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Gamecockfan77 said:
Edwards doesn't quite defend, rebound or pass well enough at this point in her career. Maybe she gets there at some point.

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I think playing the bench more is a necessity, but I assume we will be able to do that at home and against most opponents from here out.
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Edwards is really good at everything, but, against the handful of like opponents, great at nothing. And you shouldn't run crunchtime sets for a 64% FT shooter, especially when you have an 80% senior who has carried her team in those situations for three years.

I have been pleasantly surprised with Tac. Against Texas and Louisville, she showed enough in sub minutes for me to believe she could grow into a solid 20-25 minute player.

If she and the two freshman develop well during the season, we could have a rotation of 8 that is capable of achieving any goal in March. Not the same as the favorites status we have grown used to, but similarly situated teams have won titles, for and against us.
 
Watching from a Buffalo Wild Wings and can’t hear the broadcast. I have two questions:(1) where is Tessa? And (2) what is a boneless wing?

I haven’t even see Tessa on the bench, what’s up?

Okot and z Joyce are grown women playing with girls. Latson is lost and forcing drives. Our 3 point shooting is poor with Tessa
 
So the defense is pretty clearly not near the SC standard, but curious where you think our D measures up against the other top 25 teams.

In other words, is it poor, average, or good-just-not-great?
 
visitingcock said:
Watching from a Buffalo Wild Wings and can’t hear the broadcast. I have two questions:(1) where is Tessa? And (2) what is a boneless wing?

I haven’t even see Tessa on the bench, what’s up?

Okot and z Joyce are grown women playing with girls. Latson is lost and forcing drives. Our 3 point shooting is poor with Tessa
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Heard she was out sick.
 
visitingcock said:
Watching from a Buffalo Wild Wings and can’t hear the broadcast. I have two questions:(1) where is Tessa? And (2) what is a boneless wing?

I haven’t even see Tessa on the bench, what’s up?

Okot and z Joyce are grown women playing with girls. Latson is lost and forcing drives. Our 3 point shooting is poor with Tessa
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Out sick. Okot sat in the second half supposedly because she is also recovering from a sickness. Makeer is still out on concussion protocol.
 
GamecockFam said:
Out sick. Okot sat in the second half supposedly because she is also recovering from a sickness. Makeer is still out on concussion protocol.
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Wondered why Okote had no second half minutes.

Latson looked a lot more comfortable in gthe second half to end up with thirty. Alaya and her poured in the second half threes.
 
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Nice seeing Latson hit some 3s… we’ll need that in the conference games. Okot missing most of the game forced Tac to play some extra minutes, and she’ll be needed as we get deeper into the schedule.
 
visitingcock said:
Watching from a Buffalo Wild Wings and can’t hear the broadcast. I have two questions:(1) where is Tessa? And (2) what is a boneless wing?

I haven’t even see Tessa on the bench, what’s up?

Okot and z Joyce are grown women playing with girls. Latson is lost and forcing drives. Our 3 point shooting is poor with Tessa
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A boneless wing is a chicken nugget
 
visitingcock said:
Dunking is greatly over valued. Yes, Tournabix, at least, has dunked in a game - but that was in a breakaway. Many touted dunkers exist in practice but never accomplish it in games.

The only value I place on dunking is that it shows the leaping ability for rebounding and shot blocking. She looks like a Cameron Brink. If we get her, she needs strength training and some good weight gain to avoid injury.
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Totally disagree.
 
Dunking is an aspirational individual accomplishment. And, it's psychological value is immeasurable.
 
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visitingcock said:
Watching from a Buffalo Wild Wings and can’t hear the broadcast. I have two questions:(1) where is Tessa? And (2) what is a boneless wing?

I haven’t even see Tessa on the bench, what’s up?

Okot and z Joyce are grown women playing with girls. Latson is lost and forcing drives. Our 3 point shooting is poor with Tessa
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Boneless wings come from the Far Side Boneless Chicken Ranch.
 
This reminds me of a conversation I had with a Shane's rib shack employee when I went to pick up our meal and they replaced our chicken tenders with boneless wings because they were out of tenders. The employee literally told me that there was no difference between their boneless wings and chicken tenders besides the cut. Their boneless wings are just chicken tender nuggets. 😆
 
GamecockFam said:
This reminds me of a conversation I had with a Shane's rib shack employee when I went to pick up our meal and they replaced our chicken tenders with boneless wings because they were out of tenders. The employee literally told me that there was no difference between their boneless wings and chicken tenders besides the cut. Their boneless wings are just chicken tender nuggets. 😆
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My theory was that they're nuggets for the adults who don't want to admit they like nuggets.
 
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YoDore said:
You know who I love on the Gamecock team? Tessa Johnson. I just love her demeanor and how she handles herself in pressure situations. She has always seemed to defer to the big stars on the team, content to just play her role and let them have the glory they deserve. I think she could have been a bigger star on another team, but she obviously doesn’t need that.
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I have to agree with you on this. Tessa is under rated. She was ranked #25 in Hoopgurlz 2023, which had 12 really good guards on that list ahead of her. To be fair, the list of 12 IS REALLY GOOD but Johnson is also really good.

Here's the list for anyone's perspective:
1. Juju Watkins
2. Mikala Williams-LSU
5. Hannah Hidalgo
6. KK Arnold
9. Zoe Brooks-NC State
11. Taliah Scott-Baylor
12. Madison Booker
13. Malaysia Fulwiler
15. Ashlyn Shade
21. Jada William-Iowa State
23. Sahara William-Oklahoma
24. Kymora Johnson-Virginia
25. Tessa Johnson

That is quite an impressive list of guards on the HS listing. I would argue they are better than any of the other positions on that list.

