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Clarke a great player and Iowa a good team but Clarke sure is whinny
McNeil slipped.
And didn't get around the pick very well.
But let anyone shoot but her..
I'd doubled her ?
Not a travel
Poor def on last possession
Should have fouled
She’s gonna get beat up in ncaa tournament
Girls aren’t very nice
No coach wants to foul when only up by 2. Just better defense to make the shot harder is the only option.
Just too bad Iowa’s great weekend comes to end Tuesday night in Bloomington.
Great game. Holmes should have switched to create a Clark double with McNeil and if she hits from 30 ft. out then you live with it.
Not sure how or why I typed should have fouled. I think I meant should have missed foul shot
Garzon should have met Clark at the spot but she was late getting there.
Mack should have come over when McNeil slipped. Still, it took a great shot and she hit it.
Could have been traveling but they're not calling that regardless
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Would that have made a difference?
Unless Iowa would have panicked, they are screaming time out as soon as the ball is touched.
It is then moved to where they inbounded it.
IMO, a STUPID rule but it worked for Iowa.
Stupid rule from NBA, never understood why there are different rules in the women's games in college than men's. I'm not sure of all of rules, I get the smaller ball and any others if its due to physical size difference of the players. On the obverse men's college is only basketball played in halves not quarters. Back a ways there was no 10 second line in women's which didn't make sense. I get why NBA does the advance on a TO but doesn't need to be in college. I have thought for a long time as well there should be a rule in the last minute so you can't just foul people to keep them from shooting a 3, make a common foul 3 shots in the last 30 seconds or whatever similar to clock run off or use a TO in football so they don't fake injuries at the very end.
I heard Bilas argue that men's game should move to quarters because it's the only one played in halves. I hate the advancing the ball to half court. No reason why a timeout should buy you 50' of court in that instance.
I think they did. I was traveling when the game was on and watched it in fast forward which sometimes makes me lose details, but I thought they inbounded and called a timeout and that's how it advanced to half court, no? I wanted to go back and watch that ending too.
Something I'd love to hear Moren explain is why she doesn't put players on the lane on FTs. If she pulls them there, they get a free run at at shot, but with only 1.5 seconds, a contested rebound takes away even more time and if it gets tipped, that's the game. Seems like I heard an announcer say she does that because she feels like you so rarely get the rebound and are more likely to pick up a foul, but if you do get the rebound, or in this case even contest it, it's a huge payoff. Not sure I think that's a good strategy. Love to hear her explain.
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I agree on the quarters, the only real difference it makes is in the fouls and shooting FT's and TV timeouts I suppose as well a bit .
The advance in the pros while still kind of strange I can see a little more from an entertainment point for fans to put drama in the very end of games.
Easier said than done. She has a gear few women have. And then our best perimeter defender slips while guarding her. The only way to be sure she doesn't get the ball is to foul and that obviously isn't good there, although also better than what happened!
Just a great game. I expected Moren would play it like a regular game and not sit her starters, but I think they still had it in the back of their mind they didn't need to win. Lots of sloppy plays and plays I've seen them make all year. Thought this was one of Parrish's better games and Garzon and Scalia missed 3s they have normally made. Also a tip of the cap to Iowa's other players. They showed up and made plays they didn't in Bloomington. Great game and great season and now as a coach you have a teaching moment about why every possession, and every FT is important. Congrats Ladies I'm looking for big things in the tourney from this group.
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It was a great game with a crazy ending and I agree there is no way they played with the desperation that Iowa needed to.
