The hype of watching the games was great, but all the stuff/allegations after the game is overbearing and annoying now
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Dr. Jill has invited Hawkeye Women to the White House
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She’s the biggest trash talker out there but no one said a word about until Reese
Neither she nor I stated otherwise. She was asked about the double standard for MBB players' on-court behavior vs. WBB players, and she said they should all be allowed to trash talk and what not, just like MBB are allowed to do.
That's the thing. I don't understand the whole Disrespect schpeel. If anything the South Carolina game just displayed Bluder's brilliance in coaching. South Carolina had three girls 6'4", 6'5" and 6'7" while also having a poor perimeter shooting team. It doesnt take a D1 coach who's tallest player is 6'3" to figure out how South Carolina was going to attack Iowa. So, Bluder cut it off. Put 5 girls on the post players and forced a poor perimeter shooting team to shoot the perimeter. And it worked just like it was suppose to. Then LSU gets all bent out of shape on it saying it's disrespectful and they'll make Iowa pay if they guard the LSU perimeter the same way Iowa did South Carolina. Well no *&^% Shirlock! Do they really think any level basketball coach from Middle School to Division 1 uses the exact same game plan regardless of opponent.
If a UCONN player would've done to an Aztec player what Reese did to Clark, you would've heard about it.
This is what people are missing. Reese went above and beyond the norm when it comes to stuff like this. Clark's hand gesture didn't seem like it was at anyone in particular and it only lasted a second after hitting a big three forcing a Louisville TO.
Reese did it to Clark at the free throw line and might have called her something in the process and then chased her around the court. It was a lot different.
I really don't have any problem with any of it, but to say it is the same thing is disingenuous.
Would Jill have invited the LSU team if Iowa had won?
Clark's was directed toward a Louisville player.
Reese's was much more intently done.
One was hailed as great, the other not.
Clark said it was toward an Iowa asst. coach and it was much more normal of what we see in sports whether that is rocking the baby, feeding the rock, the shooting the arrow, putting it to sleep or you are too small gestures that you see a lot of players do during the game. I can't recall a time I saw something like what Reese did and that is why it got so much attention not to mention it happened during the highest rated women's game of all time. Clark's happened in the elite 8 with a lot less viewers.
Clark's antics were aimed at Louisville. She's a cocky B@@#h. At least on the court, and I have no problem with it. Reese is the same way. Hawks fans should just except it. Embrace it if you want. Iowa fans need to stop playing Iowa as the "innocent classy teammates" that were victimized by the "big bad no class girls" from the SEC.
There was a clip out there that shows her intently looking at a Louisville player on the way to the bench at a time out.
She's lying.
Bluders coaching brilliance? Come on man, it showed the lack of ability of Dawn more than anything. We saw what a great coach Bluder was when she faced off with Mulkey, who is the best coach in womens ball the last decade. She got absolutely put over a knee.
Iowa is not invited to the White House. Jill just stated that it was a great game. And would love to have both teams. Invitation to the National Champs. Jill Biden spokesman walked it back.
Heard about it, sure. But I think it still would have been seen as more acceptable/palatable if it happened in a men's game, especially if the targeted SDSU player had multiple viral moments for trash talk/gestures in the tournament. More people would chalk it up to that player getting a dose of his own medicine in that hypothetical, IMO.
Bluder was awesome against Louisville by switching to the triangle in 2 and then did a great job against SC and you are right Staley was clueless on what to do. Bluder ran into a buzzsaw against LSU and obviously Mulkey is the better coach with better players to boot.
It's one of the threads obsessing over it. Maybe the OG CC one?
She did it toward the Louisville star guard.
Bluder's an outstanding coach. Mulkey's one of the best of all time, but let's not pretend that her teams don't consistently have more talent than almost anyone across the board.
Most people have no problem with trash talk/posturing during the game. But after the game is over, show some sportsmanship and some class. Especially if you win.
We don't know if she did or didn't. All we know is that she did it for a second while walking to her huddle and there wasn't a Louisville player in the screen. Then Van Lith walks across the screen not long after. It could have been towards Van Lith or at the Iowa bench, which Clark claims. We will never know.
