What if Caitlin Clark wins the National Title?! - Stephen A. Smith | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Andraya Carter and Shannon Sharpe react to Caitlin Clark passing Pete Maravich for the NCAA DI scoring record, her lasting legacy and the Iowa Hawkeyes chasing a National Championship.
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[@RickReyes]

All I can say is because of Catlin Clark, I watch women's basketball now. Never had, ever, until the last 2 years. I love how she gives recognition to others around her. She is thoughtful. This is a rare quality in this day and age of me, me, me! Her game is awesome, and she is her!

[@mr.mr.4772]

It’s only been one year since she came into her own, not two years.

[@richatlarge462]

But do you only watch the games with her playing?

[@RickReyes]

@@mr.mr.4772 Last year she went to the finals, plus this year....

[@RickReyes]

@@richatlarge462 Nope, I watching all the top teams and players. Seeing who the Hawkeyes will have to be in the tournament.

[@richatlarge462]

@@RickReyes ok enjoy

[@user-wq9qb2hw7r]

Shannon named three girls and 'ole girl from SC' 🤣 this man funny

[@user-yi1ml5ol5e]

Lol he got 4 names outta 5 but I get his point. Women's College 🏀 is on 🔥

[@Mixtapeweezy17]

She’s one of the most electrifying basketball players that I’ve ever seen.

[@johndeer654]

Not

[@Tony-jo9qr]

You just started watching women’s basketball last night?

[@EetsBack]

Absolutely. She’s doing for the women’s game what MJ did for the men.

[@dwightcurrie8316]

@@EetsBack Not Yet, but she is Positioned and talented enough to do just that. IF she is even given the Chance. The Jury is still out on that one "IF", and it's a big one, considering the state of the current WNBA

[@EetsBack]

I think the WNBA is pulling out all stops for her. Look at the number of WNBA and nba players who have praised her. Lisa Leslie, Rebecca lobo, Samantha white coach of the suns, espn analysts. I believe the league might not want her to fail.

[@THuynh-28]

She is exciting to watch. Good luck rest of the season and future Ms. Clark!

[@brentjauch3576]

Kobe would be proud how far womens basketball has come 💛

[@Frank-mt2hf]

Yea it took 2 girls still in collage to do it 😂 but once they touch the wnba it’s over cause they will never turn a profit

[@peterparker2651]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@marckusduverger9776]

@Frank-mt2hf: You never know, I think the WNBA will grow. Now idk if it’s going to get super popular but I think it’ll boost the league

[@jasonkeith9317]

She plays like Kobe.

[@BabylonGateLA]

@@peterparker2651🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 AT YOU 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@willowandluka5302]

Crazy how ESPN is talking about women’s college basketball before the tourney even starts. That’s the Caitlin Clark effect folks.

[@turtleislandlac1490]

As a Notre Dame WBB fan, I followed Caitlin's recruiting at Dowling Catholic for two years, and when she narrowed her choices to Iowa and Notre Dame in the fall of 2019 I was literally checking Twitter and the message boards every day LOL Have to admit I didn't know she would be this great, I was just impressed her how smooth she was with the ball and her passing ability. I was devastated when she picked Iowa (Even more so when I learned she was a silent ND commit) But I think it all worked out the better for Caitlin. She wanted to represent her state and Iowa was the perfect place for her game to grow the way it has. Maybe if she went to ND she would have won some championships maybe not. But i'm not sure she could have elevated the sport the way that she has at Iowa.

[@midnight-2021]

Notre Dame finished strong in these last few weeks of the regular season. Hopefully that carries over to the ACC tournament this week and for several rounds in the NCAA tournament as well. Unfortunately no Olivia Miles this year but Hannah Hidalgo has been so great in her freshman season and has carried this lack of depth team very well.

[@Maybehiram]

I’m so glad I knew her greatness before she was a major star. When Iowa was fighting that 25-27 rankings 😮‍💨😂

[@Robertedwinhouse38]

I like how Shannon couldn’t name 5 girls lmao

[@brotaku8619]

LMAOOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣

[@memebobs9011]

He can name more womens college ball players than mens thats the point

[@user-cw2bt7zd2k]

Pandering at a all time high

[@bretthogan5805]

That Girl From South Carolina is her real name tho. She just goes by a nickname

[@madcow8114]

Shannon probably couldn't name 5 US states

[@adamackersfavs]

How can you hate on her ?

