As a black man and casual fan who was rooting for LSU, And I gotta say Caitlin was and is Balling im not disappointed she/they won hope they can win out!! Good game
As a fan of LSU, i was telling people all week that Iowa was going to win. The reason being because of all the changes Iowa made. Last year when they lost the championship, I said they lost because they relied so much on C. Clark, that no one else seemed to really be involved in the game. She was taking a lot of long distance threes, etc. But this year, if you watch the last few games before Iowa played LSU, C Clark has been a different player. She's still able to hit her shots and do her thing, but now she has balanced her own skill set with the act of getting her team involved and helping them to shine and become better, which is what a great player does. Once i noticed her doing that, I said LSU doesnt stand a chance especially because their chemistry has been off. But big ups to both teams for being in the topic of greats. Im really hoping Clark gets her championship win this year.
First time ever watching a full womens basketball game because i wanted to see what all the hype was about Caitlin Clark. I was not disappointed at all.
5 years ago I would of thought I was joking if I said I can not wait to watch Female basketball. I recorded it and now watching espn talk about it. She changed the game.
@@stevensplash1716 Straight up cuz! I remember when I first saw Clark last year, I LITERALY said out loud, "Come on man!" My girl Flau'jae also be putting on moves that get me hyped. Because the girls play below the rim, you need that locker room range from Caitlyn. You need that showtime style from Flau'jae as well as the passion of an Angel. The WNBA can only hope to capture some of that magic.
Andraya Carter had killer analysis on this. That whole "constant conflict with yourself defending Caitlin Clark," was next level and a superb description. Good job young lady.
THREE TIME HOF “Shay Shay” 😳👀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ HOF Football. HOF dressing like a spoiled rich 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💅 teenager with tight clothes & sassy BFF on his hip like a handbag. HOF “zero basketball knowledge” (along with nearly all football players, & nearly all reporters)- specifically NBA- and who’s KALEY Van Lith (stated TWICE, for the “everyone makes mistakes with words” types)?
bro Clark has the entire pressure of women's sports on her back- way more than Curry has ever had in the NBA, even in playoffs. It's not comparable@@ashokathegreat4534
I'm sorry, but everybody underestimates the rest of Iowa's team to the point where they say they are going to lose. Then, after the win, they give all the credit to Caitlin. The entire team performed better than LSU. Kate Martin had an awesome game. They stood with the taller bigs and were not over dominated, they held their own. Iowa is packed with experienced seniors, and it showed. Not to take ANYTHING away from Caitlin...I just think the rest of the team is not being recognized and given credit because of Caitlin's shadow. Kudos to Caitlin for always taking time to give credit and recognize her team, even ahead of herself, because they deserve it. Also, I hate the Steph Curry comparison. I think she's today's Larry Bird because she has that sixth sense for making plays, to get assists, knowing when to drive and when to hit a three. She has that same intelligence that Larry had,
The "rest of Iowa's team" is irrelevant if Caitlyn is not having a good game, especially at this level. Yeah, they score key buckets now and then, but they are not going to carry Iowa if Caitlyn is not scoring.
You are so right. Although Iowa would not have the success they are having without Caitlyn, history also shows that Iowa would not have made two straight final fours without a solid supporting cast. Consider, for example, Pete Maravich. He put up insane scoring numbers in college, averaging 44.2 points per game. He was also named Most Valuable Player in 1970. Yet the LSU team he was playing for never made the Final Four. In fact, they never made even made the NCAA Tournament (although they were invited to the National Invitation Tournament after posting a 22 - 10 record in his final season).
She's nothing like Larry Bird who was a tall forward and rebounder. She plays and looks JUST like Curry when he was at Davidson bringing up a program that literally had no talent. NONE of the rest of her teammates are good enough to play in the WNBA and maybe a couple are overseas. Don't be SORRY, EDUCATE yourself!!
@@jehuslay5238 Bird had incredible outside shooting in addition to the ability make incredible passing for assists and a basketball IQ and court sense to know where people would be before they even made the move to get there. That is exactly what Caitlin does. Perhaps you should educate yourself on Larry's game and not just what position he played. I never said that the rest of the Iowa team would be in the WNBA or even top NCAA players. It seems like you are not understanding what you read and apply whatever meaning you want so you can reply to it. But, they are MUCH better than they are being given credit for. Without Kate Martin stepping up on offense, they would have lost against LSU. The entire team hung in there on defense against LSU. Caitlin Clark alone would not be a final four team. She needs a good defense. She needs players who can receive and follow through on her assists. The general failure to recognize this is why pundits predicted they would lose one of the last two games...and were wrong. It seems to me that Iowa's final score was 94, not only Caitlin's 41. It is to the doom of Iowa's opponents to not recognize this fact...and it is to the embarrassment of critics who predict losses who underestimate the rest of Iowa's team.
@@ld4974 They do more than score "key buckets now and then." How can you say that when Kate Martin gets 21pts? Or, when 4 other players score in double digits against Colorado? The truth is that Iowa would not be in the Final Four without other players stepping up to contribute...they would have lost, badly, to Colorado if Iowa was not a well rounded team. Without Kate Martin stepping up, they would have lost to LSU. That is all I am saying, to give them some credit in addition to Caitlin. Yeah, Caitlin is a star, but that star shines brighter because of the players who surround her.
Stephen a completely sounding different than yesterday. All of them thought Iowa stood no chance. And for Shannon to blame coaching is just nuts. She would've dropped 40 on whoever, don't make excuses now
Not an excuse just game plan why would you put HVL on her ? You literally had VIDEO EVIDENCE tht ish wasn’t going to work. A few times Johnson picked her up she had to read and react with HVL , CC was juss having a DAY😂💯
Dude what? You absolutely can be critical of coaching when I heard Van Lith was even starting this game I was questioning like I ride Poa and Flo. I’m sending doubles and depend on Reese to play the passing lane on Stuelke and force her to make the decision if we don’t get the steal.
