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SCGamecock said:
Saniya Rivers completely snapped in a game the other night and dropped 50 points. It's easy to see why she's one of the best in this class. The grace of her style of play reminds me so much of DeShields.

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Ok I'm gonna like this post but I'm not really liking this post if you know what I mean.
 
visitingcock said:
Changed thread title.

As I have previously stated, Dawn needs to recruit a shooter. She has a roster full of athletes, but we nee somebody who is athletic enough to play defense and can hit a high percentage of her shots - be she a pure guard or a wing or a second Kiki.

Raven might fit the bill. She can certainly hit layups with either hand (yes, triad). Her 3 pt shooting showed vast improvement last summer. If not considered a polished shooter at this time by Dawn, we need to focus on a polished shooter for 2022 - even if she doesn't fit Dawn's normal recruiting profile. I don't see one in our prospect list.
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MaxPreps has Raven at 44, 46, 38% the last three seasons.

Hall shot about 38% last season from 3, but has dropped back to the 31% range last I checked.

Rivers doesn't shoot a particularly high percentage from three, but I think she could improve the offense by just being a scorer. If that's what she is right off the jump.
 
JDuro said:


This was too cool. wish I could've seen it in person.
Great to see Alaina. She seemed to be a bit distant from the program after graduating but I'm glad she's made her way back closer. That time after her injury, watching the team win the Natty w/o her, and seeing some foolishly minimize her importance to the team, had to hurt. Glad to see her getting back in the fold the last couple years.

Ty and Kiki were too cute, especially Kiki. Someone on Twitter posted they miss her energy and I couldn't agree more.

Foremostly, loved seeing La'Keisha. I don't believe those players who came aboard at the very beginning with Dawn, getting this program to the Sweet 16 in four years, get the credit they deserve for making the success of recent years possible and Sutton was Dawn's first signee - an accidental recruiting trip discovery. Before Alaina and Kiki, it was La'Keisha who brought the fire and attitude. She was also extremely fun to watch as she was a very quick PG in her own right, who was very active on both ends of the floor.
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Speaking of La'Keisha, she played her HS ball at Trenton Catholic, which stars the number 2 prospect in the 2023 class along with #23.

There are also a number of highly rated prospects from Metro Columbia in upcoming classes:

2022: #13 Ashlyn Watkins from Cardinal Newman in Columbia plus not far away #8 Talaysia Cooper from East Clarendon, about 60 miles away;

2023: #3 Malaysia Fulwiley from Keenan HS in Columbia

2024: # 8 Joyce Edwards from Camden HS

It will be nice to have some local stars again, like when Alaina and A'ja were on the team and like back in the 80s - early 2000s.
 
SCGamecock said:
Saniya Rivers completely snapped in a game the other night and dropped 50 points. It's easy to see why she's one of the best in this class. The grace of her style of play reminds me so much of DeShields.

Watch until the end.

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I think Rivers is going to be fantastic from day 1 for Dawn. Per maxpreps box scores she's not a strong 3pt shooter (26% last year, 20% this year) so she'll need to improve her shooting, but she's probably the best athlete in her class and I see her as an impact player from the get go.
 
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South Carolina's next game is with Tennessee Thursday in Knoxville. The Vols postponed their game Tuesday against Mississippi State, because they were still stuck in Texas after their previous game at Texas A&M prior to that. Last I saw yesterday, they were still stuck in Texas. Will there even BE a game Thursday??

Nevermind....just saw this posted:

 
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Guys, check out Riley Stack posted in the feb UConn recruiting thread. Gangly 6-4 forward out of Piedmont SC. Class of 23. She’s a rangy finesse shooter. Not the athletic type Dawn usually goes after but may have a bright future on high posts.

may develop athletically as she develops into her long frame
Watch Video "Riley Stack's highlights Seneca High School"
 
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visitingcock said:
Guys, check out Riley Stack posted in the feb UConn recruiting thread. Gangly 6-4 forward out of Piedmont SC. Class of 23. She’s a rangy finesse shooter. Not the athletic type Dawn usually goes after but may have a bright future on high posts.

may develop athletically as she develops into her long frame
Watch Video "Riley Stack's highlights Seneca High School"
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Another Gamecock fan mentioned her a while back. I actually see her athleticism as fairly normal for her size, she’s not the athletic freak that Dawn typically recruits but I don’t see her athleticism as a deterrent. I think we should give her a look if we haven’t already.
 
visitingcock said:
Guys, check out Riley Stack posted in the feb UConn recruiting thread. Gangly 6-4 forward out of Piedmont SC. Class of 23. She’s a rangy finesse shooter. Not the athletic type Dawn usually goes after but may have a bright future on high posts.

may develop athletically as she develops into her long frame
Watch Video "Riley Stack's highlights Seneca High School"
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A Gamecock Legacy....hopefully she gets a solid and long look from Coach Staley and staff....