[@soda8736]

People still do, ask Shehryl Swoops

[@MoyoTR]

She’s a dirty player and a flopper

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

​@@soda8736ikr plus she recently had to apologized for racist comments.

[@hawkman2k7]

She is cocky af

[@blacksheep7313]

Nobody hate on her its the ppl acting like she the greatest woman hooper ever.. Thats disrespectful to say that right now

[@LuisRayLewis]

She didn’t let the loss last year, do nothing but push her to even higher levels … Congrats Caitlin 🙌🏾

[@analyticalinsight]

Shes 5th all time in assists....NCAA all time leading scorer....She has 700 rebounds, averages 7 rebounds a game for her career

[@MidnightTacoRun]

I am so happy these kids are finally getting the money they have been owed for a long long time.

[@juwanholley5066]

These March Madness women's game are about to be 🔥. Roll the ball out and lets get to it! 😤

[@steveswayne540]

It's about time that someone made the comparison between Caitlin Clark and Larry Bird. I've been saying that for two years. Her shooting and passing are Bird like. I get the Steph comparison, but it is her passing that sets her apart, and reminds me SO much of Larry Bird.

[@brandonneumann5294]

There’s no comparison between Larry bird or her or any nba player

[@loverofhumanity]

nope. its a terrible comparison. Actually she's more of a combination of nash's passing mixed with curry's scoring ability ie his range, moves and volume shooting. She also has stephs off ball movement. To me she is pretty much a combination of nash's passing and curry's scoring but at a womens level ofcourse. She plays absolutely nothing like bird. Her only real weakness is her defense imho.

[@Tony-jo9qr]

@@loverofhumanitylet’s see how she passes when she doesn’t have to be double teamed in the WNBA.

[@RichardPuou]

Caitlin Clark is incredible.

[@def1ghi]

"I can't name five guys in college basketball..." God bless you for supporting women's sports. God bless you. And as someone who lives in IC and has watched her for three years, she has 15,000 screaming fans in the palm of her hand. When she calls on the crowd, it's like a jet engine taking off. And the Standing Ovations for the giants of the game who came to visit, that was totally classy all around.

[@jamesgoforth1606]

It's true for me too - I can't name any men's NCAA basketball players... but I've been watching the top womens teams for two years now.

[@ryanschoenhard7116]

I got lucky to see the game Hannah had 47 points. Live in CR and had no idea it was so easy to get to the arena. I'll be back to support the team next year and in the future.

[@mxp6725]

Caitlin Clarke the greasiest women’s basketball player the game has seen. 💯

[@Tony-jo9qr]

In your mind.

[@BucNasty32]

Maravich did that without a shot clock, without a 3 and one less season. Dude is on another level to all before and after him including Clark.

[@jamesgoforth1606]

Yeah I wish they weren't comparing the two, it's not the same game without the 3 and the shot clock... but what do I know. It's the TV sports analysts etc doing the comparison so there's probably something I'm missing.

[@melrosehawkins8294]

This was a really good segment.

[@rogercarson5280]

She is awesome

[@cincat8207]

You got men wearing Caitlin Clark's jerseys

[@madcow8114]

I was wondering this! If it's ok for me to buy a Caitlin jersey. I don't usually wear jerseys, mostly because I'm a 50 yr old dude 😂

[@Swayrundown]

That loss to LSU ignited her she wayyyy better den Reese

[@ykjordann7596]

We might see a lowa vs lsu rematch

[@anthonyjohnson-dq8ls]

I agree 💯

[@imhereforitall9218]

We won't unless they set it up that way in order for people to watch that if they don't have anything better to do like sleep. @@ykjordann7596

[@TLR1988]

​@@ykjordann7596lol they won't get to the elite 8.

[@kevinj12345]

Yes, she is better than Reese. But Iowa may not be better than LSU

[@pteddie6965]

Caitlin is a good person. She is loving, kind and considerate. That's my favorite thing about her. That's why I am a fan of CC. These athletes that are super at their sport and are a jerk......I never waste my time and energy and/or money following them.

