Staley staying power

[Deleted11512]

First off, just want to point out that WBB has lost a grand total of 9 games in the last 5 seasons, and 3 SEC losses.

Just thinking about our WBB program and how Staley has been able to stay consistently elite. Also, sometimes I forget that she had a losing record here after 3 years. But you go down through all the years we’ve lost elite players and should have fallen back. And we just haven’t. Losing all the freshies this year and having the most dominant team in her career here is crazy. The low point of this program over the last 11 years is going to the sweet 16. I know not a lot of people care about WBB, but that’s damn impressive.

 

[gamecock stock]

First off, just want to point out that WBB has lost a grand total of 9 games in the last 5 seasons, and 3 SEC losses.

Just thinking about our WBB program and how Staley has been able to stay consistently elite. Also, sometimes I forget that she had a losing record here after 3 years. But you go down through all the years we’ve lost elite players and should have fallen back. And we just haven’t. Losing all the freshies this year and having the most dominant team in her career here is crazy. The low point of this program over the last 11 years is going to the sweet 16. I know not a lot of people care about WBB, but that’s damn impressive.

Glad she is here. Eric Hyman's legacy as AD will always be his hiring of Dawn Staley. Could Ray Tanner's be his hiring of Lamont Paris? Time will tell.

 

[Prestonyte]

First off, just want to point out that WBB has lost a grand total of 9 games in the last 5 seasons, and 3 SEC losses.

Just thinking about our WBB program and how Staley has been able to stay consistently elite. Also, sometimes I forget that she had a losing record here after 3 years. But you go down through all the years we’ve lost elite players and should have fallen back. And we just haven’t. Losing all the freshies this year and having the most dominant team in her career here is crazy. The low point of this program over the last 11 years is going to the sweet 16. I know not a lot of people care about WBB, but that’s damn impressive.

Would love to see LP duplicate it on the men's side.

 

[Deleted11512]

Would love to see LP duplicate it on the men's side.

Agree. It’s easy to take success for granted. I just expect us to win the SEC and go to the final 4. But to go back and take a look at it makes you realize how special she is. Even so, it took her 6 years to get there.

LP breaking the single season win record in year 2 is incredible. We’re blessed on the hardwood!!

 

[jasonscottinsc]

Yep. What Staley continues to do is amazing. Kudos to RT for keeping her from going to Ohio State a few years back early on in her run here. Who knows where we'd be!

 

[USMC1974]

Our WBB is my favorite Gamecock athletic program to follow. All credit to Dawn Staley for that. Sustained excellence, sold-out arena… among the elite programs in the country. Football had a run with three consecutive 11 win seasons, baseball had us in the finals at Omaha for 3 consecutive years, but this is incredible.Enjoy it while we can… nothing lasts forever.

 

[USMC1974]

Double post

 

[RUMMENIGGE]

Our WBB is my favorite Gamecock athletic program to follow. All credit to Dawn Staley for that. Sustained excellence, sold-out arena… among the elite programs in the country. Football had a run with three consecutive 11 win seasons, baseball had us in the finals at Omaha for 3 consecutive years, but this is incredible.Enjoy it while we can… nothing lasts forever.

Some credit goes to Coach Law also.

 

[germangamecock]

Some credit goes to Coach Law also.

Absolutely! Unfortunately we will lose her eventually, when she becomes a HC somewhere this year or next.

Also big credit to all the other assistant coaches and our associate head coach!