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ESPN’s Tim Legler breaks down how Caitlin Clark plays, and he’s quite good
Legler is an NBA analyst for ESPN, but he says Clark is his favorite player to watch.
Mike Hlas
Mar. 11, 2024 11:05 am, Updated: Mar. 14, 2024 12:22 pm
IOWA CITY — Tim Legler, normally in the role of an NBA analyst for ESPN, was put to use by SportsCenter host Scott Van Pelt Sunday night to discuss Iowa’s Caitlin Clark.
Legler picked apart some video clips of her play Sunday in the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten tournament title win over Nebraska. I found them very informative, and they give you a deeper appreciation of some of Clark’s less-mentioned skills.
It’s quite good, and thus I’m posting it here for those who haven’t seen it and are interested. Legler’s portion of the video starts at around the 3:30 mark.
Speaking of ESPN, its women’s basketball bracketologist has Iowa as the No. 2 seed overall in his NCAA tournament bracket and thus, a No. 1 seed in its region.
That’s a good thing for obvious reasons. Most of all, it means the Hawkeyes would avoid unbeaten No. 1 South Carolina unless both got to the Final Four.
The first and second rounds are on campus sites, which means Iowa would host. The first-round game would be against someone the Hawkeyes can name the score against. After that, it gets serious fast.
The regional semifinals and finals are all in Albany, N.Y., and Portland, Ore. I guess the gyms in Valdez, Alaska, and Roswell, N.M., were booked.
Of the teams in the top 10, the closest one to a regional site is Stanford, 665 miles from Portland. Iowa City is 1,023 miles from Albany, 1,571 miles from Portland.
Next year, the two regional sites are Birmingham, Ala., and Spokane, Wash. Can Valdez and Roswell be far behind?
This year’s Final Four is in Cleveland, by the way. South Carolina will be joined by three other teams.
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