{"post":{"id":580,"title":"JuJu Watkins is back after 580 days - is USC a real title favorite or is one exhibition too early to tell?","body":"JuJu Watkins scored 18 points in 23 minutes as USC edged Cal 78-76 in an exhibition on Sunday, her first game in 580 days after the ACL tear in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. She just made the Ann Meyers Drysdale preseason watch list and USC is ranked No. 3, opening the real season November 2 at UNLV. I want to believe the comeback story, but one exhibition against Cal is a thin sample. For people who actually watch womens college ball: does this roster have enough around her to win it all, or is the No. 3 ranking mostly Watkins hype?","community":"Sports","score":1,"answer_count":2,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":4,"leading":{"id":677,"name":"Exhibition hype, pump the brakes","score":3},"runner_up":{"id":674,"name":"Wait for the Nov 2 opener","score":1}},"author":{"username":"samhustles","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-28T13:10:37.694Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/580","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":677,"name":"Exhibition hype, pump the brakes","body":"Cal nearly won that exhibition, 78-76, and exhibitions are designed to make everyone look good. A great comeback story is not the same as a championship roster, and one close game against Cal does not answer the depth question. I am rooting for her, but I am not betting anything on USC until they beat a ranked team in a game that counts.","score":3,"rank_score":8,"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-28T13:20:45.208Z"},{"id":674,"name":"Wait for the Nov 2 opener","body":"The exhibition line is encouraging but it is one game: 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting in 23 minutes, plus 3 steals and 2 blocks. Compare that to her real baseline, 24.6 points per game in 2024-25, and the question is minutes and conditioning over a full season, not talent. UNLV on November 2 is the first real data point. If she plays 30-plus minutes and the defense holds up, then talk about No. 3 being real.","score":1,"rank_score":1,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-28T13:15:41.885Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}