As a newbie wbb fan (who has only watched just NBA and Cyclone mbb for 30ish years)...I actually think I'm a legit fan of Iriafin after last night. I mean she was all business and just went OFF. Likewise new level of fandom for Ryan.
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As a newbie wbb fan (who has only watched just NBA and Cyclone mbb for 30ish years)...I actually think I'm a legit fan of Iriafin after last night. I mean she was all business and just went OFF. Likewise new level of fandom for Ryan.
She was very much the star for Stanford. Brink was not impressive at all. As someone said in the game thread "it's easy to be a great shot blocker when you never have to keep your arms vertical".
Honestly her game reminded me of Paul Shirley more than any player I could think of. Maybe Shawn Bradley if I have to go NBA.
I think Brink would have a lot of trouble in the WNBA. It's extremely physical and she'll be at the bottom of the totem pole in the referees' eyes before she can get the calls
I see on Iowa boards they're all celebrating that Audi had a bad game (I guess Audi winning isn't good for the state like we've been preached/yelled at) and all you have to do is throw two All American post players at her (as if hardly any team has that). Kind of ignoring if this is the #2 pick in the WNBA draft she actually had a worse game than Audi head to head and those two were directly matched up more often than Audi and Iriafen. Brink couldn't even stay on the floor against Audi, they could have called 15 fouls on her. They kind of bothered each other and cancelled each other out, and Audi had to deal with both of them where we didn't have a second threat down low.
It was crazy to see Audi respond with smiles and the Brink girl basically having a psychotic breakdown on national tv over it.
Most Hawk fans are miserable douchebags or fair-weather followers of whatever sport seems to be peaking.
While incredibly unfair, there's no hiding the fact that Audi will always draw haters and doubters because of her unique size and skill set. There are very few successful basketball players with that combination and she's probably the best I've ever seen with it. Add in their tendency to hate minorities or people perceived to be different and you have a toxic mess spewing out of Iowa City. They like their pretty, skinny, white players and anything else is considered a thug or second-rate wanna be.
They just can't stand that Audi is going to be a star, and she isn't a complete **** like CC.
Was Iriafin the teammate Brink yelled at after one of the ISU players got around her and Brink? I understand respectfully talking though a play to make adjustments but she just yelled at her like a spoiled brat, boy I sound like a ”old” adult.
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Crazy that Clark is actively complaining as West Virginia is fast-breaking the other way.
This Creighton at UCLA thing, crowd has no energy at all. There is a dude sitting in chairs behind bucket that just keeps scrolling through his phone. Is at least close.
WVUs defense slowing Iowa down, but the WVU offense is in the Stone Age.
It really feels like the NCAA has sent out a memo discouraging the policing of unsportsmanlike conduct. I don't care about trash talk between players at all but yelling at officials is not good for the game.
WV's defense is downright pesky. Arms up always, disrupting passes. I don't think they have the gas to beat Iowa, but they're mixing it up to stay in the game.
