Yes it is, the entire team is gelling now. Obviously, not as good without Clark, but would still be in top half of Big 10 without her.
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In no universe is that a charge. Just stop.
Yes, thanks…I’m a courageous guy, as I stuck with my team all game long, without even changing the channel. 😉
Sorry, but your out of your F---ing mind. HOW did Johnny mania change the WAY people thought about college football? Think hard? Doh.. College football in the USA has been a huge deal for decades. Google attendance, and TV viewership for womens college basketball EVER and then look at the last two years, and then look at ANY game Clark plays in. Think hard. So EVERY media outlet is fighting tooth and nail to land the games she plays in, EVERY arena she plays in sells out when they are 3/4 empty when she's not there? Were people from 80 to 4 yrs old standing out side for hours to get in in the freaking cold to see dumb ass Johnny? I think not.
Perhaps, but still better than “just okay” to finish in top half of Big 10.
Lolol, like you said you don't watch. Do you really think that Clark will be the only prima donna in that league?
That’s not how it works. Watch it again if you can. I’m not being a homer. The girl jumped sideways initiating contact. Honestly that might have been the only call Caitlin griped about that I agreed with.
Iowa will not make the final 4 if she keeps turning the ball over and shooting poorly 1 of 11, missed first 9, and then this rough start.
Real pressure is raising 2 kids and living paycheck to paycheck.
This.
The pressure may be getting to her. She is expected to put up big numbers every game and hit logo 3's. She seems to be forcing things in order to live up to expectations and is not shooting well. At this point, her focus should be on getting wins for the team, not individual stats.
And she needs to stop complaining. I hope her dad talks to her about that after her embarrassing antics yesterday.
That was the worst call of the day and think the refs tired of her whining and complaining and stopped giving her calls. It seemed they actually were calling the opposite of what it should have been due to her non stop complaining to them.That’s not how it works. Watch it again if you can. I’m not being a homer. The girl jumped sideways initiating contact. Honestly that might have been the only call Caitlin griped about that I agreed with.
You know it’s bad when you see her Dad be very demonstrative about her actions. I’ve never seen BC say shut up, God, take her out, etc and he was correct. She needed an attitude adjustment on the bench by LB telling her to chill a bit and just play, don’t worry about the calls.
But I also understand her frustration with the non stop fouls she endures every game. HC was bumping, hitting, and running into her every chance they got if she had or didn’t have the ball. The refs did a horrible job of managing the game and the amount of off the ball hits they allowed on CC22 and other Iowa players. Kate Martin got leveled a couple times after passing the ball. This is the way other teams are going to play Iowa through the tourney by hitting, banging, and fouling them hard to throw them off their game and until the refs take control of the game which they never did yesterday and allowed too much physical play by HC. And when Iowa responded, foul on Iowa. Seems like there are two sets of calls when Iowa responds to being beat and banged on constantly.
Hope they can continue to win but you never know when the end will occur for us watching CC22 in an Iowa jersey. Enjoy it and Go Hawks.
The aggressive play against Clark with no consequences (fouls) is just going to get worse each game.
Again, I really think that its the finaility that decision caused which caught up with her. NOW she realizes that her next loss will the last game she ever plays at Iowa with her friends. There's no going back now. Hopefully she got that out of her system. I have no doubt that there was a conversation with Dad last night, and some tough love and support.
Ever since reading about her struggling with migraines a lot, I kind of wonder if that’s what’s happening when we see her have an “off” night. Someone in the Reddit thread said they suffer migraines and Clark’s first half had similar symptoms at least
She should know that everyone will be defending her with the Izzo method, beating the s*** out of her and daring the officials to keep blowing the whistle. It will get worse than it was yesterday. She needs to focus on getting her teammates going early. When Jordan learned to do that, the Bulls became consistent winners. She also needs to let the officials see all of the off-the-ball contact. It will make her more likely to get the calls for the contact when she has the ball.
The powers to-be are going to do everything they can to eliminate Iowa. Started with the bracket/seeding and the refs will finish the job just like last year. Hopefully none of the Iowa players are injured seriously. JMO
She ran over the opponent….it was a charge all the way………but that stuff happens.
