It is funny that Iowa message board has thread “Angel Reese = Trash”. I don’t like Angel Reese’s antics but is Clark any better?
Time for a Real Discussion About Caitlin Clark
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Iowa players are allowed to behave that way because the officials constantly screw them over and never call fouls.
I agree with most of what you are saying. It’s not solely cc or Lebron doing it. It’s everywhere and has always been happening.
I just think to be fair you should have that same energy if someone wearing Iowa State gear does the same thing.
If an ISU player were running around telling refs when to call a foul and then yelling at them on the way to the huddle for several seconds or a minute or whatever later I would think they looked really bad.
Prohm seemed to let his players do a lot of talking to the other bench after a bucket and it looked ridiculous, added in that it was for really bad teams.
Push offs for shots etc happen but doing it on nearly every attempt with no acknowledgement is just wrong.
Pretty sure if she were held to the same account as other players or even close to it, she would be T'd up way more often and disqualified.
Switch uniforms, They would love seeing Angel Reese the Black and Gold.
Would ISU fans love to have Clark and Reese? Talent-wise? Yep. Attitude-wise? I would hope not. I am trying to think of an Iowa State player in any sport who acted as bad as those two that ISU fans have "looked the other way" on.
I mean Iowa fans hated Niang, but I can't remember him acting like a spoiled child on the court or being a d*ck in public like Bohannon.
If you disagree, give some names of some ISU players that are/were equivalent to Clark and Reese
Yeah but that one time he blew them a kiss.
I'm not a fan of it but in the heat of the moment I'm not shocked that it happens and when it does I don't think it means the offending player is some kind of Disney villain.
The real double standard is for treating elite athletes differently than their colleagues. If an average player acted/behaved like Brink, LeBron, CC, etc., people would likely view their behavior negatively. But those same behaviors are viewed as acceptable simply because of their elite athleticism. That’s the real double standard not discussed enough
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Is Clark better than Angel Reese? I think she is worse than Reese
In 40 years of officiating, I can only think of one time I did anything close to that and it was nothing. I knew the best player on one team had four fouls. Kid on opposite team drives the lane. Two players foul simultaneously, so I could have called it on either. I chose the kid with fewer fouls so as not to foul out the best player.
This is not related to the CC topic at all, but I think it's a funny story.
In HS, we were in a tie game coming down to the wire. I got fouled with only a few seconds left and was shooting two FTs. Ref was a super old guy. He walked up to me, hands me the ball, and says "You're welcome, but you better make these or I'm going to be late for dinner."
I specifically asked you about coaches. Like our own football coach for example who has had numerous outbursts towards refs and fans.
I’ll get a labeled hawk troll but this thread makes it out like cc is the first athlete EVER to complain or act out on the field or court.
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I like some of the tweets at the end, but never thought I would agree with Doug Gottlieb
Yes - and he crosses the line in those situations. A coach telling an official "Hey Jim - watch for that defensive holding, They are grabbing our receivers as they come out of the break" is very different than Campbell going ballistic at an official. That's what I mean by a coach working an official, though. They tell the officials what they are seeing so the official would then watch for that foul more closely. That's what nearly every single coach will do. And it's part of their job
Edit: Nobody has said CC is the first EVER to act childish. And we have mentioned several other star athletes who act similarly. CC's antics/outbursts do seem to occur far more frequently than other star athletes, though
From the sounds of the National media and some pro players. West Virginia got hosed last night. I get the officials trying to advance clark due to ratings but you have to feel for that team who fought their assses off.
