2023-2024 Women’s College Basketball

[smokin joe wood]

Is Clark kind of getting the Barkley treatment from older WNBA ladies?? That’s great, who is the biggest shit talker?

Taurasi has publicly said, and I'm paraphrasing, she is in for a rude awakening when she enters the WNBA. Like most things - you can read it a lot of ways. It probably lands somewhere between jealousy and truth.

The bottom line is the NCAA Tournament is the pinnacle, in terms of national attention, for women's basketball players. The Olympics also being ahead of the WNBA. This fact has led to a lot of conversation about WBB athletes staying in school for the attention now that they can get paid. A lot of WNBA players and pro-WNBA media members have gone to great lengths to trash that take.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

This is not the week to critique ESPN's coverage of the women's basketball tournament.

The game is growing really incredibly and I agree that people are leaning in hard. Maybe this is a better discussion for after the tournament but there is a discussion to be had about race and how we cover women.

I was at an event Friday night with about 150 white people standing around drinking with the game on silently in the background. One angrily saying how Geno didn’t even recruit Clark and all the narratives de jour. I did an informal survey. I asked people in passing if they knew who the winner of the game would play. Less than half did. Some thought UConn Iowa was the championship. Of those who knew it was South Carolina, I asked if they knew how many losses they had. Not a huge number knew. There was one woman of color there who overheard me and then came up to me telling me I was cracking her up. Today is a celebration of a sport I care about but I do think sometimes we miss the better story.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

Stewart and Taurasi being assholes about Clark makes me hope she goes for 50 today.

The UConn players saying you can't be considered an all-time great unless you win a title, but not acknowledging that they played on absolutely loaded teams is ridiculous.

 

[Ale Xander]

If SC wins, is Staley consensus the 3rdGOAT?

 

[luckiestman]

Seems to me that people like Clark because she bombs 3s and it’s as simple as that.

 

[Ale Xander]

Stewart and Taurasi being assholes about Clark makes me hope she goes for 50 today.

The UConn players saying you can't be considered an all-time great unless you win a title, but not acknowledging that they played on absolutely loaded teams is ridiculous.

Yup. Taurasi played 2 years with Bird IIRC. That's like if Clark played with Bueckers.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Wow, a shutout.

 

[Ale Xander]

If SC wins, is Staley consensus the 3rdGOAT?

this aged poorly

 

[Ale Xander]

Seems to me that people like Clark because she bombs 3s and it’s as simple as that.

She's female Steph with a slightly more abrasive personality.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

If SC wins, is Staley consensus the 3rdGOAT?

I do think you can draw a straighter line from Summitt to Geno to Staley yes. And you can also sort of see how the passing of the baton seems to be associated with a surge in the sport.

 

[johnmd20]

Iowa coming hard. Great start.

 

[bankshot1]

Iowa,s ball movement looked familiar. Beautiful ball.

 

[Ale Xander]

good god

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Bit of a dive there, she really sold it.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

She's pretty good

 

[johnmd20]

18 points in 4 minutes is fucking CRAZY.

 

[Ale Xander]

Stewart and Taurasi being assholes about Clark makes me hope she goes for 50 today.

The UConn players saying you can't be considered an all-time great unless you win a title, but not acknowledging that they played on absolutely loaded teams is ridiculous.

On pace for 104

 

[smokin joe wood]

Iowa just needs to avoid fouling and keep running.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

She's pretty good

Seems to be a big part of their game plan on offense.

 

[BaseballJones]

This game is bonkers so far. Incredibly fun.

 

[canderson]

A blitzkrieg early - we’ll see if SC can stem the tide and get back into it before the 2nd quarter. .

 

[BaseballJones]

Iowa will cool off, obviously. But five of Iowa’s points were on dumb fouls on Clark three point attempts. So, uh, maybe don’t do that?

 

[InstaFace]

This is not the week to critique ESPN's coverage of the women's basketball tournament.

Seriously. For once the right thing to do and the profitable thing to do have aligned for them. They are all WBB, all the time.

Anyway, South Carolina has really come out flat. Not seeing a lot of good movement. If it wasn't for their size and rebounding they could be down by 20.

 

[BaseballJones]

If SC wins, is Staley consensus the 3rdGOAT?

She’s a hell of a coach. Great recruiter, great with Xs and Os, and clearly is a terrific leader. She’s going to win a lot of championships.

 

[InstaFace]

I was watching a bit of Celtics earlier while taking the kid to urgent care (she's fine), and the nurse asked if I was watching "the Caitlin Clark game" and when was that, can they watch from the office, etc.