But honestly, NONE of us can imagine what #22 has gone through the last few months….the “pressure” of being her, one can only imagine…..and none of us here has a clue. The price of “stardom” is constant public scrutiny and idiots like all of us telling others what she is doing wrong…….And remember, just because she is “a star”…..she never asked for our help.
I'm a huge Caitlin Clark fan. I sincerely believe that she alone has done more to change the trajectory of women's college basketball more than any other in history. With that said, she is not above reproach. Nobody is. Everyone here was aghast at how Reece carried on after last year's game and rightfully so. She embarrassed herself.
CC embarrassed herself yesterday and when she does that she diminishes what she's accomplished. She needs to step up, not physically, but emotionally and show some maturity, for herself, the team, and women's basketball. It's at least as important as her 3 point shot.
CC embarrassed herself yesterday and when she does that she diminishes what she's accomplished. She needs to step up, not physically, but emotionally and show some maturity, for herself, the team, and women's basketball. It's at least as important as her 3 point shot.
While I agree, I think its worth mentioning. About a month ago several players got a bug or food poisoning (supposedly). Players including MD and CC. Molly played about three minutes in the next two games total. Clark played a fairly normal minutes. The migraine thing has been mentioned numerous times. Yesterday Hannah struggled early and then didn't play at all in the 2nd half, which Lisa confirmed because of migraines. So Clark has one and she does what she always does, shows up and pushes through. She feels an overwhelming responcibility to show up, no matter what. She's commented in some of these stories about the pressure to ALWAYS be on her game. Toward the end of all the national awards last year she was to go to New York to receive the Sullivan award as the nations top amateur athlete, (if there is such a thing as amateur anymore). She asked if they could just send it to her, because she just couldn't make another such trip. Of course she went. She had to represent. I hope she can take a breath, and "clear the mechanism", (from a quote of one of my favorite movies, For the Love of the game).
Your comments were spot on. Her out-of-control conduct yesterday not only diminishes her many accomplishments but also was greatly unfair to her teammates and coaches. Perhaps some anger management counseling is in order.
She's been under guidance the last couple of years. This was set up by Lisa I believe. When the team was struggling in the middle of last season there was a lot of anger (most by CC about having to carry the team most nights) and Lisa brought in a phycologist to work with her, and they had sessions with her and the whole team. There were some very revealing videos of this earlier this year, and it seemed to help greatly.
I'm not a fan of saying that this stuff "diminishes her accomplishments" Just not. I mean Jordan was a gambling, cheating asshole, hated by most. Did that diminish what he did. Same for Tiger Woods who had his own demons. What we've seen from Clark is kid stuff compared to the actions of many of the really biggest names. We're ALL just too close to this to see where she is in the big picture, and its upsetting because we've all come to care about her and her team mates, and her legacy as a Hawkeye...
I'm afraid of a more severe meltdown that is totally diminishing of her accomplishments. I hope not
Iowa Nice and embarrassingly bad attitudes are two different topics of discussion.
Keep that mask on, Sir. And don’t go outside - it’s scary out there.
these folks are already traveling all over the world. read in espn about the famous croation booze cruise.
CC is feeling the pressure, which only built up over the long layoff. She was lucky not to have gotten a T with the head-ball thing, but I’m sure she feels embarrassed she did that. She knows. No one has to tell her she can’t do stuff like that all tournament
She needs to let the game come to her, she’s forcing shots to prove something right now (to herself, to refs, and to doubters). She needs to understand that the more she complains, the fewer borderline calls she’ll get (like the charge, which was a bad call)
I trust that Lisa Bluder and Caitlin’s dad will be able to tell her these things, and that she will listen and make a change. I’m only glad her meltdown came against Holy Cross, and not in a close game
I think we will see a different Caitlin Clark tomorrow night, I really do
She needs to let the game come to her, she’s forcing shots to prove something right now (to herself, to refs, and to doubters). She needs to understand that the more she complains, the fewer borderline calls she’ll get (like the charge, which was a bad call)
I trust that Lisa Bluder and Caitlin’s dad will be able to tell her these things, and that she will listen and make a change. I’m only glad her meltdown came against Holy Cross, and not in a close game
I think we will see a different Caitlin Clark tomorrow night, I really do
West Virginia will bloody our guards. I just hope the fouls are called or it will be a long night.
