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yhun89 said:
For Geno to have to possibly request someone not to get many minutes hints that she may have underlying injuries he’s worried about flaring up.
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Or maybe he just learned something from Jana's FIBA experience, being carted off the court.
 
yhun89 said:
Harper was fired long before Geno added his extension.
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Yep, but I'm pretty sure it took some time for in roads to be made by the new coach and for a sizable NIL offer to be drawn up, so Jazzy 's interest in UCONN and TN probably peaked about the same time.
 
Bald Husky said:
Has nothing to do with Geno, just could be why she added Tennessee.
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It would make more sense for her adding UCONN to be about Geno though, considering she gave a finalists list publicly, only to retract and add us and Tennessee. Not many recruits have gone back and edited their lists when it’s already made public. But Geno signing could’ve encouraged her.
 
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HuskyNan said:
The poster was guessing that Geno requested fewer minutes. No one knows if that's true or not.
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I noticed that most of them played around 15 minutes except for Heckel(sp?) who played about 20. The Mexico game threw the average off a bit.
 
Another anticipated blowout today. The other bracket is like ours, namely one good team and three bad ones. We can see some of the skills of the players, but the first game with any meaningful resistance will be the championship against Canada. Sarah has shown her skills mostly on the perimeter on offense, but has spend significant time on defense guarding the post. for the most part the other teams don't have very good low post options.
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
I really can't see Geno asking another coach how to manage minutes of a potential UConn player!
He wouldn't interfere in their coaching!
He would expect common sense to be used!
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What I would expect him to do where there is a medical issue with my number 1 pick ... ask her to stay home. I don't think there is a medical issue. The U is a pretty low end frolic and college ball is the front end of your career. Geno's her coach from now until she or he leaves UConn I think.
 
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I found some HIGHLIGHTS for the USA U 18 team on the webpage for "USA BASKETBALL" or
www.usab.com. I googled USA BASKETBALL and on that home page there is an article about
"HOW 3X3 basketball readied Sarah Strong for her USA U 18 team". Then if you scroll down
a bit you will find the "Highlights" for the USA team on the first two days of competition (dated
6/18) and also highlight reel (from 6/18) about the first game where the USA set a record for
three pointers in their 97 - 51 win over Brazil. You need to hit the ">" button to advance the
next video (to the right, i.e. > button) to get to that particular highlight reel.
You should like these highlights because they
include the 3-point buzzer beater by Sarah. ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE USA PLAYERS IN
ACTION... ENJOY Z
 
Zarathustra said:
I found some HIGHLIGHTS for the USA U 18 team on the webpage for "USA BASKETBALL" or
www.usab.com. I googled USA BASKETBALL and on that home page there is an article about
"HOW 3X3 basketball readied Sarah Strong for her USA U 18 team". Then if you scroll down
a bit you will find the "Highlights" for the USA team on the first two days of competition (dated
6/18) and also highlight reel (from 6/18) about the first game where the USA set a record for
three pointers in their 97 - 51 win over Brazil. You need to hit the ">" button to advance the
next video (to the right, i.e. > button) to get to that particular highlight reel.
You should like these highlights because they
include the 3-point buzzer beater by Sarah. ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE USA PLAYERS IN
ACTION... ENJOY Z
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“”I've always said that I believe that 3x3 makes you a better 5-on-5 player,” Carruthers said. “For Sarah, it allowed her to grow in every position by having to defend on the perimeter, in the post, as well as having the ability to score from the perimeter and playing with her back to the basket.”

“She's a phenomenal player and I think that she hasn't even reached the tip of the iceberg yet. She's going to flourish when she gets to UConn. I'm just excited to see how she progresses and the things that she's going to bring to the USA team.”

How Two Summers of 3x3 Basketball Readied Sarah Strong for her USA 5-on-5 Debut - USA Basketball

United States | FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2023
 
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NycUcWbbFan said:
“”I've always said that I believe that 3x3 makes you a better 5-on-5 player,” Carruthers said. “For Sarah, it allowed her to grow in every position by having to defend on the perimeter, in the post, as well as having the ability to score from the perimeter and playing with her back to the basket.”

“She's a phenomenal player and I think that she hasn't even reached the tip of the iceberg yet. She's going to flourish when she gets to UConn. I'm just excited to see how she progresses and the things that she's going to bring to the USA team.”

How Two Summers of 3x3 Basketball Readied Sarah Strong for her USA 5-on-5 Debut - USA Basketball

United States | FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2023
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There is a development process players go through while they mature. When you are 7-12 years old (estimating) you want to fire up as many shots as you can. Glad to hear 3 on 3 helped her to this point but after this year going forward I'm hopeful to hear she participates in more 5 on 5's just like she is doing now with limited 3 on 3.

The 3 on 3 is much different than the 5 on 5. Fir example, she will get post passes this year and face some very terrific defenses. Finding an open teammate while different opponents may or may not be converging on you from potentially different angles is much different.
 
yhun89 said:
Did Syla and Toby not qualify for Canada?
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Syla was on the senior qualifying team - do you mean Savvy? I'm not sure where she or Toby are - they aren't on the 3X3 team, either

On edit: Toby Fournier was born 10/3/05 and at 18 years old is too old for the U18 team (Under 18, for anyone who may not know what the U stands for)
Savannah "Savvy" Swords' birthday is 2/7/07
Syla Swords was born 1/28/06 and is 18 years old
 
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oldhusky said:
Another anticipated blowout today. The other bracket is like ours, namely one good team and three bad ones. We can see some of the skills of the players, but the first game with any meaningful resistance will be the championship against Canada. Sarah has shown her skills mostly on the perimeter on offense, but has spend significant time on defense guarding the post. for the most part the other teams don't have very good low post options.
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I assume you believe the “one good team” in the other bracket is Canada. Right now the Canadians are trailing Mexico in the 3rd qtr 41-40. So I’m not sure there is any other good team in the tournament besides the US.
 
hoophuskee said:
There is a development process players go through while they mature. When you are 7-12 years old (estimating) you want to fire up as many shots as you can. Glad to hear 3 on 3 helped her to this point but after this year going forward I'm hopeful to hear she participates in more 5 on 5's just like she is doing now with limited 3 on 3.

The 3 on 3 is much different than the 5 on 5. Fir example, she will get post passes this year and face some very terrific defenses. Finding an open teammate while different opponents may or may not be converging on you from potentially different angles is much different.
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3x3 was revelatory — and not in a Mycroft world of goldfish hero-ball way — to Sarah and others of Sarah’s purposeful playmaking, skill, versatility and not taking possessions off.

I don’t think more 3x3 play at this point will be as beneficial for Sarah as Geno’s tutelage. She can always revisit it professionally if Breanna’s and Napheesa’s Unrivaled league takes off.
 
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This game is really hard to watch. 80-10 at the half! This is a terrible mismatch that is not good for either team. The US needs to stop pressing and go into a zone in the 2nd half.
 
Is participation at this age level of any importance to your Olympic Selection “score card?

I see no other benefits to these games
 
oldude said:
This game is really hard to watch. 80-10 at the half! This is a terrible mismatch that is not good for either team. The US needs to stop pressing and go into a zone in the 2nd half.
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It is 95 - 15 now.
US should be allowed to play with only 3 players not 5 ...LOL
 
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