SC success recruitment

[shizam]

Vic never schedules tough OOC and it’s quite possibly genius and irresponsible at the same time. His team’s look like world beaters early while everybody else is still figuring out their lineups. It works, why change..

I actually don’t get why Dawn insists on bashing her team upside the head with good team after good team 5 games into the season. She does this every year it seems, but this year it might actually backfire. We still have to play Baylor, Duke, Purdue and Temple yet.. and right now, Baylor is the only world beater of the bunch but the other 4 teams are not Lamar, Furman and Southeast Missouri State.. they are very capable of beating SC if we shoot like we shot it tonight. I’m nobody qualified to question Dawn’s decisions, obviously playing tough OOC prepares you in conference but still... would’ve been nice to pull back on the reins somewhat post-A’ja... seems like she scheduled TOUGHER lol. Good ol’ Dawn Staley lol.

Baylor is not a world beater this year. No reason you shouldn’t be able to match and play a hard competitive game with Baylor. The only reason is if you’re team isn’t functioning as a team and plays Tenn ball. Staley vs Mulkey. Duke is good in name only this year with no pg. Temple? Dayton might surprise. Even UConn is human this year. No one is safe from upsets early which makes it more fun

 

[shizam]

Actually I know Dawn is a great coach but it is obvious she is player’s coach, by that I mean she handles the players with a gentle hand. I just do not see her pushing her players to give more than they feel comfortable giving. I also know the home fans are a positive influence for motivation. SC has been the mountain that MSST has struggled to climb, I see that continuing in the future. Make no mistake I have respect for SC WBB, wish you guys success except when MSST is the opponent.

Dawn used to overreact and obsess and neg out on players earlier in her career until an asst got a hold of her and said it’s not working and only turning players off.

 

[SimpleDawg]

Some Gamecocks fans may in fact be a little insecure when it comes to WBB.. but a simple analysis of where you are (the Boneyard) and your program’s place in relation to SC’s will do all of the explaining necessary. Also, SC fans aren’t on the Boneyard creating threads about Mississippi State so not sure why threads like this from State fans are warranted. We’re fighting over scraps here. Neither program has 11 championships.

I get it. Ok? I'm aware of where we are vs where you are. You are at Year 11. We are at Year 7. But Gamecock fans feel a sense of superiority just because Dawn has been a coach 4 years longer than Vic and had more time to reap more accomplishments?

Dawn after year 6 had one 1 regular season SEC championship, 2 Sweet Sixteen appearances, and 0 Elite 8 appearances. Vic after year 6 has 1 regular season SEC championship, 3 Sweet Sixteen appearances, and 2 National Championship games. ...... Ummmm?

But the constant comparing between Vic and Dawn is tiring..

Completely agreed. One thing even me and South Carolina fans can agree with. And....there was no nasty bite until the Gamecock fans came out defensive. All I did was respond to the original SC poster stating "We beat you the last 13 out of 14 times." I'm not sure why that needed to be stated, but it sounded stupid to make this into a rivalry. But hey... if you wanna go there, I can too. Like you said, my original post was merely a simple, humble comment about WBB.

I'll note to avoid SC threads in the future. I can promise you you'll have seen the last of me getting into a conversation about SC. Good day. I hope for the sake of Gamecock Nation you can all enjoy your season more than you can being defensive on an internet site. I couldn't care less if you bash Vic or Mississippi State. I'll continue to support my team. I have better things to do than to concern myself with what people say on the internet about our amazing team. We've done more than most programs did in their Year 6 and Vic is going to take us to new heights. Hail State!!