With conference tournaments tipping off across the country, we’re soon going to have a clearer idea of what the NCAA Tournament bracket will look like. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves … because with parity across conferences seemingly at an all-time high (we say this every year, no?) there are sure to be some surprises.
In our first college version of Getting Technical, The Athletic’s women’s basketball writers Sabreena Merchant and Chantel Jennings discuss what’s ahead this March.
Sabreena: It’s finally March, Chantel, and I think the question everyone has on their minds with the start of the tournaments is: Can anyone challenge South Carolina?
Chantel: While I still have the Gamecocks as my national championship pick, I’m slightly less confident than I was a few months ago. The last few weeks have given teams a bit of a roadmap in how to play South Carolina close. Ole Miss pushed the Gamecocks into overtime, UConn (with six bodies) drove them to the brink. Yes, those teams couldn’t finish the job. But could another in March?
The physical matchup against South Carolina is always going to be the problem and specifically with how well Kamilla Cardoso has played lately, and pairing her with Aliyah Boston, there just aren’t many teams nationally that…
