And here is the other side of things. Though this is a MBB tidbit the Cyclone men are supposed to be easy to eliminate due to lower offense production. We'll see in both cases.
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Lower offensive production as a reason requires the other offense to be productive.
And also its not necessarily true, so long as we don't revert back to the slump we were in from after houston through the KSU loss.
From January 1 through the houston game our offense was playing like the 30th best offense in the country. Not elite, but more than good enough when paired with a top defense.
During that slump? 277th
After the Kansas State game?
Only a week so smaller sample size, but 16th.
We play our normal game we'll be fine.
This is my last post on the men in this thread.
I've seen at least three predictions of Iowa State men going down early!
One:
3 of next year's Big 12 newcomers in the field.
Arizona (11) is in a play-in game Thursday night against Auburn. Winner gets Syracuse.
Utah (5) plays South Dakota State late Saturday night. Winner gets Gonzaga/UC Irvine.
Colorado (5) plays Drake Friday night in Manhattan. Winner gets K-State/Portland.
Arizona (11) is in a play-in game Thursday night against Auburn. Winner gets Syracuse.
Utah (5) plays South Dakota State late Saturday night. Winner gets Gonzaga/UC Irvine.
Colorado (5) plays Drake Friday night in Manhattan. Winner gets K-State/Portland.
Maybe I should give Geno Auriemma more credit, he passed on Clark! Let me put it how I see it, accurate or not, he did not see her as a good fit with his program or its other stars (doubt he didn't see her potential and have a spot for her). There must be more to this story.
She is a great player but to blue-blood coaches a potential big disruptive distraction. I love the state of Iowa and love almost everything about the state with some exceptions. Regardless if she went to Iowa, if her demeanor were up to "honest Iowa nice" I'd be all in.
She is a great player but to blue-blood coaches a potential big disruptive distraction. I love the state of Iowa and love almost everything about the state with some exceptions. Regardless if she went to Iowa, if her demeanor were up to "honest Iowa nice" I'd be all in.
Caitlin Clark Reveals UConn's Recruitment Snub
Geno was all in for several years running recruiting Page Bueckers. Lord knows I heard about it all of the time since I live in the Hopkins school district (plus it is all Gopher fans talked about non-stop). You really can't go all in for the top two point guards and not end up almost recruiting against yourself. I think where Clark ended up was about perfect for her and where Bueckers ended up was perfect for her. There is a chance Buecker might have elevated the Gophers if she had stayed home but probably not to a Final Four or Big Ten title like happened at Iowa. Iowa post-Gustafson was in way better shape than the Gophers.
main thing I dislike about Clark is her demeanor. Her whining. A friend who is a Hawk fan told me I’d accept it if she played for ISU. I told him it wouldn’t happen at ISU as Fen wouldn’t put up with it.
Looks like Virginia Tech sat on the Elizabeth Kitley injury being an ACL until after they had secured their #4 seed and home court hosting. Sad news she is hurt but not a fan of schools deliberately withholding information so the committee can't consider it in full. As far as this for her individually I am guessing it puts her into the Stephanie Soares zone for being drafted this year and signing next year. Although maybe not, as she was forecast as much lower than Soares was drafted.
The #5 seeds possibly screwed by this are all current or future Big 12 teams: OK, CO, Baylor, Utah
The #5 seeds possibly screwed by this are all current or future Big 12 teams: OK, CO, Baylor, Utah
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The article within my post notes that it still eats at Clark, so it may be moot (moot meaning debatable) whether the girl landed where she wanted. Agreed, her best spot from what I've seen is Iowa.
Agree. She is a giant among good players at Iowa. She'd be great among really good players and some other greats at UConn. She would be a difference maker for either.
One of the top middle-majors this year. Not far off in NET from us at #38.
Valiant effort by Rice against LSU -- only 6 down with 2 minutes to go. LSU has looked extraordinarily sloppy.