They're bums. All they do is make excuses. They didn't do this last year after the championship game. They only do it because their precious angel clown reese lost. So they literally will do anything tk discredit iowa. It's pathetic.
I love the way they talk about Caitlyn Clark. Some people are going to say Caitlyn will need to win the title to prove her greatness. I say she's already cemented her status of greatness. First in NCAAW history for points. Third in NCAAW history for assists. Three 40-points games in the NCAAW Tournament. Incredible shooting ability unlike anybody except for Stephen Curry. She is the real deal. Bar none.
Kim Mulkey said it best after the game. When asked about the strategy of guarding Caitlin Clark, she said, "There's not a whole lot of strategy, you got to guard her, nobody else seems to be able to guard her, we didn't even guard her last year when we beat 'em." I think Stephen A. got it right; don't get in foul trouble early. How many opposing coaches have you heard say of Caitlin, "She's gonna get her shots." Johnson could well have gotten into foul trouble early trying to guard Caitlin.
LSU Coach didn't make anything adjustments, Clark was cooking the white girl. Johnson should have guarded her because of her speed and agility. Also, double team her to force other teammates to shoot. IOWA is Clark or BUST, I am a soccer player and I can clearly see the mistakes smh. I don't really watch basketball
Caitlin Clark is a great player, but just remember that Iowa is a run and gun team, so the individual stats are bound to be inflated due to the team's style of play.
@@ayoomisope6563 J.J. McCarthy had pedestrian stats at Michigan, but now he's one of the most coveted QBs out there. Almost any GM would take him over any air raid or scrambling QB with inflated stats.
@@RobbieStacks90I’d argue a little different. Easier to impact more aspects of a game as an individual player. Never played football though so maybe just opinion
I was thinking the same thing. I was like why is she still on her. They should have put Flau jae on her, she was more effective. I wonder if HVN begged her coach to let her guard her or something. 😅
I think Van Lith was always a little overrated, and her offensive success at Louisville was due to the system. At her size, she has to be a dynamic athlete, and she isn't. I can think of a lot of women players her size who dominated in women's hoops, but they all had great agility, flawless mid-range games, and could finish in close against much bigger players. I don't think she has any of those qualities.
As a DIE HARD LSU FAN. I felt we gave them that game.. but bigger picture. My 87 year old grandpa and I watched women’s basketball together for the first time. Great to see the women’s game and culture shifting!
Not a big basketball fan but I like watching generational greatness. Caitlin, Jokic, Bird, Jordan, Magic all players that made their team greater because of their abilities as scorers and passers.
@@kayg7195 Now its "old men"?! C',mon...you clearly got an axe to grind with guys. How you know who those people were? And no she doesnt deserve death threats from anyone... but she also had zero self awareness on how her arrogance and attitude would be perceived by the public. Her criticisms were mostly self inflicted ... and literally saying 'I dont mind playing the villain" then crying about it means shes either a liar or a narcissist (or maybe both) because she did mind. She needs to learn humility and getting a big dish of humble pie was a long time coming. True character is shown in the moments of adversity and the moments of success... and both times she wasnt very humble or respectful. She earned her reputation. That doesnt happen for nothing
The coach saying there’s nothing they could’ve done to gaurd her is the most Darvin Ham comment. You didn’t try to change it up whatsoever, just let HVL get destroyed all game
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Because she would be exhausted down the stretch. How is this so hard to comprehend. She was the only one scoring because the other guards were so gassed they couldn’t even pass. Just say CC got in them cheeks and no matter who you put on her was getting dicked up and down the court.
@@RobAustinKane that’s what flaujee did every single game up until this game. That what you do in big games like this… so van lith wasn’t exhausted on her the whole game ?? Your response makes no sense you sound like a fan girl. Caitlyn Clarke played all 40 minutes with no breaks wouldn’t she be exhausted??? Yeah but it’s an elite 8 game so she did what she had to do same thing flaujee should have done. They literally did a different game plan then what got them there
@@RobAustinKanethe lamest excuse. You're supposed to pick up their best player the whole game. If you're that girl, go defend their best. THE WHOLE GAME!! You're supposed to do that.
You think you can coach better than a D1 head coach? They are paid well. Why don't you call LSU and tell them you are available? Flaujee FOULED OUT and she wasn't even guarding Clark ? She would have picked up fouls and watched the game from the bench.
This was my first time watching women's college games. I sat down and watched both of these games and I must say they obliterated my expectations. It was an enjoyable night watching competitive basketball.
@@thegoatudontknowdone stuff no man has ever done? Is she playing against men? Is she even using the same size ball? Is the defense the same as the men's? Please stop trying to compare women's basketball to mens.. its not even close..
@@79glane928 she was playing hurt ? Ankles tighten up as the game goes on how quickly we forget ! 17 points , 20 rebounds . saying you don't like her second half performance is like saying you don't like Charlize theron because of her toes 😂
This second half of wnba she'll leave everyone gapping and shaking their heads outrageous scoring and passing. The rested Caitlin Clark Monster will be unbelievable! Sides won't know what to do but only get in her way!
Wheew, that’s horrible! That’s the reason I ended up declining to play college soccer. What’s the point when , if I were to advance to pro, I’d make LESS money than I do at my 9-5??
This is why we should encourage our children to try a lot of different sports and hobbies. You never know when you have the goat. The goat doesn’t even know it if she or he never has a chance to try it.
