South Carolina Preparing For UConn ...Again
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I agree. The South Carolina board says this will be the loudest game this UConn team has ever played in which will be a big factor because UConn never plays road games and has never experienced a loud arena before.
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I happened to catch an interview that someone did with A'ja Wilson and Tiffany Mitchell that was shown last night during the Kentucky game. A'ja said something approximately as follows: "That UConn game last year showed us a whole different level of basketball than anything we had seen up to that time. You can watch them on film, but you don't realize it until you are dealing with it. So we will have to put on our big-girl pants when we play them next week."
Although, as I recall, they played Tennessee and Notre Dame after UConn last year, I suspect A'ja really meant to say "before or since" the UConn game. That is a pretty candid commentary on how the SEC competition shapes up in comparison to UConn.
Having said that, I thought that the Wilson-Coates high-low game against KY last night was quite impressive. I don't remember Coates having that much mobility -- is that something that she has developed recently? I wonder if she will now be able to guard Morgan Tuck more effectively than she did last year. If Morgan can move around her with as little difficulty as she did last year, the game won't be any closer than it was last year.
On the other hand, while the visual impact of watching the game was that the Gamecocks were slaughtering KY, the score remained close until almost the end. I'm still not quite sure how that happened, but SC did have several long scoring droughts at several points in the game. Maybe that is the consistency issue that was referred to above.
I am thinking that Geno may decide to have Samuelson / Collier share the defensive duties of guarding A'ja, thereby allowing her to have a good number of points but keeping Stewie out of potential foul trouble. Stewie could guard Sessions or Roy, but basically stay near the paint to swat shots that get past the other defenders. At the offensive end, I think Stewie will be able to get A'ja in foul trouble if the referee-ing is not too biased in favor of the home team (and I don't think it will be).
Although, as I recall, they played Tennessee and Notre Dame after UConn last year, I suspect A'ja really meant to say "before or since" the UConn game. That is a pretty candid commentary on how the SEC competition shapes up in comparison to UConn.
Having said that, I thought that the Wilson-Coates high-low game against KY last night was quite impressive. I don't remember Coates having that much mobility -- is that something that she has developed recently? I wonder if she will now be able to guard Morgan Tuck more effectively than she did last year. If Morgan can move around her with as little difficulty as she did last year, the game won't be any closer than it was last year.
On the other hand, while the visual impact of watching the game was that the Gamecocks were slaughtering KY, the score remained close until almost the end. I'm still not quite sure how that happened, but SC did have several long scoring droughts at several points in the game. Maybe that is the consistency issue that was referred to above.
I am thinking that Geno may decide to have Samuelson / Collier share the defensive duties of guarding A'ja, thereby allowing her to have a good number of points but keeping Stewie out of potential foul trouble. Stewie could guard Sessions or Roy, but basically stay near the paint to swat shots that get past the other defenders. At the offensive end, I think Stewie will be able to get A'ja in foul trouble if the referee-ing is not too biased in favor of the home team (and I don't think it will be).
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It's a great collection of talent. But all-time great teams don't lose three games in a season regardless of the reason.
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To me this is the real key. I think the big names on both sides will be steady and respond as you'd expect. What I'm not sure about is whether the youngsters, especially KLS. We are asking a freshman to play very important minutes and based on the recent rotation she will be in big spots. I think we will see more Saniya than we have lately but ultimately it may come down to whether KLS, Phee, and Gabby can respond in a big game.
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Certainly it was the best eleven.
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Looking forward to Monday's game but not with Dave O'Brien. Tired of hearing the 5' 10" forward out of Sparks Nevada repetitive crap. Do some homework buddy. You have a great TV voice but you got to change it up a bit. Bring back Mike Patrick. UCONN by 12.
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I hope Mitchell is fully recovered - it'll be great to see both teams at close to full strength go at it.
And I'm tickled that you have a sell-out! And that you won't have a snow storm to muck things up! Last year I drove from Wisconsin to see the game, only to get stuck in Hartford and not be able to make the last part of the journey!
South Carolina has to limit the turnovers and limit UConn's ability to score in transition. In the half court, how much will UConn's perimeter ball pressure and length affect SC's ability to enter the ball to the posts? If UConn hits 3s consistently, it could get real ugly. If not, 10-15.
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I hope Mitchell is fully recovered - it'll be great to see both teams at close to full strength go at it.
And I'm tickled that you have a sell-out! And that you won't have a snow storm to muck things up! Last year I drove from Wisconsin to see the game, only to get stuck in Hartford and not be able to make the last part of the journey!
It's not supposed to snow, but it does snow here on occasion. When I moved here from New Jersey in 3rd grade I brought my sled with me and everyone laughed... until we had a 16" snowfall in Columbia that winter.
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From 2010-2012 we had a big snowfall (by southern standards) every year, usually in January or February. 2010 was my freshmen year at SC.. I think we had about 9 or 10 inches. We had an extra week of winter break..
The following February in 2011 we had another big storm.. I remember going to work (at Columbiana Mall) and there was no snow on the ground but by the time I left (roughly 7 hours later) I was unable to find my car..
