SEC Regular Season 2023

[SECbbfan24]

If Reese wins SEC POTY, which is likely and deserving (love Boston, but I wouldn’t be mad) based on her numbers and the load she carries for that team, I think it’s a good possibility LSU will open as the favorite with her returning for a 4th season.

A lot of voters and coaches are going to see a Boston-less SC and get stars in their eyes, just like they did when Wilson left. And we know what Dawn followed up Wilson’s departure with, some of her best recruiting yet.

Boston is a much better all around player than Reese but Reeses's rebounding numbers are pretty darn impressive and she is too critical to LSU's success. She has had a good year, even with the horrific schedule.

Boston is dramatically more polished offensively and she is efficient with much better range. Reese is too sloppy and not crisp on the offensive end. Sometimes I feel like she just nonchalant with her shooting assuming she will get her own misses. For a 6'3 kid though, she handles the ball exceptionally well for her size. Only knock on her IMO has been her attitude (which has been addressed non stop).

SC will still be very strong in the post next year even after Boston goes to the WNBA. Cardoso, Watkins, Feagin, Kitts is a extremely strong post group and I won't doubt if SC adds another strong player from the portal. Then they have arguably the best post in the country for the 24 class in their own backyard with Joyce Edwards in their backyard.

 

[GamecockFam]

Boston is a much better all around player than Reese but Reeses's rebounding numbers are pretty darn impressive and she is too critical to LSU's success. She has had a good year, even with the horrific schedule.

Boston is dramatically more polished offensively and she is efficient with much better range. Reese is too sloppy and not crisp on the offensive end. Sometimes I feel like she just nonchalant with her shooting assuming she will get her own misses. For a 6'3 kid though, she handles the ball exceptionally well for her size. Only knock on her IMO has been her attitude (which has been addressed non stop).

SC will still be very strong in the post next year even after Boston goes to the WNBA. Cardoso, Watkins, Feagin, Kitts is a extremely strong post group and I won't doubt if SC adds another strong player from the portal. Then they have arguably the best post in the country for the 24 class in their own backyard with Joyce Edwards in their backyard.

Agree with all points except I believe Kitts will be fighting Sanya Jah and Bree Hall to become the starter that replaces Brea Beal next year. Though she is kind of a hybrid 3/4, so I could see some time spent at the 4. IMO we will only have 3 true interior players unless Amihere comes back or we grab someone from the portal.

 

[cancontent]

Agree with all points except I believe Kitts will be fighting Sanya Jah and Bree Hall to become the starter that replaces Brea Beal next year. Though she is kind of a hybrid 3/4, so I could see some time spent at the 4. IMO we will only have 3 true interior players unless Amihere comes back or we grab someone from the portal.

Do you think Amihere would? It's an intriguing idea.

 

[SCGamecock]

Do you think Amihere would? It's an intriguing idea.

As much as I love Amihere, I think that her playing style is much more pro than college.

As good as this would be for the overall team, this would be horrible for Feagin’s development. Feagin needs more time on the court and her potential skill level is starter worthy.

 

[SCGamecock]

Agree with all points except I believe Kitts will be fighting Sanya Jah and Bree Hall to become the starter that replaces Brea Beal next year. Though she is kind of a hybrid 3/4, so I could see some time spent at the 4. IMO we will only have 3 true interior players unless Amihere comes back or we grab someone from the portal.

Yep.
I think Kitts is very much a 3/4, but she’ll battle Hall for that 3 spot and Hall is very good on both sides of the ball in that big wing spot as she’s the obvious heir apparent to the lockdown defender position on the roster. But Hall is also a very capable scorer.

I see Jah as more of true power forward. Very strong off the dribble, facing the basket and attacking, very good rebounder, very good ball handler for her size, plays at the elbows.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

If Reese wins SEC POTY, which is likely and deserving (love Boston, but I wouldn’t be mad) based on her numbers and the load she carries for that team, I think it’s a good possibility LSU will open as the favorite with her returning for a 4th season.

A lot of voters and coaches are going to see a Boston-less SC and get stars in their eyes, just like they did when Wilson left. And we know what Dawn followed up Wilson’s departure with, some of her best recruiting yet.

Yeah I do not have an issue with Reese winning it.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Agree with all points except I believe Kitts will be fighting Sanya Jah and Bree Hall to become the starter that replaces Brea Beal next year. Though she is kind of a hybrid 3/4, so I could see some time spent at the 4. IMO we will only have 3 true interior players unless Amihere comes back or we grab someone from the portal.

Kitts is a 4 right now who might one day be a three, but might well just be a 4.

 

[BRS24]

LSU & TAMU 60-55 with 4:30 left. TAMU down by 13 at one point.

