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We're long overdue to have a thread about the excellent Women's NCAA tournament that is going on right now. Post here with your thoughts! The championship game is on Sunday, Iowa vs South Carolina.

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Iowa vs UConn last night was a great game. First of all, everybody on Twitter is all up in arms about the moving screen call on the last play for UConn. But the more I look at it, I actually think the ref made the right call. Here's the video:



I've seen a lot of people say it wasn't a moving screen. But this footage makes it look like it clearly WAS a moving screen.

I've also seen people say that the ref just shouldn't call "ticky-tack" stuff like this at the end of a big tournament game. But I don't think I agree with that. If setting a moving screen gives them an open shot to win the game and go to the championship, that's not a legal play and not fair. And I don't think walloping the defensive player with a hard moving screen is ticky-tack. It sucks to see a call have such a big impact on the end of the game. But the player committed the infraction, and the ref made the right call.

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So, I finally watch to see what the fuss is about this Caitlin Clark and then she has one of her worst games. Although she showed flashes in the second half. She is a pretty good passer too. Although she did have KD syndrome a couple times.
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That was a moving screen. End of story.

Yeah, it sucks if you're UCONN but don't foul on the crucial play. It was fair and square. They blew it.
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I've seen GSW get away with that screen 10 times a game. They rarely if ever have it called on them. It sucks that it ended the way it did, and there wasn't a last shot to see if it won or not.
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She was still moving after she sent the defender flying. This isn't the NBA. College basketball is called tighter.
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Congrats to South Carolina on their tournament win. Clark and Iowa seemed overmatched for most of the game. Impressive for USC to complete a lossless season.


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That giantess underneath was too much for Iowa. Too many offensive rebounds.
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