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I’m expecting great things from Raven and Kamila. Pao Pao is a good addition, and the supporting cast looks really solid. But I think this is Raven’s year. It’ll be up to her and Kamila to carry the team as far as it can go.
 
Bone Dog said:
I’m expecting great things from Raven and Kamila. Pao Pao is a good addition, and the supporting cast looks really solid. But I think this is Raven’s year. It’ll be up to her and Kamila to carry the team as far as it can go.
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Agreed about Raven and Kamilla…but also I’m expecting Pao Pao to produce a lot. She had a really cold streak last year which unfortunately contributed to Oregon’s losing streak, but in general she is a terrific player.

I expect her and Raven to share PG duties, they can both run an offense.
 
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Bone Dog said:
I’m expecting great things from Raven and Kamila. Pao Pao is a good addition, and the supporting cast looks really solid. But I think this is Raven’s year. It’ll be up to her and Kamila to carry the team as far as it can go.
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Cardoso was ridiculously productive in her minutes and will get more of them, more touches, and should have better spacing.

Her whole body language is different now. She's primed for a huge year.
 
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cockhrnleghrn said:
I think we're going to surprise a lot of people next season.
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I don’t know how many games SC will not be the favorite this season, maybe 3-5 times. So the expectations are still there, I just seem to feel this team is going to need some time to find their best self, and the schedule is loaded. Would not surprise me if they take some lumps early.
 
Darwin said:
I don’t know how many games SC will not be the favorite this season, maybe 3-5 times. So the expectations are still there, I just seem to feel this team is going to need some time to find their best self, and the schedule is loaded. Would not surprise me if they take some lumps early.
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Agreed. We have some learning to do and it’s not like we are suddenly a team that our opponents won’t get jacked up to play us in the early season. Five or less losses and a top 8 seed going into the tournament will put us right where we need to be. Another SEC tournament championship (in Greenville) as an NCAA warmup will do me fine ( and make Kim have tantrums)
 
visitingcock said:
Agreed. We have some learning to do and it’s not like we are suddenly a team that our opponents won’t get jacked up to play us in the early season. Five or less losses and a top 8 seed going into the tournament will put us right where we need to be. Another SEC tournament championship (in Greenville) as an NCAA warmup will do me fine ( and make Kim have tantrums)
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I think they’ll be top 5 most of the year. SC still has more size and athleticism than possibly anyone in the country, plus they’ve added in shooters. There’ll be a learning curve but I think they’ll be in the title hunt again. Big Ten and SEC will have some loaded battles next year.
 
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bballnut90 said:
I think they’ll be top 5 most of the year. SC still has more size and athleticism than possibly anyone in the country, plus they’ve added in shooters. There’ll be a learning curve but I think they’ll be in the title hunt again. Big Ten and SEC will have some loaded battles next year.
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SC will probably start a little slow, slower than usual compared to recent years. Not sure how they will finish, but I suspect much better than they start.
 
This program had similar dynamics/question marks heading into the ‘16-‘17 and ‘19-‘20 seasons. Heck even the ‘20-‘21 season with the graduations of Ty and Kiki and Lele being the lone senior. South Carolina, like those seasons, will be just fine. I see no more than 5 losses as they navigate and grow through a tough schedule. I see them again being a #1 seed in the NCAAT.
 
UConnCat said:
It would sure be weird to go from being a birdie to announcing a top 12 four days later. Therein lies one of the problems with the birdie thing. It leads to needless and potentially inaccurate speculation about a kid making an important decision. Here you are 2 years later speculating about a UConn player on a UConn message board.
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This is a SCar thread Sir/ all due respect
 
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Kamilla Cardoso goes for 20 and 11 in the gold medal game to defeat the USA. Named tournament MVP.

She's going to surprise folks.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Kamilla Cardoso goes for 20 and 11 in the gold medal game to defeat the USA. Named tournament MVP.

She's going to surprise folks.
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Not much of a surprise, everyone in nation saw her play last season, she is the best big in WCBB, no question…Betts on the rise and of course Stanford 5 Brinks is in the mix as always. Who else?
 
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I'm wondering how Cardoso will handle the Boston treatment. I think it may take some time getting used to being the focal point of the opponent's defensive efforts. I hope we shoot it better from 3 this season so we can punish teams for leaving their man.
 
Multiple players on the roster that can create their own shot so that itself will help Kamilla down low, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she has a lot of performances like she did in the final. One thing that held the team back last season was the fact that only one person could created their own offense consistently and that was Zia. Aliyah could too but she needed to get the ball first and when she got it she was doubled and tripled. With more floor spacers/ creators I don’t think Kamilla will have that problem. I also think Dawn will definitely have them playing intense defense too, that’s something she doesn’t tolerate and her teams are never not in the category for outstanding defense.
 
GamecockFam said:
I'm wondering how Cardoso will handle the Boston treatment. I think it may take some time getting used to being the focal point of the opponent's defensive efforts. I hope we shoot it better from 3 this season so we can punish teams for leaving their man.
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I feel in Paopao, Lay, and Breezy, we have 3 players who are comfortable taking their shot. Raven could be as well. We’ll see how much PT Tessa averages this season as she seems poised to launch some threes herself. (I like how during the media event last week, Te-Hina and Tessa both spoke about how each were thinking how they could help this team offensively while they were watching the FF game against Iowa).

Also Sania, Ashlyn, and Kima might be more comfortable shooting mid-range shots than V and LA were, which could also serve to open up the paint.
 
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