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Message: [QUOTE="Gamecockfan77, post: 2962214, member: 6414"] going to push back on this: 1. I don't think any team USC beat in the NCAA tournament was more likely to have beaten them if Coates had been healthy. In my opinion, South Carolina won the title that year because they could score from all five positions thanks to the addition of Davis and especially Gray, which was a major departure from previous seasons. 2. Having two dominant bigs is not a disadvantage. South Carolina was 100-9 (45-3) with Wilson and Coates together. It certainly has not hurt Baylor's record either. As you noted, UConn had the size to match up and their size could score from all three levels. That's an even greater advantage. And UConn has typically shot the lights out from the perimeter vs South Carolina as well. as a result, UConn was the only team that beat South Carolina badly during that run. I don't think Coates playing would have increased the chances of any team USC beat in its title run of having pulled the upset. To the contrary, I think it probably gave some of them a better chance of winning. I think the primary difference between that season and previous seasons was being able to score from all five positions, which was not the case in prior years. I'd put Kaela Davis and especially Alicia Gray as the primary differences. 3. I think Boston may have a more diverse skill set coming in than Alaina, though it's hard for me to believe she'll be any better at deep post scoring. But I think her jumper may extend father outand I'm pretty confident she has a better handle to complement moves. It's hard to predict Amihere being comparable to A'Ja, but that does seem like the position that better fits her skill set. I think Amihere probably starts out at forward with some center duties behind Boston. Or maybe it's the reverse. I don't see them splitting minutes. [/QUOTE]

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