Hawkeye Women’s BBall Season 2021-2022
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That is a good ? WB67 I wood like to know that as well. It looked like when she was talking she was looking over at the UNI bench. But these ref's my goodness they should have been ejected from the game Iowa can be thankful they came out of this game without any injuries and still got the win.
According to the radio guy, apparently the first half was a bit rough and the UNI tried to intimidate Clark with physical play. After the three, she apparently did some trash talking that the refs didn't appreciate.
I love Clark's moxy.
On video it looked like she was talking to herself out loud, just like Luka Garza. UNI announcers presumed she may have something like, "no one can guard me." Funny she got the tech, then the next possession she drains another 3 and appears to talk even louder with more aggressive talking, but no tech. Refs held their whistle. The first time her head may have glanced at the UNI bench but it was very unclear and a just dumb call. Just let them play.
Also, Indiana handling business against Kentucky tonight. The top of the Big Ten is going to be brutal this season.
Coach Warren [UNI] told Clark, “You’re not even that good.” Warren has had these classless outbursts before during games. It’s not uncommon for her. Ask Drake about them.
Really? I didn't watch the game or listen to it and wasn't there, but did Warren really say that? I don't doubt what you are saying but if she did, she should have received the T.
I could Not hear but an exchange between the two occured on the previous possession . Clark is emotional and started a new exchange, ,not sure what was said but Clark got the T
I dont think the claim is that the defense is good. The claim is that it has improved over the last place in division 1 we saw last year.
She looked at their bench and did her little shrug. T was pretty weak. Bluder was reaming the ref. Clark actually came over and talked Bluder down which was interesting. I get that UNI wanted to win, but getting physical doesn't solve anything and UNI was getting chippy. Clark's offensive foul on the pass was total BS. The defender initiated the contact and it looked like the ball had left her hand when the player ran into her arm. Warnock took an elbow to the face that was unnecessary and should have been an F1. UNI got away with quite a few hook and holds on Monika. There was a late holding call on Monika that should have been on the UNI player. The UNI player hooked Monika and then lost her balance as Monika was trying to get out of it. The refs weren't terrible overall but also not great and UNI certainly got a few more favorable calls.
This was a good test for Iowa and the team was much more crisp in the 1st and 4th quarter than previous games. Team was sloppy in the 2nd and 3rd quarter especially when Monika went to the bench. Need to figure out the offensive flow and not rush shots or go into the lane contested. Needs to be better ball movement when Monika is out.
We still got the win and played well overall although UNI did get on a run. Maya McDermott is a baller and she will be fun to play against the next few years.
It's clear the coaches do no like each other or at least Warren does not like Bluder. It was fairly awkward in the handshake line.
Clark better get used to it. If teams see trash talking or rough defense rattling her she's going to see it every game - especially on the road.
Drake, if anything, is more physical than UNI. Also no shortage of physical teams in the Big Ten.
Personally, I think the officiating in WBB is generally horrid, and too much rough stuff is allowed. The other side of it, I guess, is coaches don't want fouls called on their own players, so we're at an equilibrium of sorts that favors the more physical teams.
I'm not aware that Warren and Bluder aren't getting along, but things between Warren and Baranczyk were strained, after a Drake player took a charge against a UNI player at midcourt in front of the scorers bench that left the UNI player with a torn ACL.
That's my point. Teams do it because it affects her. Worked for UNI - got her to commit a TF.
Since everybody does it, and Caitlin has what, been a five star recruit and then the top scorer, maybe top 5, and leads her conference in assists, it really must not work all that well.
One of the biggest take-aways for me was that this game showed how important Czinano is to our offense. When she went to the bench early in Q2 with two fouls, our offense really stagnated. O'Grady has big potential but she still needs some time to adjust to college ball before taking on too many more minutes in close-ish games. And I totally respect Cook who plays hard and does what is asked of her. But that second quarter made me really feel for Sharon and wish we could have her out there this year. 
That said, we still won by 21. But it's only UNI... As Gabe has posted, we haven't shown that dominant performance from start to finish yet.
That said, we still won by 21. But it's only UNI... As Gabe has posted, we haven't shown that dominant performance from start to finish yet.
Here's my recap of the UNI win. I focused more on Iowa's defensive performance and the offensive issues when Czinano was out.
