Time for a Real Discussion About Caitlin Clark

[BCClone]

They have the space for one from the transfer portal. They lose Martin, Marshall, Clark, Davis, and Goodman, so they have nine coming back. They signed five in November, which takes them to 14 unless others choose to leave.

So go the freshman route it appears.

 

[8bitnes]

Bluder will need to hit the portal for a true PG, I don't think we have anyone currently that can slide into that role, unless Guyton's back at 100% by the start of the season. Affolter will be solid, and Taylor McCabe is a shooter, she'll get her points. Looking forward to Heiden coming in, will be nice having a solid, true big in there.

She's on the record about how little $$ there was available to her to bring in a post player from the portal for this season. Will they have more money available this year?

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Yeah Affolter and Martin are both fine role players but Marshall is not good. Also, Stuelke has gotten a lot of mileage out of Clark pulling defenders away, I can see her struggling next year if she's a focal point.

Stuelke to me is pretty good. She is Monika Czinano lite, which end of the day would still be a really good college player

 

[Bader]

Ice Cube bringing it

That's a legitimately fantastic argument. It'd be like if fringe NFL players were going to play in Russian leagues in the offseason, instead of the spring leagues they've been trying to get going here

 

[BCClone]

Stuelke to me is pretty good. She is Monika Czinano lite, which end of the day would still be a really good college player

She's not automatic from inside 6 foot yet from what I've seen. That is where Czinano opened things up for Iowa. If she got it near the basket it was a guarantee going in. Stuelke is more of a runner and doesn't have the same footwork.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

She's not automatic from inside 6 foot yet from what I've seen. That is where Czinano opened things up for Iowa. If she got it near the basket it was a guarantee going in. Stuelke is more of a runner and doesn't have the same footwork.

You are right, seems like Stuelke does most of her damage in transition. May have a little more range outside of 6 ft too, but certainly not a shooter by any means.

 

[Gonzo]

Stuelke to me is pretty good. She is Monika Czinano lite, which end of the day would still be a really good college player

That's where Heiden could come into play. Her at the 5 w/ Stuelke at the 4 could be a pretty solid front court.

 

[cycloner29]

Interesting, wonder how this would work out:

Really feel bad for any person having to clean any bathrooms that Murph, Reister, Sears, Eickholt, Leistikow, Neck Beard, and any other male Iowa media person used after hearing this news.

 

[Gonzo]

She's on the record about how little $$ there was available to her to bring in a post player from the portal for this season. Will they have more money available this year?

No idea. Bluder runs a guard-heavy offense, maybe there'll be more urgency with no true PG ready to play. Again, if Guyton is healthy it might not be an issue, last I read she was targeting mid-November to be 100%.

 

[cytor]

It's funny that ISU and Iowa women's teams are facing the fact they will both need new head coaches soon.

They are getting long in the tooth.

 

[NWICY]

It's funny that ISU and Iowa women's teams are facing the fact they will both need new head coaches soon.

They are getting long in the tooth.

Both of those will be interesting transitions. I'm thinking Bill stays thru this yrs freshman graduating. Bluder I have no idea.

 

[Kinch]

Vanna>CC

WHO tv just had a promo on, a half hour special tonight on CC at 6:30. It's called Caitlin Clark effect, Changing the game. I'm ticked, no Wheel of Fortune tonight.

 

[Kinch]

And she didn’t even win sub state her senior year in HS.

 

[MJ29]

And she didn’t even win sub state her senior year in HS.

Thanks to Nyamer Diew and her teammates.

 

[Kinch]

She's on the record about how little $$ there was available to her to bring in a post player from the portal for this season. Will they have more money available this year?

And that is on the Swarm. Iowa was a lot closer to a natty in women’s BB.

 

[Kinch]

If that’s true that the Swarm refused to pony up for the women’s basketball team, then it is even funnier that Proctor bit them in the fanny.

 

[ISUTex]

That's a legitimately fantastic argument. It'd be like if fringe NFL players were going to play in Russian leagues in the offseason, instead of the spring leagues they've been trying to get going here

A lot of people in a lot of professions feel underpaid. Men and Women. But they don't get paid more just to make them feel better because of economics. Not sure what makes the WNBA so special that they get more money just because.

 

[Gonzo]

It's funny that ISU and Iowa women's teams are facing the fact they will both need new head coaches soon.

They are getting long in the tooth.

Give CC 10 years in the WNBA then bring her back to IC to take the reins of the WBB program.

 

[Kinch]

That's a legitimately fantastic argument. It'd be like if fringe NFL players were going to play in Russian leagues in the offseason, instead of the spring leagues they've been trying to get going here

They are not forced to. They choose to.

 

[Bader]

They are not forced to. They choose to.

Point on the doll where I made that argument?