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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5029987, member: 13453"] Sarah’s play: [LIST] [*]Playmaker, Sweet Shooter, One-Woman Safety, Versatile; [*]Team USA has a wealth of players 6’2 or taller — Edwards and Betts were the key posts for the starters while Sarah and Roberson were the key posts for the subs; [*]Sarah was the key playmaker during her minutes as Heckel was for the starters; [*]Her play during the final 3:14 of 1Q is emblematic of her versatility: defensive rebound to point-forward on the break, deflection, deflection, post-screener for Roberson layup, trailer 3, pass then flash to the wing, block on guard who beat a defender, tip on rebound, rebound, pass to wing 3 (miss), last second 3. [*]Her versatile play continued in 2Q with two attempted drive-and-dish, an inbounds play that resulted in a drive to the basket and 2 FTs, a battle for a loose ball, skying for a rebound, an attempted drive and a post-seal leading to a driving lane for a teammate. [*]In the 2nd half, Brazil decided to clog the paint and Sarah found herself more open from 3 (she went inside and out to nail her last 3); for the half, she played more like a rebounding safety valve 2; she made a deflection, a 3, a steal, a steal to an outlet pass, a block, a rebound, a steal, a deflection, a rebound to an outlet pass leading to a 3. [*]Sarah’s 4Q play includes a deflection, a dive for a loose ball leading to an outlet pass, a block, a deflection, a touch pass leading to a corner 3. [*]Sarah guards posts well without fouling and impacts several plays in many ways that don’t show up in stats. [*]As mentioned above, Sarah played the third less minutes while having the 2nd highest EFFscore. [/LIST] Game 1: USA vs Brazil: [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#overview']Overview[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#boxscore']Boxscore[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#playByPlay']PlayByPlay[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#shotChart']ShotChart[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#gameStats']GameStats[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#photos']Photos[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#videos']Videos[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/games/118141-USA-BRA#news']News[/URL] | Sarah Strong: [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/teams/usa/345473-sarah-strong#statistics']Statistics[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/teams/usa/345473-sarah-strong#videos']Videos[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/teams/usa/345473-sarah-strong#news']News[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/teams/usa/345473-sarah-strong#photos']Photos[/URL] | [URL='https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/teams/usa#roster']USA Roster[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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