My two cents on the Clark T: it's probably best to move on already. We won the game by 21 and Clark didn't seem to say much before it was called. If UNI's coach was trash talking an opposing player in a game her team was losing most of the way, that says plenty about her and the program she wants to run. If the coaches and/or players still have an issue with her, just run it up next year in Carver.
https://www.goiowaawesome.com/iowa-...-82-northern-iowa-61-defense-wins-on-the-road
My two cents on the Clark T: it's probably best to move on already. We won the game by 21 and Clark didn't seem to say much before it was called. If UNI's coach was trash talking an opposing player in a game her team was losing most of the way, that says plenty about her and the program she wants to run. If the coaches and/or players still have an issue with her, just run it up next year in Carver.
https://www.goiowaawesome.com/iowa-...-82-northern-iowa-61-defense-wins-on-the-road
Agreed but in context Iowa was up what 20 points at the time? People can get under Clark's skin, but she'll be able to focus when the game is going down to the wire. Had the game been up for grabs in the final minutes, UNI would have been as blatantly chippy as they were.
Wrong. It was not a charge. It did not take place at mid court and did not leave a UNI player with a torn ACL. It took place under the basket in transition when Maas ran over the Drake player while sprinting down the floor. Maas was assessed a foul for running over the Drake player. Maas was injured on the play, but had actually just recovered from a torn ACL recently and Warren erupted into a tantrum and began yelling and pointing at the Drake player in a classless manner.
Heh, that's how you remember it, not how I remember it. Guess we'll just disagree on that. I will say that UNI's players have no problem trying to draw charges themselves.
While we're on the subject of Warren, she pulled her players out of the GameTime league twice, relenting for one summer after their guard Kalin begged her to reconsider. I never saw any reason for that, and the GLT was worse for it.
While we're on the subject of Warren, she pulled her players out of the GameTime league twice, relenting for one summer after their guard Kalin begged her to reconsider. I never saw any reason for that, and the GLT was worse for it.
She is asking the UNI coach/bench “Am I any good?”, apparently because they told her she was not that good.
Re: charges. It was so clearly the wrong call when Monika got whistled for the offensive foul in Q1. The UNI girl had an entire foot in the restricted area. Refs simply have to get that call right -- it's such a black and white rule. I know that endless reviews and stoppages of the game can get really tedious, but I just don't get why this isn't something they can run over to the replay monitor to double check.
Re: shooting. Is anyone else a bit worried about our shooting? I know it's early but doesn't seem to be as sharp as it was last year. We're shooting 36% from three on the season (8 for 22, 8 for 22, and 10 for 29). Still better than average but not as good as last year. Haven't had one of those games/halves/quarters where it seems like we just can't miss from deep.
Re: shooting. Is anyone else a bit worried about our shooting? I know it's early but doesn't seem to be as sharp as it was last year. We're shooting 36% from three on the season (8 for 22, 8 for 22, and 10 for 29). Still better than average but not as good as last year. Haven't had one of those games/halves/quarters where it seems like we just can't miss from deep.
At least Feuerbach was 2 for 2 tonight from the 3. From last year's stats she appears to be the weak link in 3-point shooting among guards and forwards that will log significant minutes.
I'm more concerned about shot selection than shooting percentage so far. To me, Clark's three-point shot selection has largely been bad. I know she can make any of the shots she's taking, but I'd love see her stop taking so many long threes off the dribble early in shot clocks. She's too good at getting to the basket (and we're too good of an offensive team) to settle for that shot 10 seconds into a possession.
Marshall and Warnock have also forced some threes early in possessions where they're open enough to shoot, but not so open that they can take their time with it.
I'm hopeful that the shot selection will get better as the season goes along, or as the games get closer. I know it's hard to stay completely locked in when you have a double-digit lead a few minutes into every game.
Spot onOne of the biggest take-aways for me was that this game showed how important Czinano is to our offense. When she went to the bench early in Q2 with two fouls, our offense really stagnated. O'Grady has big potential but she still needs some time to adjust to college ball before taking on too many more minutes in close-ish games. And I totally respect Cook who plays hard and does what is asked of her. But that second quarter made me really feel for Sharon and wish we could have her out there this year.
That said, we still won by 21. But it's only UNI... As Gabe has posted, we haven't shown that dominant performance from start to finish yet.
