Watched Caitlin Clark for the first time.

[BigBlueFanGA]

Can we get her as a shooting specialist? That girl can play. LSU made the score look good but the game wasn't that close. If I remember correctly, Caitlin had 41pts and 12ast.

1 odd thing. If their refs call an intentional foul, they can't review it and change it to a common foul. WTH?

 

[6andahalf]

I don’t know why Kim Mulky didn’t change up her defense to stop her.

 

[GoBigBlue1280]

She sure complains a lot

 

[SemperFiCat]

I have to eat crow. It's been a long time since I honestly really watched women's basketball, and I've poo pooed that sport a lot. But I watched that game and I was actually surprised and impressed. It was actually a refreshing form of basketball, and was actually pretty good. Now I'm even interested to see this Juju frosh at USC.

I was wrong. Hopefully our women can get it going now.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Glad Iowa won. Still not gonna watch a second of it. Sure sc will win it all anyways.

 

[Lempface]

Just glad Mulkey and Reese ate the L. Man are they unlikeable.

USC vs UConn should be a good one too. I don't typically watch lady's ball but the last half of the NCAAT is usually pretty fun.

 

[FitchandMurray29]

I only got to watch the second half and watching LSU on offense was painful. Iowa impressively didn’t guard the perimeter or the rim yet still continuously stopped them.

LSU missed 54 shots. 1.35 missed shots per minute. Against a sagging defense that they kept towering over for offensive rebounds to miss again from 2 feet. Ugly performance(while I watched)

 

[UK_1576]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

 

[Rebelfreedomeagle]

Her shooting was really good, but some of the assists were insane. I was really impressed.

 

[H00SIER-Cat]

1 odd thing. If their refs call an intentional foul, they can't review it and change it to a common foul. WTH?

Actually, they stopped play to review something that went (I think the term was) unobserved?
There was no foul called, but the can review and call an intentional foul but not a common foul.
Geez.

 

[stereonut]

She sure complains a lot

Yep. She would fit right in on this board.

🤣

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

Lol wtf. Only on Rafters.

 

[PhattyJ4UK]

Even at the highest level was still a tough to watch display of basketball.

refs are atrocious. They could call three fouls every possession on both teams. Instead barely called any. So many missed shots bounced in the paint before being grabbed. Lots of bunnies missed.

With that said, was a fun watch and it beat the hell out of the wnba. That is truly awful to watch.

 

[ukcatz12]

I don’t know why Kim Mulky didn’t change up her defense to stop her.

Because it's not as easy as just changing up a defense. People think a coach pushes a magic button and shuts down opposing players. Great players play great no matter what you throw at them.

 

[BlueRunner11]

LSU more talented team overall just goes to show how great of a player CC is. She doesn’t have much help on that team but they play extremely hard. They’re easy to root for.

LSU fouls a ton and gets away with a ton.

CC adds a floater to her game (she passed up at least 3 opportunities) for it, she will be even more unguardable than she is now.

The ex UL girl trying to defend Clark was a terrible call by LSU coach. She was getting absolutely cooked.

I’ve never really been a fan of the women’s game, but I’m coming around.

 

[shaudyshaud]

Hailey Van Lith must regret leaving Louisville for LSU.

Then again I’m sure the NIL was nice but I know she is catching a lot of blame for tonight and most of the season .

 

[JFCats22]

Hailey Van Lith must regret leaving Louisville for LSU.

Then again I’m sure the NIL was nice but I know she is catching a lot of blame for tonight and most of the season .

She got torched over and over and over again. It was hilarious.

 

[uk78]

Just glad Mulkey and Reese ate the L. Man are they unlikeable.

I agree which made me happy that Caitlin sent both of them packing. And, I didn't see the b.s. that Reese did to Caitlin last season with the hand gestures and similar in return.

 

[NociHTTP]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

Unless you have a million troops coming out of your mouth, how's that possible?

 

[NociHTTP]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

 

[Mike-D]

I don’t know why Kim Mulky didn’t change up her defense to stop her.

