U18 Brazil vs USA Gold Medal Game Live 8:15 tonight

[UcMiami]

That was Bre? I thought it was Prince there at the end? Maybe there was another play because I thought Prince actually shot before the final buzzer sounded.

Yes she did - final score is 71-47, not the classiest thing to do.

 

[cferraro04]

well it is Breanna Stewart - MVP

 

[Phil]

Congrats Breanna!!!!

 

[easttexastrash]

Stewart the MVP? Nneka was robbed again!!!

 

[easttexastrash]

Yes she did - final score is 71-47, not the classiest thing to do.

Agreed. Maybe that was her reward for being put back on the court with 34 seconds left so that other players could take a curtain call. I didn't find that move very classy by the coach.

 

[VAMike23]

A little too much cheesin' during the anthem, IMO, but these are high school girls after all....

 

[cferraro04]

I did think that statistically Morgan Tuck had the better tournament.

 

[VAMike23]

That was Bre? I thought it was Prince there at the end? Maybe there was another play because I thought Prince actually shot before the final buzzer sounded.

Must be my mistake. I thought it was Bre - but whoever it was, I didn't think the shot counted? I thought it was right *after* the buzzer sounded. No?

 

[easttexastrash]

A little too much cheesin' during the anthem, IMO, but these are high school girls after all....

Agreed. Like Walter Payton said, "Act like you've been there before and like you'll be there again.". Or something to that effect.

 

[VAMike23]

Anybody understand what they said about the three awards, one each to one player on each team? Were they Captain's awards of some sort, or was it special recognition of play?

I'm confused b/c obviously they gave the tournament MVP award to Bre but then Morgan got an award (as did one player from BRA and ARG).

 

[speedoo]

Mabrey is going to be a royal PITA hitting those 3's for the Irish.

Except I have not yet seen her create her own shot and she takes some time to get that three off.

 

[easttexastrash]

Must be my mistake. I thought it was Bre - but whoever it was, I didn't think the shot counted? I thought it was right *after* the buzzer sounded. No?

It seemed like Prince was waiting for the buzzer and then was going to shoot after it sounded, but she released the ball almost simultaneously. Considering that she could have driven right in instead of holding the ball back I kind of think it was unintentional.

Yeah, I'll go with that.

 

[John Fryer]

Honestly, I didn't see it that way.

What I saw was the wing people being ineffective in getting the ball inside.

Morgan had to fight real hard for her points down low.

I also think that she out scored/rebounded Breanna.

It will be interesting to see the final box score.

Peace,

John Fryer

 

[VAMike23]

It seemed like Prince was waiting for the buzzer and then was going to shoot after it sounded, but she released the ball almost simultaneously. Considering that she could have driven right in instead of holding the ball back I kind of think it was unintentional.

Yeah, I'll go with that.

And I had the screen 'small' rather than full-screen at that point, so that's *my* excuse...

 

[easttexastrash]

And I had the screen 'small' rather than full-screen at that point, so that's *my* excuse...

We'll go with that, too.

 

[VAMike23]

Final BOX score page

(you still have to click on "Box Score")

 

[easttexastrash]

Could be that she shot it at 0:00 and the buzzer was a tad behind.

 

[Wonkster]

Except I have not yet seen her create her own shot and she takes some time to get that three off.

Yep. You just have to put somebody on Mabrey to dog her everywhere she goes.

Does anyone remember Connecticut's recruiting Mabrey? According to ESPN, she "considered" UConn.

 

[UcMiami]

Could be that she shot it at 0:00 and the buzzer was a tad behind.

I'll go with that as well, but I do believe it counted. (And yes it was Prince)

On MVP - I think Tuck led team in points, I think Stewart in rebounds, and close between Mabrey and Jefferson with assists for the tournament. I think Bre may have been second in points and third in assists. I think when you look at the whole package Stewart is a good MVP choice.

 

[arty155]

Anybody understand what they said about the three awards, one each to one player on each team? Were they Captain's awards of some sort, or was it special recognition of play?

I'm confused b/c obviously they gave the tournament MVP award to Bre but then Morgan got an award (as did one player from BRA and ARG).

-No se, regarding the Spanish wording, Mike, but I think I understood that following the individual medals, each team captain finally received the team trophy for 3rd, then 2nd, and finally Captain Morgan Tuck for her team’s 1st place.
-I liked the announcer’s joke, immediately after he referred to that trophy being presented to USA's ‘Mogan Tuck the Captain’ in Spanish, he then said in English:

‘That’s right… Captain Morgan! … No relation!'

 

[MilfordHusky]

The PBP under the box score has Prince scoring at the buzzer.

 

[SARG 2011]

Yep. You just have to put somebody on Mabrey to dog her everywhere she goes.

Does anyone remember Connecticut's recruiting Mabrey? According to ESPN, she "considered" UConn.

I found this article from "Inside the Paint' from Feb 2011 by Josh Newman. I don't know how to link the article but here is a portion of what it says:

" The 800-pound gorilla in the room in this situation as it stands now is the University of Connecticut. Patti Mabrey confirmed on Tuesday evening that the Storrs, Conn. campus is the only unofficial visit her daughter has taken so far. That unofficial visit took place in the middle of September, but it should be noted that UConn head coach Geno Auriemma was not on campus. He was in Spain coaching the USA Women’s National Team in an exhibition game against Australia in anticipation of the FIBA World Championships.
How involved is UConn? They checked out Mabrey twice last summer, but that has been it so far in terms of actual live basketball. It’s been e-mails from Huskies assistants since then."

 

[Wonkster]

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Thanks for the report, Sarge! You're relieved of duty for the night!

Getting back to Mabrey, I think she'd be a lot more dangerous on last year's ND team than this year. With Peters gone from the post it should be easier to cover the perimeter shooters.

She is pretty good, though.

 

[SARG 2011]

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Thanks for thee report, Sarge! You're relieved of duty for the night!

Lol thanks

 

[UConn990411]

That's true - but I think tonight also showed why she will be better at the 3 than the 4 in the early stages. She's great all over the court but she does not go up quite as strong against contact down low as some other top forwards do. She can mix it up down low but is better when she has a little space to use her length. Morgan seems more patient with her pivot. I only saw the little jump hook in the lane once tonight, whereas Tuck and Graves look more comfortable and adept at consistently sealing off the defender on their hip. Certainly part of it was that the coach was having others post up more often than Bre, with Bre making entries from the wing.

She will not play any 3 this season.