 
SCGamecock said:
Another Gamecock fan mentioned her a while back. I actually see her athleticism as fairly normal for her size, she’s not the athletic freak that Dawn typically recruits but I don’t see her athleticism as a deterrent. I think we should give her a look if we haven’t already
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Maybe it's just the power of suggestion, but she does remind me a lot of her dad, who did have a small NBA career.

She's pretty coltish and thin like Ryan was. Long arms to go along with pretty good touch. Lefty. Get her a bit stronger and more experienced, keep extending her range, maybe she grows another inch or two.

Still seems like a project to work on, but that is again what her dad was.
 
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Ecstatic for Bree. Sucks the game won’t be played again this year. 😒
 
JDuro said:
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Must land her as I heard UConn and Baylor are in on her now. One of Baylor’s assistants was at the game. 6’4” Riley Stack of Wren HS who was previously mentioned as someone of interest showed well in the game as well. She has a little more filling out in her body and getting stronger but I think she can be a P5 player.
 
JDuro said:


Ecstatic for Bree. Sucks the game won’t be played again this year. 😒
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SC will have 10 McDonald's All Americans on next year's squad. That is not including Amihere who Dawn thinks might have the most pro potential. That has to be a record.
 
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shiverz45 said:
SC will have 10 McDonald's All Americans on next year's squad. That is not including Amihere who Dawn thinks might have the most pro potential. That has to be a record.
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I’m pretty sure Texas had like 10 all Americans a couple of seasons ago
 
triaddukefan said:
Duke's record is 9 (i think) on the 2013-14 squad
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If everyone stays another year Baylor will have 9 next year!
Dijonai, Didi, smith, Egbo, J. Oliver, Owens, Andrews, Gusters, Dauda will be the all-Americans!
 
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SCspur said:
It’s a SC record
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Until Dawn can prove she can coach with good guards in mind, she can join the coaches who havent done much with all those McDonalds AAs.
 
Reypl21 said:
Until Dawn can prove she can coach with good guards in mind, she can join the coaches who havent done much with all those McDonalds AAs.
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What a profoundly uneducated attempt to troll a fanbase.

You just quoted that "all those McDonalds AAs" would be a program record. They haven't even enrolled at USC yet, and you're already labeling what Staley has done with them to be a failure?

Staley has already won a NCAA national championship with a roster of far fewer McDonalds AAs than what is being discussed here. And Staley has coached several guards who were not top rated out of high school, to WNBA 1st Rd. draft picks. One of those "good guards" was the starter for the national championship team that Staley coached. She was the overall 7th pick in the WNBA draft, but wasn't even in the top 7 rated PGs of her prep class.

Spend more time developing your troll game....
 
ConwayGmck said:
What a profoundly uneducated attempt to troll a fanbase.

You just quoted that "all those McDonalds AAs" would be a program record. They haven't even enrolled at USC yet, and you're already labeling what Staley has done with them to be a failure?

Staley has already won a NCAA national championship with a roster of far fewer McDonalds AAs than what is being discussed here. And Staley has coached several guards who were not top rated out of high school, to WNBA 1st Rd. draft picks. One of those "good guards" was the starter for the national championship team that Staley coached. She was the overall 7th pick in the WNBA draft, but wasn't even in the top 7 rated PGs of her prep class.

Spend more time developing your troll game....
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I watch a lot of women's college basketball, I dont think I'm uneducated. I'm not a Dawn Staley fan, plain and simple. I dont think she's that impressive. She's always been underwhelming compared to what she is hyped to be. UConn fans are only seeing the light because of her recent BS with the Wilson ball. She won a championship, which is something to note. She was fortunate that UConn lost that year, AND that Turner tore her ACL. She can recruit the house down, but her guards cant function on her team. They are mediocre. If she can change that in her coaching, South Carolina will be dangerous.
 
OMI...does anyone else feel that Boston is not in as physical condition as she should be. I have seen times when she appears to be breathing faster with shallow breathes then the other team members.If SC faces an opponent that likes to run and Boston must remain on the court this could be a disadvantages to SC...just maybe.
 
ConnecticutBB said:
OMI...does anyone else feel that Boston is not in as physical condition as she should be. I have seen times when she appears to be breathing faster with shallow breathes then the other team members.If SC faces an opponent that likes to run and Boston must remain on the court this could be a disadvantages to SC...just maybe.
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Probably, but I think Boston does more than her fair share in the court given her offensive ability and defensive prowess. Could she do more? Sure. Does she need to for SC to win a title? I believe she does.

With Boston’s size and strength, she’s not going to run the floor like a guard. I’ve been namely impressed by her ability to switch out onto the perimeter. She seems more agile than I’d expect for her size.

There seem to be two categories of post players: agile and athletic forwards who function as centers for their teams (Nelson-Ododa, Hillmon, S. Austin, C. Collier) and true centers who dominate the paint (Boston, Cunane, K. Cardoso). Neither grouping is inherently better than the other. I just think Boston falls into the latter bucket. The fast and well-conditioned 5-players tend to be in the former.
 
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