Non-Lady Vol Basketball News 2023-24

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Rooster1 said:
I may break my record of never watching a WNBA game this year….might.
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Me too. I watched more partial games than ever last year, mostly watching Jordan Horston. That made me appreciate a few other random players I really liked to watch - Naphresa Collier, Jackie Young, Jewel Lloyd and Shikera Austin. I guess that's how it starts. More watching individuals than teams for me.

But I didn't like or enjoy either superteam - the Aces and the Liberty. Barely watched their playoff series.
 
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I really like neighbors this is an interesting take. Seems to be looking to avoid the drama players. Def was a mistake taking Jersey and Saylor

He’ll also be getting Sasha Goforth back hopefully. I think Carly Keats and Jenna Lawrence will blossom next year.
 
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VolFuture said:
I’m only worried about their depth but wow big 10 favorite
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I don’t have much doubt they will be the prohibitive favorite…they have some players about to explode on the scene, several are bigs. It looks like their time has arrived.

www.dailynews.com

UCLA women’s basketball can pick up where it left off

Despite losing team leader Charisma Osborne, several skilled sophomores could come back more experienced and complemented by a highly ranked Bruins recruiting class.
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Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-25: No surprise at No. 1

The landscape of the sport will look very different next season. But a very familiar team will start at No. 1, while Iowa isn't even ranked.
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I think UCLA will be superior to SoCal next season obviously…
 
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@Rooster1 hey Rooster, Kiki from Stanford is taking a visit to SC this weekend. IF she wants to join the team do you think Dawn takes her? She's a great player no doubt but there's only so many minutes to go around at her position plus Joyce will be on the team next season. What are your thoughts?
 
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JustaChicken said:
@Rooster1 hey Rooster, Kiki from Stanford is taking a visit to SC this weekend. IF she wants to join the team do you think Dawn takes her? She's a great player no doubt but there's only so many minutes to go around at her position plus Joyce will be on the team next season. What are your thoughts?
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I just posted this on another thread…

“I’m in the camp of SC fans that actually hopes KiKi finds another home. SC has players that have put in long dues for their time to shine and you just cannot recruit over them and expect team chemistry to be good. Kiki is amazing, just want her to find another home. Feagin, Watkins, Kitts and Edwards are enough for our frontcourt and they all deserve their PT and time now to shine and develop. I hope that doesn’t sound arrogant, I’m just saying SC does not need to do this and risk upsetting a good thing. I’m on record as stating I think Feagin could be All SEC if given the PT she has worked 3 years for already.”

If you have not gathered already, I believe Feagin is a star waiting to get PT. She put in three patient years to get to this point, you cannot recruit over her in her senior season after that commitment to the team.
 
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Rooster1 said:
I just posted this on another thread…

“I’m in the camp of SC fans that actually hopes KiKi finds another home. SC has players that have put in long dues for their time to shine and you just cannot recruit over them and expect team chemistry to be good. Kiki is amazing, just want her to find another home. Feagin, Watkins, Kitts and Edwards are enough for our frontcourt and they all deserve their PT and time now to shine and develop. I hope that doesn’t sound arrogant, I’m just saying SC does not need to do this and risk upsetting a good thing. I’m on record as stating I think Feagin could be All SEC if given the PT she has worked 3 years for already.”

If you have not gathered already, I believe Feagin is a star waiting to get PT. She put in three patient years to get to this point, you cannot recruit over her in her senior season after that commitment to the team.
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I'm in agreement with you. Feagan could start at the 5 & Watkins at the 4 spot or vice versa. I'm thinking Dawn is just being courteous & not really thinking about adding her but who knows. Feagan, Watkins, Kitts & Edwards are more than enough. Plus Tac. SC is just stacked (a great problem to have) & doesn't need any portal players this year.
 
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Rooster1 said:
I just posted this on another thread…

“I’m in the camp of SC fans that actually hopes KiKi finds another home. SC has players that have put in long dues for their time to shine and you just cannot recruit over them and expect team chemistry to be good. Kiki is amazing, just want her to find another home. Feagin, Watkins, Kitts and Edwards are enough for our frontcourt and they all deserve their PT and time now to shine and develop. I hope that doesn’t sound arrogant, I’m just saying SC does not need to do this and risk upsetting a good thing. I’m on record as stating I think Feagin could be All SEC if given the PT she has worked 3 years for already.”

If you have not gathered already, I believe Feagin is a star waiting to get PT. She put in three patient years to get to this point, you cannot recruit over her in her senior season after that commitment to the team.
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Whatever happens it better happen fast or we’ll get another Talaysia situation where players think they are safe and then get recruited over after the May 1st deadline :/
 
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JustaChicken said:
@Rooster1 hey Rooster, Kiki from Stanford is taking a visit to SC this weekend. IF she wants to join the team do you think Dawn takes her? She's a great player no doubt but there's only so many minutes to go around at her position plus Joyce will be on the team next season. What are your thoughts?
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Don't see her coming to South Carolina. While her offense is outstanding her defense is not on the same level as our other forwards. She'll probably end up at SoCal and start there. Joyce Edwards is going to get minutes no matter what and as you pointed out they're just not enough to keep everyone happy. If Tac is healthy by then she needs to see some limited action. If Kiki were to sign with SC we'll likely see a transfer. Maybe Feagin which I would hate to see. But I trust Dawn to do what's best for the team.
 
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Poultrygeist said:
Don't see her coming to South Carolina. While her offense is outstanding her defense is not on the same level as our other forwards. She'll probably end up at SoCal and start there. Joyce Edwards is going to get minutes no matter what and as you pointed out they're just not enough to keep everyone happy. If Tac is healthy by then she needs to see some limited action. If Kiki were to sign with SC we'll likely see a transfer. Maybe Feagin which I would hate to see. But I trust Dawn to do what's best for the team.
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It's tough but Dawn has to tell her no. Probably shouldn't even let her get on a plane to come visit if there are no intentions to sign her. But you & Rooster are right, no need to risk messing up team chemistry just because the next shiny player came calling. Even if Kiki accepted a lesser roll off the bench (which she wouldn't) there are too many mouths to feed to make it work.
 
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JustaChicken said:
It's tough but Dawn has to tell her no. Probably shouldn't even let her get on a plane to come visit if there are no intentions to sign her. But you & Rooster are right, no need to risk messing up team chemistry just because the next shiny player came calling. Even if Kiki accepted a lesser roll off the bench (which she wouldn't) there are too many mouths to feed to make it work.
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Wasn't this what posters were saying when Kamilla transferred to South Carolina?
 
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