Reminder: Team USA game - 5:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN2

[MilfordHusky]

Angel is in, for the first time I think?

Yep. Angel sighting at 1:20 of the 3rd. Very late.

She nearly gets a steal or two, but her player drives by her.

 

[UConnChapette]

Classic Maya finger roll!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Maya with a steal, extension, and patented finger roll. The crowd goes "Ooooh!"

Another for MM.

 

[cardfan]

Classic Maya finger roll!

sweet!

 

[Icebear]

Tina playing like she's at UConn .... Not finishing on the inside.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Maya with a steal, extension, and patented finger roll. The crowd goes "Ooooh!"

Another for MM.

Love that move!

 

[cardfan]

I agree with that. It is just her tone that drives me nuts.

I've read fur in bears' ears causes sensitive hearing....

 

[speedoo]

Angel doing her thing, very disruptive on D and an ankle breaker drive with an assist to Big Syl.

 

[VAMike23]

Tina playing like she's at UConn .... Not finishing on the inside.

she is playing hard but a little ragged - again I bring up Mama Taj as a model of efficiency that more post players should seek to emulate within their own particular envelope of athleticism

I think part of it is just adrenalin.

 

[Icebear]

I've read fur in bears' ears causes sensitive hearing....

True, very sensitive hearing to find those Harps sealed in the ice.

 

[VAMike23]

Ohhhhh Big Syl !!!!!!! Almost!!!!

 

[speedoo]

Oh no Big Syl!!

The crowd would have erupted.

 

[UConnChapette]

Wonder if Geno is pleased with Syl's missed dunk attempt?

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Ohhhhh Big Syl !!!!!!! Almost!!!!

How could she miss that??????????

 

[MilfordHusky]

Breakaway dunk by the Big Un. And she misses. Argh.

 

[Icebear]

Ouch, Big Syl. Don't look at the bench. LOL.

 

[VAMike23]

Wonder if Geno is pleased with Syl's missed dunk attempt?

I bet he gives her sh$t but he's cool with it.......

 

[speedoo]

How could she miss that??????????

She might have just been traveling to fast on that break. Did everything right except putting it down, bounced it off the back rim.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Pedestrian game for Team USA. Many players look like they're just going through the motion, playing with minimal emotions. Understandable to some extent due to the big lead. This is not a quick team especially at the guard position. Brazil is doing a creditable job on the boards. It will be interesting to see how this team plays when it goes up against the post players of Russia and Australia. Still expect to see team easily win the Gold Medal.

 

[UConnChapette]

Score for those who can't watch the game: 86-56 USA with 5:04 to play.

 

[Icebear]

Maya with a great bullet feed to Swin.

 

[VAMike23]

Maya looking more confident as the game wears on

 

[cardfan]

Pedestrian game for Team USA. Many players look like they're just going through the motion, playing with minimal emotions. Understandable to some extent due to the big lead. This is not a quick team especially at the guard position. Brazil is doing a creditable job on the boards. It will be interesting to see how this team plays when it goes up against the post players of Russia and Australia. Still expect to see team easily win the Gold Medal.

Nneka would bring energy and emotion! Many wondering (and tweeting) why she isn't on the team.

 

[Icebear]

The problem for Nneka is the team is so incredibly deep and she is in her first NBA season. I think if it was next summer she might have made it.

 

[VAMike23]

How tall is #12 for brazil?