Can the girls beat South Carolina?

[Taog Redloh]

Nm

[RocketDawg]

Yes.

[mstatefan91]

Well, yeah they can.

Will they Not sure. Depends a lot on how Vivians plays.

[AlmostPositive]

Can? - Yes.
Will? - Maybe. Will probably take VV playing like she did in the third quarter for much of the game tomorrow.

[smootness]

Probably not, honestly.

[coastdoglover]

Probably not, honestly.

We may have a shot but our inside players have to find a way to finish around the basket and make some shots. They may be the worst team I have ever seen making lay ups. We do play great defense and that always gives us a chance but we got no break playing the late game tonight and then having to come back in an early afternoon game. Either way, Schaeffer has proven to me he can recruit and his teams play hard. Sad to watch how the tv announcers constantly pull for other teams. I would have thought it was the UT network tonight. We aren't the best team in the country but gee, give us credit when it is due

[Schultzy]

SC is so tall, gonna be difficult, but maybe!

[confucius say]

No

[BeardoMSU]

Idk...women's bball is weird. Top 5 teams can make top 10 teams look like Simple jacks that dont even belong in the same division.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Wyatt Earp: "I can't beat him, can I?"

Doc Holiday: "No."

Some times the good guys (gals) aren't good enough.

[Bullsy]

Wyatt Earp: "I can't beat him, can I?"

Doc Holiday: "No."

Some times the good guys (gals) aren't good enough.

"Wyatt Earp: From now on I see a (south carolina) red sash, I kill the (wo)man wearing it. So run you cur. And tell the other curs the (bulldog) law is coming. You tell 'em I'm coming!

[BeardoMSU]

Wyatt Earp: "I can't beat him, can I?"

Doc Holiday: "No."

Some times the good guys (gals) aren't good enough.

Poor soul; he was just too high strung...

[Acid mouth]

Having watched a lot of our games this year... Yes. It gonna take a flawless game but we certainly have a chance. We have a team worth getting excited for

[Liverpooldawg]

Girls play basketball?

[whosyourdawgy]

I think we can pull off the upset. I'm curious to see how Dillingham and Williams respond from the beating the took tonight. It's gonna take dang near a perfect game and our bigs are gonna have to show up.

[the59dawg]

We cannot win if:
1. our bigs continue to miss 50% of the under basket layups. They just can't seem to handle the ball very well. Hands of stone, esp #15.
2. we continue to run our offense by dribbling 20+ seconds before trying to score. We shoot and miss way too many shots with less than 5 sec on the clock. We had at least 5 shotclock violations today, but so did TN. The defenses were awesome today.
3. stiil way too many silly TO's
4. today Vivians was 11/20 shooting, rest of team were 6/33.

[Joe Schmedlap]

Girls play basketball?

I wish them well, but watching girls play college basketball is like watching donkeys run the Kentucky Derby. Anything can be entertaining I suppose. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[Original48]

We cannot win if:
1. our bigs continue to miss 50% of the under basket layups. They just can't seem to handle the ball very well. Hands of stone, esp #15.
2. we continue to run our offense by dribbling 20+ seconds before trying to score. We shoot and miss way too many shots with less than 5 sec on the clock. We had at least 5 shotclock violations today, but so did TN. The defenses were awesome today.
3. stiil way too many silly TO's
4. today Vivians was 11/20 shooting, rest of team were 6/33.
Agree with all..especially #2. It's possible we were doing that just trying to continue to get Vivians open looks while she was on fire. But in reality we just didn't have enough movement on offense. We did only lose by 6 to them at home. Everybody will have to play their best game. But I'm afraid South Carolina is just too good.

[gravedigger]

I wish them well, but watching girls play college basketball is like watching donkeys run the Kentucky Derby. Anything can be entertaining I suppose. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's actually the way basketball was designed to be played. They call traveling, charges. It's amazing how great this game used to be prior to the NBA screwing it up.

[State82]

Top 5 teams can make top 10 teams look like Simple jacks that dont even belong in the same division.

Yep. We're just not quite at that level so I don't see it happening for the Lady Dogs this time. Sure hope I'm wrong.

[Mutt the Hoople]

If the Bulldogs score more points than USC, they'll win.

[mparkerfd20]

No

[shannondawg]

I got the feeling like I did back in 96 in New Orleans when the men went up against the supposedly invincible Kentucky Wildcats. We can do it.

The girls deserve a ring.

[Bullsy]

We are REALLY young. USC is VERY experienced.

