OT: Women's game - OSU vs IOWA - Court Storm after the game....

[Tscurlo]

Saw the replay where Caitlin (Drama Queen) Clarke and an OSU fan collided on the court as CC was running off the court.

When you see the incident... it was actually more of a DEFLECTION.... but Clark threw her arms up... like she was mugged.

Then... they showed her being helped off the court.... and she's playing it up like she was really mugged and hurting.

Go back and look at the replay Caitlin... You WEREN'T MUGGED... is was a deflection but you have to play it up for your notoriety.

She is a great player.... no doubt about that.... but stop it with the DRAMA QUEEN ACTING!!!!!!

 

[UncleMark]

Saw the replay where Caitlin (Drama Queen) Clarke and an OSU fan collided on the court as CC was running off the court.

When you see the incident... it was actually more of a DEFLECTION.... but Clark threw her arms up... like she was mugged.

Then... they showed her being helped off the court.... and she's playing it up like she was really mugged and hurting.

Go back and look at the replay Caitlin... You WEREN'T MUGGED... is was a deflection but you have to play it up for your notoriety.

She is a great player.... no doubt about that.... but stop it with the DRAMA QUEEN ACTING!!!!!!

She's insufferable.

If I'm a ref and she starts in on me I give her one chance to STFU and then I start T-ing her up.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

I sure hope she and the McCaff punk don’t spawn.

 

[Bucket Getter]

I’ve watched it a few times and it looks to me like she sprinted directly into the big girl who was simply walking toward the celebration. 100% preventable for any player anywhere who actually wanted to get off the court. CC is a serious head case the way she has to make everything all about her. In victory or defeat, she’s a victim.

 

[Jssanto]

Saw the replay where Caitlin (Drama Queen) Clarke and an OSU fan collided on the court as CC was running off the court.

When you see the incident... it was actually more of a DEFLECTION.... but Clark threw her arms up... like she was mugged.

Then... they showed her being helped off the court.... and she's playing it up like she was really mugged and hurting.

Go back and look at the replay Caitlin... You WEREN'T MUGGED... is was a deflection but you have to play it up for your notoriety.

She is a great player.... no doubt about that.... but stop it with the DRAMA QUEEN ACTING!!!!!!

1. Caitlin Clarke has been very good for advancing the game of women’s basketball.
2. She is probably the best player in college today and likely will excel in the wnba.
3. She is an amazing shooter.
4. She is a whinny little itch and I no longer buy Gatorade

 

[Jssanto]

I think a great definition of Clarke is the game where she won the game with a last second difficult shot (fantastic ability) and then immediately ignored her teammates and ran to the crowd for their adulation (she spells team with three i’s).

 

[Courtsensetwo]

I think a great definition of Clarke is the game where she won the game with a last second difficult shot (fantastic ability) and then immediately ignored her teammates and ran to the crowd for their adulation (she spells team with three i’s).

She is a villain and has been great for the game

 

[Vern Pain]

1. Caitlin Clarke has been very good for advancing the game of women’s basketball.
2. She is probably the best player in college today and likely will excel in the wnba.
3. She is an amazing shooter.
4. She is a whinny little itch and I no longer buy Gatorade

To point 4...

There were two different occasions where she got her pocket picked and instead of hustling down the floor, she chose to libby the officials on her own end of the floor giving OSU easy opportunities.

 

[teller54]

Couldn't happen to a nicer person. ( add sarcasm) can't stand her

 

[ulrey]

I’ve watched it a few times and it looks to me like she sprinted directly into the big girl who was simply walking toward the celebration. 100% preventable for any player anywhere who actually wanted to get off the court. CC is a serious head case the way she has to make everything all about her. In victory or defeat, she’s a victim.

Victim hood sales big time these days 😉

 

[Spirito76]

It really looked like her flop after the collision was a totally ingrained action. Once she realized no foul was being called, she hustled off the court.

