Could Caitlyn Clark compete with D1 men?

[quinnsryche]

Let her take a flagrant foul from Draymond Green or run over by Lebron and see how long she lasts - 1 sec. - before they have to take her off the court in pieces. That's a question constantly asked about females in a male sport and I have NEVER ONCE heard an argument that ends well for the girl.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Let her take a flagrant foul from Draymond Green or run over by Lebron and see how long she lasts - 1 sec. - before they have to take her off the court in pieces. That's a question constantly asked about females in a male sport and I have NEVER ONCE heard an argument that ends well for the girl.

Just in the ordinary course of a game, assuming people didn't let up on her, she would get the crap beaten out of her if she even tried to cover anyone, or go for a rebound, or go around a pick. The whole discussion is rather inane. This is a skinny young woman we're talking about. It's fantasy. And that takes nothing away from her, it's just biology.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And that takes nothing away from her, it's just biology.

Biology is an offensive construct of an oppressive system and cognizance of it enables bigotry.

[cgjackson222]

I was amazed to learn how popular women's college basketball is.

According to ESPN:

"Iowa's 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA tournament on Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. That makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than NFL football over the past year.

Iowa-LSU outdrew all but one of the five games in last year's NBA Finals, along with the clinching game of last year's World Series (11.48 million)....

Only one men's NCAA tournament game this year had bigger viewership: North Carolina State's win over Duke on Sunday in the men's Elite Eight on CBS averaged 15.1 million.

The 60 women's tournament games are averaging 1.5 million, a 127% increase over last year."

[Peter_Spaeth]

The men's game has increasingly become boring.

[maniac_73]

The womens tourney is insanely more exciting than the mens this year. They have marketed the women well and the storylines and competition have been fantastic.

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

I was amazed to learn how popular women's college basketball is.

According to ESPN:

"Iowa's 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA tournament on Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. That makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than NFL football over the past year.

Iowa-LSU outdrew all but one of the five games in last year's NBA Finals, along with the clinching game of last year's World Series (11.48 million)....

Only one men's NCAA tournament game this year had bigger viewership: North Carolina State's win over Duke on Sunday in the men's Elite Eight on CBS averaged 15.1 million.

The 60 women's tournament games are averaging 1.5 million, a 127% increase over last year."

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

The womens tourney is insanely more exciting than the mens this year. They have marketed the women well and the storylines and competition have been fantastic.

Lots of drama. The demonization of LSU and Kim Mulkey. The otherworldly shooting of Clark. UConn and Paige Bueckers who basically missed two seasons to injuries. The absolute dominance of an unusually deep South Carolina team.

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

The womens tourney is insanely more exciting than the mens this year. They have marketed the women well and the storylines and competition have been fantastic.

Totally enjoyed that game... it takes a bit to adjust to the game being played below the rim and I am now probably crazy spoiled watching CC sink 26-30 foot shots with relative ease. I appreciated and enjoyed Reese and teammates intensity and skill but they were NO match for Clark.

And I even enjoyed rooting against a very unlikable LSU coach...

I have to imagine the WNBA is working hard to think about how to parlay this fervor into success at the pro level.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I don't think even Clark can sustain what she did against LSU. I'm going with UConn and Bueckers.

[Hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

Totally enjoyed that game... it takes a bit to adjust to the game being played below the rim and I am now probably crazy spoiled watching CC sink 26-30 foot shots with relative ease. I appreciated and enjoyed Reese and teammates intensity and skill but they were NO match for Clark.



And I even enjoyed rooting against a very unlikable LSU coach...



I have to imagine the WNBA is working hard to think about how to parlay this fervor into success at the pro level.

Idk why LSU didn't put Johnson on Clark instead of the lil chubby girl

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[JustinD]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Let her take a flagrant foul from Draymond Green or run over by Lebron and see how long she lasts - 1 sec. - before they have to take her off the court in pieces. That's a question constantly asked about females in a male sport and I have NEVER ONCE heard an argument that ends well for the girl.

I would say this is completely proven in any Iowa game with Audi Crooks in the key. They have near zero ability to handle size. Audi has a 2.5" vertical and takes forever to cross the court but can still drop 40 just in layups?

That said, I can't believe that Audi could score a single basket in a game against any men's team because it would be stuffed consistently....but I sure as hell wouldn't take a charge from her. At 6'3" she has to weigh more than any NBA player of her height in the history of the league. There have definitely been bigger players, but I would like to see one at 6'3" or under.