The Addition Of Maryam Dauda Will Benefit MiLaysia Fulwiley! | South Carolina Women's Basketball

On Wednesday morning, Dawn Staley and South Carolina's women's basketball team landed a commitment from Arkansas Razorback transfer and forward Maryam Dauda, who immediately is a strong contender to take over the five spot left vacated by Kamilla Cardoso who moved onto the WNBA. While Dauda will certainly make an impact in her own ways, her skillset will also help one of the team's youngest stars in MiLaysia Fulwiley show off her full arsenal this next season. How could that happen? Andrew explains by talking about the way Maryam could be used in the Gamecocks' offense, and then rolls the different 2024 scenarios for South Carolina's football team and the subsequent impact it will have on Shane Beamer's job security!
The Addition Of Maryam Dauda Will Benefit MiLaysia Fulwiley! | South Carolina Women's Basketball
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[@minnickr]

Im glad she pick South Carolina

[@kdean42]

Me too!

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

This is SUCH good news. She'll be one of the strongest post players we have. Sadly for the rest of the SEC (and the country), this is just the rich getting richer. Now we run a front court out there with some combination of Watkins/Kitts/Feagin/Dauda/Edwards. I have to wonder if maybe Kitts is going to get some time on the wing.

[@kdean42]

Kitts is good . She will be fine. Edwards will be the one getting wing minutes. Kitts is so good at feeding the other post down low . This is why she started ahead of Watkins. Watkins needs to work on her post feeds.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

@@kdean42 I think it's yet to be determined who will get the wing minutes, but Kitts has a far better outside shot than Watkins, Edwards, or any of the others, which is why I think she might get wing minutes. I am by NO MEANS saying Kitts would play some wing minutes because she isn't good (And I don't know how you got that from I wrote, but it was never intended). Quite the opposite. I'm saying she'd get wing minutes because she's that versatile.

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

@@ArtofFreeSpeech Kitts is probably the most interesting conversation in terms of what her role will look like next season. Thing I've had to remind myself is that Chloe just turned 19 this past season, which was technically her Sophomore season but for everyone else would've been their freshman season. With Chloe being a rising junior, I think what should happen is she should start games (at least when she's goes onto the floor) at the four, then be moved to the wing spot when Edwards comes in. Essentially split it close to 50/50 between those two spots. Only thing that worried me last season is that when Kitts had to contend with an extremely physical matchup against top-notch Power 4 competition or in SEC play, she struggled a lot of times to match it. Being a year older, however, with more time in the weight room, could help her tremendously.

[@kdean42]

@@ArtofFreeSpeech Totally understand what you meant. When I said "good", I was referring to her NOT loosing significant playing time. I knew you weren't questioning her talent level. I just believe she will continue getting mostly post minutes. Think about it: she got post minutes this year, and we had Cardoso. Dauda is good, but she ain't Cardoso.

[@kdean42]

@@LockedOnGamecocks Agree wholeheartedly. OMG. I've had to remind myself, and others, she' still a teenager. Physically, she's still getting there.

[@DefLeppard12]

Excellent breakdown of the potential pick & roll. I can see Milaysia & Maddie benefitting from that scheme. 👍🏾

[@jamesjackson5263]

Have you guys really looked at our schedule? Our schedule has to be one of the five toughest schedules in the country. We win five games and he has done one helluva job. First component of winning is to recruit players. Beamer is doing better than what is expected. Once he starts stacking talent we will be able to win more consistently. Let’s give the man time to build a program and not just a team that’s decent for one year. A program will be good for years, but to get there is fans need to be patient.

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

The thing is James, Beamer showed early on that he could do more with less, which makes him an adequate head coach. Now, he has to prove he can't do less with more, which is the overall situation with the roster right now. Also, in this current era of the transfer portal, programs like Carolina can ill-afford to have two down years in a row, which by their current standard is missing out on a bowl game.

[@kdean42]

I fully agree!!!

[@kdean42]

Unfortunately, Tac seems to be injury prone. Getting Dauda provides much needed depth and post experience. I don't see how she specifically helps Fulwiley any more than the post players we already have. I like our post players. We just need some depth with Tac's lack of experience.

[@kdean42]

Not sure about rankings, but alphabetically, the 5 best teams are probably Uconn, Notre Dame, S.Carolina, So Cal, and Texas. I would agree with any poll that includes those 5 teams at the top in any order. I would also keep an eye on Duke and UCLA. Go Gamecocks! Let's make it back to back.

