'23 - '24 NCAA Hoops

[yeahman]

Sloppy game but they won somehow.

[SKIP IN7RO]

I don’t watch much basketball anymore but do the officials for women’s basketball not call traveling or is that the evolution of college ball in general?


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They let them them do fucking TikTok dances after they stop dribbling nowadays.

[fatnslow]

That's like saying Florence Griffith Joyner wasn't a great sprinter because she's much slower than the men.

It's been a sloppy game but that's mostly because the defense has been good.

It's not like mens college ball is some amazing display of masterful execution these days. Pretty common to see 5-6 minute stretches where a team doesn't score.

[billyk]

Well, that last offensive foul on Ucon was pretty borderline. Worse contact than that was ignored all night. Hawks got lucky.

[Danno]

Well, that last offensive foul on Ucon was pretty borderline. Worse contact than that was ignored all night. Hawks got lucky.

Yeah, it was borderline and calling it at that point was rough.

But Iowa was still up 1 at that point.

[uglymoney]

It wasn't the first time UConn was called for illegal screens. So they had fair warning. And look at the replays, it was clearly a foul. The controversy breaking the internet just seems to be they never call that at the end of the game. Fair. I'll take the V though as an Iowa fan, especially after watching a hundred replays from all the angles.

https://twitter.com/blakeroe97/statu...315884920?s=19

I hate that the game came down to a controversial call like everyone else. Both Iowa and UConn had opportunities to win the game clean. Both teams fumbled.

Caitlin could do a better job of knowing she's the goat, take the last shot instead of a risky assist. Also, when to not take the long tough shot, especially on a hard night. She'll have to play better Sunday. She usually doesn't stay off for very long and being 6.5 point dogs isn't a bad thing for the pressure on these girls.

Her being in the game drawing defensive pressure opens up the other girls to go to town. And eventually the decimated UConn team crumbled.

Hannah Stuelke is a home town girl, from Cedar Rapids, she lined the HS prep pages of the Gazette for years.She had 23 points last night. Well done!

Go Hawks.

[fatnslow]

Kind of funny how South Carolina never really gets the national attention they deserve year after year even with a undefeated season.
Dawn Staley entering true royalty status in college coaching in a relatively short amount of time.

[4matic]

The media outrage over the foul is because it’s east coast centric. Basketball media has always been east coast bias.

[Skistack]

One commentator commented “well yeah, it was a foul, but it didn’t impede the play”.

Uh, whistle blew the play dead, how the fuck you know that?

Sure, everyone wanted to see UConn have a chance at a game winning shot, it would have been an awesome ending to an awesome game. But as a wise man once said, you can’t always get what you want.


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[Danno]

Certain angles made it look like an obvious foul and others made it look questionable. Either way, sucks for the game to possibly turn on that, but UConn had plenty of opportunities, and even if no foul was called, they were looking at a tough shot with 3 seconds left.

[teleee]

I am a converted Iowa girls basketball fan, my wife’s family won me over after following Caitlin for the last 4 years. When I first saw the foul and the whistle I thought it was a horrible call and was appalled that the game was going to be decided like that. However, after watching the replays this morning that was the very definition of an illegal screen, moving her legs and hips and throwing an elbow. Should the refs call a foul at that point in the game? I dont know that answer, either calling or not calling helps determine the end of the game. Also, after watching, Iowa pretty much had that side of the court locked up and Marshall was still in pretty good position after going over the top of the screen, it would have been a very tough shot with a little over 3 seconds to go. Sucks that it ended like that but i dont think it was near the controversy that it is being made out to be.
My homer opinion is that it was the right call.


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[fatnslow]

I heard a interview with Paige Buecher this morning and she was super classy. Basically sad she should have played better to win and one play shouldn't determine a game.
I have never watched a women's March madness game before last night, only tuned in because my 24 yo daughter was planning on watching it across the country. That was a great game and competitive till the end

[Toadman]

Certain angles made it look like an obvious foul and others made it look questionable. Either way, sucks for the game to possibly turn on that, but UConn had plenty of opportunities, and even if no foul was called, they were looking at a tough shot with 3 seconds left.

The only angle that mattered was the one that occurred 2 feet from the ref who called it.

[yeahman]

UConn rolled the dice by setting an illegal screen on the last play. Came up snake eyes. Nobody can credibly argue with that call.

[Iowagriz]

Any reliable free streams? I'm not finding one

[The Reverend Floater]

Enjoyable game and goddamn, those gals can ball out. The call was a bummer as a fan with no horse in the race but it was a foul. The timing just sucked.... And Marshal did a good job of selling it.

Caitlyn is the GOAT but as an impartial viewer, I think she has some growing to do. When the best guards are having off shooting games--i.e. Curry, MJ, Sabrina, etc.--they seem to find a way to recognize it and become equally lethal via drawing defenses and ball distribution. She had some nice passes but also took some really ill advised shots considering her shooting was a bit cold. Reminded me a bit of AI at times.

Regardless, she is unbelievably talented.

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[stealurface831]

good run, pack. now i gotta hate you again.

[SkiCougar]

good run, pack. now i gotta hate you again.

its bama and uconn for the title, bama been on the rise; winner will easily beat purdue.

[stealurface831]

its bama and uconn for the title, bama been on the rise; winner will easily beat purdue.

Easily? Jive talk.


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[stealurface831]

Jesus Christ Grant Nelson don’t do it to him.


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[SkiCougar]

Kind of funny how South Carolina never really gets the national attention they deserve year after year even with a undefeated season.
Dawn Staley entering true royalty status in college coaching in a relatively short amount of time.

agree, i didn't know that until i saw the espn scroller. its going to be all clark but i'm for south carolina. gotta go for the unbeaten season over the superstar player.

[Soups]

Killer game so far. Hawks came to play. Going to be a fun one.

Go Hawks!

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[Danno]

I forgot who said it above, but Clark, while amazeballs, has some room for improvement. She has a tendency to get really sloppy, like that play at the end of the half.

[zion zig zag]

I forgot who said it above, but Clark, while amazeballs, has some room for improvement. She has a tendency to get really sloppy, like that play at the end of the half.

Just going to leave this here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/...-annoying-word

[Supermoon]

I forgot who said it above, but Clark, while amazeballs, has some room for improvement. She has a tendency to get really sloppy, like that play at the end of the half.

It’ll be interesting to see how she does in the WNBA series once she doesn’t have to carry the team on her back.