No, sounds like they broke some sort of team rule and she said as much. Personally, I don't think it was related to anything about the Tobacco Road trip. Coach Staley started the usual suspects at the start of the second half. Disciplinary action was not to start the game.
I feel like Utah is good, hard for me to tell exactly how good based on their schedule thus far - only loss is to current #10 Baylor (another good team). Pili is fantastic (I love watching her play) and very efficient. Losing Kneepkens hurts them a bit. Entire team shoots 54.8% from the field and 43.6% from 3, SC as a team shoots 51.9% and 40% from 3. Announcers during the Utah game against St. Joseph's last night stated he's not sure SC has seen a team as fast as Utah - I'm not sure Utah has seen a team as fast as SC! Looking forward to the game. Another good test away from home for SC.
One big reason Utah is ranked where they are is that there only game that would match similar levels of talent was Baylor which they lost. Every other game they had was against teams that were lower level in terms of talent and that they should have been able to blow out, but in more than a few of those gimme games, the score has been closer than desirable. Those issues along with the lost to Baylor has dropped them in the pollsters eyes.
She’s not the only one. She had 4, there are 19 more that’s uncounted for. It’s all of them, not just Raven. Pao said they are working on it. I just hope it’s sooner than later.
). Anyways, I hope we continue to learn and gel from this experience so that we're ready for anything when the NCAA tournament begins.
Being reasonable and not claiming championships before even playing a conference game is not trolling.
You first question is the same as mine would be.
It’s her confidence. She just have to work her way back into this type of play and environment. One step at a time for her. Everyone don’t learn the same way if as fast as others.
Thx for that research Conway, much appreciated and spot on.The team's free throw shooting has been pretty bad. But in keeping with Dawn's theme of this being the worst the team will look this season, one can use our recent improvements in FT shooting in support of Dawn's position:
South Carolina came into it's game with UNC shooting 60-98 (.612) in its first 5 games of the season. The Gamecocks had averaged 100.4 ppg through those games and had beaten those 5 by an average of 51.6 ppg, so perhaps concerns about poor FT shooting were not at the forefront. But we all knew that those blowout results were not going to continue through the conference and postseason play.
In the last 4 games, South Carolina has shot 56-80 (.700) at the charity stripe, so it looks as if the team is beginning to improve on those numbers. Further, of those 4 recent games, the Gamecocks shot 31-41 (.756) in the 2nd halves of those games, where the scores would be more critical relative to final results. So overall, they have improved their FT shooting as a team from .612 to now 116-178 (.652) - still not the best efficiency, but definite improvement. Hopefully it continues moving forward........
There were three (3) games versus Clemson, South Dakota State and Mississippi Valley State were the team shot especially poorly at the FT line: just 35-60 (.583), which accounts for most of the poor stats on that category. Minus those 3 games, the Gamecocks have shot 81-118 (.686) in the other 6 games. AGAIN, not eye-popping examples of efficiency, but when you consider the team's past FT shooting in previous seasons:
2022-23: .689
2021-22: .676
2020-21: .682
2019-20: .698
2018-19: .730
2018-19 was one of Coach Staley's better FT shooting teams, and it was also one of her worst teams since Kelsey Bone left the program. So again hopefully, that 3 game stretch was more of an anomaly than the rule, and the team shoots better at the line moving forward....
I am trying to find where she (DS) said this..above
It was post game against Utah.
apnews.com
Thanks. Saw it mentioned from another also but did not see a postgame presser.It was post game against Utah.
Top-ranked South Carolina women hold off No. 11 Utah for 78-69 win in Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
Kamilla Cardoso scored 17 points and Te-Hina Paopao added 15 on Sunday to help top-ranked South Carolina hold off No. 11 Utah 78-69 at the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.
If you go back and look at the post game handshake line. The Carolina SID asked Coach DS a question where DS mouthed the word “no”. Maybe thats it- reason for no upload.
What I like is the freshmen are all getting playing time that is NOT merely mop up.
Did DWn offer anything else after the game?
