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I like the UCLA player. I call her Onion Wear.
Christyn Williams is in Edmonton for 3x3 tournament
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I’m going to gingerly step out a limb here and suggest that Christyn is vigorously enjoying her college experience to this point. She sure looks like she’s enjoying the moment here. To say that she’s a fan favorite is an understatement.
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My previous post noted that someone had posted Williams' and Ionescu's stats for a 3-on-3 tourney that they played together prior to the Pan Am Games. That tourney was held in France. I believe the USA team went 1-3 in that event. As shown in the chart/attachment provided by MarlboroughMike below, Williams' stats were better than Ionescu's stats in France. I acknowledge that Ionescu was very good in Lima and led the US to the Gold in that tourney. I don't have it out for Ionescu. I simply refuse to worship her like some women's basketball fans seem to like to do.
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Day 1 1st Game ( USA vs SPAIN )
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1st Day Second Game ( USA vs. Italy )
Much Better game for CW
Much Better game for CW
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3 POINT CONTEST, Winning Performance by CW
She started out cold but ended strong, despite just finishing her second game.
She started out cold but ended strong, despite just finishing her second game.
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I think that , in French speaking parts of Canada, Goodman is pronounced Bon Homme.Actually, I think he handled Onyenware the best of the three. Goodman does not count.
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Canada into the finals. Tough gut wrenching win over Italy. They can be beat.
US against Spain in the semifinals. We played them and won 13-9
Interesting story about CW and the fact that she could not collect on a $500 dollar prize for winning the 3pt competition so the money will go to charity.
US against Spain in the semifinals. We played them and won 13-9
Interesting story about CW and the fact that she could not collect on a $500 dollar prize for winning the 3pt competition so the money will go to charity.
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Williams dominated off the dribble and got into the lane at will during the semifinal game today to lead USA to a comfortable win over Spain. The USA will play the favored Canada squad in the final later this afternoon.
In the 3x3 international game, Williams has already become a nightmare to guard with her effective hesitation dribble, strong legs and base to combat the pushing and holding that is allowed, and willingness to absorb and give contact going to her left or the right. If given the opportunity to isolate at UConn, she will draw lots of fouls from the opposition going forward.
In the 3x3 international game, Williams has already become a nightmare to guard with her effective hesitation dribble, strong legs and base to combat the pushing and holding that is allowed, and willingness to absorb and give contact going to her left or the right. If given the opportunity to isolate at UConn, she will draw lots of fouls from the opposition going forward.
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Oh well. Canada holds off the US 19-17. Our inexperience and Canada able to defend our drives and forcing us outside was too much. Canada also shot better than I had seen, CW shot very well from outside but few driving baskets, Onyenwere was also good with tough shots.
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Canada's Plouffe sisters at 6'3" are mobile, sturdy/strong, clever with their footwork inside the paint, can handle the ball, and are solid shooters from distance. Williams and Onyenwere are athletic and skilled, but give up length and experience to Canada in the 3x3 game in which fouls are called only sporadically within the paint.
Who might the US deploy in the future to shut down the Plouffe sisters in 3x3 action at international tournaments? Rhyne Howard (Kentucky) is 6'2", but may not have the girth to combat the Plouffes in the paint. Ruthie Hebard (Oregon) is 6'4", but may not be mobile and fit enough to chase the Plouffes around the court for an entire game.
Does the US have a 6'3"+ female player in its college ranks who can combat what Canada's Plouffes have to offer in the world of 3x3?
There are reasons why Canada has won more than its share of these 3x3 circuit events.
Who might the US deploy in the future to shut down the Plouffe sisters in 3x3 action at international tournaments? Rhyne Howard (Kentucky) is 6'2", but may not have the girth to combat the Plouffes in the paint. Ruthie Hebard (Oregon) is 6'4", but may not be mobile and fit enough to chase the Plouffes around the court for an entire game.
Does the US have a 6'3"+ female player in its college ranks who can combat what Canada's Plouffes have to offer in the world of 3x3?
There are reasons why Canada has won more than its share of these 3x3 circuit events.
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Replace Alarie with Hebard and Goodman with Sabrina and that should be our best team by far but I guess Sabrina may be on the 5 x 5 team? Hebard can definitely match up with the Plouffes in the paint.
