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Well, it just got more interesting for we SC fans, Amihere has declared for the draft, that will be 7 seniors leaving. We are gonna find out quick if these young players can play at a high level. I would guess the starting 5 next season will be Cardoso at C, Raven at PG, Hall at SG or wing, Feagin at F, Watkins at F and Kitts playing/starting perhaps at one of the F/W positions. Fulwiley at PG2, Cooper and Johnson at SG2. Young roster. Looks like they will need to hit portal for a backup C and possibly another shooting wing. It will be good for the young players to take on such big roles next year but it looks like a transition season coming up. This team could be really good the season after next, especially if they land Joyce Edwards next class.
 
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Rooster1 said:
Well, it just got more interesting for we SC fans, Amihere has declared for the draft, that will be 7 seniors leaving. We are gonna find out quick if these young players can play at a high level. I would guess the starting 5 next season will be Cardoso at C, Raven at PG, Hall at SG or wing, Feagin at F, Watkins at F and Kitts playing/starting perhaps at one of the F/W positions. Fulwiley at PG2, Cooper and Johnson at SG2. Young roster. Looks like they will need to hit portal for a backup C and possibly another shooting wing.
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Interesting. Thought Amihere might stay, finally getting a chance to start. I actually think a reset and new challenge might be good for Dawn. Bet she rises to the occassion.

I'm intrigued but not all that surprised by Dawn's silence on the Angel debate. She's in an interesting position. Ordinarily, once it hit racial space she'd feel compelled to speak. OTOH, it's a behavior Dawn would never in a million years allow or condone. Also, it involved using her player, Raven, as an excuse. Wise to stay silent I'm sure.
 
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Senior forward Esmery Martinez reportedly returning to Arizona WBB using her COVID extra year, withdrawing from the portal and the WNBA draft
 
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If the White House were to follow Dr. Jill's suggestion to invite both finalists, would they have them attend separately or all together around a bonfire in the Rose Garden?

Also, will there be a merch tent?
 
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A lot of the WNBA girls are telling these players to use the extra year. I wholeheartedly agree too. Outside of the top 4 it’s going to be hard for these ladies to find a home. Coupled with teams giving max contracts to role players ain’t enough cap to go around.
 
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Orange_Mamba said:
A lot of the WNBA girls are telling these players to use the extra year. I wholeheartedly agree too. Outside of the top 4 it’s going to be hard for these ladies to find a home. Coupled with teams giving max contracts to role players ain’t enough cap to go around.
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Them girls just trying to get a roster spot lol. They don’t want these rookies declaring because they’ll get cut.

W has to find a way to be profitable and expand teams.
 
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Orange_Mamba said:
A lot of the WNBA girls are telling these players to use the extra year. I wholeheartedly agree too. Outside of the top 4 it’s going to be hard for these ladies to find a home. Coupled with teams giving max contracts to role players ain’t enough cap to go around.
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Exactly... wnba is only 12 teams with only 12 in roster
 
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NoBackBoard said:
Zia Cooke declared for the WNBA draft.
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And to think, Staley easily coulda (shoulda) won the last three championships with this group... four if they had played the 2020 postseason. To come away with only one, and now she is no longer even Queen Bee in her own conference...

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Darth_Vol said:
And to think, Staley easily coulda (shoulda) won the last three championships with this group... four if they had played the 2020 postseason. To come away with only one, and now she is no longer even Queen Bee in her own conference...

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I recall fans had a similar feeling about Mulkey only getting 1 title with Griner. It does feel like they underachieved, in spite of losing a shot at the title in 2020 due to Covid. And how ironic that Mulkey is the one who came away with this year’s title. Funny how the tables turn. Maybe Dawn will get her shot to play spoiler in the future.
 
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All I know is this year's tournament, the one without any of the usual/historical and/or expected programs in the final, was the most exciting in memory. Of course I would have been over the moon excited to see Tennessee back in the Final Four, but not having them -- or SC or Stanford or Connecticut -- there seemed, surprisingly, to ADD to the excitement, strangely enough.

While I, as an older person who was brought up to show sportsmanship by being humble in victory and resisting any temptation to taunt an opponent, I have to admit that all the trash talking and taunting and "tik tok video" posturing makes me uncomfortable.

But I am also someone who hopes to never stop learning and growing and expanding my capability to at least attempt to accept other peoples' ideas and notions concerning culturally acceptable ways to show passion in competition.

And right now, after a couple of weeks of observation and that wonderful 20/20 vision hindsight gives, it has become pretty clear to me that much ado is being made about nothing much at all. They're all having fun in the way they know how, and given how effed up the world is right now for these young people mostly BECAUSE people my age have failed the society they are trying to survive in, I am just going to shut the hell up and love these kids as they do what they're gonna do in their youth.

Love 'em all!
 
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lvocd said:
All I know is this year's tournament, the one without any of the usual/historical and/or expected programs in the final, was the most exciting in memory. Of course I would have been over the moon excited to see Tennessee back in the Final Four, but not having them -- or SC or Stanford or Connecticut -- there seemed, surprisingly, to ADD to the excitement, strangely enough.

While I, as an older person who was brought up to show sportsmanship by being humble in victory and resisting any temptation to taunt an opponent, I have to admit that all the trash talking and taunting and "tik tok video" posturing makes me uncomfortable.

But I am also someone who hopes to never stop learning and growing and expanding my capability to at least attempt to accept other peoples' ideas and notions concerning culturally acceptable ways to show passion in competition.

And right now, after a couple of weeks of observation and that wonderful 20/20 vision hindsight gives, it has become pretty clear to me that much ado is being made about nothing much at all. They're all having fun in the way they know how, and given how effed up the world is right now for these young people mostly BECAUSE people my age have failed the society they are trying to survive in, I am just going to shut the hell up and love these kids as they do what they're gonna do in their youth.

Love 'em all!
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Wait, did you just say you used to value sportmanship but now realize that's too high a bar for today's youth because we failed them so badly it's no surprise they're incapable of it? And you intend to accept the blame and the behavior and abandon the notion of sportsmanship? That's an interesting take.

God help us.
 
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glv98 said:
Wait, did you just say you used to value sportmanship but now realize that's too high a bar for today's youth because we failed them so badly it's no surprise they're incapable of it? And you intend to accept the blame and the behavior and abandon the notion of sportsmanship? That's an interesting take.

God help us.
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No. I am saying that the concept of sportsmanship may have changed over the past 50 years, and that maybe we all could relax a little.
 
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lvocd said:
No. I am saying that the concept of sportsmanship may have changed over the past 50 years, and that maybe we all could relax a little.
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Changed for whom?

Why is the onus for "change" always on those favoring a more humble approach? Why don't those favoring more flamboyant, self-attention-seeking displays feel the need to adapt their views in order to educate themselves about other people's ideas about what is culturally appropriate?

It appears that one side is being asked to compromise or totally abandon their standards or risk being ostracized, whereas numerous excuses are offered to justify the stance of the other side who make being "unapologetically" uncompromising a virtue.

If being one's "authentic self" means accepting or even celebrating rudeness, lack of graciousness, and mockery of others, then perhaps self-examination might reveal that this professed "authenticity" is just a euphemism for "unlikeability." At least, such actions would probably be regarded that way in everyday life.

That is, unless college basketball is turning into the fake posturing and ticket-hawking that epitomises professional rassling.
 
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