SO CLOSE: Caitlin Clark and Iowa Fall to South Carolina in National Championship

Eliot, Adam and Ross discuss #Iowa's 87-75 loss to South Carolina in the national championship game.
Dawn Staley and SC were just too damn good, #CaitlinClark and the #Hawkeyes had their chances but just couldn't capitalize, what this team accomplished, what's next for Lisa Bluder and Iowa women's basketball, and more.
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[@scottmaass4329]

Wow Adam you got me going with your Iowa NOT done ,this wasnt just a flash in the pan news. You prob have heard coaches plans going forward. That was awesome.

[@poobado]

The bearded gentleman is an Iowa fan but his analysis was unbiased which is so hard to find with Iowa fans. He was fair and honest….most Iowa fans make excuses ..Refs…Cordoso is a man etc etc etc.I love Clark but can’t stand most of her fans.

[@johnmcdermott667]

I agree. the only thing worse is the fans of teams that win, hating on a team that managed to survive the toughest bracket in the tournament and lost.

[@pokejammerz]

exactly

[@poobado]

@@johnmcdermott667 …survive? You talk as if Iowa wasn’t a number one seed, and South Carolina had an easier way because they deserved it. They went undefeated. The SEC isn’t exactly a cake walk división . We beat Notre dame/UConn/NC state…etc non conference teams. Do you honestly believe that if South Carolina took the same path as Iowa we still would not have won the whole thing???? You kid yourself.

[@poobado]

@@johnmcdermott667 ….Caitlin Clark has the most annoying fan base. The female in the panel was asked why didn’t Caitlin perform well in the 2/3/4 quarter? She said because Caitlin was tired 😂😃🤣. Caitlin was tired in the second quarter???? A well thought out answer would have been is that South Carolina has the highest defensive rating in the whole country. Hummm…..I think that might have had something to do with Caitlin’s un impressive performance for her standards.

[@poobado]

@@pokejammerz …..I’m not throwing anything in the fans of Iowa’s faces. Caitlin Clark is an “offensive genius”…I honestly love her but her fans can go kick rocks with no shoes on…

[@thomanderson7981]

Caitlin didn't have much help. Her teammates failed to hit open 3's & make simple lay-ups. S.C.'s freshmen were unbelievable & ready for prime time!

[@erob1962]

God finally honest interpretation of the game. I didnt think it was possible

[@Diogo-fv4vd]

CC have 40min to point 35 per game this is why

[@jamessmalls5636]

Pearl Moore 30 for 4 years and one championship twice at Francis Marion

[@ParisMilan89]

If you are playing for 40 min in a game of course ur going to score 😭😭😭

[@poobado]

How does coach Staley get these 5 star recruits agree to ride the bench???? What does she say to them to get them to agree. In South Carolina there will never be one big star. No one big big minutes.

[@AsToldByMindy]

Recruits want to play for her. They trust the process

[@ParisMilan89]

Gurenteed WNBA it’s about team work not a 1 man roster can’t depend on one star player

[@ParisMilan89]

Every one who plays for Dawn the majority gets drafted

[@poobado]

@@ParisMilan89 ..yes Paris. Your a real one. I know you from over by Cess and coach. Gamecocks 💪🏾

[@dukelombardi4565]

South Carolina was a more souped up disciplined LSU.

[@camtv5505]

With wayyy more depth

[@chrisj6express]

LSU has lost the last 17 games to SC, they’re nothing close to them

[@dukelombardi4565]

@@chrisj6express They give off little sister vibes.

[@avollme]

I loved Molly, but she would have done nothing in this game. Iowa had two chances, shoot lights out or magically be 3 inches taller at every possession. That didn't happen. SCar is and was the better team.

[@ParisMilan89]

The refs tried to give CC the game n we allll know why but it’s good SC deserved it

[@robertkennedy1167]

Not close 87-75 that is a 12 point victory. No matter how people put it, Clarke lost and was a non factor in the second half of that game, Clarke was just a good player on an average team which allowed her to get those numbers.

[@thehulk1177]

4 or 5 points is close.😊😂

[@EliotCloughRivals]

Maybe if you spelled *Clark’s last name correctly, your opinion would be taken into consideration in this conversation

[@robertkennedy1167]

@@EliotCloughRivals Clark or Clarke does not make a difference, the outcome is still the same, she was just a good player on an average team period. I am glad her college career is over, sick and tired of hearing her name, like she was the only one playing the game, which she never won the big game that matters the most.

[@EliotCloughRivals]

@@robertkennedy1167 luckily, you don’t dictate who and who is not the GOAT. She is, whether you like it or not. Just because you watched one game, doesn’t inform you enough to have an opinion on the topic.

[@robertkennedy1167]

@@EliotCloughRivals I don't dictate anything and nor do you, but I have an opinion just like you, and my opinion is she is not a GOAT, couldn't win the big one. LOL

[@danheim560]

I love Jan but her biggs have been bad and not developing

[@EliotCloughRivals]

…Gustafson, Czinano, Stuelke

[@dawudmahdi5566]

Really

[@Kenswift-AT]

Kyle just doesn’t have ball handling skills. She can make 3s but she’s a liability

[@VincentGordon-ev6sy]

I'm a black man and I give CC HER FLOWERS AND CROWN 👑 SHE HAS REVOLUTIONED WBB ONE OF THE GOATS CC PLEASE DO THE SAME IN THE WNBA BECAUSE THE WNBA NEEDS YOU AND ANGELA REESE, CAMERON BRINK,AND THE PLAYER FROM TENNESSEE,CARDOSO,ETC

[@stevecarter9371]

Caitlin Clark is done bye bye now move on

[@BearsEatBeetz]

Yep she gone… but she still holds over 40 NCAA records. Top female college basketball player to ever live…. Got it?!

[@chrisj6express]

@@BearsEatBeetzpersonal stats does nothing for the team at the end of the day!! Win less when it matters..

[@bushyballs]

@@chrisj6express That 0-2 rings louder

[@kyleelsbernd7566]

6’7” 280 lbs is all you need to know. Easy to shoot 3s with guaranteed rebounds. Easy to coach

[@poobado]

But Tennessee almost beat us if it wasn’t for a buzzer beater. You guys lost by 12pts. Also our freshman’s killed you guys.

[@augustusbrown5320]

@@poobadoFacts #5Points

[@jeffreyhunter7221]

Kamilla is NOT 280, she's 215. Have you seen her in a swimsuit?

[@poobado]

@@jeffreyhunter7221 …..and you see why Iowa fans get on my nerves. She looks great in a swimsuit and they say 280 lbs because they lost. 😂🤣😃💪🏾

[@erob1962]

I really don't think little boys will be sayin Caitlyn dude ... no matter how hype . Maybe little white boys lol

[@pokejammerz]

why we need to make it okay lol

[@michaelhidlebaugh496]

Yeah well Dawn also said that men could play with women so theirs that.

[@chocolateladycap2773]

She did not say that and no matter what you losers say, trans women are not playing at this level.

[@stevo9573]

They call her a goat... really? A goat without a ring..