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bballnut90 said:
Who do you see her beating out?
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Better size than Watkins, Kitts, and Edwards.

Arguably as talented or better than Feagin, certainly Walker.

More experienced and healthier than Tac.

Working against her is the seniority factor and she'll need to adjust out of Arkansas system.

Dauda is a good player.
 
I wonder if CDS wants to have 3-point threats at all 5 positions this next season. I could see that as a reason to bring in Dauda. Kitts and Feagin can shoot the 3 even if they haven't taken many in their careers but Dauda will add that size and shooting at the 5. Adding her could open up the floor for the guards to get crafty.
 
TN-Gamecock said:
If Dawn wanted a banger inside, why did she not go after Beers?
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My review of a few videos of Dauda does nor reveal a "banger." Indeed, she appears to be a finesse player and doesn't have much game in the paint. She floats around the 3 pt line. Betts just had her way against Dauda. Pushed her around with very little effort

Against Betts and Kamilla and Ashlyn, she had 3 rebounds total. Someone said she was second in the SEC in blocked shots? Nope, she was behind Kamilla and Ashlyn. If you compare blocks per minute and rebounds per minute, she's way behind Ashlynn.

SHE IS NOT A LOW POST PLAYER. We don't need another forward,

But, Dawn knows more then me.
 
visitingcock said:
My review of a few videos of Dauda does nor reveal a "banger." Indeed, she appears to be a finesse player and doesn't have much game in the paint. She floats around the 3 pt line. Betts just had her way against Dauda. Pushed her around with very little effort

Against Betts and Kamilla and Ashlyn, she had 3 rebounds total. Someone said she was second in the SEC in blocked shots? Nope, she was behind Kamilla and Ashlyn. If you compare blocks per minute and rebounds per minute, she's way behind Ashlynn.

SHE IS NOT A LOW POST PLAYER. We don't need another forward,

But, Dawn knows more then me.
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I wouldn't read too much into her prior stats because she lived in a system that did not emphasize traditional post play. I think it's more about looking at her potential and she has the body to be a low post players.
 
visitingcock said:
My review of a few videos of Dauda does nor reveal a "banger." Indeed, she appears to be a finesse player and doesn't have much game in the paint. She floats around the 3 pt line. Betts just had her way against Dauda. Pushed her around with very little effort

Against Betts and Kamilla and Ashlyn, she had 3 rebounds total. Someone said she was second in the SEC in blocked shots? Nope, she was behind Kamilla and Ashlyn. If you compare blocks per minute and rebounds per minute, she's way behind Ashlynn.

SHE IS NOT A LOW POST PLAYER. We don't need another forward,

But, Dawn knows more then me.
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That's kinda how it looks to me too. I can see Dawn wanting another stretch-4 just for the perimeter boost. She already has plenty of muscle in the paint. But it looks like Dauda will only help at the margins. Would she really start? I don't see it.

But she has SC as one of her final 2 so she must see something from her side. She may want to be on an NC contender (maybe even the favorite) even if she'd only be a role-player coming off the bench. At Baylor, she'd probably see more PT, but the NC hopes are much slimmer.

Maybe it's just me and my delusions, but I expect Watkins and Edwards to anchor the front court by midseason. That's a lot of talent and muscle right there, and quickness. Dawn likes quick athletic teams. If the Freshies were anything, they were that -- quick and athletic.
 
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Dauda has 2 years of eligibility left. It’s entirely possible she wants to develop more of a low post game to go along with her perimeter game.

It also has dawned on me that Dauda is an international business major and that is the most prestigious degree at SC, it’s consistently the best program in the country. Dauda would be a rising junior. As a DMSB alum, I’m aware junior year is the year you actually enter the IB program at SC (or it used to be when I was there, might’ve changed). Something to ponder.
 
Fanofball said:
Here's a comparison of UCONN to SC's OOC last season, and the ranks they stand at currently.

Non ranked-teams SC played OOC
Clemson (#90) Mandatory game in all sports rivalry that has existed since the 1990s (they burned our campus)
SDSU (#51) Year in and year out G-5 highly ranked G-5
Miss. Valley State (#347) Fill in after Stanford cancellation
Morgan State (#326) (HBCU. Dawn's favor)
Presbyterian (#294) politically semi-mandated that we play one SC based small school per year.
Bowling Green (#182) ( road game requested by former assistant. Sold out his arena - over 4,000)
East Carolina (#116)
Duke (#20) ????????????????????????????? (unranked??????)

