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BT Conference all time leading scorer
35 pt double-double
103 points from Kelsey Plum's NCAA record (could quite possibly do that in 3 games)
Last 3 games she has scored 118.
35 pt double-double
103 points from Kelsey Plum's NCAA record (could quite possibly do that in 3 games)
Last 3 games she has scored 118.
And it is awesome, but I do think we need to remember Pete did it in 3 years. Freshmen were not eligible then. He averaged 44 points per game in college. I remember him well in the NBA. He only played with the 3-point shot his final season and was 10-15 before his knees just went.
The most shocking thing about Maravich was that he shot 39 fg per game. How do you get up 39 shots per game in 40 minutes?
And, FTR, he did enough incredible things I wish people would quit exaggerating about how many points he might score if there was a 3pt line. I've seen people estimate 55-57 ppg. Yeah, that's not possible. At his career fg% he have had to shoot from 3pt distance 30 times per game. He didn't do that, not even close. I'd buy it if someone said he'd avg 47-48ppg, but not mid 50s.
At this point, I think you could fill CHA for a 5-round 1-on-1 game of HORSE between Keegan Murray and Caitlin Clark. No dunks allowed.
Imma need to add one of these to my Bday list...
Nike needs to get a new ad campaign going w/ Durant, Curry, Clark and a Jordan cameo....
"Nothin' But Net"....
"Nothin' But Net"....
At this point.... is the US Olympic Team just about required to put CC on the roster?
She's got a bigger following than pretty much anyone in women's BB (pro/NCAA), and probably in the top 5 or 10 in all of BB, even NBA
She's got a bigger following than pretty much anyone in women's BB (pro/NCAA), and probably in the top 5 or 10 in all of BB, even NBA
Why there is no Caitlin Clark-caliber star in men’s college basketball this season
The morning after Iowa’s Caitlin Clark became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer earlier this month, ESPN’s Shannon Sharpe made a telling comment about her impact.
The First Take co-host said that he and Stephen A. Smith have discussed Clark “the whole season” and they “haven’t even mentioned the men’s game.” It’s because of Clark, Sharpe said, that he can now come up with the names of five women’s college basketball players faster than he can rattle off the names of five men.
“I can name you JuJu Watkins,” Sharpe said. “I can name you Angel Reese. I can name you Caitlin Clark. I can give you Cameron Brink. I can give you the young lady at South Carolina. I can’t give you five guys who play college basketball.”
Best part is the walk off at the end
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I collect sports cards and they put all the men's and women's college players in a few sets and CC is the chase card everyone wants to hit. Not Bronny James, not some of the other big mens college names, they all want CC. The prices of her autographed and rarer cards are insane. Not sure they will the hold value but for the moment they command top dollar.
Her pro cards next year are going to shake up the WNBA card market for sure, where this year boxes of cards (12 packs each with 12 cards) are selling for $75 (Mens NBA cards sell for $1000/box) but I bet that price triples given CC and some of the other big ladies who got drafted and in the college sets Paige Bueckers is now queen.
Her pro cards next year are going to shake up the WNBA card market for sure, where this year boxes of cards (12 packs each with 12 cards) are selling for $75 (Mens NBA cards sell for $1000/box) but I bet that price triples given CC and some of the other big ladies who got drafted and in the college sets Paige Bueckers is now queen.
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Dawn Staley on CC & selection committee
I think she's spot on here.
MT:
there was so
much conversation about women's
basketball the run South Carolina had
to the National Championship a perfect
season obviously Caitlyn Clark and there
was so much conversation on should
Caitlyn be on the US Women's National
Team you were part of the selection
group give me your read on that now that
we've got a little bit of time and we
can uh get into some clear air to see
what happened
DS:
right when as a as a
Committee Member you're you're charged
with putting together best team of of
players the best talent um
Caitlyn is
just a rookie in the WNBA um wasn't
playing bad but wasn't playing like
she's playing now
if we had to do it all
over again the way that she's playing um
she would be in really high
consideration of making a team because
she is playing Head and Shoulders above
a lot of people shooting the ball
extremely well I mean she is a elite
passer
um she's just has got a great
basketball IQ and she's a little more
seasoned in in the in the Pro game in a
couple of months yeah in a couple of
months and she was two months ago
Dawn Staley on CC & selection committee
I think she's spot on here.
MT:
there was so
much conversation about women's
basketball the run South Carolina had
to the National Championship a perfect
season obviously Caitlyn Clark and there
was so much conversation on should
Caitlyn be on the US Women's National
Team you were part of the selection
group give me your read on that now that
we've got a little bit of time and we
can uh get into some clear air to see
what happened
DS:
right when as a as a
Committee Member you're you're charged
with putting together best team of of
players the best talent um
Caitlyn is
just a rookie in the WNBA um wasn't
playing bad but wasn't playing like
she's playing now
if we had to do it all
over again the way that she's playing um
she would be in really high
consideration of making a team because
she is playing Head and Shoulders above
a lot of people shooting the ball
extremely well I mean she is a elite
passer
um she's just has got a great
basketball IQ and she's a little more
seasoned in in the in the Pro game in a
couple of months yeah in a couple of
months and she was two months ago
As far as I’m concerned, putting Clark on the team wasn’t about whether or not she’s one of the 12 best players. It was about growing the women’s game on the world’s biggest stage. It was about capitalizing on the single greatest marketing gift the WNBA has ever received.