Today, they hit enough 2 pointers to make their drives unguardable.
No need to be embarrassed. This is Canada's 4th straight win on the 3 x 3 circuit. We played them to the end.
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I know Satou Sabally was born in the US but claims German Nationality due to her German mother and growing up there. At 6' 4" with her stroke and translatable skills she would have the potential to be one of the best 3x3 players in the world should she give it a go. Being born in the US would she be eligible to switch to repping the USA?
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Do Germany and US both allow dual nationality. US does with some countries, like Canada. If she renounced US citizenship she would have to unrenounce. Process can be slow, as in months. Funny how these things can go quicker for elite athletes though. I suspect there are FIBA and USA Sports regs on this too.
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Cat a question for you. A nit perhaps but CW tends to get her off arm/hand up in anticipation of her drive and makes first contact before the defender has moved. Do you see that too and is it an issue?
I think you can represent different countries in 3x3 and 5x5 basketball, but I have not heard of anyone trying it. When Oregon had trouble figuring out who to add to their Ionescu-Hebard duo since I guess Boley was unavailable, I joked that they should add Satou.
Her being born here actually does have some interesting rules implications elsewhere. She was not eligible for the WNBA draft as an international so she had to play by American rules even if she had decided to turn pro instead of going to Oregon.
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General roundup of the 3 x 3 Edmonton stop and the 3 x 3 tournaments in general
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Williams was the top scorer at the Edmonton Final Stop with 34 total points in four games, accounting for roughly 47 percent of the U.S. scoring. The team fell in the championship round to Canada, 19-17.
Over the course of the season, which began in late May, Williams traveled to Chengdu, China; Turin, Italy; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Voiron, France; and Edmonton, Canada; appearing in 21 of the U.S.’s 27 games and scoring 130 of the team’s 440 overall points — or 6.2 points per game. She shot 45 percent from “one-point range” (inside the arc) and 34 percent from beyond it, while also collecting 5.2 rebounds per game.
UConn women: Christyn Williams, Team USA wrap up 3×3 Women’s Series on a high note with second-place finish in Edmonton
In the months prior to Christyn Williams kicking off her sophomore campaign with UConn, she’s been traveling all over the world representing the U.S. in the inaugural FIBA 3×3 Women̵…
www.courant.com
Williams was the top scorer at the Edmonton Final Stop with 34 total points in four games, accounting for roughly 47 percent of the U.S. scoring. The team fell in the championship round to Canada, 19-17.
Over the course of the season, which began in late May, Williams traveled to Chengdu, China; Turin, Italy; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Voiron, France; and Edmonton, Canada; appearing in 21 of the U.S.’s 27 games and scoring 130 of the team’s 440 overall points — or 6.2 points per game. She shot 45 percent from “one-point range” (inside the arc) and 34 percent from beyond it, while also collecting 5.2 rebounds per game.
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General roundup of the 3 x 3 Edmonton stop and the 3 x 3 tournaments in general
UConn women: Christyn Williams, Team USA wrap up 3×3 Women’s Series on a high note with second-place finish in Edmonton
In the months prior to Christyn Williams kicking off her sophomore campaign with UConn, she’s been traveling all over the world representing the U.S. in the inaugural FIBA 3×3 Women̵…
Williams was the top scorer at the Edmonton Final Stop with 34 total points in four games, accounting for roughly 47 percent of the U.S. scoring. The team fell in the championship round to Canada, 19-17.
Over the course of the season, which began in late May, Williams traveled to Chengdu, China; Turin, Italy; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Voiron, France; and Edmonton, Canada; appearing in 21 of the U.S.’s 27 games and scoring 130 of the team’s 440 overall points — or 6.2 points per game. She shot 45 percent from “one-point range” (inside the arc) and 34 percent from beyond it, while also collecting 5.2 rebounds per game.
But how DARE she not go to Montreal, too.
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My son was born in the US, but was also a German citizen due to his Mom being a German citizen and working for the German government while I was stationed in the D.C. area. He had to claim which citizenship he was going to be at age 18 due to the German military inscription, he chose the U.S.