2024-2025 WBB Team (2022-present)
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"All that will ever matter"
. Talk about dramatic. She will be remembered because she puts up 40 against a lot of teams and is great scorer and shooter. Not because of our ONE game against them lol. Good to know she must live rent free in your mind.
She paid the rent. The game against us outweighed all others in terms of impact. It elevated her; diminished us; set the stage for the Dime Store Queen to win her fourth national championship with an inferior team."All that will ever matter"
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I've never seen those traits from her on the court or in a press room.
Watch any game or post-game presser - never see those genuine traits portrayed in her ''sportsmanship''!
And you left off the most important part - ''Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
Very gifted in the talent department but lacking in other areas which would make her fame more than individual numbers in a record book.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Has Classy Reaction After Getting Knocked Down by Ohio State Fan - Sports Illustrated
Caitlin Clark Gives Incredibly Classy Answer When Asked About Her Critics (msn.com)
At the finals last year playing and losing to LSU:
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When asked about Reese’s taunting, Clark played it off. “I have no idea, I was just trying to get to the handshake line,” Clark said in a post-game interview, seemingly taking the loss in stride. “All the credit in the world to LSU ... They deserved it. They had a tremendous season. [Coach] Kim Mulkey ... only said really kind things to me in the handshake line.”
She is the classist of all the players I've seen in years. She even praised Reese from last years finals. I get you are anti-Catlin but that's just wrong to think she's anything but humble or classy. Unbelievable!!
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Wow...another game close to a 100 points...we should be #1 again in the polls. Vandy is starting to look like Arky, world beaters one game and very average the next. I am glad to see Feagin getting more minutes and scoring more points.
If we beat LSU this week, I don't think there's anyone in the conference whose going to beat us as the schedule plays in our favor with all these home games coming up. I will be in Knoxville for the away game for UT but I really don't think UT has the firepower to beat us even in Knoxville.
If we beat LSU this week, I don't think there's anyone in the conference whose going to beat us as the schedule plays in our favor with all these home games coming up. I will be in Knoxville for the away game for UT but I really don't think UT has the firepower to beat us even in Knoxville.
just saw the graphic that the win at A&M was the 27th straight road win for SC - new SEC record for longest road win streak in conference history.
Not too shabby
Not too shabby
Gamecocks vs LSU
Let the hype begin. Will try to drop something every day but for tonight
Cardoso vs Reese
This past summer in the Americup they went head to head twice and Cardoso absolutely dominated Reese. International play is more physical than college and honestly just more consistently(not necessarily better) refereed. Cardoso's size, strength and length just swallowed Reese up.
When we have the ball
Reese is going to have to 3/4 her to deny and hope for help on the backside. She will try to deny because if not it’s just money. To get Cardoso the ball there are three keys. 1. Very accurate lobs into the post. 2. Effective high/low game with Kitts/Watkins. Kitts is much effective as she has the 12-15 footer and is a better passer. 3. Swinging the ball quickly to the weak side. This gives Cardoso the opportunity to reposition with Reese already pinned behind her. It will then necessitate a wing to either double down and leave Paopao or Hall open for 3 or just pray Cardoso misses.
When LSU has the ball
I don’t think Reese can just set up house on the low block as she does against so many opponents. Cardoso is just too tall and strong. I think you will see Reese starting at the free throw line or at the elbow with one foot in the paint. Her preferred move from there is basically a bull rush to the basket. She is very successful at finishing or getting to the line. Cardoso will need to be disciplined about her footwork and arms straight up. Even if she does this well her task is not over. Reese is a relentless rebounder and Cardoso MUST keep her off the glass. We will give Reese the 15 footer, not uncontested, hand in the but not close enough to get beat on a drive.
Wild Card
Fouls and refs. If Reese is allowed to initiate contact and have that be called as a foul against us it could be a long night. At some point Watkins will defend Reese, Watkins MUST PLAY DISCIPLINED AND SMART, or she will quickly be on the bench.
Let the hype begin. Will try to drop something every day but for tonight
Cardoso vs Reese
This past summer in the Americup they went head to head twice and Cardoso absolutely dominated Reese. International play is more physical than college and honestly just more consistently(not necessarily better) refereed. Cardoso's size, strength and length just swallowed Reese up.
When we have the ball
Reese is going to have to 3/4 her to deny and hope for help on the backside. She will try to deny because if not it’s just money. To get Cardoso the ball there are three keys. 1. Very accurate lobs into the post. 2. Effective high/low game with Kitts/Watkins. Kitts is much effective as she has the 12-15 footer and is a better passer. 3. Swinging the ball quickly to the weak side. This gives Cardoso the opportunity to reposition with Reese already pinned behind her. It will then necessitate a wing to either double down and leave Paopao or Hall open for 3 or just pray Cardoso misses.