But frankly it seems like they did her a favor by leaving her off. She’s been playing competitive hoops for a year straight and clearly needed a break. This month off will do her a lot of good and she can headline the Olympic team in Los Angeles in 2028.
I don’t believe two months makes a difference. You know what you have with Clark. I think it was dumb to leave her off.
USWNT finally let the dinosaurs go, probably time for the U.S. Women’s BB to do the same.
(Disclaimer - I’ve watched a few Iowa and Fever games. Never watched WNBA or NCAAW before that so my knowledge is extremely limited. I just know she’s entertaining to watch and can’t see her being a drag on the team.)
USWNT finally let the dinosaurs go, probably time for the U.S. Women’s BB to do the same.
(Disclaimer - I’ve watched a few Iowa and Fever games. Never watched WNBA or NCAAW before that so my knowledge is extremely limited. I just know she’s entertaining to watch and can’t see her being a drag on the team.)
But that's what the Olympics is about, particularly if you're the coach and want the team to medal.
A gold medal is a foregone conclusion. The selection process is political and you know it. Taurasi is no longer one of the 12 best players in the league. If it was about sending the best players then Arike would be there.
Clark is more deserving of a spot than Taurasi going to her 6th Olympics. And, Taurasi was injured and missed games leading into the Olympics. Most of the other players on the roster made the team as rookies.
Staley is just trying to make excuses now that it doesn’t matter.
Staley is just trying to make excuses now that it doesn’t matter.
I agree w/ DS, and I'd stated as such when the decision was made if you want to go search my posts.
CC was not playing at an elite level in the early season WNBA games. Go check the stat lines for yourself if you need a reminder.
Clark is the biggest thing in women’s basketball ever. And she was playing well enough to see her potential. The team is going to cruise to the gold medal, that’s not a factor.
Staley and USA basketball should have realized this was the moment to pass the torch, from Taurasi to Clark. But, instead they decided to give 42 year old injured Taurasi one more gold medal, and push Clark’s debut back FOUR years. So stupid.
Staley and USA basketball should have realized this was the moment to pass the torch, from Taurasi to Clark. But, instead they decided to give 42 year old injured Taurasi one more gold medal, and push Clark’s debut back FOUR years. So stupid.
Agreeing with anything said negatively by Dawn Staley in regard to Caitlin Clark makes you suspect at best and an idiot at worst.
Answer two simple questions, Cletus. Would it or would it not be hugely beneficial for all of women’s basketball for Caitlin Clark to be on the Olympic team? And has that not been plainly obvious from her first day in the league…you know, the same day league viewership blew up to dwarf anything it has ever been. You really want to hang with Staley and her BS?
Unfortunately, that is not a "tryout criteria"...
And IIRC, the last game she played before they announced the last roster spots, she put up a whopping 6 pts in the WNBA.
Her early league play was sporadic, and "league average". Not "league all star". Since that date, her play has substantially improved.
Go dig up and look at her stats for yourself.
Way to not answer the questions. You’d rather play dumb, like usual. Clark isn’t on the Olympic team for one reason. Petty jealously.
I did answer.
You didn't like the answer. And you don't seem to want to go dig up her early stat lines to see how average her early play was.
What’s the title of your thread, Joe? What does that mean to women’s basketball?? Across the world? You still want to argue about stat lines?? You really are that stupid.
15.6 and 6.3 4.8 reb before the team was finalized.
Season average 17.1, 8.2, 6.3.
Others can decide the significance of the difference.
So, better overall numbers than Taurasi. Who already has five gold medals. But, they thought it was better to let Taurasi waltz to her sixth gold medal, instead of introducing Caitlin Clark to the world stage. And all the money and attention that would have come with it. Big mistake.
If the WMBA was not subsidized by the NBA and fighting for its life as it should have been, Clark would have been the first player chosen.
If by early in the season you mean the first game of her rookie year. That was rough. Thereafter, she played great basketball, albeit with turnovers for a variety of reasons, about half on her. But she produced. Big time. And for the second half of games played so far this season, she played at the highest possible level, compared to those in the W.
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We tuned in to the opening ceremony but I really only paid attention here and there. Did they even mention the women's team? I have no idea when they even play, grateful for that, no need to alter workday for watching games. Probably will tune for gold medal game or something but nothing to actively plan around.
Which was "good"
Not "great"
The statistical increases in the games since (roughly half?) is substantial, as the assists jumped up to ~10/game.
She also played well in the AS game, but did not dominate like some of her teammates did.
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