Australia vs USA - 9/30/18

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World Cup Championship
Tenerife, Spain - 3:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN

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Team USA Roster
Sue Bird #6 (Seattle Storm)
Tina Charles #14 (New York Liberty)
Layshia Clarendon #7 (Connecticut Sun)
Elena Delle Donne #11 (Washington Mystics)
Brittney Griner #15 (Phoenix Mercury)
Jewell Loyd #4 (Seattle Storm)
Nneka Ogwumike #13 (Los Angeles Sparks)
Kelsey Plum #5 (Las Vegas Aces)
Breanna Stewart #10 (Seattle Storm)
Diana Taurasi #12 (Phoenix Mercury)
Morgan Tuck #8 (Connecticut Sun)
A’ja Wilson #9 (Las Vegas Aces)

Team Australia Roster
Jenna O'HEA #4 G
Steph TALBOT #6 SF
Tess MADGEN #7 G
Liz CAMBAGE #8 C
Bec ALLEN #9 F
Katie EBZERY #10 G
Alanna SMITH #11 F
Alex BUNTON #12 C
Ezi MAGBEGOR #13 F
Tess LAVEY #14 PG
Cayla GEORGE #15 F
Samantha WHITCOMB #32 G

 

[Undercovervol]

I’m worried about this game. The US has gotten out to some slow starts. Australia has a good roster as well.

 

[j66kicker]

We have Diana and they don't

 

[Shades]

Australia has a decent roster for Australia. But how does it compare to USA’s roster?

WNBA starters
USA 10
AUS 2 (one through injury to a starter)

WNBA bench players
USA 2
AUS 3 (plus Magbegor will be a WNBA bench player next year)

 

[huskeynut]

We have Stewie and they don't.

 

[bbsamjj]

Australia has a very solid roster that could give the team some trouble.

But team USA has the 2016 WNBA MVP coming off the bench.

 

[bbsamjj]

Another way of looking at it, here's USA's second 5:

A'ja Wilson
Nneka Ogwumiki
EDD
Jewel Lloyd
Kelsey Plum

vs Australia's starting 5:

Liz Cambage
Bec Allen
Cayla George
Steph Talbot
Katie Ebzery

You could argue that Cambage is the best player out of these 10 (though a healthy EDD might disagree) but the next 5 best players (minus maybe Plum) are all on team USA.

 

[Undercovervol]

True, now I feel a little better haha. It will take committee defense to stop Cambage.

 

[j66kicker]

Well ESPN finally cut over to the game after their MLS soccer game got over. 10-0 USA - guess we didn’t get off to a slow start today...??

 

[BigBird]

USA ball movement is OK, but needs to be more brisk, IMHO.

 

[katymarie82]

Game is televisioned on ESPNnews

 

[eebmg]

Australia coming back hard. Down only 20-15 after 1Q. They look better without Cambage in. We are in for a fight

 

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Alaina Smith playing well for AUS. Watch out, Stanford!

 

[BigBird]

7-0 Aussie run, Whitcomb doing damage. 20-15 USA after 1 Q...

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Ezi would have been such a great get!!

 

[Beemer]

Is it me or is USA missing a lot of shots??

OK they shot 25% for the first half so the answer to my question is "yes"

 

[Shorty Dee]

I am watching, and recording it. Even though USA is up, they are missing shots and turning over the ball. The USA have Diana and Stewie, so I am not worried .

 

[Beemer]

Woooooooo Bird with the 3 to start the third quarter!!!!!

 

[katymarie82]

Griner could have jammed/slammed that!

 

[Beemer]

Much faster pace by the USA, I think they woke up...

 

[BigBird]

AUS tried to go up-tempo. Bad choice.

 

[huskeynut]

Third quarter all USA.

Cambage not that big of a factor.

8 minutes left in the game: USA 63 Aussies 40

 

[BigBird]

Pam Ward just can’t get Ezi’s name right. Poor preparation by a very good talent.

 

[VAMike23]

Just spotted, warming up behind the lower levels of the arena --

 

[BigBird]

Second half wore out Belgium, ditto the Aussies.

 

[VAMike23]

let's get Plum a bucket! Morgan just got hers

 

[BigBird]

This has been a relatively easy game for team USA. I expected that they would win, but I didn’t expect a quasi-blowout performance.

 

[huskeynut]

USA has too much depth and talent.

 

[VAMike23]

Plum gets hers!

 

[BigBird]

Jewell has given a nice contrib today...