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Post by hammer on May 3, 2015 0:02:14 GMT -5
[Lee Corso Voice] Not so fast my friend. I am one of the few believers in Mick, Tim, and Cookie. While the loss of Nwanebu would hurt any team, she is simply not the player she was her freshman year. I think leaving USC was a great choice for Gillis -- she struggled to adjust in Mick's system since her first practice. As for Nwanebu, I think leaving USC is a good decision for her as well. Ebony is a smart woman. She has been through a tough road this last year and I really hope her the best. She is a dynamic player to watch, but I hope she does what is best for her health. I'll keep this short but here's why USC can still flip the script: Samantha Bricio. Just like Mick helped Alex improve EVERY aspect of her game and Jupiter became NPOY, I expect a complete all-around player this year. Bricio's ball control is light year's better than her freshman year and I think she will attack at her strongest this year. She has GOT to stop tipping so much. a new setter will help. Ogoms and Dunn may surprise some people. USC will be starting two of the most athletic middles in a VERY long time. Probably over 10 years. So far everything I've heard about Johnson is great. USC (ironically) actually coaches setting pretty well, so I expect her to really be ready in Mick's system this fall. I am a huge fan of Whittingham. Look for a change in USC's defensive scheme next season giving her more responsibility. Ruddins, Abercrombie, Wallace-Ford have potential to make impacts. Along with Alice, i'm not sure exactly how or if they will fit in the lineup. Open Scholarships. A scholarship to USC is hard to turn down. Like I mentioned a few weeks ago, maybe Mick has a international OH stud up his sleeve.  ? My main concerns are at OH2/DS, Passing, and the lack of a Bricio-like terminator. While I applaud your effort...this is a bad patch for USC. They just lost two big-time athletes, with no one to replace them. Not yet at least. Sure, they'll bounce back, most likely, but this is gonna be rough. As a Stanford booster I want Mick to stay because with the right coach the Women might lay waste to the Pac. With Mick they are still a solid challenge, but beatable. |
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Post by BeiBei on May 3, 2015 4:39:00 GMT -5
Even with the transfers, they can still field a very good 5-1 lineup
OH - Bricio, Ruddins
Opp - Abercrombie
S - Johnson
MB - Dunn, Ogoms
L- TW
obviously passing will still be a big problem but they still have plenty of firepower
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Post by trojansc on May 3, 2015 6:31:11 GMT -5
Even with the transfers, they can still field a very good 5-1 lineup OH - Bricio, Ruddins Opp - Abercrombie S - Johnson MB - Dunn, Ogoms L- TW obviously passing will still be a big problem but they still have plenty of firepower Or even a 5-2 with Alice in the backrow. Not sure. SC needs a Shaw-like OH or a really good DS for when Ruddins goes backrow if she's gonna play OH |
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Post by bball on May 3, 2015 7:56:55 GMT -5
wonder if Lanier decommits?
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Post by Xplaya on May 3, 2015 10:11:15 GMT -5
Even with the transfers, they can still field a very good 5-1 lineup OH - Bricio, Ruddins Opp - Abercrombie S - Johnson MB - Dunn, Ogoms L- TW obviously passing will still be a big problem but they still have plenty of firepower Ruddins has been moved back to the middle (see USC spring roster), so slide Alyce Ford-Wallace in that spot...not much depth on the pins. |
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Post by bigfanofbigfan on May 3, 2015 10:41:30 GMT -5
I think USC's passing will improve quite a bit this year and I am predicting a better regular season record than last year. Not sure they will do better comes the tournament, but it's way to early to speculate.
