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Thought Australia would win after IMHO a Bogus Held Ball Call with 7 seconds left. Good Defense by Team USA in last minute of the game
 
OMG

That was scary.

Glad that questionable jump ball call did not matter.
 
vamike23 .... wasn't trying to interrupt your posts. I had two windows open and thought you had stopped posting. Sorry about that.
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
Thought Australia would win after IMHO a Bogus Held Ball Call with 7 seconds left. Good Defense by Team USA in last minute of the game
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Tru but IMO Bradford walked before her miss in the lane at the 14 sec mark no call, then she cleaned up the rebound
 
How to blow a 15 point lead.

Hartley had a nice three point play when it was cut to seven, I thought that might be the final straw, it wasn't but that play sure was needed.
 
Sherri cut the rotation back in this game. Odyssey with 32 mins, KML and Bria with 35. Shoni didn't play (injury?), Gray with 1 min and Liston with 8 mins.

Odyssey 20 pts + 6 rebs + 4 assts
Bria 14 pts + 5 assts (1 TO)
KML 12 pts + 11 rebs
 
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Late in the game, announcer (American) called Tolo the best player on the floor - she is good/tough/big but to me Odyssey looked like the best player on the floor today and would be my POG as well.
 
Va.... thanks tons for updates, almost like watching on tv.... Lol
True story, stopped at dive bar on Hwy 31 in middle of nowhere, one tv in whole place.. Asked to turn on espnu to watch women's basketball... Bartender said no...motorcycle guy in his "colors" at bar, says Hartford chapter... Asked him if from Conn. he says yes, I tell him UConn players in the game... He says, "Geno's team" ?.... Makes bartender turn on tv....they don't get espnu..!! Bought two rounds for house and left....Geno's a legend..!!
 
Some thoughts on the game:
1. Altogether too much one on one; not much like UConn BB
2. KML had an off shooting night but defended, rebounded, assisted and fought like a tiger.
3. What stopped the first Austrailia run in the 1st quarter when they were ahead by 10 or more was Theresa Plaisance, who hit an outside shot and then repeatedly scored on the inside on the tough Aussie girl. Plaissance is a gamer.
4. Sims is an amazing one-on-one player; circus shot after circus shot
5. Bria was fine, ran some great breaks
6. Shoni never took her jacket off…why? second game. Doghouse?

Our guys played tough D, rebounded poorly (other posters above) but if they were more effective in the half-court they would have won easily. As it was; it was anyone's game at end after we blew through a huge lead.

Russia will be tough in front of a full house.
 
Russia will be a tough nut to crack with their size and immense home court advantage. Team USA will have to stay out of foul trouble and shoot better then they did against Australia.

Russia has won 181 Medals with Japan 2nd with 54 Medals. Link
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
Russia will be a tough nut to crack with their size and immense home court advantage. Team USA will have to stay out of foul trouble and shoot better then they did against Australia.

Russia has won 181 Medals with Japan 2nd with 54 Medals. Link
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Agree on both counts -
 
VAMike23 said:
Late in the game, announcer (American) called Tolo the best player on the floor - she is good/tough/big but to me Odyssey looked like the best player on the floor today and would be my POG as well.
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That announcer was Nels Hawkinson, someone I know slightly though Paradise Jam. He's the deputy director of our delegation, but I know him through running the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. For those who may have attended that event, he was the one who gave out the awards at the end of the event.
 
msf22b said:
Our guys played tough D, rebounded poorly (other posters above) but if they were more effective in the half-court they would have won easily. As it was; it was anyone's game at end after we blew through a huge lead.
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Was it really a tough D? They gave up 78 points. (honest question - I didn't see the game)
 
Bria looked like she was moving really well. That's very encouraging for this coming season. Sims played great but there is one thing I don't understand about her. She releases the ball so low in a lot of lay ups that I don't understand why her shots aren't blocked more often. Other than that, she sure can play.
 
Great block by KML at one point. In a game decided by a single point, just about every play ends up mattering.
 
HuskyNan said:
Was it really a tough D? They gave up 78 points. (honest question - I didn't see the game)
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I thought the D was uneven. Early in the game, the Aussies had our number, and were taking some uncontested or barely contested shots. We figured it out and got better, although, to be honest, we are incredibly fortunate that they also decided to miss some open shots.

There were some nice defensive plays, but I wouldn't call it, overall, an impressive defensive display.
 
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I'm surprised Tolo doesn't have more points. It felt like she was scoring at will. She had a nice step-through shot, that if Nels is correct, is a move allowed in international play but not in the NCAA (I think he suggested). That makes it difficult to defend, when a player makes a move you aren't used to because it isn't generally allowed.
 
Sheri wisely shortened her rotation and relied heavily on Bria, Odyssey and Kaleena. Ellenberg, Hooper and Plaisance gave some quality minutes and Bedford came through in the clutch.

The team defense was about what you would expect from players thrown together only a short time ago, which is to say it was not very good. Individually, the D was generally ok, but Harberts, to cite but one example, seemed over-matched by the taller and quicker Aussie forwards.

Grey's time on court was mercifully brief but Massengale's was regrettably too lengthy.

Sims is incredible but I wish she did a little less one-on-one.

I was proud of Bria and Kaleena and my heart stopped for a moment when Bria slipped on some dopey decal. Yikes!
 
Yeah congrats to the birthday girl, and she did have some nifty shots, but she had some ill-advised shots.
 
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