#5 South Carolina @ #10 Kentucky - 1/10/21

[DeeHusky]

You lost me on your logic. Boston Cooke and Beal were as highly rated as next year's class and will have 2 years experience so that the incoming freshman would be role players. Are yo saying next year's freshman will be the lead threats?

I’m saying that the guards coming in will be able to initiate the offense better than Henderson can for the sophomores to do what they do best. The post players coming will open things up for Boston to shine. Henderson and Saxton can’t necessarily do that. Those two along with Grisett played much better in diminished roles.

 

[oldude]

While SC is loaded with talent, the Gamecocks have no one that has stepped up to replace Ty Harris and run the show on offense. They are just not the same team without Harris at pg.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Patterson has been a nice little player for Kentucky. She was wasted at Texas

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I’m saying that the guards coming in will be able to initiate the offense better than Henderson can for the sophomores to do what they do best. The post players coming will be open things up for Boston to shine. Henderson and Saxton can’t necessarily do that. Those two along with Grisett played much better in diminished roles.

It's not really a PG problem, imo.

The bigger talent loss is Herbert-Harrigan.

Taking her out makes the 3/4 spots not good enough and puts too much pressure on Cooke.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Some of your fellow fans had a different take on things. I seem to recall quite a few predictions this year would be just as good or even better than last season.

Sure, but what does that have to do with my post.

 

[DeeHusky]

It's not really a PG problem, imo.

The bigger talent loss is Herbert-Harrigan.

Taking her out makes the 3/4 spots not good enough and puts too much pressure on Cooke.

I think Raven Johnson and especially Saniya Rivers will have no problem with offense

 

[SCGamecock]

It's not really a PG problem, imo.

The bigger talent loss is Herbert-Harrigan.

Taking her out makes the 3/4 spots not good enough and puts too much pressure on Cooke.

It's really not. It's a problem at the 3/4 spot. Amihere needs to emerge. I like Saxton's hustle at the 4.. but she's limited offensively. Beal gives you good defense at the 3, but almost nothing offensively. Rivers and Hall are both going to give her a run her last two years I think. Not sure how Dawn is going to keep Rivers on the bench if the same Beal from this year shows up next year. I feel like Rivers is day one ready.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Sure, but what does that have to do with my post.

Guilt by association?

 

[SECbbfan24]

SC's offense appears to be throw the ball up near the rim, get an offensive rebound and try to throw it up again.

 

[DeeHusky]

This game reminds of how Sabrina Ionescu and her Oregon cast was killing Vic Schaffer’s Miss St team when McCowan and Anriel Howard couldn’t defend the pick and roll

 

[Gamecockfan77]

It's really not. It's a problem at the 3/4 spot. Amihere needs to emerge. I like Saxton's hustle at the 4.. but she's limited offensively. Beal gives you good defense at the 3, but almost nothing offensively. Rivers and Hall are both going to give her a run her last two years I think.

I agree. I don't think we have the luxury of a defensive specialist at that spot.

Beal has not improved at all offensively from last year and that's not good enough when the 4 isn't efficient or a perimeter scorer.

One of those two spots has to be a scoring threat.

Henderson leads the SEC in assists with a 3/1 ratio and has shot it pretty well. She's not senior year Harris, but she's good.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Boston swung the momentum to end the 3rd

 

[FridaFriend]

Boston 3pt shot. Then she drives length of the court.

 

[SCGamecock]

I'm sorry but Aliyah Boston.

That's it. That's the post.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Kentucky's lack of coaching guidance to settle the group down is showing itself right now.

Many bad possessions and lack of transition defense swung this game.

 

[GRIFFBIFF20]

Boston now taking over. It's over

 

[shiverz45]

Henderson is definitely not the problem.

 

[Rb335]

Howard looks very tired

 

[SECbbfan24]

Howard looks very tired

I bet she is tired. No one showed up to score today besides her and Edwards.

This is a team sport.

 

[JDuro]

Lol, people talking Gamecocks have no PG while Destanni Henderson is taking over the game. #facepalm

 

[SCGamecock]

Rhyne Howard has 30 points. If she's not NPOY then Ray Charles picked the winner.

 

[DefenseBB]

I think this SC team just needs more time together, including Henderson at the point. She's been better than pretty good with 39-13 Assist to TO ratio..that's 3 to 1. Ty Harris had 4 years at the point and was not a good scorer at all. While I get Rivers is highly rated, it's still a tall task to ask a freshman to lead a team with so much talent. We are seeing it at Connecticut but it's rare.

I posted this next comment on the Geno vs. Tara thread but the next four years will have 4 teams in my view that heads and shoulders better than the rest-
SC, UConn, Oregon and Stanford.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Kentucky is 1-12 from 3. No one hitting shots when open. SC just taking it to the rim and Kentucky isn't stopping them.

 

[shiverz45]

Henderson is just lightning fast.

 

[SECbbfan24]

This just got interesting...