South Carolina senior Myles Stute helps the Gamecocks play "winning basketball"
On Wednesday, South Carolina basketball coach Lamont Paris was with Derek Scott for this week’s edition of “Carolina Calls.” During the call-in show, Scott asked Paris to speak about one of his seniors.
The long-time Voice of the Gamecocks asked the Gamecock headman about Myles Stute’s status after a hard fall against Boston College. Following Paris’ assertion that Stute is fine, Scott followed up with a question about the senior wing’s play.
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After complimenting No. 10’s most recent performance (an 8-point, 5-rebound showing in that same Boston College matchup in the SEC/ACC Challenge), Scott asked Coach Paris, “What’s your take on what you’ve seen from [Stute]?”
The response should provide South Carolina basketball fans with some optimism.
“Yeah, he was active. He was active as a rebounder. It was just his best game overall. I think, even defensively, as I looked back at what he was doing, he was very active as a defender…He was hunting and getting good shots.” Paris also added, “That’s the type of performance that, as an older guy, you’d like to rely on this last game as the baseline for Myles Stute. Then, the only way he varies from that is on days he goes 5-6 from the 3-point line because we’ve helped him get so many good shots. That was encouraging to see that.”
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Paris also highlighted something about Stute that has nothing to do with his basketball ability.
Late in the BC contest, fellow senior Nick Pringle dove on a loose ball. Not only was Paris happy with his big man’s effort on the play, but he also loved Stute’s response. Despite the score being out of hand in favor of the Gamecocks, Stute was the first player to jump off the bench to cheer for his teammate’s effort.
Fighting for rebounds? Playing hard on defense? Taking open shots? Encouraging high effort from teammates? According to Paris, “This is what winners do. This is winning basketball.”