USC Gamecocks 2024-25 Season: Part Two

[Gamecockfan77]

How can they be fatigued with that deep bench?

Recruiting? Dawn is just very honest when she recruits. She tells them it's crowded, but they will play 15-20 min per game, be part of the fam, compete and win titles, and start when they are upperclassman. It works!

LSU always beat up on the board here, but...

AD and Prez thrilled with Mulkey hire. She immediately made them relevant again, they already lucked into an ncaa title, and she continues to recruit well.

They will be around again this year in final 8, and I'm sure they left the SC game believing they can beat them in a rematch.

Mulkey recruits less quantity than Dawn, but then she can play her stars more minutes. Kids like that, you can't be a Clark, JuJu, Morrow, Reese, FJ unless you play 30min a game.

Different styles make it fun to follow, it's a great year for NCAA women. Even Tenn being competitive again has been positive.

When has Tennessee not been competitive?

Not many legend would have fired their coach for blowing a game agaunst SCar.
Not sure it will work out for them.

 

[JstVisiting]

… MiLaysia is a very talented player but doesn’t have a very high BB IQ. You can tell she was the only player on her team that was good, that they blew out everybody, and her coach let her do whatever she wanted. Talaysia Cooper was the same.

Not a coincidence they are both SCHSL products. HS infrastructure, girls and boys, is abysmal across the state. Poor coaching, physical development, officiating, and scheduling. Typical gameplan is “go score.”

I was shocked Edwards arrived so polished.

 

[GamecockFam]

A'ja Wilson's jersey is being retired in a pregame ceremony prior to the start of the Auburn game this next Sunday.

This is the first I'm hearing of this! I hope they air it on TV.

 

[Panthers]

Not a coincidence they are both SCHSL products. HS infrastructure, girls and boys, is abysmal across the state. Poor coaching, physical development, officiating, and scheduling. Typical gameplan is “go score.”

I was shocked Edwards arrived so polished.

This is a straight up LIE!

 

[Blue Huskie]

A'ja Wilson's jersey is being retired in a pregame ceremony prior to the start of the Auburn game this next Sunday.

This is the first I'm hearing of this! I hope they air it on TV.

They built a statue of her BEFORE they retired her jersey? That seems odd. You would think it might have been the other way around.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Having the most good players works for most coaches.

Mulkey was basically excuse making, smh.

I guess her team of scrappy no-talents went as far as her coaching could take them (he says drily).

Reminds me of her saying her young team wasn't ready to match up with experienced SCar last year. They were the defending champion with bulk of their roster back and South Carolina had to replace five starters.

This post captures the sentiment of my pre-LSU game thoughts perfectly. Mulkey is always trying to make herself into an underdog despite her teams having high national rankings and being chock full of conference/national award candidates. It's sickening and needs to be called out more. As I said earlier, Brenda Frese used this same schtick leading up to her 2006 natty. When she tried to use it post-natty, it fell upon deaf ears.

How are you going to be one of the "haves" in WCBB and try to move like a "have not"? FOH, Kim!

 

[WBBTakeover]

My thoughts on last night's game? I don't have that many. Things looked great going into the 4th quarter. Then, the 4th quarter hit.

I know what the narrative will be--Tennessee hung with South Carolina. Well, they hung with a South Carolina team that decided to play undisciplined for the last quarter of the game. I don't even think that we were fatigued (on the other hand, Ruby Whitehorn was sucking wind at the end of the game). We did not execute. Can Tennessee be given some credit for that? Sure, but not as much as their fans are going to want to take. This was the case of a coach needing to tighten the reins long before she did.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Not a coincidence they are both SCHSL products. HS infrastructure, girls and boys, is abysmal across the state. Poor coaching, physical development, officiating, and scheduling. Typical gameplan is “go score.”

I was shocked Edwards arrived so polished.

Team USA.

Also played in high school for someone that played college ball.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

My thoughts on last night's game? I don't have that many. Things looked great going into the 4th quarter. Then, the 4th quarter hit.

