Losing a “game or two” is a probabilty more than mere possibility. One can win the conference with two losses / and a national championship too (as has been shown the past two years.)
I think SCar should be the favorite, but I doubt it will be an undefeated season.
I think LSU will be the favorite, but I do think SC will be scary good and can absolutely beat LSU.
LSU will finish behind SC and Tennessee.
That would be awesome but I think you are selling them short. It will be interesting to watch it all play out. There’s only one ball so somebody’s stats will take a hit. The key will be if they are all ok with that.
I think the pundits will pick LSU.
My favorite SCar team was the one that didn't get to play it out, because they made shots.
Reece won't face the same level of experience like she did in the Americup. She for sure struggled against the veteran forces in that competition. IMO only South Carolina, Tennessee and possibly Texas A&M can challenge Reece under the basket in the same way she was challenged. Honestly, of the few games I caught, she seemed out of practice. Like, she missed a few free throws that were not even in the same zipcode as the basket. I have a feeling she took some down time and was not in peak form during the tournament. Hopefully that isn't a trend for next season and she gets back to her routine. I think LSU will be just fine. I agree there are chinks in the armor, but every team has them.
You really can’t judge players on the basis of all star teams, the players do not know one another well and do not function optimally as a team. Any team that has players that have functioNed together on a regular basis should have the advantage over a group of very good players who are learning to play as a team. I suspect LSU will be better next season than they were last season. LSU will be, in my opinion, the leading candidate for the SEC champions and I believe they will be in the mix for the NC.
Aw, shuudup ur po’mouthin’
Stewie and Moriah lost to Canada in 2015. The Pan American games, the USA sent college kids and the other teams sent a combination of college and National team players.
I literally talked about her free throws as my example which has nothing to do with team chemistry. I understand there wasn't enough time to develop good chemistry between players ... this isn't my first rodeo.
We got some shooters now...
No criticism meant. I was trying to convey my thoughts with regards to all star type teams vs established teams. I definitely want our USA teams to win every game they play but I believe it is a tough match up for a group of talented players to go against an established team even if the all star team has more talented players. I agree with you , I expect Angel Reece as well as the other players in the Americacup to perform much better in their usual team environment. I am looking forward to seeing LSU and South Carolina go up against one another, it should be a great game!
Tournament's like the Americup and Pan American games we send college kids.
I really wish I had made a screen shot of the post I saw on Twitter that talked about this. In their opinion, there's an untapped pool of players the US could consider instead of college players. Players that aren't in the WNBA and playing pro overseas, unsigned WNBA players, etc. They mused that there could be at least 50 players that could have been considered over who was invited to training camp.
I love this idea. I always wonder what the waived player are doing -- especially those that are not playing overseas. Like, I've wondered what Brea Beal has been up to ever since she was waived from the Lynx. I think she would be the perfect type of player for this kind of event. The WNBA could utilize FIBA as a pseudo developmental league.
