A'ja Wilson

[Dawg61]

I know I'll get blasted for this post but A'ja ain't all that. She's a layup machine on offense and that's it. You make her shoot jumpers and she's just a good college player not a college HOFer. Put quick bodies on her and double her when she gets the ball. Forget about trying to put our biggest on her. We want her to try to shoot over the defender not drive around and put up layups. She's too quick for our bigs. I think you double her with Vivians and another guard attacking her at the front. We have lots of guards that can afford a couple fouls. We can't have our bigs in foul trouble. The key to frustrating her is to put two smaller bodies on her and hound her into getting some turnovers and a couple charge calls. Make her shoot jumpers.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

I know I'll get blasted for this post but A'ja ain't all that. She's a layup machine on offense and that's it. You make her shoot jumpers and she's just a good college player not a college HOFer. Put quick bodies on her and double her when she gets the ball. Forget about trying to put our biggest on her. We want her to try to shoot over the defender not drive around and put up layups. She's too quick for our bigs. I think you double her with Vivians and another guard attacking her at the front. We have lots of guards that can afford a couple fouls. We can't have our bigs in foul trouble. The key to frustrating her is to put two smaller bodies on her and hound her into getting some turnovers and a couple charge calls. Make her shoot jumpers.

I am with you. She scored 14 pts against UCONN. They had her figured out. Not sure why we can't.

[tcdog70]

I am with you. She scored 14 pts against UCONN. They had her figured out. Not sure why we can't.

she just scored 16 against us--right?

[Intramural All-American]

I am with you. She scored 14 pts against UCONN. They had her figured out. Not sure why we can't.

She also had 16 boards and 6 blocks.

[Liverpooldawg]

She also had 16 boards and 6 blocks.

At LEAST half the boards she went over the back.

[Intramural All-American]

At LEAST half the boards she went over the back.

I would say that you are the worst basketball poster here, but it's pretty clear that you are just trolling at this point. Good for you.

[Liverpooldawg]

I would say that you are the worst basketball poster here, but it's pretty clear that you are just trolling at this point. Good for you.

I’m not trolling. We really don’t know how good she is because she is so
Protected. She gets away with more than the UK men put together do. The few games I have seen where she hasn’t been quite as protected she looks human. As for the worst basketball poster here....maybe so. If so I have beat out some mighty stiff competition.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

She also had 16 boards and 6 blocks.

But yet UCONN blew them out..

[Intramural All-American]

But yet UCONN blew them out..

So are we talking about UCONN being better than USC, or are we talking about how good A'ja Wilson is? We call what you just did a straw man argument.

[Coach34]

But yet UCONN blew them out..

as they probably would us this year. Our lack of depth will show in the once we get to the Sweet 16 and beyond

[dawgday166]

I think she can be contained some too. She's very good ... not disputing that point. But I'd take Katie Lou and Gabby over her all day every day.

[Liverpooldawg]

The key to her is always how the refs treat her. If she is allowed to climb backs, shove people out of her way, and walk like she almost always is in SEC games then she is unstoppable. If she is called straight up she is still good, but no world beater.

[tcdog70]

how about just play a packed in zone and see if they can make shots. A zone gives both our Mens' and women's team trouble why not turn it around and try it every once in a while. To Stop Wilson and keep Big T in the game play a zone some.

[Intramural All-American]

The A'ja Wilson disrespect is astonishing on this board. She is the best player in college basketball, and its really not close. She was the #1 player in the country in high school, and all she has done is win 7 of 8 SEC championships. She is the reason South Carolina is what they are. Take her off that team, and they are an average SEC team. She is the 7th in the country in scoring, 9th in rebounding, and 5th in blocked shots. Teams key on her every game, and she produces every game. Acting like 14 against UCONN is bad is laughable. She is also 5/12 from 3 on the year, so acting like she can't shoot is pretty dumb too. She is a very dislikeable person, especially to us who she has owned, but she absolutely deserves respect. And y'all look pretty dumb discrediting a girl who has literally accomplished everything in college basketball, and is about to win player of the year.

[Coach34]

The A'ja Wilson disrespect is astonishing on this board. She is the best player in college basketball, and its really not close. She was the #1 player in the country in high school, and all she has done is win 7 of 8 SEC championships. She is the reason South Carolina is what they are. Take her off that team, and they are an average SEC team. She is the 7th in the country in scoring, 9th in rebounding, and 5th in blocked shots. Teams key on her every game, and she produces every game. Acting like 14 against UCONN is bad is laughable. She is also 5/12 from 3 on the year, so acting like she can't shoot is pretty dumb too. She is a very dislikeable person, especially to us who she has owned, but she absolutely deserves respect. And y'all look pretty dumb discrediting a girl who has literally accomplished everything in college basketball, and is about to win player of the year.

I'm just amazed at how all the referees in the US have conspired against us to prop her up so they can beat us.

[Liverpooldawg]

I'm just amazed at how all the referees in the US have conspired against us to prop her up so they can beat us.

It’s not just against us.

[Intramural All-American]

I'm just amazed at how all the referees in the US have conspired against us to prop her up so they can beat us.

Yep. After the regular season matchup, they decided to never let us beat them again.

[Dawg61]

The A'ja Wilson disrespect is astonishing on this board. She is the best player in college basketball, and its really not close. She was the #1 player in the country in high school, and all she has done is win 7 of 8 SEC championships. She is the reason South Carolina is what they are. Take her off that team, and they are an average SEC team. She is the 7th in the country in scoring, 9th in rebounding, and 5th in blocked shots. Teams key on her every game, and she produces every game. Acting like 14 against UCONN is bad is laughable. She is also 5/12 from 3 on the year, so acting like she can't shoot is pretty dumb too. She is a very dislikeable person, especially to us who she has owned, but she absolutely deserves respect. And y'all look pretty dumb discrediting a girl who has literally accomplished everything in college basketball, and is about to win player of the year.

I want to see her beat us without just shooting layups and free throws. You say she's a great shooter. I want to see it. I want to see A'ja and USC beat us on jumpers and 3's not layups and free throws.

[Coach34]

I want to see her beat us without just shooting layups and free throws. You say she's a great shooter. I want to see it. I want to see A'ja and USC beat us on jumpers and 3's not layups and free throws.

they shot 11 FT's to our 10 yesterday

[Intramural All-American]

I want to see her beat us without just shooting layups and free throws. You say she's a great shooter. I want to see it. I want to see A'ja and USC beat us on jumpers and 3's not layups and free throws.

The reason she shoots layups is because she is physically superior to all of the other women. She has quickness and size that can't be guarded. She gets layups because she gets to the basket easily, and unlike many bigs in women's basketball, she makes her layups extremely consistently. She also can hit an elbow jumper so when players step out on her, she is able to drive past them. I truly feel like y'all are saying she isn't great in comparison to men, but if you compare her to other women, she is head and shoulders more talented than 99% of players.