oldude
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Dawn Staley is a great coach and recruiter who has won 3 national championships. But in each of those championship runs, Dawn’s team had the best center in the nation, who dominated the paint. That’s not to minimize Dawn’s accomplishments. Most teams that win national championships have a dominant center. During UConn’s 11 national championships it’s fair to suggest that the Huskies had the best center in the nation for 7 of those championships.I think South Carolina is better, and it will all play out.
But as deep and talented as the Gamecocks are, I don’t see a dominant center on the roster, unless Dawn can persuade Maryam Dauda to transfer to Columbia. So this coming year we will see if Dawn can coach up her deep and talented team to championship #4 without having a dominant BIG in the paint to clean up the boards and protect the rim.
As you say, “Let’s see how it plays out.”