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USA Wins 20-16 in a Tough Physical Game. They remain undefeated and beat previously unbeaten Russia
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
USA Wins 20-16 in a Tough Physical Game. They remain undefeated and beat previously unbeaten Russia
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China may be a good test. Dismantled France 20-13 in game prior. There post is pretty big and somewhat skillful.
 
The Russian team is very tough, and experienced in 3x3. US had trouble early defending the off-ball screening action and also got beat in some quick transitions. Russia had the hot hand in Kozik and led for about 6 minutes before the US pulled ahead for good.

Gray and Dolson were the stars in this game. Gray had a ton of rebounds and several great defensive plays. Stef was unstoppable when she could go to work 1x1 on a defender. Plum had some nice drives but was ice cold from outside. Young had a couple nice finishes at the rim and I thought was solid on defense.
 
I've watched all 4 games. I think I can safely say, at this point, that Dolson has been the most consistent performer and probably MVP.
 
Finally able to catch a glimpse of a game! Team USA looked sharp down the stretch. Once Plum is locked in, nobody stopping Team USA. Dolson is built for this style of game. Her fundamentals are perfect. Team USA has a solid squad.
 
I hope Kara explains to Plum that those silly 3 (2) pt efforts to finish the game using no time makes no sense when all you have to do is run the clock out and force them to foul you. Might have given them some life at the end. It seems to be a common disease in 3 x 3 to try to finish the game with a deep 2 pt shot.
 
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eebmg said:
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China may be a good test. Dismantled France 20-13 in game prior. There post is pretty big and somewhat skillful.
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Chiina will probably be a good test but not because they beat France. France has underachieved in this tournament as they have already lost three games. I don't see France coming out of the quarter finals to reach the semi-finals. However, who knows as this is a competitive tournament. The China game will be important as Team USA wants to be the overall #1 Seed and be a lock for a Semi-Final Game.. The Japan vs China Game is also an important game as the loser will most likely have to play in one of the play-in games.
 
eebmg said:
I hope Kara explains to Plum that those silly 3 (2) pt efforts to finish the game using no time makes no sense when all you have to do is run the clock out and force them to foul you. Might have given them some life at the end. It seems to be a common disease in 3 x 3 to try to finish the game with a deep 2 pt shot.
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I don't know if it is the case in the Olympics, but in the qualifiers, in Europe, total points were a factor for tie breaking purposes. Thus those last second three/two point attempts are not looked down on. In a one or two point game you don't do it, but a 4 point game differential, as was the case in the US v ROC game, you might.
 
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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I hate to say it, but I think Diamond Deshields would have been a better choice. Bigger, stronger, more athletic than Young, but also with a competent 3 point shot.

I couldn't find the list of the pool they had to choose from. Obviously Lou was the best choice, but her bad luck took her off the team. On UCONN's current team, a player like Poffenbarger or Ducharme would have been a great choice as well (obviously not nearly experienced or talented enough at this point), but a player 6'2" or 6'3" with a Lou-type game.

Dolson and Gray are the 2 best on the team so far, but I think Plum is a great choice too. They all bring something different and complement each other well.
 
EricLA said:
I hate to say it, but I think Diamond Deshields would have been a better choice. Bigger, stronger, more athletic than Young, but also with a competent 3 point shot.

I couldn't find the list of the pool they had to choose from. Obviously Lou was the best choice, but her bad luck took her off the team. On UCONN's current team, a player like Poffenbarger or Ducharme would have been a great choice as well (obviously not nearly experienced or talented enough at this point), but a player 6'2" or 6'3" with a Lou-type game.

Dolson and Gray are the 2 best on the team so far, but I think Plum is a great choice too. They all bring something different and complement each other well.
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Diamond Deshields has regressed. She is athletic but her three pt shooting this year is horrendous. She is not a team player.
 
