In the near term, the most important takeaway from blowout wins by the Fighting Irish and the Bruins wasn't the enthusiasm college basketball generated in Los Angeles or even the amount of WNBA decision-makers on hand... the weekend served notice that the national title race in 2024-25 warrants a major reset.
That was beautiful basketball by UCLA... you can't help but to love up on it because it was fluid on both sides of the ball. The work that's done in the dark will always come to the light.
Despite the difficulty of repeating, South Carolina has returned all but one rotation player from last season’s undefeated championship squad, and they have the talent, depth and institutional knowledge to win.
As the Gamecocks transition from losing their fulcrum in Kamilla Cardoso, the Bruins have arguably the most dominant big in the country in Lauren Betts, who has become more composed, stronger and better conditioned.
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