Color me biased--but I love the potentially having "regional" games as part of the try outs. I think that good for WBB all around.
Wbb - Collier could start before Lou and probably Butler starting before both frosh.
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But I’d love to see our WUG and Pan-Am Games teams play each other and see who would win.”
I know which team I'd bet on.
I would not bet against Stewie.But I’d love to see our WUG and Pan-Am Games teams play each other and see who would win.”
I know which team I'd bet on.
The big issue for WBB, pro or College, is that few people get any encouragement to see them. It's been my experience that top WBB college teams in their areas people don't know about them. Here you have in a region High School kids with friends who have friends trying out for the USA BB---I can see attendance increasing. Hey Coco--short of having ISIS women play like the old Harlem Globetrotters around the country, what else is there?? It's a superb game and it needs a lot of hyping.. I guess the burka's would inhibit great play.
The opportunity for friends and family to see local kids play is already present by AAU, HS, Allstar games & Sate Championship. The selection of the "national" age group team is for those select few who already have excelled in the previously mentioned events. The National stage should be for the best of the best -pardon the cliché- and should be a fair as practical. Regional down-selection would be unfair IMO.
USA Regionals would be WAY above those venues/contests you mentioned. USA wouldn't bring teams but they'd bring all the best players into local/regional contests. AAU who except those playing or their coaches know where or when their games are played?? Tolivar coached by her daddy (who last I heard still coached) was big time stuff in my areas--but few outside of AAU knew of any of her games.
