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Message: [QUOTE="SCGamecock, post: 2329953, member: 6132"] Well like you've already said, Williams will beat out almost any guard on any roster, but especially South Carolina's. When she ideally arrives, we won't have a SG on roster that's her caliber. We'll have "meh" to talented players at that spot but Williams is an elite player.. she should be able to beat them all. I have no doubt in my mind that Dawn is selling Williams (and this entire 2018 class in general) on being the next "it" (similar to our 2014 one) class at South Carolina. Wilson will be leaving and Dawn is probably selling Nelson-Ododa, DeCosta and Williams on picking up the baton where she left off. Shooting Guards we'll have: [LIST] [*]Victoria Patrick.. will be a junior when CW arrives.. meh, Williams can definitely beat her out. [*]Bianca Jackson.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives.. a very talented and smart player, more of a true wing player, a 2/3 wing. Williams will push her to the 3 and take some of her time. [*]Doniyah Cliney.. a senior at that point, not yet an offensive powerhouse, but definitely a defensive/rebounding stalwart. Cliney is more of a 3/2 wing so Williams will definitely take time away from her at the 2-guard (which is good because you need scoring there). Cliney being a senior though, isn't really a threat for CW long term. [/LIST] Now, it's important to note what other guards we'll have because Dawn does like versatility at the 1 and 2.. and she's known to play multiple point guards with a pg at the 2 spot as well (she did it recently with Harris and Cuevas and in the past with Ieshia Walker and LaKiesha Sutton). Point Guards we'll have: [LIST] [*]Tyasha Harris.. will be a junior when CW arrives.. SC's likely starting point guard for the next 3 years, a true PG but has shown she can play SG (she did it this past summer for USA Basketball). Not particularly a threat to Williams for playing time as she will spend most of her time at the 1. [*]Te'a Cooper.. will be a junior when CW arrives.. a combo guard in all honesty but primarily a point. She could potentially overtake Harris at point as she's very good but it's far more likely that she spells in relief and will spend time on the floor with Harris in a 2 PG lineup. She will compete for time with Williams for at least her first two years. [*]Destanni Henderson.. same class as CW.. SC's heir apparent at point guard after Harris. She's Harris' understudy and will spend her freshmen year learning the job, her sophomore year in relief of Harris and will no doubt be the starter at point guard by her junior year (2020-2021). She's elite as well but not a real threat to take playing time from Williams. [/LIST] So as you can see, not a lot of competition at SG for Williams... her primary competition her freshmen year will be Jackson, Patrick and Cooper. But freshmen don't play a lot any way.... so it's her sophomore year (2019-2020) where Williams could potentially be a starter at SC, her only competition on roster at that point will be Te'a Cooper (if she's not the starting point guard, which is unlikely), but either way Cooper will be spending a lot of time at the point because Henderson will still be pretty young (freeing up more space at SG). In 2019-2020, Jackson will mostly play at the 3 (again, freeing up more space at the SG). Either way, Williams will no doubt be a starter by her Junior year, but possibly earlier. Compare that to her other schools (and I welcome responses here): [B][U]Texas will have:[/U][/B] [LIST] [*]Sug Sutton.. will be a junior when Williams arrives. Sutton is an elite SG and will no doubt have that spot locked up for Williams' first two years. [*]Leshann Higgs.. will be a senior when Williams arrives. I like Higgs as a player, she's also a very good SG but I think Sutton is more talented. Not really a factor for Williams [*]Destiny Littleton.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives.. a bonafide scorer (California's high school career leader). I listed her here because I think Patterson will likely be the Texas PG of the future and Littleton will relieve her but also spend time at SG because she's such a good scorer. She will compete for minutes with Williams throughout their careers. [*]Joanne Allen-Taylor.. same class as CW.. known for her ability to score. Not an elite player but still VERY good. Will compete for minutes with CW throughout their careers but CW should beat her. [*]others to mention: 3 star wing players Lauren Davenport and Shae Routt (also CW's class) or point guards Chasity Patterson (a year ahead) and Aubrey Warren (same class as CW). None are a particular threat for CW's playing time.. but they are there. [/LIST] For her first two years, CW will face major competition for playing time with Sutton, Littleton and Allen-Taylor. Then once Sutton leaves in 2020 (the player I believe is going to win that PT battle), that's when the floor opens up for CW realistically but Littleton and Allen Taylor will still be there to push her. It's also worth mentioning that Texas already has [B]FIVE[/B] commitments for 2018. Yes. Five. [U][B]UCLA will have[/B][/U]: It seems like their entire roster is above 6 feet tall. When CW arrives, UCLA will have A LOT of big guards and all of them can't play at the 3-spot so some of them will play at the 2. I'm pretty sure CW can beat out almost all of them eventually by her sophomore year though. [LIST] [*]Chantel Horvat.