If Clark does go pro I want the Fever sign Gustafson just to see them on the floor together.
Go Molly! Gabbie too of course but I wasn’t expecting to see Molly. Hope she’s monetized the headband!
Cleveland State won 30 games last year and made the tournament, so not an automatic win.
Anyone have any insight re: Emily Ryan's 'health concerns? If she returns, Clones could potentially be a tourney team. Was impressed watching them vs the Hawks.
Multiple people on Reddit / twitter who claim to know a thing or two (could be BS — grain of salt) have consistently said she will likely miss the whole season. Something very serious going on healthwise — not just a run of the mill injury.
Good to hear! Honestly if she gets to play this year, that rules out her taking a RS year and tbh I’d love to play her as little as possible in the future.
Fennelly has said they hope to make a decision around Christmas as to whether she'll be back vs. taking a redshirt.
Its crazy. Clark talks about going for 40 and Bluder yelling at her the next day about her mistakes, decision making whatever. I don't think any of us had an idea just how bad things we're in the locker room. Clark saying I don't want to try winning by myself, but in some games all I see is blank stares on your faces, and I have to take it on myself. Thats not what I want. Astounding how they rebounded from that point, and went like 26-3 after that....
Caitlin was certainly crying. Honestly, this is worth its own thread. Truly shocking if I’m being honest to hear Kate Martin say that this team (the team that had the benefit of returning the same 5 starters for the third year) did not have chemistry compared to the four years before that.
I actually recently mentioned on Reddit that I find it surprising how so many hawk fans seem to be all in on Jennie B as the best candidate to succeed Bluder. I don’t think she is a particularly bad coach, but I don’t know that she has earned the status of heir apparent either.
This look behind the curtain is such a rarity; I can't remember seeing something like this in any sport. What's also astonishing is that this video was okayed for public consumption by Coach Bluder. Speaks volumes as to the culture surrounding her program.
I agree. Some of the comments didn't exactly put her in the best light. Still I have no beef with Lisa or her staff. As she's only somewhat opened up about to this point, having an absolute mega talent on your squad can be extremely difficult at times. For all the tremendous good CC has done for the program, its rough trying to keep team unity, and treat all the players equally. I mean there is NO way you don't give a super nova like CC the green light, or let her play through rough patches, and yet its a balancing act keeping everyone on the same page. The job that Lisa and her staff did leading this team from the low point at the time of this video all the way to the national title, is amazing. I also believe that the head doctor was Lisa's idea, (for Clark intially) to help her get a handle on coping with her stardom as it relates to her team mates. I also believe from this chaos came the idea for "our circle" we saw later in the year as the players AND coaches would sit in a big circle daily, and focus on the journey, and their goals.
I personally hope it’s Coach Raina Harmon.
Sure as associate HC you would think so. Still The three amigoes, Lisa, Jan and Fitz have been together for all 24 years I believe. It would probably depend on how much longer Bluder decides to stay. I don't think theres that much difference in their ages.....
Approximately seven years between Bluder and Jensen. Fitzgerald is roughly a year older than Jensen.
Cool. I thought that Lisa was just cutting her teeth in coaching when Jan was playing at Drake. I know that Lisa started at St Ambrose. Was she coaching at Drake when Jan was leading the nation in scoring at Drake?
Only Jan's senior year. And, I believe Fitzgerald graduated the year before Bluder got there. You can find on YouTube a Drake women's game pre-Bluder with Jensen, Fitzgerald, Julie Fitzpatrick (Jan's spouse) and Missy Slockett (Disterhoft's mom). And, of course, they're playing the Hawkeyes.
The first (of four) videos of the 1989 Drake-Iowa game. Assume folks can find the others. Same site has several Iowa men's NCAA tournament games. I had thought Fitzgerald was a year ahead of Jensen, but they are both introduced as juniors.
Molly is vulnerable defensively, and teams do like to isolate her due to her size. But she makes up for it in a number of ways. I wish she had another year of eligibility, she'd be our best PG1. (I'm assuming Caitlin will be in Indy) As it is, it looks like Bluder is developing McCabe as a potential starter while Guyton is developing.I have been a Molly Davis skeptic since soon after her commitment to Iowa. That roster spot represented one of the last chances to really get some athletic help for CC. And Molly, I have believed, does not fit the bill. But a skeptic should be open to evidence of what Molly Davis does bring. Tonight was the second tough game this season, the first being the second KSU game, where Iowa does not win without the play and scoring of Molly Davis, including when CC was on the bench. Props to her.
Edit: Was thinking today about Molly Davis and Moira Joiner (MSU # 22) and how their paths must go back to high school or before, given their geographic backgrounds. Sure enough, Davis had a huge game to defeat Joiner's reigning state championship team in 2019, though Joiner's team would repeat as state champs.
Performance: Midland Dow's Molly Davis | Michigan High School Athletic Association
Molly Davis Midland Dow senior – Basketballwww.mhsaa.com
I do think Sharon and Addie both have a lot of room to grow. Sharon has shown strong post finishing against teams earlier in the year, so I think it's partially a matter of adjusting to increased speed and intensity. I also suspect she will get a little faster as conditioning and recognition improve. I think Ogrady is confidence and assertiveness, so with her it would be more light turning the light on... big jump in short time but she has to decide she's going to do it rather than trying to do it.
