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Dembele, Mizzou's point guard, went down with a knee injury in the 4th quarter yesterday. Good news is it was a contact injury; the big freshman from Bama just knocked knees with her going up court. So hopefully just a bruise and not an ACL injury. If she isn't play against us, that's a tough loss for the Tigers because they don't really have a backup PG.

And Raven has been playing well recently. I know several posters mentioned Bree playing well yesterday and that is correct. It should be noted that we were +24 with Raven on the court and +11 with Bree. Sometimes what Raven brings to the team doesn't show up in her stat line.
 
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Kiyomi McMiller announced for Rutgers Saturday!!! Now there is only 3 left in the top 100 ESPN Gurlz Hoops top 100 that remain uncommitted...
 
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Anyone know if we're recruiting Leah Macy from Kentucky? She just got voted MVP at the BOO Williams Tournament. She beat out:

This is pretty decent company:
#1 Macy, 2025 (undeclared)
#5 Korval, 2024 (ND)
#9 Fournier, 2024 (Duke)
#36 Houston, 2025 (Iowa)
#7 Carlton, 2024 (Texas)
#18 Knox, 2025 (undeclared)

Macy is the top Forward in the class of 2025. I know UK and Louisville have offerred.
 
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TN-Gamecock said:
Anyone know if we're recruiting Leah Macy from Kentucky? She just got voted MVP at the BOO Williams Tournament. She beat out:

This is pretty decent company:
#1 Macy, 2025 (undeclared)
#5 Korval, 2024 (ND)
#9 Fournier, 2024 (Duke)
#36 Houston, 2025 (Iowa)
#7 Carlton, 2024 (Texas)
#18 Knox, 2025 (undeclared)

Macy is the top Forward in the class of 2025. I know UK and Louisville have offerred.
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daughter of Kyle Macy?
 
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Leah Macy is not from the blueblood Macy basketball family in Kentucky as best I can tell. I just read her story and it is an amazing one. Her Papaw (Appalachian for grandfather) owns a paving company and put in a small basketball court for her when she was small. It did say in the article that Carolina has reached out...

Here's the amazing story:

Success is Earned: Behind the Jersey with High School Star Leah Macy (on3.com)
 
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Gamekem said:
I think we have the talent to still win that game without Kamilla. I don't know who else we play during that time frame but I can see us dropping one game without her.
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I have say I don't like it, but moving on...
 
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Gamekem said:
I think we have the talent to still win that game without Kamilla. I don't know who else we play during that time frame but I can see us dropping one game without her.
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Kind of thought we would see more of Feagin in the last two games to get her ready for Cardoso's absence. Watkins and Chloe could play 38 minutes a piece, plenty of players do. I'm just concerned about Ashlyn getting in foul trouble playing that many minutes.
 
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Gamekem said:
I think we have the talent to still win that game without Kamilla. I don't know who else we play during that time frame but I can see us dropping one game without her.
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SC plays Missouri Feb. 8 & UConn Feb 11 - both At home.

Playing at home, we should be able to handle Mizzou easily without KC. UConn is obviously a non-con marquee matchup and they have Paige & Edwards as major threats . however, they lack size & injuries have robbed them of most of their quality depth. Even if KC is away for that game, like you, I like our chances, based on home court and player matchups.
 
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Missouri preview

Since joining the league in the 2012-13 season Mizzou has gone 4-8 against us. That is more wins than any teams except UK 5-19 and
UT 6-9. We are 2-4 at the other Columbia.

WHY? For all her faults Pingeton is a very good offensive coach who has exploited matchups and run excellent sets against us. She has had talent that is hard nosed and tough(Notice I did not say dirty cheap shot artists😇😇) They will find ways to score on us especially in the first half and if we are lazy and mentally lax on D.

Mizzou is a good shooting that has no true post player. They shoot 46% from 2 an 37% from 3. Quite good for a team that lives on the perimeter.

Angelique Ngalakulondi was their starting center but is out injured as is PG Mama Dembele. This means Haley Frank will be the starting post player. She played post and TORTURED us from 3 pt land two years ago in our loss. Boston absolutely could not guard her on the perimeter with their pick and pop. Will Kamilla do better? Or will Dawn try something/someone else?

Soph. Ashton Judd and Fr. Grace Slaughter have really stepped up. Both are 6’1” and can do damage inside or outside. Hannah Linthacum provides what little post depth they have. Schreake Fr. and Feit Sr. have been strengths off the bench but one of them will start. Both are 6’1” but neither are PGs. That is the big question for them tomorrow, who can/will play point? I’m betting we will see Frank running the offense a great deal in half court. I’m also betting Raven will be hounding the designated ball handler. They have more turnovers than assists and that was with Dembele playing. Dembele also had almost four steals per game, her absence is a big loss on both ends of the court.

