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ND, SC, Baylor, Ohio State, Louisville and UCONN will all have strong overall starting 5s next year. Each of those teams have questions to answer at 1 or 2 positions in the lineup, some more than others..

I predict the top 10-12 teams will all be reasonable choices for the final four.. there's a case to be made for each team.
 
Orangutan said:
If I recall correctly, she has family ties to Kansas, maybe lived there for a time growing up...? Little too lazy to fact check right now. She clearly supports KU Men's basketball based on her twitter. KU was the first place I thought of when the transfer news broke.
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Her father, Ben Davis, played for Kansas.
 
Orangutan said:
If I recall correctly, she has family ties to Kansas, maybe lived there for a time growing up...? Little too lazy to fact check right now. She clearly supports KU Men's basketball based on her twitter. KU was the first place I thought of when the transfer news broke.
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Read on a few other boards (McGraw's Bench?) about Michigan State, as well. That situation might make some sense: MSU's starting center -- Jasmine Hines -- graduates this spring, but most of the other starters are coming back, including Aeriel Powers. (Powers is a redshirt junior, but have not heard about her not coming back....).
 
SCGamecock said:
Look out for Kansas with Taya Reimer, nothing official.. I just know for a fact that she visited and loved it a few weeks ago.

As far as the Gamecock transfers - both players were in line to get lots of playing time next year, White more than Duckett to be honest. White was going to be our first post player off the bench and Duckett would've likely seen a fair amount of playing time off the bench at SG.

Aside from Alaina Coates and A'ja Wilson, likely starters, we have no proven post players coming off the bench. Depth = 0. We have a 6'2 freshmen, but she's not a low post player, more of a high post/face up stretch-4. Good luck to both of them but especially Jatarie, she was injured or sick for most of her time at SC (She may have been 100% healthy for 1 week during her enrollment).. she needs a fresh start and hopefully a healthier future, the girl has loads of potential. She won't end up at Tennessee, unless she wants to sit for 2 years... but she's from NC, so you can bet your last dollar UNC, Duke and Wake Forest have already called. They'll both probably end up at ACC schools. Maybe FSU for Duckett.

Dawn will adjust, like she has before, we'll be guard heavy like her earlier teams.. but as far as personnel and style of play, we're probably going to be a completely different animal next year. You'll see a lot less Coates and Wilson on the floor at the same time next season.
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Wilson needs to play at the wing more than at the top of the post on offense. It gets too cluttered up in there for her to operate.

I'm not sure she knows how to play from the wing though.

Another player I think I could make much better.

I also think Diamond Deshields needs to learn how to use her teammates more instead of trying to do everything by herself when she attacks on offense. Use the pick and roll and give and go, Diamond...
 
Striper69 said:
Wilson needs to play at the wing more than at the top of the post on offense. It gets too cluttered up in there for her to operate.

I'm not sure she knows how to play from the wing though.
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Dawn wants A'ja to work on expanding her game offensively this summer and going behind the arc, so I'm sure that includes playing more from the wing.
 
Striper69 said:
Wilson needs to play at the wing more than at the top of the post on offense. It gets too cluttered up in there for her to operate.

I'm not sure she knows how to play from the wing though.

Another player I think I could make much better.

I also think Diamond Deshields needs to learn how to use her teammates more instead of trying to do everything by herself when she attacks on offense. Use the pick and roll and give and go, Diamond...
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DD should be initiating offense from the elbow, not the wing constantly. Reynolds should not be intiating the offense, instead should be operating from the wing. And Tea Cooper will need to get stronger with her ball handling. Mercedes Russell is nothing more than a great role player. I don't think she has the grit to truly take over a game.
 
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Orangutan said:
Allen, Turner, and Westbeld plus 2 from the group of Mabrey, Arike, Boley, and Young. Most likely the sophomores start but the 3 freshmen (including Patberg) will play plenty.
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Allen and Ogunbowale at guard, Turner, Westbeld, and Boley in front court. And Young and Mabrey playing lots of time off the bench.

Loaded!
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
She was injured a lot as a freshman and ill part of this season. She just never really developed as much as anticipated.
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What was the story with Colley? I thought she was going to solve some pg issues.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Maybe this is old new, but the freshman recruit Colley, who left in January I believe, has landed in Pittsburgh, which really surprises me. Coup for Suzie M-S, but adds to the mystery of the transfer, which was rumored to be because she wanted to get closer to home. A shorter plane flight, but really? I have a hunch, but if I share it I get a whipping.

http://www.swishappeal.com/2016/1/16/10781184/south-carolina-transfer-shay-colley-pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh is only a five-hour drive from her hometown (Brampton, ON). That's not too unreasonable of a drive.
 
I had heard Reimer was going to Michigan State but that could have been a rumor.

Honestly I don't know why White went to South Carolina. Wilson was never going to play the 3 in college. She is a post player. Plain and simple. Good luck to her wherever she goes.
 
Orangutan said:
Pittsburgh is only a five-hour drive from her hometown (Brampton, ON). That's not too unreasonable of a drive.
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I just knew I could goad someone into mapping the mileage! You know UConn is a click of a DirecTV button away from your Lazyboy!
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
I just knew I could goad someone into mapping the mileage! You know UConn is a click of a DirecTV button away from your Lazyboy!
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Well I'm originally from Erie, PA (home to the McBride sisters!), which is between the two, so you stoked my curiosity.
 