Calling Caitlyn Clark the steph curry of women’s basketball is such a lazy take. That was like ppl calling Trae Young the next Steph curry. It’s only even a comparison cuz they all shoot from deep range. But they don’t play alike. Caitlyn Clark plays more like Trae Young and Luka Doncic cuz she’s ball dominant and focuses heavily on assisting the basketball. The Steph curry of women’s basketball is Paige Bueckers. The efficiency, the off ball movement, the screening and rescreening, she can shoot from anywhere, she’s an excellent finisher, and she’s an underrated defender.
Iowa vs Lsu was a better game than most NBA games if I'm being honest, they were allowed to actually play physical that was an amazing game and fun to watch.
Exactly, I hope they leave the lineup the same as it is right now. Molly's too small, and at this stage they need all the size they can get. The only thing I'd like to see her back in the game for, is to bring it up the floor if Clark needs a breather.
For now Maya Moore is my GOAT of Women’s College Basketball. Her Reign of winning at UCONN was remarkable 150-4 W-L record 4 Final Four Appearances 2x NCAA CHAMPION Big East Player Of The Year, 2008, 2009, 2011
@@AshleyMona Oh so you want to compare team success now. UConn the f'ing college basketball FACTORY for women the past 30 yrs getting nothing but the best recruits, and you're using that as a template to define whos better. Hilarious, and intellectually dishonest. Are you purposely being misleading to fit your personal narrative? No one, and I mean no one cares about Maya Moore. Maya didnt sell out areans or break ratings records, Maya doesnt/didnt bring the male audience. Maya could not, in ten thousand years shoot Steph Curry level 3's and does not have anywhere near the bag or passing ability of Caitlyn Clark. Averaging 32 and 9 and dropping 30 and 40 point triple doubles is asinine and completely dwarfs anything Maya Moore ever did. Not in the same galaxy,. But oh herr derrrr big east player of the yr! lol, get out outta here
Highly disagree. Moore was at UConn when UConn was still THE place to play in women's basketball. Stacked, from top to bottom, every year. Clark made Iowa relevant in a way they would not have been otherwise.
Media talked up van Lith so I looked forward to the matchup of the near-equals; However, CC’s astonishingly smooth, seemingly effortless play made the former look like the latter's ungainly, aspiring much younger sister. I look forward to the upcoming, multi-accoladed Bueckers (5’11”, 140 lbs) vs CC (6’, 165lb). C. is 1” taller and 15 lbs heavier. But B might have longer arms and might be able to jump higher.
LSU figured they could simply outscore Clark but the 28+ points from the assists. Not only is Clark legit, that entire Iowa team is, including the coach. I hope that Clark's legacy improves Iowa's recruiting. Lisa Bluder has long been a presence in women's basketball.
They dont have the decades and decades of refinement that comes with coaching and money to support the growth of the game like men's basketball does. The NBA is the 1% of the 1% of athletes on the planet and they are nurtured from birth to become straight hoopers
I think Caitlin is the best woman basketball player I ever seen with my own eyes . However her greatness not cemented until she win the tourney . If this was the NBA , she just mad it out the second round , now she in the conference finals . She not even in the finals yet
I understand what you're saying but partially disagree. These tournaments are one and done which is way harder than a series and she is not on one of the bigger stacked colleges. She just needs to continue to play great win or loss.
The nba playoffs to me are not comparable to the NCAA tournament. In the playoffs you get a 7 game series to prove who the best is compared to one game for the tournament. Every game is win or go home. You get a game like last years championship where a bench player for lsu hits 6 3s in the first half and that’s pretty much ball game. A 7 game series to me is far more indicative of who the greats are compared to college. Also rosters talent wise are much more balanced in the pros than in college
I disagree when you’re talking about a player in a team sport it’s not about if they win a championship that cements their greatness. Because if they don’t have the horses on the team to help win the championship I don’t care how good you are and that’s exactly what happened last year LSU just had way too much more talent than Iowa. Iowa really doesn’t have a another strong player on the team Clark makes them a lot better than they are but they’re not like LSU and Carolina who have two or three really strong players on the team. That’s why Clark usually has about 70% of something to do with 70% of the points, the team scores if it’s assists and points, so the team can guard her really well and she can’t get her points and assists that’s when I will loses I mean when they lost to LSU last year unless you had three or four really good players, I mean they had Angel, Reese and Floye and then they had two others who were really good players were actually in my opinion Angel Reese then wasn’t even the best player for LSU last year
What has she won, they stay looking for a new great Whyte hope. Reminds me when Dirk won against Bron, they were saying he was the best PF in history 😂😂
How is an elite 8 win Greatness? I thought winning was considered Championships. He’ll of a performance but LSU won a chip last year. if she wins the whole thing, then yes that is no doubt greatness.
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The first time I’ve ever watched 2 games back to back of women’s basketball
+1
Big facts
Same she’s the reason I watch
No foreal, I kept saying I don’t remember a time I got this hype for a woman’s basketball game and all four delivered great games!!
Youve been suckered
As a black man and casual fan who was rooting for LSU, And I gotta say Caitlin was and is Balling im not disappointed she/they won hope they can win out!! Good game
You are deserving of RESPECT
Same slightly more than casual but same even as a LSU fan
As a fan of LSU, i was telling people all week that Iowa was going to win. The reason being because of all the changes Iowa made. Last year when they lost the championship, I said they lost because they relied so much on C. Clark, that no one else seemed to really be involved in the game. She was taking a lot of long distance threes, etc. But this year, if you watch the last few games before Iowa played LSU, C Clark has been a different player. She's still able to hit her shots and do her thing, but now she has balanced her own skill set with the act of getting her team involved and helping them to shine and become better, which is what a great player does. Once i noticed her doing that, I said LSU doesnt stand a chance especially because their chemistry has been off. But big ups to both teams for being in the topic of greats. Im really hoping Clark gets her championship win this year.