[@9863bsgcdgb]

Pete did it in 3 years. In 83 games vs 130 games for CC. Pistol Pete averaged 44 ppg in those 3 seasons. Pete Maravich is the greatest scorer of all time in college basketball

[@jdg48439]

He took twice as many shots! If Caitlin averaged 38.1 shots per game as opposed to the 20 she actually took, she would have passed Pete last year.

[@melrosehawkins8294]

No chit. I was going to reply the same. @@jdg48439

[@hdelano11]

I'm just wondering why it matters that Pete was better to you? Honestly who gives a crap. They both are great. Saying one is better than the other is stupid

[@richatlarge462]

@@jdg48439Still pointless to try to compare: (1) Pete played three years; (2) no three-point line then and Pete took many shots of that length; (3) smaller women's ball goes in more easily; (4) how many shots taken is not relevant when comparing top scorers, since in that case someone who takes 2 shots per game might be the best scorer if only they took 40 per game instead lol. Caitlin is receiving her due, Pete is receiving his due, numerically she passed him, AND it's silly to compare them. All these things are true at the same time. "The greatest scorer" can be defined as most points all time or the most points per game.

[@motherlodebassin5369]

@@jdg48439if Caitlin played against the defenders Pete played she wouldn’t be this successful. Period

[@freddiehaynes8053]

That would be wonderful for the whole state of iowa

[@2KBPoliteDior]

Most of the greatest athletes ever didn’t play college or was they one and done so those records are that special to me

[@RealBillDozer]

I HATE the fact they didn't even mention how Clark & Iowa steamrolled the number 2 team in the nation.

[@rayleigh8]

To be quite honest, I think there are multiple teams lower ranked than Ohio state that are way better. They got this no.2 rank by beating this Iowa team. This was revenge for Iowa who let that previous confrontation get away from them.

[@justinlyons4326]

@@shawnhenderson6861 through the first round? they gonna beat the team they play in the first round by 40 prolly 😭

[@Rainy2255]

@@shawnhenderson6861wah wah wah wah

[@user-eb3uo8bh1g]

@@shawnhenderson6861 they got steamrolled. Iowa dominated them in every way the entire game.

[@ChaoticMisfit]

@@shawnhenderson6861 It's steam rolled when you factor in how high OSUs defense is rated. The first game came down to foul trouble without the foul trouble I think OSU loses that game as well.

[@RichardPuou]

Caitlin Clark is drawing people that don't play sports to buy a ticket to watch her.

[@Koskely]

So glad this women wasn’t bitter like Monica McNut was about CC. I may watch an WNBA game next season

[@jeffadair4350]

As a proud die hard hawkeye fan...thank you Kaitlin for everything u did for womens basketball and for all us hawkeye fans...love you..GO HAWKS!!!!!

[@LilBryce27]

JJ Redick & Caitlin Clark best pure shooters ive seen in college

[@Zenigundam]

I wouldn't say that. Stephen Curry, Trajan Langdon, Andrew Goudelock, Dan Dickau, Kareem Rush, and Jon Scheyer are all up there for me if we're talking about pure 3-point shooters, and I'm just going off the top of my head, there are definitely a lot of people I'm missing.

[@imhereforitall9218]

Don't forget Ja Morant.

[@imhereforitall9218]

Maybe that explains why she is being compared to the Steph Curry of women's basketball and that goes back to college. JJ Redick was very streaky.

[@akray1153]

Curry was the most impactful imo

[@Gush27]

@@imhereforitall9218Ja Morant? What? He shot 34% from 3 for his college career lol

[@kyleallman3348]

If she can go to the chip, This run is making me think of Danny Manning’s run to the ncaa chip at Kansas. No one can name his teammates during that run. He put them on his back.

[@kevinj12345]

"Pete didnt have a 3pt line" Why did it take so long to break then?

[@BoomerCosmo]

Pete not having a 3pt line is crazy. But honestly it took a shooter like her and a player staying all 4yrs.

[@melrosehawkins8294]

Lol. No crap. I don't know why people just can't let her have her time. It's not Caitlin's fault she had a line to play with and shot clock for that matter.

[@ziebs26]

because players don’t average 40 shots a game like Pete.

[@hdelano11]

Most great college players, especially men don't stay more than a year. Which is sad... that's why half the records will never fall anymore. I don't care if she wins a title or not! You need 7 good solid players to win a title. One or two players can't win it alone.

