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A pretty drastic change from the OOC cupcake schedule we are currently witnessing. Love the about face, Kim!
 
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GamecockFam said:
I wouldn't be that harsh. We have a young woman who is trying to rationalize the vision in her head against the reality of the situation. Fulwiley has big dreams and I think she is struggling with realizing her limitations that are preventing those dreams from becoming a reality. She is in this disillusionment stage of her maturity/growth and instead of facing the facts, she blames external barriers holding her back. I think until she recognizes that, we'll continue to hear these falsities that Fulwiley has internalized to help cope with her situation.

On the other hand, I don't like how Mulkey has handled the situation. Her comment has fed this false narrative that Fulwiley has internalized...but maybe the public outcry will make her realize that the "movie" of Fulwiley's life in her own head doesn't match up with the facts.
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Dawn needs to take some of the “credit” for Fulwiley not reaching her potential and fitting into a team concept. Dawn labeled her a “generational talent” early in her freshman year. When an 18-year old hears something like that, there are going to be problems. Maybe should have said something like she has a lot of potential but also a lot of work to do.
 
GamecockFam said:
Brains are still developing until around age 25. Maybe it is because I am projecting my own experiences onto her but I feel like I can relate to some aspects of her situation as I grew up being told that I was a music prodigy by everyone in my region only to have the rug pulled out from under me in college when no one really cared anymore.

It sounds like to me that she was coddled her entire life. Everyone was telling how unique she was, that she was a special talent, a prodigy with the basketball in her hands who can make moves like no other woman in the sport. Then in the first game of her college career she makes a sportscenter top 10 layup that makes her go viral and have celebrities continue the narrative. She wasn't mentally mature enough and tied her identity to basketball, letting the praise be dopamine hits that she craves like a drug addict. So she continues to try and make those sportscenter plays that were never quite as good as the first one. When the praise stopped and it all became criticism, she internalized it much more than other players because her identity was so tied up into her basketball image. Instead of healthily dealing with the situation, she masked it all by lying to herself and making up reasons for that criticism so that she didn't have to face herself.

I have optimism that she will find the light. Milaysia's issues are all mental, and once she faces the truth inside herself, I think she'll turn a corner.
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I get what you're saying, but there's evidence that brains may not be fully developed until one is 35. Are you willing to excuse this type of behavior in someone in their mid-30s?
 
WBBTakeover said:
I get what you're saying, but there's evidence that brains may not be fully developed until one is 35. Are you willing to excuse this type of behavior in someone in their mid-30s?
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I don't know what I would be willing to excuse without having the full picture, but outside of hypotheticals, Fulwiley is for the first time living away from home and is still very youthful with a head full of dreams, so I'm willing to give her some grace right now. College years and those first few years out of college are known to be some of the most stressful and transformational times in one's life. I can't even imagine doing that with a spotlight on my every move and action.
 
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Baller29 said:


Now LSUs leading scorer in SEC play and locked down McGill and Chavez over the last two weeks. She was ranked in the 90s coming out of HS
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Richard's play has quieted the 'start Fulwiley' crowd.

Fulwiley still a force as 6th man. Amazingly still top 10 nationally in some advanced metrics.

LSU basically playing a 4 guard rotation, and a 4 front court rotation. The front court better than anticipated, Richard becoming a star, and FlauJae and Williams playing team basketball, excited to develop everyone.

They can be good this year, even better next year.
 
packwrap said:
Richard's play has quieted the 'start Fulwiley' crowd.
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Yes, both within that fan base and nationally.

The intentions behind fans (both LSU and non-LSU) wanting Fulwiley to start was to try to rub it in Dawn's face. Now that we see that she was right all along (and Kim indirectly confirmed it with her decision to start the better PG, Richard, instead), that noise has abated. It also helps that Dawn could not care less about Fulwiley at this point.

We'll see where this leads on Valentine's Day.
 
Bobcat73 said:
Dawn needs to take some of the “credit” for Fulwiley not reaching her potential and fitting into a team concept. Dawn labeled her a “generational talent” early in her freshman year. When an 18-year old hears something like that, there are going to be problems. Maybe should have said something like she has a lot of potential but also a lot of work to do.
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There are things that one might criticize Coach Staley for but I disagree on this one. Yes, she called Fulwiley a generational talent (and she's not the first coach to say that about one of their players) but over the 2 years Fulwiley was at S.C., Staley also emphasized the process, wanting Lay to be more disciplined, what Lay needed to do to earn Staley's trust to play more, etc. So I would say Staley indeed told Lay that she had work to do.
 
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The question is will Flaujae show up for a big game this?

In all of LSU’s losses this season her having a really poor game has been a very consistent theme…
 
I'm also gonna post this in the SC season thread. NGL, I originally expected more of Fulwiley this season, with the understanding that CKM may have let her be more freewheeling than CDS, however the post above may indicate that her consistency may be a part of Kim's comment about Hines' playing time. I also made a comment online to a former SC player that Fulwiley would have benefitted by staying at SC to be mentored and coached both in personal and professional ways by CDS.

NB - I don't watch every LSU game, so my view might be biased based on what I've seen in those few games.
 
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Bobcat73 said:
Dawn needs to take some of the “credit” for Fulwiley not reaching her potential and fitting into a team concept. Dawn labeled her a “generational talent” early in her freshman year. When an 18-year old hears something like that, there are going to be problems. Maybe should have said something like she has a lot of potential but also a lot of work to do.
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She always said that. She said generational talent “but/if”….. why do you think she is not there anymore? Dawn said weekly and sat her…Mulkey is seeing it also.
 
cancontent said:


Hines definitely deserves more playing time. I thought she did well with the time she had yesterday.
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Just going to be honest... thought she fouled the hell out of Tessa and that airball that got her yanked wasn't close. But she definitely competed hard.
 
Fulwiley has a clear starting slot next year with FlauJae graduating. Guards will be Williams, Fulwiley and Richard with Hines as a much playing reserve. (Koval, Knox and Z Johnson all back in frontcourt)

Despite all the fuss, amazingly Fulwiley as 6th man is in final 20 for Wooden award! Her steals and blocks factor hugely in the advanced stats.

She kept her cool vs SC, but the 1 for 7 shooting and 3 early turnovers offset her excellent defense.

The 2 behaviors that she needs to rein in are: 1- bad, often showy passes to nowhere. Often nobody is even remotely open where she is trying to force it. 2- taking early, contested, off balance 3's way early in the shot clock.

So much good happens, but it can be wiped out by 4 terrible shots, and 4 turnovers.

Richard also had a tough game. I would credit the SC defense for that.

Despite a lot of crazy stuff, it was still a one posession game with 45 seconds left. LSU not a team anyone will be excited to face in SECT and NCAA.
 
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packwrap said:
Fulwiley has a clear starting slot next year with FlauJae graduating. Guards will be Williams, Fulwiley and Richard with Hines as a much playing reserve. (Koval, Knox and Z Johnson all back in frontcourt)

Despite all the fuss, amazingly Fulwiley as 6th man is in final 20 for Wooden award! Her steals and blocks factor hugely in the advanced stats.
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That's a joke
 
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