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center possibilities…..Feagin 6’3”; Tac 6’5”; Dauda 6’4”; Walker 6’5”…….we’re okayTo both @hoophuskee and @visitingcock I say Watkins will be very good next season. But she won’t be able simply to fill the hole left by Kamila. Can Walker and Tac help? Sure but they are not enough to face someone like Betts or Lee. Neither are Feagins Kitts or Edward’s. I think Watkins can lead a frontcourt that can handle the superbigs. This will require some retooling of the defense by Dawn to prevent entry passes to the post. I’m sure Dawn knows how to teach this. The team will look a bit different than the past two seasons. I’m looking forward to seeing it.
In effect, SC will look like what UConn might have looked like without all the injuries: a lot of medium bigs who rely on speed and finesse, and a cadre of perimeter shooters. Watkins will have to play the game Aaliyah Edwards did, a player she resembles in some ways. Not quite a comparable midrange shooter yet, but a little more athletic. Joyce doesn’t bring much beyond what Watkins already does, but she’ll bring some effective rotation relief.
I expect to see a lot more of Tessa, as I’ve said elsewhere. This could mean that Kitts gives up some minutes to her. Tessa is not as long, but she’s also not a quick guard. Her natural position looks like wing to me. Chloe can play the 4, as she’s already shown. But I’m not sure how much Dawn will want to use her there. Which means she may be competing for minutes with Tessa and Bree.
Throw in forwards like Kitts/Watkins/Edwards/Hall…….plenty of height, quickness, skill, and bulk.
Guards: Paopao, R. Johnson, Fulwiley, T. Johnson, McDaniel….no team has better overall depth. Fulwiley and Tessa Johnson proved how valuable that depth is. No team in the country has better overall three-point shooting from so many people. I’m not talking one person, I’m talking about eight or nine players who can take over a game on any given night. We don’t need Caitlin Clark to score 50 points to win a game.