Yes, you are. You would not have brought up her being a potential starter in the SEC elsewhere if you didn't have her starting at South Carolina in mind. That's the reason for the "unfair treatment" sentiment and the "getting recruited over" statement. So yes, you do think that she should be in the conversation for starting since she's "waited her turn" yet may have to be "the backup to a backup".
I just don't think she should be seen as a backup to a backup.
Why not? If there's something that you're seeing in practice that the coaching staff isn't, then please feel free to divulge that information. I've asked multiple times yet have not received anything substantive on this front.
Backup to a HS recruit? Do you?
Yes, as some "HS recruits" are just that good. Joyce may be one of those recruits.
AND...maybe that's what she will always be on this team, but there are options.
Yes, one of those options being for her to stay where she is, fight for the minutes that you think she deserves, contribute to another championship team, and put herself in position to get drafted. She does not need to be a starter to be drafted. She does, however, need to show the coaching staff enough in practices and in games to warrant enough exposure to make a case for herself.
If she has a choice between being a backup to a backup versus starting somewhere else to showcase what she can do if given a larger role, then why would you be opposed to that consideration?
I wouldn't be opposed to it, but I did bring up a situation where an SEC backup has been drafted in the first round and made a team while an SEC starter on a championship team was drafted later and did not make a team. We've seen that a player who leaves SC and receives a bigger role doesn't always get a better outcome than one who stays and has a lesser role.
Why would it be a bad thing, especially considering the opinion here is she is somewhere between being not drafted or drafted and not making a team.
Again, who's saying it would be a bad thing for her to leave? It just would not make sense if being drafted is the ultimate goal. If she's a sure-fire draft pick on what will certainly be a lesser team, then she's a sure-fire draft pick on a team where she'd receive far more exposure. If the talent is there, the scouts will see it and react accordingly. Sania leaving to play at another institution at this point isn't going to magically turn her into a better draft pick than she'd be if she remains at South Carolina.
Maybe it's not about practice or lack of skill, but opportunity.
Players can receive more opportunity and still not be drafted. I'm still waiting to learn about what you're seeing in games and practices that the coaching staff isn't seeing.
On the best teams, it gets crowded.
Sure, that happens.
Not everyone is going to consent to cheerleading for four years.
Not sure what this has to do with the present discussion, as Sania has not been relegated to "cheerleading". But again, this ties back into you thinking that she should be in line for a starting role (while not providing any substantive to back up the claim).
Sometimes it's just the wrong fit for a player.
Could be, but that would go against your belief that she should not have others challenging her for minutes because she's waited her turn. If, for example, Joyce is a better fit, shouldn't she play more?
Look at Reese. Look at Shakeera Austin.
What about them? They were Top 5 recruits (who were both seen as future first round draft picks) who went to Maryland, played a lot at Maryland, but decided to go elsewhere (for whatever reason--likely clashed with the coach's philosophy). They were both first round picks at their new schools just like they would've been, in all likelihood, had they remained at Maryland. I don't see the direct parallels between their situation(s) and that of Sania.
I never said it had anything to do with coaching. Maybe coaching decisions, but that's not the same thing.
So if Sania's being looked over and relegated to cheerleader status (in your mind) and it doesn't have to do with the actual instruction she's receiving but the decision that is being made by the coaching staff, then what do you think is leading to said decisions being made? The player herself. So again, the coaches aren't seeing what they need to see from the player for her to be in a position to not have her minutes challenged. So if they've deemed her to be a backup or a "backup to a backup", then that's the case she's made for herself to this point.
There are only so many minutes to go around.
Yes, Dawn and her staff know this very well and do their best to distribute them based on team need/chemistry, player development, and merit. It's a delicate balance, and she has done a better job than most of striking said balance.
I haven't seen anything that suggests she isn't a very good player.
You haven't actually said what you think makes her a very good player--just that you believe she's a very good player while suggesting that you believe she's not being given a fair shake by those who have dissected her game the most.