She figured it out like MJ in '91
First time ever watching a full womens basketball game because i wanted to see what all the hype was about Caitlin Clark. I was not disappointed at all.
This game was crazy! Glad I watched it!
5 years ago I would of thought I was joking if I said I can not wait to watch Female basketball. I recorded it and now watching espn talk about it. She changed the game.
@@stevensplash1716 Straight up cuz! I remember when I first saw Clark last year, I LITERALY said out loud, "Come on man!" My girl Flau'jae also be putting on moves that get me hyped. Because the girls play below the rim, you need that locker room range from Caitlyn. You need that showtime style from Flau'jae as well as the passion of an Angel. The WNBA can only hope to capture some of that magic.
@@aceboon4624 Flau'jae's spin move in beginning part of the game was flawless
@@MoonMoon-fx1op Straight up got an, "Oh my goodness," out of me! Tight!
@@aceboon4624 same! I had to rewind it 😂
Andraya Carter had killer analysis on this. That whole "constant conflict with yourself defending Caitlin Clark," was next level and a superb description. Good job young lady.
Andraya Carter hasn’t stopped cheesing all week about women’s basketball 😂😂 proud is an understatement ✊🏿
I was at the Bulls/Hawks NBA game last night at the United Center....watching the Iowa game on my phone...
Dang! I didn’t know you can be a Hall of Famer more than once, let alone 3 times! Congrats Uncle Shannon 😂🙌
Unc gonna hold that record for a minute💀
he meant 3x SB champion. we all make mistakes with words.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Muhammad Ali is in over 12 hall of fames
THREE TIME HOF “Shay Shay” 😳👀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ HOF Football. HOF dressing like a spoiled rich 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💅 teenager with tight clothes & sassy BFF on his hip like a handbag. HOF “zero basketball knowledge” (along with nearly all football players, & nearly all reporters)- specifically NBA- and who’s KALEY Van Lith (stated TWICE, for the “everyone makes mistakes with words” types)?
“Shannon the three time Hall of Famer that he is.” Lmao three time hall of famer? Oh he the 🐐
Almost as impressive as the great Brian Scalabrine. Greatest baller i've ever seen.
3 times in the hall of fame
1Football
2TV personality
3RUclipser
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State Hall of Fame, HBCU Hall of Fame......maybe lol
Getting inducted in the HOF 3 times is quite impressive. Kudos to Shannon
I meant Football Hall of fame, Going to be in Journalist hall of Fame, and Then I'll give him Trash talking Hall of Fame
She’s a beast, I was rooting for LSU but she earned my respect with that performance
They All PAID. Great Game ❤
LSU GOT KARMA FOR DISRESPECTING USA
You are a person deserving of RESPECT
@@amac6624shut up
Yummy lsu tears
Those shots from Clark are straight up ridiculous. Next year i better see the NBA have Clark shoot vs Curry at that all star game.
Still is nothing compared to 3-points like Curry has done with NBA playoff pressure.
bro Clark has the entire pressure of women's sports on her back- way more than Curry has ever had in the NBA, even in playoffs. It's not comparable@@ashokathegreat4534
@@ashokathegreat4534 LOL @ yet another Curry fanboy. Curry is the Caitlin Clark of the NBA.
I prefer watching women college rather than WNBA
I prefer it to most nba games, especailly the regular season
@@seanwhitehouse2274 I definitely understand
Less lesbians and Woke stuff being promoted with College basketball compared to WNBA.
Fr the WNBA needs to take some notes
I prefer watching paint dry on a wall than watching wnba or women college!
I'm sorry, but everybody underestimates the rest of Iowa's team to the point where they say they are going to lose. Then, after the win, they give all the credit to Caitlin. The entire team performed better than LSU. Kate Martin had an awesome game. They stood with the taller bigs and were not over dominated, they held their own. Iowa is packed with experienced seniors, and it showed. Not to take ANYTHING away from Caitlin...I just think the rest of the team is not being recognized and given credit because of Caitlin's shadow. Kudos to Caitlin for always taking time to give credit and recognize her team, even ahead of herself, because they deserve it.
Also, I hate the Steph Curry comparison. I think she's today's Larry Bird because she has that sixth sense for making plays, to get assists, knowing when to drive and when to hit a three. She has that same intelligence that Larry had,
The "rest of Iowa's team" is irrelevant if Caitlyn is not having a good game, especially at this level. Yeah, they score key buckets now and then, but they are not going to carry Iowa if Caitlyn is not scoring.
You are so right. Although Iowa would not have the success they are having without Caitlyn, history also shows that Iowa would not have made two straight final fours without a solid supporting cast. Consider, for example, Pete Maravich. He put up insane scoring numbers in college, averaging 44.2 points per game. He was also named Most Valuable Player in 1970. Yet the LSU team he was playing for never made the Final Four. In fact, they never made even made the NCAA Tournament (although they were invited to the National Invitation Tournament after posting a 22 - 10 record in his final season).
She's nothing like Larry Bird who was a tall forward and rebounder. She plays and looks JUST like Curry when he was at Davidson bringing up a program that literally had no talent. NONE of the rest of her teammates are good enough to play in the WNBA and maybe a couple are overseas. Don't be SORRY, EDUCATE yourself!!
@@jehuslay5238 Bird had incredible outside shooting in addition to the ability make incredible passing for assists and a basketball IQ and court sense to know where people would be before they even made the move to get there. That is exactly what Caitlin does. Perhaps you should educate yourself on Larry's game and not just what position he played.
