Unrivaled

[GoUconn7961]

Unrivaled starts tonight! Who ya got??
Mist v. Owl - Game 1
Rose v. Vinyl - Game 2

I plan on being a Mist fan.

 

[GamecockFam]

I'll be cheering for Vinyl. The Vinyl have Howard and Hamby who played 3x3 in the Olympics so I'm inclined to believe they have an early advantage with that experience. Plus they have my girl Boston!

 

[WBBTakeover]

I'm closely following the Laces and the Rose. Seems like KP's replacement will come from one of those teams.

I'm also excited to see Money Martin ($$) play with some of her former teammates (why couldn't Natalie take Kierstan Bell in the expansion draft?).

 

[ucbart]

I'll be cheering for Vinyl. The Vinyl have Howard and Hamby who played 3x3 in the Olympics so I'm inclined to believe they have an early advantage with that experience. Plus they have my girl Boston!

Really? The humiliated themselves at the Olympics.

 

[GoUconn7961]

Forgot to say it is also streaming on MAX - but I'm sure people know that.

Locally it's on TNT tonight. Game 1 at 7:00 pm. and Game 2 at 8:00 pm

 

[Puppy Love]

I’m not sure that I’m going to actually pick a team. I do, however, plan to watch it, because I think it’s going to be really entertaining. This is definitely a switch for me, because I never, ever watch the WNBA.

 

[cancontent]

I'll be pulling for Aaliyah and the Mist, but there are a lot of players I'm looking forward to seeing in action. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this format plays out in real time.

 

[GamecockFam]

What does everyone think the name for this style of basketball should be called? I was thinking the following:

5 on 5 = traditional basketball
3x3 = Half court 3 vs 3
3 on 3 = Unrivaled style of basketball of 3 vs 3 with a full court

 

[GamecockFam]

BTW I love listening to Megan and Sue in A Touch More. It's a great podcast-style show. They had an episode about Unrivaled and I thought it was a good listen:

 

[CL82]

I'll definitely take a look. Not sure I will stick with it. I'm not a big fan of 3v3.

 

[GamecockFam]

Really? The humiliated themselves at the Olympics.

Totally missed this comment. Winning bronze is humiliating?

Also, the reason they struggled at the beginning was due to not having the chemistry. All the other 3x3 teams basically play together year round whereas the US assembles theirs pretty late in the process. They started hitting their stride just in enough time to grab bronze.