When LSU has the ball
I don’t think Reese can just set up house on the low block as she does against so many opponents. Cardoso is just too tall and strong. I think you will see Reese starting at the free throw line or at the elbow with one foot in the paint. Her preferred move from there is basically a bull rush to the basket. She is very successful at finishing or getting to the line. Cardoso will need to be disciplined about her footwork and arms straight up. Even if she does this well her task is not over. Reese is a relentless rebounder and Cardoso MUST keep her off the glass. We will give Reese the 15 footer, not uncontested, hand in the but not close enough to get beat on a drive.
Wild Card
Fouls and refs. If Reese is allowed to initiate contact and have that be called as a foul against us it could be a long night. At some point Watkins will defend Reese, Watkins MUST PLAY DISCIPLINED AND SMART, or she will quickly be on the bench.
I’m already having heart palpitations about this game. Going to be a long week!!! I feel like our depth will overcome but I too worry about how the game is called.
Great analysis - gives me food for thought when watching the game. Looking forward to the daily ''coaches corner'' leading up to the game.
There's a part of me that is OK with a close loss in this one. We've played unbelievably the last two games and I'm concerned about peaking too early. And since LSU has already lost a game in conference, we could still control our destiny to win at least a share of the conference title regardless of the outcome. Even with a close loss, we might still be ranked #1, depending on what UCLA does tomorrow night against Utah. This game isn't THAT important to us. Of course, once the game tips off, I'll think no such thoughts. But, rationally speaking right now, I don't want to overemphasize this game. I want to win, but there are more important goals than simply beating LSU.
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You can tell how close the announcers follow us if they constantly go on and on about our bench. Yes, our bench is very good, but that's not the difference between this year and last -- it's the STARTING LINEUP. We are getting out to much better starts this season compared to last season. 15-0. Are you kidding? Took the crowd out of the game right away. Props to the starters for 21 assists to 4 turnovers. They are playing so well together. Our bench is good, but not near the level of last season. And that's OK. Our bench may have been TOO GOOD last season. Perhaps some of them should have started.
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Not quite. This year's bench leads the nation in points and plays more than last years bench due to development. A lot of these girsl were last years bench but we only played about 7-8 last year and that is not the case this year. Hall though she is a starter is a more developed and polished players. Watkin and Feagins are very effective off the bench and often more capable of handling the low post. Also. Johnson, Fulwilley are good shooting guards wtih an advanced skill set to the average freshman, thus though we may have had more top end talent last year at spots, collectively this team is deeper and better when you combine defense and offense, thus our ranking in the top 1-3 of both offense and defense. That was never the case last year.
Nope. Cardoso, Amihere, Bree, Raven, Watkins. Has there ever been a better defensive or rebounding bench in the history of wbb?
And our improved offensive ranking this season is due primarily to our starters.
As far as only playing 7 or 8 last year...you're including Fletcher and Saxton. Do you not see the issue?
If we beat LSU, does that give us the record for most consecutive wins in the SEC regular season? I thought I read somewhere UT had 36 straight.
The more angles I see of the collision yesterday, the more Caitlin seems to be following they style of Sophie Cunningham. This looks intentional on Clark part on this angle.
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Not sure why the ‘nope’ . all Dark Cock is stating is that we still have a great bench but our starters production is much better overall . we were down several games last season in the first quarter (UCLA, UConn, UT come to mind) due to the the starting five‘s offensive ineffectiveness where the bench players came in and righted the ship. Saxton & Fletcher, god bless ‘em they played hard, but by conference play, were probably the 10th, 11th best players on last years team. Heck, I’m taking Bree‘s overall current game over last season Brea’s as well.
love the discussion but if you think last year‘s starting lineup was better than the current one then will just agree to disagree
I wouldn't necessarily agree just watching the collision, but the fall looks like a flop to me. Why was Clark so dramatically affected by the contact and not the fan?
Initially I thought it was two people not paying attention to their surroundings. The angles to me make it clear the fan was truly blindsided by the encounter. She was so tunnel visioned of getting to the center of the court, you can see in the last seconds she tried to avoid the contact.
Caitlin looks in the direction of the fan and appears to be prepared to make contact no matter. Maybe her mind was on autopilot from basketball, but nothing was natural about what happened from her part of the collision.