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Just when we thought you couldn't possibly stoop any lower...you go and completely redeem yourself with this jewel!
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To quote a great TN alum..."Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing" - Peyton Manning
UConn knows just like Bo knows!
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Who are you to criticize women's basketball's greatest program ever. Probably some lazy, wanna be who couldn't ties his own sneakers or get out of his own way. Your belief is full of . . . I wish I could say it. And so are you. Hate you? No. We wouldn't waste our energy, but your ignorance is laughable. You must have a pathetic life to post a comment like that.
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They already play against men in practice, but of course you wouldn't know that because your hatred of women's basketball has blinded you.
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We played in 2 big games on the road just last year. Are you forgetting the Notre Dame road game in South Bend, Indiana last year?. That game was sold out, and those folks were very loud.
The Stanford (Maples Pavilion) road game last year in Palo Alto, California. Those folks were loud too. I know because I was sitting right in the middle of them.
The best way to quiet a crowd of any size when you're on the road is to jump on their team early, get them down 8-10 points. Once you get them down, keep them there. The crowd won't have any reason to cheer. They'll be as quiet as that proverbial "church house mouse".
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We're playing East Carolina. They're not that good. Their record: 9-13 (3-7).
UConn could rest all of their starters tomorrow and still win this one. This will be little more than a scrimmage. I doubt ECU will break 50 tomorrow. I wish we were playing a more competitive team to get us (more) ready for USC. Although I guess if we're not ready by now, we never will be. Go Huskies.
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We're playing East Carolina. They're not that good. Their record: 9-13 (3-7).
. I wish we were playing a more competitive team to get us (more) ready for USC.
Doesn't matter.
They will be ready
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Now we can talk about it.
By David Cloninger
It wasn’t time for UConn before. Now it’s here.
The Game is on Monday.
It’s one that’s been circled since the deal was reached over two years ago. Staley knew that she had an extremely talented team that would have a great chance to win the national championship. She knew that while scheduling aggressively in the non-conference and having to slog through the 16-game SEC gauntlet would prove her team’s championship mettle, there was one opponent who, if the Gamecocks could beat them, would really show how ready it was to go all the way.
Nothing but a spot in the polls gets decided on Monday. The loser will still have a chance to win something much greater than a regular-season game in April.
But for the next four days, a national spotlight will shine on the program that has defined women’s college basketball the past 15 years, and one that hopes to take its place someday.
Get ready.
Nice article from the SC press [LINK]
By David Cloninger
It wasn’t time for UConn before. Now it’s here.
The Game is on Monday.
It’s one that’s been circled since the deal was reached over two years ago. Staley knew that she had an extremely talented team that would have a great chance to win the national championship. She knew that while scheduling aggressively in the non-conference and having to slog through the 16-game SEC gauntlet would prove her team’s championship mettle, there was one opponent who, if the Gamecocks could beat them, would really show how ready it was to go all the way.
Nothing but a spot in the polls gets decided on Monday. The loser will still have a chance to win something much greater than a regular-season game in April.
But for the next four days, a national spotlight will shine on the program that has defined women’s college basketball the past 15 years, and one that hopes to take its place someday.
Get ready.
Nice article from the SC press [LINK]
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Another article from the SC press:
UConn Huskies blazing path of dominance as they prepare for Gamecocks
By Sydney Hunte
Let me throw some numbers at you: 44, 40, 42, 48, 16, 10, 44, 24, 46, 10, 62, 60, 39, 16, 40, 55, 55, 53, 64, 43, 58. Give up? That's the margin of victory of the UConn Huskies' 21 games thus far.
Game number 22, against East Carolina, a 9-13 team over all and bearing a 3-7 record in The American, should be just another notch in the belt for Geno Auriemma and his club, a minor annoyance on their way to yet another national title - their fourth straight. You couldn't blame them for looking way ahead to the championship game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 5.
But game number 23 will be the one everyone's focused on. If UConn does what it's supposed to do on Sunday and beat the Pirates, they will enter Monday's nationally televised game against South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena with the 22-0 mark as the Gamecocks.
I wrote a few days back that if the Gamecocks were to defeat the Huskies, not only would it be the biggest...
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UConn Huskies blazing path of dominance as they prepare for Gamecocks
By Sydney Hunte
Let me throw some numbers at you: 44, 40, 42, 48, 16, 10, 44, 24, 46, 10, 62, 60, 39, 16, 40, 55, 55, 53, 64, 43, 58. Give up? That's the margin of victory of the UConn Huskies' 21 games thus far.
Game number 22, against East Carolina, a 9-13 team over all and bearing a 3-7 record in The American, should be just another notch in the belt for Geno Auriemma and his club, a minor annoyance on their way to yet another national title - their fourth straight. You couldn't blame them for looking way ahead to the championship game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 5.
But game number 23 will be the one everyone's focused on. If UConn does what it's supposed to do on Sunday and beat the Pirates, they will enter Monday's nationally televised game against South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena with the 22-0 mark as the Gamecocks.
I wrote a few days back that if the Gamecocks were to defeat the Huskies, not only would it be the biggest...
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