U17 World championship USA vs Columbia 7/25/18

[CocoHusky]

USA up at the end of the 1st quarter 26 to 10.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

 

[CocoHusky]

USA up 46 to 27 at the half. USA playing well but I think mostly looking towards a day off.
Boston dominating inside. Azzi being Azzi=great. Horston and Jones shooting sub par 4 of 11.
No minutes for Brunelle in the first half-only USA player not to see the floor.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think I see CD in the front row.

 

[CocoHusky]

Fran Belibi just had a break away steal and everyone (including me) thought she was going to flush it.

 

[CocoHusky]

Add another item to Haley Jones' tool box= Press Breaker Deluxe!

 

[CocoHusky]

In case anybody was wondering why Carla still has all 5 starters in the game this late. The answer is they are practicing the zone defense.

 

[CocoHusky]

The Great: Boston=Points leader and tie for most rebounds : Fudd=3 -4 from deep.
The very good: Bueckers= team assists leader: Horston=solid stat stuffer: Jones=tied for team lead in rebounds.
The not so good. Van Lith (0 -5) and Cooke (1-6)

 

[victor64]

I am looking forward to watching this team play against quality competition. They were sloppy at times against Columbia's press and seemingly weren't as aggressive on the offensive boards as they have been. It is hard to maintain intensity when you are up by thirty. I have watched every game and I am still not sure who the go to person is when the game is close.

As has been said many times, Coach Berube is doing a wonderful job rotating twelve kids. It is not as easy as looks especially when you have a team where every player is used to being the star of their high school or AAU teams. I am sure it has been a wonderful experience but a jolt to some of their egos.

 

[triaddukefan]

Missouri or South Carolina

 

[Bronx23]

So when is their next game and vs. whom?
Bronx23

 

[Charliebball]

boy those rims are tight..........no friendly bounces out there today........

 

[CocoHusky]

So when is their next game and vs. whom?
Bronx23

Brackets of the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2018
Against Spain on Friday

 

[Charliebball]

between the music at every conceivable break, the drumming and the air horns I'm sure glad I'm not there in person.........CD must have ear plugs.........

 

[MilfordHusky]

I watched a fair amount of the second half. I had not seen anything other than highlights from the prior games. I thought our defense was suffocating, but the half-court offense was ragged. In terms of individual players, I noted a few things, much of which matched others' comments and my expectations:

Boston is a strong and skilled post presence. I also saw her shoot 4-4 on FTs.

Fudd is trimmer and quicker than she looked at SJC. She handles the ball very well and still has that marvelous jump shot, perhaps the best since KML.

Bueckers is smooooooth and skilled. She is on the thin side.

Jones does everything well and has decent size.

Horston also has extreme athleticism and versatility. She's thinner, while Jones looks stronger.

Van Lith is an ankle-breaker. As Geno says about Crystal, she can get anywhere on the court she wants to go.

Cooke is über-athletic but a bit out of control.

Brink is long and thin. But Stewie looked like that at one time.

Brunelle indeed looked like the slowest and least athletic player on our team. She has skills and intelligence, but I'd take Jones in a heartbeat.

I too expected Belibi to dunk. She's hyper-athletic, but raw.

 

[MilfordHusky]

boy those rims are tight.....no friendly bounces out there today...

Since Azzi rarely hits hits the rim, no problem for her.

 

[MilfordHusky]

between the music at every conceivable break, the drumming and the air horns I'm sure glad I'm not there in person....CD must have ear plugs....

Tim's airhorn was indeed annoying.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I am looking forward to watching this team play against quality competition. They were sloppy at times against Columbia's press and seemingly weren't as aggressive on the offensive boards as they have been. It is hard to maintain intensity when you are up by thirty. I have watched every game and I am still not sure who the go to person is when the game is close.

As has been said many times, Coach Berube is doing a wonderful job rotating twelve kids. It is not as easy as looks especially when you have a team where every player is used to being the star of their high school or AAU teams. I am sure it has been a wonderful experience but a jolt to some of their egos.

Yeah, kids who score 20+ in high school are asked to be content with 6-8 points.

 

[Charliebball]

Since Azzi rarely hits hits the rim, no problem for her.

that's true.............Belibi must have missed six or more layups that might have gone in with looser rims.............

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Scott Rueck and Dawn Staley in attendance.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Scott Rueck and Dawn Staley in attendance.

And Chris Dailey. Was Geno there?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

And Chris Dailey. Was Geno there?

Nope, Geno's in Vegas:

 

[UConnCat]

And Chris Dailey. Was Geno there?

Chris was there yesterday too. I posted a photo of her in yesterday's thread. Geno is in Vegas. He never arrives at these events before the quarterfinals.

 

[WLT1717]

I am looking forward to watching this team play against quality competition. They were sloppy at times against Columbia's press and seemingly weren't as aggressive on the offensive boards as they have been. It is hard to maintain intensity when you are up by thirty. I have watched every game and I am still not sure who the go to person is when the game is close.

As has been said many times, Coach Berube is doing a wonderful job rotating twelve kids. It is not as easy as looks especially when you have a team where every player is used to being the star of their high school or AAU teams. I am sure it has been a wonderful experience but a jolt to some of their egos.

The “go tos” are Jones and Fudd in no particular order.

 

[Dillon77]

Scott Rueck and Dawn Staley in attendance.

Niele Ivey is/will be there for Notre Dame.
Rest of Irish coaches have been scattered around the country -- like most D1 coaches -- attending various tourneys to take advantage of current NCAA evaluation period.

(BTW, Jaden is her son, who has more than a bit of his mom's hoops genes )