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Australia vs USA - 9/30/18

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U.S. didn't even play very well, only 35% shooting, still cruised to the victory.
 
Congratulations USA!! USA 73 Australia 56. Congratulations Stewie!! Stewie was the MVP.
 
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“The coaches were great, Geno, Chris Daley and the players were amazing and I didn’t have a bad thing to say about them - there was no wrong decision and that’s what made it so hard.”
So Magbegor reflected on what she wanted to do in her basketball career.
Whether it was having her shots blocked at training by Cambage, the worldly words of Boomers captain Jenna O’Hea or a detailed development plan from Boomers coach Guy Molloy, Magbegor turned down the UCONN offer.
She said turning professional was a big part of her decision as she could play against elite women immediately and she hopes to be good enough to enter the WNBA draft in coming years.

“Something that stuck with me, I think it was Jenna who said it, was that developing against women would be good, especially against professionals and that really stuck with me,” Magbegor said."

 
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Congrats to Dawn and the team. I thought Dawn would struggle a bit more in this first outing and especially with so many new faces, but USA just rolled along as usual.

We talked about guard selection and I don't think anyone really stood up and said 'the future is ME!' No one proved they didn't belong either, just nothing that really stood out to me.
 
We were a second-half team this weekend. If it worked for Notre Dame in March, it can work for Team USA in September. Some of it was our depth and the pace, but Spain wore out the Aussies last night. Liz was gassed early. Gracias, Espana!

I saw 10 games in 3 days. I'm exhausted. More info and pics to come.
 
I just watched the finals press conference and I have to say that Staley gave really good answers - very impressive. Have not always been a fan of Dawn's but it was a statesman like performance.

Thought both DT and Stewart were really good as well.
 
UcMiami said:
I just watched the finals press conference and I have to say that Staley gave really good answers - very impressive. Have not always been a fan of Dawn's but it was a statesman like performance.

Thought both DT and Stewart were really good as well.
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Some Geno props at the end of the press conference. I like the little quip at the end by DT as they are standing up to leave " Stewie, did you know Coach Auriemma was here?" :)
 
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I have got to say, the way Cambage played really surprised me. She usually plays with a lot of 'anger' (to the refs, opponents etc.) but I saw none of that. I think she was psyched out playing one of her best friends (BG) and I guess she could not throw any tantrums because of that??? Very very strange. The picture just captures that for me.
 
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UcMiami said:
Congrats to Dawn and the team. I thought Dawn would struggle a bit more in this first outing and especially with so many new faces, but USA just rolled along as usual.

We talked about guard selection and I don't think anyone really stood up and said 'the future is ME!' No one proved they didn't belong either, just nothing that really stood out to me.
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Echo your statement about the team just rolling along. As Kara Lawson pointed out (more than) a few times in her commentary yesterday, the U.S. is virtually a sure thing on this stage. Once Ms. Griner joined the rock-solid Stewie, Taurasi and Bird in the line-up, this team looked "beyond beyond." When Maya Moore rejoins the fray for the Olympics, one should feel very optimistic.

Regarding your comment on the guards, I generally agree but excuse me for a minute to extol Ms. Loyd's contributions, particularly based on the Belgium and Australia games. While she didn't go nuts in terms of scoring (8 and 9, respectively), Jewell stepped it up in other areas; from rebounding and assists to most notably, defense. She led the team in steals yesterday (3) and helped hound her Seattle Storm teammate Sami Whitcomb into a 6-turnover day and one for four shooting.

These kinds of contributions led Lawson to say she thought Loyd had earned Coach Staley's trust going forward. There are some two more years to see who else might step up or down, but I though Jewell took a solid step up the ladder. Not a huge one, but a positive, good one, both for herself and the team.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Echo your statement about the team just rolling along. As Kara Lawson pointed out (more than) a few times in her commentary yesterday, the U.S. is virtually a sure thing on this stage. Once Ms. Griner joined the rock-solid Stewie, Taurasi and Bird in the line-up, this team looked beyond. When Maya rejoins the fray for the Olympics, one should feel very optimistic.

Regarding your second comment, I generally agree but excuse me for a minute to extol Ms. Loyd's contributions, particularly based on the Belgium and Australia games. While she didn't go nuts in terms of scoring (8 and 9, respectively), Jewell stepped it up in other areas, from rebounding and assists and most notably, defense. She led the team in steals yesterday (3) and helped hound her Seattle Storm teammate Sami Whitcomb into a 6-turnover day and one for four shooting.
These kinds of contributions led Lawson to say she thought Loyd had earned Coach Staley's trust.

