The Defense That Was Ready For Caitlin Clark?

The most confident 15 seed ever?
“They should be scared.”
Caitlin finished with 26 PTS 12 AST 7 REB
Iowa’s defense held them to just 11 points in the 2nd half 😉
#caitlinclark #iowa #basketball #womensbasketball #iowahawkeyes #caitlin #marchmadness #collegebasketball #bigten #nba #wnba #stephcurry #ncaa #hoops #hawkeyes #warriors #ncaaw

[@emilywright22]

monika and caitlin’s trying to hold back their facial expressions has me dying😂💀💀

[@ricardoa.aggabao8413]

i like the way Caitlin Clark answer questions … very humble …

[@hockema56]

Love the class in the post game interviews. You could tell that reporter was kind of serving them up a softball to knock out of the park, but they just kept it classy and respectful.

[@garysimons1608]

SE Louisiana- “They’ve never seen a defense like ours.” Iowa - trying to keep a straight face, “Hold my gatorade.”

[@rhp_6926]

I never saw it either.

[@rayleigh8]

Nobody has seen their defense

[@stevefreeman9265]

Caitlin Clark is the most complete player that I have seen in a long time

[@stevefreeman9265]

By the way their opponent's coach said great job girls she could have burned us for 60 points you held her to 42. HA HA HA

[@darrylbunch6929]

Without a national championship ! She only needed 6 more 3's to win it. Technicals don't help. The WNBA is more diverse than Iowa !

[@darrylbunch6929]

She only needed 6 more 3's. What happened ? She give up or just lost interest ? Ha ! Ha !

[@darrylbunch6929]

The only I in team is in Iowa ! Ha ! Ha !

[@jessealmaguer7669]

Just close your eyes and listen or read the numbers they tell a story

[@cheerpedge41]

I’m dying at them trying to hold back their facial reactions ☠️ Good diplomatic responses.

[@cinquebleuu9408]

I get it their enthusiasm is not hyperbolic, but still a killjoy.

[@bryantthompson6817]

I wonder what they're facial expressions will be tonight when South Carolina beats them by 30!!!!

[@cheerpedge41]

@@bryantthompson6817 what was your facial expression like when Iowa beat South Carolina tonight? Theirs looked pretty elated. Go hawks! National championship bound.

[@bryantthompson6817]

@@cheerpedge41 i deserve it great game by Iowa I didn't think they could do it but they did and south Carolina the pressure of staying unbeaten and having to do it against a good Iowa team was just too much congratulations to Iowa they proved me wrong

[@danielbrown7115]

@@bryantthompson6817 Great character my man. You didn't have to respond, but a real man admits when he has errored.

[@melvinlew6624]

Clark has that rare ability to make her teammates better.

[@robertokeefe2357]

That’s sportsmanship they could have belittled them but praised them for trying .Great respect .great players great athletes

[@timf5963]

I don't really follow college sports so I only "discovered" Caitlin Clark during this tournament. I definitely need to try to see all their games next season.

[@lennyj2080]

those grins at the presser are so gangster.

[@treborheminway3814]

Her game is like the female version of Larry Bird. Shoot, pass, assist, hustle with a real iq for the game.

[@johnmarshall4399]

The nba would crush her

[@jujuonthatqueef5043]

I’ve started referring to her as Loretta bird feel free to spread the good word

[@librasRgreat]

Or Steph. Did any of u ever see Larry Bird play lol

[@treborheminway3814]

@@librasRgreat Yes. In all his Glory.

[@librasRgreat]

@@treborheminway3814 Good. I say her game is way more Steph ..but then again u could say some of Steph game is like Larry. Different eras. She plays faster hence the Steph comparison...and shes a guard ..Larry was a forward with deadly scoring and beyond this world court vision

[@RichardIILionheart]

I appreciate that the SE Louisiana coach wanted to encourage her players and give them hope against a much higher rated opponent. But I think you do that directly to the players in the locker room, not to the media where the opponents will hear and see what was said.

[@jgcobb79]

Can’t hate on confidence. There’s no shame in believing in yourself and your team.

[@clarkforthree]

i agree you should always have confidence and believe in your team but saying “they don’t wanna play defense” and “they should be scared” is more delusion than confidence in my opinion 😂

[@jdneely9939]

Difference from teaching confidence n stupidity. I'm confident my dog can whoop a poodle but I ain't taunting a damn lion then sending his A$$ to fight it.

[@tylerommen5452]

Don’t mind the confidence either but giving them bulletin board material like that; I personally wouldn’t want to do that but to each his own.

[@ursirius4878]

Confidence is great. making fun of someone you just beat is just being an ass with no class.

[@330capt]

She looks like a female Larry Bird. Unstoppable by her peers and makes everyone else play better. Fun to watch a master at his/her trade. Good luck Caitlin and Iowa.

