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Gamecocks 2022-23: Part One

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SCspur said:
Per her IG story Fulwiley will release her top 5 soon and seem to be really entertaining Florida which is something I found to be interesting. Especially the context of the video.
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She doesn’t have to come to SC, but FLORIDA?

My goodness. Does she want to play basketball still?
 
SCGamecock said:
She doesn’t have to come to SC, but FLORIDA?

My goodness. Does she want to play basketball still?
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My thoughts exactly lol. Is Florida even supposed to be good this season? Idk what Rae-Finley and Jordan are selling but it must be good for her to post a hype video. I hope she isn’t buying “we’re going to put the ball in your hands day 1” because that’s what it seems and I would rather see her be successful with a team like SC than struggle at Florida just to average 20 ppg. :confused:
 
Big Shoulders said:
Regarding that 16-0 vision you see in the SEC, may require a visit to your optometrist...Things have changed.
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Umm are you trying to say something here? Obviously you’re not a SC fan so do tell who you think will win in the SEC this year…
 
SCspur said:
My thoughts exactly lol. Is Florida even supposed to be good this season? Idk what Rae-Finley and Jordan are selling but it must be good for her to post a hype video. I hope she isn’t buying “we’re going to put the ball in your hands day 1” because that’s what it seems and I would rather see her be successful with a team like SC than struggle at Florida just to average 20 ppg. :confused:
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They’re definitely telling her that.

Florida is doing what most programs do, go after big recruits.. that are probably too big for your program in its current state. Florida has had good players, but you build a program in steps not leaps. Florida is trying to skip steps. More power to them.
 
SCGamecock said:
They’re definitely telling her that.

Florida is doing what most programs do, go after big recruits.. that are probably too big for your program in its current state. Florida has had good players, but you build a program in steps not leaps. Florida is trying to skip steps. More power to them.
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Exactly. If I were them I would target players like Aleecia Carter, Alex Blue, Chloe Kitts and her sister Kylee Kitts to name a few. At least go after your states best first.
 
SCGamecock said:
They’re definitely telling her that.

Florida is doing what most programs do, go after big recruits.. that are probably too big for your program in its current state. Florida has had good players, but you build a program in steps not leaps. Florida is trying to skip steps. More power to them.
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If the GG Jackson rumors are true, then the USC men's program will be leaping into year 1 of the Lamont Paris tenure. Sometimes the unexpected happens. It'll be crazy if we have the POY candidates in both men's and women's basketball. One can dream...
 
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eebmg said:
I wish we had more elite OOC games later in the season when the teams have had a chance to gel.
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It’s called the NCAA Tournament.

Joking of course. But conference seasons and tournaments don’t leave room for much. Glad SCar and UConn are able to pursuade their conferences to keep them some flexibility to play after New Years Day. Of course, both conferences benefit from the publicity surrounding the “rivalry.”
 
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JellyBean said:
Another awesome commitment for Coach Staley and South Carolina. Riley is a solid player. Way to go, Coach Staley and South Carolina.
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She’s committed to Coastal Carolina. That’s in South Carolina but it’s not “South Carolina “. Staley is not the coach for Coastal Carolina!
 
Team USA U17 team wins the U17 World Cup. Beating Spain 84-62 in the final.
Gamecock target, Juju Watson, wins tournament MVP.
Another Gamecock target, Jaloni Cambridge, makes the all-tournament team.

Coaches Dawn Staley and Jolette Law were in attendance today for the final and yesterday for the semis.

Known SC targets on the U17 team are Madison Booker, Kennedy Ume, Juju Watson, and Jaloni Cambridge.
 
ESPN has really done it now. Continuously disrespecting us but this....they'll pay for this. You'd think they'd have learned by now not to piss off Dawn and FAMs. Aliyah was nominated for an ESPY but was the only one in her category NOT invited. Dawn is furious. They just WILL NOT quit literally low-key bullying Aliyah for lack of a better way to describe it. First with the nonstop photos and clips of 2021's FF but THIS is absolutely outrageous.

www.on3.com

Dawn Staley calls out ESPN over ESPYS' Aliyah Boston exclusion

South Carolina's Dawn Staley has taken to Twitter to call out both ESPN and the ESPYS after not inviting Aliyah Boston to the award ceremony.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
 
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SCGamecock said:
Team USA U17 team wins the U17 World Cup. Beating Spain 84-62 in the final.
Gamecock target, Juju Watson, wins tournament MVP.
Another Gamecock target, Jaloni Cambridge, makes the all-tournament team.

Coaches Dawn Staley and Jolette Law were in attendance today for the final and yesterday for the semis.

Known SC targets on the U17 team are Madison Booker, Kennedy Ume, Juju Watson, and Jaloni Cambridge.
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Juju Watson must be Juju Watkins bazarro world alter ego. I mean come on SCG, get it together! Getting it wrong once could be a typo, but twice? @SCGamecock
 
ThatCG1801 said:
ESPN has really done it now. Continuously disrespecting us but this....they'll pay for this. You'd think they'd have learned by now not to piss off Dawn and FAMs. Aliyah was nominated for an ESPY but was the only one in her category NOT invited. Dawn is furious. They just WILL NOT quit literally low-key bullying Aliyah for lack of a better way to describe it. First with the nonstop photos and clips of 2021's FF but THIS is absolutely outrageous.

www.on3.com

Dawn Staley calls out ESPN over ESPYS' Aliyah Boston exclusion

South Carolina's Dawn Staley has taken to Twitter to call out both ESPN and the ESPYS after not inviting Aliyah Boston to the award ceremony.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
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How sad. And this is the year they are celebrating 50 years of title IX. Does anyone know if all the men from the male equivalent award were invited?
 
