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Message: [QUOTE="Zarathustra, post: 5298426, member: 11285"] The FIBA stat page has an incredible amount of analytics. USA is number one overall (which is a composite of FORTY items!) USA and Canada teams are tied for most points scored: 42, but Canada has the better defense: 18 total points allowed to USA's 26 allowed. Canada is also shooting 55% from distance (a two-point shot). The two other top teams statistically are Ukraine and Australia. Austria has the best rebounder in the tournament Alexia Allesch. She is 6'2" and averages 10.5 rebounds per game. Kate Koval of LSU / Ukraine is also do well in the rebounding stats. Individual statistics can be misleading. Fiba gives 33 items for individual players. For the USA: Sahara Williams is # 5 in the tournament (statistically), Morgan Maly is # 11, Mikaylah Williams is # 19, and Sarah is # 20 (out of 48 total players). If Sarah or Mikaylah gets on track; the USA could do well. The German 3x3 team is the Olympic 3x3 gold medalist team. Remember this tournament is, in essence, a warmup to next week's Woman's 3x3 WORLD CUP. In that second tournament we have the top four 3x3 teams playing who are NOT in this tournament: China, Netherlands, France, and Spain. Germany, Canada, and USA are considered the next 3 top rated teams with Poland and Italy (both well regarded teams) that are also playing next week (but not this week). Besides the USA vs Japan game tomorrow, the Canada vs Australia contest on the opposite side of the bracket could be the eventually finalist team against the USA (if we beat Japan and the winner of the other game in our bracket (either Austria or Germany)). My hope is USA vs Canada for the GOLD! GO SARAH, get "HOT". [/QUOTE]

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