The 3 v 3 challenge was interesting to say the least... without Howard it was tough for that group
Agree with you both.Allisha Gray with a coming out party tonight. Skills Challenge and 3 point shooting competition champion. First to ever pull off the double. Also got to exhibit how much of a lovable sweetheart that she is.
She should be headed to Paris on that USA 3x3 team to repeat the gold but, oh well.
Hailey Van Lith certainly isn’t a bad 3v3 player, she has a lot of experience with team USA (which is why I think she got selected) but there were def some players on the U23 team that impressed me much more, Mikaylah Williams looked pretty good for me.Agree with you both.
Can someone please explain to me why (other than that she's been on some previous 3x3 teams) how Van Lith is on our USA team? There have to be plenty of others who'd bring more to it than she does. I've never understood the Van Lith allure that so captivates media.
Just speculating, but maybe 3 on 3 had an earlier roster deadline? So all the WNBA players who felt like they had a shot at the full team passed, and Hailey Van Lith was chosen for experience over those available. Only way it makes anything close to sense for me.Agree with you both.
Can someone please explain to me why (other than that she's been on some previous 3x3 teams) how Van Lith is on our USA team? There have to be plenty of others who'd bring more to it than she does. I've never understood the Van Lith allure that so captivates media.
This was discussed in a different thread when the teams were announced. There is a points system used and her totals ranked among the highest this year. Also believe athletes had to participate as part of the FIBA 3X3 circuit as well. Can't recall whether Gray did the last few years.Agree with you both.
Can someone please explain to me why (other than that she's been on some previous 3x3 teams) how Van Lith is on our USA team? There have to be plenty of others who'd bring more to it than she does. I've never understood the Van Lith allure that so captivates media.
Hasn't the team been announced for some time? The only change was Hamby for Brink due to the injury.Just speculating, but maybe 3 on 3 had an earlier roster deadline? So all the WNBA players who felt like they had a shot at the full team passed, and Hailey Van Lith was chosen for experience over those available. Only way it makes anything close to sense for me.
Regardless, Team USA should probably announce the full squad before choosing 3 on 3 from whoever is left. Hold off on submitting officially til the last day for injuries, but let everyone know so the 3 on 3 program and players can have full information. I would have loved to see Boston and CC in 3s after missing out on the full team.
Gray was eligible as she participated in the 3x3 tournament at the HOF in Springfield on the 2nd American entry team called “Springfield”. They only won one game while 1st entry USA won it and they’re the team representing inthe Olympics with Hamby moving up from the Springfield team replacing Brink.This was discussed in a different thread when the teams were announced. There is a points system used and her totals ranked among the highest this year. Also believe athletes had to participate as part of the FIBA 3X3 circuit as well. Can't recall whether Gray did the last few years.