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

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.
 
cancontent said:
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.
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Please do!! Your efforts in this matter are truly appreciated. :cool:
 
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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
 
www.thestar.com

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

Edwards paces Canada against Belgium with 22 points, 12 rebounds
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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
 
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Latecomer said:
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.
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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.
 
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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 said:
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)
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Love this.................I'll be using this a lot ;)
 
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.
 
cancontent said:
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.
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Boxscore 59-32 France

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FIBA LiveStats

Canada Basketball Federation, 2022, Check out the full statistics here
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oldude said:
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.
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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.
 
oldhuskie said:
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.
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How is this for fitness

 
oldhuskie said:
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.
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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.
 
I think we will see the positive influence of Andrea Hudy in full display during the 2022-2023 season.

Not just Aaliyah, but certainly including her. She looks great.

A lot of them do. They are owning the weight room and also just taking better care of themselves.
 
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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Last night's game shows signs of improvement, especially her outside shooting. No hesitation from the FT line range when she had a shot. Shot arc looks a lot better too.
 
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It remains to be seen, but... IMO, Canada's opposition will be France. the French
ladies had 35 bench points i.e., less tired, more bench strength? for tomorrow's game
), France also had
18 fast break points and caused 34 (!!) Belgium turnovers. Belgium might have
had the short turnaround time mentioned in the earlier post but the Belgium team was more
competitive against Canada than against the French.
Canada hopefully can handle Virginia Commonwealth easily. Aaliyah and
the other starters will then get some extra rest (as well as the Canada bench getting some important
playing time). So .. will the physicality of Aaliyah (and other Canadians) and the strong
PG play of Day-Wilson (Duke) be enough? Remember only 5 of Canada's players scored in
the first game!! Seven players with ZERO points. Many things to think about in this
evenings game against USA's VCU. I would love to see a low scoring Canada/Aaliyah if
it helps Canada's chances against France tomorrow. Different opinions?? Z
 
Zarathustra said:
It remains to be seen, but... IMO, Canada's opposition will be France. the French
ladies had 35 bench points i.e., less tired, more bench strength? for tomorrow's game
), France also had
18 fast break points and caused 34 (!!) Belgium turnovers. Belgium might have
had the short turnaround time mentioned in the earlier post but the Belgium team was more
competitive against Canada than against the French.
Canada hopefully can handle Virginia Commonwealth easily. Aaliyah and
the other starters will then get some extra rest (as well as the Canada bench getting some important
playing time). So .. will the physicality of Aaliyah (and other Canadians) and the strong
PG play of Day-Wilson (Duke) be enough? Remember only 5 of Canada's players scored in
the first game!! Seven players with ZERO points. Many things to think about in this
evenings game against USA's VCU. I would love to see a low scoring Canada/Aaliyah if
it helps Canada's chances against France tomorrow. Different opinions?? Z
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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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