I never said that the rest of the Iowa team would be in the WNBA or even top NCAA players. It seems like you are not understanding what you read and apply whatever meaning you want so you can reply to it. But, they are MUCH better than they are being given credit for. Without Kate Martin stepping up on offense, they would have lost against LSU. The entire team hung in there on defense against LSU. Caitlin Clark alone would not be a final four team. She needs a good defense. She needs players who can receive and follow through on her assists. The general failure to recognize this is why pundits predicted they would lose one of the last two games...and were wrong. It seems to me that Iowa's final score was 94, not only Caitlin's 41. It is to the doom of Iowa's opponents to not recognize this fact...and it is to the embarrassment of critics who predict losses who underestimate the rest of Iowa's team.
@@ld4974 They do more than score "key buckets now and then." How can you say that when Kate Martin gets 21pts? Or, when 4 other players score in double digits against Colorado? The truth is that Iowa would not be in the Final Four without other players stepping up to contribute...they would have lost, badly, to Colorado if Iowa was not a well rounded team. Without Kate Martin stepping up, they would have lost to LSU. That is all I am saying, to give them some credit in addition to Caitlin. Yeah, Caitlin is a star, but that star shines brighter because of the players who surround her.
Women’s basketball got something special. Caitlin Clark can deadass save the WNBA. Bottom line is Caitlin Clark is her. Insane performance.
Kate Martin deserves credit too. She was balling and stepped up huge last night
She's the glue. She always plays big to whatever role is needed. Insane team!
Her and Affolter are filling the lanes as well as Staulke, enabling C C to disect on the fly, they are most dangerous in transition, deadly.
Definitely missing Ms Davis ball handling but these girls all have stepped up in her absence.
She’s probably my second-favorite player on the squad.
But how good is Kate Martin really? I can guarantee she won’t even be drafted
It was legit a great game to watch. The future is bright for women's basketball!
All this discourse and arguing on women’s hoops on here and twitter etc. is so refreshing
I rarely watch college basketball but i had to tune in for that one. The ladies did not disappoint 👏
Stephen a completely sounding different than yesterday. All of them thought Iowa stood no chance. And for Shannon to blame coaching is just nuts. She would've dropped 40 on whoever, don't make excuses now
Not an excuse just game plan why would you put HVL on her ? You literally had VIDEO EVIDENCE tht ish wasn’t going to work. A few times Johnson picked her up she had to read and react with HVL , CC was juss having a DAY😂💯
Its because she’s white lol. The woke/lesboz are going to have a meltdown if a straight white player like Clark becomes the face of the WNBA 😂
Dude what? You absolutely can be critical of coaching when I heard Van Lith was even starting this game I was questioning like I ride Poa and Flo. I’m sending doubles and depend on Reese to play the passing lane on Stuelke and force her to make the decision if we don’t get the steal.
Casual comment
They're bums. All they do is make excuses. They didn't do this last year after the championship game. They only do it because their precious angel clown reese lost. So they literally will do anything tk discredit iowa. It's pathetic.
I love the way they talk about Caitlyn Clark. Some people are going to say Caitlyn will need to win the title to prove her greatness. I say she's already cemented her status of greatness. First in NCAAW history for points. Third in NCAAW history for assists. Three 40-points games in the NCAAW Tournament. Incredible shooting ability unlike anybody except for Stephen Curry. She is the real deal. Bar none.
Exactly! Point blank period!!!! Nothing else to be said!!!!!!!!!!
Kim Mulkey said it best after the game. When asked about the strategy of guarding Caitlin Clark, she said, "There's not a whole lot of strategy, you got to guard her, nobody else seems to be able to guard her, we didn't even guard her last year when we beat 'em." I think Stephen A. got it right; don't get in foul trouble early. How many opposing coaches have you heard say of Caitlin, "She's gonna get her shots." Johnson could well have gotten into foul trouble early trying to guard Caitlin.
Got to get the ball out of her hands. There is plenty of adjustments could of been made
I think Mulkey didn’t put Johnson on Clark because she didn’t want her getting gassed running after her all game.
@@worldwidemike24exactly makes somebody else beat you
LSU Coach didn't make anything adjustments, Clark was cooking the white girl. Johnson should have guarded her because of her speed and agility. Also, double team her to force other teammates to shoot. IOWA is Clark or BUST, I am a soccer player and I can clearly see the mistakes smh. I don't really watch basketball
Mullkey having Van Lith guard Clark instead of Flau’jae was criminal
Girl averaging 32 points and 9 assists, no rounding up. That is SICK! 32 and 9, and 7 boards, c'mon.
Caitlin Clark is a great player, but just remember that Iowa is a run and gun team, so the individual stats are bound to be inflated due to the team's style of play.
@@RobbieStacks90You thought you did something there? 32/9/7 is just that, no matter the style played (especially when it’s winning basketball)
@@ayoomisope6563 J.J. McCarthy had pedestrian stats at Michigan, but now he's one of the most coveted QBs out there. Almost any GM would take him over any air raid or scrambling QB with inflated stats.
@@RobbieStacks90I’d argue a little different. Easier to impact more aspects of a game as an individual player. Never played football though so maybe just opinion
@@RobbieStacks90 nah style of play means nothing. number dont lie
Caitlin Clark is gonna be Stephen Curry in WNBA.
And she'll get paid like Seth Curry
@@justincasillas8728 As she should. There's no defense. And zero athleticism.