I know what the narrative will be--Tennessee hung with South Carolina. Well, they hung with a South Carolina team that decided to play undisciplined for the last quarter of the game. I don't even think that we were fatigued (on the other hand, Ruby Whitehorn was sucking wind at the end of the game). We did not execute. Can Tennessee be given some credit for that? Sure, but not as much as their fans are going to want to take. This was the case of a coach needing to tighten the reins long before she did.

I think SCar played poorly on offense and and more or less blew Tennessee out before bad decisions and a nervous reserve let Tennessee chip away at the lead in the 4th.

I was surprised at how bad Tennessee looked.

I'm willing to entertain the idea that in a rematch Caldwell wouldn't allow Coooper to jack horrible shots for three quarters before adjusting.

 

[SCGamecock]

They built a statue of her BEFORE they retired her jersey? That seems odd. You would think it might have been the other way around.

The statue was provided 100% via donation from Dawn and a few donors that wanted to honor Wilson’s accomplishments sooner rather than later. The statue was installed knowing that there would be a few years before Wilson would even be eligible for her jersey to be retired by the school.

So one is more of a community honor, the other is a school honor requiring certain milestones to be hit, hence the timeline.

 

[WBBTakeover]

I think SCar played poorly on offense and and more or less blew Tennessee out before bad decisions and a nervous reserve let Tennessee chip away at the lead in the 4th.

I was surprised at how bad Tennessee looked.

I'm willing to entertain the idea that in a rematch Caldwell wouldn't allow Coooper to jack horrible shots for three quarters before adjusting.

I would hope so--because 5/21 is just nasty work.

 

[JstVisiting]

This is a straight up LIE!

And the refusal to admit it keeps us from closing the gap.

 

[TC22]

And the refusal to admit it keeps us from closing the gap.

I don’t think it’s widespread across the board bad. However, if you’re from here you know how the school money is divided up. If you‘re from the suburbs there’s 2000+ students, probably A new school with all the bells and whistles and a coach’s dream in a talent pool. Then for much of SC you have a bunch of small town schools built in the middle of nowhere with 200-500 students with their own disadvantages in fielding any kind of team. They will have a girl’s bb player come around once a decade and just blow it up. They get all the press and coaches flock to see them play. Enter T Cooper and M Fulwiley. While Fulwiley and Cooper honed their skills on the black top (it is well documented), Joyce had a little more structure improving her skills. So while your assertion that the coaching is atrocious in SC as a whole isn’t entirely correct there are places where it is lacking for various reasons.

BTW I am a retired HS coach so sort of know what I’m talking about. I didn’t coach WBB for a long time but coached another sport. I had a daughter who did play HSBB though so have some experience in that capacity also.

 

[Tngamecock]

This is a straight up LIE!

I know….comical all the players from SC that are stars over the years. Mylasia had people going to hs games that never considered watching a girls game. When u have a player that much better u let her go. College is different. The state of SC high school sports has nothing to do with her polish.

I doubt she had teammates similar to what she does now so u play a totally different style in HS

 

[Tngamecock]

My thoughts on last night's game? I don't have that many. Things looked great going into the 4th quarter. Then, the 4th quarter hit.

I know what the narrative will be--Tennessee hung with South Carolina. Well, they hung with a South Carolina team that decided to play undisciplined for the last quarter of the game. I don't even think that we were fatigued (on the other hand, Ruby Whitehorn was sucking wind at the end of the game). We did not execute. Can Tennessee be given some credit for that? Sure, but not as much as their fans are going to want to take. This was the case of a coach needing to tighten the reins long before she did.

This^^^^^

I was there and never remotely felt UT could win. SC had 22 point lead with 8 minutes to go. Then got complacent. Did anyone really feel UT had a shot by cutting it to 7 with about 15 seconds. Hats off to them for fighting hard at the end, but after the first quarter they were never in the game.

 

[TC22]

This^^^^^

I was there and never remotely felt UT could win. SC had 22 point lead with 8 minutes to go. Then got complacent. Did anyone really feel UT had a shot by cutting it to 7 with about 15 seconds. Hats off to them for fighting hard at the end, but after the first quarter they were never in the game.

