Women's Final Four
If you whisper cheer it doesn't count. Also Caitlin Clark is inhuman and I'm all for it.
Jolette Law was my coach and I still rooted for Iowa.
Amazing....CClark is special.
Wouldn’t be an Illinois thread without carping at the refs! But I agree, refs gave SC every call down the stretch. That ‘held ball’ where the Iowa player was thrown to the ground was egregious.
Free throw shooting does not depend on strength, size or speed… Why is it surprising that women can shoot as well (or better) than men?
If anything, free throw shooting success seems to be inversely related to height.
According to my math, that still leaves 80 million males (2% of 4 billion)….I’d actually take over 99% (40 million dudes) on that bet.I can tell you they would smoke 98% of the dudes on this planet
And I'd take the over on that.
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There’s no way Clark could switch on defense without getting smoked … but she could score 20+ in a BIG mens game. I’ve literally never watched a women’s game wire to wire until tonight. That kid is a special talent.
She can def afford designer outfits of her choice…Her 8 year contract starts at $2.5/million a year before incentive bonuses…which will be very high this year!
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Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
I've been a fan of women's basketball for nearly 30 years. Kim typically dresses like a hoochee momma.
But she knows how to coach.
As I said earlier in the thread, women don't have the muscle or athletic ability of men. I believe the men's game has de-emphasized FT shooting versus dunks/threes/ and spectacular plays. It just takes practice for most people to hit 75% or greater (see Dick Vitale). I never played College BBall, but played on a HS team that placed 3rd in the state and nearly every guy on the team hit +70%. Not hard to do if you have proper motion and practice from an early age.
Spot on!
There are certain players/coaches I enjoy on the court but care less about some of their stances off the court....Mulkey fits the bill for me
Iowa/South Carolina game was most exciting women's basketball game I watched in many years
Certainly can’t argue with 9 wins year prior to her arrival to NCAA round 2 to Finals and possible national title. Of course that’s on the heels of tremendous tourney success and 2 or 3 national titles at Baylor. I mean I don’t follow women’s bball much and I’ve heard of her. If LSU wins Sunday, would she be first to win women’s title at two different schools?
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
Exactly. She's a heck of a coach.
Caitlyn Clark with 41/6reb/8ast on a night she didn’t shoot up to her standards from 3.
Waiting on a 50 point triple double from her in the final.
Waiting on a 50 point triple double from her in the final.
The obvious reason is the women use a smaller ball with the same size rim. So there is a larger margin of error on every shot that would allow the ball to still go in.
I disagree. I think that the men struggle mainly because of the size of their hands. Some of them might feel like they are shooting a tennis ball rather than a basketball. When they are 3 foot from the basket they can use the palm of their hand to push the ball. At the free throw line it is a whole different ballgame.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
As much as it pains me to say this and it was said before by another poster, I am pulling for the female idiots to win tomorrow so we can say we beat the 2023 WBB national champs...........Another milestone in the WBB Illini's tremendous year and a return to being competitive again.....Also # 1, next season looks very promising with the number of returning players and a couple of high major recruits coming in ..............Also # 2 , we should be looking for some height down low as that was a detriment for this years squad.....
LETS GO LADY'S FIGHTING ILLINI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
From someone who use to hate women's basketball, I've changed my mind after watching a couple games this year. The Iowa vs South Carolina was a blast to watch. Clark is amazing, a once in a generation type player. If you get a chance to watch the woman's championship game, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
She absolutely took that game over in the fourth quarter. Amazing to watch.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
I just read up about it - she and the athletic department has an arrangement with one or more fashion designers for her to wear these outfits on the court side at games .
it’s her thing and she pulls it off .
and her teams win while she does it
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
I've never watched a woman play basketball and think "that would be a tough cover if I were to play defense on her." Caitlyn Clark is a different deal. Plus, she looks quite unassuming. She's just a stone cold assassin.
I'll be interested to tune in to the championship. The LSU coach is nuts and Clark is a fun watch. So those things seem to make it interesting enough.
I'll be interested to tune in to the championship. The LSU coach is nuts and Clark is a fun watch. So those things seem to make it interesting enough.