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This has to be a joke, right?
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It’s a joke but it’s true. Burgundy is a major vine growing region of France and about 80 of the wine it produces is white wine made from Chardonnay. The smaller amount of red is made from Pinot noir
 

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Five-Star Ayla McDowell Commits to South Carolina Women's Basketball

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball squard continue to add talent to their impressive roster. 2025 five-star forward Ayla McDowell i
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Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball squard continue to add talent to their impressive roster. 2025 five-star forward Ayla McDowell is the lastest star recruit to join the Gamecocks.

The do-it all power forward from Cy Springs High in Cypress, TX is the first commitment for the Gamecocks 2025 class. McDowell announced her college decision at Cy Springs choosing South Carolina over TCU, LSU, Florida, Georgia Tech, and Mississippi State.

Here's what 247Sports Women's Basketball Director of Scouting, Brando Clay, had to say about the Gamecock's newest addition:

"McDowell was a high-level option in the frontcourt for arguably the nation's premier club team this season, Cy-Fair Elite. She made her mark by being productive while playing alongside three Top 100-caliber guards. McDowell demonstrated that she is more than capable of running the floor in transition, finishing when her teammates find her, or making it happen herself with rebound putbacks. As she continues to develop her outside jump shot, it will become even tougher for opposing frontcourt players to limit her efficiency."

McDowell is expected to ink her letter of intent during the early signing day period from November 13-20.
 
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JDuro said:
www.si.com

Five-Star Ayla McDowell Commits to South Carolina Women's Basketball

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball squard continue to add talent to their impressive roster. 2025 five-star forward Ayla McDowell i
www.si.com www.si.com

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball squard continue to add talent to their impressive roster. 2025 five-star forward Ayla McDowell is the lastest star recruit to join the Gamecocks.

The do-it all power forward from Cy Springs High in Cypress, TX is the first commitment for the Gamecocks 2025 class. McDowell announced her college decision at Cy Springs choosing South Carolina over TCU, LSU, Florida, Georgia Tech, and Mississippi State.

Here's what 247Sports Women's Basketball Director of Scouting, Brando Clay, had to say about the Gamecock's newest addition:

"McDowell was a high-level option in the frontcourt for arguably the nation's premier club team this season, Cy-Fair Elite. She made her mark by being productive while playing alongside three Top 100-caliber guards. McDowell demonstrated that she is more than capable of running the floor in transition, finishing when her teammates find her, or making it happen herself with rebound putbacks. As she continues to develop her outside jump shot, it will become even tougher for opposing frontcourt players to limit her efficiency."

McDowell is expected to ink her letter of intent during the early signing day period from November 13-20.
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Branfon Clay=Kick Rocks IMO
 
In prep ball they call anybody taller than 6'0" a forward... I wouldn't get too caught up in the position label. Prototype 3/4 IMO.
 
SCGamecock said:
In prep ball they call anybody taller than 6'0" a forward... I wouldn't get too caught up in the position label. Prototype 3/4 IMO.
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Yeah, I didn't know much about her so I started watching YouTube videos of her playing and came to the same conclusion. She doesn't look quick enough to defend against the type of guards she will see in college at the 1/2 as their primary defender, but I could see her holding her own defending the perimeter if she switches onto a guard. Concerning her offense she does have some handles, is a good dribbler for someone who is 6'2", and can shoot the 3. She looks like she has really long arms and because of that, I found myself comparing her to Dewanna Bonner in some aspects of her game and the college version of Collier at UConn. With that said, I think she would excel at the 4. Comparing to current South Carolina players, I think she has a similar skill set to Kitts with a slightly thicker frame for taking body blows in the front court. But I could also see her playing some in the wing and taking over that spot once Tessa graduates.
 
She’s not a 4 or PF at the next level. She’s always played on the perimeter and in the backcourt. Naturally she’s a Small Forward. She’s defended Aaliyah Crump, Agot Makeer, Leah Macy, and Grace Knox over this past summer and did well defensively against them. I’m sure she knows she has to play defense in order to play for Dawn. LeLe played on the perimeter without a semblance of a jump shot and actually excelled especially her Junior season. No reason to think Ayla can’t play some 2-4 comfortably, especially being tabbed as a shooter at her height. She reminds me of Kaela Davis with a more potent perimeter shot. To me she’s super underrated for someone with that size and skillset.
 
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She’s not a 4 or PF at the next level. She’s always played on the perimeter and in the backcourt. Naturally she’s a Small Forward. She’s defended Aaliyah Crump, Agot Makeer, Leah Macy, and Grace Knox over this past summer and did well defensively against them. I’m sure she knows she has to play defense in order to play for Dawn. LeLe played on the perimeter without a semblance of a jump shot and actually excelled especially her Junior season. No reason to think Ayla can’t play some 2-4 comfortably, especially being tabbed as a shooter at her height. She reminds me of Kaela Davis with a more potent perimeter shot. To me she’s super underrated for someone with that size and skillset.
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Yeah, I was getting Kaela Davis vibes, too, the more I watched. I watched some more videos of her playing in the U18 Americup and she plays with a guard mindset. Honestly she looks very different than any other player we have had in recent memory. I can't remember anyone with guard skills at her height in the program.
 