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

I would agree with you. Don't think you can discount LSU either, who return Johnson, Williams, and Morrow, but having to replace their point guard (second season in a row), along with Reese (who often times cleaned up missed shots for Tigers) will be challenging.

[@CarlBriggs25]

Nah flip your alphabet it’s SC and everybody else . 😂 It’s proven what’s on this roster

[@DUCEDP05]

UCLA over notre dame imo

[@kdean42]

@@LockedOnGamecocks Agree with you about LSU. One other team I considered including because their backcourt is soooo good, is N.C State. Don't sleep on them come tourney time.

[@kdean42]

@@CarlBriggs25 SMH. Wish that were true, but it ain't. Go back and watch the Uconn game and see how many starters were hurt for them. Azzi Fudd and others. Bueckers is the second best player in the nation. They hit big in the portal. Sarah Strong is one of the best players I've ever seen. Her game litterally has Zero flaws. So. Cal has the best player in the nation, and they killed the portal.

[@CarlBriggs25]

Nah Maylasia got all the help she needs . Just need another serviceable big

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

MiLaysia certainly doesn't need much help already, but her and Dauda in screening actions I think will be nightmarish to defend once they get their chemistry down.

[@kdean42]

Any player that cannot make AT LEAST 1/3 of there three point shots SHOULD NOT BE SHOOTING THEM!!!

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

The last thing you ever do with a player who, again, based on national numbers, shoots WELL above average for her position, is tell her not to shoot and destroy her confidence in the process, thus hurting the whole team.

[@kdean42]

@@LockedOnGamecocks Cardoso 100%. Kitts 50%. If they aren't included in the 12 players you referenced, your numbers are off. Again. the position you play is IRRELVENT!!!!!!!. Either you are an efficient shooter , or not. She will get the same wave off that R.Johnson used to get. That fade screen will never work because only an idiot will follow her to the three pt line. At 31.9%, opponents wiil say PLEASE SHOOT. Besides, she needs paint development, in order to make the WNBA. Luv her defense though.

[@kdean42]

@@LockedOnGamecocks I rewatched the Arkansas game last nite. I was encouraged by her game. I'm thrilled she committed to us. However, she missed NINE THREES. She jacked 4 or 5 in the first 5 minutes of the game. Six boards/game is quite low for a center. But , if you're standing out on the perimeter that's what you get.

[@garydarby2548]

Bad? What was Cardosos 3 pt percentage, do you know?

[@kdean42]

100%

[@kenichitamagusuku3194]

100% at Carolina no one had a better 3 point percentage than her. Caitlin Clark is 31.6 her senior year at Iowa I think about the same in WNBA

[@melvinwalls1426]

Dauda will benefit Malaysia know how to play the game👍good players make you better*

[@jwthompson9571]

I believe they're just spoiled Andrew....Cardoso was 💯% 😏

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

Apparently it's gone to a lot of people's heads 🤣

[@jwthompson9571]

100% from the 3

[@kdean42]

Dauda is an effective defensive player. Defense coaching 101. Never guard any opponent if they only hit 31.9%. That is the player I want to shoot.

[@travisford3660]

If he does not win 7 regular season games it is time to say farewell. USC fans are not great fans....we are gullible fans that continue to allow our programs to wallow in misery bc of our fascination w "potential".

[@travisford3660]

The extension is WHY we must insist on 7-5 or better

[@naturalgirl2683]

I was hoping this was going to be a good take but sadly disappointed. Kamilla was on the bench when Fulwiley was on the floor and didn't change a thing. Could've done the same thing with Chloe.

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

That wasn't always the case, especially late in the season.

[@naturalgirl2683]

@@LockedOnGamecocks Obviously you have not watched Arkansas, they shoot volume 3's not off any pick and "anything" action. It will open up the lane for EVERY guard and forward driving the lane if she is camped behind the 3 point line. But it turn takes Dauda out of rebounding position. Also Dauda got cooked by Watkins & Cardoso. They were saying she needed to get in the weight room. In that game I thought she took too many 3's but when they had her moving in the offensive set, she got some nice shots in the paint where she was much more efficient. Why is everyone obsessed with chucking up 3 balls??

[@kdean42]

@@naturalgirl2683OMG! Did you pull that out of my brain? Great point! Offensive efficiency is a MUST, if u want to be a great team.

