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Does anyone know what time the game is and if there is a flatform where we can see it?
Aaliyah Edwards focused on improving for UConn women, even when working with Canadian National team
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It's at 10:10 PM (EST). If in the US, you can stream it for free via Courtside 1891. You'll need to create an account.
Tough loss for Canada even though Aaliyah had 14 points and 11 rebounds as they just could not get their guards going:
www.fiba.basketball
The 67-63 loss to the United States means that Brazil takes the other direct spot in Olympic qualifying from the Americas. Canada will be have to finish as one of the top two out of four teams to move on to the final qualifying tournament. While, college players are unlikely to be available, WNBA players should be selectable.
Some of the players at the event that I am talking about are listed here:
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As you can see, there were some of the same participants, but also a lot of differences. FIBA is involved in BWB, but was not involved in this.
Canada v USA boxscore - FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2023 - 8 July - FIBA.basketball
The official website of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and the governing body of Basketball. FIBA organises the most famous and prestigious international basketball competitions including the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the FIBA World Championship for Women and the FIBA 3x3 World...
The 67-63 loss to the United States means that Brazil takes the other direct spot in Olympic qualifying from the Americas. Canada will be have to finish as one of the top two out of four teams to move on to the final qualifying tournament. While, college players are unlikely to be available, WNBA players should be selectable.
No, they are two separate events. The one that Aaliyah won MVP of was the Basketball Without Borders at the NBA All Star weekend in February of that year:
2019 NBA All-Stars Nikola Jokić and Nikola Vučević, Deandre Ayton and Bogdan Bogdanović to coach top international prospects at fifth annual Basketball Without Borders Camp - NBA.com: NBA Communications
The NBA and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced the top 63 boys and girls from 31 countries who will travel to Charlotte for the fifth annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp.
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Some of the players at the event that I am talking about are listed here:
NBA Academy alumni in 2023 NCAA Tournaments | NBA.com
Numerous NBA Academy alumni are playing in the men's and women's NCAA Tournament this year as the program has grown to new heights.
As you can see, there were some of the same participants, but also a lot of differences. FIBA is involved in BWB, but was not involved in this.
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Agreed. Physical game too. Enjoyed watching the battle. Didn't enjoy seeing Canada's guards make the shot selections they made
. Nor their lack of composure. Colley letting Kelly get to her and earn a technical? That's not a veteran play.However, US fans of their respective clubs should be excited on how these guards played. Going up against some veterans who have over a decade of pro experience isn't an easy feat.
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Tough loss for Canada even though Aaliyah had 14 points and 11 rebounds as they just could not get their guards going:
Canada v USA boxscore - FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2023 - 8 July - FIBA.basketball
The official website of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and the governing body of Basketball. FIBA organises the most famous and prestigious international basketball competitions including the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the FIBA World Championship for Women and the FIBA 3x3 World...
The 67-63 loss to the United States means that Brazil takes the other direct spot in Olympic qualifying from the Americas. Canada will be have to finish as one of the top two out of four teams to move on to the final qualifying tournament. While, college players are unlikely to be available, WNBA players should be selectable.
No, they are two separate events. The one that Aaliyah won MVP of was the Basketball Without Borders at the NBA All Star weekend in February of that year:
2019 NBA All-Stars Nikola Jokić and Nikola Vučević, Deandre Ayton and Bogdan Bogdanović to coach top international prospects at fifth annual Basketball Without Borders Camp - NBA.com: NBA Communications
The NBA and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced the top 63 boys and girls from 31 countries who will travel to Charlotte for the fifth annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp.pr.nba.com
Some of the players at the event that I am talking about are listed here:
NBA Academy alumni in 2023 NCAA Tournaments | NBA.com
Numerous NBA Academy alumni are playing in the men's and women's NCAA Tournament this year as the program has grown to new heights.
As you can see, there were some of the same participants, but also a lot of differences. FIBA is involved in BWB, but was not involved in this.
Mea culpa. I thought they had some involvement with the NBA program as well.
Yeah Prosper was pretty impressive. She was basically posting up and going one on one and the us guards couldn't handle her. I was definitely impressed by her and overall both teams. There was lot of skilled one on one play in my opinion. It was a good game. It felt like the US was in control for most of the game until Canada made a few plays and suddenly took the lead. It was like 58-61 and Deja Kelly drew a key foul that stopped the bleeding ( I didn't love the play as I thought she was just looking for the foul).Then Rickea Jackson stepped up big time. Overall it was a good showing from both sides imo. AE continues to show she can score in a variety of ways and defend at a high level.
Not to be to effusive with my praise but Lauren Betts looked like one team usas top 3 players. Of course she has the size but from a fake scout/fan perspective the things u would want to see is how physical does she want to be and how dominant can she be. She was super physical, even though her primary matchup on the Canada side was over 10 years her senior with a decade long of professional experience. She was consistently calling for the ball and composed in the post, scoring with both hands. And then defensively she played big and altered or blocked a handful of shots. Couldn't have been more impressed tbh.
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It did, however when two guards take 30+ shots and aren't efficient with their shooting, the bigs being free to operate is pointless. Shay Colley was 2/14, Fields was 6/24. Ludicrous.
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Indeed. I was thinking of both teams. Some good post play, but mainly because the bigs tended to have a "clean" lane with no double teams. The highlights don't really show how that was accomplished.
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Welcome to Kelly ball. Seems like it's mainly an artifact of hs and college ball. I don't think the little guards who've built their style around this vision of their own talents have a future in the pros.
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Cancontent, I watched the entire game start to finish. I was gobsmacked at how atrocious the Canadian guards were the entire game. It wasn't just their poor shooting percentages, which were horrific. Combined, Fields and Colley must have missed at least a dozen shots that weren't even close, including a handful of lay-ups that were just chucked up in the vicinity of the backboard. The US guards were just daring the Canadian guards to go one-on-one and fire away, and Fields and Colley were happy to oblige. Their clock management and ball handling were abysmal as well. I expected better and was disappointed.
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Canada defeated Puerto Rico to finish a disappointing 3rd in the Americup. This was Aaliyah's worst shooting game - 2/9 with 9 rebounds. She played fewer minutes in this game so perhaps the coach sensed some fatigue. She logged a lot of minutes in the tournament. I thought she had a shot at the all tournament team but today's game probably hurt her chances.
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Oh please don't get me started because the decision making of those two cost Canada this game, but it made the Argentina QF even harder than necessary.
For someone with as long a tenure as Fields, she should know better. Colley as well. When she fell for the bait when Kelly got away with trash talking a play or two earlier and got hit with the technical, I was ready to throw something at my laptop.
Like someone said on Twitter, Canada seems to be doing fine with the development of posts and forwards. Guards are severely lacking and we're in need of a deeper pool to sustain any long term international success.