[@richatlarge462]

@@hdelano11This is the main reason. All the top men's players of the last generation stay one or maybe two years.

[@sakthithanigai5036]

It would be cool but I don’t think anybody is touching South Carolina

[@austinbailey7775]

I remember hearing that last year

[@MuscleTech__]

I guess you don’t watch usc or Ohio state 🤡 South Carolina ain’t beatable

[@jennahawk12]

I feel like it's a repeated record from last year. South Carolina has had close games. It will be interesting how they stack up against teams like Stanford, UCLA, Iowa, OSU, and even now LSU now that HVL is playing better. I can tell you after playing division 1 basketball, it's very hard to play when you have an undefeated record to protect. It's much easier to be underdogs because you can play with no fear. . . . Which is exactly why Clark had the game of her life last year.

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

@@roscoeorginalSouth Carolina is undefeated! 🤔

[@roscoeorginal]

@@ethanhuntemcee1663 my fault, it brought up last years games

[@melrosehawkins8294]

Will this Iowa team in the NCAA tournament be this nations "darlings"? This is a fun team to watch and easy to root for.

[@TLR1988]

Shannon Sharpe-Trae Young led the NCAA in scoring and assist as a freshman and in the same breath says we've never seen a player that can score and assist like her. Man SHUT UP!

[@rayleigh8]

Let him slide on this one. I got his enthusiasm.

[@giizodamulla7492]

He's talking about females you dimwit

[@redz8274]

Trae Young was not the only great player on his team. She is doing this with literally unknown people on her team and Trae Young did not average 32 points a game get all the hate out your mouth it’s embarrassing I know you aren’t touching any women

[@blacksheep7313]

@@redz8274please tell me what other great player trae had on his team in oklahoma

[@walkintxtinranger]

She not better than Maya Moore in college but go off

[@SunniesideUps]

🫸 ⏹️ 🫷 miss me with the 🐂💩

[@evan6080]

Mayas best year in college isn’t even better than Caitlin’s freshman year

[@jjpark1989]

Caitlin Clark is going to be a WNBA version of Luka Doncic. Absolutely no weakness in her offensive game. She's going to be on Aja Wilson level imo. Maybe even past.

[@user-zx2fx6rp6c]

with zero defense. Luka comparison clears

[@loverofhumanity]

she's going to be the greatest offensive player ever when its all said and done. She's a very unique player and I can admit this as a man. She has steve nashs court vision and iq, alongside steph curry range and quick trigger/volume shooting ability. (from a womens level standpoint. Cant compare her to men) Her biggest weakness is her defense. She's a great rebounder but her defense is nonexistent for the most part.

[@Tony-jo9qr]

@@loverofhumanityyep! Just like Kelsey plum, Courtney Vandersloot and ionescu. She will not be better than the above named.

[@loverofhumanity]

@@Tony-jo9qr completely wrong! Clark is a much better scorer than the above mentioned. You cant compare them to her just because their white. They have different styles of play. Tbh the closest comparison in terms of style is steph curry but a womans version though she is a bit more selfless than curry and a little worse at off ball scoring ability than him. It's a small trade-off which makes sense considering the amount of assists clark averages. She has greater range and volume than ionescu as well as better off ball movement which closely mimics steph currys style of play. Her biggest weakness really is her defense. Reminds me of nash defense where it is pretty nonexistent tbh.

[@dylanloveskellytaylor4774]

I’m glad that he mentioned Bird and Majic because for awhile now I have been thinking that I have been thinking that the comparison that I could think of that best described Caitlin Clark was Bird and then after the championship game with LSU and what happened with Angel and her team had that same feel of the rivalry of what took place between Bird and Majic. The best part though was that men’s basketball was failing in the 1980s but due to Bird and Majic coming in they saved men’s basketball and here we are talking about how Caitlin has the ability to save and revolution the game of women’s basketball and make it popular for the first time and do just as Bird and Majic did in the 1980s. It is truly great to be be able to witness history in the making.

[@Itz_Crawfish]

She's about to change the WNBA. Women's College Basketball has become way more popular than Men's College Basketball now. I can't even name a male college Basketball player besides Bronny

[@tellall23]

She wont change a thing! congrats to her NCAA record

[@UnseatedMars]

How? she's not the coach of a team and there has been many B4 her with serious hype

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

It would be a stunner if Iowa won the national title. There are better teams. And they just lost arguably their third most important player.

