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US 3 x 3 had 2 really tough games wuth Italy and China. Got through them. The China game was particularly difficult . Tied at 19, Kelsey Plum hits a clutch 2pt shot to win 21-19.

On the 5 x 5 circuit, Canada loses to Serbia. 72-68. Looks like AE is not going to get any meaningful (if any) minutes. Kia started out ice cold but got going a little bit in the 2nd half but the 3 pt shooting just will not cut it.
 
Extremely tough, physical, choppy game against China. Dolson didn't do as much scoring in this game, but she made a couple key plays in crunch time. Gray was again fantastic down the stretch, including a couple of huge blocks. Young starting to contribute a little more to the offense. Plum had a stellar game; her shooting (10 points) kept the US in it throughout and, of course, she splashed the game-winner.
 
Plebe said:
Extremely tough, physical, choppy game against China. Dolson didn't do as much scoring in this game, but she made a couple key plays in crunch time. Gray was again fantastic down the stretch, including a couple of huge blocks. Young starting to contribute a little more to the offense. Plum had a stellar game; her shooting (10 points) kept the US in it throughout and, of course, she splashed the game-winner.
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Stephanie looked pretty tired and played off on defense too much to cover the pass imo instead of being big and disrupting the passing lanes from the passer. Maybe Plum and Gray can beeline to the 5 x 5 later. ;)
 
Kelsey Plum looking very much like the player that nobody could stop in college when she lead the nation in scoring at 32 ppg, shooting 53% from the floor and 43% from deep.
 
eebmg said:
Stephanie looked pretty tired and played off on defense too much to cover the pass imo instead of being big and disrupting the passing lanes from the passer. Maybe Plum and Gray can beeline to the 5 x 5 later. ;)
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She had to chase down a number of quick smaller players in the earlier Italy game. Not much recovery time between the two games.
 
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oldude said:
Kelsey Plum looking very much like the player that nobody could stop in college when she lead the nation in scoring at 32 ppg, shooting 53% from the floor and 43% from deep.
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It's incredible that she tore her achilles just last year. This 3x3 game is very physically demanding. How she and Stewie have both been able to rehab so quickly, and are seemingly in better shape than ever, is just astounding.
 
At 6-0, the US is assured of the best overall record in pool play, which earns them a bye to the semifinals. There is one more pool game against a good Japan team that is tied with a number of teams in 2nd place at 4-2.
 
ochoopsfan said:
3 x 3, Individual Stats Leaders, all teams, through 6 games played(pdf format)

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Thanks for sharing this. Some very interesting tidbits.

Some of Allisha Gray's numbers are off the charts! She's far and away leading all players in both blocks and defensive rebounds, and she's tied with the Italian spark plug D Alie for scoring leader.

Dolson leads all players in shooting efficiency (Gray is a close 2nd). I have no idea how they calculate "player value" and "shooting value", but whatever it is, Gray is leading in "player value" by a wide margin (Dolson is #5, Plum #6), while Plum leads in "shooting value" (Gray is #3, Dolson #4).

Plum and Dolson lead all players in 1-point shooting %. One bit of weakness for the US is 2-point shooting %: only Gray (#3) is in the top 10.
 
Looking for replay of womens 3x3 games against China. Cannot find it. Found the games against Italy. Watching looks like th USA has lost ot's outside shooting touch.
 
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rt bb fan said:
Looking for replay of womens 3x3 games against China. Cannot find it. Found the games against Italy. Watching looks like th USA has lost ot's outside shooting touch.
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Go to session 12. It's the first game of the session.

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rt bb fan said:
Looking for replay of womens 3x3 games against China. Cannot find it. Found the games against Italy. Watching looks like th USA has lost ot's outside shooting touch.
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Diana ready to go for first game


Taurasi says she's ready to go for Team USA opener | Sports | journalinquirer.com


“Getting here to Tokyo was huge knowing we would have these six days on the court and go through the progression that you need when you haven’t been on the court for two-and-a-half, three weeks,” Taurasi said. “The last two days I’ve done pretty much all the things that I need to do to be back on the court. I’ll be ready tomorrow and for as many minutes as Dawn needs I'll be there.”
 
Others have mentioned this too, but I'm really impressed with Alisha Gray. I know she's good but she is bringing it with all facets - scoring, rebounding, great defense. The starters really do play very well together. Not knocking Young at all - nothing she can do about the situation - the others have been playing together longer. Can't wait to watch 5x5!!

Also, if you have any sort of cable provider or YouTube TV, you can likely watch the games through the NBC Sports app. I've found it a bit easier to navigate and find what I'm looking for.
 
clbabson said:
Others have mentioned this too, but I'm really impressed with Alisha Gray. I know she's good but she is bringing it with all facets - scoring, rebounding, great defense. The starters really do play very well together. Not knocking Young at all - nothing she can do about the situation - the others have been playing together longer. Can't wait to watch 5x5!!

Also, if you have any sort of cable provider or YouTube TV, you can likely watch the games through the NBC Sports app. I've found it a bit easier to navigate and find what I'm looking for.
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Agreed. Dolson and Plum have of course been great and instrumental (in different ways) in the team's success, but Gray has my vote for MVP.

Young is doing about as well as one can expect. Very tough situation to try to join a team at the last minute.

