I'm seeing this this becoming more of a prevalent conversation in sports. My personal opinion - I don't have a problem with it if you are a good player / can back it up but if you are a below average player it's disrespectful. Bat flips / taunting has become a bit more common in MLB - I was taught growing up / playing baseball to not do that or you are asking to get thrown at. Towns got a tech this season for taunting our bench at BG. There should be consequences at times for showboating / taunting but I can also see how it encourages poor sportsmanship.

I think it's really odd and juvenile for LSU to get offended at some things that happened in games they weren't part of. They took offense to Iowa not guarding South Carolina on the arc and daring them to shoot threes and mid range. So what? That was part of the scout and it worked.

Yeah I thought that was very strange as well. Still trying to wrap my head around why Reese would be so offended that Clark supposedly disrespected some other team?

I'm actually not buying it tbh.

Seems like Reese genuinely hates Clark and was using that strange South Carolina reference as a cover up. Jealous much?

The whole situation is unfortunate because its shifting the spot light from the massive (record breaking?) success the women's tournament and final four brought this year.

#1 I am disappointed you didn't name names with the D1 starter here...let's hear it.

#2 I remember hearing about your son playing at an elite level, has he ended up playing in college anywhere?

Where was the national outrage when the white player did this? Yeah, I said it, just another example of complexion saves! Ask our own players and alumni on this subject, there are different standards of expectations on players of color.

Very few people saw the "action" in the Louisville game. Millions saw it in the championship game and as someone posted, one was in passing and one was a continual circling action at mid-court at the end of the game. Am I excusing one and not the other? Absolutely not. I'm not a fan of any of it.

Fox Sports referred to the game as "oddly officiated".

On another note:
Seems odd that almost 24 hours after the game, LSU hasn't said why they missed
the National Anthem.

Did not go over well, even with LSU fans.

I'm not sure I agree with that, but the fact that it's a notable conversation being had probably is a good sign for the game.

+1. Exactly. Reese said Clark "disrespected" South Carolina's freshman guard. The reality was Iowa saying "if you're gonna beat us you gotta hit 3's".

That's the vibe I got - before AND after the game.

Reese basically stalking Clark all over the floor, and taunting her when she wasn't even looking was odd to say the least.

Reese is a great player, but pretty clear jealousy she wasn't getting the same hype Clark was getting leading up to the game and lost HER composure despite the win.

I watched, because they were both hyped players and teams - but after they made it all about the taunting and it really took away from game itself.

Could be a publicity stunt by the WNBA.

NBA got a real boost from the Magic/Bird rivalry back in the day.

Though this stunt would give the WNBA a bit of Pro-Wrestling flavor.

Congrats LSU. You played out of your minds well. Of course, the other side to that story is....

You ruined the opportunity at the largest audience for a womens bball game ever to keep or build on it. I tuned in to watch Caitlyn Clark and a plucky Iowa team against a highly ranked and athletic LSU team. After the SC win and Clark's gaudy numbers, many of us were interested in seeing just how good these ladies were.

What did I learn?

1) Caitlyn Clark is the real deal. Best individual college player I can remember in a LONG time. She's so exciting to watch because you literally never know what you're about to see next. Elite talent. Must watch TV, which after this sentence I've said 1 times about women's basketball.

2) Women's officiating is TURRIBLE. Like bad. Like really bad. Either they wanted to capitalize on the eyeballs watching to get their 5 minutes of fame, or they have not grasped the speed/pace/athleticism of the players in a game like that. This isn't 7th grade for crying out loud.

3) LSU may never miss another shot. Eyes closed, no look, hook shot from 3? Sure - why not.

4) LSU had more weapons than Iowa.

5) I have no problem with trash talking. I have no problem with competitiveness. What I do have a problem with is taunting. Especially after the game has been decided. And double especially when you have to chase your opponent across the floor in a feeble attempt at drawing attention to yourself (she succeeded there) instead of your team, when you're obviously jealous. It's not a good look. It's called class. Look it up in a dictionary. LSU has none - and that includes their wackadoo coaches who accept this abhorrent behavior and shrug it off as "characters". That's not a character, that's disgusting behavior. And you should be ashamed. There's another word to look up in the dictionary since you likely have none of that either. Cool look on the brightest stage of all time (sarcasm).



Moral of the story? I'll tune in to watch Caitlyn Clark any day of the week. The rest of that crap show? No thanks, I'll continue to pass. And that's the opportunity their childish antics just cost them.