 

[SECbbfan24]

LSU has regressed pretty badly. The TN game wasn't great but it was a decent effort. Georgia and A&M game were complete hot messes of stupidity on stupidity. They would get a lead then have a bunch of turnovers or a bunch of dumb fouls. They look tired (yes its game 3 in a week on a team with no depth) but there is zero leadership on the team (I don't consider Reese and Morris good leaders with their attitudes). The lack of a PG was a colossal failure on Kim's part. Morris destroys any game when she gets into a bad mood (never did that once last season).

I would rather Autumn Newby over Ladazhia Williams. I finally said it.

They need a break badly to regroup. A lot of this is just bad basketball. I have seen things this week that I have never seen all year but Kim has botched some of the rotations pretty badly.


Looks very similar to last years group when they hit a wall in late January where they had a 3 game stretch of bad basketball although they eventually regrouped. But the lack of consistent PG play troubles me deeply.

 

[TC22]

LSU has regressed pretty badly. The TN game wasn't great but it was a decent effort. Georgia and A&M game were complete hot messes of stupidity on stupidity. They would get a lead then have a bunch of turnovers or a bunch of dumb fouls. They look tired (yes its game 3 in a week on a team with no depth) but there is zero leadership on the team (I don't consider Reese and Morris good leaders with their attitudes). The lack of a PG was a colossal failure on Kim's part. Morris destroys any game when she gets into a bad mood (never did that once last season).

I would rather Autumn Newby over Ladazhia Williams. I finally said it.

They need a break badly to regroup. A lot of this is just bad basketball. I have seen things this week that I have never seen all year but Kim has botched some of the rotations pretty badly.


Looks very similar to last years group when they hit a wall in late January where they had a 3 game stretch of bad basketball although they eventually regrouped. But the lack of consistent PG play troubles me deeply.

They get this week off while SC travels to Auburn. I imagine Raven Johnson can put Morris in a bad mood. I bet that’s who guards her. Raven did a masterful job on Muhl today.

 

[tigers4ever]

LSU has regressed pretty badly. The TN game wasn't great but it was a decent effort. Georgia and A&M game were complete hot messes of stupidity on stupidity. They would get a lead then have a bunch of turnovers or a bunch of dumb fouls. They look tired (yes its game 3 in a week on a team with no depth) but there is zero leadership on the team (I don't consider Reese and Morris good leaders with their attitudes). The lack of a PG was a colossal failure on Kim's part. Morris destroys any game when she gets into a bad mood (never did that once last season).

I would rather Autumn Newby over Ladazhia Williams. I finally said it.

They need a break badly to regroup. A lot of this is just bad basketball. I have seen things this week that I have never seen all year but Kim has botched some of the rotations pretty badly.


Looks very similar to last years group when they hit a wall in late January where they had a 3 game stretch of bad basketball although they eventually regrouped. But the lack of consistent PG play troubles me deeply.

Somehow LSU just keeps winning and props to them for avoiding the upset again. They may very well be ranked #2 by the time they play SCar. They are not playing good ball right now--- very one dimensional. if Flau' Jae, Carson and Poole's offense doesn't show up and turnovers stop, it's going to be an ugly day in SCarolina.

 

[militarydog]

LSU has regressed pretty badly. The TN game wasn't great but it was a decent effort. Georgia and A&M game were complete hot messes of stupidity on stupidity. They would get a lead then have a bunch of turnovers or a bunch of dumb fouls. They look tired (yes its game 3 in a week on a team with no depth) but there is zero leadership on the team (I don't consider Reese and Morris good leaders with their attitudes). The lack of a PG was a colossal failure on Kim's part. Morris destroys any game when she gets into a bad mood (never did that once last season).

I would rather Autumn Newby over Ladazhia Williams. I finally said it.

They need a break badly to regroup. A lot of this is just bad basketball. I have seen things this week that I have never seen all year but Kim has botched some of the rotations pretty badly.


Looks very similar to last years group when they hit a wall in late January where they had a 3 game stretch of bad basketball although they eventually regrouped. But the lack of consistent PG play troubles me deeply.

LSU seems to play a lot on emotion and I can’t think of even a single player that is steady in their emotion and level of play. However I’ll give Coach Mulkey credit in making the small adjustments with substitution that gets the team over the hump.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Flau' Jae, Carson and Poole's offense doesn't show up and turnovers stop, it's going to be an ugly day in SCarolina.

