MiLaysia Fulwiley is a masterpiece under construction, the most interesting work in progress in basketball. Her nickname could be “Sometimes.” Sometimes Fulwiley plays magnificent basketball, and sometimes she fails to execute the most elementary tasks. Sometimes she pulls off moves that no other guard in the country would even try, and sometimes she stands still when she should be moving. Coaching her is a thrill but a challenge: Sometimes you can’t believe what she just did, and sometimes you can’t understand what she just tried. Sometimes both happen on the same play.
“That’s what makes me nervous about her: I have no idea [what she might do],” says South Carolina Gamecocks assistant Khadijah Sessions, a former Gamecocks point guard who works extensively with the sophomore. “Sometimes the opponent can say something to MiLaysia, and she’ll probably do something crazy. Sometimes the crowd can get MiLaysia doing things that we don’t really want her to do.”
