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HuskyNan said:
How will So. Carolina handle Stewie?
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Agreed, and they have no one with the speed or skill of Moriah. I think both of them will be a terror for SC. As a few others pointed out, SC to me is an offensively challenged team. People (not necessarily BY'ers) talk about how tough the SEC is and how hard nosed the defense is. NONE of them play defense like UCONN does, and we do it for 40 minutes. I think the SEC is also filled with teams who struggle to score. We will see soon enough though...
 
ericsandiego said:
Agreed, and they have no one with the speed or skill of Moriah. I think both of them will be a terror for SC. As a few others pointed out, SC to me is an offensively challenged team. People (not necessarily BY'ers) talk about how tough the SEC is and how hard nosed the defense is. NONE of them play defense like UCONN does, and we do it for 40 minutes. I think the SEC is also filled with teams who struggle to score. We will see soon enough though...
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They'll double-team MoJet too.
 
Getting tired of rooting for sc so they stay undefeated till we end their home court win streak and undefeated streak they are not very impressive looks like a 23+ game for the Huskie
 
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huskyd said:
Aja is an amazingly athletic player for her height. Her decision to go to SC was major; had she gone to UConn, we wouldn't be speculating about the game on Feb. 8. You got a real catch there. She's something.
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She's pretty special. She seems to like playing A&M.. 50+ points in the two games versus the Aggies. We're lucky to have her.
 
UConn wins this by double digits. I can see 20+ too. UConn is big and quick. UConn bigs can handle the ball and their quickness will hurt SC bigs. SC is not quick, does not have enough ball handlers, does not shoot the outside shot well and does not score a lot of points in big games. I really don't see how SC can defend UConn. Hey UConn left wide open is going to hit a lot of open shots. Inside UConn has to many moves. Do you think SC bigs are going to be able to dibble drive on UConn? Nope. Do y0u think Tiffney Mitchell will be left open? Nope. Do you think A'ja Wilson will score at will? Nope. SC wins a lot of games because they work the ball inside against shorter teams. UConn isn't short and is very quick. Depending on how the game is called but I can see UConn with a 20+ pt lead at some point and if Geno calls off the dogs it might be closer.

You can talk about AAs but when I watch Stewie MoJeff and Tuck well there isn't any comparison
 
Zorro said:
And if Morgan plays, they'll have to double-team her also.
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Then Kia and KLS will play without any guards....each scores 30 pts plus...LOL
 
It's hard to bring doubles if SC plays man-to-man defense and UConn spreads the floor like they did last year. UConn isolated Stewart and Tuck and SC had no answer. That's why Tuck is so important and why Lou is now in the starting lineup. Spreading the floor with 5 players who can shoot from the perimeter makes it impossible to double. Perhaps SC will play some zone.

SC doesn't pose the same problems on offense which is why UConn can clog up the lane by sagging off the guards not named Mitchell.
 
Kaizen said:
Then Kia and KLS will play without any guards....each scores 30 pts plus...LOL
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Well, yeah, there IS that little problem, but I will leave that for Dawn to figure out. I've given her the over-all strategy; it is up to her to work out the details. I'll bet she is trying to do that right this very minute! Like Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda when he sees the steamroller bearing down on him. Or Custer when he realized he was charging the entire Lakota Nation. Calls for some very, very serious thinking.
 
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SCGamecock said:
Wasn't really a slow start tonight though. We had 17 in the first. We basically forgot how to play basketball in the 2nd quarter.
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cockhrnleghrn said:
Now 24 points in 7 minutes.
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No bashing here ladies but that did not look anything like a #2 team in the country tonight. SC should show the famous southern hospitality and send thank you notes to A&M for giving the game away.
This with panic brick after brick. For my money right now ND deserves to be the #2 team but then again you folks have the opportunity to change it all next Monday!
 
BigBird said:
Greetings to you, Zee.

My take is that these two supposedly good teams made more errant (or just plain bonehead) plays than I might have expected. And they think they can whip UConn? Uh, no.
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My greeting as well.
 
SC did not panic when they were down 10, and they were in shape to run in Q4. I'm looking forward to a close, exciting game unless we get their bigs into
foul trouble.
 
HuskyNan said:
How will So. Carolina handle Stewie?
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The same way most teams try to handle our top players. Pound the heck out of her and hope Kantner and Company swallow the whistle. And I think they will. Stewie doesn't seem to get the superstar treatment/protection from the refs I've seen other team's stars get. Fortunately we have a lot of answers. If we're "on" from the perimeter we win in a blowout. If we don't hit outside shots it will be a close grind it out game.
 
