South Carolina @ Maryland

[Plebe]

South Carolina looks good. Eight different players have scored for them already. Patient on offense, disruptive on defense.

Tyasha Harris is very impressive to me. Lots of poise and quiet confidence. Makes good decisions and understands tempo.

 

[bags27]

wow, SC is treating MD almost as roughly as UConn treated Stanford....

 

[Centerstream]

Got to love ESPN, South Carolina player gets T'ed up and they're just too busy babbling with the former South Carolina player

 

[HoopsFan21]

I wish that little section at the bottom of the screen where the score and clock is would be a bit bigger - it's tough to read on a smaller screen.

 

[j66kicker]

She looks 10 years younger. Hummmm.

Well Brenda may not look so fresh after tonight's and next Sunday's beatdowns - heh heh.

 

[huskeynut]

MD is not going away. 34 - 24 SC.

 

[Plebe]

Herbert-Harrigan got a great block but then got the technical for taunting. MD made both FTs and then got a 3 on the next ball, essentially a 5-point possession. Maryland has now settled into its offense. Blair Watson has announced herself as a 3-point threat.

 

[Nuyoika]

At least in the beginning, SC looks good offensively. They are passing the ball well, shooting the three and rebounding well. They look alot like UConn offensively.

Geno would lose his mind if our guards were passing the ball with one hand around the perimeter.

 

[Plebe]

Geno would lose his mind if our guards were passing the ball with one hand around the perimeter.

I remember when Taurasi in her first two years would inbound the ball one-handed.

 

[Nuyoika]

I remember when Taurasi in her first two years would inbound the ball one-handed.

She held the assist record at UConn until Mo Jeff's senior year.... I don't see no Taursi's out there.

 

[TitleTown]

I haven't been impressed at all by either of these teams

 

[HoopsFan21]

Wilson's gonna be a lot to handle this year. Z is going to have to guard her.

 

[ASweet3781]

I haven't been impressed at all by either of these teams

Funny, I remember reading here people being unimpressed every time South Carolina and Mississippi State played last year. I think it turned out well for them.

 

[Nuyoika]

I do like that the whole game plan isn't toss it to Wilson. I also like that they are moving. You still can tell they are far more comfortable on defense than offense though. SCar just went 4 out 1 in. I'm not sure about all these fouls though.....

 

[Nuyoika]

Funny, I remember reading here people being unimpressed every time South Carolina and Mississippi State played last year. I think it turned out well for them.

And.....

 

[Shades]

Wilson with 18 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast in the first half

 

[HoopsFan21]

Deb Antonelli has Gabby being drafted 5th.

 

[bags27]

Wilson's gonna be a lot to handle this year. Z is going to have to guard her.

If Batouly comes along, she and Z may well share that.

 

[Shorty Dee]

Nice crowd on hand, but not a sell-out like against UConn. South Carolina came to play....51-36 at the half. Lindsay Spann and Alexis Jennings were good pickups for Coach Dawn Staley. Lindsay is playing on home turf basically, a native of Laurel, Md..which is right up the road.

 

[eebmg]

As I said, I think SC is playing well offensively but what separates UConn with SC for this game is the defense. SC does not play in your face defense and MD is getting some good looks.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Deb Antonelli has Gabby being drafted 5th.

Is that to Seattle??

 

[HoopsFan21]

Is that to Seattle??

Not sure who picks 5th, but it could be Chicago. I think they said Chicago gets the 3rd and 4th picks.

 

[Plebe]

The danger of hitting some early 3s is that you fall in love with the 3. Brenda's defensive plan is clearly to clog the middle with the zone and dare SC to shoot from outside. SC started settling a lot finished the half 5-14 from 3.

After a fairly quiet 1st quarter, A'ja turned on the rebounding jets and already has 5 O-boards, often forcing MD to foul her. She's now 8-10 from the FT line.

 

[Shorty Dee]

You have to love Brenda Frese locker room speeches.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Not sure who picks 5th, but it could be Chicago. I think they said Chicago gets the 3rd and 4th picks.

Yeah, the lottery was tonight. Chicago picks 3rd AND 4th.