@@justincasillas8728I wish but women don’t get that much money but she going to have good endorsements
@@justincasillas8728 no, she won’t, she will get paid like Sabrina Ionescu
No, she won’t, she will be similar to Sabrina Ionescu - though she might take more shots if rules and schemes allow
lol the coach at the press conference giving the media the middle finger lmao I see you coach
@TayR323 I noticed that too lol!
Honestly. I haven’t been as impressed with a player like this since Stephen Curry.
Hailey got setup to fail.
Exactly. She got cooked by CC last year. If anything it was a confidence boost. Bad coaching on display.
I was thinking the same thing. I was like why is she still on her. They should have put Flau jae on her, she was more effective. I wonder if HVN begged her coach to let her guard her or something. 😅
I think Van Lith was always a little overrated, and her offensive success at Louisville was due to the system. At her size, she has to be a dynamic athlete, and she isn't. I can think of a lot of women players her size who dominated in women's hoops, but they all had great agility, flawless mid-range games, and could finish in close against much bigger players. I don't think she has any of those qualities.
Jackie Stiles, the little engine that destroyed the big girls, look her up! She be like......... get the f**k out of my way!😡😡😡💪💪💪😁😁😁
@@RobbieStacks90 yea she def got exposed yesterday. Even her inability to pass in the post showed. But hey she's cute tho 😂
As a DIE HARD LSU FAN. I felt we gave them that game.. but bigger picture. My 87 year old grandpa and I watched women’s basketball together for the first time. Great to see the women’s game and culture shifting!
Not a big basketball fan but I like watching generational greatness. Caitlin, Jokic, Bird, Jordan, Magic all players that made their team greater because of their abilities as scorers and passers.
@truth4566 Well you need to become a basketball fan now lol!
@@patrickfranks2734 other than football I don't pay much attention to other sports until late into the playoffs.
If you can dish it out … you gotta be able to take it girl!
Caitlin Clark showed she is superior to Reese in every way!!!
She didn’t deserve death threats from old men. She didn’t dish death threats
@@seanwhitehouse2274 why is this even the narrative? AR broke records this season too. Let both these women be great.
@@kayg7195 Now its "old men"?! C',mon...you clearly got an axe to grind with guys. How you know who those people were?
And no she doesnt deserve death threats from anyone... but she also had zero self awareness on how her arrogance and attitude would be perceived by the public. Her criticisms were mostly self inflicted ... and literally saying 'I dont mind playing the villain" then crying about it means shes either a liar or a narcissist (or maybe both) because she did mind. She needs to learn humility and getting a big dish of humble pie was a long time coming. True character is shown in the moments of adversity and the moments of success... and both times she wasnt very humble or respectful. She earned her reputation. That doesnt happen for nothing
@@Yourobsessionisshowinglowest GPA in all of college basketball isnt a record
The coach saying there’s nothing they could’ve done to gaurd her is the most Darvin Ham comment. You didn’t try to change it up whatsoever, just let HVL get destroyed all game
No she switched it up and the other chick got 3 fouls early.
No, some players can't be stopped
Caitlin Clark is HER!
she’s HIM 🔥
Clark is not hunting a title...she is going out as a savage!
SC a savage
@@shynebayarea510 Goliath
Càtlin is the goat period
"Andraya Nichole Carter is an analyst and reporter for ESPN/SEC Network coverage of college basketball, college football, and the WNBA and was a co-host for Out of Pocket with Alyssa Lang until 2023. Andraya Carter started working as a sideline reporter for the NBA on ESPN in 2023. Andraya Carter is also a former player of Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball."
Mulkey showed class in the post game comments 👍
Great Game. All These Young Ladies are PAID ❤
Wish we had Caitlin Clark on the Celtics to closeout playoff games.
#caitlinclark #celtics
This is a hard segment for ESPN
Shortie go crazy!!! 🔥🔥
why wasnt flaujee on caitlyn the whole game instead of 5'7 van lith ???? horrible coaching
Because she would be exhausted down the stretch. How is this so hard to comprehend. She was the only one scoring because the other guards were so gassed they couldn’t even pass. Just say CC got in them cheeks and no matter who you put on her was getting dicked up and down the court.
@@RobAustinKane that’s what flaujee did every single game up until this game. That what you do in big games like this… so van lith wasn’t exhausted on her the whole game ?? Your response makes no sense you sound like a fan girl. Caitlyn Clarke played all 40 minutes with no breaks wouldn’t she be exhausted??? Yeah but it’s an elite 8 game so she did what she had to do same thing flaujee should have done. They literally did a different game plan then what got them there
@@RobAustinKanethe lamest excuse. You're supposed to pick up their best player the whole game. If you're that girl, go defend their best. THE WHOLE GAME!! You're supposed to do that.
@@melanatedgod5337you’re right. Coach didn’t have faith in Big 4 to get it done on both sides of the ball
You think you can coach better than a D1 head coach? They are paid well. Why don't you call LSU and tell them you are available? Flaujee FOULED OUT and she wasn't even guarding Clark ? She would have picked up fouls and watched the game from the bench.
Lets go!!!! Congrats Caitlin
She was giving that van lith girl the business
CC FOR THE WINNNNNN
This was my first time watching women's college games. I sat down and watched both of these games and I must say they obliterated my expectations. It was an enjoyable night watching competitive basketball.
Caitlin is the best female basketball player alive right now - likely the GOAT. Did your eyes witness what she was doing yesterday? 🤯🤯😮💨🔥🔥
shes doing stuff no man ever done
I think Brianna Stewart is the goat. What she did at UConn was insane
@@thegoatudontknowdone stuff no man has ever done? Is she playing against men? Is she even using the same size ball? Is the defense the same as the men's? Please stop trying to compare women's basketball to mens.. its not even close..
What goat never won a chip?
