But, and there's always a but, I'm also well aware that we UConn fans can be overbearing, snobbish, rude, and entitled. In many ways we've become the NY Yankees of WCBB, and you either love UConn or hate UConn. Perhaps one day, if Dawn continues to have success, SCar and fandom will understand what that feels like.
I never appointed anyone single person who had something negative to say just was a general statement. I find you to be quite complimentary to Dawn and the program. Lol like I said earlier it was just a general statement.
I bet she agrees. The overall day, with 18,000 fans which included 2000 students, Gameday, a win over a conference rival to clinch the #1 seed and at least a share of the Conference title, and Senior day was indeed a great showcase. All the pressure was on SC. That they won by 14 is a problem? They didn’t have a great day shooting and still won by 14. On to the next game.
My friend, all that aside...even the 14 point margin of victory...I don't know a coach on the planet that would be happy with 32% fg, 24% from 3 and 62% from the charity stripe. YES...it goes down as a win. But, coaches aren't dismissive like us fans. Dawn will see that she outrebounded TN 59-38 and then wonder why she didn't win by 30. I was actually surprised how easy the TN guards blew past SC guards to get to the rim. Problem was...the layup part. Against a better team, and in the NCAA Tournament there is no...on to the next game. Dawn knows this.
I apologize if my statement came off as feeling you were pointing at me. I too just wanted to make a general statement...and I find that most who are seriously uncomplimentary about Dawn are really just pounding on WCBB. In truth SCar and UConn need each other, and I hope our relationship never becomes as acrimonious as that between UConn and Tenn.
I doubt Dawn is hardly satisfied with any game just like any coach should. Overall I still believe she is generally happy with the performance and overall spotlight given to the program today. The team overcame the distractions of GameDay and senior night and still got a win that wasn't much in doubt. Outrebounding the so called best rebounding team in the nation by 20+, commiting only a decent 12 turnovers, limiting Tennessee to only one made 3 and surviving some early foul trouble with some good bench performances is pretty good. Especially in a game in which our shots weren't falling from outside, I think she willing to live with the rough shooting percentage against one of the better defensive teams if we're just as effective defensively as well.
ok. For the record, I was just commenting about her satisfaction with team performance and not all the surrounding fanfare. Rebounding is a tricky stat, especially offensive rebounds. On one hand it looks impressive, but on the other hand...it means you missed a shot. If you couple that with overall low fg% for a game and it means a fair amount of second or third opportunities were also missed. I don't watch all the SEC games, but I watched a few TN games this year and I could see why they were at the top of D1 in rebounding. They miss a lot of shots and they are usually taller at every position. I stopped counting how many layups they missed.
You know they're a shadow of their former selves when they're searching for moral victories.
I could be wrong but I'm quite sure the great showcase comment was about the GameDay experience as a whole.
I said it was a great “showcase”. If you weren’t impressed by the entirety of that experience I can’t change your mind. I didn’t say it was perfect. Anybody that’s even a casual fan of WBB had to have been impressed by everything that was going on.
I didn't say I wasn't impressed. I just don't care about all the extracurriculars around sports in general. I don't need to know about anyone's tiktok, what they had for breakfast or any of the other distractions. It's noise to me. If others enjoy it cool. None of that is the game to me.
I imagine being around you on game day would be agonizing at best.
Sounds like a YOU issue. Next.
Darlington. They weren't revelant back when I lived in SC and their rise to prominence came when they merged with the Byrnes Academy (who was more popular sports wise) and other reasons I can't discuss on this board.
Darlington
Trinity-Byrnes in Hartsville is similar to Gray Collegiate in West Columbia and Legacy Charter in Greenville.