HuskyFan1125 said:
I had heard Reimer was going to Michigan State but that could have been a rumor.

Honestly I don't know why White went to South Carolina. Wilson was never going to play the 3 in college. She is a post player. Plain and simple. Good luck to her wherever she goes.
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I had also heard Michigan St.
 
HuskyFan1125 said:
I had heard Reimer was going to Michigan State but that could have been a rumor.

Honestly I don't know why White went to South Carolina. Wilson was never going to play the 3 in college. She is a post player. Plain and simple. Good luck to her wherever she goes.
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Cash, jones, and Williams all basically played the same position and things turned out ok for them.
 
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vowelguy said:
Cash, jones, and Williams all basically played the same position and things turned out ok for them.
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Except Cash, Jones, and Williams had different skillsets while playing the same position, which is why all three could play together. They complemented one another.
 
SCGamecock said:
You're late. Took you long enough to show up. Welcome.
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Now that I have your attention, I have a question. Why does the fan base occupying Cockytalk focus so exclusively on your team. Is there a lack of serious interest in WCBB among these fans, so it is exclusively RAH RAH all things SC? They are hardly alone in this among big time women's programs, and attendance figures are more than impressive, but is there any staying power in it about WCBB?
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Now that I have your attention, I have a question. Why does the fan base occupying Cockytalk focus so exclusively on your team. Is there a lack of serious interest in WCBB among these fans, so it is exclusively RAH RAH all things SC? They are hardly alone in this among big time women's programs, and attendance figures are more than impressive, but is there any staying power in it about WCBB?
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Well, if visiting fans lurked less and posted more (respectfully) that would probably help. We take to most nice visitors well (ask Nuyoika).

You also have to realize you're not dealing with the same kind of fanbase that you'd find here. Within its own fanbase, SC WBB doesn't hold the same proportion of fans that UCONN WBB probably holds in its fanbase. For every 3 UCONN fans 2 are probably UCONN WBB fans. At SC, for every 4 Gamecocks fans, maybe 1 is a WBB fan... and that's because (1) you're dealing with a fanbase that's still warming up to WBB and (2) it's the South, college football is King. I think people fail to understand the grip college football has on the South.. you'll never understand it until you attend an SEC football game and witness the pageantry (and revelry) for yourself. It's not even just about the game. It's an event. It's southern opulence and tradition meets sports.

So how does this relate to your question... CockyTalk is really a football message board. The majority of fans are there to talk football. Football fans are not like basketball fans... basketball fans welcome banter and trash talk, football is territorial and so are the fans. Tread lightly when you step on their turf in the beginning, but if they see that you're not trolling and are just there to talk WBB then most will gladly welcome you. Fanbases grow over time. Eventually you'll see more talk of other programs there but right now.. not really, unless it involves some sort of breaking news.

Also, you have to respect the wishes of the admins... some boards are strictly about Gamecock sports or relative happenings.. "Fowl Sports" is about anything relating gamecock basketball, men or women's. If you post a thread, it can be about another school but the Gamecocks have to factor in somehow or the admins will move it to another board. There are other boards that are more lax but fans seldom use them because there's little need to talk about other schools since we have so few visiting fans that actually post.

I would love for us to talk about other schools more on CockyTalk... that's primarily why I hang out here. To talk WBB.. Not just about SC or UCONN..

y'all have a great thing going here.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
Maybe this is old new, but the freshman recruit Colley, who left in January I believe, has landed in Pittsburgh, which really surprises me. Coup for Suzie M-S, but adds to the mystery of the transfer, which was rumored to be because she wanted to get closer to home. A shorter plane flight, but really? I have a hunch, but if I share it I get a whipping.

http://www.swishappeal.com/2016/1/16/10781184/south-carolina-transfer-shay-colley-pittsburgh
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Toronto to Pittsburgh is very drivable for her family.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Now that I have your attention, I have a question. Why does the fan base occupying Cockytalk focus so exclusively on your team. Is there a lack of serious interest in WCBB among these fans, so it is exclusively RAH RAH all things SC? They are hardly alone in this among big time women's programs, and attendance figures are more than impressive, but is there any staying power in it about WCBB?
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Only a tiny percentage of the fan base posts on message boards and Cockytalk is only one of a number of Gamecock message boards.
 
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cockhrnleghrn said:
I'm actually not a Southerner. I grew up in New Jersey and both of my parents were NYC natives.
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Driven from Toronto to Pennsy in the winter? Would you recommend it. Again, deflection leghorn! Deal with the counterpoint, not where you were born.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Driven from Toronto to Pennsy in the winter? Would you recommend it. Again, deflection leghorn! Deal with the counterpoint, not where you were born.
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I just spent 4 days in Sioux Falls. There was snow on the ground when I got there and 5 more inches fell while I was there. I sure didn't stay cooped up in my hotel. If you're used to driving in snow it isn't going to keep you at home. We're not talking about the South where the prediction of 2 inches sends water, bread and milk flying off the shelves of every Piggly Wiggly from Traveler's Rest to Georgetown.
 
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