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

She got run over AND flopped for drama all at once. She was very classy in her postgame interview.

 

[ulrey]

Lebron She got run over AND flopped for drama all at once. She was very classy in her postgame interview.

 

[kkott]

I’ve watched it a few times and it looks to me like she sprinted directly into the big girl who was simply walking toward the celebration. 100% preventable for any player anywhere who actually wanted to get off the court. CC is a serious head case the way she has to make everything all about her. In victory or defeat, she’s a victim.

I watched it and #1, the fan was at fault for running with a camera while filming herself. I think Clarke was just trying to get off the court in a hurry and had her head down and was trying to get to the locker room as fast as she could. Probably was watching the other person's feet and assumed she'd stop. I didn't think she ran into the woman intentionally, but she always drama queens it. She was reasonable in her post game. Glad they lost. No big deal.

 

[IU_Hickory]

Clark's shove was rather unnecessary. The fan took a harder fall then she did.

Unless she landed on something, not sure how that would have hurt her

 

[Tammany Hall]

Court storming isn’t ideal in terms of safety, but I can’t think of any major incidents from court storms over the last 30 years. The made up UK stuff from 2011 doesn’t count.

I’m sure it will be banned one day but its fun for the home team and fans and it’s uniquely college and I hope it stays.

 

[Tscurlo]

I think a great definition of Clarke is the game where she won the game with a last second difficult shot (fantastic ability) and then immediately ignored her teammates and ran to the crowd for their adulation (she spells team with three i’s).

The above is absolutely correct!!!!

 

[bbh_42]

So last night when I saw it I just thought two people not paying attention and bumped into one another. This morning I saw the other angle which is from behind the backboard. Both my wife and I said the same thing. Clark clearly brings her arms up and shoves the fan then flops down to the ground. The first angle from behind Clark looked incidental contact but the reverse view is clearly showing Clark with a two forearm shove of the fan.

The only player I saw getting blind sided was the OSU player who ran over to Clark to help and get's shoved from behind by some big old dude from OSU. She got hit harder than Clark.

Not sure who had the better hit, Clark on the OSU fan or MacAfee on Trindon Holliday.

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

So last night when I saw it I just thought two people not paying attention and bumped into one another. This morning I saw the other angle which is from behind the backboard. Both my wife and I said the same thing. Clark clearly brings her arms up and shoves the fan then flops down to the ground. The first angle from behind Clark looked incidental contact but the reverse view is clearly showing Clark with a two forearm shove of the fan.

The only player I saw getting blind sided was the OSU player who ran over to Clark to help and get's shoved from behind by some big old dude from OSU. She got hit harder than Clark.

Not sure who had the better hit, Clark on the OSU fan or MacAfee on Trindon Holliday.

She flailed, but she didn't shove her. She made it more dramatic than it was (go figure). Caitlin was 0% at fault and 100% classy in her postgame press conference. And I can't stand the whiny wench.

 

[Ohio Guy]

She got run over AND flopped for drama all at once. She was very classy in her postgame interview.

I don't know big the girl who ran into her is, but Caitlin Clark is listed at 6'0", 156 lbs, is in peak physical/athletic shape and fell like she got shivved. Meanwhile, average college girl shrugs it off and joins the rest of the students at center court.

Maybe OSU should find her to guard Clark when they face them at Iowa later this year.

 

[Jssanto]

Court storming isn’t ideal in terms of safety, but I can’t think of any major incidents from court storms over the last 30 years. The made up UK stuff from 2011 doesn’t count.

I’m sure it will be banned one day but its fun for the home team and fans and it’s uniquely college and I hope it stays.

I thought the studio analyst way over did the criticism of the fans storming the court. Do you want to take enthusiasm out of the game? Take out attendance. All she did was set of stadium security to be blames and sued.

 

[IU_Hickory]

She flailed, but she didn't shove her. She made it more dramatic than it was (go figure). Caitlin was 0% at fault and 100% classy in her postgame press conference. And I can't stand the whiny wench.

