"Well, I mean, we don't know the difference. We just schedule for November, December [with an eye on] March and April. Like, that is how we notoriously and historically have scheduled. And then when you take that next leap, like UCLA's made the next leap, then you start jockeying for, you know, what is it like to have the overall number one seed? And you really have to schedule towards that. You can write your own script. You can write your own narrative when it comes to doing well, and making sure you're putting yourself in the right conversation for being the number one overall seed, or just getting the number one seed."
"She's playing free. She gets the ball in positions where she's very, very effective. So I don't think she feels any pressure. I think she feels like this is what she's supposed to be doing, and she plays well with the ball in her hands, and"
Dawn Staley prepared South Carolina for a matchup with USC at Crypto.com Arena while addressing the demands of competing on the national stage. She explained that top programs schedule for November and December with an eye toward March and April, and that programs taking the next competitive leap must schedule to position themselves for the overall number one seed. She praised USC freshman Jazzy Davidson for playing freely, feeling no pressure, handling the ball confidently, and demonstrating uncommon maturity. She advocated for fair compensation for WNBA players and emphasized inspiring young women to dream ambitiously and build generational wealth through basketball.
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