If Caitlin DID come to ISU it would likely be worth the price of admission to watch her, Lexi Donarski and Emily Ryan battle it out in practice.
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If Caitlin DID come to ISU it would likely be worth the price of admission to watch her, Lexi Donarski and Emily Ryan battle it out in practice.
Scary good fun that'd be to watch. All we need is a breakout player at post to make us formidable, if talent elsewhere holds to expectations.
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This is what most of us who support the team are aware of. Unless you are part of the staff or a parent of one of the players WE don't know what is going on behind the scenes. From what I have seen from our current players I believe they would all welcome (and want) her to the team.
I'd say it is pretty hard to know what coaches are doing, and this is pure speculation. Either the girls really mesh and became friends through recruiting or playing AAU together, or they don't.
The coaches have put a lot of effort into CC. Lately CC saw BF when he flew to Asia to support Ashley. How many other coaches were there? Muffet wasn't, because she was sitting in front of me at a Chicago Sky game.
Did you tell her how you felt about Sheppard not having to sit out after transferring?
I do think that folks speculating we aren't going all in to try and get Clark are being laughably ridiculous. If she picks ND or Iowa they can play the infamous Hawk fan card of "We didn't want her anyway", LOL.
Did you tell her how you felt about Sheppard not having to sit out after transferring?
I do think that folks speculating we aren't going all in to try and get Clark are being laughably ridiculous. If she picks ND or Iowa they can play the infamous Hawk fan card of "We didn't want her anyway", LOL.
She comes to a lot of Sky games, when Notre Dame players play. Actually she and Bruno (Depaul) coach sit and talk together a lot. I think he might be an investor, he is at almost every game and sits in the owners section. Although I dont like her, she is very approachable by the younger players.
When the Nike AAU tournament was in Chicago, the sky game was a who's who of college coaches.
If Clark wants to go to the "mom" camp, so be it. I very seriously doubt Bludder outworked BF in CC recruitment. She was at a ton of ISU events.
I can assure you that's not where I'm coming from - simply put, I am very happy with the group of young talent (in place and committed) we presently have and wouldn't want anything to upset that apple cart...
Are there any winning women coaches of acceptable character? Muffett is cheater. Mulkey is a pyscho. Coale is hot mess. Bludder is conniving matriarch. Thank goodness we have Gino the Saint to send offerings to. Can't say a bad word about that guy.
Sometimes I wonder.
Sometimes I wonder.
I'm 99% sure that her and her family were all sitting a few rows in front of me at the UNI game all in ISU gear. I know her brother is on the team but it can't hurt right
Are there any winning women coaches of acceptable character? Muffett is cheater. Mulkey is a pyscho. Coale is hot mess. Bludder is conniving matriarch. Thank goodness we have Gino the Saint to send offerings to. Can't say a bad word about that guy.
Sometimes I wonder.
What’s wrong with Coale being a "hot mess?"
Added Paula Fraile Ruiz. She might be a 2021 (it can be hard to tell with international players).
My brother-law-in law is as into Iowa State circles of anyone I know. He too is saying don't believe we are out of the picture. So what to think?I'm 99% sure that her and her family were all sitting a few rows in front of me at the UNI game all in ISU gear. I know her brother is on the team but it can't hurt right
Thanks for the heads up. When making that update, I also discovered Okosun verballed Marquette, so I've made that update as well.
At the very least, it takes away one disadvantage we had compared to Notre Dame -- now both schools have two top-100 2020 PGs already (Notre Dame's are #25 and #44 on ESPN Hoopgurlz). Just hoping it doesn't push her to Iowa.
With Clark, we'd have three PGs in the class, but the rest of the 20-21 roster would only have Rae Johnson (solid PG, but 20-21 is her last season) and Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw (essentially a converted SG) with PG experience. Considering we'd likely be playing a 4 guard offense with possibly two PG at once, there are plenty of minutes for everyone.
CC's Dowling HS Stats from Iowa HS Girls AA website:
2016-2017 (Fresh) - Dowling 19-5, 10-0 in Conference (State Qualifier)
Shot 128 of 299 from field (42.8%) and 38 of 115 from 3 (33%), averaging 15.3 / Game;
Had 113 Assists (4.71 / Game) and 71 Turnovers;
2017-2018 (Soph) - Dowling 20-4, 10-0 in Conference
Shot 221 of 491 from field (45%) and 71 of 196 from 3 (36.2%), averaging 27.1 / Game;
Had 92 Assists (4.0 / Game) and 95 Turnovers;
2018-2019 (Junior) - Dowling 17-8, 5-5 in Conference (State Qualifier)
Shot 271 of 662 from field (40.9%) and 90 of 271 from 3 (33.2%), averaging 32.5 / Game;
Had 84 Assists (3.5 / Game) and 91 Turnovers;
No state titles thus far at arguably the most advantaged program in the state. Do these numbers mean anything? Open for discussion...
2016-2017 (Fresh) - Dowling 19-5, 10-0 in Conference (State Qualifier)
Shot 128 of 299 from field (42.8%) and 38 of 115 from 3 (33%), averaging 15.3 / Game;
Had 113 Assists (4.71 / Game) and 71 Turnovers;
2017-2018 (Soph) - Dowling 20-4, 10-0 in Conference
Shot 221 of 491 from field (45%) and 71 of 196 from 3 (36.2%), averaging 27.1 / Game;
Had 92 Assists (4.0 / Game) and 95 Turnovers;
2018-2019 (Junior) - Dowling 17-8, 5-5 in Conference (State Qualifier)
Shot 271 of 662 from field (40.9%) and 90 of 271 from 3 (33.2%), averaging 32.5 / Game;
Had 84 Assists (3.5 / Game) and 91 Turnovers;
No state titles thus far at arguably the most advantaged program in the state. Do these numbers mean anything? Open for discussion...
Given her obvious talent (proven time and time again with Team USA and AAU along with high school), these are what the numbers mean to me:
- Last season, she made 271 of her team's 581 FG (46.6%). She assisted on 84 of the remaining 310, meaning she scored on or assisted 61.1% of her team's FG. She had the ball in her hands a LOT and handled a ton of the scoring, so a mediocre a/to ratio shouldn't be too concerning.
- Only one other player on the team had more than 4.4 ppg: Grace Gaber, who got most of her 8.6 ppg beyond the arc. I'm guessing Clark was basically the only real threat to drive.
- Since there wasn't a lot of offensive ability among her teammates, I'm sure Clark received a ton of defensive attention.
