Time for a Real Discussion About Caitlin Clark

The story said Connor had a fairly phenomenal career at Iowa. The article lost all credibility after that.
Those types of websites find articles online and then rewrite them in effusive, flowerly, verbose style and often include photos that don't pertain. BNN Breaking is another one. Recently the latter started using releases from us, with twice as many words as needed and in weirdly positive styles. Big ugh.
 
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Pistol Pete did it in three years, without a three point line, against men. Not women(bit of a difference). Records should be separate. Sorry if that offends anyone.
While shooting 38 times a game in a predominantly segregated (bit of a difference) SEC.

I think it's silly to compare the two, but Pistol Pete was a chucker who played for his daddy.
 
While shooting 38 times a game in a predominantly segregated (bit of a difference) SEC.

I think it's silly to compare the two, but Pistol Pete was a chucker who played for his daddy.

Do you think Clark could beat Pete Marovich?
 
While shooting 38 times a game in a predominantly segregated (bit of a difference) SEC.

I think it's silly to compare the two, but Pistol Pete was a chucker who played for his daddy.
He averaged over 24 points a game in a desegregated NBA so it's not like he wasn't a stud.

I never said Pistol Pete wasn't a high volume shooter.

They played in two different games. One played in women's and broke the women's record. One played in men's and holds the men's record. It's that simple.
 
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I don’t know why we get so excited about career points. Career PPG is a better indicator of how good someone was at scoring over their time playing.

I know Clark could have this record, but IMO it’s a much better indicator due to an uneven schedule over careers.
 
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The Men's Division 2 all time scorer scored over 4,000 points. Why aren't they considered over Maravich? Oh, because it's a different division.

I just think it's silly to say someone is the all time leading scorer in a sport when players didn't play in the same division, gender, age level, the same amount of games, etc.

Congrats to Clark though. It's a great accomplishment. (Even though Lynette Woodard scored about 400 more points in her career).
 
The Men's Division 2 all time scorer scored over 4,000 points. Why aren't they considered over Maravich? Oh, because it's a different division.

I just think it's silly to say someone is the all time leading scorer in a sport when players didn't play in the same division, gender, age level, the same amount of games, etc.

Congrats to Clark though. It's a great accomplishment. (Even though Lynette Woodard scored about 400 more points in her career).

A US sports media original and a tradition unlike any other. They did it with the USWNT vs USMNT as well.
 
I don’t know why we get so excited about career points. Career PPG is a better indicator of how good someone was at scoring over their time playing.

I know Clark could have this record, but IMO it’s a much better indicator due to an uneven schedule over careers.

Looking it up, think she's roughly tied for 1st in career ppg at 28.3 (the other being Patricia Hoskins, who played for Mississippi Valley State back in the 80s)
 
The Men's Division 2 all time scorer scored over 4,000 points. Why aren't they considered over Maravich? Oh, because it's a different division.

I just think it's silly to say someone is the all time leading scorer in a sport when players didn't play in the same division, gender, age level, the same amount of games, etc.

Congrats to Clark though. It's a great accomplishment. (Even though Lynette Woodard scored about 400 more points in her career).
What’s the story with Woodard?
Why isn’t she recognized in the record books?
 
What’s the story with Woodard?
Why isn’t she recognized in the record books?

I was incorrect. I meant Pearl Moore. Woodard still has more points than Clark even though Clark will probably pass her this year. Woodard played at Kansas before there was NCAA for women's. Moore played at a small school before there was NCAA for women's. Moore scored over 4,000 pts.
 
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Looking it up, think she's roughly tied for 1st in career ppg at 28.3 (the other being Patricia Hoskins, who played for Mississippi Valley State back in the 80s)

Oh I know, but overall, like Jordan/James. I don’t care that James is the all time scoring leader, he’s played 20+ years and is a great player, of course he has the record.

It will be the same if Clark comes back next year, obviously no one would touch the total scoring mark, because she would have played 5 full years, I’d consider the top scorer someone who had more PPG over a 4 year career.
 
The girl from USC is going to break whatever record Clark sets. Juju is transcending the sport.
Didn't she just go 6 for 32 with 1 assist? She may break the scoring record, but it will be a long long long time before anyone can put up the scoring plus assist numbers CC has put up. I get it, she's a hawk, you hate it. But to me, she's an Iowan I watched grow up who has done things that won't be done for a long time.
 
Didn't she just go 6 for 32 with 1 assist? She may break the scoring record, but it will be a long long long time before anyone can put up the scoring plus assist numbers CC has put up. I get it, she's a hawk, you hate it. But to me, she's an Iowan I watched grow up who has done things that won't be done for a long time.

From all the highlights I’ve seen of Juju, I think she’s a better all around player than CC is. And doesn’t seem to be nearly the drama queen from what I’ve seen.
 

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