No South Carolina had women that resemble grown men. That is why they won.IOWA LOST because South Carolina scored more points.
Why Iowa lost
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South Carolina was the best team in the country, and it wasn't really close.
You may recall that Sharon Goodman was the starting C for Iowa at the start of the season.
She started several games and played substantial minutes until it became painfully obvious that she couldn’t guard a closed door.
We need to look for a transgender 6’- 10” center that can play. Maybe someone from NAIA leagues.👍
If you would have read my posts, I said -
It made winning dependent upon very good shooting which only gave Iowa a small chance to win.
they lost to a team with superior overall talent despite having the single best player on the floor
I will take a final four loss with a team built from scratch over a team bought and paid for and just one and done
Yes, it did cost us a championship to not have a big that could compete in that moment. Clark with a 6'5" big with some decent feet and hands would be a pick and roll nightmare for everyone, including South Carolina.
It would be nearly unstoppable - heck- her with Czinano at 6'3" was nearly in itself. I'm not upset with Bluder for not landing a big, as the market just wasn't that great this past offseason. But it was a huge missed opportunity not to get the big shiny trophy with a once in a lifetime player in Clark.
If we are ever going to break through and be something more than a bridesmaid - we have to be more vocal that this school needs to push the chips all in when the moment calls for it.
They're all bought and paid for. Clark was the highest paid NIL athlete in the history of college athletics this year.
After she came to Iowa though. We didn’t connect her with Gatorade, State Farm, Nike, etc, to get her to sign on the dotted line with us. She earned her endorsements by her play. Which was supposed to be the way that NIL worked rather than this new world of promising money to players if they’ll sign or transfer to a school.
Molly Davis injury hurt despite affolter production being part of why they made it to the final.
Needed them both. And it still probably wouldnt have mattered. Had to abandon the inside gane entirely. You werent going to score close to the basket unless on a break.
I have said this. Iowa should get a couple of 6'6, 6'7 dudes that identify as women, and they would be unbeatable.
There's a weird fatalism about this whole discussion, searching for some reason we were always inevitably going to lose this game.
We were down 5 with the ball in the 4th quarter and the truth is that if we make an extra shot or two or they miss a couple of those threes, we have a great chance at pulling the game out.
We were down 5 with the ball in the 4th quarter and the truth is that if we make an extra shot or two or they miss a couple of those threes, we have a great chance at pulling the game out.
Oh, I dunno. I think the outcome would still be the same.
It's like the fans who think Iowa would have beaten Louisville in 1980 if Lester hadn't gotten hurt. I still think Louisville would have won anyway.
Hindsight is 20/20 but I would have found a 6'7" guy to simulate Cardoso in practice the day before the game and done nothing but rebounding drills trying to box him out or tip the ball away. Stuelke is a great player but she needed to try and get away with some extra physicality and grabbing. I personally think the she and Ogrady should have played in such a a way as to both foul out by the end of the 4th.
The only alternative would've had to happen in the offseason, find a non-basketball 6'7" woman somewhere overseas and pay her $100k NIL money to sit on the bench until this specific game.
The only alternative would've had to happen in the offseason, find a non-basketball 6'7" woman somewhere overseas and pay her $100k NIL money to sit on the bench until this specific game.
Hack a Shaq game plan . We just didnt have enough players to.foul Cordoso when she got the rebound.
