Canada loses, Kia Nurse wins....

[wallman]

It's part and parcel of a message board to discuss and predict.

IMO all players have good and not so good games, just look at Dee and Maya, even Stewie is in a situation where she is sitting on the bench for long periods and then has to come in cold.

You can look at these situations in a number of ways but I prefer to look at them as opportunities from the athletes point of view. Trying to compare opportunities is difficult as the situations are very different. It's like evaluating a player who plays against lower level competition against a player who competes against the best. The players are also playing for different coaches and their roles are different. I wonder which coach is the most demanding

 

[UcMiami]

It's part and parcel of a message board to discuss and predict.

IMO all players have good and not so good games, just look at Dee and Maya, even Stewie is in a situation where she is sitting on the bench for long periods and then has to come in cold.

You can look at these situations in a number of ways but I prefer to look at them as opportunities from the athletes point of view. Trying to compare opportunities is difficult as the situations are very different. It's like evaluating a player who plays against lower level competition against a player who competes against the best. The players are also playing for different coaches and their roles are different. I wonder which coach is the most demanding

Good point - I posted on another thread about this, but just look at Gruda on France and on LA - completely different player and results

 

[Sonny44]

It's part and parcel of a message board to discuss and predict.

IMO all players have good and not so good games, just look at Dee and Maya, even Stewie is in a situation where she is sitting on the bench for long periods and then has to come in cold.

You can look at these situations in a number of ways but I prefer to look at them as opportunities from the athletes point of view. Trying to compare opportunities is difficult as the situations are very different. It's like evaluating a player who plays against lower level competition against a player who competes against the best. The players are also playing for different coaches and their roles are different. I wonder which coach is the most demanding

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Kia Nurse and her Canadian National team lost to Australia this morning 62-52 at the World Championship in Turkey. There has been much debate on the BY about how well or poorly Kia has played for Canada in the tournament. Here are 5 statistics that tell you all you need to know:

1. Kia Nurse is not just a member of the Canadian team, she started all five games at guard. In addition to starting, Nurse has played 109 minutes or 22 min/game. Two other players average 22 plus minutes and one averages 24 min/ per game. Her coach thinks she should be on the court.

2. Kia is shot 12-25 (48%) from inside the 3 pt line. The rest of the team is shot 47%.

3. In 109 minutes of play at guard, Nurse has 2 turnovers. The rest of the team has 76.

4. Nurse had 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and only 9 fouls in five games. Her 6.6 pts/game average is only 3 pts behind the team leader at 9.6 pts/game.

5. In Canada's two most critical games against Australia & the Czech Republic, Nurse had 20 pts, played 45 minutes, had 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 turnover.

Basketball is the fastest growing sport in Canada. Of all the players available for the National team, Kia Nurse is starting at guard and seeing major minutes in critical games. She is excelling at the number one goal for any guard, don't turn the ball over. She is scoring, rebounding, getting steals and NOT fouling. That would be great for any player, for one only 18 years old, that's remarkable.

Go Kia & go Huskies..!!

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Kia Nurse and her Canadian National team lost to Australia this morning 62-52 at the World Championship in Turkey. There has been much debate on the BY about how well or poorly Kia has played for Canada in the tournament. Here are 5 statistics that tell you all you need to know:

1. Kia Nurse is not just a member of the Canadian team, she started all five games at guard. In addition to starting, Nurse has played 109 minutes or 22 min/game. Two other players average 22 plus minutes and one averages 24 min/ per game. Her coach thinks she should be on the court.

2. Kia is shot 12-25 (48%) from inside the 3 pt line. The rest of the team is shot 47%.

3. In 109 minutes of play at guard, Nurse has 2 turnovers. The rest of the team has 76.

4. Nurse had 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and only 9 fouls in five games. Her 6.6 pts/game average is only 3 pts behind the team leader at 9.6 pts/game.

5. In Canada's two most critical games against Australia & the Czech Republic, Nurse had 20 pts, played 45 minutes, had 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 turnover.

Basketball is the fastest growing sport in Canada. Of all the players available for the National team, Kia Nurse is starting at guard and seeing major minutes in critical games. She is excelling at the number one goal for any guard, don't turn the ball over. She is scoring, rebounding, getting steals and NOT fouling. That would be great for any player, for one only 18 years old, that's remarkable.

Go Kia & go Huskies..!!

I guess many will sleep better now. Thanks Dave.

 

[wallman]

I have been interested mostly in Fields play and at times she has shown great spells then was subbed out and at others her decision making was a little suspect, so until I get more feedback on what the goal of the coach was I won't have a full understanding.