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Message: [QUOTE="Rb335, post: 4638153, member: 2685"] I almost think that the potential is there for South Carolina to be even better this season than last. I think most saw perimeter shooting as the major weakness, which allowed defenses to double and triple team Boston. The offensive glass was often the offsetting factor. But I always viewed the loss of Henderson to be huge for them. Next year, they have loads of talent, even if many are new faces. Johnson was essentially their best PG last year, and I think she’ll be far improved. Further removed from injury and more than a freshman experience wise. Pao Pao provides outside shooting and ball handling. She’ll be different than Cooke, but addresses the shooting weakness. Add Cardoso, who was to me their most imposing interior presence. She’ll have more responsibility, but hopefully more room to maneuver. Then a plethora of young talent in Watkins, Faegin, Kitts. Hall is the X factor to me. She can play great defensive and showed flashes of shooting ability. Imagining a best case scenario where Hall, Pao Pao, and Johnson shoot the ball well will make them title contenders, given the interior athletes they have. Doesn’t even factor in their freshman class. Long story short, their roster is looking far more balanced for next year. Which is intriguing to me. [/QUOTE]