[@skoroma94]

Man and woman basketball game change in this 125 year history herstory

[@joeycrypto9541]

Men will never pass this... because they go to the nba

[@doc_adams8506]

At 1:55 I hate to correct you, but there was an NCAA championship game between two fairly significant players back in 1979, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Over 35 million people watched that game. When they arrived in the NBA, the NBA Finals were on tape delay. The league was on life support. Those men saved the league. We'll have to wait and see if the wonderful Ms. Clark can do the same for the WNBA. Maybe that league will finally make money for the first time.

[@johngleason1776]

The first women's basketball game I watched beginning to end was Iowa LSU last year. Needless to say I've watched a lot more this year, mainly because of this woman

[@majinvegeta3181]

Then you will be disappointed again when she won't win the championship.😢

[@madcow8114]

​@@majinvegeta3181That person never said they were disappointed.

[@user-iz6vd3pm5o]

An absolute fair discussion, to many people fail to give her a fair assessment

[@kristain52]

Great career thus far but Pistol Pete was different. Just compare her to her peers.

[@TheSentry603]

You didn't care about Pistol Pete a week ago

[@kristain52]

@@TheSentry603 you right because I don’t have to acknowledge legends week to week or just because someone done something new in this accelerated era

[@staymad9916]

Angel Reese big mad 🤣

[@kristain52]

No matter how many threes, how far, or at what clip…it still doesn’t compare to the “SKY HOOK”. Championship level signature move.

[@soda8736]

Well Kareem was 7'2 , how many people could block any of his shots

[@kristain52]

@@soda8736 & yet still said let me add this sky hook

[@bretthogan5805]

The young lady at south Carolina has a name lol

[@charlescombs5989]

Sheryl Swoops did it. She was the ish at Texas Tech and the only 5 star

[@avataz]

Most impactful? Gee i think there was guy named Lew Alcindor that won 3 straight titles at UCLA that was pretty impactful i would say

[@kidsrandomplays3312]

Stephen Smith is right. She is interesting. You can have all the records but if people don't notice you can not force it to the fans. And I am one of that fan. ❤

[@nothingspecial8114]

Shorty on the screen next to Shannon is fine af no cap

[@lorenzotheman1]

this girl is amazing. she reminds me of steph curry and a jj reddick at duke mix with her own pizzazz.

[@kurtjohnson4816]

Caitlin just signed a deal with Gainbridge Capital. Also, she has a deal with Hy Vee grocery, who didn't have stores in Indiana. Now, they're building several stores in the Indy area. Money is literally chasing her. Fever tickets are on fire. I just hope that a 22 y/o hooper can manage all of this attention and pressure to perform.

[@WooRidersDg]

Ballin

[@doc_adams8506]

The question that must be asked is, "What is the attraction? Caitlin Clark or women's college basketball?" The answer will only come next year when we see the attendance at Iowa games. We also have to recognize the impact of social media and the saturation coverage of Clark this season. When Bird and Magic finished their careers in the spring of 79, ESPN did not exist. I knew who Larry Bird was through the Sporting News and other publications. Living in Denver, I could not see him play before the regional final of the NCAA Tournament.

[@GirlCops]

Andrea was spitting facts today, can't even lie

[@treyvonwalsh7173]

She's great, so natural on TV

[@kurtjohnson4816]

After S.Car, I think there are at least 10 teams who have a decent shot at getting to that game; so odds aren't great for anyone, let alone winning that game.

[@rickallen8767]

Kaitlin made me think of Larry Bird as well, now she will just need a rival/s to make the WNBA something people are excited for. Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson saved the NBA.

[@jamesleroy8797]

If she wins then it's a great honor for House Stark, sadly her husband Ned was already beheaded before he could celebrate with her

[@bluefm7370]

Obviously, logically, one cannot compare today"s game to yesterday's. I am all for everyone's rights, but this is not RIGHT. Much respect, Ms. Clark. BOL, throughout the year❤

[@user-cw2bt7zd2k]

Angel reese is made for the wnba her style great defense player but offense need to be polish up as a slasher to the bucket but she comfortable with that post jump shot in she a team player

[@wisethabrain1100]

Swoopes somewhere punching the air

[@MrSeanMDolan]

She’s already the greatest women’s college basketball player ever.

