SC vs Miami observation (in game)

[SECbbfan24]

Well, we scored more than Baylor.

Is that saying much though?

 

[shiverz45]

I agree with you. The offense has looked progressively worse to me as the season has worn on. I know SC prioritizes defense and rebounding but they’re already so good in those areas that I’d prefer a bit of a dropoff in order to see the offensive engine revved up a bit. I think the offense looked better last year — and plenty of us complained about it last year.

You can defend all day but if you run into a team scoring in the 80s, even the strongest of defenses is going to struggle to hold that team to 55. And as we saw, that’s not always something South Carolina can score.

For what it’s worth, it at least appears to me that this team shoots better away from home.

I don't think it is possible for a team to score 80 points on SC. Missouri is the only team to reach the 70 mark and that was because of overtime.

 

[shiverz45]

Most of the SC games this past season the score was upper 50’s/low 60’s..todays game IMO was embarrassing…if an opponent can get a few extra stops on them and score upper 60’s…they win the game…this just might be one of Dawn’s greatest fears.

That is a lie. SC average 71.5 points a game.

 

[Centerstream]

That is a lie. SC average 71.5 points a game.

I love a good fact check in a thread.
Kinda verifies my reply to the same post.

 

[my2cents]

If the SC/Miami game was the first women's basketball game you ever watched, and was told that SC was the best team in the country; you would turn off the TV and say that Women's basketball as a sport should be ended.

 

[Drew8]

Amihere and Boston have barely been on the court together since the first half of the Kentucky game. I trust Dawn knows what she is doing but it leaves me confused.

 

[cancontent]

Amihere and Boston have barely been on the court together since the first half of the Kentucky game. I trust Dawn knows what she is doing but it leaves me confused.

Same. Amihere's minutes have dropped drastically.

 

[bballnut90]

That is a lie. SC average 71.5 points a game.

To SC's credit, having a 10 point lead feels like a 20+ point lead vs most other teams since they are so difficult to score against. They remind me a lot of old Tennessee teams under Pat Summitt without a Parker/Catchings/Holdsclaw type of player. They're big, physical, play really tough defense and just pummel you on the glass. SC collects 46% of rebounds off their own missed shots, and 75% of opponents misses and wins the rebounding battle by 18 per night. Those numbers are ridiculous. Plus they lead the nation in FG% defense and are #3 in scoring defense, all while playing the toughest schedule in the country. If opposing teams can go toe to toe with SC, they can win, but the difficulty is keeping up with SC in the first place.

 

[shiverz45]

SC looked terrible. No offense. Miami was even worse. A really ugly, ugly game.

SC is going to have to play a lot better to win it all. Not impressed at all.

I guess you can say the same about UConn. They shot the ball worse than SC did.

 

[ConwayGmck]

or UConn

As ugly an offense that CT also seems to display? Not likely.......UCF should have won that game tonight, if they could only hit their free throws.....

 

[SCspur]

A whole thread for how bad SC played meanwhile…..

 

[shiverz45]

A whole thread for how bad SC played meanwhile…..

Karma is a bitch.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

USC played tight on offense, yesterday, but didn't let it affect their defense. UCONN didn't shoot well tonight, either. Defense has been the name of the game this tournament, other than ND and Maryland. You'll see what happens when both of them meet an outstanding defense.

 

[Plebe]

I guess you can say the same about UConn. They shot the ball worse than SC did.

Key difference being that UCF is a much better defensive team than Miami.

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[shiverz45]

Key difference being that UCF is a much better defensive team than Miami.

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Don't act like playing in the American conference does not inflate UCF numbers. The fact is it does not matter who you play, shooting under 30 percent is terrible. That goes for both teams.

 

[HuskyNan]

Don't act like playing in the American conference does not inflate UCF numbers. The fact is it does not matter who you play, shooting under 30 percent is terrible. That goes for both teams.

Did you look at UCF’s schedule? They played 3 SEC teams, an ACC team, a PAC 12 team, mighty Belmont, and a Big East team.

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[GCKSFN4L]

It's crazy to me that people are more concerned about a 16 point win than If the game ended 75-70. The game was never in doubt and they won, I don't see why this thread was necessary. Miami is no slouch defensively and our best player had her worst offensive showing of the year if not one of the worst of her career. Some of it was attributed to Miami but a lot could be linked to her having an off day. I'm not sure if I recall Boston ever going 0-2 at the free throw line, let alone 0-4.