Gamecocks 2022, part three (merged thread)

[HuskyNan]

Gamecocks 2022-2023, part two

https://the-boneyard.com/threads/gamecocks-2022-23-part-one.180873/

the-boneyard.com

 

[JDuro]

 

[triaddukefan]

Another SC thread?

 

[SCGamecock]

We’re a chatty bunch lol

 

[triaddukefan]

We’re a chatty bunch lol

Well chickens do like to cackle

 

[SCspur]

UCLA will be another good game. As I made my way downtown and the traffic around Lincoln St is super heavy and the parking lot is already crowded. I’m expecting a huge crowd tonight.

I think the keys to this matchup is absolutely limiting Osborne and pound the glass. They aren’t very deep, especially down low. So that’s where the game will be won.

 

[eebmg]

UCLA not intimidated at all. Doing alot of damage inside. And Osborne hitting 30' not hurting

 

[BRS24]

. Peck trying so hard to justify Boston's elbow to UCLA player's face.

 

[Wonder 12]

. Peck trying so hard to justify Boston's elbow to UCLA player's face.

Yep

 

[Blue Huskie]

. Peck trying so hard to justify Boston's elbow to UCLA player's face.

BUT she's a HOF inductee (LOL).

 

[eebmg]

Osborne is smoking

 

[Wonder 12]

It’s just wonderful that the South Carolina cheerleaders were available to announce the game this evening.

 

[triaddukefan]

is this a game thread?

 

[Blue Huskie]

is this a game thread?

I've been trying to keep the chat going about this game. Not much luck.

 

[JordyG]

Win or lose this young UCLA team is giving a good account of itself in a hostile environment. No matter the result they can hold their heads high and learn much from this game.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Refs help put the finishing touches on the Bruins.

I don't want to ever hear Dawn complain about anything again.

 

[rvwsleep]

Now that the game is out of reach, the refs are calling South Carolina for fouls they had been committing all night.

 

[azfan]

What happened with Rice?

 

[Blue Huskie]

What happened with Rice?

She was Teed up for slamming the ball down after a steal attempt.

 

[Blue Huskie]

I don't get that comment by Dawn - "We're still getting to know each other". She's got all the same players from last year. Only lost Henderson.

 

[donalddoowop]

What happened with Rice?

Slamming the ball and rolling it downcourt.

 

[SCspur]

I don't get that comment by Dawn - "We're still getting to know each other". She's got all the same players from last year. Only lost Henderson.

I do. Players stay the same but the roles don’t. I also think our returners are in a sort of “slump” mode. Personally I wouldn’t have minded seeing more bench players in the game.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

She was Teed up for slamming the ball down after a steal attempt.

I thought it was a clean pick.

 

[UCBaller2012]

It’s just wonderful that the South Carolina cheerleaders were available to announce the game this evening.

The play by play announcer was brutal at times with the screaming for anything SC did, but then seemed to tone it down in the fourth quarter.

 

[Blue Huskie]

I thought it was a clean pick.

So did I but the kid has to be careful how she handles her frustration.

 

[JDuro]

LOL, non-Gamecock fans using this thread as a game thread. Posts #7-25 need to be moved to South Carolina Survives UCLA thread, or just deleted.

 

[Talon]

Hope the close game wakes the team up, intensifies defense and rebounding. They've dropped off in the last couple of games, don't bring it for a full 40 minutes.

 

[azfan]

Hope the close game wakes the team up, intensifies defense and rebounding. They've dropped off in the last couple of games, don't bring it for a full 40 minutes.

Maybe the Bruins had something to do with this, in this game?

 

[Coburn]

Generally, when SC starts a game off slow on offense against a team with talent, they seem to always play close or even fall behind. It should not shock anyone who has watched this version of our team since the 32-1 Covid yr. of KiKi & TH leading the super frosh.

IMO, it’s not the guard play that causes SC to sometime struggle offensively, it’s the lack of a scoring wing forward since Mad K graduated. I love Beal and her intangibles, but this is two games in a row with zero points. That lack of scoring production from the Wing is the main factor in many of our slow starts. The good news is DS has a deep bench with many options to counter a slow start to find what will work for that particular matchup. Non-starter Bree Hall, who starred off the bench at Stanford, was barely a factor last night while Cardoso, who struggled at the Cardinal, was a force against UCLA with points, rebounds, & blocks. Plus our defense and bench wears teams down over the course of the game. Fatigue matters & how many times did UCLA have to settle for a deep three late in the shot clock in the second half due to pressure? Let's all remember that Games are 4 quarters & not won at the half. Despite the slow start, from the point of the game where the Bruins led 31-21, SC outscored UCLA by 19. As much as I wish we had a pretty offense like some teams, DS has built SC to play as a bulldozer. Some games, it takes time for that machine to get rolling. Will SC lose a game or two this season - possible/probable. But I don’t see us getting blown out in any game we might. with that being said, UCLA is a good team, was motivated, & played hard. Hats off.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I do. Players stay the same but the roles don’t. I also think our returners are in a sort of “slump” mode. Personally I wouldn’t have minded seeing more bench players in the game.

I wish we were a little less focused on winning these games in favor of developing players.

I think you have to play Raven more than 4 minutes…