Here's the link for a review:

2023 SportsCenter NEXT 100 - ESPN

Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
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DefenseBB said:
I have to agree with you on this. Tessa is under rated. She was ranked #25 in Hoopgurlz 2023, which had 12 really good guards on that list ahead of her. To be fair, the list of 12 IS REALLY GOOD but Johnson is also really good.

Here's the list for anyone's perspective:
1. Juju Watkins
2. Mikala Williams-LSU
5. Hannah Hidalgo
6. KK Arnold
9. Zoe Brooks-NC State
11. Taliah Scott-Baylor
12. Madison Booker
13. Malaysia Fulwiler
15. Ashlyn Shade
21. Jada William-Iowa State
23. Sahara William-Oklahoma
24. Kymora Johnson-Virginia
25. Tessa Johnson

That is quite an impressive list of guards on the HS listing. I would argue they are better than any of the other positions on that list.

Here's the link for a review:

2023 SportsCenter NEXT 100 - ESPN

Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Tessa won the McDonald's 3 point shooting contest during that year and has maintained a 40%+ 3 point average during college as well as having earned the title "Tournament Tess" her freshman year. AND she just has a great personality
 
GoChips20 said:
So the defense is pretty clearly not near the SC standard, but curious where you think our D measures up against the other top 25 teams.

In other words, is it poor, average, or good-just-not-great?
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I think our defense is still top 25. It's just we're used to being top 2 or 3.

It would be hilarious if we won a title with a team that had to win shootouts against elite opposition, because I could imagine Staley celebrating through gritted teeth.
 
visitingcock said:
Both our 2026 recruits are having surgery for the second time.🥹
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While not ideal, South Carolina has a great team to help them with their recovery. I recall Amihere opted to enrol early and focus on her rehab after her second ACL injury. Don't know if that's an option in these cases.
 
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visitingcock said:
Tessa won the McDonald's 3 point shooting contest during that year and has maintained a 40%+ 3 point average during college as well as having earned the title "Tournament Tess" her freshman year. AND she just has a great personality
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How would you rank those players now?

College only, so consider injuries however you like.
 
JstVisiting said:
How would you rank those players now?

College only, so consider injuries however you like.
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I don't know how I would rank them but there are only 4-5 players that I would consider as adequate replacements on both sides of the ball if she were to hypothetically transfer today (Watkins, Booker, Williams, Fulwiley). I would also say that Hidalgo is better but they aren't really comparable players at the 3. So I guess I would say she is the 3rd-5th best player at the wing from her class and 4th-6th best all-around guard. That would move her up from like the #25 player to the #6-11 player in her class. She is a first round talent in a stacked class. Any other year and I think she could be a lottery pick candidate but with this class I think she'll be drafted in that 5-10 range because of all the talent.
 
GamecockFam said:
I don't know how I would rank them but there are only 4-5 players that I would consider as adequate replacements on both sides of the ball if she were to hypothetically transfer today (Watkins, Booker, Williams, Fulwiley). I would also say that Hidalgo is better but they aren't really comparable players at the 3. So I guess I would say she is the 3rd-5th best player at the wing from her class and 4th-6th best all-around guard. That would move her up from like the #25 player to the #6-11 player in her class. She is a first round talent in a stacked class. Any other year and I think she could be a lottery pick candidate but with this class I think she'll be drafted in that 5-10 range because of all the talent.
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That was pretty much my thought, and the same players I would put ahead. I guess, for Carolina at least, you'd have to say she is ahead of Fulwiley based on the offseason, but likely not on draft boards.
 
GamecockFam said:
I don't know how I would rank them but there are only 4-5 players that I would consider as adequate replacements on both sides of the ball if she were to hypothetically transfer today (Watkins, Booker, Williams, Fulwiley). I would also say that Hidalgo is better but they aren't really comparable players at the 3. So I guess I would say she is the 3rd-5th best player at the wing from her class and 4th-6th best all-around guard. That would move her up from like the #25 player to the #6-11 player in her class. She is a first round talent in a stacked class. Any other year and I think she could be a lottery pick candidate but with this class I think she'll be drafted in that 5-10 range because of all the talent.
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Love the way the assessment was constructed. 👍
 
So apparently we're celebrating the youths tomorrow and the game theme is "6...7" 🫣
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DefenseBB said:
Here's the list for anyone's perspective:
1. Juju Watkins
2. Mikala Williams-LSU
5. Hannah Hidalgo
6. KK Arnold
9. Zoe Brooks-NC State
11. Taliah Scott-Baylor
12. Madison Booker
13. Malaysia Fulwiler
15. Ashlyn Shade
21. Jada William-Iowa State
23. Sahara William-Oklahoma
24. Kymora Johnson-Virginia
25. Tessa Johnson
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I’ve always been impressed by Tessa. I saw a few of her high school games, since she played against Paige a few times, and she was pretty great even in those days. Her quickness wasn’t/still isn’t top notch, but her court savvy is great and this is more important. Even in 8th grade this really stood out about her. She was typically the bucket-getter on those teams.

Recruiting Tessa was a genius move by Dawn, even though she is not exactly the athletic type SC seems to favor. Chloe is another one but in the forward slot. A pair of crafty talented players. In any event, I thought Tessa was a steal at #25. Probably should have been ranked closer to the top 10 at the time. Now in hindsight, it’s easier to see her and Booker somewhere ahead of Brooks. Definitely ahead of Fulwiley and Scott.

That still leaves it a puzzle how she’ll fit into the W. I think she’ll be drafted, but I have no idea how high.
 
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