If I was an opposing coach, I would just work to wear down or get Czinano in foul trouble
In conference play, Cook or Martin isn’t going to cut it at the 5 spot
We r not a top 10 team, top 25 team yes
Get player X in foul trouble is much easier said than done, especially for a player like Czinano who isn't as involved defensively. I think Czinano's defense actually suffers at times specifically because she tries to avoid fouls.
I agree that Cook at the 5 probably isn't a viable strategy long-term. She plays hard and can do fine on defense, but is a black hole at the 5 in the current offense. I still think O'Grady will be fine as the backup 5. She just needs more game experience and more time with the coaches.
I thought Iowa was a Top 10 going into the year, and I haven't seen anything that makes me think otherwise so far. Northern Iowa will be a good team this year, and Cedar Falls is a tough place to play. Iowa ended up beating them by 21, and the game was never close after the first few minutes. There are also signs that the defense has improved.
This is where Goodman is really missed. I don't think many realize how strong a player Goodman really is. She's a consistent scorer and defensive presence. Great passer and rebounder also. Monika has her move that she's great at, but Goodman just finishes with strength around the basket and scores or draws the foul. If she were healthy Iowa would not miss Monika so much when Monika is on the bench. Goodman is not going to run like Monika does but she's dynamite in the halfcourt and was likely due to have a big year. She really came on strong at the end of last season.
I'm hoping O'Grady grows into the role through the year. Bluder talked a bit about how she wasn't as strong as Goodman, and it showed a bit at UNI. I'm hoping work in weight room plus coaching will result in her getting stronger and better at positioning as the year goes on. She also has the ability to shoot from further out that she can use on offense.
If she is like most stars, the trash talking won't rattle her and it will raise her game. Let sleeping dogs lie, as they say.
It has been painfully obvious to me that the offense is not clicking on all cylinders so far this year, nowhere near what it was with the same players at the end of last year. This in spite of the numbers of points they have been scoring, which I think is more about the weak competition. However, I am chalking it up to spending most of their practice time this year rightfully on defense. I think the offense will get there. And I totally agree on the shot selection. That seems like a simple fix the coaches should be preaching. They must be reluctant to tell Caitlin not to shoot whenever she wants.
Having this conversation because obviously they did get in her head. Don't know that she was 'rattled', but she was called for a technical. Thankfully it was a during blowout game. I'm confident Bluder will take care of it. Clark has already grown a lot. She just needs to take it as a badge of honor when teams try to trash talk her, and let her game do the talking.
I agree with you but I also doubt it will happen. Bluder seems to really value the fact that the four D-1 schools all play each other each year, and I'd imagine the coaching staff doesn't want to burn any bridges.
I actually think our shot selection from three has been decent. That's why I have been a bit worried about 3P%. McKenna and Gabbie both have shot at such a high percentage in prior season, if they are open, even if early in the shot clock, I'd usually take that shot any time. And the other guards haven't really forced shots either as they know they are more of the 4th or 5th option in our offense (after Clark, Czinano, McKenna/Gabbie). Even Clark's shot selection was OK in the first two games, and she herself shot at a good % those games (6/15 = 40%). But even so, team 3P% is lower than we need it to be so far.
It was only during the UNI game where I felt like Clark began to force. That's where I share LinusPF's fear that opposing teams will try to psych her out a bit so that she will try to play hero ball instead of facilitating our offense like we need her to. I was so impressed with her during the first three B1G Tournament games last year -- Purdue/Rutgers/MichSt were sending tons of pressure, trying to intimidate her, but she made such good decisions. The season is young but we haven't shown that fluency yet.
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Looking ahead: Our next opponent, Southern, has yet to score more than 40 points this season:
Loss @ Texas A&M 32-92
Loss @ Marquette 40-65
Given we play at a fast pace, I'd like to see us hold them to under 50 (or at least something comparable when you adjust for the larger number of possession).
After us, they head to Ames to play ISU. What a brutal opening slate of road games!
Loss @ Texas A&M 32-92
Loss @ Marquette 40-65
Given we play at a fast pace, I'd like to see us hold them to under 50 (or at least something comparable when you adjust for the larger number of possession).
After us, they head to Ames to play ISU. What a brutal opening slate of road games!
"What? I'm not that good?" is what I pulled from it. Very weak technical.
South Dakota leads Drake 20-7 in the 1st quarter right now. Forcing turnovers and making a point of getting back and not letting Drake run like they want to. 6 Drake turnovers and 9 SD points off turnovers.
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