@@shynebayarea510Larry Bird. Went to championship game vs Magic and lost. He’s an all time great of college basketball too.
WBB has been great this year .....
Caitlin put on a show , angel was fabulous too .great game .tho Iowa is my team .
1-10 in the 2nd half is not that fabulous
@@79glane928 she was playing hurt ? Ankles tighten up as the game goes on how quickly we forget ! 17 points , 20 rebounds . saying you don't like her second half performance is like saying you don't like Charlize theron because of her toes 😂
This is probably the best NCAA tournament we've seen in years because both women and men's is so good and watchable
GOD BLESS YOU CAITLIN CLARK
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This second half of wnba she'll leave everyone gapping and shaking their heads outrageous scoring and passing. The rested Caitlin Clark Monster will be unbelievable! Sides won't know what to do but only get in her way!
The largest WNBA contract so far is 2 yrs., $504,900.
That will change sooner than later...
N😊 😊
Wheew, that’s horrible! That’s the reason I ended up declining to play college soccer. What’s the point when , if I were to advance to pro, I’d make LESS money than I do at my 9-5??
Why you going to the games?
Salute to Caitlin Clark’s Father. He deserves his flowers as well has her mother of course. But her daddy deserves his flowers 💐
Historical. Both of the UConn & NC State baskétball teams are in the NCAA Championship Final Four.
BETTER CHANCE OF MEN’S/WOMEN’S SWEEP? UConn. More historical? NC State! I’m a Longhorn. But I’m cheering NC State the rest of the way!
First Women's basketball game I've EVER WATCHED... thank you Iowa and Caitlin for making me a shot-ton of money betting Iowa +6.5
Caitlin Clark you are a piston 🫡
She'll score from outside. But she'll break in half if she drives the lane and gets fouled.
@@rickyiglesias5384like a twig
@@Tev901 exactly. I love her game. But let's be honest. if she ran straight into LeBron or Zion and they just stood there still, she'd die. lol
@@rickyiglesias5384 Lol and let's not even talk about embid or a big mofo like Steven Adams
Amazing Caitlin ! God bless
Almost triple double
The game wasnt on National Television, it was on ESPN!
That should have been Flujae’s assignment
Fla could not guard Her get real she would have destroyed her to get real.❤❤
Probably a good idea in hindsight, but she would have gotten in foul trouble
This is why we should encourage our children to try a lot of different sports and hobbies. You never know when you have the goat. The goat doesn’t even know it if she or he never has a chance to try it.
Calling Caitlyn Clark the steph curry of women’s basketball is such a lazy take. That was like ppl calling Trae Young the next Steph curry. It’s only even a comparison cuz they all shoot from deep range. But they don’t play alike. Caitlyn Clark plays more like Trae Young and Luka Doncic cuz she’s ball dominant and focuses heavily on assisting the basketball. The Steph curry of women’s basketball is Paige Bueckers. The efficiency, the off ball movement, the screening and rescreening, she can shoot from anywhere, she’s an excellent finisher, and she’s an underrated defender.
I agree with you 💯.
Iowa vs Lsu was a better game than most NBA games if I'm being honest, they were allowed to actually play physical that was an amazing game and fun to watch.
I am too young to have witnessed Larry Bird , but I think it would have been similar to Caitlin Clark
Nope, you should compare her with Steph Curry
Larry was better 😊I was there 😊
@@keithwisdom1663 Larry could do it all... and with either hand. He was ambidextrous.
Can’t believe what I watched last night! she really really shooting like curry out there!
My god this show is so much more smoother and peaceful without Molly
No it’s missing her
Exactly, I hope they leave the lineup the same as it is right now. Molly's too small, and at this stage they need all the size they can get. The only thing I'd like to see her back in the game for, is to bring it up the floor if Clark needs a breather.
Mulkey saying that I’m really glad you leavin while inadvertently giving the middle finger.
For now Maya Moore is my GOAT of Women’s College Basketball. Her Reign of winning at UCONN was remarkable
150-4 W-L record
4 Final Four Appearances
2x NCAA CHAMPION
Big East Player Of The Year, 2008, 2009, 2011
Way to move that goal post lmao
@@mambalevel1017 learn what moving goal posts mean before using it.
@@AshleyMona Oh so you want to compare team success now. UConn the f'ing college basketball FACTORY for women the past 30 yrs getting nothing but the best recruits, and you're using that as a template to define whos better. Hilarious, and intellectually dishonest. Are you purposely being misleading to fit your personal narrative? No one, and I mean no one cares about Maya Moore. Maya didnt sell out areans or break ratings records, Maya doesnt/didnt bring the male audience. Maya could not, in ten thousand years shoot Steph Curry level 3's and does not have anywhere near the bag or passing ability of Caitlyn Clark. Averaging 32 and 9 and dropping 30 and 40 point triple doubles is asinine and completely dwarfs anything Maya Moore ever did. Not in the same galaxy,. But oh herr derrrr big east player of the yr! lol, get out outta here
Highly disagree. Moore was at UConn when UConn was still THE place to play in women's basketball. Stacked, from top to bottom, every year. Clark made Iowa relevant in a way they would not have been otherwise.
Media talked up van Lith so I looked forward to the matchup of the near-equals; However, CC’s astonishingly smooth, seemingly effortless play made the former look like the latter's ungainly, aspiring much younger sister. I look forward to the upcoming, multi-accoladed Bueckers (5’11”, 140 lbs) vs CC (6’, 165lb). C. is 1” taller and 15 lbs heavier. But B might have longer arms and might be able to jump higher.
Van Lith is a nothingburger. She should have stayed where she was.
I don't recall anyone calling them "near-equals".
