USC Gamecocks 2024-25 Season: Part Two

[TC22]

Adhel is still rehabbing that knee. If you’ve been at a home game she rides a stationary bike before and after she plays in the game.

Dauda played 2 years at Arkansas who plays zero defense. She’s still learning. Like Sakima, she was the big we could get in the portal. She’s got 2 years to learn so I hope she works on that D so she can contribute.

UCLA was a tough matchup for us. I thought we’d have a tough game. Dawn has to let either Raven or Breezy come off the bench. We have to have another shooter out there to free up the middle so the guards can drive or get it in to the bigs. When Watkins, Raven, Breezy, PP and Feagin are in, PP is the only true scorer on the floor.

Credit needs to go to UCLA. They are loaded and played really well yesterday.

We will learn from it.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Even more important than the Fulwiley situation is what’s up with Adhel Tac. She’s the closest thing on the roster to being that big body we’re used to in the low post. I’m really surprised she hasn’t played more, and wondering if she’s still developing or has reached her ceiling as a player and just can’t achieve what the staff envisioned.

Tac hasn't played in 2 seasons; Rome wasn't built in a day. One loss against a great team doesn't warrant all this hand wringing.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Just my view, but I think Raven is trying to run The team and avoid scoring but looks sped up by the experience of not being able to score.

I believe Feagin has played pretty well but she’s not an all American and looks better playing next to a bigger player. its weird how putting a big body makes the offense look better even though the big probably can’t score.

fulwiley is a mess. Her tricks are just turnovers now. I want Bob Newhart to tell her to stop it. Just be normal and score points on easy stuff.

 

[TC22]

Just my view, but I think Raven is trying to run The team and avoid scoring but looks sped up by the experience of not being able to score.

I believe Feagin has played pretty well but she’s not an all American and looks better playing next to a bigger player. its weird how putting a big body makes the offense look better even though the big probably can’t score.

fulwiley is a mess. Her tricks are just turnovers now. I want Bob Newhart to tell her to stop it. Just be normal and score points on easy stuff.

Re Fulwiley. She’s trying to transition from a free flying entertainer into a basketball player. There’s frustration there because there’s indecision. It will work itself out one way or the other.

Dawn is trying to play everybody to see what they have. We’ve seen this before…every year. She doesn’t care if they take a loss. She’s preparing for March. There were valuable lessons learned from that game - win or lose. The bench will shorten considerably by the time we start SEC play. Bank on it.

 

[cancontent]

Yes, and technically this should be her true freshman year. She entered a semester early after her senior year ended with the injury. It was also her second injury in two years, so she hasn't played a full season since her sophomore year of high school. Dawn has stated many times that Tac is good but she needs to knock off the rust. Asking a lot of Tac this season just isn't in the cards. She is a project player with a very high ceiling. Dawn wants to get her more minutes but we have a logjam of players at the 4/5. Looking at the schedule I think she will get a lot of playing time in December when we have a string of easy games in a row.

Thanks for refreshing my memory on this. Ironically, her situation is eerily similar to Amihere's, including the early enrolment.

 

[GamecockFam]

Thanks for refreshing my memory on this. Ironically, her situation is eerily similar to Amihere's, including the early enrolment.

Lots of parallels but Tac is from Texas which is about as opposite of Canadian culture as one can find.