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#9 Maryland at #10 South Carolina on Sunday (11/18) - who wins

Who Wins: Maryland @ South Carolina

  • Maryland wins

    Votes: 19 52.8%

  • Maryland wins by 20 or more

    Votes: 1 2.8%

  • South Carolina wins

    Votes: 16 44.4%

  • South Carolina wins by 20 or more

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
Now if MD doesn't figure out this press ill understand why the transfer rate is so high for sure!
 
Geew1992 said:
Not impressed with either team... yup...UCONN will run circles around either
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I dont think SC will be competitive until they realize the ball needs to go through Herbert-Herrigan instead of Harris or Cooper as 1st options.
 
Maryland can't stop fouling, and can't make layups. Austin's rebounding numbers are so inflated because she misses and gets her own shots
 
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Geew1992 said:
Not impressed with either team... yup...UCONN will run circles around either
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I am impressed with MD rebounding. They need better PG but I think they are top level team. SC does not impress me, the guard play does not appear as advertised. However, I believe both these teams will improve and be a factor come March.
 
SC gets penetration in the zone, but can't doing anything with it because there's no one to kick out to for the open 3.
 
South Carolina has always been very stagnant on offense and never really had shooters on their team or guard play. This year it looks like they don’t have defense or offense. I hope that #1 class on the way has shooters and scorers.
 
Reypl21 said:
Maryland can't stop fouling, and can't make layups. Austin's rebounding numbers are so inflated because she misses and gets her own shots
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Are you sure about that? The play-by-play on espn.com shows that all her offensive rebounds so far in this game have come off teammates' misses.
 
I can see why Anriel Howard chose us over South Carolina.
 
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SC falling in love with the 3 ball even though none of them are shooting it well beyond the arc.
 
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Shakira definitely has all the intangibles to bece an absolute beast. She moves really well for 6’5” I am just not sure Brenda will get her there, although Brenda did some impressive things with Brionna Jones.

I am nowhere near as impressed with SC as I thought I would be, particularly guard play. I question Nelly Perry’s decision to SC for her grad transfer year. Grad transfers are often looked upon for immediate impact.
 
Three MD players had double doubles. Cooper led SC with 3 assists 2 of which were right at the beginning. 10 Assists is not good.
 
WNBA 09 said:
So with this embarassment one thing is clear ...MD is better than #9 or SC is worse than #10. I vote SC drops to #15 or 16
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Beating SC at home is difficult, dominating them at home requires a special team. For me this is the most impressive win so far, MD deserves to move up to the elite level, top 5 in my mind.
 
Jmsdawg said:
Beating SC at home is difficult, dominating them at home requires a special team. For me this is the most impressive win so far, MD deserves to move up to the elite level, top 5 in my mind.
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They were hard to beat at home when they had stars. They have no go to player. This isn't the same South Carolina we have have seen last few years.
 
Jmsdawg said:
Beating SC at home is difficult, dominating them at home requires a special team. For me this is the most impressive win so far, MD deserves to move up to the elite level, top 5 in my mind.
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I said in the preseason rankings thread that I saw Maryland as potentially underranked at #9. At this early stage it's tough to draw conclusions, but no doubt Maryland has raised eyebrows with this win. Shakira Austin can contend for NFOY.
 
With all those guards I can't believe none of them can shoot. At least Cuevas-Moore is streaky. She is cleared but Dawn is still holding her out. Maryland looks like a complete team. Good size on the inside and shooters on the outside. Blair Watson has a nice stroke.
 
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Jmsdawg said:
Beating SC at home is difficult, dominating them at home requires a special team. For me this is the most impressive win so far, MD deserves to move up to the elite level, top 5 in my mind.
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Too early for that. I've been watching this team all season and several things stand out. Shakira is a very special player. She could an All American as early as next season. When Blair Watson is hitting her shot, this team is special. She is the difference maker on the team. Charles is the star of the team but is not as great as some people make her out to be. But she is very skilled and very good and plays very hard. Mikesell is a more talented version of Confroy. Three point shooter but has good handle as well. Great first half by Lewis, not so much in the second half. Owusu will be the PG next season.
 
My thoughts: Cooper today was not fouling or the turnover machine she was at TN. SC is going to have to learn to play against a zone defense. SC is going to have to learn to shoot threes. As some one noted, both teams will be better by March. However, the whole top ten will be better by March also.
 
Reypl21 said:
I have never been impressed with Dawn's usage of guards. SC's bigs are inferior compared to Maryland's. I wonder how they are gonna do against Oregon St. And maybe even ND.
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Where is Alexis Jennings? She is projected as a possible 1st round WNBAer. Guess she is saving it for the tourney
 
Tremendous beatdown by Maryland. Sort of harkens back to UCLA vs. Georgia - is Maryland better than everyone thought, or SC worse than everyone thought (or a combo of both)?

I'm betting by mid season, SC fans will be ready and eager for next season with the excellent trio of recruits Dawn has coming in. This year may be a bit of a bust for them.
 
shiverz45 said:
With all those guards I can't believe none of them can shoot. At least Cuevas-Moore is streaky. She is cleared but Dawn is still holding her out. Maryland looks like a complete team. Good size on the inside and shooters on the outside. Blair Watson has a nice stroke.
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Yes in a MD L’ville game Cuevas-Moore’s soph year Walz left her unguarded outside and begged her to shoot just so she wouldn’t feed it into Wilson etc. She couldn’t shoot then but she is probably better now
 
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