IUWBB @ Iowa - Saturday, 01.13.24 @ 8:00 ET on Fox TV

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2 hours ago, LockdownD said:

This team misses Grace Berger.  Clearly, replacing her was going to be a challenge.  It is apparent that Yarden’s skill set isn’t going to fill that spot.  She has 6 turnovers last night trying to get into the middle. That’s not her strength. She isn’t fluid in her movements and I don’t expect her to morph into Grace 2.0.  The way she was used last year was better for the team and for her.  She is a very good player, but it looks like she is unsure and frustrated on the offensive end of the floor. We have a very good team.  Play to your strength. 

Not a good enough ball handler with comfort and quickness in traffic and looks like not going to be.  I wouldn’t be surprised if T.Moren adjusts this experiment of hopefulness to more like last year.

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28 minutes ago, pappy1865 said:

Just now getting a chance to read the gameday thread. The tweets are gone. What did DD and Grace say?

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Dakich was apparently tired of hearing people complain that the broadcast for last night's game would be the Caitlin Clark show, so he took a potshot at IU women's basketball and said of course it would be the Caitlin Clark show, no one cares about IU women's basketball, be grateful that FOX is even showing this game. Grace said "No one?" and showed four pictures of Assembly Hall either filled or close to full from four games last season. 

 

Dakich probably isn't entirely comfortable with the IU women's program being so good and getting all the good publicity it's gotten lately while the men's program is a mess, because it's so starkly different from the era he played in. 

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Perspective:  C.C. is playing like at a 10 star level.  Iowa is a team of 3 star and 4 star players filled team.  Besides C.C. doing what she does herself she is responsible for raising her teammates level of play from 3 and 4 star level to 4 and 5 star level an additional star.  Iowa becomes a team filled with 4 and 5 star players plus C.C.  It usually takes a physical talented team to beat them .  There are some physical depth teams this year.

IU Ladies have beat some good teams and teams they should beat thus far.  So far still having pretty stellar season but they do show cracks and weaknesses.