Could Caitlyn Clark compete with D1 men?

[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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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Hxcmilkshake

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

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I am guessing Mulkey was thinking (1) if Clark is on nobody is really going to stop her anyway, and (2) Flau'jae's energies were better spent on the offensive end not exhausting herself chasing Clark. I wouldn't blame the loss on Mulkey. LSU shot really poorly after the first quarter, and Reese was hurt too although she gave it her all.