[@madmax8949]

Or more currently, like Stephen Curry.

[@librasRgreat]

@@madmax8949Way more Curry than Bird..but per usual some people only see thru black and white goggles and can only compare athletes to those of the same skin color lmao ..even across genders lol. Smh my god

[@madmax8949]

@@librasRgreat Yeah, I was just commenting on her 3-point shooting ability being similar to Curry's ability to hit practically everything.

[@librasRgreat]

@@madmax8949 Yeah my bad. Went off track about the original comment above

[@rodger7029]

The defense you need is an offense that outscores your opponent

[@wymple09]

We're ready. .....Clark.."Me too".

[@williamanderson6006]

Sel must never have seen the give and go before but they did hold clark to under a hundred

[@larryfox79]

Very gracious considering

[@waynegoin5534]

can you imagine if they weren't prepared for CC.

[@alexlorda394]

43 to 95... that's twice the score plus 9 points, a legendary ass-whooping.

[@toddjohnson5176]

Phenomenal as always .you are one of the best basketball players on planet earth. 🥰👍🏾👍🏾🏀

[@Miguel53pt]

A great comeback to the question would be simply - Yep, their defense was different. Next question please. 22 is seriously agile and accurate.

[@dannyd1572]

I think it was the Michigan game. They were triple teaming her. At one point she dribbled through 5 players in the paint and for a hoop. You can't defend her. If you try, she's got weapons all around her that can shoot threes and she has Monica in the paint, who is automatic.

[@dwightcurrie8316]

Monica's got a "Cruise Control" button somewhere & they push it then send her onto the court...And History Happens

[@lennyj2080]

Clark is so gangster...just a player that shuts everyone up.

[@evadd2]

First time I saw her was the famous "overrated" chants from the bleachers when she annihilated the opposition.

[@skylermummert24]

Iowa fan here Georgia was ready for Iowa

[@theartof2ndplace237]

And they still lost :)

[@AlexOtto]

Bruh they thought they could when in fact it was Georgia that was ready for Caitlin Clark but they STILL LOST 😂😂😂

[@Balockaye97]

Georgia wasn’t either. Double Double against them

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Monika is beast 🎯😁🇨🇦

[@ModernNeandertal]

Yes, they were certainly ready for Caitlin Clark. Rollover ready.

[@rickrobitaille8809]

The faster the floor the better the game🇨🇦

[@shelbysmith5996]

the defense that thought they were ready..

[@billsmith5166]

She might be the first woman that I've seen play that could possibly play D1 Men's ball. She knows the game, she's a great passer and she's got range. Her only weaknesses in D1 Men's would be speed, physicality and maybe hops, but there are tons of guys that can't shoot, have terrible hands, can't pass and are dumb as a rock.

[@leeduffie1252]

No woman can play D1 ball. Guys at that level are simply too physically superior.

[@RickReyes]

Fact is, Caitin is the BEST SHOOTER in College basketball, Men's included!!!

[@tylerommen5452]

@@RickReyes when she’s playing against women, yes! I love her game but to pretend she can play with DI men’s teams is just silly. I don’t understand why we can’t just appreciate her game. Everyone wants to make a comparison and throw out these absurd statements. Just stop. She’s clearly the best college women’s basketball player out there. Leave it at that and appreciate the skill.

[@YaBoiJern757]

Man GTFO HERE 🧢

[@YaBoiJern757]

​@@RickReyes I guess you just started watching basketball 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tedphillips7727]

Was there a defense on the floor against Iowa?

[@jdneely9939]

I'm thinkin the practice team plays better defense then SELA did. Running your mouth against a team that's faster, bigger, n has best player in country on it is always a bad idea. SELA best player wouldn't even start for this Iowa team.

[@MrFaulkner42]

They couldn't score during the media time outs. Media stops them every time.

[@stanwebb3480]

Caitlin plays better than 99% of the men!!!! Her skill level and speed is over the top!!!! Ya, you were on the court but were you really on the court!!!! You had an "On Court Seat!!!!" The WNBA Players are not ready for Caitlin!!!

[@zo7761]

💀💀💀 she don’t know u lil bro

[@danpals7678]

I think her speed will surprise them.

[@timmaxwell2023]

An decent high school boys player would totally shut down CC with superior speed, strength, and maybe even size. That said, I've driven hundreds of miles to watch her play and she's the best offensive player in the women's game I've ever seen. Her passing is as good as her shooting.

[@darrynfrost3401]

She is a great player, but the men would destroy her.

[@hawkeyebricks9905]

Thank you Women for giving Iowa fans something to cheer about this season. Clark is the female version of pistol Pete.

[@rj6110]

@yumpladukfoo might be true but i know who id rather watch

[@johnmarshall4399]

Pistol pete would have crushed her

[@renzdealexandria1189]

@yumpladukfoo Great game

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Check your hat at the door😂🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@williamfragaszy6016]

OK to say what she said to her team in private, but not too bright to say it in public.

