Could you flesh this out a little more. I don't know the provenance nor the relevance by what's posted. Thanks.
WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff
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Could you flesh this out a little more. I don't know the provenance nor the relevance by what's posted. Thanks.
An Iowa fan started a thread on HR wishing Clark shot less threes because she is only shooting around 25% for the year (she was over 40% last year). Other than the ISU game, I have not watched any Iowa WBB so no idea what has caused her decrease, but guessing she is the focus of all defenses and not getting the open looks she might have last year.
Although that would be funny and fair turn about after Kylie, but I don't know if her on court persona fits into ISU's very well. She is a heck of a player though.
Imagine the player Clark might be if she was ever actually COACHED instead of just being sent out to chuck up an infinite number of shots. But, I have to assume that's why she chose the hoks - because she would be given free reign to play as SHE wanted, not how might be best for the team.
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It is odd. I've watched a few games and she is taking the same crazy long distance shots, they just aren't falling for some reason. Didn't see her enough last year or this to see if she is rushing them but my untrained eye doesn't see anything.
Also odd that the team is struggling so. Pretty much the same squad that was Sweet Sixteen last year.
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FWIW, I think you are spot on. IMHO, she would never be allowed to play this way at ISU or many other schools for that matter.
Hawks vs Nebraska game is on FS1 tomorrow at 1:00. I've watched Nebraska a couple of times and believe they really should be ranked and not just in the receiving votes category. Guessing they will be ranked next week. Watched them romp on #8 Michigan earlier this week. BTW, I am guessing most of the folks dissing on Clark haven't watched her play at all this year outside of the CyHawk game. Hawks not named Warnock were 2-20 from three the other night. Seem their whole team is "pressing". Cheap shot dissing aside it's rather peculiar. Will be interested in tuning in tomorrow.
The word on her coming out of high school was the Bluder told her she would have the keys to the car and was in charge.
Watched some of Kansas/OU and TTU/OSU, and wow that was some bad basketball.
In the TTU/OSU game, TTU is the typical Vivian Gray is the star and she expects to take all the big shots. As for OSU, they have one or two players that will shot and the rest of them looked afraid to shot, all they did was pass.
Kansas/OU was the tale of two halves. Kansas was great in the first and awful in the second, whereas OU was awful in the first and great in the second. OU really does not seem all that engaged to play defense. Their two "stars" are lazy on defense. Kansas appears to be the same old Kansas - run up the wins against lesser teams in the non-conference and then not be all that good. I'm sure they'll win a few they shouldn't, but they are not all that great.
In the TTU/OSU game, TTU is the typical Vivian Gray is the star and she expects to take all the big shots. As for OSU, they have one or two players that will shot and the rest of them looked afraid to shot, all they did was pass.
Kansas/OU was the tale of two halves. Kansas was great in the first and awful in the second, whereas OU was awful in the first and great in the second. OU really does not seem all that engaged to play defense. Their two "stars" are lazy on defense. Kansas appears to be the same old Kansas - run up the wins against lesser teams in the non-conference and then not be all that good. I'm sure they'll win a few they shouldn't, but they are not all that great.
I watched the second half of the KSU vrs WVU and it was a game of halves. WVU was leading at half and had held down Lee but she played better in the second half and their freshman guards got red hot from the 3 line and helped them pull out a win. As someone posted on another thread our post need to sprint down the floor on offense is not very quick getting back on defense (or in fact on offense) but if she gets in the deep post very hard to stop. I noticed she wears a big brace on one knee so that could be the reason she is slower. We will have to respect their outside shooting in our game down there.
Caught only the last 12 minutes of the Iowa/Husker game but it was pretty entertaining. Iowa won 92-86 in Lincoln. Rematch next Sunday in IC. Huskers had trailed the the whole game but took the lead mid-4th and than Iowa stormed back. Husker freshman post is pretty decent for a freshman. Looks like Iowa has given up their experiment to play better defense and just gone back to trying to out score the opponent like last year. Clark still cold from three but had a good game less the TO's. Third or fourth time I've seen the Huskers, they should be ranked, maybe close to Iowa in the 20's.
Thought the Huskers Haiby should have been TD'd up for the deliberate forearm she threw into the chin of the generally passive defender Gabby Marshall. They only called an offensive foul. Felt better about Haiby when she reached out to shake Clark's hand with a couple of seconds left in the game as Clark was dribbling the time out. Nice game ending considering Clark had just been egging on the crowd that had been jeering her a minute earlier and for Haiby who had lost her cool earlier.
IMO Clark had a great game - 31 pts., 12 assists, 8 rebounds. Some great passes in those 12 assists. Her grit rubbed off on her team. In front of a huge Husker crowd.
I would have said great but we have a handful of posters here that hate her so thought it would just draw dumb comments. I'll settle on very very good game.
Almost a triple double but those 7 TO's were not ideal. The ones I saw were mostly failed attempts to feed to Czinano. Saw the TD pass to Marshall on highlights, that was a nice chuck downfield. Peeps here that ONLY watch ISU games missed a good game. I'll tune in next week if I remember to, should be a another good one. I don't feel bad about Huskers being decent again, good for their league and my TV viewing although maybe not great for ISU recruiting.