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oldude said:
In all honesty, I will be disappointed if Aaliyah is no better than she was as a freshman. IMO Aaliyah’s fitness level will far exceed that of her freshman season. She should be able to play longer, harder and with far greater effectiveness than ever before.
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I hope so. One of the overall disappointments for last year's team was their overall PER (player efficiency rating) numbers vs. the prior year. I remember comparing those after the first 6 games last year and the only player who had improved at that time from the prior year was Paige. Everyone else was worse not better, including Dorka vs. her Ohio State numbers. That was shocking almost beyond belief, to have close to a whole team of returnees and collectively not improve.

Uconn's scheduling had something to do with that, because as usual our schedule was front loaded with difficult games. I was comparing their PER numbers after 6 games vs. their whole season numbers from the prior year, and the easier part (our conference schedule) was still coming. As a result as we went thru the easier conference schedule most players improved, but the final season numbers still wound up worse than the prior year for everyone except for Nika who wound up a little better than the prior year. Paige's numbers because of playing games after the injury fell back below her prior season by year end.

I think expecting some improvement from returning players is quite normal, it doesn't always turn out that way, and if anything it should be even more so with a team returning just about everybody from the prior year. That is why I was so surprised by last year. This year we lose some players, but hopefully with quite a few returnees coming back we can see a significant bump from some of them.

Aaliyah might have the potential for the biggest increase, but if I was a betting man I like the odds of improvement from Azzi and Caroline a great deal, and believe Dorka playing full-time C in her second year with the program is a pretty good bet too.
 
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Early in the 3rd CAN leads 45-28. Quiet so far for Aaliyah. Day-Wilson with 0 points but has 3 assists and 3 rebounds. Russell leads all Canadians with 12.
 
USA (VCU) hanging tough. Canada leads 55-11 going into the fourth,

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Link to live box score for those who may not have it.

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cancontent said:
I bolded these words specifically because the physicality of several Canadian players hurt them yesterday. Ejim, Hanson and Te'Biasu all had 4 fouls which limited their time on the court. They can't afford to be without them against France tomorrow in my opinion. They also need Lattimore to crash the boards more. She needs to build up that toughness, especially for ACC conference play this upcoming season.

A little surprised Ejim struggled yesterday. She played well this past season, earning 6th woman of the year in the WCC conference. She also has a lot of international experience and should be familiar with FIBA rules. Hanson has always been aggressive to a fault. Te'Biasu's play should be interesting as she knows the team very well.

Once they changed up ball handling duties in the second half, Day-Wilson improved. Her shooting in the first half was atrocious, but it seemed like she was mainly looking for her shot and not moving the ball as much. Ball movement improved once it was split up between her, Pellington, Russell and Te'Biasu in the second half.
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Thanks about the feedback on the fouls .. I missed that. However how did they
collect so many fouls in so few minutes on the court? ( I did not have access to
the live game , so I missed the reason for the fouls.). So... I agree with you up to
a point. IMO if Canada does not have quality playing time from their bench,
and Aaliyah and the others primary scorers for Canada ( based on the first game
stats
cancontent said:
USA (VCU) hanging tough. Canada leads 55-11 going into the fourth,

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Link to live box score for those who may not have it.

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Thanks for the link to the box score, I could not get it. Can you do the same tomorrow evening?
( early in the game?? ) Thanks, Z
 
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Aaliyah coming alive in 4th Q. (but a few too many TO's)
 
Solid Double / Double by Aaliyah. 12 pts / 12 Rebounds
 
Zarathustra said:
Thanks about the feedback on the fouls .. I missed that. However how did they
collect so many fouls in so few minutes on the court? ( I did not have access to
the live game , so I missed the reason for the fouls.). So... I agree with you up to
a point. IMO if Canada does not have quality playing time from their bench,
and Aaliyah and the others primary scorers for Canada ( based on the first game
stats

Thanks for the link to the box score, I could not get it. Can you do the same tomorrow evening?
( early in the game?? ) Thanks, Z
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Will do.
 
Canada 78 USA 69 Aaliyah with another Double Double 12 points 12 rebounds
It was getting a little concerning when Canada did not make a field goal in
the last 2 minutes or so (?) and the USA made 5 ( or more ) consecutive free throws.
However, Aaliyah came through with a free throw at 1:25 minutes and Merisah
Russell sealed the deal with her final free throws. Interesting game, but
tomorrow night is the BIG ONE. Go Canada, go Aaliyah! Z
 
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Looking forward to the game against France. They put together a competitive roster.