[@OmegaMusician2008]

No she is not. Cheryl miller is

[@Love2Musgrave]

cheryl miller didn't break the scoring record did she

[@Shaqashaqtastic]

It’s time to stop Shannon from talking basketball Lmaoo 😂😂😂

[@Infinitefuture6]

I don’t understand why they compare what she did to pistol Pete. Cmon now

[@darkknight2229]

Because this woke culture tells us we should care that's why lol

[@_profectus]

Exactly, weird. Pete never had an impact on winning

[@DarrylJones-jc7wq]

@@darkknight2229 She broke his record? How is this woke? I’m so tired of people who use the term woke the wrong way. Pistol shot 18 more shots per game than she did 😂

[@thaddeusjones540]

Because thats the record he broke obviously

[@UnseatedMars]

I'm totally with you on that my guy, she plays against women not men, keep comparing men and women stats and you'll have more Lia Thomas's of the world

[@QueenChynaDoll]

4:56 PREACH #Shannon #ShayShay #Sharpe & Spit da Names of ALL THE FUTURE FEMALE NBA PLAYERS 🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@taylorreid910]

She’s the only women’s player that has excited me

[@melrosehawkins8294]

Lol. It moved a little bit!

[@mrjohnsonaj1]

If the WNBA plays this right, Clark and Resse can be there Magic and Bird

[@kam_12_]

💯

[@128JayB]

Resse is average lol no offense but her stats are average compared to the greats of women's ball.

[@mrjohnsonaj1]

@128JayB why would numbers matter? Both of them put butts in seats, and what does the WNBA need? I stand by my statement

[@habavdekar]

Just wondering we are all good with Nike now???

[@user-ej3dk7mi9r]

Ballin ! if anyone has anything other to say is just hating.

[@imhereforitall9218]

Ok Stephen A we know you are inking the biggest contract in ESPN history but Larry Bird? Ya'll doing too much right now. 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-hu2ed8oe8m]

Ngl she got me watching these womens college games 😂. Its still an evolving game, but their games are pretty tough. Alot of real offense formations and motions, and surprisingly verryy physical defense lol. I also think the 1 and done aspect of mens CBB kind of ruins it for me. Alot of those guys are only there to get to the nba and are only worried about their draft stock. The women are required to play 3-4 years in college so it creates for some rivalries, storylines, etc.

[@user-zx2fx6rp6c]

No way she beats Dawn's SC squad, but if she does the impossible, I'll give her her props

[@rayleigh8]

She beat them last year and that SC team was better than this year. But Iowa used a great strategy vs SC, a Strategy that SC will see coming this year.

[@user-zx2fx6rp6c]

@@rayleigh8 No way last year's team is better than this year's squad. and last year's squad took Iowa to the wire. IF they meet again, i have no doubt SC wins big. Our offense is too much, and the defense is even better. S/O to Caitlin, tho...

[@rayleigh8]

@@user-zx2fx6rp6c you lost aliyah Boston who was your best player. She and cardoso were just too much for everybody. This is why Iowa packed the paint and dare SC to shoot from the outside.

[@user-zx2fx6rp6c]

@@rayleigh8 respectfully, it sounds like you haven't watched much of our girls this year. That crap where Clark waved off Raven at the 3 point line and refused to guard her last year will not fly. We are one of the best 3 point shooting teams. Paopao, Fulwiley, Raven, Bree? And as far as defense down low: Kamilla, Watkins, Feagin, Chloe? C'mon. Dawn has an answer for whoever the opponent is. Boston was prolly #2 all time in Columbia after A'ja, but we are a much more complete team.

[@I.P.Freely2-yz1je]

​@@rayleigh8the refs helped.

[@therealtonyt2538]

They really hyping this up😂

[@sixone2256]

This is not true, she is not the all time scorer for women in college. Constantly changing history and leaving out those who came before you

[@Whizkidsoo]

Finally a woman not kinda throwing shade on her

[@rossrreyes]

No Czinano = No return trip to National Championship Game. But Clark choose to build a program herself rather than the easy route that other top players choose by going to top profile programs, for that; she is high above, elevated, supreme.

[@saint6563]

Lobo She raised the awareness of Women's College Basketball to heights it had never reach before as well!!