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EricLA said:
I hate to say it, but I think Diamond Deshields would have been a better choice. Bigger, stronger, more athletic than Young, but also with a competent 3 point shot.
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I don't believe DeShields was eligible. Of the players mentioned in this tweet, I think Young was the best choice as a plug-and-play last-second replacement.

 
eebmg said:
I hope Kara explains to Plum that those silly 3 (2) pt efforts to finish the game using no time makes no sense when all you have to do is run the clock out and force them to foul you. Might have given them some life at the end. It seems to be a common disease in 3 x 3 to try to finish the game with a deep 2 pt shot.
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I believe they shoot 3's (earns 2 points), when they have a score of 20 in a 21 point game is, because the tie breaker is total points scored. I know for the last few 3×3 international competitions, that the USA team has participated in, they routinely shot a 3 when they were sitting at 20.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Saw a delay of the Mongolia game. Plum hit a couple behind the arc and had a couple nice drives, but she had some horrible shots. One wide open 3 was an airball and was way off line, another 3 from the corner hit the side of the backboard. Ouch.

Yeah, Young clearly hasn't gotten the hang of 3X3 ball so far. I would think she'd be able to drive at will for layups or pull up 5-10 footers.

Reffing is very relaxed. I saw all kinds of traveling that wasn't called, fouls had to be really egregious. Steff stepped on the sideline trying to save a long rebound, no call. On one jump ball, one of the Mongolia players was standing behind Plum, had her in a bear hug the whole time the loose ball scrum was going on. That's a whole lot of contact for no foul call. To their credit the players kept the complaining to a minimum, just played ball.
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I think Young is the only other professional that had enough points to be able to participate and it had been a little bit because she wasn't on the core team to qualify. I think she'll get the hang of it again quickly enough - it's a tough situation.

The reffing is interesting - wayyyy relaxed in 3 on 3 but I like it. Keeps the pace of play fast. I noticed one thing in the men's game last night - the level of physicality allowed probably takes some getting used to. These are obviously great players but the NBA rules (compared to international) allows them to put up some of the gaudy numbers they do. I think it's less of a problem in the women's game because our players are used to playing overseas with that level of physicality. D will thrive. :)
 
Plebe said:
I don't believe DeShields was eligible. Of the players mentioned in this tweet, I think Young was the best choice as a plug-and-play last-second replacement.

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Thanks for sharing this. I knew the other possible options were limited but I couldn't recall who. I'm surprised there were that many and agree entirely that Young was the best choice.
 
clbabson said:
Thanks for sharing this. I knew the other possible options were limited but I couldn't recall who. I'm surprised there were that many and agree entirely that Young was the best choice.
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Plus she was in Vegas where they were holding training camp. Since it was a last minute deal we were lucky to have her.
 
Why not choice Tiffany Hayes to replace KLS? Just one thought :).
 
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When Dolson plays in an offense with great spacing...it just emphasizes her talent. Haven't seen a big this effective with passing and screening in a long time.
 
Very competitive game with ROC. I thought Gray and Dolson were the difference makers today. Seems Gray and Plum alternate games as high scorer but today Gray had a few defensive stops and some clutch baskets down the stretch as well. I think Young has been a liability on defense so far.
 
Husky fanatic said:
Very competitive game with ROC. I thought Gray and Dolson were the difference makers today. Seems Gray and Plum alternate games as high scorer but today Gray had a few defensive stops and some clutch baskets down the stretch as well. I think Young has been a liability on defense so far.
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Young is a good defender. She just hasn't played enough with the core. Now...Allisha Gray impresses the heck out of me. Just a quiet assassin. And her progression from SC to now...is remarkable.
 
U.S. women's basketball 3x3 team improves to 4-0 at Tokyo Olympics after late rally past ROC (espn.com)

"They're a really good team, and they've been playing together as you can see," Plum said of the ROC team. "They make a lot of really good reads. So I'm just proud of the way we battled. We could have gotten down on ourselves when we got down early, but we didn't, and we got the win."

"It's great that we played a team like Russia early and had that type of game now, rather than not having it until the semifinals or in the gold medal game," Gray said. "So I think that was a good test for us. It tested our mentality, and we were strong and pulled it out."
 
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Allisha’ s always been a silent assassin. She’s so even keeled that you forget how skilled she is and her rebounding has always set her apart from other guards. Her winning ROY was no fluke. Like most pros, she has continued to progress.
 
Plebe said:
Monday:
vs. Italy at 4:55 a.m. ET
vs. China at 8:00 a.m. ET

olympics.com

Tokyo 2020 3x3 Basketball - Olympic Results by Discipline

Official 3x3 Basketball results from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.
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Some conflict with Canada ./ Serbia 5 x 5. 4:20 a.m and also Japan / France 9 a.m.
 
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