Registered readers are sending in their reviews of Caitlin Clark after her basketball career representing the Iowa State team.
Women's basketball has come a long way to becoming an inspiration
When my mother, Muriel Moss Boone, attended Adel High School, she played basketball on a court divided into thirds with a “keep-away” in the middle. When I attended Waukee High School, the only sport offered to girls was basketball, which was played in half court with defense and offense on both ends of the court. In the 1980s, there was a major legislative debate in Iowa about whether full-court basketball was too intense and harmful for girls.
Look at us now.
Bravo to the University of Iowa women's basketball team and Caitlin Clark for pushing the game to the fast-paced, high-energy state it is today. Young girls around the world are interested in playing this game and learning the lifelong benefits of physical fitness and teamwork.
Joyce Boone Chapman, Des Moines
The team made Iowa important in the sports world.
Caitlin Clark's athletic ability is almost supernatural. She is the best ever. But this University of Iowa women's basketball team also brought something invaluable to the state of Iowa: respect and recognition. Iowa has no professional sports teams of any kind and is largely unknown from the rest of the country when it comes to sports. Our Hawkeye women's basketball team changed that. They put Iowa on the map. The team so beautifully represented our state: intelligence, grace, skill, and fierce determination. And as a UI alum, I'm so proud of this team and Lisa Bruder representing the University of Iowa.
It's impossible to ignore the huge impact Caitlin Clark and her team have had on women's basketball. We also cannot ignore what they have done for our state. He has represented Iowa in an incredibly positive way to the rest of the country and even the world.
Sue Sherzan, West Des Moines
Caitlin Clark is Seabiscuit
Please ask about this.
Remember Seabiscuit? A book and movie about a little horse who defied all odds and won the race. These are difficult times. Caught between two wars. People were scrapping just to stay alive. And this unlikely hero, a little horse, captivated the imagination of this nation. And the world.
Look at us now. Picking up the pieces of the pandemic. The possibility of a global conflict on the horizon. I have friends who are so politically distant that I can’t even talk to them.
But we all watched the Hawks and rooted for Caitlin Clark. She is a symbol of hope across the country and around the world.
Like Seabiscuit.
B. John Barnes, Johnston
Caitlin Clark's consistent dominance is incredible
It may take years to realize how deeply Caitlin Clark influenced women's basketball and the reputation of women in sports.
A 25-foot shot will not score more than 1 point from the 3-point line at 22 feet 1 3/4 inches. His 3/4 passes up the court in a timely manner and in stride, or behind-the-back or blind passes, only earn him 2 or 3 points if a teammate converts. This is 1 assist and is the same as a regular bounce pass to a wide open player.
Clark's impact on the game comes from the consistency, proficiency, and incredible numbers she has put up at every stage of the game throughout her four-year collegiate career. I hope that her play and popularity will lead to raising the standard of women's basketball and sports in general in the future. By selling out arena after arena, we should increase the salaries of coaches at all levels of women's sports, NIL contracts, and the salaries of female professional athletes.
Women, men, girls and boys from across the state of Iowa and beyond are enjoying the great show that Caitlin and her Hawkeye teammates have blessed us with.
Steve Rame, Des Moines
Pay Bruder millions more.
Congratulations to the Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team, especially the coaching staff. Lisa Bruder and her colleagues have shown us what great coaching looks like.
Compare her success to that of her male counterparts Fran McCaffery and Kirk Ferentz. The Hawkeye men's basketball team missed the NCAA Tournament and the Hawkeye football team is always in the news for having the least productive offense, but the two male coaches are each paid at least $3 million a year. ing.
When will the University of Iowa reward Bruder's amazing success with a salary commensurate with her amazing accomplishments? At $1 million a year (Kim Mulkey's salary is more than $3 million), Lisa Bruder It's a bargain in the American basketball world. It's time for true equality in the Hawkeye Athletic Club. Please give Lisa Bruder a salary commensurate with her remarkable success.
Alan Sheik, Adele
great example
To the Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team and coaches, thank you for being the example we so desperately needed over the past few years. You taught us how to win gracefully, how to lose without making excuses, how to praise each other, and how to work together in community. You have made it clear that hard work and dedication are essential to success. You emphasized the importance of having fun and celebrating each other. Positive interactions with fans of all ages, including after games, are already pushing women's basketball to new heights. You are the epitome of a class! I hope the rest of us can learn from your example.
Gene Swenson, Waukee