Some serious zeitgeist going on right now.

 

[BaseballJones]

Seriously. For once the right thing to do and the profitable thing to do have aligned for them. They are all WBB, all the time.

Anyway, South Carolina has really come out flat. Not seeing a lot of good movement. If it wasn't for their size and rebounding they could be down by 20.

Yes but their size is part of their game plan. They know they’ll kill Iowa on the boards so they can afford to miss shots.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Her passing gets better each game.

 

[bankshot1]

What's Clark's take from NIL $?

 

[tims4wins]

SC is too big

 

[luckiestman]

Why is Sudekis wearing a ring on his middle finger?

 

[Ferm Sheller]

What's Clark's take from NIL $?

Estimated to be $3.1MM.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/caitlin-clark-nil-deals-money-iowa-nike-sponsors-2024/e58534cadc3b2960663a36cb

 

[luckiestman]

What's Clark's take from NIL $?

not sure it is known. I saw $3.1M estimate

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I was watching a bit of Celtics earlier while taking the kid to urgent care (she's fine), and the nurse asked if I was watching "the Caitlin Clark game" and when was that, can they watch from the office, etc.

Some serious zeitgeist going on right now.

My grown daughter has never been a basketball fan.
She told me earlier that she rescheduled the massage she had booked for this afternoon so she could watch Caitlin.

 

[Catcher Block]

I don't mind swallowing the whistle as long as this is the standard the whole game. It's refreshing to let them play.

 

[bankshot1]

Estimated to be $3.1MM.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/caitlin-clark-nil-deals-money-iowa-nike-sponsors-2024/e58534cadc3b2960663a36cb

Thanks.

Re support for Clark

I wonder if there's some jealousy from some WNBA players who will never sniff that kind of $.

 

[canderson]

This game is a billion times better than anything the men have had in 2 weeks.

 

[Ale Xander]

50 is doable.

 

[BaseballJones]

This game is an absolute blast. It slays me when people who love basketball say they don’t like women’s basketball. This is just phenomenal stuff.

 

[Ale Xander]

Thanks.

Re support for Clark

I wonder if there's some jealousy from some WNBA players who will never sniff that kind of $.

100%

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

Why is the women's game quarters and the men's halves?

 

[BaseballJones]

Thanks.

Re support for Clark

I wonder if there's some jealousy from some WNBA players who will never sniff that kind of $.

I sure that’s part of it. I’m sure Clark will do great in the WNBA but Taurasi was right when she said that it’s different than scoring against college players. Clark will face a sea of the best women’s players in the world, almost all of whom are significantly better than Nika Muhl, who did a really good job on Clark.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

I sure that’s part of it. I’m sure Clark will do great in the WNBA but Taurasi was right when she said that it’s different than scoring against college players. Clark will face a sea of the best women’s players in the world, almost all of whom are significantly better than Nika Muhl, who did a really good job on Clark.

For sure, but she will also have much better teammates. Going up a level goes both ways.

 

[johnmd20]

Why is the women's game quarters and the men's halves?

Why do they call them driveways and parkways when we drive on the parkways and park on the driveways?

 

[Catcher Block]

Going at Cardoso is not going to work.

 

[Moosey]

Meanwhile, I am watching the Bird/Taurasi show/cast of the game and they are effusive in their praise of Clark. But lets keep talking about how they are jealous.

 

[BaseballJones]

For sure, but she will also have much better teammates. Going up a level goes both ways.

For sure. I thought Ionescu was (is) great but Clark is just a whole level up.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Going at Cardoso is not going to work.

She is huge

 

[bankshot1]

I sure that’s part of it. I’m sure Clark will do great in the WNBA but Taurasi was right when she said that it’s different than scoring against college players. Clark will face a sea of the best women’s players in the world, almost all of whom are significantly better than Nika Muhl, who did a really good job on Clark.

Rookies always have to prove themselves. And they mature. I don't follow WNBA, but has any college phenom flamed out in the WNBA?

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

South Carolina is so good and they are killing it on the offensive glass. Hard to see how Iowa can overcome it, other than Clark going crazy.

 

[canderson]

Why is the women's game quarters and the men's halves?

Was done it help increase the game pace and decrease one-and-ones that plague end of halfs.

It’s more natural than 20 minutes halfs. I wish they men went back to it (they did decades ago)

 

[Ed Hillel]

SC is just shoving people around.