Canada got more scoring from the bench which helped. I can't put my finger on why they can't pull away by a larger margin. On paper, their length should have been a larger factor than it seemed.
 
cancontent said:


Brief highlight clip from last night's game. At least YouTube is cooperating today.
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Great replay video, especially of Aaliyah on a phenomenal put back!!
Nice block by Phillipina Kyei ( 6'8" ) for Team Canada.
Note that USA outscored Team Canada in the second half 41 to 35. Nice
to have a cushion! Also very helpful that Team Canada had 5 players in
double figures. Of course Canada may not have won without that
87% free throw shooting 21 for 24!!. I loved the seven blocked shots.
Lastly, Canada having Virginia
Commonwealth's Canadian, playing for Canada!!, did not hurt. Ms.
S. Te-Biasu ,a guard, played 18:07 minutes against her VCU teammates,
getting 10 points and 3 rebounds ( two for two from the FT line)
How to beat France? Of course, outscore them, but also continue
with the multiple player offense, and " DEFENSE " : It seems to me that
France is " fast" and " quick".
 
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Zarathustra said:
Great replay video, especially of Aaliyah on a phenomenal put back!!
Nice block by Phillipina Kyei ( 6'8" ) for Team Canada.
Note that USA outscored Team Canada in the second half 41 to 35. Nice
to have a cushion! Also very helpful that Team Canada had 5 players in
double figures. Of course Canada may not have won without that
87% free throw shooting 21 for 24!!. I loved the seven blocked shots.
Lastly, Canada having Virginia
Commonwealth's Canadian, playing for Canada!!, did not hurt. Ms.
S. Te-Biasu ,a guard, played 18:07 minutes against her VCU teammates,
getting 10 points and 3 rebounds ( two for two from the FT line)
How to beat France? Of course, outscore them, but also continue
with the multiple player offense, and " DEFENSE " : It seems to me that
France is " fast" and " quick".
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Should be a good wake up call. Play like that against FR, they will not win
 
Zarathustra said:
Great replay video, especially of Aaliyah on a phenomenal put back!!
Nice block by Phillipina Kyei ( 6'8" ) for Team Canada.
Note that USA outscored Team Canada in the second half 41 to 35. Nice
to have a cushion! Also very helpful that Team Canada had 5 players in
double figures. Of course Canada may not have won without that
87% free throw shooting 21 for 24!!. I loved the seven blocked shots.
Lastly, Canada having Virginia
Commonwealth's Canadian, playing for Canada!!, did not hurt. Ms.
S. Te-Biasu ,a guard, played 18:07 minutes against her VCU teammates,
getting 10 points and 3 rebounds ( two for two from the FT line)
How to beat France? Of course, outscore them, but also continue
with the multiple player offense, and " DEFENSE " : It seems to me that
France is " fast" and " quick".
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Very true, however her soon to be team mate, Mary Asare held her own against Canada last night too. A freshman who has done most of her "training" with VCU via Zoom because she was competing at U18 America's.

VCU will have a very entertaining guard tandem with those two.

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After two games Canada's offensive average 71.5 ppg Defensive average 61 ppg MOV 10.5
France's offensive average 60.5 ppg Defensive average 38 ppg MOV 22.5
rebound average: Canada 52.5 France 42.5 + 10 for Canada
turnovers: Canada 15.5 France 24.5 + 9 better than France
so. good offense beats good defense?? or vice versa ... I put my bets on Canada's fewer turnovers
and Canada's better rebounding. But let the game begin !!( in 10 minutes ) That is why they play
the game. ! Go Aaliyah, go Day Wilson, Oh, Canada!!
 
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Box Score link online. Tip off at 6:10 EST.
 
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Aaliyah after a slow start comes alive near end of 1Q. Double Double watch. 9pts and 4 Rebounds (3 Off)
 
Thanks again for the link to the stats and Play by Play!
Nice start for Aaliyah. Canada rules the " boards" 14 -4
and 50 % from 3 point land. France no three pointers yet
And Phillipina Eyei with her first points of the tournament ONE !
Three periods to go!
 
Half time Canada 41 - France 28 Aaliyah, please don't get that third foul!
The game so far seems to be 1) Canada outrebounding France 28 - 11
and 2) Canada hitting their 3 point shots 5 of 12 with France making one of six.
Canada slowed down offensively when Aaliyah went to the bench at 2:44 remaining
of the second quarter. Canada only made free throws after that. Two Periods to go!
Russell with 12 points Aaliyah with 11
 
Aaliyah leads all players with 15 points and adds 6 rebounds
 
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