Ranked teams SC played OOC
ND (#8)
UCONN (#2)
Utah (#12)
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ADD Duke to SCar's total
Fanofball said:
Maryland (#32)
UNC (#36)
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Fanofball said:
Non ranked teams UCONN played OOC
NC State (Now #11)
Dayton (#244)
Minnesota (#67)
Ball State (#81)
Toronto: This one is weird to include. According to the NCAA, they did not affect the committee's thoughts on SOS/did not affect the win-loss record. But I'll do it anyway.

Ranked teams UCONN played OOC
Maryland (#32)
UNC (#36)
Texas (#3)
UCLA (#6)
ND (#8)
SC (#1)
Louisville (#24)

Non ranked teams: SC had more, 8-5
Ranked-UCONN had more, 7-5

Out of SC's 8 non ranked teams, 3 are top 100, only 1 is top 25. Rest are 100 and below, down to nearly 350.
Out of UCONN's 5 non ranked teams, 3 are top 100, only 1 is top 25. 1 is 200.


Out of SC's ranked teams, 3 are top 25, 2 are 30 and below, down to 36.
Out of UCONN's ranked teams, 5 are top 25, 2 are 30 and below, down to 36. 1 team was not recognized as a game that counted towards our SOS or win-loss record. But it's safe to say they were D2/maybe extremely low D1 caliber.

Conclusion: We had a very similar ranked OOC schedule, but non-ranked wise, there's a clear difference.
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You don't count #20 Duke as a ranked team for SCar?
Stanford cancelled our game at the last minute causing y'all to have 1 game lead in number of ranked OOC opponents.

Yes, it was an off year, but blaming Dawn is ridiculous. We played who would play us.

Note: Using NET rankings is questionable as they end with the regular season and do not reflect success or failure in the tournament. RPI does reflect tournament games. FWIW Scar's final RPI is SOS is 13. UConn's is 3.
 
GamecockFam said:
I wouldn't read too much into her prior stats because she lived in a system that did not emphasize traditional post play. I think it's more about looking at her potential and she has the body to be a low post players.
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If you watch her videos, she does try to play low post on defense. She looks helpless against big bodies. Her body type is to thin and she lacks strength to defend against true "centers." (Ashlynn is also too thin, but her strength and conditioning are excellent)

Can Dawn's physical regimen build her strength to an acceptable level? Well, that's for Dawn to answer - not me.
 
GamecockFam said:
I wouldn't read too much into her prior stats because she lived in a system that did not emphasize traditional post play. I think it's more about looking at her potential and she has the body to be a low post players.
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I'll just come out and say it. Dauda was poorly coached at Arkansas. She's got something that Coach Dawn Staley believes can be beneficial to the squad (something that the returnees may lack altogether or not have enough of), so why not see if she's interested in reaching her potential in this system?
 
WBBTakeover said:
I'll just come out and say it. Dauda was poorly coached at Arkansas. She's got something that Coach Dawn Staley believes can be beneficial to the squad (something that the returnees may lack altogether or not have enough of), so why not see if she's interested in reaching her potential in this system?
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I wouldn't go as far as to say that. She was well coached to fit Neighbor's system but unfortunately that won't prepare her for the next level.
 
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WBBTakeover said:
I'll just come out and say it. Dauda was poorly coached at Arkansas. She's got something that Coach Dawn Staley believes can be beneficial to the squad (something that the returnees may lack altogether or not have enough of), so why not see if she's interested in reaching her potential in this system?
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Agreed. She may not be the traditional low post banger that SC has seemed to corner the market on, but I think Dauda fits in very well with the style of play that SC currently runs. You can put Dauda on the floor with Pao, Fulwiley, Johnson and Watkins and essentially run a 4 man perimeter offense attack with Watkins using her athleticism for rebounds and Dauda at the high post seeing over smaller 4’s. I think it’s a unique look. We’ll see what happens.

I think Tac becomes that next great low post banger with Joyce to complement working the high post (similar to Coates/Wilson). But the added depth of a Dauda (plus Walker) to go along with Watkins/Feagin/Kitts gives Tac and Edwards more time to acclimate/get healthy.
 
SCGamecock said:
Agreed. She may not be the traditional low post banger that SC has seemed to corner the market on, but I think Dauda fits in very well with the style of play that SC currently runs. You can put Dauda on the floor with Pao, Fulwiley, Johnson and Watkins and essentially run a 4 man perimeter offense attack with Watkins using her athleticism for rebounds and Dauda at the high post seeing over smaller 4’s. I think it’s a unique look. We’ll see what happens.
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Creature said:
Janiah Barker to UCLA
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She wanted to play closer to home. :p

Dawn saying we got a birdie in the nest - or should we say, a little piggy? Would prefer it be a top ‘25 recruit but it’s still too early on the calendar for us to hope for that.
 
