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Way too much emphasis.That one completely non counting game sure seems to be getting more emphasis than it deserves.
Way too much emphasis.That one completely non counting game sure seems to be getting more emphasis than it deserves.
Megan is such an awesome player. I am glad that she is balling out in these games.![]()
Puerto Rico vs Spain - Group Phase - Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 | FIBA.basketball
Witness the clash between Puerto Rico(PUR) and Spain (ESP) at Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024. Explore detailed box scores, game stats, captivating photos, and highlight videos capturing the best moments of the game. Group Phase (GPwww.fiba.basketball
Spain beats Puerto Rico 63-62. Another strong game for Gustafson in a tight battle. 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Nice to see Guirantes bounce back with a better game. Lead the team with 15 points.
Her evolution as a player since graduating has been impressive. Recall there was skepticism about her game translating at the pro level. Glad to see she has proved those naysayers wrong.Megan is such an awesome player. I am glad that she is balling out in these games.
I never got why folks were questioning her ability when she first got into the WNBA. Her first year with Dallas, she got something like 4-8 minutes a game. Maybe 2-4 shot attempts. Year 2, she barely played. I would have to go back and check some games on that one, but she is among the list of players that gets drafted, but they fall into the situation of solid player, but wrong team, wrong coach, and not the right fit by the team that drafted them.Her evolution as a player since graduating has been impressive. Recall there was skepticism about her game translating at the pro level. Glad to see she has proved those naysayers wrong.
The male commentator (who's knowledgeable and also very entertaining) referred to her as "Sunny G"Greinacher for Germany 3x3 team is a Gonzaga alum. She went by Sunny when she was state side.
Who knows? Maybe she's next.Snoop has to get himself a Katie Ledecky shirt now. After disappointment in the 400 free, she smoked the field in the 1500, and set an Olympic record despite the slow/shallow pool.
I heard this factoid on the radio while out shopping: Katie hasn't lost a 1500 race in 14 years. That's over half her life. I think that's longer than Edwin Moses's undefeated stretch in the 400 hurdles.
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She was moving like a tremendous machine!
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Watched the replay tonight (didn’t see it live) and read the comments here and I stand corrected about Hailey Van Lith. She’s not really the problem with the 3x3 team.Looks like 3x3 lost again--this time, to Azerbaijan!
Tip Hayes balled out!!!!!
As for Team USA's failures, we can blame Hailey Van Lith until we're all blue in the face. But Hailey Van Lith (and Cierra Burdick) won a world title last year with Cam Brink. Maybe we should start blaming the other two (especially the injury replacement)?
How much experience do those players have in 3x3?There needs to be some soul searching on how they put those teams together. Either the 3x3 is an afterthought or is the US truly trying to get the gold...i can think of at least 4 players who would have been great in this format (Arika, Paige, Clark and Juju) and better than who was sent. I understand that there was a limited pool of players to choose from because of the rules so the US needs to send teams on a regular basis to ensure enough good players are eligible.
I do think Paige played 3x3 for team USA with Katie Lou Samuelson a few years back. So not no experience, though its a moot point since none of those 4 players were eligible for Paris anyways.How much experience do those players have in 3x3?
Alisha Gray.
However. I wouldn't mind us going all college level (or NBA rookies) if we are not all worked up about winning gold.
As an oldtimer, I enjoyed the Olympics more when we were sending out amateurs to face the rest of the world in all sports. Nothing, to me, will ever compare to beating the Russians in hockey. We won a lot of mbb medals with college kids before "the dream team."
The team that was originally selected (with Brink) had 3 of the 4 players who won gold at the 3x3 World Cup last year. Losing Brink not only removed a key piece of the formula but has come at a huge cost in terms of chemistry. Hamby is doing her best as a last-minute replacement but the team has no cohesion. Rhyne Howard played catastrophically bad in the first 2 games and just doesn't have that hustle factor that 3x3 requires.There needs to be some soul searching on how they put those teams together. Either the 3x3 is an afterthought or is the US truly trying to get the gold...i can think of at least 4 players who would have been great in this format (Arika, Paige, Clark and Juju) and better than who was sent. I understand that there was a limited pool of players to choose from because of the rules so the US needs to send teams on a regular basis to ensure enough good players are eligible.