re: WBB will need to hit the portal now.

Hagemann has 1 year left?

Why would she leave South Carolina?

South Carolina puts way more into women’s basketball than lsu

I’m sure she’s well taken care of there

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Didn’t she visit 2 weeks ago?

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LSU and her changed the visit date, she is coming soon

Hagemann would be a massive upgrade and fits in with Kim’s system at the PG spot

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We need to tamper with and buy Tessa Johnson.

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It'd be nice, but I doubt she's going anywhere, considering the important minutes/role she played.

However, SC does lose top talent every year. Saniyah Rivers was on the last SC '22 championship team, left and was a significant factor in NC State's run this year. Talaysia Cooper left SC (too late) last August, and is expected to be a key contributor for the Vols when eligible next season. And suspended (Mc D All-American) Sahnyah Jah put her name in the portal just this past March.

VanSlooten and one of the two top PGs, Hagemann from Michigan State or Chen from Princeton, along with Kim adding one or two more depth pieces along with Wolfenbarger—and we would be in damn good shape.

We’d be an odds-on Final Four squad and in the middle of the hunt for another NC. This squad would be more backcourt focused and I dare say the on-court cohesion would be better than this past season.

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I’d like to see them get a pure shooter or two. Currently no one on the team can consistently hit perimeter shots.

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We’ve got the best pure shooter in the country in Mikaylah Williams. The problem was, she was horribly misused and viewed as the last option when she should have been the first.

Williams has the potential to be a great player. But, she seemed to hit the freshman wall once SEC play really got going. She made mistakes on offense and defense. Her shooting efficiency went down. These things had nothing to do with how she was used.

I believe that she will end up being a first-round draft choice after another 3 years in college barring injury. She is a great talent.

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The biggest thing with Williams is she has to get in better physical shape. I think her conditioning is a big reason why things fell off

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This never fails to baffle me.

How does an athlete, whether college ($$) or pro ($$$$), not maintain their body in-season for peak performance? That's your job. If I was Zion with a $230M contract, trainers, nutritionists, gym facilities, etc. I'd look like a greek god with optimum endurance & flexibilty, in-season & off-season. Mikaylah definitely got thicker as the season went on, and it wasn't muscle like Morrow has.

Wow