*****NCAA Title: LSU vs Iowa Game Thread*****

[Obviously Oblivious]

Averaging 75% from three vs. 17% season average. Officiating hasn't affected our defense. Giving the NPOY two offensive fouls is BS though

That’s not accurate, LSU shot 36% from three this year. I never imagined that Sideshow Bob would be the person to beat us.

 

[intrepodor]

Mulkey really got into the one refs head screaming and hollering

How was that not a technical?

 

[CAhawki]

Nobody has ever won down 17

Until… today!!

 

[millah_22]

 

[HawkinMN]

I thought Iowa could wear them down, but we're the ones who look tired and leaving shots short.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Iowa needs to win this qtr by 8 to have a chance.

 

[markfromj]

Lulz you're just having a blast today I'll bet.

Not at all.

 

[ft254]

Completely agree. We have Clark, they have the next best 5 on the court. Even their bench.

75% 3-point shooting does not represent team quality. It's a rarity. The spread might be too much to overcome with a half left, and that's what basketball is about. Iowa has done it to teams - maybe not the high percentage, but the disparaging factor.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Nobody has ever won down 17

Anyone else have a pissed off Caitlin Clark?

Give us a chance officials

 

[IAHUNTER]

At least we are rested up

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I thought Iowa could wear them down, but we're the ones who look tired and leaving shots short.

Forcing it to catch back up.

 

[longliveCS40]

Caitlin needs to score 25 in the second half and on defense we have to pressure them. Play ridiculously aggressive.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Third foul on Clark was a joke. Other than that they’ve been equally crappy.

Credit to LSU’s bench players

 

[skydog0784]

Get it below double digits by end of 3rd quarter

^^^ This ^^^. If we don't get this down to 9 or less at the end of the 3Q, it's over. And even then, it will be difficult.

 

[Hawksbyamillion]

Like a lot of guards (men and women), Caitlin has gotten away with slight push-offs of defenders trying to guard and grab her. Suddenly she’s getting called for it.

Those should be let go when she’s being bumped and held though. Otherwise call a double foul.

 

[jonesy5960]

Hawks can still come back. LSU blew a 17 point lead and lost to a mediocre Tennessee team a few weeks ago.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Well. Let's start by not getting down 20.

 

[Franisdaman]

Just goes to show, we shouldn't have disrespected South Carolina

LOL

 

[Hawktagonapus]

Like a lot of guards (men and women), Caitlin has gotten away with slight push-offs of defenders trying to guard and grab her. Suddenly she’s getting called for it.

That's what happens when you don't call the grabbing all game, the dribblers have to push back until they end up getting called for fouls.

 

[Fsanford]

Fatigue might be the only issue, you have South Carolina beat on you, now LSU, and not a strong bench.

Clark will need to be careful with that forearm push, LSU is going to flop on one of those

 

[Rose bowl or bust]

Bad time for Bluder to use Fran’s defensive scouting report!

They have to come back down to Earth shooting the ball. Iowa needs a few players to step up and hit some shots. Marshall and Martin hit back to back 3’s, but that’s pretty much all we’ve gotten from anyone not named Clark or Czinano

 

[biggreydogs]

Why would you not start the girl who has not missed

 

[markfromj]

2016 Rose bowl vibes. We just can’t have nice things at Iowa.

Being in the champ game and the rose bowl are nice things.

 

[bizkitsngravy]

Like a lot of guards (men and women), Caitlin has gotten away with slight push-offs of defenders trying to guard and grab her. Suddenly she’s getting called for it.

What else is she supposed to do she is being mugged if those were called she wouldnt have to resort to pushing them off her

 

[IowaMeatMan]

Well Iowa, do you have a comeback in you?

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

So much contact allowed for LSU

 

[bdcolt45er]

75% 3-point shooting does not represent team quality. It's a rarity. The spread might be too much to overcome with a half left, and that's what basketball is about. Iowa has done it to teams - maybe not the high percentage, but the disparaging factor.

Exactly it's a complete statistical outlier. These runs happen sometimes.

 

[longliveCS40]

That corner far away camera angle is awful.

 

[plmac9]

Not sure this makes sense but I really have no idea what the refs are going to call on any play. They are bad

 

[Franisdaman]

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fooking LaFester Rhodes

 

[NevadaHawk]

LSU is 9-12 from 3. They will cool off in the second half. We will heat up and pull it out.

 

[hawkeye_wx]

Czinano can't afford to miss any of those.

 

[anon_b29nm7v7dwp6r]

This one is over

 

[Fsanford]

LSU is so deep, the girl who torched Iowa in the first half is not starting in the 2nd half

 

[Chishawk1425]

Completely agree. We have Clark, they have the next best 5 on the court. Even their bench.

Yep they are a better scoring version of South Carolina.

 

[millah_22]

Just goes to show, we shouldn't have disrespected South Carolina

LOL

The girl that said that has 2 points.

 

[coorsoriginal02]

It’s over.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

MC can't stand in the way of the queen.

Absolutely different rules at each end of the FVCKING court

 

[Sett1997]

LSU is so deep, the girl who torched Iowa in the first half is not starting in the 2nd half

She's a bench player.

 

[like-woahh]

It's just a cumulative effect.... a lot of Iowa's offense is driven by transition and LSU just can't ****ing miss right now.