Haley Troup verbals to So Carolina

[JordyG]

From what I've read SC is still in the running for Ursin in 2017. She would fit in great in Dawn's system. I am hoping that she chooses Baylor but I would not be surprised to see her end up at SC. Mark my word, Ursin is the sleeper in the 2017 class. Check out this video. I'm slightly obsessed with this player.

Ursin would be a good get, but I'm hoping Dawn can convince a Chennedy Carter. I know Jade and Cooks are looking in another direction, but just maybe....

 

[Vowelguy]

Given the intense vigilance of our current band, that would not occur today. No way.

Yeah, everyone knew who Molly Bent and Kyla Irwin were?

 

[Kibitzer]

Yeah, everyone knew who Molly Bent and Kyla Irwin were?

Good clean shot, VG.

But times have changed slightly. Videos and evals of Irwin and Bent popped up all over in a New York minute - like magic! That initial "Who?" never got an echo before we were bombarded with news about New England preppies and Kyla's Mom, her Coach.

The "Doh?" was overwhelmed by links to exotic spots like State College and Barnstable.

 

[easttexastrash]

I like Ursin a lot as well. I think it's between Baylor and SC for her. Has she visited Baylor yet? Officially/Unofficially?

I haven't heard anything about her being on campus. I hope she visits on a game day so that she can see how Mulkey uses Alexis Jones and can envision herself playing a similar role. Barring injury I think Jones will be the best PG in the nation, which would make the second top PG Mulkey has developed.

 

[easttexastrash]

Ursin would be a good get, but I'm hoping Dawn can convince a Chennedy Carter. I know Jade and Cooks are looking in another direction, but just maybe....

I still think Mulkey will land Morris, which may send Ursin elsewhere. But she would be great at shooting guard, also. But I think she will want to be in a program where she has the ball in her hands a lot. And if Mortis comes to Baylor she will dominate the ball like Mulkey wants the PG to do.

 

[SCGamecock]

I still think Mulkey will land Morris, which may send Ursin elsewhere. But she would be great at shooting guard, also. But I think she will want to be in a program where she has the ball in her hands a lot. And if Mortis comes to Baylor she will dominate the ball like Mulkey wants the PG to do.

Then perhaps you're right about SC and Ursin... at SC, our posts get a lot of touches but it's usually our SG that's dominating the ball (see Tiffany Mitchell).

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

She fills a need, but I'm not really feeling this sign. Dawn has her strengths, but developing young guards to this point hasn't been one. Honestly I want Dawn to do waaaay better.

Have to agree with this. I would have expected Dawn Staley, given her outstanding career as a point guard and playmaker, to have developed the PGs in her system much more than she has. Right now, SC wins a lot of games based on talent and the defensive schemes that have been designed by the coaches.

The next stage in Dawn's development as a coach is to mold a true playmaker, someone who can run a pick-and-roll or a pick-and-pop and be a floor general.

 

[Dillon77]

I had a good feeling Troup was going to commit all along. You could tell she really likes SC and wanted to be here. When you have a player that determined, passionate about her craft and wants to be there you can't turn them down... especially when she's actually a good baller.

I like Troup a lot, her game is very much the style of the Mabrey's from Notre Dame, gritty, hardnosed, do it all guards....

I'll have to follow her senior year now that you brought up the word "Mabrey."
The Irish lost Mike ("Mabrey1) to graduation, along with two other grit specialists: Maddie Cable and Hannah Huffman. Huffman was actually a scorer when she came out of California, but she became, in effect, our utility player and her toughness and "glueness" will be missed. Cable was all bones, blood, guts and effort and she'll be missed tremendously. Plus, she and Mike never met a shot inside of 30 feet they didn't feel was makeable. Geez, we miss all three over on the ND board already..felt like they were at South Bend for 10 years and the three of them held the fort down last year during a very up, down and sideways campaign. Luckily, Marina Mabrey is coming back and Arkike Ogunbowale was developing her three-point stroke pretty well at the end of the year. Plus, we've got Jackie Young joining the 2s and 3s and hopefully Ali Patberg is recovering from her ACL.

If Troup can make any kind of contributions along those lines, hey...you'll do well with her.