Pretty much the entire basketball world was amazed by the stunning play and swagger of Caitlin Clark as Iowa knocked off previously undefeated South Carolina in the women’s Final Four.
One that wasn’t impressed, however, plays for Iowa’s next opponent, LSU. The Tigers stand in the way of the Hawkeyes and one of the more incredible title runs the sport has ever seen.
More specifically, Tigers guard Alexis Morris doesn’t think Clark can dare LSU to shoot from behind the arc the way she did against the Gamecocks.
“I don’t think they can guard us that way,” Morris said, per Sports Illustrated‘s Wilton Jackson. “I don’t think you can just leave me open on the perimeter or leave us open on the perimeter. Me personally, I find it very disrespectful, so I’m going to take that personally going into that game. You’re going to have to guard us. That’s just the competitor in me, and the will to win.”
Elite athletes will find any reason to put a chip on their shoulder, but feeling disrespected by how your own opponent defended arguably the best team in the tournament seems like a stretch.
Of course, if LSU wins on Sunday it won’t matter how the team pumped itself up. They just happened to give the Hawkeyes some bulletin board material of their own in the process.
