Could NCAA Women's basketball over take NCAA men's basketball?

[CajunNation]

That chick from Iowa was legit.

Outside of her, watching women's basketball is NOT fun unless you have a personal connection. This is just reality.

[RAGINCAJUN11]

That chick from Iowa was legit.

Outside of her, watching women's basketball is NOT fun unless you have a personal connection. This is just reality.

100%

[Million$Mullet]

Again. Context. An anomoly.

Context matters. I watched Iowa’s elite 8, final four and national championship game. That’s 3 more women’s games than I’ve watched in 20 years. And it was all because of Clark.

[RAGINCAJUN11]

Context matters. I watched Iowa’s elite 8, final four and national championship game. That’s 3 more women’s games than I’ve watched in 20 years. And it was all because of Clark.

Same.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Context matters. I watched Iowa’s elite 8, final four and national championship game. That’s 3 more women’s games than I’ve watched in 20 years. And it was all because of Clark.

Exactly. Even with her in the tournament, I still didn't watch a single women's basketball game. LoL

[ZoomZoom]

Context matters. I watched Iowa’s elite 8, final four and national championship game. That’s 3 more women’s games than I’ve watched in 20 years. And it was all because of Clark.

Granted the center court logo was large and irregular shaped, but she jacked a few shots and made them with a foot on the logo.

Next year I’d expect defenders to be rotated out and pick her up in the backcourt

[zephyr]

I know what I saw tonight, and I know what I saw yesterday. And what I saw yesterday was a much more exciting brand of basketball. Is the men's game becoming too concerned about plain old athleticism & not taking care of the fundamentals like it should. The women were more fun for one simple reason. They could shoot. They had superior team execution on offense while still generating great defense. This season should serve as a wake up call to the men's game. If they don't start putting emphasis on ball handling & more half court offense The men's game could suffer at the hands of women's basketball. This is not new. It is a trend which has been going on for a while now.

Go watch a season of women's games and compare. That LSU-Iowa game was not the norm. Women's games are generally lower scoring and the sport is very top heavy. It's really not even a comparison. LSU averaged 5 made 3 pointers a game for the season. That was not the norm.

BTW, the men's game was well played with good defense. If you had seen SDSU play at all you'd know they're one of the best defensive teams in the country and win in the 50's and 60's. UCONN is a highly skilled team that was very deep.

[roarman]

Go watch a season of women's games and compare. That LSU-Iowa game was not the norm. Women's games are generally lower scoring and the sport is very top heavy. It's really not even a comparison. LSU averaged 5 made 3 pointers a game for the season. That was not the norm.

BTW, the men's game was well played with good defense. If you had seen SDSU play at all you'd know they're one of the best defensive teams in the country and win in the 50's and 60's. UCONN is a highly skilled team that was very deep.

If you think a well played game includes a team that doesn't make a basket in 11 minutes and 8 seconds, I'd hate to see a poorly played game.

[IndiaPaleAle]

I know what I saw tonight, and I know what I saw yesterday. And what I saw yesterday was a much more exciting brand of basketball. Is the men's game becoming too concerned about plain old athleticism & not taking care of the fundamentals like it should. The women were more fun for one simple reason. They could shoot. They had superior team execution on offense while still generating great defense. This season should serve as a wake up call to the men's game. If they don't start putting emphasis on ball handling & more half court offense The men's game could suffer at the hands of women's basketball. This is not new. It is a trend which has been going on for a while now.

Kyle may be on to something here. If the powers that be in the NCAA and the WNBA are smart, they use this game as a launching point to grow the game beyond its diehard fans. The Angel Reese/Caitlin Clark rivalry could be women's basketball's version of Magic vs. Bird, but that rivalry will only propel WBB to mass popularity if the sports leaders, especially the WNBA once the they go pro, market the hell out of the two. The sport already got a major boost this year with a weekly Sunday game on ABC. Sunday's game could be an even bigger catalyst to the sport's popularity.

Will WBB ever become more popular than MBB? I don't know. For now, the priority for game's coaches and administrators is now to worry about eclipsing the men's game. Rather, that priority should be to continue growing the sport.

[ZoomZoom]

Congratulations to BWK for a great troll of a thread.

[JamesTheJeweler]

I want what some of you cats are smoking. Holy geezus! Please turn off ESPN. You've been infected.

[ZoomZoom]

Here’s today’s fun fact. Of course, the leading cause was nobody really cared if SDSU was there, much less UCONN. When the rubber meets the road when a G5 crashes a championship game, the vast bulk of the viewers will be only from the two participants.

Odds are “order” will be restored next year, two blue bloods on the men’s side and UCONN on the WBB side will finally be healthy with Page Buckners.

ALWAYS, always follow the money.

https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/a...ers%20on%20CBS.