03-26-2023, 08:32 PM
(03-26-2023, 07:32 PM)standfan Wrote: Clark is lighting it up. She has 25 points and nine assist. It seems like there are a whole lot more Iowa fans than Louisville fans here.
Clark is lighting it up. She has 25 points and nine assist. It seems like there are a whole lot more Iowa fans than Louisville fans here.
Iowa has hit 13 of 28 three-point attempts with 4 the starters having at least one made three pointers.
This tournament is a good reminder that you really need great guards who can score off the dribble to have a deep run and challenge for the national championship. Our ball handling guards this year (and I'm not including Jones who really played the 3/4 most of the year) were all playing their first year of college basketball:
Harriel (ESPN #78) - Not much playing time and mostly a passer and 3-point shooter
Green (Walk-on) - End of bench
Lepolo (ESPN #71) - Very good handle but needs to work on her ability to score off the dribble
Nivar (ESPN #20) - Athletic, good body control. Lots of potential but we need her to become a consistent scorer next year
Hopefully, Lepolo and Nivar continue to develop as scorers. Hopefully Ogden has a good handle and can score with the ball in her hands. Hopefully Clardy can score as well. Hopefully we get a grad transfer. And the thing we need to keep reminding ourselves as fans is that Stanford is at a giant disadvantage when it comes to undergrad transfers. Lots of elite guards transfer to other schools to play with other great players. I am sure some of them would love to play with Cameron Brink. But the chances of an undergrad transfer to Stanford is probably in the area of 0.1%. I hope I'm proven wrong but we will have to live with the roller coaster ride of trying to recruit elite guards from high school and hopefully we get some of them in the class of 2024.