They are still having some significant trouble defending the high ball screen. China scored quite of a few of their buckets on the slip by the screener and also got some 2-pointers by getting the on-ball defender hung up on the re-screen.
 
Have to wonder if China had taken more 1 point attempts instead of the 12 Two Point Shot attempts they might have upset Team USA. They shot 65% for their 1 point shot attempts and 33% ( 4-12) for 2 point shot attempts. Team USA shot 54% on their 1 point shot attempts and were 2-2 on 2 point shot attempts. Team USA did control the boards outrebounding China 18-9.
 
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Just happy that they escaped!!!! China was leading 19-18 when Plum's dagger 3 sealed the deal!!! Too closed for comfort!!! Covid killed Samuelson's olympic dream. Life is cruel sometimes.
 
US beat China 21 - 19. Nice done, Plum 2 pts shot wins the game at end.
 
Plebe said:
I just watched the France game on replay. It was a close game until about 3 minutes left. France could not get their outside shots to fall.

FWIW I think Young is a great choice for the replacement among the players that were available. In 3x3 you need someone with a motor, versatile on offense and a tenacious defender, and she ticks all those boxes. Aside from the matchup problems when Stef goes out of the game, I like the roster. Jackie will get more comfortable with each game, and it can't hurt that she's Plum's teammate on the Aces.
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Jackie Young is the weak player on this team....she can't guard bigger players in the post and she doesn't shoot outside the arc...KLS is really missed.
 
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Just happy that they escaped!!!! China was leading 19-18 when Plum's dagger 3 sealed the deal!!! Too closed for comfort!!! Covid killed Samuelson's olympic dream. Life is cruel sometimes.
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Kaizen said:
US beat China 21 - 19. Nice done, Plum 2 pts shot wins the game at end.
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Warbler -- Just for clarification, a shot taken "outside" of the line is not worth three points in the 3x3 game: it's a two-pointer (shots inside the arc are worth one point)). The score was tied 19-19 when Kelsey took the jumper that sealed the deal. That said, it was a dagger and she stepped up to nail it.al

China has some tall players on that team and it was back and forth. However, some dibs to both Alisha and Jackie for pokling/grabbing at the ball when China's taller players would bring it down "under" their shoulders. Used their quick hands to pull it away.

Jackie is getting assimilated into the team, all while playing in, well, the Olympics. As Plebe has noted, tough situation for anyone. In this case, She'll continue to integrate as the U.S. enters the knock-out stages. So far, so good: Plum was rock solid+ today.
 
Kaizen said:
Why not choice Tiffany Hayes to replace KLS? Just one thought :).
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Just for the sake [Rice wine in Japan] of controversy, Pheesa to 3x3, and put in 'Nika Ogwumike for 5x5....
 
LOL. Thanks, I just downloaded the 3x3 rules pdf and am now up to date on the scoring for 3x3 bb. I did watch the whole game though. Was it 10 minutes and 21 points a game?
 
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Happydad745 said:
Jackie Young is the weak player on this team....she can't guard bigger players in the post and she doesn't shoot outside the arc...KLS is really missed.
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To be fair, KLS struggled a great deal on offense in the Olympic qualifying tournament in May (see stats below), where an objective observer might well have deemed her the "weak player" of the team.

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FIRST FIBA 3x3 OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FOR WOMEN -- 2021

May 26-30, 2021 • Graz, Austria The USA finished 6-0 at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament from May 26-30 in Graz, Austria, and, most importantly, qualified the USA to compete in the inaugural Olympic 3x3 competition. 2021 USA RESULTS (6-0) ...
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I'm NOT saying she's not missed, because of course she is. As Kara tweeted, they don't get to the Olympics without her. Just a sucky situation with the COVID monster catching her just prior to departure.

Jackie sometimes gets caught in a mismatch guarding a taller player down low, but all in all her defense against guards and forwards is quite good.
 
Plebe said:
To be fair, KLS struggled a great deal on offense in the Olympic qualifying tournament in May (see stats below), where an objective observer might well have deemed her the "weak player" of the team.

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www.usab.com

FIRST FIBA 3x3 OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FOR WOMEN -- 2021

May 26-30, 2021 • Graz, Austria The USA finished 6-0 at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament from May 26-30 in Graz, Austria, and, most importantly, qualified the USA to compete in the inaugural Olympic 3x3 competition. 2021 USA RESULTS (6-0) ...
www.usab.com www.usab.com

I'm NOT saying she's not missed, because of course she is. As Kara tweeted, they don't get to the Olympics without her. Just a sucky situation with the COVID monster catching her just prior to departure.

Jackie sometimes gets caught in a mismatch guarding a taller player down low, but all in all her defense against guards and forwards is quite good.
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KLS shot .538 inside the arc. Young is shooting .409 inside the arc
KLS shot 5 for 19 from outside the arc--Not Good. Young hasnt taken a shot outside the arc--that is Horrible, for a non big in 3x3.
KLS scored 22 points in the 6 games. Young has scored 11.

Samuelson had 22 rebounds in the 6 games, Young has 13 rebounds in her 6 games.

Somebody has to be the 4th player on the team in the stats. I would rather have KLS, as her dribbling and passing are far better than Young.
That being said, Young did step into a tough spot.
 
Kelsey Plum will likely be our next Olympic point guard. She played great against China and is a major scoring threat.
 
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