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Post by bigfanofbigfan on May 3, 2015 10:42:27 GMT -5
I meant Southern Cal ( Berkeley) ;-)
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Post by memorybankrupt on May 3, 2015 11:29:27 GMT -5
Even with the transfers, they can still field a very good 5-1 lineup OH - Bricio, Ruddins Opp - Abercrombie S - Johnson MB - Dunn, Ogoms L- TW obviously passing will still be a big problem but they still have plenty of firepower Ruddins has been moved back to the middle (see USC spring roster), so slide Alyce Ford-Wallace in that spot...not much depth on the pins. I think Ruddins can't permanently move to MB with Ebony's departure. Maybe she can be the ultimate utility player - filling in at OH, OPP and MB when needed. Kinda like an Aiyanna Whitney (one can only hope she'll be as good). SC's gonna need to pick up some addl players. Maybe they can beg some of their sand players to come inside. |
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Post by zenyada on May 3, 2015 11:31:48 GMT -5
Even with the transfers, they can still field a very good 5-1 lineup OH - Bricio, Ruddins Opp - Abercrombie S - Johnson MB - Dunn, Ogoms L- TW obviously passing will still be a big problem but they still have plenty of firepower Ruddins has been moved back to the middle (see USC spring roster), so slide Alyce Ford-Wallace in that spot...not much depth on the pins. imo indication Mick thinking clearly and likes AWF progress passing. They will be stronger at OH2 than in recent years With AWF bringing another level of physicality. Lanier fits into Bricio's spot and with plenty of talent in place I predict she will not waiver on her committment..enough with decommit angst already. |
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Post by ay2013 on May 4, 2015 2:38:46 GMT -5
Wallace Ford is a stud. Saw her in a couple Cali tournaments last year, I said it last year that she's great, and I'll stand by it. Not sure if she's gonna shine under Mick's system, but in the right program, she's the next Angie Pressey. She's that good, especially for her height. If she was gonna stay in So-Cal I thought she should be at UCLA or USD, but she chose USC, whatev. We'll see what Mick does with her. I'm happy Gillis left, it makes more opportunity for Wallace Ford to get playing opportunity on the left.
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Post by BeiBei on May 4, 2015 2:46:42 GMT -5
Most including myself thought Wallace Ford make a mistake by picking USC, she could potentially sit on the bench for at least 2 years. Things certainly does not look so bleak now. She will be fun to watch
The fact that she picked USC over UCLA speaks alot about UCLA's coaches recruiting abilities. I think her brother play football for UCLA too
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Post by ay2013 on May 4, 2015 3:09:29 GMT -5
Most including myself thought Wallace Ford make a mistake by picking USC, she could potentially sit on the bench for at least 2 years. Things certainly does not look so bleak now. She will be fun to watch The fact that she picked USC over UCLA speaks alot about UCLA's coaches recruiting abilities. I think her brother play football for UCLA too I think the next two years will really test Sealy's longevity as head coach. UCLA has really depended on recruits that I don't think he can take much credit for since he arrived. Most of the UCLA squad was already in place during his championship run in 2011, and since then he's ridden reeves (who was going to UCLA regardless of coach) and Lowe who turned out to be a diamond in the rough but I believe she had already committed to UCLA before Sealy started (though I'm not sure). These next two years will really be the Sealy era. He already has a ton of California players on the roster that he recruited and is bringing in a few more this year. If he can show that he can 1- beat USC consistently, and 2- start making the elite 8 consistently, I think UCLA can start to be the focal point of top So-Cal recruits. There isn't a good reason why UCLA should be continually losing out on the top tier So-Cal recruits to USC. Abercrombie, Wallace Ford, Dunn, Ruddins, Sary, Fayln, Hagglund...if USC is at the top of the list for these players, UCLA should be too. I can understand 2009 until about 2013 for recruits to get a feel for Andy B. leaving, but now there is NO excuse. |
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Post by BeiBei on May 4, 2015 4:49:15 GMT -5
There isn't a good reason why UCLA should be continually losing out on the top tier So-Cal recruits to USC. I can see why he kept losing socal recruits to Haley cos Mick is a heck of a recruiter. He has been winning the recruiting war against Bananchowski and Sealy since he arrived at USC. I just do not understand how Sealy is losing cali recruits to Jim Mac. To make things worse, he has recently introduced his butt to Jim Moore's foot. Moore has done a great job recently getting the Californian recruits |
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Post by pepperbrooks on May 4, 2015 9:21:56 GMT -5
I haven't seen a clear "win" for UCLA in recruiting in a long time.
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Post by Word on May 4, 2015 9:26:57 GMT -5
There isn't a good reason why UCLA should be continually losing out on the top tier So-Cal recruits to USC. I can see why he kept losing socal recruits to Haley cos Mick is a heck of a recruiter. He has been winning the recruiting war against Bananchowski and Sealy since he arrived at USC. I just do not understand how Sealy is losing cali recruits to Jim Mac. To make things worse, he has recently introduced his butt to Jim Moore's foot. Moore has done a great job recently getting the Californian recruits Sealy wasn't losing to JMac. Scambray and Jones both would have committed to UCLA had they been offered. Sealy didn't offer either one. The big loss was Bedard-Ghani when her club coach was Sealys asst. A lot of misses so far. |
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