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Message: [QUOTE="Zarathustra, post: 5310776, member: 11285"] The "other pools" have the future competition: Canada, France, Australia, and Spain. One of the reasons for our lowish Free Throw % is that the FIBA rule has a time limit for getting the shot off (something like 5 seconds). The commentator reported that the need to meet this standard has players not shooting with their regular timing/rhythm = more missed shots. Also, just to nit-pick, one of Kayleigh's turn overs occurred due to another different rule for FIBA. A in-bounds throw in, if initiated in the forecourt, cannot go into the backcourt. It then becomes a turnover. On one play the in -bounder for the USA threw it over Kayleigh's head and she had to retrieve it in the backcourt = Backcourt violation, turnover. The commenter noted that USA Head Coach Morin has been working to make the team more aware of these rule differences. I'm not sure how 3 seconds is called differently but I think there is a wrinkle there also. In the 3x3 completion recently in Mongolia many players were caught by the 3 second rule (a turnover) and also the a travel violation while attempting to initiate offensive play after the score by the opponent team. Many 3x3 players either did not know the different 3x3 (FIBA) rules or just could not make the adjustments. [/QUOTE]