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No problem j66kicker: saves me the pain of watching.

EDD continues to look clueless. I know she's got a bad left hand, but maybe the game is just a different tempo than she's used to.
 
Geno trying everything to get a spark. Now has all 4 Minny Players in the lineup .
 
however, this turns out, Canada is a lot better than we (at least I) thought...
 
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I am bummed for the soccer team - not sure why they couldn't win more games. Were they playing too safe? Was it the coaching? Wrong strategies?
 
Give Canada credit for their defense - we are on track to score 72 points total. Foul trouble did not help us either - 13 fouls for team USA to 8 for team Canada... Of course we held them to 6 points in the quarter so credit our defense too...
 
DT for 33333333333333333333!!

And, "just like that" - USA is up 14. Halftime 36-22
 
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ericsandiego said:
I am bummed for the soccer team - not sure why they couldn't win more games. Were they playing too safe? Was it the coaching? Wrong strategies?
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it was the quarter finals, so lose and you go home. I saw the regulation time of the game, and the U.S. goal was very lucky (essentially bounced off the head of a defender); otherwise they could have lost then. Happens in soccer, since it's so low-scoring, almost no margin for error.
 
j66kicker said:
DT for 33333333333333333333!!

And, "just like that" - USA is up 14. Halftime 36-22
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Set up by Stewie, and Sue, Stewie posted hard, got the pass from Sue, triple team back to Sue, touch pass to DT for 3.
 
Seimone really needs to play less minutes, she has the lowest efficiency rating on the team, her rating for most of this game was a negative. The + - really doesn't indicate how you play, but how everyone else played while you are in . Angel , Tamika, and Stewie need to get some of her minutes.
 
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bags27 said:
WHAT, NO SPOILER ALERT? I WAS TAPING THAT!!! :)
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Me too. They threw us a 3-2 curve ball (that we weren't looking for) that broke over the plate at the last minute. We literally got caught looking............call strike 3. :eek:
 
bags27 said:
EDD has really caught fire. all-around great game.
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She reminds of Stewie in that she creates a few "WTF, did she just do that?" moments pretty much every time I watch her play. The future of the USAWBB is in good hands with her and Stewie.
 
Not usually right in my predictions, but I did predict USA would score in the 80's in my poll question. :):)

Thought Canada would play a physical game against Team USA and they did. Not a pretty win, but still a 30 point margin of victory. Reminds me of some of the UConn victories;)
 
Wbbfan1 said:
Not a pretty win, but still a 30 point margin of victory. Reminds me of some of the UConn victories;)
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Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin:

"Take the 'W' and get on the bus.";)​
 
A few little things: Really surprised that Canada couldn't get more offense - shooting was pretty poor. Suspect they just had to put too much in on D. Love the bow and arrow tribute for made 3s ... is that something new? EDD seems to have found her game and she loves having the Stewie option! The officiating was sorta weird ... phantom walks. Lindsey Whalen: Yes, she has her uses, but her PG style more often than not fakes her own team out.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
A few little things: Really surprised that Canada couldn't get more offense - shooting was pretty poor. Suspect they just had to put too much in on D. Love the bow and arrow tribute for made 3s ... is that something new? EDD seems to have found her game and she loves having the Stewie option! The officiating was sorta weird ... phantom walks. Lindsey Whalen: Yes, she has her uses, but her PG style more often than not fakes her own team out.
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I saw some college teams doing that this past season. In particular, I remember the Syracuse bench doing it to celebrate their long-range bombs with it.
 
Achonwa and Nurse on the floor at the same time: equals toughness.

Not surprised that Canada held the US way down in scoring. But was surprised that Kia had a bad day of scoring. Perhaps it was because Coach Geno did what he always does at UConn: focus on the other team's best scorer, and neutralize her. Kia was Canada's leading scorer, and that seems to have been the strategy.
 
RMB - agree about the officiating - and I would say it has been really strange through all the games I have watched - it is as if they imported some of the WNBA refs!
 
I watched the replay after the fact. We had too many TOs trying to force the ball into the post when the pass wasn't really there. We also didn't shoot so well in the first half, didn't attempt many threes, and did little in the fast break. Maya provided the energy by hustling, getting steals, and tipping rebounds. I think Geno told Dee at halftime that she was not being a badass. Then she came out and drained some threes. Top scorers: Dee, 12; Maya, 12; Tina, 10. Tops in assists: Sue, 9; Maya, 4; Elena, 3; Diana and Tina, 2. Top rebounders: Maya, 8; Elena, 6; Syl and Tina, 5; Sue, 4.
 
Kia is a tough competitor. She struggled with her shot today. In fairness to her, though Sue guarded her some, other defenders included Angel and Catch. On one drive into the lane, she found herself defended by Griner. Kia pivoted one way, then the other, but Brit's long arm blocked the desperation shot. Kia will not see ANY defenders like Brit, Catch, or Angel over the next 2 years of WCBB.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Kia is a tough competitor. She struggled with her shot today. In fairness to her, though Sue guarded her some, other defenders included Angel and Catch. On one drive into the lane, she found herself defended by Griner. Kia pivoted one way, then the other, but Brit's long arm blocked the desperation shot. Kia will not see ANY defenders like Brit, Catch, or Angel over the next 2 years of WCBB.
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Angel pushed Kia around mercilessly - I was surprised she didn't get called for it a couple times.
 
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