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#8 Oregon St vs #1 South Carolina - 3/23/21

Who will win this game?

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South Carolina is playing some great basketball right now!! Wow! Folks are talking about Baylor winning it all...Nah. I got my eye on this South Carolina squad. They are playing hard.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Beal wants no part of the offense and that's going to cost her the job next year if it doesn't change.
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Just because she sacrifices her game ? You are one of the most basketball knowledgable people on this forum and I am shocked you took such a one side view of Beals contribution. . Surely you recognize the elite Ball Screen Defense she played last night took points off the board for OSU;the premise being that lmiting points is just as critical as scoring points. She ranks in the 93rd percentile nationally in both defensive rating and defensive win shares per 40 minutes which is elite. .
 
It's amazing how much can change in just one game. Suddenly SC goes from habitually lackluster to steamroller. It's clear they took this challenge seriously and they were up to it.
 
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Plebe said:
It's amazing how much can change in just one game. Suddenly SC goes from habitually lackluster to steamroller. It's clear they took this challenge seriously and they were up to it.
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Well, we were up to the offensive challenge that the Beavers presented to our defense.

The seemingly "lackluster" problem arises when our offense has to be called upon to match an opponent's excellent offense
 
Creature said:
Just because she sacrifices her game ? You are one of the most basketball knowledgable people on this forum and I am shocked you took such a one side view of Beals contribution. . Surely you recognize the elite Ball Screen Defense she played last night took points off the board for OSU;the premise being that lmiting points is just as critical as scoring points. She ranks in the 93rd percentile nationally in both defensive rating and defensive win shares per 40 minutes which is elite. .
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Don't get me wrong, I think Beal is going to remain an important part of the rotation regardless.

Someone is going to have to come in ready to take the minutes from her and that's probably much less certain than maybe I implied.

While I think that South Carolina is one of the teams that could win the title this year, I'm not sure it should be a favorite.

Looking at future matchups with UCONN, Baylor, Stanford, Oregon, I'm not sure Carolina will be able to afford defensive specialists getting the lion's share of minutes. IMO, she has lost some minutes this year because of the offensive side, but it's hard to say.

I just think she probably can't continue to pass up or look uncomfortable taking wide open shots. Or rather, I think that's not ideal.
 
Plebe said:
It's amazing how much can change in just one game. Suddenly SC goes from habitually lackluster to steamroller. It's clear they took this challenge seriously and they were up to it.
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South Carolina has never had much issue with its defense this year.

The problem is whether Carolina can score enough against good defenses.

Several times this year it hasn't been able to.

There isn't an opponent that I think Carolina can't beat. But as I said before, it's a little unlikely every coin flip goes our way.

But the farther we get in, the more likely it becomes. Here's hoping.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Looking at future matchups with UCONN, Baylor, Stanford, Oregon, I'm not sure Carolina will be able to afford defensive specialists getting the lion's share of minutes. IMO, she has lost some minutes this year because of the offensive side, but it's hard to say.
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Isn't the NCAA's current leader in points-per-game in your region?
 
Let’s just say, I’m very confident in our defense against anybody right now. Offensively? We still have a ways to go... I dont think we’re a favorite either (ESPN had us with a 9% chance of winning it all, our 2-seed Maryland was higher than us) but we’re streaky, which makes us dangerous.

I don’t know a lot about Georgia Tech, but if we get past them and Maryland gets past Alabama and their sweet 16 game.. sets up another challenge that SC will be excited for.
 
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UConnCat said:
Isn't the NCAA's current leader in points-per-game in your region?
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Yes, but I was referring to future seasons.

Let me correct that record very clearly if there was any confusion.

Also no disrespect intended to Maryland teams of the future. It wasn't intended to be an exhaustive list and I am sure Maryland will continue to produce top 5 teams.

I'm not assuming that South Carolina beats Georgia Tech next time out, let alone Maryland if we should advance.
 
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SCGamecock said:
Let’s just say, I’m very confident in our defense against anybody right now. Offensively? We still have a ways to go... I dont think we’re a favorite either (ESPN had us with a 9% chance of winning it all, our 2-seed Maryland was higher than us) but we’re streaky, which makes us dangerous.

I don’t know a lot about Georgia Tech, but if we get past them and Maryland gets past Alabama and their sweet 16 game.. sets up another challenge that SC will be excited for.
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I also know very little about Georgia Tech other than the fact that Dawn and Nell had an amusing on screen relationship when she was still a commentator.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Yes, but I was referring to future seasons.

Let me correct that record very clearly if there was any confusion.

Also no disrespect intended to Maryland teams of the future. It wasn't intended to be an exhaustive list and I am sure Maryland will continue to produce top 5 teams.

I'm not assuming that South Carolina beats Georgia Tech next time out, let alone Maryland if we should advance.
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Sorry. I misunderstood your post.
 
LoTrader said:
Congrats to South Carolina. Sorry OSU couldn't give the Gamecocks a better game. Proud of our young, inexperienced OSU team. Very bright future next year if Goodman returns. Hard to win, when you cannot make a bucket. Taylor Jones silly fouls in the first few minutes of the game doomed OSU. Put all the pressure on the 3-point line, and USC did a great job defending. Best to USC rest of the way.
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Thanks, Lo. Good luck next season.
 
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