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What's the point of having an awards show if you're not going to invite all the nominees. All of them should be present win or lose. This should be reward for all these athletes for their efforts and could be a great networking opportunity as well.
 
ThatCG1801 said:
ESPN has really done it now. Continuously disrespecting us but this....they'll pay for this. You'd think they'd have learned by now not to piss off Dawn and FAMs. Aliyah was nominated for an ESPY but was the only one in her category NOT invited. Dawn is furious. They just WILL NOT quit literally low-key bullying Aliyah for lack of a better way to describe it. First with the nonstop photos and clips of 2021's FF but THIS is absolutely outrageous.

www.on3.com

Dawn Staley calls out ESPN over ESPYS' Aliyah Boston exclusion

South Carolina's Dawn Staley has taken to Twitter to call out both ESPN and the ESPYS after not inviting Aliyah Boston to the award ceremony.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
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I agree with Dawn Staley on this topic!!!
 
So The State did some digging and found that the format is changed this year. The men's/women's college athletes of the year are being announced before the live show, thus they didn't invite these nominees. I believe they are trying to minimize the number of attendees due to venue size and COVID concerns. That's why Boston wasn't invited. Only those nominated for a category that will be revealed on the live broadcast were invited.
 
GamecockFam said:
So The State did some digging and found that the format is changed this year. The men's/women's college athletes of the year are being announced before the live show, thus they didn't invite these nominees. I believe they are trying to minimize the number of attendees due to venue size and COVID concerns. That's why Boston wasn't invited. Only those nominated for a category that will be revealed on the live broadcast were invited.
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I think it's a weak response by ESPN. Why is the same category that was broadcasted last year not being broadcasted this year. What's the point of being nominated if they can't find room for you to enjoy it in a venue that houses 7100 people. Also Covid as an excuse is getting old, if you were able to manage it last year, you would assume they should be better prepared for this year.
 
GCKSFN4L said:
I think it's a weak response by ESPN. Why is the same category that was broadcasted last year not being broadcasted this year. What's the point of being nominated if they can't find room for you to enjoy it in a venue that houses 7100 people. Also Covid as an excuse is getting old, if you were able to manage it last year, you would assume they should be better prepared for this year.
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All Dawn needed to do was make a simple phone call to her contacts at ESPN and ask "why did this happen." It's what any mature business leader would do FIRST.

Discover the facts and then respond before shooting your mouth off, uninformed and assessing blame.

Whether you, Dawn or any of us agree with ESPN's reasoning, they in fact did have their reasons for taking the steps they did. It wasn't a conspiracy or SC bias or directed at Boston in any way. They were consistent, across all sports and genders, in how they allocated the invites.

My guess is Dawn knew exactly what she was doing. It is totally on-brand for her to create an "us against the world" narrative. In Dawn's world, SC it seems is always the victim.

But maybe she didn't know the facts. If that's the case, her behavior is just "leader malpractice" -- whining publicly without ANY knowledge of the facts or what was going on. Any reasonably intelligent observer would acknowledge this is nothing remotely close to an issue that should cause "national outrage."

National outrages are school children being massacred or people of color being regularly killed for traffic violations. Not being invited to some relatively meaningless awards event is hardly outrage material.

What any reasonable leader would do is simply pick up the phone and see if the issue can be addressed amicably, quickly and smoothly.

Her fans say "she speaks her mind to improve the game." My opinion: she's only out to build her brand; to hell with the sport. Again, my opinion based on her behaviors.

Moral of the story: find out the facts first.
 
seeya27 said:
All Dawn needed to do was make a simple phone call to her contacts at ESPN and ask "why did this happen." It's what any mature business leader would do FIRST.

Discover the facts and then respond before shooting your mouth off, uninformed and assessing blame.

Whether you, Dawn or any of us agree with ESPN's reasoning, they in fact did have their reasons for taking the steps they did. It wasn't a conspiracy or SC bias or directed at Boston in any way. They were consistent, across all sports and genders, in how they allocated the invites.

My guess is Dawn knew exactly what she was doing. It is totally on-brand for her to create an "us against the world" narrative. In Dawn's world, SC it seems is always the victim.

But maybe she didn't know the facts. If that's the case, her behavior is just "leader malpractice" -- whining publicly without ANY knowledge of the facts or what was going on. Any reasonably intelligent observer would acknowledge this is nothing remotely close to an issue that should cause "national outrage."

National outrages are school children being massacred or people of color being regularly killed for traffic violations. Not being invited to some relatively meaningless awards event is hardly outrage material.

What any reasonable leader would do is simply pick up the phone and see if the issue can be addressed amicably, quickly and smoothly.

Her fans say "she speaks her mind to improve the game." My opinion: she's only out to build her brand; to hell with the sport. Again, my opinion based on her behaviors.

Moral of the story: find out the facts first.
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I don't get this, as WBB fans we should all be outraged. Our sport is rarely in limelight and its always great to have represented in some capacity at such a big event.
But again I have yet to see any facts that have explained why in a venue that seats 3400, the same as last year, as to why there isn't enough space for all individual nominees to come to the event? Who care if she wins the award or if its even presented, the fact of the matter is there hasn't been a reasonable explanation for why she wasn't invited yet.

You may not like her but Dawn comes out and defends all players not just her own if she feels they are slighted or underappreciated. Perhaps you should take your own advice and get the facts first. You also don't know what Dawn knew and or what her motives were. Making baseless attacks on her makes you no better than what you accuse her of.
 
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