Tessa was in a boot yesterday. 2nd time this season. If I remember correctly from the pre-season, Cockygirl mentioned seeing Tessa wearing a boot in a video. Hope it's not a recurring issue. The injury yesterday was difficult to detect. Nothing dramatic at all.
I would be surprised to see her against LSU, considering how cautious Dawn is with injuries. Not necessarily a big deal. The starting guards should play a lot of minutes against LSU, with Fulwiley subbing them.
I would be surprised to see her against LSU, considering how cautious Dawn is with injuries. Not necessarily a big deal. The starting guards should play a lot of minutes against LSU, with Fulwiley subbing them.
Yes Tessa was in a boot pre season as well. Don't know if its same foot for all three occurrences. I think its just pre-cautionary as well. Will be interesting to see if she gets to play or not. We could use some minutes from her but it won't be what makes or breaks this game I don't think.
I thought it looks like a ''grocery store slip and fall'' attempt by Clark which fits her flopping MO.
Injuries to both ankles in pretty close succession. I hope this doesn't turn out to be a besetting issue.
I think we're appreciably better at the guard positions all the way around. There's no replacing Boston.
There should never be fans on the basketball floor EVER!!! Court is for players and stands are for fans!! Simple. It has to do with safety of players.
Because of this episode you may see rushing of courts be a thing of the past unless they make a rule that the opposing team has left the floor and entered their Lockeroom.
I hope the B10 commissioner puts a stop to this in his conference immediately. I hope the SEC will take the lead on this if he does not.
From coach Lisa Bluder postgame:
"That just should not happen," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. "Our players should be safe. They should be able to walk off the floor. That's very disappointing. Ohio State, great team, great environment, but obviously very disappointed with the postgame with our players getting injured trying to walk out of the gym. That's wrong."
Does anyone disagree that fans should not be able to storm the court with players still on the floor?
Because of this episode you may see rushing of courts be a thing of the past unless they make a rule that the opposing team has left the floor and entered their Lockeroom.
I hope the B10 commissioner puts a stop to this in his conference immediately. I hope the SEC will take the lead on this if he does not.
From coach Lisa Bluder postgame:
"That just should not happen," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. "Our players should be safe. They should be able to walk off the floor. That's very disappointing. Ohio State, great team, great environment, but obviously very disappointed with the postgame with our players getting injured trying to walk out of the gym. That's wrong."
Does anyone disagree that fans should not be able to storm the court with players still on the floor?
From the side view, the fan appears to be the heavier of the two. Clark is skinny.
The biggest difference from last year is Pao Pao. The leading 3 point scorer in college basketball.
No one is arguing that .
it basically comes down to this . Last years team wins the game yesterday 75 - 45. This years team win 98 -65. 30 point wins both . However, this year’s starters are MUCH more efficient & capable at scoring from 1 to 5 - this is reflected in Individual & team percentages.
Last year / this year, there were / are only a few teams that can beat SC . Last years starters had two options- throw it into AB in the paint or give to Zia and let her create. This season, if/when playing a team that is all offense, like an Iowa, Ohio State, etc. we are way better set-up offensively (three point shooting, transition, off the dribble/drives) to score to win (with still a competent D) instead of just relying on rebounds, & put-backs & defense to the job.
So winning the national championship ought to be a given, then, barring multiple injuries.
The efficient play of the starters is reflected in their amazing +/- numbers, all played under 30 minutes.
Strangely, we were -3 with Watkins on the floor, an unusually poor performance for her. She never recovered from early foul trouble.
A&M fans were saying they basically lost the game in the first 8 minutes. Well, my thought is Dawn could have ran up the score if she wanted instead of playing Jah the entire 4th quarter. But I appreciate A&M fans looking for a positive out of yesterday. Nothing wrong with that.
Just go back to her game tapes. There are plenty examples of unsportsmanlike, borderline, dirty play (Elbowing players, Slapping Players to get separation). Also, unsportsmanlike taunting that people killed Angel Reese for when Caitlin got a dose of her medicine back.
Our program is beyond that. We don't accept close losses before the game arrives. Now, if a team beats us then we are forced to accept it. We are a anytime, anyplace program. LSU needs to buckle up. Let's go.
the point is, we are better set-up to avoid an offensive meltdown where 3 of 5 starters on an undefeated #1 ranked team scores a combined 3 pts on one made FG and 2 have to be subsequently benched for almost an entire half due to ineffectiveness.
As for a championship, nothing is a given. However, I would say we are one or three of the current favorites, wouldn't you?
Fans have storming the court forever. It's rich that you are complaining about storming the court just because Clark gets caught, yet again, for doing something questionable.