Thanks. Interesting that Hall did not make the all-tournament team while Perkins and Lehmann did. Hall was Australia's leading scorer but the other 2 players also averaged double figures and had more assists/game. UConn assistant Valley has also started following Perkins on IG.
She injured her ankle early in the final group game and missed the semi final the following game.
One thing people might not realise, bigs dominate outside of the USA at jnr level.
When they get to the ncaa, most struggle.
In Aus, post players will dominate against much smaller opponents, Australia does not produce post players in abundance, it’s rare to see more than 4-5 6’3-6’4s over 2 age groups in the whole country. oceania teams are small, so too Asian teams. Most opponents have centres that are barely 5’11. The only country with comparable size is China.
A good example is Juffermans, the current u19 centre who has dominated at every level until now where she is facing the likes of spains Awa Fam and Canadas Toby Fournier Etc.
Looking into europe with silva and others, got to be wary as skill they show in regional champs are less likely to transfer over to the ncaa.