GamecockFam said:
Yeah, I was getting Kaela Davis vibes, too, the more I watched. I watched some more videos of her playing in the U18 Americup and she plays with a guard mindset. Honestly she looks very different than any other player we have had in recent memory. I can't remember anyone with guard skills at her height in the program.
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I thought about that as the size makes for a good direct comparison, but Davis definitely was an aggressive offensive player with a guard orientation. Have to see if McDowell has that same inclination.
 
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That's probably because the game at Texas occurs on the same day as the Superbowl. Knowing how Texans prioritize football, I bet it won't be as hot of a ticket as any other day of the year.
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It will sell out eventually. But, I'm sure some fans will have to choose between attending Super Bowl pre-parties and the game.

Is the Texas @ South Carolina game sold out yet? Wasn't noted in that tweet above.
 
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It will sell out eventually. But, I'm sure some fans will have to choose between attending Super Bowl pre-parties and the game.

Is the Texas @ South Carolina game sold out yet? Wasn't noted in that tweet above.
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I just checked; there are still a few general admission upper deck baseline seats. There are a few resale tickets. It will probably be the next game to sell out.
 
I wonder if Dawn is trying to move towards positionless basketball. Any insights? I vaguely remember Coach making an off-hand comment about moving in that direction right before the freshies came on campus. I'm just getting caught up on recruiting and noticed that we seem to be targeting long-armed, athletic 6'+ wings that can shoot from anywhere on the court ... Ayla McDowell, Agot Makeer, and Kaelyn Carroll seem to be our targets. If we get all three, in a couple of years all but the PG could be 6'2" or taller. It makes me feel like coach wants to move towards a more athletic version of Oregon State from this prior year...kind of like a hybrid between Maryland and Oregon State.
 
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I wonder if Dawn is trying to move towards positionless basketball. Any insights? I vaguely remember Coach making an off-hand comment about moving in that direction right before the freshies came on campus. I'm just getting caught up on recruiting and noticed that we seem to be targeting long-armed, athletic 6'+ wings that can shoot from anywhere on the court ... Ayla McDowell, Agot Makeer, and Kaelyn Carroll seem to be our targets. If we get all three, in a couple of years all but the PG could be 6'2" or taller. It makes me feel like coach wants to move towards a more athletic version of Oregon State from this prior year...kind of like a hybrid between Maryland and Oregon State.
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If ain't broke, don't fix it! When you are one of the programs who is landing true Centers, you don't have to play positionless basketball, IMO. Getting physical and athletic players who can rebound is important, and Dawn has no problem signing them.

As for Oregon State, I didn't watch too much of them last season, but they seemed to have a lot of size with Beers in the post; not sure she floated to the perimeter, but I could be wrong.
 
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I wonder if Dawn is trying to move towards positionless basketball. Any insights? I vaguely remember Coach making an off-hand comment about moving in that direction right before the freshies came on campus. I'm just getting caught up on recruiting and noticed that we seem to be targeting long-armed, athletic 6'+ wings that can shoot from anywhere on the court ... Ayla McDowell, Agot Makeer, and Kaelyn Carroll seem to be our targets. If we get all three, in a couple of years all but the PG could be 6'2" or taller. It makes me feel like coach wants to move towards a more athletic version of Oregon State from this prior year...kind of like a hybrid between Maryland and Oregon State.
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In a sense yes, but not really. Positional was basketball can be a good offensive theory but not so hot a defense. Dawn will never abandon the best defenses. The will always keep a big, strong paint defender and an another big but the wing is transitioning to a Wguard from Wforward.
 
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visitingcock said:
Beat Clayton State by about 80. Time for real basketball. One Week!

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South Carolina women's basketball vs Clayton State: Final score for exhibition game

South Carolina women's basketball beat Clayton State in an exhibition game on Monday at Colonial Life Arena.
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Awesome! I just was coming here to see if anyone went to the game or had news to spread about the performance. Sounds like another stellar game from Edwards. Also Tac with 13 points and 7 boards in 13 minutes is promising. I assume Clayton State didn't have anyone to match her size, so her numbers shouldn't be mythologized, but I think it shows that she will have a role on this team and may be a competent replacement for Cardoso sooner rather than later.
 
Edwards rocked again tonight in second exhibition, 20/12. Fulwiley with 24. Final score was was something like 126-45
 
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I’d rather watch us scrimmage the high liners any day. I know everybody wallops their D-2 opponents but 80 points is embarrassing
 
GamecockFam said:
Awesome! I just was coming here to see if anyone went to the game or had news to spread about the performance. Sounds like another stellar game from Edwards. Also Tac with 13 points and 7 boards in 13 minutes is promising. I assume Clayton State didn't have anyone to match her size, so her numbers shouldn't be mythologized, but I think it shows that she will have a role on this team and may be a competent replacement for Cardoso sooner rather than later.
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Clayton had no match for anyone size wise. I realized that early in the first when Sania found herself defensively switched on a guard on the perimeter while PaoPao moved down in the paint and bodied up their post and they were the same height.
 
For anyone there how did Chloe look or how much did she play? I really think she will be huge this year.
 
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For anyone there how did Chloe look or how much did she play? I really think she will be huge this year.
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She was fine. Nothing too amazing.

What stood out to me was again how good an athlete Joyce Edwards is and what good hands she has to make it all look so easy.

I'd say Tac too seems to have good hands an a natural presence vs this level of competition.

The backcourt is scuffling a bit aside from Pao.

Nothing too bad but nobody really at their best at the moment. Shooting is a little off. Missing some open looks.
 
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