, but in last month, Clark has been unreal. COVID break put Iowa and Clark in big hole, but lately been unreal.
Boston has had a great season, but in last month, Clark has been unreal. COVID break put Iowa and Clark in big hole, but lately been unreal.
Clark gets plenty of attention from ESPN and all over the nation, honestly. I think between her and Beuckers, she may arguably be the most recognized player in women's college basketball, name-wise at least.
You don't see too many pro athletes and celebrities/media celebrities commenting on other women's players.
That said, I do think the problem is, as everyone already knows, the established stigma surrounding a "second tier" program in Iowa, and how the media just doesn't give our success the same amount of credit and respect as more established/top tier programs.
It's like Cincinnati going undefeated and not getting the same respect as a 1 loss Alabama.
The difference is that Clark is more like a Lamar Jackson type of transcendent player (from Louisville) who is so great that she could overcome the stigma of playing for a team that in all honesty has no shot (right now) of competing for a national championship.
You don't see too many pro athletes and celebrities/media celebrities commenting on other women's players.
That said, I do think the problem is, as everyone already knows, the established stigma surrounding a "second tier" program in Iowa, and how the media just doesn't give our success the same amount of credit and respect as more established/top tier programs.
It's like Cincinnati going undefeated and not getting the same respect as a 1 loss Alabama.
The difference is that Clark is more like a Lamar Jackson type of transcendent player (from Louisville) who is so great that she could overcome the stigma of playing for a team that in all honesty has no shot (right now) of competing for a national championship.
When is the award given out? If it's after the NCAA tournament, and Iowa makes a run to Elite 8 or better, Clark will have a very good chance.
I hope Taiwo stick around Iowa City to get through medical school. I used to see Bethany Dolittle hang out during the games while attending hers. Morgan Johnson became a doctor, too, but I'm not certain which med school she attended.
Cool to see Lindsey Meder is running an AAU club now, besides fixing other people's teeth. Sounds like it's because of her daughter so I don't know if she will keep at it after her daughter grows up.
Ah, guess I posted on the wrong thread but regardless.
Cool to see Lindsey Meder is running an AAU club now, besides fixing other people's teeth. Sounds like it's because of her daughter so I don't know if she will keep at it after her daughter grows up.
Ah, guess I posted on the wrong thread but regardless.
Maybe she'll finally win NPOY when she leads the nation in both scoring and assists for four straight years.
Women’s Basketball May Be In For A Huge March Madness, With Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Offering A Preview
Capitalizing on the moment, the Iowa social media team created an amusing narrative as to where the “new” 3-point line would need to be set for her, going as far away as downtown Iowa City.
www.forbes.com
Caitlin Clark Is Piling Up Points and Records at Her Own (Fast) Pace (Published 2022)
Clark, a sophomore at Iowa, says the game slows down for her, and it shows: She leads Division I women’s basketball in points and assists.
Clark getting some good national press with yesterday's BIG win.
Carver is a morgue.
That place was rocking from the first shot Clark hit (which broke out Iowa of their slow start) to the very end! Took absolutely nothing to get everyone up and yelling!
Love Caitlin but it's not her award this year, at this point. Keep working and the awards will come.
Right now, Aliyah Boston vs Caitlin Clark:
Keep working on what? Clark’s numbers are far better than anyone else. Guess she’ll need to average 30 points and 10 rebounds next year along with 10 triple doubles instead of 5. This is just silly.
Just to be clear, it was @undersized_post who said it's not Caitlin's award this year and that Caitlin needed to keep working and that the awards will come.
I think it's pretty clear who is NPOY and if Caitlin were eligible, she'd be the #1 pick in the WNBA Draft
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