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A’ja Wilson is easily USC’s best player — and her stats may suffer as a result

Just about everyone in the SEC seems to agree on one fact: A’ja Wilson will be the overwhelming, dominant, near-unstoppable force for South Carolina women’s basketball this season.

There’s only one person who doesn’t see things that way – A’ja Wilson.

“(Defenders’) main focus is on me, and I really don’t understand why, because I have other teammates who can do great things,” Wilson said Thursday at SEC media day in Nashville.

While it’s true that the Gamecocks return experienced players such as Tyasha Harris, Bianca Cuevas-Moore and Doniyah Cliney, they’ve also lost a large chunk of their production from last season’s national title-winning squad – 48 percent of their scoring and 46 percent of their rebounding.