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Message: [QUOTE="Surly1, post: 5249716, member: 11599"] Early on, UConn stumbled against ND and USC. The team was still figuring itself out, waiting for all of its pieces to assemble. The UT loss was the an inflection point. It appeared to shake the team & the win against SC awakened the team of their potential. Since that game, UConn is on an upward trend. When UConn won their first title in 1995, Tennessee was the standard bearer of WCBB. It wasn't until the early 2000's when UConn went from hunter to the hunted. Similarly, after the last of UConn's titles in 2016, SC became the usurper & assumed the mantle of the hunted. Entering todays's game, SC is the defending champion, and UConn is relishing its role as the hunter. They are the hungrier team. Like a cruise ship, it took awhile to pick up steam, but they are running at full throttle. If you ask a diehard Gamecock's fan, if they are honest, they would admit that SC hasn't played with the same sense of urgency as last year. They are immensely talented, well coached, and have the motivation to repeat as champs. However, UConn is on a mission, and unlike in years's past, they believe and are determined. For the past few seasons, UConn was a threat, but had holes preventing them from being serious challengers. SC might be able to turn up their game and win, but UConn is not like offensively challenged teams like Texas, Duke, MD & Indiana. SC plays tight defense, but UConn was like the Borg (Star Trek reference) against UCLA, moving like a collective amoeba. I don't see that regressing today. SC will have to generate more offensively than UConn to win. Of course SC is capable, but I don't see them outdoing UConn's big three. [/QUOTE]

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