I think we struggle some in the first half but win by 20ish. But strange things seem to happen in COMO
 
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Since the UNC game, just about every team has played man-to-man against us. That's a BIG difference from past seasons when we've seen almost exclusively zone defenses.

Here are the advantages of playing man against us:

1. Keep a player between Cardoso and the basket, taking away the lob

2. Better accountability in defending 3 point shooters

3. More able to box out

Mizzou opened the game against Bama, playing zone, but after giving up seven 3's in the 1st quarter, they switched to man. Though not normally a team that plays man-to-man, they did better with it than zone against Bama.

So I suppose we'll see them play man against us. Don't see how Frank could play the 5 in that case. She is prone to flopping and drawing charges, so she could try to draw fouls on Cardoso. However, I don't think the officials will bail her out like they did Utah. I suspect we'll see a bigger lineup from them, to avoid Frank having to defend Cardoso. If they move Frank to the 5 when Cardoso goes to the bench, that means Watkins would be her defender, exactly the player I would want to defend her.

All that said, if Dembele is out, hard to make a case Mizzou can win this one. Based on what I saw Sunday, I would be surprised if she plays. Pingeton may rest her and try to duplicate the magic of two years ago. But Blackwell's absence allowed Mizzou to spread the floor better. Really hard to make a case that Dembele's absence could lead to a positive for the Tigers.
 
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Gamekem said:
I really like the trust and relationships the coaching staff not only have with the players but also the parents. I think that's what truly separate our program from some of the others.
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Totally agree. Part of the mastery of coaching is to be able to clearly communicate. DS lets her players know what is expected of them and
what they must improve to increase trust and playing time. Also you better believe she evaluates parent/parents in the recruiting process.

I am intrigued as to how Kylee Kitts reacts to the coaching of Kelly Rae Finley after seeing how her sister is coached here.
 
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adcoop said:
Macy is a little old to be having daughters come through college now. Macy is about 10 years older than me as I remember him on those late 70s Kentucky teams.
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Actually, he has a college age daughter unless this article is dated. https://www.transysports.com/sports...er top-ranked Indiana,grandchild, Jackson (1).

I looked him up and confirmed, however, that Leah Macy is not his daughter. I have met Kyle Macy. He plays tennis tournaments and has played a few in South Carolina at Kiawah and Seabrook. He is a good player. Plays in the 65 and over age group. He is a solid player.
 
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DarkCock said:
Since the UNC game, just about every team has played man-to-man against us. That's a BIG difference from past seasons when we've seen almost exclusively zone defenses.

Here are the advantages of playing man against us:

1. Keep a player between Cardoso and the basket, taking away the lob

2. Better accountability in defending 3 point shooters

3. More able to box out

Mizzou opened the game against Bama, playing zone, but after giving up seven 3's in the 1st quarter, they switched to man. Though not normally a team that plays man-to-man, they did better with it than zone against Bama.

So I suppose we'll see them play man against us. Don't see how Frank could play the 5 in that case. She is prone to flopping and drawing charges, so she could try to draw fouls on Cardoso. However, I don't think the officials will bail her out like they did Utah. I suspect we'll see a bigger lineup from them, to avoid Frank having to defend Cardoso. If they move Frank to the 5 when Cardoso goes to the bench, that means Watkins would be her defender, exactly the player I would want to defend her.

All that said, if Dembele is out, hard to make a case Mizzou can win this one. Based on what I saw Sunday, I would be surprised if she plays. Pingeton may rest her and try to duplicate the magic of two years ago. But Blackwell's absence allowed Mizzou to spread the floor better. Really hard to make a case that Dembele's absence could lead to a positive for the Tigers.
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I think Mizzou stays small, the 3 Linthacum sisters are the only 6’3” and up players they have. They give them a little more height and probably most importantly 15 fouls to give. They offer very little on offense.

Of note on our 3 pt shooting, Paopao is 2nd in the nation at 55.6%. But somehow the national stats folks have missed out or ignored Breezy. She is shooting 46.4% which would rank her 13th in the nation. She has enough attempts to qualify so I don’t understand the omission.
 
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DarkCock said:
Since the UNC game, just about every team has played man-to-man against us. That's a BIG difference from past seasons when we've seen almost exclusively zone defenses.

