Perspective: Caitlin Clark delivered an extraordinary performance against the reigning champions in what could turn out to be a landmark game for women’s basketball.
, somehow bettering their performance from a year ago, when they yielded the second lowest scoring average by a men’s or women’s champion in the last 75 years. You could be pardoned for expecting that Clark and the Hawkeyes must surely go limp at some point in the fourth quarter, like everyone else.Yet Clark cut through that defense like scissors shearing fabric.
The Gamecocks’ combination of size, skill and relentless sweat during their unbeaten streak tended to make all other teams feel like they suddenly had to grow — do more than usual. But as Staley observed, at this stage of the Final Four, “You’re not going to create any magic.” You have to be good enough just as you are.
Which was maybe the most important observation of all. By the final two minutes on Friday night, it was plain that Clark and her Hawkeyes teammates weren’t trying to create some magic on the spot:. They are legitimately great. Clark is an unfollowable triple threat on every play — will she shoot the three, drive or dish to that ruthlessly efficient post player Monika Czinano? — because they are a complete, superbly coached team.
When the clock hit zero, for a moment it seemed that Clark was going to tear off her jersey with exuberance. She struck an “Are you not entertained?” pose with both arms in the air. Then, she laid down on top of that NCAA Final Four logo. She had every right to it. After all, she practically owns the thing.
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