Feared and loved, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is taking women’s basketball by storm

[Joes Place]

 

[onlyTheObvious]

“What makes me upset is that a men’s basketball player can act like that, and he’s just being a player,” Bluder said. “But if a women’s basketball player does the same things, oh, it should stop. I don’t know why we should be judged differently based on our sexes. I hope she changes some of these conversations.”

This. To the critics of CC I say this.

I don’t think it’s a man/woman thing.

It’s a “ that cocky SOB plays for the other team thing “.

 

[torbee]

What makes Clark’s ascension unique is where she grew up. She’s an Iowa girl, starring at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines. She averaged 33 points and eight assists as a senior in 2019-20, drilling a staggering 84 three-pointers. She’s only continued her meteoric rise since those prep days.

She's no Audi Crooks though!

(seriously, on Kakert's new site, there are people legitimately arguing that Crooks is a more-dominant high school player than Clark)

 

[JupiterHawk]

Why Caitlin Clark is the most exciting player in March Madness

Caitlin Clark hits logo 3s, tallies triple-doubles and has led Iowa to its first Final Four in 30 years. Steph Curry, Sue Bird and more are big fans.

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That is the challenge Curry presents to NBA defenses: He consistently makes shots from places no one is supposed to shoot from. He makes the miraculous seem mundane. For Clark, the long 3-pointers do many things: excite the crowd and her teammates, demoralize the defense and open up the court even more for her other options.

"Logo 3s deflate the opponent because there's no real defense for it," Curry said. "You either have to sell out and try to take it away, and she's capable enough to blow right by you and drive. Especially at home, and even on the road, it gets the crowd into it because it's something they don't see that often."

Curry points out that Clark keeps her shooting form even on the longest 3-pointers.

"That's definitely the key: that your mechanics don't change no matter what distance you're shooting from," he said. "It all starts with your balance, the ability to have the same release consistently, no matter where you're shooting from on the floor. And everything has to be in rhythm. I think that's the biggest thing that Caitlin shows. It doesn't matter if she's going right or left, catch and shoot, or off the dribble. She's always in balance.

"To anybody else, it might look like a Hail Mary-type shot, but you can see the fundamentals and the mechanics in every time she releases it."

 

[torbee]

 

[Joes Place]

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

GOAT.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I just love the criticism of her being a "ball hog" and "talking too much."

Such a sexist double standard. People LOVE that about Steph Curry. They should love it about Clark, too -- or at the very least, respect it.

SOME people love that about Curry. Others hate it. Just like some love it about Clark, while others, not so much.

 

[mnole03]

SOME people love that about Curry. Others hate it. Just like some love it about Clark, while others, not so much.

Eh, you hit over 50% of your three pointers in a game and no one on your team will complain about how many shots you took.

Same for Curry.

 

[torbee]

This is great:

 

[torbee]

 

[Joes Place]

Surprise Announcement: Caitlin Clark

hawkeyesports.com

 

[mnole03]

Surprise Announcement: Caitlin Clark

hawkeyesports.com

I appreciate that her father had the appropriate dad reaction.

 

[BubsFinn]

That threat title hasn’t aged well.

 

[Joes Place]