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives. She's a true wing. An elite player and could be a threat for playing time. [*]Kayla Owens.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives. Another true wing. Not particularly special but will have a year's advantage on CW. CW will win out for PT long term though. [*]Lindsey Corsaro.. will be sophomore when CW arrives. Also another true wing/bigger guard like CW. A very good guard and will compete with CW for playing time throughout their careers. [*]Kennedy Burke.. will be a senior. Not a threat for PT long term. [*]Japreece Dunn.. will also be a senior. Not a threat for PT long term. [*]Ahlana Smith.. same class as CW. She is a SG but CW will beat her for PT.. still, she's there and will compete. [/LIST] UCLA is chock full of wings and most of them will be there for a while.. Horvat, Owens and Corsaro will be there mostly throughout Williams' career and they will compete with and push her for those wing spots. CW will likely win but still.. they are there. UCLA is also in the running for Zarielle Green, another elite SG/Wing that could add to the mix but I think she'll end up at A&M. [U][B]Tennessee will have:[/B][/U] On paper, you'd think this would be a favorable situation for Williams because supposedly the Tennessee roster is in shambles right? It's not entirely.. they are stacked as usual. Let's start with the biggie which is... [LIST] [*]Evina Westbrook.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives and plays the exact same position. Westbrook is an elite player and should Williams go there they [B]WILL[/B] battle for PT throughout their careers. One will either have to move up or down.. but there are other talented players at the 1 and 3. [*]Rennia Davis.. will also be a sophomore. Can score in bunches. She's also an elite player and will likely spend most of her career at the 3. She doesn't affect CW's playing time directly like Westbrook but will affect her indirectly. [*]Meme Jackson.. will be a senior when CW arrives. Not a particular threat to CW long term. [*]Jazmine Massengill.. same class as CW.. a bigger combo guard, can do it all really. Listed as a point guard but because of Anastasia Hayes, who will start at PG this year and will be the bonafide PG by next year, will have to play elsewhere. She is very good and will also compete with CW for PT throughout their careers. [/LIST] Westbrook is the killer here. Does CW want to compete with her for PT for [B]THREE[/B] years? Davis is a bigger guard and will likely spend most of her time at the 3. Massengill, a very talented CG, has the size and skill to play anywhere from 1-3.. she could mostly function as Hayes' backup or slide into 2/3 wing role. Tennessee is also in the running for elite SG/W Zarielle Green. [U][B]Last but not least... Connecticut:[/B][/U] UConn in general is always stacked.. but they have an overabundance at the 2/3 wing positions and that could hurt them with Williams. Let's start with the biggie here as well.. [LIST] [*]Megan Walker.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives. The number 1 player in her class. She's elite that's all to it. It'll be interesting how Geno and staff intend on selling playing time to Williams.. they have to be telling her that Walker is going to the 3 which allows CW to play at the 2. That is the ONLY way you're going to get these two number 1 guards on the same roster. Otherwise, they're going to compete to start for 3 years and somebody will lose (transfer). [*]Molly Bent.. a junior when CW arrives, will likely serve as Dangerfield's backup, who will likely be the starting PG once Kia Nurse graduates in the spring. She's a role player and IMO not at all a threat for PT over CW. [*]Mikayla Coombs.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives. Another elite combo guard. Will compete with Williams for playing time throughout their career. Geno will alleviate this be occasionally playing Coombs at point. [*]Andra Espinoza-Hunter.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives. Another elite shooting guard. Doesn't strike me as somebody that can play the 1 or the 3 for long periods of time. She will compete with Williams at SG throughout their careers. [*]Lexi Gordon.. will be a sophomore when CW arrives. A bigger elite guard.. can possibly play at the SF position which is likely should CW commit to UConn. If so, she'll play behind Walker who will also be moved up to SF. [*]Katie Lou Samuelson.. will be a senior when CW arrives. She's a former #1 player and elite as they come. Can play at the 2 or 3. She will no doubt start her senior year so her being there should have little bearing on CW. [/LIST] So with UConn, it's the guard heavy 2017 class that could make or break them with Williams. They are loaded. I guess in 2019-2020 you can play Dangerfield at 1, Williams at 2, Walker at 3, Camara at 4 and C. Collier at 5. A VERY good starting 5 with a for sure bench of Coombs, Espinoza-Hunter, Gordon, Irwin, Bent and whoever else comes along. That's a bench full of players that would start at most other D1 schools. I would be stunned if CW commits to UConn and there isn't a departure from that loaded 2017 class within a year. This is my longest post to date but I feel it's a pretty accurate depiction of the situation that CW is going to be walking into at each of her finalists. Responses are welcome.. I'm interested to see what ya'll think. [/QUOTE]

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