[@wordnerd2005]

How do you think Dawn will share the minutes? It seems you could cut this team in half and have the number 1 and 2 ranked teams. How many games do you think this team could lose ,worst case scenario ? Any news on baseball recruiting? SC baseball will have a ton of holes to fill next year. Do you believe SC Football can start 4-0 ? I believe 6 wins and Beamer's safe. 5 wins probably keeps his job as long as the loses aren't lopsided and SC doesn't tank bad at the end of the year. I don't believe close wins will hurt as much as getting blown out in loses. If the mens sports don't start doing better , Tanner may find himself on the hotseat.

[@erdalcaba2451]

I totally agree with having 2 designated teams. That’s how we played last year

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

Dawn will be able to split the minutes almost evenly at the guard positions. Frontcourt and wing we'll say she goes 60-40 starters and rotational players. Worst-case scenario is this team loses one game, maybe at Texas or UCLA. Otherwise this team could once again enter the NCAA Tournament undefeated. Baseball recruiting will all depend on status of coaching staff and MLB Draft. I absolutely think there's a path where South Carolina could start the season 4-0.

[@tyronebrown3580]

😊

[@kdean42]

Cardoso 3 pt. was 100%. She took 1 and made 1. The position you play is irrelevent . If you only make 31%, you are an idiot to continue to shoot them. I guarantee Dawn Staley will NEVER allow a shooter that poor to take as many Threes as she took at Arkansas. Again 31% SUCKS, regardless of the position you play.

[@keithroberts2892]

Arkansas offensive philosophy was the attempts not necessarily the makes, which wasn’t a good thing for percentage. Like Pao, when you take quality shots, your percentages will go up because you’re taking better shots. Plus I think she’ll play with Joyce & Chloe which will be a nightmare to cover any of them.

[@kdean42]

@@keithroberts2892 In other words, Arkansas offensive philosophy is inefficient. I'd never hire their coach.

[@kenichitamagusuku3194]

What was Caitlin Clark’s 3’s %wise? She took so many shoots that’s why she averaged high points per game but at Carolina everybody shoot equally so no one going to take that many shoots or score in the 20’s.

[@keithroberts2892]

@@kdean42 and I definitely agree with you. I’ve watch them a bunch and I’m surprised each time they win because you can’t win games shooting and playing that style consistently

[@keithroberts2892]

@@kenichitamagusuku3194 she shot 40%, 33%, 38%, & 37% each year but the offense was built around her skills and tendencies. Chloe, Lay, Pao, Kamilla, Bree, and Tessa has scored 20 in a game but it’s about playing matchups and efficiency. If you need 20 shots to score 20 points, then you aren’t good enough for those shots ….. Dawn is trying to get her players drafted into the W while Bluder wasn’t trying to get players into the W.

[@beebee2731]

They just added a role player. That's it. Good pickup, but doesn't change much. 31% is bad...no matter what position. Her defender is not going to follow her out to the arc. SC has better 3 point shooters.

[@kdean42]

Thanks beebee. Someone that understands basketball.

[@LockedOnGamecocks]

Dauda was a 5-star recruit in the 2021 recruiting cycle and a McDonald's All-American. She isn't a role player. She started every single game for Arkansas last season. Dawn Staley LAUDED her after their game back in February (go watch the postgame press conference). 31.9% from three-point range isn't bad AT ALL for a center. I'm not sure why in the world you and a couple of other people keep saying this.

[@beebee2731]

@@LockedOnGamecocks On SC she will be. What do you mean what am I saying. NO big is going to guard her out to the 3 when they would be better served sitting in the paint stopping SC guard penetration. Let her stay out there and take herself out of rebounding position!

[@jeromesmith3968]

@@beebee2731 She doesn’t necessarily have to shoot threes for her to be a threat she’s good in the midrange too and when she’s out there in screening action with Paopao, Fulwiley, or Tessa J it’s going to make it hard on the defense to stop because either or the 2 in the 2 man can shoot. She also has decent footwork down low and Dawn definitely isn’t going to allow her to float on the perimeter like she did at Arkansas

[@beebee2731]

@@jeromesmith3968 Don't disagree but the other problem is that SC is Uber talented and crowded. Good thing is you're covered if someone is injured.

[@melvynwanderson]

CLICK BAIT !!!

[@melvynwanderson]

IRRELEVANT, ILL-INFORMED, & TOTALLY SUBJECTIVE !!