2024-2025 WBB Team (2022-present)
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I was thoroughly impressed by Raven. I was little hesitant to give her too much praise too early, due to her not having this type of performance against a top team yet. She played a complete game and besides forcing a couple of shots I thought she played the game perfectly.
She outplayed a top 5 PG in the country, reigning Big East DPOY and the #1 assists leader this season and it was in a hostile environment where most were rooting against her . She outscored her, she out assisted her and she had 0 turnovers to her opponent's 3. Her 7 assists equal UConn's total for the game.
I personally speculate the game changed with Raven presence early in the 2nd quarter. Muhl made an inbound pass off Raven's back and I definitely think Raven took it personal. In the very next play Raven drove to the lane for a three point play and Muhl's control of that matchup and UConn's leads deteriorated with it.
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We're 1 week short of tying the the 3rd place all time record of 34 consecutive weeks at #1 and 3 short of 2nd All time record of 36 consecutive weeks all time as remaining the best team.
As they should be. If LSU wants to move up they will have to earn it on Sunday. Struggling with both Georgia and A&M did them no favors.
The ONLY team to have a winning record against us over the past 4 seasons!
Watching MSU/Tenn game reminded me one thing that's been overlooked about yesterday's game is that Cardoso was really clutch yesterday when it came to FT shooting. She's a 60% FT shooter and she went 5 for 6.
See below the video King mentions. 6 UConn scoring plays to our one. They replayed those at least 2 more times each. So if you watch the entire video you see them score at least 18 times. Our one scoring play was Aliyahs mugging on an unbelievable put back. They replayed just once. So you see the ball go in the basket 20 times on this video. 18 for UConn, 2 for us. King is spot on and ESPN, well....you suck.
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'Great game': No. 1 S. Carolina tops No. 5 UConn
Aliyah Boston scored 26 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help No. 1 South Carolina defeat UConn 81-77 on Sunday in Hartford, Connecticut in a contest that Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said "was a great game for college women's basketball."
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The Auburn game is the textbook definition of a trap game, sandwiched in-between 2 top 5 matchups. Peter Burns last night was talking about the USC/LSU game like the Auburn game has already been played and we won. Hello, Peter. Slow the hype machine a bit.
Auburn's loss to Arkansas last Sunday was brutal. They choked, no other way to put it. However, for Gamecock fans, what matters is they played well enough to win. It would have been their 4th win in a row. So they're playing well.
Earlier in the season when we played them, they played without their best perimeter player, Honesty Scott-Grayson.
But even with her back, the Tigers only scored 19 first half points against Arky. They were 1 for 14 on 3's. Without anyone to stretch the D, the lane can get clogged. Not good if you're playing us.
I'm expecting Auburn's best shot because we get everyone's best shot.
Auburn's loss to Arkansas last Sunday was brutal. They choked, no other way to put it. However, for Gamecock fans, what matters is they played well enough to win. It would have been their 4th win in a row. So they're playing well.
Earlier in the season when we played them, they played without their best perimeter player, Honesty Scott-Grayson.
But even with her back, the Tigers only scored 19 first half points against Arky. They were 1 for 14 on 3's. Without anyone to stretch the D, the lane can get clogged. Not good if you're playing us.
I'm expecting Auburn's best shot because we get everyone's best shot.
I know, I know but 94-42? How long does that Ark loss stay with them?
Trap game vs soul crushing self inflicted loss hangover.
I’ll take us and lay the points
I can't make out what you're trying to say. Soccer in the US is more popular than womens basketball? Wired flex but okay.
UConn propaganda, USC was taller and deeper, not better. The only people whining more about the officiating than these two are portions of our fan base
.No credit given to the Gamecocks for doing things well.
I stated after the UT/UCONN game that I felt better about our game because Juhasz was lackluster around the basket. She's like 6" 5', so I expected more.
Against us, she had 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks in 38 minutes. 38 minutes! If Brink or Key could stay on the court 38 minutes without foul trouble, they would block 10+ shots because we rely so much on points in the paint (didn't Key actually have 10 blocks against us once?)
Juhasz only committed 2 fouls. It felt like she didn't want the contact. Watch her on this play:
Maybe she just isn't coordinated enough. For whatever reason she doesn't play tall.
So UCONN will get Fudd back and be better next time, no doubt, but the returning players won't fix the problems in the low post.
I think it's telling that Geno was complaining about Raven and not our front court players. He knows our depth in the back court is much less substantial.
You really filled up the page, but all good and germane points.
Juhasz put up much better stats at OSU, regression or different style of play?
I think your thoughts on Juhasz might well apply to Ladhazia when we play LSU. Reese is going to get her’s. We just need to make her get her 20 points(not 30) on 20 shots or more. Pound the ball to Boston and Cardoso and get Ladhazia in foul trouble. Voila, Reese is then overmatched on D.
I thought it was hilarious Geno carping about how beat up Lopez-Senashal was. Like hello, Aliyah Boston been dealing with that for 3 years.
Let's just face it, they need more convincing. They need to face us again on a mutual court and have their @$$E$ handed to them.UConn propaganda, USC was taller and deeper, not better. The only people whining more about the officiating than these two are portions of our fan base
No credit given to the Gamecocks for doing things well.
I never saw Juhasz play at Ohio State. I am curious how her game looked.
About Ladhazia, I saw an ESPN graphic that she is known as "The Defender." So I guess she's getting the assignment on Aliyah. Hard to imagine fouls won't be an issue for her. I'm looking forward to Boston and Cardoso on the court at the same time. It will force Reese to play defense. She can play good defense, of course, but they need max energy from her on the offensive end.