IDT we got complacent. Dawn let a couple of players try to prove why she should trust them to close out games and now when they look at film they’ll know why Dawn doesn’t trust them. By then Tennessee got 4 long rebounds off of missed 3 pt shots and got easy buckets, got energized and before Dawn could get a time-out the LV got a second wind. Up to that point Tennessee was sucking wind and it could have been a total domination.

As it was, Dawn will have good film and they’ll have to sit through an hour of “what did you see?” and “what were you thinking?”

 

[VAUConnFan]

This^^^^^

I was there and never remotely felt UT could win. SC had 22 point lead with 8 minutes to go. Then got complacent. Did anyone really feel UT had a shot by cutting it to 7 with about 15 seconds. Hats off to them for fighting hard at the end, but after the first quarter they were never in the game.

I believe that The Vols were fighting for a pyrrhic victory cutting the deficit to single digits.

 

[JstVisiting]

I believe that The Vols were fighting for a pyrrhic victory cutting the deficit to single digits.

I said the same thing. Carolina possession starting around 1:00 was the most revealing. They played straight up defense and allowed us to shoot with seconds remaining. Great if you’re trying to lose by 8, but not the decision if you’re going for the 1 in 100 missed FTs, quick 3s sequence to pull off a miracle.

They were also far too deliberate on offense in the last couple minutes for a team trying to win. Weird choice by the coach.

 

[SCspur]

Not a coincidence they are both SCHSL products. HS infrastructure, girls and boys, is abysmal across the state. Poor coaching, physical development, officiating, and scheduling. Typical gameplan is “go score.”

I was shocked Edwards arrived so polished.

Are you on the SC HS basketball scene?? Because the basketball in Columbia, Greenville and Charleston areas are brimming! More and more girls now are playing basketball more than ever, the need for trainers/ personal coaches are now abundant. As far as infrastructure as a whole it depends on what area your in specifically to see whether it’s good or bad. For example it’s hit or miss in the Pee Dee area. Wilson HS has one of the best Boys and Girls basketball teams yearly, and 10 miles down the road in Timmonsville the basketball sucks. For both programs. So there’s no way to say the State as a whole sucks because Joyce got excellent coaching, which is why she’s so polished, and the same goes for Ashlyn when she was at Newman. Just depends on what area of the state we’re talking about.

 

[JDuro]

Confirmation Oliviyah Edwards did make her UO visit LSU game weekend.

 

[JDuro]

 

[cancontent]

I love Coach Stanley's energy in pictures.

 

[visitingcock]

Confirmation Oliviyah Edwards did make her UO visit LSU game weekend.

Okay, I wasted a few minutes trying to remember when Oregon played LSU and why you posted here.

 

[GamecockFam]

I haven't really looked into 2026 so this is my first look at her. I've never seen a girl as thick as her and able to dunk. Usually it's the bean poles that are the dunkers. Just based off these images she looks like she is built like Alyssa Thomas but with the athleticism of Amihere.

 

[WBBTakeover]

How tall is this child???? Because if she's "only" 6'3, then Dawn must really be 5'2.

 

[JDuro]

 

[Coburn]

Agot Makeer at the CLA today for A’ja’s Jersey retirement

 

[USMC(ret)]

Thoughts on today’s game against Auburn:
1. While winning by 17, we had a ton of sloppy play, missed layups, and weak 3 point shooting. Maybe rusty from having six days off, maybe distracted by the retirement of Aja Wilson’s number.
2. We played everyone who could dress for the game.
3. Tessa seemed a little off today.
4. Lay’s defense was excellent, and she exhibited more control on offense. Light coming on?
4. Strong games by Kitts, Edwards, Bree, and Raven.
5. Auburn was a one player show. Our bench outscored theirs 39-2.

As always, YMMV.

 

[ConwayGmck]

Auburn's Mar'shaun Boston was one assist shy of a triple-double: 10 pts, 9 assists, 11 turnovers........

 

[cancontent]

If you swipe through, you'll see a pic that made me chuckle. It also shows how much of an impact A'ja had while at South Carolina.