Betts averaged 0.3 fouls per game. Over 40 minutes, that'd translate to 1.2 fouls per game. My point with mentioning that is that her fouls per game is extremely low for a good rim protector.
And this is why I can’t stand stats, they don’t paint a good picture. Anyone who has played basketball at the YMCA knows that when you get tired, you tend to foul more because your body doesn’t do what your brain tells it to do. Meaning, if she played standard minutes she’d have more fouls than a simple math equation or statistic would lead you to believe. Even Clark’s stats don’t tell the whole story. People are impressed by them but when they watch HOW she plays, they are blown away. It can go either way, but that’s why I can’t stand STATS, because that’s just what they are… STATS 🤯
Stats, at least in numbers sufficiently large to aggregate for comprehension, tell almost the complete story. Using your example we know exactly how many minutes and how many fouls each player committed. Anything else is a guess. Perhaps Betts is better conditioned, gets better position or a less physical player. Anyone or all three of could account for a much lower foul per minute played as easily as more fatigue.
When you’re the #1 recruit in your class, you want to play. She was likely never gonna play alongside or ahead of Cameron Brink, who is an All American. Stanford also had a relatively down year and they lost 2 others to the portal. Something else may be going on, but I think the first sentence sums it up.
She’ll certainly play wherever she goes, she’ll make sure of it.
Clark to Betts for the next two years would literally be unfair to the rest of women's basketball and I'd love it! Kind of like it has been in the past with all the talent going to a few schools only. I don't know where she'll end up going but she really should consider Iowa based on that alone. This team would be a heavy favorite during their time here together.
Yep, you checked all the boxes from a bball perspective why Betts should come here but maybe Iowa is just not her cup of tea from other perspectives. I agree that if Marshall, Martin, Clark and others are hitting perimeter shots Betts would be so open for so many feeds she could be putting up 30 pts per game
I said that to the wife. She said hell no!Hey, didn't someone say, "we choose to go to the moon... not because they are easy, but because they are hard"?
Whatever is a good date to disappoint all of the Iowa fanbase.....
Yeah well ya know it f***ing should be....
I still love the fact that Jensen was finally rewarded for the work she's done throughout her career, taking home National Assistant COY.
We're already a darkhorse contender with just Clark so why not!?
I saw some interesting takes about her this season. Didn’t develop Haley Jones, not knowing how to manage her talent. May just he chatter we’ll all forget about a year from now, but always interesting to see some cracks in the porcelain.
To quote Bebe Glazer, "Well that's it.......... the dream is over."
We'll never know, but to rule it out is burying your head in the sand.
