Embarrassing. Women’s basketball is a major snooze-fest without CC.
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OT: Caitlin Clark first WNBA rookie ever to record a triple double
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Embarrassing. Women’s basketball is a major snooze-fest without CC.
Are you implying that she should have won a national championship with that Iowa team? They were a below average B1G team and she led them to two national championship games. Just unreal.
Basically, tell me you’re jealous without saying you’re jealous. 🤣
Taurasi was a starter until the gold medal game. For the last game, she was a DNP (coaches decision) in the 1-point victory. Only USA player to not participate in the gold medal game. I expect her attitude toward Clark and a few other players not in the “in” club to change drastically after this.
Her Per Game 2024 Olympic Stats
Points: 0.7
Rebounds 1.0
Assists: 0.7
Turnovers: 0.3
FG %: 16.7%
Steals: 0.00
Blocks: 0.00
Free Throw%: 0.00
3 PT%: 0.00
Her Per Game 2024 Olympic Stats
Points: 0.7
Rebounds 1.0
Assists: 0.7
Turnovers: 0.3
FG %: 16.7%
Steals: 0.00
Blocks: 0.00
Free Throw%: 0.00
3 PT%: 0.00
That will be the last women’s basketball I watch for quite a while unless NU gets good or Caitlyn Clark starts scoring 40 a game. That was a very ugly game. The lack of athleticism and explosiveness is very apparent in women’s basketball. Tons of missed layups, awful passes and bad shots. Shooting was good when they got open shots but that’s all that impressed me. Otherwise, I can find better basketball watching the local high school team.
Aren’t you the guy who claimed she was better than Boo?
I agree it can be brutal! I only started watching Clark about 10 games ago and honestly it’s her passing that’s so much fun to watch. She really hasn’t been shooting that great, but she’s morphing into the Magic Johnson of woman’s basketball. If she manages to regain her shot, I can’t even imagine what her stats will look like.
She was 3-12 from deep in that game. She was +9, (not bad, but not worth posting about) when her team-mate Nalyssa Smith was +22 in the same game. A lot of people could put up triple doubles when given free rein to chuck at will. I can't imagine a woman of color being 'anointed' or given so many advantages upon joining the league.
The advantages she is given are a function of marketing and popularity, and "we spent a high pick on her, so let's make sure she is a success or we'll have egg on face." And yes she is a good player - maybe really good. Let her prove it on her own merits if she wants to be a GOAT. 3-12 and +9 is not GOAT.
Either way, I'm not on board with giving her free marketing on an NU board.
The advantages she is given are a function of marketing and popularity, and "we spent a high pick on her, so let's make sure she is a success or we'll have egg on face." And yes she is a good player - maybe really good. Let her prove it on her own merits if she wants to be a GOAT. 3-12 and +9 is not GOAT.
Either way, I'm not on board with giving her free marketing on an NU board.
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Bwahahahaha!! Have you even watched her? She’s face-guarded by the opposite team’s best defender 30 feet from the basket on every possession. And still breaks WNBA records. Dude, really poor post.
Thanks - again, she's good. But I'm not interested in joining you on her unpaid PR team, particularly on a board which (last I checked) is about:
1) Northwestern, not I_wa
2) College basketball, not professional
Most of us know the reason she gets a pass on the chucking is because she's marketable (when most other players in the league would be pilloried.)
1) Northwestern, not I_wa
2) College basketball, not professional
Most of us know the reason she gets a pass on the chucking is because she's marketable (when most other players in the league would be pilloried.)
Yeesh! Make one if you want one. But according to some people here he sucks because he didn’t win the Olympic gold or and NBA championship last season.
Thanks - nice posts! On this board, there are 5 threads about Caitlin Clark. There are zero about Wemby. I'm not a particularly big Wemby fan either. Just offering a datapoint on your assertion about her overexposure.
I really enjoyed that Olympics fourth quarter for the gold - men and women. France's female player was a half step away from immortality at the end. And Curry was amazing.
I was also fascinated that the media kept pointing out that this makes DT's sixth gold medal. I'd be thrilled for my team and seriously embarrassed if people wanted to pump up my medal count when I was barely involved in winning it. I have no problem with DT, it's just a weird media flex for someone with this year's performances.
I was also fascinated that the media kept pointing out that this makes DT's sixth gold medal. I'd be thrilled for my team and seriously embarrassed if people wanted to pump up my medal count when I was barely involved in winning it. I have no problem with DT, it's just a weird media flex for someone with this year's performances.
DT got the lifetime achievement award with this Gold. Wasn’t one of the best players in the country at this age.
After watching the ridiculous treatment of Jason Tatum during the Men's Team Olympic run, it did make me realize that roster construction probably can't be just about taking the best 12 players. You only need 8-10 of them, so you should probably fill the remaining slots with players who provide some other intangibles. Whether Clark should have been one of those 8-10 is a different discussion, but it's entirely possible that Taurasi didn't exactly take her spot.
Exactly why Christian Laettner was selected back in the day. And exactly why CC and Angel Reese should have been selected in 2024.
She always doubles her turnovers with assists these days. This game she had 5, and that includes dribbling out the shot clock on purpose up 9 with 3 seconds left. Pretty selfless, honestly.
NU’s own Christine Brennan will have a Caitlin Clark book out next year.
Probably fewer words in the book about Clark than on this board.
Probably fewer words in the book about Clark than on this board.
Lebron didn’t win an NCAA championship either
It looks like Clark was that third star player the Fever needed to really open things up on the floor. Her threes are so freaking deep it's crazy.
I look at the Sky and sometimes I'm reminded of my years of frustration as a Cats fan when we'd have one or two strong players but couldn't manage to get that third one and win just a couple more games in a season.
I look at the Sky and sometimes I'm reminded of my years of frustration as a Cats fan when we'd have one or two strong players but couldn't manage to get that third one and win just a couple more games in a season.
