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Message: [QUOTE="YKCornelius, post: 5313130, member: 9864"] Right now, I would consider myself a "deep skeptic" of USC's prognosis heading into the 2025-26 season. There are just too many question marks, and many are attributable to the way Lindsey managed the team/schedule last season. Of returning Trojan players, only Kennedy Smith and Malia Samuels saw more than end-of-the game minutes against Big Ten opponents. However, in the 21 Big Ten games Samuels played in, she rarely scored: zero points in ten of the games, and no more than four in the rest - until the BG10 tournament when she had games of 8 and 6 points. Her lack of offensive contributions also included seven blowouts of 20+ points. Of the other returning players, Vivian Iwuchukwu had the most minutes: but averaging just 7.1 in just 19 games. Additionally, like the other USC bench players, she was rarely used in BG10 play - she only saw time in the last minute of a game once victory was assured, or during the Trojan's 20+ blowouts (but never more than 9 minutes). I don't think she will be in the starting line-up once the season commences - Dayana Mendes (French transfer from Washington State) will be there instead. The Trojans are a revamped team. Not only do they need to learn to play together quickly, they also need to learn how to play x-country away games. Only Kennedy Smith, Malia Samuels and Londynn Jones had any significant experience in that regard last season. IMHO, they will be challenged this year offensively, defensively and logistically. A 9-9 record in conference would be a very positive achievement. I hope Lindsey can pull it off. We'll see. [/QUOTE]

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