[@williamkrejca4641]

Well, a first, never been accused of not being too bright, the lady has a 3.88 grade point average, eh!

[@williamkrejca4641]

Clark, that is, to avoid any confusion.

[@williamfragaszy6016]

I was referring to the coach of SE Louisiana, not Clark.

[@williamkrejca4641]

@@williamfragaszy6016 Oh yeah, I agree! :)

[@steviems]

Hoping Ole Miss meets Iowa in the Elite 8. I'm an Ole Miss alum in Iowa and I'd love to see the Hawkeyes and Clark vs our defense! Would be a great matchup!

[@Cavalier.440]

😂

[@Cavalier.440]

😂 that's what those yo broads from Carolina thought to !

[@litebuzzkill8551]

Thank you, thank you thank you you tube

[@jacobstack6641]

Hawk Nation

[@NPNPaganArtistSpotlight]

Iowa STILL made short order out of them NEXT

[@kiesh0069]

Ouch!

[@ciadanixy]

Finest Kind

[@chrisradovan7642]

It was a lot of talk very little show on the floor

[@adamappell1212]

I wonder if that coach believed her own B.S?

[@skylermummert24]

It seems they were all brainwashed

[@dwarr3952]

“I don’t have Caitlin Clark, but I do have Jen Pierre! Jen Pierre: Appears to be 14 years old 💀

[@ryanskahill7907]

We only won by 52???

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

“They don’t really wanna play defense the way we want to play defense” Clearly you don’t really wanna play offense the way they want to play offense.

[@bwtv147]

Nobody beat Iowa with defense. The teams that beat Iowa did it with offense, they scored 85 points or more.

[@bertjones3010]

Did SEL even have anyone over 6'?

[@Flowshow88]

If more women played like her I could watch the WNBA all day 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@iinspireNP]

at start they was so cocky, why dont ppl ever learn cocky equal karma?

[@dwightcurrie8316]

They had the Perfect Plan, and then some Fool blew the starting whistle

[@chrisastin184]

Do the women in women basketball not know you can jump to try to block a shot?

[@dbarnes544]

Yeah. Cute defense. Iowa dropped them by 48? 50? They fought hard but....Iowa plays at a different level than SELA against a higher level of competition every week.

[@alexh8613]

Do they not call traveling in women's basketball???

[@danpals7678]

They haven't called traveling in the NBA in decades. Where have you been?

[@Brett33]

They lost to Kansas State, Connecticut , NC State, Illinois , Indiana , and Maryland ( by 28 ) , so they can be beaten .

[@NickCager]

The refs put their thumbs on the scale... and we ALL know why. And yes, it can cause a 17 point score differential.

[@jdneely9939]

SELA best player wouldn't even start for this Iowa team. Their coach ran her mouth n made her players take the A$$ whooping, I'd be transferring this off season, coaches should coach the players for the game not put them in a whooping waiting to happen moment.

[@robertcampbell8070]

These small conference schools probably need to realize that the major conference schools see better defense than them every game. They just don't have the same level of athlete.

[@jessealmaguer7669]

I’m sorry if your gonna brag about your defense you have to lose by less than 40 points it’s not a question you ask after the game, mr reporter did you not see the score? Or were you making fun of the opponents?

[@kellyappel3015]

LSU anyone???

[@bryantthompson6817]

What a misleading banner definitely click bait but wait until tonight when South Carolina beats the brakes off Caitlin and the Clark's!!!!!

[@danpals7678]

We'll see. Boston is a one dimensional player. She cannot create like CC.

[@Carsonm89]

Came back for this one

[@cheerpedge41]

@@Carsonm89 yes. Go hawks!

[@bryantthompson6817]

Again I'll be eating humble pie all week folk's I was dead wrong

[@jaythedrifter]

too bad they’re playing the wrong louisiana team lol

[@DuaneHayes-tl6mx]

MO and

[@victoriaclanton2517]

Defense?😂

[@ursirius4878]

Holding a player to 41 points is not a sign of a good defender or a player who was ready for her. It's more a sign she was NOT ready for Clark. But they did win it all so, congratulations ⛹️🤾LSU great tournament.

[@leeduffie1252]

No woman can play D1 ball.

[@awboat]

uh, this is D1 ball. What are talking about?

[@jedijaycollecting9995]

Hahahaha

[@williamweiss6128]

You can't beat a team like that, they just have play poorly, not make shots, turn it over, get called for too many fouls, etc. They beat themselves.

[@newyorkslim2001]

I love "we've seen man-to-man" -- That's what that basketball defense is and that's what it's called .

[@keithking9025]

Did get to see that ring 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Btknows75]

Think they got schooled just a bit