Her defense team didn't do much tonight. Couldn't and Stop-her.

 

[USMC Cat]

I've watched more of CC's games this year than my entire women's basketball viewing time prior to this year, combined.

 

[Lempface]

I've watched more of CC's games this year than my entire women's basketball viewing time prior to this year, combined.

When the product is worth watching, people will watch it.

 

[6andahalf]

Because it's not as easy as just changing up a defense. People think a coach pushes a magic button and shuts down opposing players. Great players play great no matter what you throw at them.

Sure it is, that’s all we had to do to stop Gohlke. She should have changed up the defense like we should have changed up the defense.

 

[Lempface]

I really enjoyed Angel Reese's crying rant in post game Point at your ring hand now?

 

[K_TIME]

Because it's not as easy as just changing up a defense. People think a coach pushes a magic button and shuts down opposing players. Great players play great no matter what you throw at them.

Why put the small white girl on Clark? LSU had 24 and 4 both longer and good athletes yet choose Van Lith….

LSU was typically not on the ball screen for Clark and gave up looks…every screen you push Clark to drive it and not shoot a three

Clark is a hard cover for sure but she got up a fair amount of open looks which is lsu defense was not amazing

 

[TankedCat]

from what I see on social media, I don't think I'd enjoy watching Iowa or LSU

 

[247CATS]

Clark is good but I tried to watch the game and it’s just not my thing. It reminds me of boys high school basketball, which I like, idk what my problem is.

 

[kywildcat41086]

Mulkey great coach that’s won multiple Championships with multiple schools just wasn’t their night. Clark is a great player glad she’s moving on. Hope she wins a Championship!

 

[ManitouDan]

The post game interview with Fleu'Jae and the predictable comments on FB are both sad and hilarious .. she butchers word after word after word .

 

[Cats192]

For all the hype about her shooting/scoring ability--she's a helluva passer.

the thing I came away with watching both women's games last night: They don't call fouls for much of anything. They let them play. It's incredibly physical. Bodies are flying, shots are affected. Play on.

 

[FanofUK]

The sheer amount of calls our SEC refs would have blown last night would have been mind blowing. My mind stayed in a constant state of confusion when a play happened and I am so used to hearing a whistle and nothing. It's like we are monkeys and they trained us on bad officiating.

So glad she avenged that game from last year, LSU players are thugs.

 

[ManitouDan]

The sheer amount of calls our SEC refs would have blown last night would have been mind blowing. My mind stayed in a constant state of confusion when a play happened and I am so used to hearing a whistle and nothing. It's like we are monkeys and they trained us on bad officiating.

So glad she avenged that game from last year, LSU players are thugs.

If you have much doubt watch the post game interviews with F”Jae and Reese — Reese actually complains about being “ sexualized “ while her social media is filled with sexy material ( so I’ve been told ) . They both just play the victim card so damn hard . It’s sad .

 

[bigbluedon]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

She is damn near 60 if not there. Re-think. Lol

 

[bthaunert]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

You sure about that?

 

[shaudyshaud]

Yikes 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

 

[CatsFan4Evr.]

You sure about that?

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Oh God.

 

[*Bleedingblue*]

Love Mulkey. Would motorboat her into pregnancy

Disgusting

She looks 90

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Goblins need love too

 

[JonathanW]

I know the answer is probably "no". But serious question, could C.Clark (or other women's player) play (& contribute) at the college level, even if just D-II or NAIA?
Before you laugh too much, consider that Goehke guy (wasn't a kid) from Oakland, who hadn't played D-I ball until this year and put up 30 on UK. He was NOT scoring because of quickness, or height, or strength, or jumping ability, or any type of athleticism, he scored strictly because he could shoot and he didn't stop moving to get open. And he wasn't much of a defender either. No she couldn't guard almost any male guard, but neither could Goehke. How would Clark be different than Goehke? I think both could get 21 one game, and 0 the next two games.

BTW, 30+ years ago I played in a pickup game vs a women's all-american player that I knew. But I wasn't very good (I actually was better in my 30's and early 40's than in college).