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triaddukefan said:
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Explain to me why she is needed for your roster
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Top 5 reasons Dauda transferred to SC

1/ she wanted to come
2/ we have schollys to give
3/ Dawn loves her game
4/ added size & depth for roster in case of injury
5/ possibility Ashlyn Watkins leaves for WNBA after her junior year (she will be 22 & eligible) . Dauda is nice 25 post roster insurance if that happens
 
Well, I guess the rich keep getting richer. Somebody on SC’s deep roster just lost 20+ minutes per game of PT.
 
Assuming starters are:
C-Ashlyn Watkins
F-Chloe Kitts
G/F-Bree Hall
G-Tehina Pao Pao
G-Raven Johnson

Their 2nd set of 5:
C-Maryam Dauda
F/C-Sania Feagin
F-Joyce Edwards
G-Milaysia Fulwiley
G-Tessa Johnson

Plus Tac/McDaniel as options off the bench.

I don't know if we've ever seen a roster so deep and stacked. I mean that second group of 5 would be a top 10 starting lineup and has 5 players who are all likely future WNBA players (including a couple of likely lottery picks).

The biggest challenge for Dawn is playing time and making sure team chemistry is strong. If this team reaches its potential, they'll be even better than their undefeated squad from this past season.
 
oldude said:
Well, I guess the rich keep getting richer. Somebody on SC’s deep roster just lost 20+ minutes per game of PT.
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Well considering freshman center Adhel Tac, who Dauda we’ll be ‘competing’ against for PT, came back to campus from out of state to host her visit (with Raven), it seems the team is again intent on keeping the ‘main thing the main thing’
 
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bballnut90 said:
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The biggest challenge for Dawn is playing time and making sure team chemistry is strong. If this team reaches its potential, they'll be even better than their undefeated squad from this past season.
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Before last season, a lot of Carolina fans felt like 23-24 had a chance to be better than the SR Freshies team by year's end, but 24-25 would be the real WHOA! roster. Definitely would have been the one we'd bet on as more likely to go unbeaten.
 
Coburn said:
Well considering freshman center Adhel Tac, who Dauda we’ll be ‘competing’ against for PT, came back to campus from out of state to host her visit (with Raven), it seems the team is again intent on keeping the ‘main thing the main thing’
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Plus, Tac and McDaniel are both coming off injuries, neither will be getting 15+ minutes per game out the gate. That’s the beauty of SC. We are usually not super reliant on players coming off of injuries that we have a need to speed up their recovery.
 
JstVisiting said:
Before last season, a lot of Carolina fans felt like 23-24 had a chance to be better than the SR Freshies team by year's end, but 24-25 would be the real WHOA! roster. Definitely would have been the one we'd bet on as more likely to go unbeaten.
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Yeah, I didn’t know what to expect of the past season’s team, I just knew we had talent. This upcoming season was the one I expected them to pull it all together. I had 24-25 penciled in to seriously compete for the natty.
 
Coburn said:
Well considering freshman center Adhel Tac, who Dauda we’ll be ‘competing’ against for PT, came back to campus from out of state to host her visit (with Raven), it seems the team is again intent on keeping the ‘main thing the main thing’
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That’s great. Dawn has done a terrific job of keeping everyone reasonably happy. Winning certainly helps. But I see Dauda as a starter for the next 2 seasons, essentially as the replacement for Cardoso. The 20+ minutes of PT she will get, will come from some combination of Tac, Watkins, Edwards, Walker (if she returns for a 5th season), Feagin and/or Kitts.
 
oldude said:
That’s great. Dawn has done a terrific job of keeping everyone reasonably happy. Winning certainly helps. But I see Dauda as a starter for the next 2 seasons, essentially as the replacement for Cardoso. The 20+ minutes of PT she will get, will come from some combination of Tac, Watkins, Edwards, Walker (if she returns for a 5th season), Feagin and/or Kitts.
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I dont see her getting 20 minutes this year. Kitt's (a starter), Fulwiley, Feagin and Tessa did not get 20 minutes this year. The only reason Ashlyn got barely over 20 minutes is because she got minutes from Cardoso's absences.

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visitingcock said:
I dont see her getting 20 minutes this year. Kitt's (a starter), Fulwiley, Feagin and Tessa did not get 20 minutes this year. The only reason Ashlyn got barely over 20 minutes is because she got minutes from Cardoso's absences.

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I guess we’ll see.
 
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