Here are the advantages of playing man against us:

1. Keep a player between Cardoso and the basket, taking away the lob

2. Better accountability in defending 3 point shooters

3. More able to box out

Mizzou opened the game against Bama, playing zone, but after giving up seven 3's in the 1st quarter, they switched to man. Though not normally a team that plays man-to-man, they did better with it than zone against Bama.

So I suppose we'll see them play man against us. Don't see how Frank could play the 5 in that case. She is prone to flopping and drawing charges, so she could try to draw fouls on Cardoso. However, I don't think the officials will bail her out like they did Utah. I suspect we'll see a bigger lineup from them, to avoid Frank having to defend Cardoso. If they move Frank to the 5 when Cardoso goes to the bench, that means Watkins would be her defender, exactly the player I would want to defend her.

All that said, if Dembele is out, hard to make a case Mizzou can win this one. Based on what I saw Sunday, I would be surprised if she plays. Pingeton may rest her and try to duplicate the magic of two years ago. But Blackwell's absence allowed Mizzou to spread the floor better. Really hard to make a case that Dembele's absence could lead to a positive for the Tigers.
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good info. Checking the Missouri box score from two years ago, we shot 38% for the game and 28% from three. we played very poorly on both ends, especially in the first half, where we only scored 26 points and were down by 6 at the half. hopefully, the team shakes off the travel and the cold temps and starts the game a little better this trip.
 
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Cockburn said:
good info. Checking the Missouri box score from two years ago, we shot 38% for the game and 28% from three. we played very poorly on both ends, especially in the first half, where we only scored 26 points and were down by 6 at the half. hopefully, the team shakes off the travel and the cold temps and starts the game a little better this trip.
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I also remember Mizzou just killing us on a pick and roll near the foul line. We never adjusted to covering them on that play. IIRC, Mizzou hit the game winning shot on that play - about a 17 footer.
 
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Cockburn said:
good info. Checking the Missouri box score from two years ago, we shot 38% for the game and 28% from three. we played very poorly on both ends, especially in the first half, where we only scored 26 points and were down by 6 at the half. hopefully, the team shakes off the travel and the cold temps and starts the game a little better this trip.
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No structural damage to Dembele's knee after MRI. She is listed as day-to-day. I would be surprised if she plays tonight, though. Raven is not the player you want a hobbled point guard to face.

Without Dembele, I have my doubts they will be able to consistently bring the ball up court against either Raven or Bree. They could try having Paopao's man bring it up. Against Bama, after Dembele went down, they were forced to use Frank to bring the ball up. Obviously, Pingeton would prefer Frank to save her energy and have another player perform that task.

Our offense has been on fire the last few games in the 1st quarter. Would love to see us get out early on this team tonight.
 
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Picking the games for today

So last Sunday I was 5-2, BUT I picked OM vs LSU simply on principle rather than who I thought would win, 6-1. I also picked UGA over Arky but my comment was “How can you ever pick Arky, but how can you ever pick against them?” They lose to the worst team in the conference UK by 10 and then turn around and beat a pretty good UGA team by 40!!

Gamecocks✔️vs Mizzou
It’s just a matter of margin. Just not enough talent on their team. The question for me is how we respond to Dawn’s disapproval.

A&M✔️ vs LSU
Once again picking against LSU on principle. Actually A&M matches up well with the Bayou Barbies. They have plenty of size, play tough D and rebound well. Can A&M score enough points to win? I think they can, in an upset A&M.

Florida vs UT✔️
This should be a very close game. I just think UT has a little more, Rickea Jackson, and it’s at K’ville.

Vandy✔️ vs UK
Sticking with the Vandy train against the worst team in the league. But kudos must go out to UK’s Ajae Petty and also Eniya Russell who is starting to look like she belongs in the SEC.

UGA VS Bama✔️
Soo…UGA beats A&M but loses to Arky by 40. 🤷‍♂️Bama by 10

Auburn vs Ole Miss✔️
Ole Miss is clearly the better squad and is at home. They should win handily.

Arky vs Miss. St.✔️
It’s Arky, I got no idea which team shows up. Just flipped the coin…. and Miss. St. is the winner.
 
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Gamekem said:
The fact that she's traveling and dressed out seems promising.
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Speaking of injured players graduating early and enrolling…. Kaniya Boyd, UT’s only HS recruit so far this cycle is on campus. She had a knee injury that ended her senior season. She is with the team and rehabbing. Kaniya was #35 recruit on HoopGurlz and is a 5’9” combo guard.
 
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