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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 4011054, member: 6927"] I only saw the last 8 minutes of the game, so I don't know who played 3Q. But the last 8 minutes were just ugly. The US did have some defensive lapses in the portion I saw, but their defense still should've been good enough, as they gave up only 11 points in the last 8 minutes. The offense was just plain putrid. I tried keeping some stats on replay, and it was a pretty shocking picture of offensive futility in the last 8 minutes: [LIST] [*]3-18 FG: Two of these 3 makes were on offensive rebounds and put-back layups (by Fowles and Stewart). [*]Zero assists (all 3 FG makes were unassisted: 2 on O-boards, 1 on a 10-footer by Bird). [*]3-5 FT. [*]0-10 3FG (Stewart 0-4, Loyd 0-2, Bird 0-2, Gray 0-1, Collier 0-1). [/LIST] Early in this stretch, the US missed a huge opportunity to seize the momentum. Coming off a make and a stop, Collier found Fowles with a perfect pass leading her right to the rim, but Fowles missed a point-blank layup that would have given the US a 3-point lead. Then Fowles jogged back in transition, got beat by her person, and this led to a 3-pointer that gave AUS a 2-point lead. On the brighter side, the US earned extra possessions by getting several offensive rebounds , keeping AUS off the offensive glass, and forcing multiple turnovers (Collier and Loyd in particular). But an inability to shoot the ball into the ocean from a boat can negate a solid defensive and rebounding effort. The offensive flow and cohesiveness looked nonexistent. I'll hope to see some evidence in upcoming games of coach-designed offensive systems. [/QUOTE]

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