NCAA wants iowa women in the final 4? Does that imply officiating going to favor hawks?
Word on the street is
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If the crew from the national champ game last year is, then NO
Absurd that ref gave Caitlin a T in the title game.
Of course the NCAA wants Iowa in the final four, they love money and CC is a goldmine. Doesn't mean they will cheat to get then there, although I hope it does.
If the supporting cast can play consistently like they did last night, they will get their wish.
They absolutely want the money Clark will bring to the Final Four. May see a favorable draw for them in the tourney to help that happen.
They need 3 things, they need another big that can handle bigger girls better than Hannah- I am leaning towards Ediger(seems to be the most athletic of the 3 C), they need Molly to remain healthy, lastly, they need 1 of the guards other than Caitlin to be hot from 3.
You might want to see what the word is on another street.
The NBA "cheats" all the time simply through the assignment of officials and how they call the game. Gamblers know this and wait for it. A crew that calls a lot of ticky tack fouls will favor Iowa. A crew that lets rough play go will not. Nothing overt but very effective.
Feuerbach has been hopefully hitting her stride at the perfect time. And McCabe is ideal to come in and pull the trigger. Even if she only plays the bawinkel role of running corner to corner, she'll be open as people sag to help when clark drives.
That’s right. Multiple 3PT scoring threats besides Clark makes Iowa a very formidable opponent. It is virtually guaranteed that defenses will sag to help defend Clark’s dribble drives. She is such a good passer. Make them pay!
My biggest concern is HS getting in fouls trouble along with say a Kate Martin like the tOSU game. That will be difficult for us to overcome.
Well you can put a team in a favorable bracket for the first 2 rounds but Sweet 16 will be very good teams.
was thinking the same thing watching last night. The ball movement, gap-filling, and obviously shooting were fantastic. Shore things up on the defensive end and that performance and they're playing for a long time.
If that even remotely happens, just wait for Mulkey and Staley to blow a gasket.
There is a street. Several, in fact. I've seen them.
What's being said on them? Believe me, you do not want to know.
Do you have a link to this so called referenced “word on the street”? The only thing I am aware of is the proverbial “writing on the wall”.
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The word on my street is I'd like to see Iowa in the Final Four.
Used to happen in NBA with Jordan. It was called "Jordan Rules".
Refs last year in Finals were children. People want to see the stars.
Of course the NCAA wants Iowa in the F4 - more like they want Caitlin Clark in the F4, thus the Iowa Hawkeyes - but that doesn't mean they are going to 'grease some palms' when it comes to officiating or some such.
More eyes = more money. Thus, they want the best player and everyone's desire to watch her play on the biggest stage at the beginning of April.
The other side of the coin is that I’m sure they want to force an intriguing matchup and so that could pit us against, say, LSU or South Carolina earlier than we otherwise would’ve.
I think the committee does manipulate the brackets this way but I don’t see directives coming in from on high to fix officiating in any direction, that’s a bit too tin-foily for me.
I think the committee does manipulate the brackets this way but I don’t see directives coming in from on high to fix officiating in any direction, that’s a bit too tin-foily for me.
Not. The "Jordan Rules" was in reference to how "the Bad Boys" from Detroit would play defense against Mike and da Bulls.....
Time will tell but I doubt it. Watching the 3 stripes on the floor in the last game of the 2022-2023 season really begs the question, how could they have been the best 3 in the game?
Makes ya wonder.
You are right. If Iowa beats OSU and then wins the BIG tourney, they will be a #1 seed. Most likely that will have to include another win over Indiana and OSU. #1 seed will be there if they finish with 2 wins over OSU and one against Indiana.
This team should consider it a great season to reach the E8, not enough length/athleticism inside after Hannah.
They make it that far and Caitlin's back is going to be a wreck from the load.
They make it that far and Caitlin's back is going to be a wreck from the load.
I stand corrected.
I would still argue that other NBA teams thought Jordan got the calls and I don't think I remember a game where Jordan fouled out.
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