Got two more years to see who else might step up or down, but I though Jewell took a solid step up the ladder. Not a huge one, but a positive, good one, both for herself and the team.
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I agree about Loyd and while I saw some negative comments posted in other threads I actually thought both Plum and Clarendon had some solid contributions over the last three weeks as well. But I thought they, and Loyd as well, didn't do enough to make the next Olympic selection assured.
 
UcMiami said:
Congrats to Dawn and the team. I thought Dawn would struggle a bit more in this first outing and especially with so many new faces, but USA just rolled along as usual.

We talked about guard selection and I don't think anyone really stood up and said 'the future is ME!' No one proved they didn't belong either, just nothing that really stood out to me.
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As Dawn said at the presser they walked on the floor with Plan A and BG's early aggressive play let them stay with Plan A the whole game. With Australia as the finals opponent it was good the team was a little or more than a little Bigs heavy. Stewie got to play the 3 and as she left the podium I heard her say "the 3 is for me!" (joke folks). Love that she is headed to Russia this year (club anyone?)
 
"Early in the first quarter, Bird connected with Stewart for a three-pointer to tie the record and 20 seconds later found Diana Taurasi for another three to set the mark.

“Of course it’s fitting,” said Bird, who has 107 career assists. “How do I talk about five World Cups, four gold medals in those five opportunities and not talk about Diana?

“We’ve been doing this for so long. I’ve seen her carry us. I’ve seen her be everything, and I’ve just been there to kind of watch at times. And, it’s been a lot of fun to watch her do what she does. So for her to help me get that, it is very fitting, because we’ve been doing this together. It’d almost be weird if she didn’t, to be honest.”

USA trounces Australia for FIBA World Cup threepeat; Breanna Stewart wins MVP

Just how lucky are we as fans???
 
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Just looking at the end of tournament stats, what pops out is the fantastic overall game of Breanna Stewart. No one else like her. Not only her stats but the way she plays at her pace without being sped up. Nice 47.1% 3pt percentage but that does not tell the full story since the times she made 3 pt shots were super critical coming at times which totally changed the flow. I agree with others that Jewell really made significiant inroads into becoming the best National Team Guard successor with her combination of Offense, Athleticism and defense with good A/TO ratio and a clutch gene. Add that she will continue to get tutelage at the feet of the master.

Disappointed that Plum did not take this opportunity by the throat.

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Focusing on the young woman I met in the airport, Tina averaged 10.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in 20 minutes per game, shot 50% from the floor and 100% from the line, and had an A:TO ratio of 1.8:1.3. That's ballin'.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
As Dawn said at the presser they walked on the floor with Plan A and BG's early aggressive play let them stay with Plan A the whole game. With Australia as the finals opponent it was good the team was a little or more than a little Bigs heavy. Stewie got to play the 3 and as she left the podium I heard her say "the 3 is for me!" (joke folks). Love that she is headed to Russia this year (club anyone?)
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Dynamo Kursk, I think
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
As Dawn said at the presser they walked on the floor with Plan A and BG's early aggressive play let them stay with Plan A the whole game. With Australia as the finals opponent it was good the team was a little or more than a little Bigs heavy. Stewie got to play the 3 and as she left the podium I heard her say "the 3 is for me!" (joke folks). Love that she is headed to Russia this year (club anyone?)
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I worry about players choosing Europe - the season is significantly longer and the number of different competitions leads to many more games - I think the competition is likely better as well making the games more demanding (?)

While it may be less money and less prestige to play in asia, I think it has allowed players like Maya to get consistent breaks between foreign seasons and the WNBA seasons that allows their bodies a bit of recovery time between the leagues. I think it is significant that she seemed to break down during the WNBA season the year after she switched back to Europe from china, and that she failed to answer the USA basketball call for the first time in her career.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
As Dawn said at the presser they walked on the floor with Plan A and BG's early aggressive play let them stay with Plan A the whole game. With Australia as the finals opponent it was good the team was a little or more than a little Bigs heavy. Stewie got to play the 3 and as she left the podium I heard her say "the 3 is for me!" (joke folks). Love that she is headed to Russia this year (club anyone?)
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Does anyone have the link for the presser; I can’t seem to find it.
 
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