There was definitely a get out of my way shove as they collided. Neither was paying much attention to where they were going so I wouldn't say 0% at fault for either of them.

 

[kkott]

There was definitely a get out of my way shove as they collided. Neither was paying much attention to where they were going so I wouldn't say 0% at fault for either of them.

Yep, but I don't know what people's expectations are. Clarke just played an OT game and lost. She's tired and frustrated, and is just trying to get to the locker room and some opposing fan is running directly into her while it looks like she was recording herself with a selfie stick. My view is if you run onto the court, you better be aware of where the players are and leave them alone. If I was Clark, I'd have shoved her too. I do think Clarke embelished and acted a bit, but I think it's the fans' responsibility to run around the opposing players. No problem with what Clarke did in this instance or her explanation afterwards. I do think she talks too much to officials and is a drama queen, but in this instance I think it was the fans fault. Frankly I'm surprised they don't have a security person with her, just in case, or at least an assistant or something. She's transcended women's college basketball. I mean, the game was on a network here in NC in the middle of the day. I've never seen that before, so I think it's understandable that she protects herself, from the crazies out there.

 

[IU_Hickory]

Yep, but I don't know what people's expectations are. Clarke just played an OT game and lost. She's tired and frustrated, and is just trying to get to the locker room and some opposing fan is running directly into her while it looks like she was recording herself with a selfie stick. My view is if you run onto the court, you better be aware of where the players are and leave them alone. If I was Clark, I'd have shoved her too. I do think Clarke embelished and acted a bit, but I think it's the fans' responsibility to run around the opposing players. No problem with what Clarke did in this instance or her explanation afterwards. I do think she talks too much to officials and is a drama queen, but in this instance I think it was the fans fault. Frankly I'm surprised they don't have a security person with her, just in case, or at least an assistant or something. She's transcended women's college basketball. I mean, the game was on a network here in NC in the middle of the day. I've never seen that before, so I think it's understandable that she protects herself, from the crazies out there.

it was understandable given the circumstances and heat of the moment. I think she was being a bit overly dramatic.

Yea, it would be good to at least keep the court rushers back until the opposing team has left.

 

[kkott]

it was understandable given the circumstances and heat of the moment. I think she was being a bit overly dramatic.

Yea, it would be good to at least keep the court rushers back until the opposing team has left.

Heck, maybe she can't help herself anymore. She's flopped so much, maybe it was just instinctive because she was still on a basketball court!

 

[Hoosierific]

I don't know big the girl who ran into her is, but Caitlin Clark is listed at 6'0", 156 lbs, is in peak physical/athletic shape and fell like she got shivved. Meanwhile, average college girl shrugs it off and joins the rest of the students at center court.

Maybe OSU should find her to guard Clark when they face them at Iowa later this year.

100% I thought the same exact thing. Average college student shrugs it off like it was nothing, but Clark flailes her arms and drops to the ground. Pure drama queen and media whore.

 

[RegionHoosiers]

Heck, maybe she can't help herself anymore. She's flopped so much, maybe it was just instinctive because she was still on a basketball court!

That's what it looked like to me.

Glad she didn't get hurt though. I could do without the whining but obviously she's a generational talent.

 

[ulrey]

Looked like she’s been watching Xavier Johnson this year,

 

[Bucket Getter]

Right out of John Calipari’s playbook. Victimhood on full display.

 

[MonvalleyJ]

The fans shouldn't have been on the court... 100% the fault of the fan. About every post above attempted to minimize the incident and somehow justify placing some blame on the player.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

The fans shouldn't have been on the court... 100% the fault of the fan. About every post above attempted to minimize the incident and somehow justify placing some blame on the player.

The posts are generally about the drama not the root cause. Try harder.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

it was understandable given the circumstances and heat of the moment. I think she was being a bit overly dramatic.

Yea, it would be good to at least keep the court rushers back until the opposing team has left.

