Dawn Staley States South Carolina Has No Current WNBA Starters in Reinforcing Roles
On December 15, South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball coach Dawn Staley spoke about how having such a talented roster can actually cause struggles for a coach.
"We play consistently 10 [players], which is hard," Staley said, per WACH reporter Jared Parker. She later added, "I say for the 10 players, it's hard as well because if someone has got it going on, more times than not, we're going to play them until the cows come home, right? That means somebody's minutes are shrinking.
"You really have to explain to young people that's how it is. Or else they'll think 'I'm not doing what I'm supposed to do'... And that's the furthest from it," she continued, "It's not anything wrong with what they're doing. It's more about what their [South Carolina] competitors are doing, and it's a healthy competition."
While Staley clearly believes her roster is exceedingly talented (and rightfully so), she doesn't think anybody is good enough to start in the WNBA right now — which she made clear on Friday.
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