TEAM USA WINS #1- story, quotes, box score

[UConnCat]

Sue Bird is #6. Diana is not there.

 

[easttexastrash]

BG took over this game. Shutting down the lane and scoring 6 straight points.

 

[easttexastrash]

Man, BG sent that one player to an ice bath with that last screen. I bet she wishes she had not try to fight through it.

 

[UConnCat]

USA wins 79-66. The officiating was, well, interesting. Someone on Team USA received a technical, may have been Geno.

Parker was really good on both ends.

 

[j66kicker]

Man, BG sent that one player to an ice bath with that last screen. I bet she wishes she had not try to fight through it.

But she got called for it, no?

 

[easttexastrash]

But she got called for it, no?

She did. But that player could be a little smarter with almost no time in the game. I sure wouldn't run into that with the game out of reach.

 

[easttexastrash]

USA wins 79-66. The officiating was, well, interesting. Someone on Team USA received a technical, may have been Geno.

Parker was really good on both ends.

Parker is playing at a very high level.

 

[j66kicker]

She did. But that player could be a little smarter with almost no time in the game. I sure wouldn't run into that with the game out of reach.

I chuckled - BG had to squat down a long way to make that an upper body collision. Then the Italy girl was wobbly for a minute, sort like she was gonna start stumbling around in circles. But they threw the ball in to her.

 

[UConnCat]

Team USA settled down at halftime, were able to get the ball inside to Griner and defended a little better. Geno had Parker playing a lot like she did for the Sparks this year, mostly on the perimeter on offense, pulling her defender away from the lane and using her height/passing skills to get the ball inside. Parker and EDD seemed to have good chemistry on the court.

Stewie scored 3 pts and grabbed 5 boards. She played like the youngest, deferring to the older players. She used her length nicely on D, getting some deflections and a steal. Great experience for her. You can see where she still struggles to get good position in the lane. Needs to keep getting stronger.

 

[stwainfan]

Team USA settled down at halftime, were able to get the ball inside to Griner and defended a little better. Geno had Parker playing a lot like she did for the Sparks this year, mostly on the perimeter on offense, pulling her defender away from the lane and using her height/passing skills to get the ball inside. Parker and EDD seemed to have good chemistry on the court.

Stewie scored 3 pts and grabbed 5 boards. She played like the youngest, deferring to the older players. She used her length nicely on D, getting some deflections and a steal. Great experience for her. You can see where she still struggles to get good position in the lane. Needs to keep getting stronger.

That's one of the things where Parker is at her best. When she can score or pass. So difficult to defend.

 

[easttexastrash]

Anyone seen a box score yet?

 

[easttexastrash]

USA stats

USA: Robinson 2 (1/2), Vandersloot (0/2), Bird 4 (2/2, 0/3), McCoughtry 19 (5/11), Griner 13 (3/7), Stewart 3 (1/1, 0/1), Dupree 15 (7/9), Delle Donne 13 (5/10, 1/1), Dolson (0/1), Parker 10 (5/7, 0/2). All. Auriemma

 

[Kaizen]

The USA defeated Italy, 79-66.
http://www.usab.com/basketball/medi...-basketball-wnt-vs-italian-national-team.aspx

 

[ed4ourgirls]

Stewie's pidgon-toed gait is kind of endearing.

 

[UConnCat]

Found this EDD comment, after playing her first game with USA BB, to be interesting:

"It was so much fun," Delle Donne told reporters. "It's probably the most fun I've had playing the game, with all these incredible players elevating everybody's game."

This was after the first game in Spain.

 

[Biff]

Stewie's pidgon-toed gait is kind of endearing.

In a goofy kind of way...(ahem)

 

[UcMiami]

Nice articles on the USA site on Parker and Dupree. Dupree is one of my favorite players, but she is going to have a tough time breaking into he Olympic roster - USA has so many really good forwards.

 

[UcMiami]

In a goofy kind of way...(ahem)

It is interesting because if you look at the left leg planting on the floor the alignment is just about perfect, so the 'pigeon toe' aspect is more to do with the push off the floor/pull through of the leg.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I thought that Candace was most dangerous passing the ball this season. Often, she hit Nneka or Jantel cutting to the hoop. Candace played better this year than I had seen her previously.