This will and already has revived the discussion of allowing kids to run on the court. Very difficult to stop when there is wide open access. Some arenas are tougher for the kids to get down there and they can block the access points.

TAH is pretty open.

 

[MonvalleyJ]

The posts are generally about the drama not the root cause. Try harder.

My point is the situation should have never arisen. Stay off the court...

The drama was created by trespassing on the court and putting players at risk.
How should I try harder? I could say that Clark and Edey pummeled your basketball programs within a week of each other, maybe your fanbase is a bit bitter right now?

 

[Bucket Getter]

My point is the situation should have never arisen. Stay off the court...

The drama was created by trespassing on the court and putting players at risk.
How should I try harder? I could say that Clark and Edey pummeled your basketball programs within a week of each other, maybe your fanbase is a bit bitter right now?

This is probably going to be too hard for you to understand, so I'll type slowly...Caitlin Clark is a punk ass human being (great actual player) who ruins the beauty of her game with the constant antics, drama, crying, crowd jesturing etc. Hell, I'd be willing to bet you she would have sprinted into a ref or opposing player or opposing coach and done exactly the same flop-o-rama she did when she ran into the selfie girl. Whiney little batch can't stand not getting her way. Losing to O$U clearly set her off in this case. Understand?

 

[Ohio Guy]

The fans shouldn't have been on the court... 100% the fault of the fan. About every post above attempted to minimize the incident and somehow justify placing some blame on the player.

This is just a silly take, unless of course you can show me a clip of a nationally televised game where a home crowd didn't rush the court after beating one of the top teams in the country in the last 30-40 years. Imagine all the kids at a game like that just saying, 'yay!' and going home.

Part of the reason I watch college basketball is because of the passion involved...and that includes the fans.

That said. you're partially right. OSU security should 100% be held accountable for not escorting the opposing team off the court and avoiding as much contact with fans as possible. I'd bet that at least at OSU - and probably other places too - this will be addressed.

 

[Ohio Guy]

This will and already has revived the discussion of allowing kids to run on the court. Very difficult to stop when there is wide open access. Some arenas are tougher for the kids to get down there and they can block the access points.

TAH is pretty open.

I'm sorry, but I'm siding with the average student here. A big win against a top -ranked opponent is a big deal and rushing the court is a big part of that. If a place like OSU decides to ban it, I think that will long ranging negative impacts on their basketball programs.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

I'm sorry, but I'm siding with the average student here. A big win against a top -ranked opponent is a big deal and rushing the court is a big part of that. If a place like OSU decides to ban it, I think that will long ranging negative impacts on their basketball programs.

Liability is a powerful word.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

My point is the situation should have never arisen. Stay off the court...

The drama was created by trespassing on the court and putting players at risk.
How should I try harder? I could say that Clark and Edey pummeled your basketball programs within a week of each other, maybe your fanbase is a bit bitter right now?

wtf is wrong with you? You start to make a reasonable post and then melt down. Take a day or two off

 

[MonvalleyJ]

wtf is wrong with you? You start to make a reasonable post and then melt down. Take a day or two off

You told me to try harder... so I did.

 

[MonvalleyJ]

This is probably going to be too hard for you to understand, so I'll type slowly...Caitlin Clark is a punk ass human being (great actual player) who ruins the beauty of her game with the constant antics, drama, crying, crowd jesturing etc. Hell, I'd be willing to bet you she would have sprinted into a ref or opposing player or opposing coach and done exactly the same flop-o-rama she did when she ran into the selfie girl. Whiney little batch can't stand not getting her way. Losing to O$U clearly set her off in this case. Understand?

She may be a punk ass. Heck, pretty obvious she gets under a lot of people's skin. With that said, calling her a bitch would be overkill unless she personally did something to you or yours, which I will assume is a negative. I will stick with my original argument. the students shouldn't have rushed the floor. They were ranked 12th and beat Iowa at home. It's not a huge upset.