Zia and Raven are a couple of bulldogs on defense. I would say physical defense is an SEC thing, but there was a lot of complaining on Boneyard about the officiating in their last two Big East games. UCONN actually scored less points in those two games than they did against us. So, yeah, it's kind of funny.
That film was some of the biggest ******** I’ve ever listened to. That was on ESPN?UConn propaganda, USC was taller and deeper, not better. The only people whining more about the officiating than these two are portions of our fan base
No credit given to the Gamecocks for doing things well.
No, those were local UConn "reporters" on SNY, I believe.
2023 recruit & HS AA Tessa Johnson passed 2000 career pts.
looking forward to watching her play & develop over the next few years
looking forward to watching her play & develop over the next few years
Hangover loss, UCONN let us beat them twice in 4 days.
It's amazing how fast karma works. Instead of focusing on a good game played, Geno decided to focus on trying to discredit his opponents and this distraction bit him in the end.
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Mulkey was onced offered the job here?
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LSU coach Kim Mulkey once turned down the South Carolina women's basketball job. Here's the story
Kim Mulkey coaching South Carolina women's basketball? This was a possibility. The story on a decision that led her to LSU women's basketball.
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Geno responds
Says that he was talking about the Refs not South Carolina(yeah right). Disingenuous statement in my opinion.
He went on to say, he has been saying this same stuff for 20 years and no other coach has complained. Think about that for a minute….
1. I have been complaining for 20 years. Dang, so all you do is whine EVEN when you win.
2. It is both an arrogant/play the victim attitude that presents as his team is an innocent naïf that plays the RIGHT way and are taken advantage of by these mean bullies. UCONN plays tough, as they should, but when others play tough…..well can’t have that
3. When you say your player is beat up, that ain’t blaming the ref, it is inferring the other team is cheating or dirty
4. The list of coaches that have had “spats” with him is well documented, Summitt and Muffet-McGraw are the best known.
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Says that he was talking about the Refs not South Carolina(yeah right). Disingenuous statement in my opinion.
He went on to say, he has been saying this same stuff for 20 years and no other coach has complained. Think about that for a minute….
1. I have been complaining for 20 years. Dang, so all you do is whine EVEN when you win.
2. It is both an arrogant/play the victim attitude that presents as his team is an innocent naïf that plays the RIGHT way and are taken advantage of by these mean bullies. UCONN plays tough, as they should, but when others play tough…..well can’t have that
3. When you say your player is beat up, that ain’t blaming the ref, it is inferring the other team is cheating or dirty
4. The list of coaches that have had “spats” with him is well documented, Summitt and Muffet-McGraw are the best known.
Auriemma says criticism aimed at refs, not S.C.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma said his postgame comments about physical play were not directed at South Carolina but at the officiating, something he said he has been doing for 20 years.
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Last time we played Auburn, they were one of the few teams that attempted to play SC straight up (man - very little doubling in the post) and we ran them out of the CLA. Curious to see if they play that same style man D tonight or if they go with the 'junk it up with 5 people in the lane zone D' we so often see?
Also of note: Raven played only 15 minutes in that game - 7 assists and no TOs, Kamila - 14 minutes - 16 points, and Watkins sat - and still won bigly. interested to see how the rotation plays out tonight after the senior 'starters' get their minutes.
Also of note: Raven played only 15 minutes in that game - 7 assists and no TOs, Kamila - 14 minutes - 16 points, and Watkins sat - and still won bigly. interested to see how the rotation plays out tonight after the senior 'starters' get their minutes.
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Good observation.
Johnnie Harris is a Vic Schaefer disciple. Schaefer always plays man. Maybe the reason he had such a difficult time beating us. But Dawn is stubborn in that way too. Of course Dawn only recruits players who can defend their position (or if they can't once they get here, they don't play).
Harris is in a tough spot because she doesn't have players equal to Vic-era State players, much less this current Gamecock roster.
Personally, I would defend our team like Kentucky did: basically not guard Fletcher unless she's in the paint. Saxton I would not guard outside 10 feet from the basket.
But Kentucky isn't a good defensive team. And Auburn beat the Wildcats on the road. So maybe Harris is willing to take her lumps against Carolina to avoid playing a "junk defense." Anything with junk in front of it, like '"junk food", is seldom a long term solution.
SC
Indiana
UConn
Stanford
Iowa
LSU
I still think I would put Stanford over LSU just because of the scheduling. Depending on how well they play us will determine if they get a #1 seed. If Iowa beats Indiana twice or at least one time convincingly I can see them take the 4th #1 seed over Stanford too.
SC & IU are locks.
The rest becomes a Rorschach test for who you like best.
LSU with no losses but a putrid schedule gets the third spot. However with a loss Sunday especially a bad one they will get dinged harshly.
#4 goes to your guess is probably better than mine. I am anxious to see where Duke and Utah land
It’s just interesting to see coaches handle pressers.
Geno’s are overly long. To me he seems to treat them like he is Moses dispensing knowledge from the Mountain. He hardly ever praises opponents. He just seems to enjoy being in a room where he is the center of attention. It’s all about him or UCONN. All internally focused.
Mulkey, is even keeled and a bit stiff. Seems to always want to look at bigger picture. Their press corps seems to be hesitant to ask questions and not ever going to ask something even close to controversial.
Dawn does her’s at practice. They are direct
and to the point. Never rude, but hey let’s move this along, I got things to do. More plain spoken than the other two. If she has an issue, whether Geno or hey check out my Eagles gear, she will broach it generally before being asked
Utah looked rather unimpressive to me against Stanford. They didn't pass my eye test. But I have no idea how their body of work stacks up against the rest of the field.