That girl is honestly box office
Caitland clark was awesome!!! Most Watched Womens Game Ever!!!!!
LSU figured they could simply outscore Clark but the 28+ points from the assists. Not only is Clark legit, that entire Iowa team is, including the coach. I hope that Clark's legacy improves Iowa's recruiting. Lisa Bluder has long been a presence in women's basketball.
CC is definitely a generational talent get that chip !
Caitlin Clarke without question is a better baller than Angel, no doubt, but she still has to win NC in order to be considered the goat.
Carter youre a breathe of fresh air we love you and you look wonderful !
The women’s game is so slow and sloppy.. but within that league Clark is shining
They dont have the decades and decades of refinement that comes with coaching and money to support the growth of the game like men's basketball does. The NBA is the 1% of the 1% of athletes on the planet and they are nurtured from birth to become straight hoopers
Actually its fundamental bball
Shannon was right on. Great game both teams showed up .i watched it all.
They've been mis-casting Van Lith since she got to LSU. Priority one should have been who to put on Clark, and Van Lith sure wasn't it.
Thank you Sage!
Clark is taking absolutely no prisoners. She's a runaway freight train and it seems like no one can stop her
CANT BE THE GOAT WITHOUT ANY CHAMPIONSHIP
Stop it.
Yes you can now you can't be the best team ever without a championship
Oh yea!? Go take a look at all of her records she’s set. You’ll change your mind. Go take a look at them all….
Ppl sure show ignorance! A team wins the championship… the PLAYER shows THEIR greatness!!!
Woman’s basketball has outshined men’s basketball this year, it’s something to watch!
Too bad she will be forgotten in the WNBA
That's if the Thug Lay Bohs pursposely injure her!
😂😂😂😂😂ouch that mean
The passing was the most impressive thing to me
Steph Curry of Womens Basketball
Same thoughts, she might do the next season NBA 3 point challenge Vs Curry
Yep she's gonna transcend the WNBA
Whatever.
Don't compare her to #30 haven't seen her broke no ankles or dunk the ball
I like her as a guest her n chiney a great duo
She’s definitely a baller man no doubt
I don’t have a WNBA team but I’ll say this, The team that drafts her also gets me as a lifetime fan
I think Caitlin is the best woman basketball player I ever seen with my own eyes . However her greatness not cemented until she win the tourney . If this was the NBA , she just mad it out the second round , now she in the conference finals . She not even in the finals yet
Breanna Stewart is the best all-around player ever, and she has six championships to her name.
I understand what you're saying but partially disagree. These tournaments are one and done which is way harder than a series and she is not on one of the bigger stacked colleges. She just needs to continue to play great win or loss.
The nba playoffs to me are not comparable to the NCAA tournament. In the playoffs you get a 7 game series to prove who the best is compared to one game for the tournament. Every game is win or go home. You get a game like last years championship where a bench player for lsu hits 6 3s in the first half and that’s pretty much ball game. A 7 game series to me is far more indicative of who the greats are compared to college. Also rosters talent wise are much more balanced in the pros than in college
I disagree when you’re talking about a player in a team sport it’s not about if they win a championship that cements their greatness. Because if they don’t have the horses on the team to help win the championship I don’t care how good you are and that’s exactly what happened last year LSU just had way too much more talent than Iowa. Iowa really doesn’t have a another strong player on the team Clark makes them a lot better than they are but they’re not like LSU and Carolina who have two or three really strong players on the team. That’s why Clark usually has about 70% of something to do with 70% of the points, the team scores if it’s assists and points, so the team can guard her really well and she can’t get her points and assists that’s when I will loses I mean when they lost to LSU last year unless you had three or four really good players, I mean they had Angel, Reese and Floye and then they had two others who were really good players were actually in my opinion Angel Reese then wasn’t even the best player for LSU last year
You can't compare college to nba that ain't how it works
I had LSU but respect to CC and Iowa
Still hasn’t won no champions!
True greatness.
My Basketball days ended when Bird and Magic both retired... That Caitlin Clark has a little of both.
So u didn't like Jordan the goat? You was sour with the bulls greatness huh lol
It's the Kobe Bruce Lee's she had on that gave her a mamba moment ❤
didn’t even win a championship yet SAS hold your horses
That’s the thing about college basketball. The best players don’t always win because it’s a 1 and done tournament
Win or not.. she perhaps not Iowa..is the best 🏆 get your welfare receiving azz to work 😂
This aint nba kid
She's playing with short farmers
Always someone with some stupid comment....it is an one and done tournament, not a best of seven
Another great point: what the best offensive player is? CC answers the call, second to none.
Why do people keep saying Iowa avenged the loss? They lost in the actual championship game this was just the elite 8.
Just a final 4 berth. No biggie. Lol.
Great game
What has she won, they stay looking for a new great Whyte hope. Reminds me when Dirk won against Bron, they were saying he was the best PF in history 😂😂
They can’t help it.. when they get 1 they got one.. meanwhile we got hundreds everyday..
Dirk is a HOF but Tim Duncan is definitely the best PF every...I Totally agree
Loser talk
Shoutout CC. Nobody can hate on her
Why Would They. She Human. They All PAID ❤
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How is an elite 8 win Greatness? I thought winning was considered Championships. He’ll of a performance but LSU won a chip last year. if she wins the whole thing, then yes that is no doubt greatness.
So Patrick Ewing, Dan Marino, Charles Barkley, Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb, etc never established greatness?
Mkay.
Clark been great. It's a team game if she had help last year they would of beat lsu. These shows do too much to create and control narratives
Curry with Davidson? Like quit hating on greatness clown.. your gonna feel real dumb in life watching her win wnba chips every year
She broke almost every single record in less than 4 years......