USC would be an 8 point favorite if lines existed in WBK

[Hattdawg]

I would like to see what Okorie and Tmac underneath the basket would do for a few minutes.

[PSYCHO(thesis)DEFENSE]

loved watching this team the last 2 years. penetrating PG, lock down 2, all star SF, versatile 4, raw but incredible size at the 5.

a lot of good points in this thread. we're going to need great games from Okorie & TMac if we hope to slow down Coates, & hopefully they can convert some putbacks. Obviously VV has to be hot today. Last night she started out cold but shot her way into getting hot. Mitchell will be all over her so we have to find some scoring elsewhere, & I would look to Breanna Richardson to be the x factor. Dillingham was seated while the team danced & celebrated after the game, & mouthed to VV "I'm tired". Her & William got banged on last night but they are as tough as they come. If they can play their roles that will be enough.

I'm hoping we can muddy this game up & win an ugly one. MSU 60 SoCar 57

[CadaverDawg]

I think we are capable, but I do not think we will. SC is an upper tier team (like UConn), and is very experienced, very very good, and our girls looked as if they had accomplished their goal last night just by getting to the Finals. Can't say I wouldn't react the same way if I were them....but they seemed like a team that had won it already, not like a team with more business to take care of the next day.

But then again, maybe they have hour long dance offs after every game in Women's Hoops...what do I know.

[Coach34]

No we cant. Our lack of post game is a killer vs Top 8 level teams. We will defend them pretty well- but scoring will just be too damn tough for us against them.

[BiscuitEater]

Probably not, honestly.

We play 10 times on a neutral court & we win once .. maybe twice. Yesterday, we were able to disrupt UT with our D and take them out of their comfort zone. It will take that intensity + better shooting to beat USCe. Our % from 5 feet in was not good. Got to finish.

[BiscuitEater]

No we cant. Our lack of post game is a killer vs Top 8 level teams. We will defend them pretty well- but scoring will just be too damn tough for us against them.

We lost to them by 6 in the Hump BUT we shot 16 of 59 (27%) from the floor .. compared to their (19 of 44) 43%. We took 15 more shots than they did! One stat that we won then .. we shot 16 of 17 FTs (94%) to their 15 of 23 (65%).

We will not be an elite team .. 'til we learn to shoot better.

[99jc]

We lost to them by 6 in the Hump BUT we shot 16 of 59 (27%) from the floor .. compared to their (19 of 44) 43%. We took 15 more shots than they did! One stat that we won then .. we shot 16 of 17 FTs (94%) to their 15 of 23 (65%).

We will not be an elite team .. 'til we learn to shoot better.

^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^

[mparkerfd20]

We can't even freaking dribble. Watching women's basketball is hard to do

[mic]

We are REALLY young. USC is VERY experienced.

USC would be an 8 point favorite if lines existed in WBK

We are +11.5

[It_Could_Happen]

Lady Dawgs hanging tough. Only down 3 closing in on the half but gotta clean up the turnovers.

[starkvegasdawg]

At the half VV is 5-10 shooting. The rest of the team is 4-15. Outside of VV, nobody else on the team knows what to do with that orange ball they're dribbling and passing around.

[starkvegasdawg]

VV 9-17 now. Rest of team 6-25.

[GTHOM]

I'll be honest, this is the first womens bball game I've watched in recent memory and it doesnt take long to see that that SC team is just ungodly good

[ScottH]

it doesnt take long to see that that SC team is just ungodly good

And to put UCONN in perspective they led SC by 20 in the 4th @ Columbia. Ended up winning by 14 I think.

[PSYCHO(thesis)DEFENSE]

I'll be honest, this is the first womens bball game I've watched in recent memory and it doesnt take long to see that that SC team is just ungodly good

they'll lose the 3 starting guards next year but retain the two post players, who are the ones that put them at another level. We lose 1 Sr who did not play today, so I expect to be more evenly matched w/ them next year. Okorie & Tmac need to have Wilson & Coates in their heads all offseason. Tennessee returns almost everybody & will be improved. Kentucky should be about the same & I expect TAM to take a step back. We will compete for regular & tournament SEC championship next year.

For now let's catch our breath & make a tourney run.

[Coach34]

Our problem is that our Guards are munchkins- so even next year we have problems. SC is long and athletic- their G's swallow up ours. Secondly is our post play- offensively they are shitty. They need maturity and a helluva lot of development.

We'll be a top 10 team next year- but with small G's- not sure we can close the gap on the top 5