Glad to see ONO actually take a short jumper. Would have been nice to have made one but at least she took the open shot. CW finally made a shot and at a time when it was needed.
These games look like wrestling matches. Almost any contact goes.
How is the competition? Is it not quite as good as the World Tour stops Christyn was participating in? I'm sure this is a better team with Hebard and Ionescu though.
The DR “Big” shoves Hebard hard a few times. One was after the whistle was blown she shoved her against the post hard. Can’t believe she wasn’t ejected.
Well, they're not college sophomores yet, so we've got until April of 2020 to see what kinds of records they might set their sophomore year. And the Williams who singlehandedly laid the smackdown on the Domers in South Bend is capable of great things. My point was just that CW and ONO will inevitably look a bit pedestrian next to two players who have amazing chemistry, 3 years of established work together, and a history of being exceptional at the kind of plays that 3x3 is all about.
Ha I liked how the Spanish (as in from Spain) commentator on espn3 called them all by their last name except ONO, whom he unfailingly called "Olivia."
U.S. Pan American Games 3x3 Women’s Team Improves to 5-0, Earns No. 1 Seed for Semifinals
The USA will play Brazil on Monday morning in the first women's semifinal.www.usab.com
Both Liv & Christyn played more physical. Bad call on Liv when she set a crushing pick after handing off the ball to Christyn. I also liked Christyn lowering her shoulder to fling aside her defender on a right handed drive and finish at the basket.By far the best showing from Olivia. Finished multiple times though contact and also made a 10 footer clean
Also at least 2 monster blocks and was not as out of position or off balance as in other games.
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It was close, but I agree that Christyn could have been called. Either way, got to love Christyn flattening her defender. She’ll be a load to defend this season whenever she drives the lane.
I wonder if they plan to use Hebard more in the finals in case the DR wins since they were so physical with them before.
DR lost to Argentina. The US has better talent, but Argentina plays really well together. It should be a good final, on WatchESPN at 4:00 pm ET.
We'll see. I like the fact that she's developing "calluses" during this tournament. They will come in handy as she faces some of the more physical posts during the season. Though she may be slight of frame, Liv does not back down. I like that!!! She'll push, shove and grab with anyone. It's up to the referees to control how intense it gets.
| No. | Name | Min. | Points | 1PT | FT | 2PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | IONESCU Sabrina | 9:01 | 7 | 1/3 | 3/6 | |
| 9 | NELSON Olivia | 5:17 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/1 | |
| 10 | HEBARD Ruth | 8:18 | 7 | 5/8 | 2/2 | |
| 11 | WILLIAMS Christyn | 7:24 | 5 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| Team | ||||||
| Total | 21 | 9/16 56% | 6/9 67% | 3/7 43% |
