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Hey @southie, Booker IS a VERY good player but in today’s AA marquee matchup of 1st All Americans, both her AND Betts were not remotely the best players on their own team. At least Booker showed up, Betts clearly proved she SHOULD NOT be the #1 pick in the WNBA Draft….

I know both teams have injury issues but UCLA only played 6 and Texas only played 7.
 
Frustrating shooting performance by the Gamecocks. Many shots/layups bouncing off the front of the rim. Shot 40.5% including a terrible 0-7 from arc. Okot and Raven with 11 and 10 pts respectively. Joyce w/ 9. Hope to see outside shots start falling in 2nd.
 
So SC having their way with Duke 40-27 at the half.. I was able to move down and get seats at mid court.

NAU tips in 2 minutes over at Thomas Mack against UNI. And I'm considering leaving to go to that game to watch the Jacks lose. I must be crazy.
 
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DefenseBB said:
Hey @southie, Booker IS a VERY good player but in today’s AA marquee matchup of 1st All Americans, both her AND Betts were not remotely the best players on their own team. At least Booker showed up, Betts clearly proved she SHOULD NOT be the #1 pick in the WNBA Draft….

I know both teams have injury issues but UCLA only played 6 and Texas only played 7.
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I haven't had a chance to watch the game. Booker's stat line today was 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. So whether she is "remotely" the best player in today's game is something I can't say right now. For Rori Harmon, a non-scoring PG, to get 26 points, UCLA must have been focusing their defense on someone else; Booker, perhaps?
 
Geew1992 said:
Ohio state beat West Virginia….. UConn’s win looks a lot better
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In the Goombay division Baha Mar Pink Flamingo championship.
If the tourney were held in the Northeast US it would be the Goomba division. 😂
 
Michigan puts up 100 again. Swords goes 3-10, 1-5 from three. Now 6-21, 1-9 from three since torching UConn.
 
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southie said:
10 turnovers for Texas; 20 turnovers for UCLA. enough said

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Texas 76-65 UCLA (Nov 26, 2025) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Texas Longhorns vs. UCLA Bruins NCAAW game from November 26, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.
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To me the other stat of the game was zero free throws taken by Betts (and only 4-8 total). How do you live in the paint for 37 minutes and not get to the charity stripe once? Again, something that distinguishes her from A'ja, Aaliyah, Stewart and other top bigs who generate a lot of free points manufacturing contact.
 
southie said:
I haven't had a chance to watch the game. Booker's stat line today was 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. So whether she is "remotely" the best player in today's game is something I can't say right now. For Rori Harmon, a non-scoring PG, to get 26 points, UCLA must have been focusing their defense on someone else; Booker, perhaps?
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Harmon also made key/clutch shots when needed
 
southie said:
Seriously? Last year she had great games against Notre Dame, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, and TCU to name a few. You really believe you get named SEC POY without playing well in the big games?

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Madison Booker - Women's Basketball - University of Texas Athletics

Madison Booker (35) F - SOPHOMORE [2024-25] • AP First Team All-American • WBCA First Team All American • SEC Player of The Year • Cheryl Miller Small Forwar...
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South Carolina?
 
visitingcock said:
Well, she had a good game in their one win in Austin. She was not good in Columbia or Greenville.
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20 pts on 22 shots with 4 turnovers, but I guess I'll allow it.

Should be an interesting matchup tomorrow.

I'm a Jordan Lee fan. That's another one of those coulda been gamecocks that hurt me a little. Overall, they seem a little better on perimeter and not nearly as good inside without Taylor Jones.
 
TheFarmFan said:
Not as much as she should have, because Close is not a great player development coach. Never has, never will be.
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I can’t tell you one thing she does at an elite level. She doesn’t have many (any?) glaring weaknesses, but doesn’t look like much more than a draft-and-bench player to me at this stage.
 
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Breya Cunningham has been fine at Texas but certainly fades on a team this talented. Can’t help but think she could’ve made an enormous impact at USC.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Drake appears to be way down this year. Just got hammered by Northern Kentucky by 20+, a team who was 1-6 coming into the game. Drake drops to 1-5. I know they lost Dinnibier, maybe they lost most of the team from last season.
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"Down" would be kind; you're correct, they are not a good team this year. Allison is a decent coach but they have no players this year.
Such a tough level to recruit to these days.
 
GoChips20 said:
Texas will be monstrous on the perimeter/wing next year with Booker, Lee, Preston, Crump, Critterdon, and Bjorn. Sheesh.
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And, you didn't even list Madi Booker! Plus, a Top 25 national player in Aaliah Spaight who should log a lot of minutes at the point.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
20 pts on 22 shots with 4 turnovers, but I guess I'll allow it.

Should be an interesting matchup tomorrow.

I'm a Jordan Lee fan. That's another one of those coulda been gamecocks that hurt me a little. Overall, they seem a little better on perimeter and not nearly as good inside without Taylor Jones.
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It's still 20 points. And, she added 11 rebounds from the SF spot. So, a double-double no matter how anyone dissects it.

It was actually Kyla Oldacre who was having a huge day against SC in Columbia with 11 points and 16 rebounds; Jones had zero points that day. The opposite happened in the SEC tourney. Both hit double-digit points in the win in Austin. Jones has the better faceup game, but Oldacre is tougher to move out of the low block.
 
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GoChips20 said:
Breya Cunningham has been fine at Texas but certainly fades on a team this talented. Can’t help but think she could’ve made an enormous impact at USC.
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Part of that might be that Vic is not trying to force the ball inside to the post players every possession; he seems to be giving his guards and wing players from freedom offensively.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Michigan puts up 100 again. Swords goes 3-10, 1-5 from three. Now 6-21, 1-9 from three since torching UConn.
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And you point is? She played 20 minutes last night. She can't have a couple off games once in a while?

She had a 40% FG and 35% 3FG last season. Her current stats are in the same range. Don't understand what posting these stats does other than try to imply what she did was a fluke. If you haven't seen her play throughout her career, fine, but dang..... she can play and hold her own with the best of them. Doing this just seems petty to me.
 
GM fans - lesson learned. Only do the first few days for feast week and then fast follows to fill in all the TBDs as some tourneys are just play 2, and others are play and move on, so to speak. Six undefeateds play today. One is a guaranteed loss. Gobble gobble.

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southie said:
It's still 20 points. And, she added 11 rebounds from the SF spot. So, a double-double no matter how anyone dissects it.

It was actually Kyla Oldacre who was having a huge day against SC in Columbia with 11 points and 16 rebounds; Jones had zero points that day. The opposite happened in the SEC tourney. Both hit double-digit points in the win in Austin. Jones has the better faceup game, but Oldacre is tougher to move out of the low block.
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Trust me, I remember. Ha. It was very frustrating.
 
GoChips20 said:
Breya Cunningham has been fine at Texas but certainly fades on a team this talented. Can’t help but think she could’ve made an enormous impact at USC.
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Or maybe UConn
 
cancontent said:
And you point is? She played 20 minutes last night. She can't have a couple off games once in a while?

She had a 40% FG and 35% 3FG last season. Her current stats are in the same range. Don't understand what posting these stats does other than try to imply what she did was a fluke. If you haven't seen her play throughout her career, fine, but dang..... she can play and hold her own with the best of them. Doing this just seems petty to me.
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Pretty sure I've seen her play including at Lu-Hi.

Why does there have to be a point in noting performances? I just find it funny how she can barely miss even the most extreme shots against UConn time and again, then struggles against vastly inferior competition.

Petty? Hardly.
 
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