OT: Link to Schedule for Aaliyah Edwards, U23 Canadian National Team "GlobLJam" July 2022

[eebmg]

Aaliyah must have seen Ice Brady's performance. Challenge accepted.

 

[Zarathustra]

It's the 4th Quarter Canada up First Quarter Belgium 20 Canada 13
Second Quarter Belgium 9 Canada 19 ( half time Canada 32 - 29 )
Third Quarter Canada 16 Belgium 15 ( 48 to 44 Canada )
Leading Scorer for Canada: Aaliyah, etc, etc. Back to the Play by Play
Follow it on the GlobLJAM web page , go to the schedule and click on Box
Score, from there you can get the PLAY BY PLAY like in other FIBA games. Z
Please keep sending those Video replays! Great Block by Aaliyah!!

 

[cancontent]

Aaliyah must have seen Ice Brady's performance. Challenge accepted.

It was an impressive performance. It's the style of play UConn fans are hoping to see next season in my opinion. I would recommend keeping an eye out on Sportsnets' site for highlights. I'll do my best to update when I see them too.

 

[UConnCat]

Day-Wilson is going to score or know the reason why.

 

[cancontent]

FIBA LiveStats

Canada Basketball Federation, 2022, Check out the full statistics here

fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com

Final box score from the game

 

[Zarathustra]

NICE! Fourth Quarter Canada 17 Belgium 9 Final Score 65 to 53 CANADA
A. Edwards: 30:21 minutes 22 points 12 rebounds 2 blocks 1 ? steal
2 assists 3 fouls 3 turnovers 7/9 on 2 point shots
0/0 on 3 point free throws 8 / 11
See you again tomorrow, Aaliyah, nice game. Z

 

[eebmg]

Did Aaliyah eat a stack of Belgian Waffles today ? Just ate them alive. Value Index=31

 

[cancontent]

Did Aaliyah eat a stack of Belgian Waffles today ? Just ate them alive. Value Index=31

The irony is that there's a pancake house across the street from the arena. It's totally possible

 

[Latecomer]

I saw the game and Aaliyha was just as impressive as the stats suggest. The best I've seen her yet. Great defense, solid scoring, relentless energy and contributed everywhere. Canada could easily have lost this game without her.

 

[Carnac]

It was an impressive performance. It's the style of play UConn fans are hoping to see next season in my opinion. I would recommend keeping an eye out on Sportsnets' site for highlights. I'll do my best to update when I see them too.

Please do!! Your efforts in this matter are truly appreciated.

 

[Alydar]

She committed 3 fouls and was fouled 8 times.

 

[Mdoggie]

Aaliyah must have seen Ice Brady's performance. Challenge accepted.

No Aaliyah must know how a UConn Junior must play, so it has begun.

 

[Argonaut]

 

[Zarathustra]

Post-game interview with Aaliyah Edwards on: www.sportsnet.ca/basketball
"Edwards Leads Canada women to win over Belgium..."
In the interview Aaliyah comments that she would love to see Canada
win the tournament on her 'Birthday Weekend" (this weekend coming up)>
Of Note Phillipina Kyei, 6'8" Canadian took her citizenship oath on
July 4th to be eligible to play in the game. She is from Ghana. Her
name is pronounced " CHAY". The citizenship progress on July 4th
included the Oath of Citizenship and singing " O Canada". Her coaches
and some teammates were there to help and celebrate. The oath
was done by way of "ZOOM". I guess they wanted her to play!!
You have to be a citizen to play on the National team! Z

 

[eebmg]

Globl Jam gives young Canadian Olympians a chance to be leaders with under-23s

Edwards paces Canada against Belgium with 22 points, 12 rebounds

www.thestar.com

I like how Aaliyah is taking the leadership role of the Canadian Team seriously.

“It’s very important,” Edwards said of the expanded role. “Having the experience with the women’s national team, I had a lot of mentors. All my big sisters carrying me up to that level, they’re now moving on with their professional careers, so for me to be able to step up is what Coach has been harping on, to be a leader and guide the next generation, for sure.”

Aaliyah is the player most likely to really mentor Ayanna since the physicality of their play is so similar. Ice may be mentored more by Dorka since I think there is more similarity there

 

[eebmg]

Better SportsNet article with embedded videos of

1) Aaliyah Interview
2) Highlights. Not as much Aaliyah as I would have liked but check out the last play where she runs a cut at full speed from half court to the basket. Geno must have liked that one. And the block of course

www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/article/edwards-leads-canadian-women-to-win-over-belgium-in-globl-jam-opener/

 

[cancontent]

I saw the game and Aaliyha was just as impressive as the stats suggest. The best I've seen her yet. Great defense, solid scoring, relentless energy and contributed everywhere. Canada could easily have lost this game without her.

She was the difference for them in the first half and helped them close out the 4th. Without her 12 points, they would have been losing. I would say they wouldn't have won this game at all without her.

I know Belgium can compete, but with this roster, on paper I had expected more. Hopefully it was just one game with the jitters.

 

[JellyBean]

Loving that stat line. Way to go, Aaliyah!!

 

[eebmg]

Actually saw this prophetic analysis of Aaliyah's game for the Canadian Team just prior to Belgium.

www.sportsnet.ca/video/makes-aaliyah-edwards-potential-star-team-canada/

 

[oldude]

One of the things I am always keenly interested in for any UConn player from one season to the next is how they look physically. Basically, are they fitter and stronger?

Aaliyah has dramatically improved her overall fitness level. From the video excerpts it’s clear that Aaliyah is leaner, stronger, quicker and runs the court better. One more reason to be really, really, really excited about the upcoming season at UConn.

 

[HuskyNan]

FIBA LiveStats

Canada Basketball Federation, 2022, Check out the full statistics here

fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com

Final box score from the game

Wowza! Bring that stuff back home, Aaliyah. Field goal % of 77% (7-9) will keep the nattering nabobs of negativity stifled (one can hope, anyway)

 

[cancontent]

Wowza! Bring that stuff back home, Aaliyah. Field goal % of 77% (7-9) will keep the nattering nabobs of negativity stifled (one can hope, anyway)

Love this.................I'll be using this a lot

 

[cancontent]

Watching France vs Belgium. France up by 21 points in the 4th. Belgium is dealing with a shorter turnaround, having played in the evening, but the point differential compared to the game last night is a little shocking.

 

[eebmg]

Watching France vs Belgium. France up by 21 points in the 4th. Belgium is dealing with a shorter turnaround, having played in the evening, but the point differential compared to the game last night is a little shocking.

Boxscore 59-32 France

FIBA LiveStats

Canada Basketball Federation, 2022, Check out the full statistics here

fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com

 

[oldhusky]

One of the things I am always keenly interested in for any UConn player from one season to the next is how they look physically. Basically, are they fitter and stronger?

Aaliyah has dramatically improved her overall fitness level. From the video excerpts it’s clear that Aaliyah is leaner, stronger, quicker and runs the court better. One more reason to be really, really, really excited about the upcoming season at UConn.

I agree with the assessment, and the importance of fitness for Aaliyah. She was not the same player last year, even at the tail end of the season, where she was better than early in the season, but still nowhere near her freshmen year. It appears from the physical look and early results she is moving towards the freshmen version of Aaliyah not last year's, which by itself could result in a major improvement for the team.

I was in the wait and see camp as to which version we would get this year, hoping she would recapture freshmen Aaliyah conditioning and performance, but certainly not considering that a given because of what happened last year. This is obviously a very encouraging sign.