[@manananggol]

I hate these algorithms. From watching first take to women's basketball.

[@ArgentiumTea]

What happened to Kareem

[@tyemimms2184]

She needs to win period all this hype well deserved but she needs to win the big game…

[@madcow8114]

Why? She has made over $3 million, broken records and is likely going #1 in the draft

[@thomasolson8891]

She will go down as the GOAT Women’s bball player

[@user-jq4um1uv5v]

Remember race plays a factor

[@Squeezemycrackers]

"easy on the eyes" Shannon tryna get a piece of the white girl lol

[@timothyjudge4807]

She is absolutely one of the greatest players to ever be in college ball, but she's not the greatest scorer ever. She didn't average 44/gm with no 3's and score 3,600pts in 83 games. That's just the fact of it. That being said, I hope she tears through the tourney and wins it all after how last year went.

[@Jamieegenti]

Impressive by Caitlin Clark!!! Idk about a national championship because not one player has won it on their own in history!!!!

[@Frank-mt2hf]

That’s a lie

[@richatlarge462]

@@Frank-mt2hfWhy not save us the research time and tell us which one player won a championship on her own?

[@williamsutton6724]

Shannon did all the research for this topic lol

[@dwightcurrie8316]

It took Magig, Bird and MJ to lift the NBA out of the doldrums, and to think One Little Girl will do that for the Stale WNBA, I firmly believe is putting way too much on those young shoulders, and seeing the Gauntlet of teams Iowa will have to run, one killer team after the other, this year, Their coming out with the Chip will be nothing short of a Miracle. I hope Iowa can do just that, but I have serious doubts, especially with Molly Davis being Injured, at the Worst Possible time, not only for Molly D. ,but for Iowa as well. We all know that "on any given day" any and all teams can and will be beaten. That would be one heck of a "Lightning Strike" In the same place so many times in a row, would literally Boggle The Mind, As Well As The Imagination. I'd sure Love To See it Happen, especially for such a Classy, and Decent group of Young American ladies. The only way it gets done is for them to Really Play as a Well Oiled, And Precisely Synchronized Machine. It also wouldn't hurt for Caitlin to "Go Off" in every game and show the World what a Phenomenon she truly would Undeniably become, were she to do that. We all know she's capable of doing exactly that, but the Gods of Sports, and Lady Luck can always intervene. I guess we'll All know soon enough. They Ain't the Biggest, and they Certainly Ain't the Meanest, but they Can Easily "Be The Best", for this tournament series, and I'm Hoping they will

[@DeRossMD]

We’ll almost never see this in Men’s college basketball, steadily entering the draft after one or two seasons.

[@anandguruji83]

Q: What if Caitlin Clark wins the National Title?!

[@anandguruji83]

Q: What if Caitlin Clark wins the National Title?!

[@TLR1988]

Lol that won't even get to the elite 8.

[@jennahawk12]

Clark will drop 30 to 40 points every night in the NCAA tournament. She'll have more than 10 assists. I think their tourney run depends on her other teammates and if they are ready to step up to the plate. Against Ohio State, they did. And they looked scary.

[@kevinj12345]

Caitlyn is definitely the best player in NCAAW. But Iowa is likely not the best team in NCAAW

[@melrosehawkins8294]

As and Iowa fan, I agree. Was discussing this very same point with a guy at work this morning. If two players around her have one game off they could be done.

[@kristain52]

Kareem is the most impactful

[@analyticalinsight]

Bill Walton was just as impactful at UCLA

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

#DaFacts = CHERYL MILLER's the greatest female basketball player of ALL-TIME #PointblankPeriod #NoDebate These guys know that ALL of her accomplishments are MEANINGLESS if she doesn't win a NAT = she did the exact same things last season, then got BLOWN OUT by LSU, in the National Championship game = South Carolina looks WAY better than LSU did last season or this season #SoTheresThat

[@bettypierre2924]

Has the fact that there was no 3 pointers at the time and I am sure Pete did not attend a full time scholarship. Maybe I am wrong but does this not need to be added or subtracted.

[@ronmiller2932]

For the millionth time, Pete also averaged twice as many shots per game than Caitlin. Pete 38 and Caitlin 19.

[@leelslocker6969]

Gotta put respect on Breanna Stewart smh 4 nattys in 4 years 3 POY