Alaina Coates named tournament MVP .

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Dutch Fork wins the Holiday Hoops tournament in Tennessee.

http://tricitiessports.com/mvp-coate...e-p62737-1.htm

[Luke Skycocker]

she is BIG

[scfastpitch]

Originally Posted by Luke Skycocker

she is BIG

Looks a legitimate 6-5 in that pic .

[Rebel4ever]

Another piece of the Coach Staley puzzle.

[Rebel4ever]

If we had her this year we'd have beaten Stanford.

[Luke Skycocker]

Now we just need a bona fide sharpshooter

[Cockhornleghorn]

Originally Posted by Rebel4ever

If we had her this year we'd have beaten Stanford.

Without a doubt; I think we're a Sweet 16 team again this season, but with Alaina Coates we could be a Final Four team. Dawn Staley is building a dynasty at Carolina. I think we're going to be the "Tennessee" of the SEC for the NEXT 25 years with Dawn Staley at the helm.

[Rebel4ever]

Originally Posted by Cockhornleghorn

Without a doubt; I think we're a Sweet 16 team again this season, but with Alaina Coates we could be a Final Four team. Dawn Staley is building a dynasty at Carolina. I think we're going to be the "Tennessee" of the SEC for the NEXT 25 years with Dawn Staley at the helm.

Yep and we need Coach Staley to stay as long as Summit did at Tennessee.

[Luke Skycocker]

If we still had Kelsey Bone... *spit*

[OldPat]

Originally Posted by Luke Skycocker

If we still had Kelsey Bone... *spit*

Luke, not every seventeen year old has the maturity to make the right decision for him/her.

Love Staley's attitude about that situation much better than yours.

Why waste time wondering about what-could-have-been when what-can-be is staring you in the face a few miles up the road in Dutch Fork?

When Tobacco Road had Mike Grosso declared ineligible, it didn't stop Frank #1, and losing Bone isn't gonna stop Dawn. I can tell that girl was cut from the same bolt of cloth Frank was.

Mark my words. Along with Welch, Alaina Coates and the current freshmen are gonna form the cornerstones of the next national power in WBB right here in Columbia. A touch more arch, a little more experience, and Dozier will be the sharpshooter we need.

Frank #2 better get crackin' if he and the boys are gonna keep up with Dawn and the Lady G's.

After re-reading this post, I began to wonder if I should apologize to Coach for calling her a girl. You see, I'm old enough to be her dad and when I see her prowling the sidelines these days, I sometimes harken back to days-gone-by when a young girl re-defined the position she played while at UVA.

Truth is, I think DS and SOS are a lot alike. Even when they played, they were Gamecocks at heart. Took 'em a while, but now they've found home 'cause Carolina is where their hearts are.

For those purists who thought the Stanford game was ugly, I just LOL. Don't you understand what you saw? The beauty of Staley's style of basketball is in the effort you give. Infused with their coach's spirit, you saw a young, inexperienced team take #1 to the brink before they blinked; you saw a dynasty in its' bud. Open your eyes. The 'ugly' game you saw was really a beauty to behold.

So, Coach, if an old geezer calls you a girl once in a while, please remember that as we enter the winter of our lives, the memories of yesteryear come more easily than ever before as He prepares us for what is next. Please forgive and know that you and the ladies are more than doing your part to let this old geezer know that the best is yet to come. It's a great day to be a Gamecock!

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Coates signed with USC last month .

[OldPat]

Edited my post to reflect that. Thought she was still a silent. Tks.

[Cockhornleghorn]

Originally Posted by Rebel4ever

Yep and we need Coach Staley to stay as long as Summit did at Tennessee.

Summitt was at Tennessee for almost 40 years - she started at Tennessee right out of college - but it would not surprise me to see Dawn finish the last 25 or so years of her career at Carolina. There is a good bit of women's basketball talent in our state, we already draw relatively good crowds and we have a large fan base that will support a winning program, just like we do for baseball. When baseball was "average", the crowds were the same or smaller than for women's basketball and now we are consistently top 5 in attendance.