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Woof 101 said:
No bashing here ladies but that did not look anything like a #2 team in the country tonight. SC should show the famous southern hospitality and send thank you notes to A&M for giving the game away.
This with panic brick after brick. For my money right now ND deserves to be the #2 team but then again you folks have the opportunity to change it all next Monday!
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Any road win against a top ten team is a good win in my book.
 
Woof 101 said:
No bashing here ladies but that did not look anything like a #2 team in the country tonight. SC should show the famous southern hospitality and send thank you notes to A&M for giving the game away.
This with panic brick after brick. For my money right now ND deserves to be the #2 team but then again you folks have the opportunity to change it all next Monday!
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You're entitled to your opinion but I do not agree. SC had A&M right where they wanted them after half time and it showed. They didn't panic, heck they've been in that situation so many times I've lost count. They came out in the 2nd half and executed. Tiff was great and our inside game dominated them. The Aggies was gassed in the 4th and could barely run with SC... meanwhile our starters were dialing it in and they played 95% of the game.

Had SC not forgotten there was an actual game going on in the 2nd quarter the margin of victory would've been 12-15 points.
 
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Last time I saw such overwhelming confidence was right before last year's game vs. Stanford. Or the year before against St. John's. Or vs. Notre Dame when Skylar was there....:oops:
 
Agree, While I expect UConn to win, the game will not be decided by 20+ points. The game should be close most of the way with one team pulling away in the 4th quarter. So Carolina will slow the pace down in an effort to limit UConn possessions. The only way I see a blowout in UConn's favor is if KLS is hitting 50% or more on her three point shot. :)

Kibitzer said:
Last time I saw such overwhelming confidence was right before last year's game vs. Stanford. Or the year before against St. John's. Or vs. Notre Dame when Skylar was there....:oops:
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The UCONN/SC game is tough for me to grasp on who will win (keeping my bias in check). When I watch SC play I'm thinking "UCONN will blow them away". But, after watching the game last night SC turned up their defense and Coates/Wilson were really tough to handle. I do not want to underestimate those two. They are both tall & athletic which can give UCONN problems for sure. It is easy to say, "Oh, who will guard Stewie?" True. However, if Stewie is taken out and/or struggling there could be problems for UCONN. It really all depends on how the other 4-6 players for UCONN. If they play well, then SC has no chance. UCONN's offense is just that good. I think the 3-ball will be crucial for UCONN. SC will play zone because everyone has seen UCONN struggle with a zone defense especially if their shots are not falling.

GO UCONN!!!!!
 
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A&M put on a terrible performance in the the second half last night. On their home court. They started with a lead, and made 4 unforced turnovers right away. Just poor concentration and coaching ! SEC is really weak this year. Zebras will keep next week's game close enough to keep hope alive. Huskies way too organized .
 
Woof 101 said:
No bashing here ladies but that did not look anything like a #2 team in the country tonight. SC should show the famous southern hospitality and send thank you notes to A&M for giving the game away.
This with panic brick after brick. For my money right now ND deserves to be the #2 team but then again you folks have the opportunity to change it all next Monday!
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Notre Dame will have their own issues when they play @ a very hot Louisville team on Saturday. Louisville on a 14 game winning streak after that poor start.
 
This will be a very tough game for us on USC's home court, the fans will get to see this matchup at home for the first time. Aja Wilson IMHO will be a leading candidate for NPOY next year, she is the real deal. While we should be confident we cannot be arrogant about this game.
 
Ctpaul0825 said:
This will be a very tough game for us on USC's home court, the fans will get to see this matchup at home for the first time. Aja Wilson IMHO will be a leading candidate for NPOY next year, she is the real deal. While we should be confident we cannot be arrogant about this game.
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The fans can be as arrogant as they want to be about this game. The players will not be. This group of player is not untested on the road.
 
todbo said:
SC did not panic when they were down 10, and they were in shape to run in Q4. I'm looking forward to a close, exciting game unless we get their bigs into
foul trouble.
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I concur. Instead, A&M panicked. They committed three or four apple turnovers to begin the second half, which led to their demise. To add salt to the wound, those turnovers were from their senior stars. Mitchell and Sessions were more aggressive and played the passing lanes which led to easy buckets. That is what seniors are suppose to do. Lead by example. What's up with Hillsman? 6'5", two points on free throws, 1 rebound in 18 minutes.
 
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