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GamecockFam said:
I'm switching the channel. Let's talk about Milaysia Fulwiley, SEC tournament MOP, and Tessa Johnson. They have improved leaps and bounds over the course of one season! I feel like they are playing like an upperclassmen now (with a few exceptions). We would not have won the tournament without their contributions. Tessa was critical during the Tennessee and Texas A&M games and Milaysia won the LSU game for us. LSU couldn't stop her when she took the floor.
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YES! They were both fantastic and provided much-needed energy (at times) and much-needed poise (at times). I love the fact that they can both get it done on both sides of the ball. Can't wait to see what they bring in the NCAAT!
 
GamecockFam said:
I'm switching the channel. Let's talk about Milaysia Fulwiley, SEC tournament MOP, and Tessa Johnson. They have improved leaps and bounds over the course of one season! I feel like they are playing like an upperclassmen now (with a few exceptions). We would not have won the tournament without their contributions. Tessa was critical during the Tennessee and Texas A&M games and Milaysia won the LSU game for us. LSU couldn't stop her when she took the floor.
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Good channel switch!
 
Bone Dog said:
Do you mean Tessa or Milaysia? Tessa was a freshman when Paige was a senior, and they played against each other in a few games. Tessa was a solid scorer as a HS freshman but she was nowhere near as skilled as Paige then. Remember, Paige was the bulwark of her HS teams from 9th grade on. Whatever they accomplished was due to her. By the time she was a Junior and a Senior, Tessa became that for her HS teams. She's a good shooter and defender and has a nose for the ball. But most importantly, she can handle the pressure of being a team's go-to player. I have a feeling Tessa will become that for Dawn. And if Milaysia can become an everyday PG, they may prove to be an awesome duo, among the best in D1.

Milaysia strikes me as a quick guard with a ton of confidence who can take most defenders to the rim. Her defense seems to have progressed and that's a really positive sign. I'm not sure she's a steady hand to run the offense all by herself... yet. But that's coming soon. As always, I stand in awe of Dawn's recruiting prowess!

I don't know if you watched the UConn-Marquette game yesterday, but it looks to me like Paige has already returned to NPoY form. I can hardly wait to see what's possible in Storrs, if Azzi can return to the form she showed pre-injury last season. The Paige and Azzi show has yet to have an official debut. Sigh.
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Yes, thank you! I meant Tessa because I knew she and Paige were both from MN. While I think Tessa is underrated in a class of higher profile freshmen, I do know that Paige is more a once in a decade or so player. I have come to like and respect Caitlin Clark, but I would have taken a pre injury Paige over CC before. For one thing, Paige actually plays defense! And people seem to forget just how good Paige was. Wasn't it her freshman year when SC was soundly beating you before Paige singlehandedly led CT to a comeback and win? We couldn't stop her.
 
CockyMecha said:
Yes, thank you! I meant Tessa because I knew she and Paige were both from MN. While I think Tessa is underrated in a class of higher profile freshmen, I do know that Paige is more a once in a decade or so player. I have come to like and respect Caitlin Clark, but I would have taken a pre injury Paige over CC before. For one thing, Paige actually plays defense! And people seem to forget just how good Paige was. Wasn't it her freshman year when SC was soundly beating you before Paige singlehandedly led CT to a comeback and win? We couldn't stop her.
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Don’t remember that ’ we were soundly beating them at any point in that game.
 
visitingcock said:
Don’t remember that ’ we were soundly beating them at any point in that game.
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It's true that it was close all game. But I suspect what @CockyMecha is remembering is how Paige took over the game in the closing minutes and then in OT.

And just to keep @The deacon from getting mad at us, Caitlin also plays good D, though that's not what stands out about her game. But even so, I happen to agree with @CockyMecha and say that I like Paige better in every way, as a player, as a person, and as an ambassador of WBB.
 
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Bone Dog said:
It's true that it was close all game. But I suspect what @CockyMecha is remembering is how Paige took over the game in the closing minutes and then in OT.

And just to keep @The deacon from getting mad at us, Caitlin also plays good D, though that's not what stands out about her game. But even so, I happen to agree with @CockyMecha and say that I like Paige better in every way, as a player, as a person, and as an ambassador of WBB.
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Thank you for being so diplomatic about my dotage. Yes looks like it was much closer than I remembered, but you're right that Paige was just unstoppable that night. Wish more people were turned onto WBB at the time. I love the way she plays.
 
Ladeeeeda said:
I don't buy the Goliath argument at all. UCONN and TENN never had this problem in their prime. To be clear, I don't think Dawn is encouraging or fostering a culture that this type of behavior thrives in.....I think she doesn't shy away from recruiting kids who have a tendency to mix it up (other coaches do) and she works hard to change them (unlike Mulkey who seems to encourage it)....it is just taking Dawn quite a bit of time to squash their proclivities this year.
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What problem? Standing up for your teammate is fine.

First post up of the game, ESPN showed replays of and praised Reese for running her mouth to Cardoso, and you can see Cardoso literally laugh it off. When her hair was pulled, she looked to the refs (in vain) but didn’t do anything. On the next possession, Reese picked up the Flagrant 1 for the contact to her head and Kamilla didn’t do anything. She no doubt heard and saw things to teammates throughout.

When FJ followed up the frustration intentional with the frustration shove, Cardoso shoved her back. Big deal. She was thrown out, as she should have been.

Swinging elbows in traffic or at a head is a problem, and the officials ignored that while the announcing crew highlighted the elbow while yucking it up about the player’s “intensity” (Morrow). That’s a problem. Pushing someone who pushed a teammate is not.

Same day, there was a shoving match in an NBA game. Stuff happens. I swear, I think some ITT have never played or watched sports before.
 
In fairness I think a lot of people didn’t actually see the game. They saw a headline about a massive brawl, which was in fact two shoves and some talking.

there were posts that the six ejected players should be banned for the whole tournament if not for life.

do you think those folks actually looked at any footage of Tessa, Chloe, and Sakima to see what they did to merit this lifetime ban from sports? Of course not.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
In fairness I think a lot of people didn’t actually see the game. They saw a headline about a massive brawl, which was in fact two shoves and some talking.

there were posts that the six ejected players should be banned for the whole tournament if not for life.

do you think those folks actually looked at any footage of Tessa, Chloe, and Sakima to see what they did to merit this lifetime ban from sports? Of course not.
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The media headlines didn't help the cause, either. With misleading and disingenuous article titles, I can see how people who never watched the incident would jump to conclusions.
 
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Gamecockfan77 said:
In fairness I think a lot of people didn’t actually see the game. They saw a headline about a massive brawl, which was in fact two shoves and some talking.

there were posts that the six ejected players should be banned for the whole tournament if not for life.

do you think those folks actually looked at any footage of Tessa, Chloe, and Sakima to see what they did to merit this lifetime ban from sports? Of course not.
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I agree. I heard about it via text while I was traveling and didn't see anything until later that night. Based on the media outlets I suspected near bloodshed but instead it was largely a nothing burger.
 
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