Flaujae has been off but she offers great defense and rebounding when her shot hasn't fell but she was pretty good today with 11 points and 6 rebounds on respectable shooting. I find they don't run enough plays for her at times IMO. She is still one of LSU's best players in SEC play even with a couple off games offensively. And fun fact, she had zero turnovers today. Honestly didn't think the turnovers were terribly bad outside of Morris who basically kept A&M in the game by herself despite her 20 points. Throw in Ladazhia missing wide open jump shot after wide open jump shot. The game never should have gotten as close as it did.

The issue is the third guard spot, Carson, Poa and Poole just aren't quality of guards you would expect from a 'top 10' team, let alone top 25. All have questionable ball handling, inconsistent shooting with minimal rebounding. They play decent defense but when you turn the ball over and don't score much, what are you offering exactly?

They hav only 10 scholarship players on roster. They have a great class coming in that addresses a lot of needs but they need to go get some decent guards from the portal this offseason.

 

[JDuro]

 

[militarydog]

Very happy for Coach Purcell and the team tonight. After a couple of tough losses he pulled out a very good win. All the injured players were back tonight. First time all season he has a full squad.

 

[Jmsdawg]

Very happy for Coach Purcell and the team tonight. After a couple of tough losses he pulled out a very good win. All the injured players were back tonight. First time all season he has a full squad.

I watched the game. We did everything we could to lose that game. Less than a minute to go in first OT, up by 4, with Annie shooting 2 free throws and State to retain possession after free throws and we ended up tied at the end of the OT. Not sure an old man’s heart can take that drama!

 

[JellyBean]

I watched the game. We did everything we could to lose that game. Less than a minute to go in first OT, up by 4, with Annie shooting 2 free throws and State to retain possession after free throws and we ended up tied at the end of the OT. Not sure an old man’s heart can take that drama!

Congrats on the win. I will have to watch the game later today.

 

[militarydog]

I watched the game. We did everything we could to lose that game. Less than a minute to go in first OT, up by 4, with Annie shooting 2 free throws and State to retain possession after free throws and we ended up tied at the end of the OT. Not sure an old man’s heart can take that drama!

Yep. I have to give Rickea Jackson a lot of props. She single-handedly almost won that game for Tennessee. She played amazing. It seems as though she has put a lot of her issues behind her. I am very happy when a young person can get focused and do well.

 

[visitingcock]

2023 Standings​

SEC

	CONF	OVERALL	HOME	ROAD	NEUTRAL	PF	PA	STRK
LSU	11-0	23-0	13-0	6-0	4-0	1994	1248	W23
South Carolina	10-0	23-0	12-0	10-0	1-0	1891	1112	W23
Tennessee	9-2	17-9	12-3	4-4	1-2	1993	1720	L-1
Ole Miss	8-3	19-5	12-1	6-3	1-1	1699	1316	W1
Alabama	6-4	17-6	9-3	7-2	1-1	1632	1343	W1
Arkansas	5-5	18-7	9-3	6-2	3-2	1860	1613	W1
Mississippi State	5-5	16-7	11-2	2-4	3-1	1663	1309	W1
Georgia	5-6	16-9	10-3	3-4	3-2	1684	1464	W1
Missouri	4-7	15-9	9-5	4-3	2-1	1600	1491	L-1
Florida	3-7	14-9	9-3	3-5	2-1	1627	1535	L-1
Auburn	3-7	13-9	11-4	1-4	1-1	1518	1429	L-1
Kentucky	2-8	10-12	7-7	2-4	1-1	1543	1507	L-1
Vanderbilt	1-9	10-14	7-6	3-6	0-2	1600	1665	L-2
Texas A&M	1-10	6-15	6-7	0-8	0-0	1144	1294	L-3

 

[ThatCG1801]

 

[ThatCG1801]

 

[SimpleDawg]

Win over Tennessee raised the expectations of our program. Can no long accept losing to Missouri or A&M or Florida. Personally I think 5-0 next 5 games is the only option but that's just me.

 

[visitingcock]

Win over Tennessee raised the expectations of our program. Can no long accept losing to Missouri or A&M or Florida. Personally I think 5-0 next 5 games is the only option but that's just me.

4-1 with a good showing against LSU shoul see you right!

 

[militarydog]

Win over Tennessee raised the expectations of our program. Can no long accept losing to Missouri or A&M or Florida. Personally I think 5-0 next 5 games is the only option but that's just me.

I agree Coach Purcell raised expectations with that win. However I’m sure the combination of his inexperience and the fact that we are still a patchwork of varying talent, mental focus and general maturity will lead to some frustrating situations. Overall I’m pleased with the team to date but coaching and players still have a lot of work to do.

 

[TC22]

4-1 with a good showing against LSU shoul see you right!

They could absolutely beat LSU. Jessica is a handful and I think she will frustrate Reese.